Question 1

Were the Crusades successful? Why or why not? By what standard?

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary, but in a general sens

Question 2

The military order that helped King Andrew II fight off the Cumans was the ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Teutonic Knights 
B)  Knights Templar 
C)  Knights Hospitaller 
D)  Knights of Saint Crispin 
E)  Order of Malta 
A)  Teutonic Knights 
B)  Knights Templar 
C)  Knights Hospitaller 
D)  Knights of Saint Crispin 
E)  Order of Malta

Question 3

Western monastic scholars trying to understand Aristotle were helped by ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  better communication and less isolation among scholars 
B)  the translation of Aristotle's works into Latin 
C)  the commentaries of Muslim scholars 
D)  Maimonides' interpretations of Aristotle in Hebrew and Arabic 
E)  All of these. 
A)  better communication and less isolation among scholars 
B)  the translation of Aristotle's works into Latin 
C)  the commentaries of Muslim scholars 
D)  Maimonides' interpretations of Aristotle in Hebrew and Arabic 
E)  All of these.

Question 4

Peter Abelard was revered by the church and canonized upon his death in 1142.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The primary use of written documents in the thirteenth century was for ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  inventories and charters 
B)  diaries and memoirs 
C)  popular literature 
D)  theologic tracts 
E)  university studies 
A)  inventories and charters 
B)  diaries and memoirs 
C)  popular literature 
D)  theologic tracts 
E)  university studies

Question 6

How did the rise of trade in Western Europe affect labor specialization?

Accepted Answer

With the revival of town and trade came

Question 7

The Holy Roman emperor Frederick II allowed Muslims to freely practice their religion in ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Jerusalem 
B)  the Norman Kingdom 
C)  southern Italy 
D)  Rome 
E)  Spain 
A)  Jerusalem 
B)  the Norman Kingdom 
C)  southern Italy 
D)  Rome 
E)  Spain

Question 8

The Peace of God ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  declared that knights could not take weapons into church 
B)  declared that fighting had to be approved by an oath before God 
C)  ended the conflicts among the various monastic orders 
D)  allowed fighting only on certain days of the week 
E)  prohibited violence against women, the poor, and clergy 
A)  declared that knights could not take weapons into church 
B)  declared that fighting had to be approved by an oath before God 
C)  ended the conflicts among the various monastic orders 
D)  allowed fighting only on certain days of the week 
E)  prohibited violence against women, the poor, and clergy

Question 9

Discuss the role of slavery in the Middle ages.

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary, but students should r

Question 10

Why did institutions of higher learning flourish in the Middle Ages?

Accepted Answer

Several key factors responsible for the

Question 11

How did Henry II of England and his sons curtail the strength of the nobility?

Accepted Answer

A)  They forced the nobility to provide military service. 
B)  They initiated the parliament. 
C)  They prevented the nobility from building new castles without licenses. 
D)  They demanded taxes from the nobility. 
E)  They required participation in the Crusades by law. 
A)  They forced the nobility to provide military service. 
B)  They initiated the parliament. 
C)  They prevented the nobility from building new castles without licenses. 
D)  They demanded taxes from the nobility. 
E)  They required participation in the Crusades by law.

Question 12

Towns grew fastest in the cities of England.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

How did Thomas Becket's murder reflect larger problems between church and state?

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary. Becket had been a lon

Question 14

Pope Gregory VII angered many in the nobility when he ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  declared that education was only for the clergy 
B)  forbade secular rulers from conferring symbols of office on clergy 
C)  told Henry IV not to interfere with church business 
D)  changed the liturgy to make it uniform 
E)  demanded that clergy refuse to take donations intended only for themselves 
A)  declared that education was only for the clergy 
B)  forbade secular rulers from conferring symbols of office on clergy 
C)  told Henry IV not to interfere with church business 
D)  changed the liturgy to make it uniform 
E)  demanded that clergy refuse to take donations intended only for themselves

Question 15

When the Byzantine emperor Alexius I Comnenus needed military assistance against the Seljuk Turks, he wrote to which person in the West?

Accepted Answer

A)  The king of France 
B)  The Holy Roman emperor 
C)  The king of England 
D)  The pope 
E)  The grand prince of Kievan Rus 
A)  The king of France 
B)  The Holy Roman emperor 
C)  The king of England 
D)  The pope 
E)  The grand prince of Kievan Rus

Question 16

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.
-Eleanor of Aquitaine

Accepted Answer

Queen of France and later quee

Question 17

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.
-Saladin

Accepted Answer

Muslim leader, of Ku

Question 18

What year was the Magna Carta signed?

Accepted Answer

A)  1175 
B)  1185 
C)  1200 
D)  1215 
E)  1230 
A)  1175 
B)  1185 
C)  1200 
D)  1215 
E)  1230

Question 19

Peter Waldo defied the church and was condemned for questioning what?

Accepted Answer

A)  The need for the sacraments 
B)  The validity of papal elections 
C)  Whether churches should own land 
D)  Whether churches could charge for sacramental rites 
E)  Why priests could not be married 
A)  The need for the sacraments 
B)  The validity of papal elections 
C)  Whether churches should own land 
D)  Whether churches could charge for sacramental rites 
E)  Why priests could not be married

Question 20

What was one reason for the rise of legal documents in the thirteenth century?

Accepted Answer

A)  Merchant contracts were written by a notary. 
B)  Trials of disputed wills among displaced noblemen 
C)  Peace treaties between the city-states made between diplomats 
D)  Separation of secular from canon law 
E)  Expansion of French parlements 
A)  Merchant contracts were written by a notary. 
B)  Trials of disputed wills among displaced noblemen 
C)  Peace treaties between the city-states made between diplomats 
D)  Separation of secular from canon law 
E)  Expansion of French parlements

Exam 10: The High Middle Ages

Were the Crusades successful? Why or why not? By what standard?

The military order that helped King Andrew II fight off the Cumans was the ______________.

Western monastic scholars trying to understand Aristotle were helped by ______________.

Peter Abelard was revered by the church and canonized upon his death in 1142.

The primary use of written documents in the thirteenth century was for ______________.

How did the rise of trade in Western Europe affect labor specialization?

The Holy Roman emperor Frederick II allowed Muslims to freely practice their religion in ______________.

The Peace of God ______________.

Discuss the role of slavery in the Middle ages.

Why did institutions of higher learning flourish in the Middle Ages?

How did Henry II of England and his sons curtail the strength of the nobility?

Towns grew fastest in the cities of England.

How did Thomas Becket's murder reflect larger problems between church and state?

Pope Gregory VII angered many in the nobility when he ______________.

When the Byzantine emperor Alexius I Comnenus needed military assistance against the Seljuk Turks, he wrote to which person in the West?

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. -Eleanor of Aquitaine

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. -Saladin

What year was the Magna Carta signed?

Peter Waldo defied the church and was condemned for questioning what?

What was one reason for the rise of legal documents in the thirteenth century?

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