Question 1

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? 
 deicide

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Deicide is the act of killing a god or t

Question 2

Instructions: Please use this outline map of Europe to answer the question(s). 
   
 Draw in the approximate borders of the Holy Roman Empire in 1200. On the same map, draw in the borders of Charlemagne's empire and the Roman Empire at its height. Clearly label all three.

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Question 3

The majority of townspeople in medieval Europe were

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A) the patrician elite. 
B) guild members in lucrative trades. 
C) guild members in ordinary trades. 
D) journeymen and apprentices. 
E) the unskilled and the unemployed. 
A) the patrician elite. 
B) guild members in lucrative trades. 
C) guild members in ordinary trades. 
D) journeymen and apprentices. 
E) the unskilled and the unemployed.

Question 4

The career of Saladin demonstrates

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A) the retreat of Muslim forces from Palestine. 
B) moderation towards a defeated, cruel enemy. 
C) the ferocity when Seljuk Turks met the Muslim leader. 
D) the advances that could be achieved when the papal legate had an audience with him. 
E) boundless religious fanaticism. 
A) the retreat of Muslim forces from Palestine. 
B) moderation towards a defeated, cruel enemy. 
C) the ferocity when Seljuk Turks met the Muslim leader. 
D) the advances that could be achieved when the papal legate had an audience with him. 
E) boundless religious fanaticism.

Question 5

Which best explains why the church became the largest property owner in the cities?

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A) Most cities were built on church lands. 
B) The church had always been a predominantly urban institution: pagan originally meant country dwellers. 
C) To balance the rising power of townspeople, the nobles often reserved large tracts of land in the town for the clergy. 
D) Businessmen made large contributions to the church out of guilt for pursuing wealth. 
E) The church actively bought up city plots as a lucrative investment. 
A) Most cities were built on church lands. 
B) The church had always been a predominantly urban institution: pagan originally meant country dwellers. 
C) To balance the rising power of townspeople, the nobles often reserved large tracts of land in the town for the clergy. 
D) Businessmen made large contributions to the church out of guilt for pursuing wealth. 
E) The church actively bought up city plots as a lucrative investment.

Question 6

Instructions: Please use this outline map of Europe to answer the question(s). 
   
 Locate and label the following centers of trade in the High Middle Ages: Champagne, Constantinople, Flanders, and Italy.

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Question 7

Saint Francis of Assisi and his followers avoided being condemned as heretics because they

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A) did not practice radical poverty. 
B) respected clerical authority and acknowledged the sacraments. 
C) isolated themselves from the general population. 
D) did not teach about Christ. 
E) became the chief force behind the Inquisition. 
A) did not practice radical poverty. 
B) respected clerical authority and acknowledged the sacraments. 
C) isolated themselves from the general population. 
D) did not teach about Christ. 
E) became the chief force behind the Inquisition.

Question 8

Instructions: Please use this outline map of Europe to answer the question(s). 
   
Locate and label three of the following: the home of St. Francis of Assisi, the home of Peter Waldo, the site of the crusade against the Cathari (1208-1229), and the site of Cluny.

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Question 9

From the 1200s on, a safe generalization would be that compared to English kings, French kings had

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A) fewer legal limitations on their power but more difficulty keeping their realms united. 
B) more legal limitations on their power, but fewer difficulties keeping their realms united. 
C) fewer legal limitations on their power and less difficulty keeping their realms united. 
D) more legal limitations on their power and more difficulty keeping their realms united. 
E) roughly the same powers. 
A) fewer legal limitations on their power but more difficulty keeping their realms united. 
B) more legal limitations on their power, but fewer difficulties keeping their realms united. 
C) fewer legal limitations on their power and less difficulty keeping their realms united. 
D) more legal limitations on their power and more difficulty keeping their realms united. 
E) roughly the same powers.

Question 10

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. Explain the similarity between the ideas of Peter Waldo and those of Saint Francis of Assisi. Why were the Franciscans never declared heretical?

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Peter Waldo and Saint Francis of Assisi

Question 11

The High Middle Ages roughly correspond to the years

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A) 500-1050. 
B) 700-1100. 
C) 1050-1300. 
D) 900-1300. 
E) 1100-1300. 
A) 500-1050. 
B) 700-1100. 
C) 1050-1300. 
D) 900-1300. 
E) 1100-1300.

Question 12

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? 
 Investiture Controversy

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The Investiture Controversy was a power

Question 13

The Magna Carta is historically significant because it

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A) reflected the growing literacy in Europe. 
B) established the English Parliament. 
C) created a democracy in medieval England. 
D) contained principles that, over time, would develop privileges for the elite into basic civil rights. 
E) ended feudalism and manorialism in England. 
A) reflected the growing literacy in Europe. 
B) established the English Parliament. 
C) created a democracy in medieval England. 
D) contained principles that, over time, would develop privileges for the elite into basic civil rights. 
E) ended feudalism and manorialism in England.

Question 14

Instructions: Please use this outline map of Europe to answer the question(s). 
   
 Draw in the approximate borders of the Holy Roman Empire in 1200. On the same map, locate and label the Holy Roman Empire's neighbors: the Kingdoms of Denmark, France, Hungary, and Poland.

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Question 15

All of the following technological innovations increased European agricultural productivity in the Middle Ages EXCEPT

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A) a new heavy plow. 
B) introduction of the horseshoe and horse collar. 
C) the three-field system of sowing. 
D) introduction of oxen for pulling plows. 
E) the widening use of the water mill and the introduction of the windmill. ​ 
A) a new heavy plow. 
B) introduction of the horseshoe and horse collar. 
C) the three-field system of sowing. 
D) introduction of oxen for pulling plows. 
E) the widening use of the water mill and the introduction of the windmill. ​

Question 16

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? 
 excommunication

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Excommunication is the act of officially

Question 17

Guilds performed all the following functions EXCEPT

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A) ensuring just prices. 
B) encouraging competition. 
C) extending aid to needy guild members and their families. 
D) fostering a sense of community among members through joint activities such as religious processions. 
E) ensuring the production of products of equal quality. 
A) ensuring just prices. 
B) encouraging competition. 
C) extending aid to needy guild members and their families. 
D) fostering a sense of community among members through joint activities such as religious processions. 
E) ensuring the production of products of equal quality.

Question 18

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. Refer to two heresies that faced the Christian church during the High Middle Ages. Explain their teachings and evaluate the threat posed to the unity of the church.

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During the High Middle Ages, the Christi

Question 19

Which of the following was NOT part of Europe's successful territorial expansion in the Middle Ages?

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A) Most of Spain was regained from the Muslims. 
B) Permanent Crusader states were established in the Holy Land. 
C) Normans seized Sicily and Sardinia from the Muslims. 
D) Germans conquered pagan Balts and Slavs along the Baltic Sea. 
E) Normans seized southern Italy from the Byzantines. 
A) Most of Spain was regained from the Muslims. 
B) Permanent Crusader states were established in the Holy Land. 
C) Normans seized Sicily and Sardinia from the Muslims. 
D) Germans conquered pagan Balts and Slavs along the Baltic Sea. 
E) Normans seized southern Italy from the Byzantines.

Question 20

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? 
 Cathari

Accepted Answer

The Cathari were a Christian religious s

Exam 10: The High Middle Ages Vitality and Enewal

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? deicide

Instructions: Please use this outline map of Europe to answer the question(s). Draw in the approximate borders of the Holy Roman Empire in 1200. On the same map, draw in the borders of Charlemagne's empire and the Roman Empire at its height. Clearly label all three.

The majority of townspeople in medieval Europe were

The career of Saladin demonstrates

Which best explains why the church became the largest property owner in the cities?

Instructions: Please use this outline map of Europe to answer the question(s). Locate and label the following centers of trade in the High Middle Ages: Champagne, Constantinople, Flanders, and Italy.

Saint Francis of Assisi and his followers avoided being condemned as heretics because they

Instructions: Please use this outline map of Europe to answer the question(s). Locate and label three of the following: the home of St. Francis of Assisi, the home of Peter Waldo, the site of the crusade against the Cathari (1208-1229), and the site of Cluny.

From the 1200s on, a safe generalization would be that compared to English kings, French kings had

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. Explain the similarity between the ideas of Peter Waldo and those of Saint Francis of Assisi. Why were the Franciscans never declared heretical?

The High Middle Ages roughly correspond to the years

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? Investiture Controversy

The Magna Carta is historically significant because it

Instructions: Please use this outline map of Europe to answer the question(s). Draw in the approximate borders of the Holy Roman Empire in 1200. On the same map, locate and label the Holy Roman Empire's neighbors: the Kingdoms of Denmark, France, Hungary, and Poland.

All of the following technological innovations increased European agricultural productivity in the Middle Ages EXCEPT

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? excommunication

Guilds performed all the following functions EXCEPT

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. Refer to two heresies that faced the Christian church during the High Middle Ages. Explain their teachings and evaluate the threat posed to the unity of the church.

Which of the following was NOT part of Europe's successful territorial expansion in the Middle Ages?

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? Cathari

The Ancient Near East: The First Civilizations

The Hebrews: a New View of God and the Individual

The Greek City-State Democratic Politics

Greek Thought From Myth to Reason

The Hellenistic Age Cultural Diffusion

The Roman Republic City-State to World Empire

The Roman Empire a World-State

Early Christianity a World Religion

The Heirs of Rome Byzantium Islam and Latin Christendom

The Flowering of Medieval Culture the Christian Synthesis

The Late Middle Ages Crisis and Dissolution

The Renaissance Transition to the Modern Age

The Reformation the Shattering of Christian Unity

European Expansion Economic and Social Transformations

The Rise of Sovereignty Transition to the Modern State

The Scientific Revolution the Universe Seen As a Mechanism

The Age of Enlightenment Reason and Reform

The French Revolution the Affirmation of Liberty and Equality

The Industrial Revolution the Great Transformation

Thought and Culture in the Early Nineteenth Century

Revolution and Counterrevolution 1815-1848

Thought and Culture in the Mid-Nineteenth Century Realism and Social Criticism

The Surge of Nationalism From Liberal to Extreme Nationalism

The Industrial West Responses to Modernization

Imperialism Western Global Dominance

Modern Consciousness New Views of Nature Human Nature and the Arts

World War I the West in Despair

An Era of Totalitarianism

Thought and Culture in an Era of World Wars and Totalitarianism

World War II Western Civilization in the Balance

Europe After World War II Recovery and Realignment 1945-1989

The Troubled Present

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