Question 1

Which group of invaders marked the end of the Byzantine Empire with their conquest of Constantinople in 1453?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Mongols 
B)  The Ottomans 
C)  The Russians 
D)  The Germans 
A)  The Mongols 
B)  The Ottomans 
C)  The Russians 
D)  The Germans B

Question 2

What alliance brought together many cities in northern Germany and the Baltic for the purposes of trade and defense?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Delian League 
B)  The Holy Roman Empire 
C)  The Burgundian League 
D)  The Hanseatic League 
A)  The Delian League 
B)  The Holy Roman Empire 
C)  The Burgundian League 
D)  The Hanseatic League D

Question 3

What triggered the Great Schism in 1378?

Accepted Answer

A)  Disputes over how severely to treat those whose ideas were deemed heretical 
B)  The election of Urban VI, an Italian, as pope 
C)  The refusal of the patriarch of Constantinople to obey the Roman pontiff 
D)  Challenges to Christianity by scholastic philosophers 
A)  Disputes over how severely to treat those whose ideas were deemed heretical 
B)  The election of Urban VI, an Italian, as pope 
C)  The refusal of the patriarch of Constantinople to obey the Roman pontiff 
D)  Challenges to Christianity by scholastic philosophers B

Question 4

By the end of the fourteenth century, Lithuania, whose rulers were the last in Europe to remain unconverted to Christianity, had

Accepted Answer

A)  been conquered and converted by the Teutonic knights. 
B)  invaded the Holy Roman Empire. 
C)  been weakened by nearly constant war with neighboring Russia. 
D)  entered into a union with Poland. 
A)  been conquered and converted by the Teutonic knights. 
B)  invaded the Holy Roman Empire. 
C)  been weakened by nearly constant war with neighboring Russia. 
D)  entered into a union with Poland.

Question 5

Which of the following is regarded as a significant innovation in Renaissance art?

Accepted Answer

A)  The use of oil on canvas 
B)  The depiction of mythical figures 
C)  The use of linear perspective 
D)  The introduction of pointillism 
A)  The use of oil on canvas 
B)  The depiction of mythical figures 
C)  The use of linear perspective 
D)  The introduction of pointillism

Question 6

According to this map, the plague only reached England by the
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Accepted Answer

A)  twelfth century. 
B)  thirteenth century. 
C)  fourteenth century. 
D)  fifteenth century. 
A)  twelfth century. 
B)  thirteenth century. 
C)  fourteenth century. 
D)  fifteenth century.

Question 7

What term was used for the European Christian boys who were forced to convert to Islam and made up the core of the Ottoman army?

Accepted Answer

A)  Janissaries 
B)  Sultans 
C)  Cardinals 
D)  Indulgences 
A)  Janissaries 
B)  Sultans 
C)  Cardinals 
D)  Indulgences

Question 8

Which of the following statements is supported by this series of maps?
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Accepted Answer

A)  Over the course of the Hundred Years' War, England lost its holdings in mainland Europe to France. 
B)  During the Hundred Years' War, France lost a considerable amount of territory to England. 
C)  The French won far more battles during the Hundred Years' War than England. 
D)  Joan of Arc led forces north through English territory, across the English channel, and into England. 
A)  Over the course of the Hundred Years' War, England lost its holdings in mainland Europe to France. 
B)  During the Hundred Years' War, France lost a considerable amount of territory to England. 
C)  The French won far more battles during the Hundred Years' War than England. 
D)  Joan of Arc led forces north through English territory, across the English channel, and into England.

Question 9

According to this map, most of the important Hanseatic towns and trading partners were
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Accepted Answer

A)  controlled by French rulers. 
B)  run by Jewish people. 
C)  along the Mediterranean coast. 
D)  within the Holy Roman Empire. 
A)  controlled by French rulers. 
B)  run by Jewish people. 
C)  along the Mediterranean coast. 
D)  within the Holy Roman Empire.

Question 10

Why did Jan Hus's ideas gain such a large number of followers in Bohemia?

Accepted Answer

A)  His ideas tapped into the resentments of the Czech majority against the dominant and largely urban German-speaking minority. 
B)  His doctrine of justification by faith minimized the ecclesiastical power of the unpopular Bohemian church hierarchy. 
C)  John Wycliffe's ideas had spread throughout Bohemia several decades earlier, thus providing fertile soil for Hus's ideas to grow in. 
D)  Church leaders tolerated the spread of Hus's ideas. 
A)  His ideas tapped into the resentments of the Czech majority against the dominant and largely urban German-speaking minority. 
B)  His doctrine of justification by faith minimized the ecclesiastical power of the unpopular Bohemian church hierarchy. 
C)  John Wycliffe's ideas had spread throughout Bohemia several decades earlier, thus providing fertile soil for Hus's ideas to grow in. 
D)  Church leaders tolerated the spread of Hus's ideas.

Question 11

Under pressure from Holy Roman Emperor Sigismund to resolve the Great Schism, Pope John XXIII convened a church council at Constance in 1414, which elected who as a new pope?

Accepted Answer

A)  Alexander V 
B)  Clement VII 
C)  Martin V 
D)  Gregory XII 
A)  Alexander V 
B)  Clement VII 
C)  Martin V 
D)  Gregory XII

Question 12

The uprising of French peasants against the nobility in 1358 was known as

Accepted Answer

A)  the indulgence. 
B)  the Great Schism. 
C)  Wat Tyler's Rebellion. 
D)  the Jacquerie. 
A)  the indulgence. 
B)  the Great Schism. 
C)  Wat Tyler's Rebellion. 
D)  the Jacquerie.

Question 13

The catasto was an attempt by Florentine rulers to

Accepted Answer

A)  develop new musical forms. 
B)  reform their republican forms of government. 
C)  survey the population and surrounding territories for the purposes of taxation. 
D)  establish new diplomatic institutions to preserve the Peace of Lodi. 
A)  develop new musical forms. 
B)  reform their republican forms of government. 
C)  survey the population and surrounding territories for the purposes of taxation. 
D)  establish new diplomatic institutions to preserve the Peace of Lodi.

Question 14

How did the Ottomans conquer the Balkans and Anatolia?

Accepted Answer

A)  Through negotiations and war 
B)  Through a series of marriages 
C)  By inheritance of kings 
D)  By adoption of Christianity 
A)  Through negotiations and war 
B)  Through a series of marriages 
C)  By inheritance of kings 
D)  By adoption of Christianity

Question 15

Explain the impact that the plague had on the European population demographically, religiously, and economically.

Accepted Answer

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Question 16

Who was Giovanni Pico della Mirandola, and how did his Oration on the Dignity of Man embody the optimism of Renaissance philosophy?

Accepted Answer

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Question 17

Who was Joan of Arc, and how did she influence the outcome of the Hundred Years' War?

Accepted Answer

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Question 18

What is Francis Petrarch best known as?

Accepted Answer

A)  The husband of Laura, to whom he dedicated many romantic poems 
B)  The lover of Beatrice, about whom he wrote extensively 
C)  A victim of the Babylonian captivity 
D)  The first humanist 
A)  The husband of Laura, to whom he dedicated many romantic poems 
B)  The lover of Beatrice, about whom he wrote extensively 
C)  A victim of the Babylonian captivity 
D)  The first humanist

Question 19

One important element of the French king's campaign to consolidate and strengthen the monarchy was Gallicanism, which was characterized by which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Royal control over ecclesiastical revenues and the appointment of all French bishops 
B)  The establishment of a centralized bureaucracy, with its seat in Paris, that was in charge of all provincial tax, administrative, and military responsibilities 
C)  The rejection of further territorial expansion in favor of securing and developing the territories within current state borders 
D)  A state-sponsored propaganda effort linking the current French monarchy with the legacy and glory of the ancient Roman Empire 
A)  Royal control over ecclesiastical revenues and the appointment of all French bishops 
B)  The establishment of a centralized bureaucracy, with its seat in Paris, that was in charge of all provincial tax, administrative, and military responsibilities 
C)  The rejection of further territorial expansion in favor of securing and developing the territories within current state borders 
D)  A state-sponsored propaganda effort linking the current French monarchy with the legacy and glory of the ancient Roman Empire

Question 20

An indulgence was a certificate offered by the church to

Accepted Answer

A)  vouch that proper baptismal practices had been followed. 
B)  ensure that one would bypass purgatory altogether and enter heaven directly. 
C)  reduce the time one spent in purgatory. 
D)  grant entry to the sites where sacred relics were held. 
A)  vouch that proper baptismal practices had been followed. 
B)  ensure that one would bypass purgatory altogether and enter heaven directly. 
C)  reduce the time one spent in purgatory. 
D)  grant entry to the sites where sacred relics were held.

Exam 13: Crisis and Renaissance, 1340-1492

Which group of invaders marked the end of the Byzantine Empire with their conquest of Constantinople in 1453?

What alliance brought together many cities in northern Germany and the Baltic for the purposes of trade and defense?

What triggered the Great Schism in 1378?

By the end of the fourteenth century, Lithuania, whose rulers were the last in Europe to remain unconverted to Christianity, had

Which of the following is regarded as a significant innovation in Renaissance art?

According to this map, the plague only reached England by the ​ ​

What term was used for the European Christian boys who were forced to convert to Islam and made up the core of the Ottoman army?

Which of the following statements is supported by this series of maps? ​ ​

According to this map, most of the important Hanseatic towns and trading partners were ​ ​

Why did Jan Hus's ideas gain such a large number of followers in Bohemia?

Under pressure from Holy Roman Emperor Sigismund to resolve the Great Schism, Pope John XXIII convened a church council at Constance in 1414, which elected who as a new pope?

The uprising of French peasants against the nobility in 1358 was known as

The catasto was an attempt by Florentine rulers to

How did the Ottomans conquer the Balkans and Anatolia?

Explain the impact that the plague had on the European population demographically, religiously, and economically.

Who was Giovanni Pico della Mirandola, and how did his Oration on the Dignity of Man embody the optimism of Renaissance philosophy?

Who was Joan of Arc, and how did she influence the outcome of the Hundred Years' War?

What is Francis Petrarch best known as?

One important element of the French king's campaign to consolidate and strengthen the monarchy was Gallicanism, which was characterized by which of the following?

An indulgence was a certificate offered by the church to

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