Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

Shire: 
Who? - A shire is a traditional

Question 2

Which of the following was NOT one of the seven sacraments of the church?

Accepted Answer

A) pilgrimage 
B) ordination 
C) confirmation 
D) extreme unction 
E) penance 
A) pilgrimage 
B) ordination 
C) confirmation 
D) extreme unction 
E) penance

Question 3

As the result of changing economic conditions, the percentage of French peasants who were serfs fell from 90 percent in 1050 to about what percent in 1350?

Accepted Answer

A) 5 
B) 10 
C) 15 
D) 20 
E) 25 
A) 5 
B) 10 
C) 15 
D) 20 
E) 25

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

Parliament is the legislative body of a

Question 5

Which of the following is true of the procedures of the Inquisition?

Accepted Answer

A) The accused were not told the names of their accusers. 
B) The accused were tortured. 
C) The accused were prohibited from examining evidence of witnesses. 
D) The accused were not permitted to have legal defense. 
E) all of the above 
A) The accused were not told the names of their accusers. 
B) The accused were tortured. 
C) The accused were prohibited from examining evidence of witnesses. 
D) The accused were not permitted to have legal defense. 
E) all of the above

Question 6

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

Accepted Answer

Cluny was a Benedictine monastery locate

Question 7

Attitudes toward the Jewish community in medieval Europe were predicated upon the belief that

Accepted Answer

A) all Jews for all time were guilty of deicide. 
B) Jews practiced ritual killing of Christian children. 
C) Jews deserved punishment for their recalcitrance in resisting conversion to Christianity. 
D) Jews were a visibly alien group that practiced moneylending, which was a sin. 
E) all of the above 
A) all Jews for all time were guilty of deicide. 
B) Jews practiced ritual killing of Christian children. 
C) Jews deserved punishment for their recalcitrance in resisting conversion to Christianity. 
D) Jews were a visibly alien group that practiced moneylending, which was a sin. 
E) all of the above

Question 8

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

Accepted Answer

The term "crusade" refers to a series of

Question 9

Which of the following was NOT identified in the text as one of the urban areas with more than fifty thousand inhabitants during the High Middle Ages?

Accepted Answer

A) Ghent. 
B) Paris. 
C) London. 
D) Venice. 
E) Milan. 
A) Ghent. 
B) Paris. 
C) London. 
D) Venice. 
E) Milan.

Question 10

Royal power accrued to the English king with each of the following EXCEPT

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A) establishing common law. 
B) gaining control over taxation. 
C) the Battle of Hastings. 
D) the Domesday Book . 
E) a competent financial administration, the Exchequer. 
A) establishing common law. 
B) gaining control over taxation. 
C) the Battle of Hastings. 
D) the Domesday Book . 
E) a competent financial administration, the Exchequer.

Question 11

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

Accepted Answer

Who: The St. Louis Cardinals are a profe

Question 12

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

Accepted Answer

The sacraments are religious rituals or

Question 13

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

Accepted Answer

The Waldensians were a Christian religio

Question 14

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. Explain the evolution of the Catholic Church as an institution in the High Middle Ages.

Accepted Answer

The High Middle Ages, which spanned from

Question 15

Pope Innocent III claimed that

Accepted Answer

A) papal authority is like the moon, and royal authority is like the sun. 
B) God created all authorities to be equal. 
C) papal authority should be subordinated to the power of kings. 
D) God established a single authority ruled over souls and bodies. 
E) royal power derives its dignity from the power of the papacy. 
A) papal authority is like the moon, and royal authority is like the sun. 
B) God created all authorities to be equal. 
C) papal authority should be subordinated to the power of kings. 
D) God established a single authority ruled over souls and bodies. 
E) royal power derives its dignity from the power of the papacy.

Question 16

Instructions: Please use this outline map of Europe to answer the question(s). 
   
 Locate and label the site of the Council of Clermont. Mark the approximate route of the Crusades to the Near East. Indicate at least two other areas subject to crusades.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Instructions: Please use this outline map of...

Question 17

Which generalization about parliaments does NOT correspond to historical reality?

Accepted Answer

A) Parliaments became a common institution throughout medieval Europe. 
B) Medieval parliaments were the ancestors of today's representative, constitutional governments. 
C) Representative parliaments are unique to Western Civilization. 
D) Medieval parliaments demonstrate that medieval king did not have the absolute power of a Roman emperor. 
E) As clerical leaders, archbishops, bishops, and abbots were prohibited from parliamentary participation. 
A) Parliaments became a common institution throughout medieval Europe. 
B) Medieval parliaments were the ancestors of today's representative, constitutional governments. 
C) Representative parliaments are unique to Western Civilization. 
D) Medieval parliaments demonstrate that medieval king did not have the absolute power of a Roman emperor. 
E) As clerical leaders, archbishops, bishops, and abbots were prohibited from parliamentary participation.

Question 18

Gregorian Reform included

Accepted Answer

A) the effort to assert the preeminence of the papacy. 
B) the attempt to improve the moral quality of the clergy. 
C) the desire to liberate the church from all control by secular authorities. 
D) the removal of clergy who had bought their offices. 
E) all of the above 
A) the effort to assert the preeminence of the papacy. 
B) the attempt to improve the moral quality of the clergy. 
C) the desire to liberate the church from all control by secular authorities. 
D) the removal of clergy who had bought their offices. 
E) all of the above

Question 19

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

Accepted Answer

The Domesday Book was a comprehensive su

Question 20

Which best describes the papacy in the tenth century?

Accepted Answer

A) The papacy had absolute control over European society. 
B) The papacy was very worldly, dominated by aristocratic families and exercised very weak authority over European society. 
C) The papacy joined the monasteries in separating itself for the world and pursuing spiritual purity. 
D) The papacy played a major role in the prosperous Carolingian empire. 
E) The pope in Rome had officially broken with Church authorities in Constantinople. 
A) The papacy had absolute control over European society. 
B) The papacy was very worldly, dominated by aristocratic families and exercised very weak authority over European society. 
C) The papacy joined the monasteries in separating itself for the world and pursuing spiritual purity. 
D) The papacy played a major role in the prosperous Carolingian empire. 
E) The pope in Rome had officially broken with Church authorities in Constantinople.

Exam 10: The High Middle Ages Vitality and Enewal

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

Which of the following was NOT one of the seven sacraments of the church?

As the result of changing economic conditions, the percentage of French peasants who were serfs fell from 90 percent in 1050 to about what percent in 1350?

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

Which of the following is true of the procedures of the Inquisition?

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

Attitudes toward the Jewish community in medieval Europe were predicated upon the belief that

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

Which of the following was NOT identified in the text as one of the urban areas with more than fifty thousand inhabitants during the High Middle Ages?

Royal power accrued to the English king with each of the following EXCEPT

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

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

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

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. Explain the evolution of the Catholic Church as an institution in the High Middle Ages.

Pope Innocent III claimed that

Instructions: Please use this outline map of Europe to answer the question(s). Locate and label the site of the Council of Clermont. Mark the approximate route of the Crusades to the Near East. Indicate at least two other areas subject to crusades.

Which generalization about parliaments does NOT correspond to historical reality?

Gregorian Reform included

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

Which best describes the papacy in the tenth century?

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