Question 1

Which Pope called for the First Crusade?

Accepted Answer

A) Urban II 
B) Alexius Comnenus 
C) Richard Lion-heart 
D) Leo III 
E) Gregory VII 
A) Urban II 
B) Alexius Comnenus 
C) Richard Lion-heart 
D) Leo III 
E) Gregory VII

Question 2

In general, which of the following did not occur in western Europe after the decline of Roman authority?

Accepted Answer

A) a legal framework disappeared 
B) there was increasing political fragmentation 
C) the population depended on local strongmen rather than on monarchs 
D) Roman traditions were replaced with family-based German traditions 
E) the city of Rome lost its prominence as the seat of the Roman church 
A) a legal framework disappeared 
B) there was increasing political fragmentation 
C) the population depended on local strongmen rather than on monarchs 
D) Roman traditions were replaced with family-based German traditions 
E) the city of Rome lost its prominence as the seat of the Roman church

Question 3

After the seventh century, Byzantine women were increasingly confined to

Accepted Answer

A) their homes. 
B) farms. 
C) monasteries. 
D) urban areas. 
E) None of these is correct. 
A) their homes. 
B) farms. 
C) monasteries. 
D) urban areas. 
E) None of these is correct.

Question 4

The innovation that allowed knights to fight with lances was the

Accepted Answer

A) ironwork. 
B) stirrup. 
C) chain mail. 
D) hauberk. 
E) None of these is correct. 
A) ironwork. 
B) stirrup. 
C) chain mail. 
D) hauberk. 
E) None of these is correct.

Question 5

Charlemagne was the first person to have the title emperor in Western Europe in

Accepted Answer

A) 100 years. 
B) 300 years. 
C) 500 years. 
D) 700 years. 
E) 1,000 years. 
A) 100 years. 
B) 300 years. 
C) 500 years. 
D) 700 years. 
E) 1,000 years.

Question 6

After the fall of Rome in the fifth century, the western Roman Empire

Accepted Answer

A) became known as the Byzantine Empire. 
B) fell under the control of Constantine. 
C) fragmented into a handful of Germanic kingdoms. 
D) had no powerful rulers or authority. 
E) reasserted Roman rule. 
A) became known as the Byzantine Empire. 
B) fell under the control of Constantine. 
C) fragmented into a handful of Germanic kingdoms. 
D) had no powerful rulers or authority. 
E) reasserted Roman rule.

Question 7

The Holy Roman Empire had little influence west of the River.

Accepted Answer

A) Thames 
B) Rhine 
C) Seine 
D) Volga 
E) Tiber 
A) Thames 
B) Rhine 
C) Seine 
D) Volga 
E) Tiber

Question 8

During the revival of Western Europe (1000-1200), the population nearly doubled, in part, because of

Accepted Answer

A) papal edicts to encourage increased birthrates. 
B) the Christian Crusades. 
C) technological innovations such as a new type of plow and efficient draft harnesses for pulling wagons. 
D) the abolition of the death penalty for debtors across Europe. 
E) the introduction of rice (from Arab lands)to the diet. 
A) papal edicts to encourage increased birthrates. 
B) the Christian Crusades. 
C) technological innovations such as a new type of plow and efficient draft harnesses for pulling wagons. 
D) the abolition of the death penalty for debtors across Europe. 
E) the introduction of rice (from Arab lands)to the diet.

Question 9

Agricultural workers who were legally bound to the manor and were obligated to perform set services for the lord were

Accepted Answer

A) satraps. 
B) serfs. 
C) mobads. 
D) bailiffs. 
E) sheriffs. 
A) satraps. 
B) serfs. 
C) mobads. 
D) bailiffs. 
E) sheriffs.

Question 10

Whose martyrdom made Canterbury a major pilgrimage center?

Accepted Answer

A) Boniface 
B) Thomas Becket 
C) Gregory VII 
D) Hildebrand 
E) Charlemagne 
A) Boniface 
B) Thomas Becket 
C) Gregory VII 
D) Hildebrand 
E) Charlemagne

Exam 11: Christian Societies Emerge in Europe

Which Pope called for the First Crusade?

In general, which of the following did not occur in western Europe after the decline of Roman authority?

After the seventh century, Byzantine women were increasingly confined to

The innovation that allowed knights to fight with lances was the

Charlemagne was the first person to have the title emperor in Western Europe in

After the fall of Rome in the fifth century, the western Roman Empire

The Holy Roman Empire had little influence west of the River.

During the revival of Western Europe (1000-1200), the population nearly doubled, in part, because of

Agricultural workers who were legally bound to the manor and were obligated to perform set services for the lord were

Whose martyrdom made Canterbury a major pilgrimage center?

Nature, Humanity, and History

The First River-Valley Civilizations

The Mediterranean and Middle East

New Civilizations Outside the West Asian Core Area

Greece and Iran

An Age of Empires: Rome and Han China

India and Southeast Asia

Peoples and Civilizations of the Americas

Networks of Communication and Exchange

The Sasanid Empire and the Rise of Islam

Inner and East Asia

Mongol Eurasia and Its Aftermath

Latin Europe

Southern Empires, Southern Seas

The Maritime Revolution

Transformations in Europe

The Diversity of American Colonial Societies

The Atlantic System and Africa

Between Europe and China

East Asia in Global Perspective

The Early Industrial Revolution

Revolutionary Changes in the Atlantic World

Land Empires in the Age of Imperialism

Nation Building and Economic Transformation in the Americas

Varieties of Imperialism in Africa, India, Southeast Asia, and Latin America

The New Power Balance

The Crisis of the Imperial Order

The Collapse of the Old Order

Revolutions in Living

The Cold War and Decolonization

The End of the Cold War and the Challenge of Economic Development and Immigration

New Challenges in a New Millennium

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