Question 1

The following are all characteristic of Gothic architecture in cathedrals except ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  flying buttresses 
B)  pointed arches 
C)  extremely high windows and ceilings 
D)  stained glass windows 
E)  large, unbroken spaces of solid walls 
A)  flying buttresses 
B)  pointed arches 
C)  extremely high windows and ceilings 
D)  stained glass windows 
E)  large, unbroken spaces of solid walls

Question 2

What was the name of the French judicial court that was convened by kings and their judges?

Accepted Answer

A)  Council of Justice 
B)  Parlement 
C)  Magisterium 
D)  Lyceé 
E)  Troubadorial Office 
A)  Council of Justice 
B)  Parlement 
C)  Magisterium 
D)  Lyceé 
E)  Troubadorial Office

Question 3

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.
-shires

Accepted Answer

Administrative unit

Question 4

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.
-Henry II

Accepted Answer

King of England who, through h

Question 5

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.
-Fourth Lateran Council

Accepted Answer

Church council of 1215, presided over by

Question 6

What was the largest problem the church faced, and why did it see a need for reform?

Accepted Answer

The main point of contention between bot

Question 7

The mission of the Knights Templar was ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  to protect the city of Jerusalem 
B)  to provide safe passage for money traveling between Europe and Palestine 
C)  relief for the poor 
D)  moneylending 
E)  All of these. 
A)  to protect the city of Jerusalem 
B)  to provide safe passage for money traveling between Europe and Palestine 
C)  relief for the poor 
D)  moneylending 
E)  All of these.

Question 8

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.
-Holy Roman Empire

Accepted Answer

Name first used for

Question 9

The Order of the Minor Brothers, who focused on relief for the poor and was founded in Assisi, was more commonly known as the ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Franciscans 
B)  Hussites 
C)  Albigensians 
D)  Dominicans 
E)  Poor Clares 
A)  Franciscans 
B)  Hussites 
C)  Albigensians 
D)  Dominicans 
E)  Poor Clares

Question 10

The main objection to the appointment of Pope Leo IX was that he ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  was married 
B)  was chosen by the Holy Roman emperor rather than church officials 
C)  had never been a monk 
D)  was illiterate 
E)  adhered to the Cistercian model of austerity, which many monks hated 
A)  was married 
B)  was chosen by the Holy Roman emperor rather than church officials 
C)  had never been a monk 
D)  was illiterate 
E)  adhered to the Cistercian model of austerity, which many monks hated

Question 11

Discuss the formation and consequences of the new monastic orders which arose in the Middle Ages.

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary. There were a number o

Question 12

Which area of Europe saw the swiftest consolidation of political power?

Accepted Answer

A)  England 
B)  France 
C)  Spain 
D)  Holy Roman Empire 
E)  Flanders 
A)  England 
B)  France 
C)  Spain 
D)  Holy Roman Empire 
E)  Flanders

Question 13

Who named the Holy Roman Empire?

Accepted Answer

A)  Edward I 
B)  Henry III 
C)  Philip IV 
D)  Fredrick I 
E)  Fredrick II 
A)  Edward I 
B)  Henry III 
C)  Philip IV 
D)  Fredrick I 
E)  Fredrick II

Question 14

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.
-Reconquista

Accepted Answer

War to bring all Mus

Question 15

William of Normandy became king of England after the Battle of Hastings in 1066.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.
-Albigensian Crusade

Accepted Answer

War waged in the first half of

Question 17

Gothic architecture made much greater use of stained glass than Romanesque style.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The specialty of the University of Paris was the study of ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  law 
B)  medicine 
C)  theology 
D)  astronomy 
E)  philosophy 
A)  law 
B)  medicine 
C)  theology 
D)  astronomy 
E)  philosophy

Question 19

Cistercian monasticism argued for ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  accumulation of wealth to care for the poor and sick 
B)  renewed austerity 
C)  empowering the church through political actions of well-placed ecclesiastic figures 
D)  allowing more laity to participate in church rituals 
E)  complete isolation from all nonclergy 
A)  accumulation of wealth to care for the poor and sick 
B)  renewed austerity 
C)  empowering the church through political actions of well-placed ecclesiastic figures 
D)  allowing more laity to participate in church rituals 
E)  complete isolation from all nonclergy

Question 20

When the First Crusaders came to Constantinople, Anna Comnena thought they were ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  impressive 
B)  talkative 
C)  deeply religious 
D)  chivalric 
E)  curious 
A)  impressive 
B)  talkative 
C)  deeply religious 
D)  chivalric 
E)  curious

Exam 10: The High Middle Ages

The following are all characteristic of Gothic architecture in cathedrals except ______________.

What was the name of the French judicial court that was convened by kings and their judges?

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. -shires

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. -Henry II

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. -Fourth Lateran Council

What was the largest problem the church faced, and why did it see a need for reform?

The mission of the Knights Templar was ______________.

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. -Holy Roman Empire

The Order of the Minor Brothers, who focused on relief for the poor and was founded in Assisi, was more commonly known as the ______________.

The main objection to the appointment of Pope Leo IX was that he ______________.

Discuss the formation and consequences of the new monastic orders which arose in the Middle Ages.

Which area of Europe saw the swiftest consolidation of political power?

Who named the Holy Roman Empire?

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. -Reconquista

William of Normandy became king of England after the Battle of Hastings in 1066.

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. -Albigensian Crusade

Gothic architecture made much greater use of stained glass than Romanesque style.

The specialty of the University of Paris was the study of ______________.

Cistercian monasticism argued for ______________.

When the First Crusaders came to Constantinople, Anna Comnena thought they were ______________.

The Origins of the West in the Ancient Near East

Iron Age Civilizations

The Rise of Greek Civilization

From Polis to Cosmopolis: the Hellenistic World

The Rise of Rome

The Roman Empire

Late Antiquity

The Eastern Mediterranean

The Kingdoms of Western Europe

Reversals and Disasters

The Renaissance in Italy and Northern Europe

Europes Age of Expansion

Reform in the Western Church

A Century of Crisis

State Building and the European State System

The Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment

Trade and Empire

Revolutionary France and Napoleonic Europe

Restoration and Reform: Conservative and Liberal Europe

Industrialization and Society

The Triumph of the Nation-State

The Culture of Industrial Europe

The Age of Imperialism

War and Revolution

A Decade of Revolutionary Experiments

Democracy Under Siege

Europe Divided

Lifting the Iron Curtain

Europe in a Globalizing World

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