Question 1

What was the Jacquerie of 1358? Explain both its causes and results.

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Question 2

What state filled the territorial gap between France and Germany but was, unlike most other European states, an artificial creation whose existence depended entirely on skillful rulers?

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A)  Venice 
B)  Genoa 
C)  Burgundy 
D)  Guyenne 
A)  Venice 
B)  Genoa 
C)  Burgundy 
D)  Guyenne

Question 3

Why is the mid-fourteenth century regarded as an era of crisis in the West?

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A)  Europe was threatened by renewed invasions from the Magyars, Saracens, and Vikings. 
B)  Global warming led to devastating droughts and the introduction of tropical diseases. 
C)  Ottoman invasions threatened to topple the pope from his throne in Rome. 
D)  Europe was ravaged by devastating outbreaks of the plague as well as by destructive wars. 
A)  Europe was threatened by renewed invasions from the Magyars, Saracens, and Vikings. 
B)  Global warming led to devastating droughts and the introduction of tropical diseases. 
C)  Ottoman invasions threatened to topple the pope from his throne in Rome. 
D)  Europe was ravaged by devastating outbreaks of the plague as well as by destructive wars.

Question 4

Which of the following did the Peace of Lodi (1454) accomplish?

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A)  It established a truce between the kingdoms of Naples and Aragon and allied them against the Ottoman Turks. 
B)  It put an end to the conflict between Venice and Milan that had been raging since 1450. 
C)  It established permanent boundaries between the Papal States and the northern Italian city-states. 
D)  It led to a truce between Venice and the Ottoman Empire and the division of the Adriatic Sea into separate zones for Venetian and Ottoman commercial traffic. 
A)  It established a truce between the kingdoms of Naples and Aragon and allied them against the Ottoman Turks. 
B)  It put an end to the conflict between Venice and Milan that had been raging since 1450. 
C)  It established permanent boundaries between the Papal States and the northern Italian city-states. 
D)  It led to a truce between Venice and the Ottoman Empire and the division of the Adriatic Sea into separate zones for Venetian and Ottoman commercial traffic.

Question 5

How and why did the centralizing Spanish monarchy become an agent of intolerance with regard to its religious minorities?

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Question 6

What did the Oxford scholar John Wycliffe argue?

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A)  That the true church was a community of believers, not an ecclesiastical hierarchy 
B)  That the Greek Orthodox church and not the Roman Catholic church was the rightful heir to the keys of St. Peter 
C)  That pious monks needed to oust corrupt and materialistic churchmen from their high positions in the church hierarchy 
D)  That the papacy had lost its moral authority for not having settled the Hundred Years' War 
A)  That the true church was a community of believers, not an ecclesiastical hierarchy 
B)  That the Greek Orthodox church and not the Roman Catholic church was the rightful heir to the keys of St. Peter 
C)  That pious monks needed to oust corrupt and materialistic churchmen from their high positions in the church hierarchy 
D)  That the papacy had lost its moral authority for not having settled the Hundred Years' War

Question 7

How did the leading Renaissance musicians and composers support themselves in their artistic endeavors?

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A)  They were forced to compose and perform on the side while pursuing better-paying occupations. 
B)  They found wealthy patrons in the ranks of the church, secular rulers, and local governments. 
C)  They worked solely for the glory of God and received no compensation for their efforts. 
D)  They entered into formal partnerships with painters, sculptors, and architects. 
A)  They were forced to compose and perform on the side while pursuing better-paying occupations. 
B)  They found wealthy patrons in the ranks of the church, secular rulers, and local governments. 
C)  They worked solely for the glory of God and received no compensation for their efforts. 
D)  They entered into formal partnerships with painters, sculptors, and architects.

Question 8

Which of the following was part of the Holy Roman Empire by about 1492?
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A)  France 
B)  England 
C)  Bohemia 
D)  Hungary 
A)  France 
B)  England 
C)  Bohemia 
D)  Hungary

Question 9

This map shows that during the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries, the Ottoman Empire
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A)  engaged in trade by way of the Black Sea. 
B)  succumbed to the Byzantines and lost territory. 
C)  expanded to the east and west. 
D)  overtook significant amounts of Islamic territory. 
A)  engaged in trade by way of the Black Sea. 
B)  succumbed to the Byzantines and lost territory. 
C)  expanded to the east and west. 
D)  overtook significant amounts of Islamic territory.

Question 10

What triggered Wat Tyler's Rebellion in 1381?

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A)  King Richard II's imposition of military conscription 
B)  The teachings of John Wycliffe, who held that the people, not the king, owned the land 
C)  The imposition of a poll tax to raise revenue for the Hundred Years' War 
D)  Widespread famine and rumors that barons were hoarding grain 
A)  King Richard II's imposition of military conscription 
B)  The teachings of John Wycliffe, who held that the people, not the king, owned the land 
C)  The imposition of a poll tax to raise revenue for the Hundred Years' War 
D)  Widespread famine and rumors that barons were hoarding grain

Question 11

Which of the following statements about the Swiss Confederation is true?

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A)  It was formed to facilitate the hiring out of mercenaries to the rulers of Europe. 
B)  It was dominated by the landed nobility. 
C)  It was the most egalitarian of the political entities of the fifteenth century. 
D)  It was conquered by the duke of Burgundy. 
A)  It was formed to facilitate the hiring out of mercenaries to the rulers of Europe. 
B)  It was dominated by the landed nobility. 
C)  It was the most egalitarian of the political entities of the fifteenth century. 
D)  It was conquered by the duke of Burgundy.

Question 12

What was the central desire of Jan Hus's followers?

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A)  To receive both the bread and the wine at Mass 
B)  To hear the liturgy in their own language 
C)  To have German bishops removed from office and replaced by Czechs 
D)  To prohibit immoral priests from conducting Mass 
A)  To receive both the bread and the wine at Mass 
B)  To hear the liturgy in their own language 
C)  To have German bishops removed from office and replaced by Czechs 
D)  To prohibit immoral priests from conducting Mass

Question 13

In the year 1492, Ferdinand and Isabella succeeded in reunifying Spain by conquering what kingdom on the Iberian peninsula?

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A)  The Jewish kingdom of al-Andalus 
B)  The Christian kingdom of Portugal 
C)  The Muslim kingdom of Granada 
D)  The British outpost on Gibraltar 
A)  The Jewish kingdom of al-Andalus 
B)  The Christian kingdom of Portugal 
C)  The Muslim kingdom of Granada 
D)  The British outpost on Gibraltar

Question 14

Describe how the Ottoman Turks were finally able to conquer Constantinople in 1453. What significance did this event have for Europe?

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Question 15

Where did humanism originate?

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A)  Italian city-states 
B)  Rural France 
C)  Urban England 
D)  German city-states 
A)  Italian city-states 
B)  Rural France 
C)  Urban England 
D)  German city-states

Question 16

What is historians' highest estimate for the percentage of the European population that perished from the plague between 1348 and 1400?

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A)  10 percent 
B)  30 percent 
C)  60 percent 
D)  80 percent 
A)  10 percent 
B)  30 percent 
C)  60 percent 
D)  80 percent

Question 17

Sandro Botticelli and other Renaissance painters mined the ancient world for new subjects, such as

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A)  Julius Caesar. 
B)  Cicero. 
C)  Jupiter. 
D)  Venus. 
A)  Julius Caesar. 
B)  Cicero. 
C)  Jupiter. 
D)  Venus.

Question 18

Which of the following initially precipitated the Hundred Years' War (1337-1453)?

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A)  The English king Edward III decided to march from Guyenne into Languedoc, which enraged the French king Philip VI. 
B)  The duke of Burgundy attempted to seize English lands in Normandy. 
C)  King Edward III of England invaded France at Calais and laid claim to the French crown. 
D)  The French king Philip VI laid claim to Guyenne, a fief of the English king Edward III. 
A)  The English king Edward III decided to march from Guyenne into Languedoc, which enraged the French king Philip VI. 
B)  The duke of Burgundy attempted to seize English lands in Normandy. 
C)  King Edward III of England invaded France at Calais and laid claim to the French crown. 
D)  The French king Philip VI laid claim to Guyenne, a fief of the English king Edward III.

Question 19

The Book of Hours contained which of the following?

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A)  Astronomic tables 
B)  Information on tides 
C)  Prayers and calendars 
D)  Military tactics 
A)  Astronomic tables 
B)  Information on tides 
C)  Prayers and calendars 
D)  Military tactics

Question 20

Describe the causes and the political, military, and social impact of the Hundred Years' War in western Europe.

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Exam 13: Crisis and Renaissance, 1340-1492

What was the Jacquerie of 1358? Explain both its causes and results.

What state filled the territorial gap between France and Germany but was, unlike most other European states, an artificial creation whose existence depended entirely on skillful rulers?

Why is the mid-fourteenth century regarded as an era of crisis in the West?

Which of the following did the Peace of Lodi (1454) accomplish?

How and why did the centralizing Spanish monarchy become an agent of intolerance with regard to its religious minorities?

What did the Oxford scholar John Wycliffe argue?

How did the leading Renaissance musicians and composers support themselves in their artistic endeavors?

Which of the following was part of the Holy Roman Empire by about 1492? ​ ​

This map shows that during the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries, the Ottoman Empire ​ ​

What triggered Wat Tyler's Rebellion in 1381?

Which of the following statements about the Swiss Confederation is true?

What was the central desire of Jan Hus's followers?

In the year 1492, Ferdinand and Isabella succeeded in reunifying Spain by conquering what kingdom on the Iberian peninsula?

Describe how the Ottoman Turks were finally able to conquer Constantinople in 1453. What significance did this event have for Europe?

Where did humanism originate?

What is historians' highest estimate for the percentage of the European population that perished from the plague between 1348 and 1400?

Sandro Botticelli and other Renaissance painters mined the ancient world for new subjects, such as

Which of the following initially precipitated the Hundred Years' War (1337-1453)?

The Book of Hours contained which of the following?

Describe the causes and the political, military, and social impact of the Hundred Years' War in western Europe.

Early Western Civilization, 400,000-1000 B.C.E

Near East Empires and the Reemergence of Civilization in Greece, 1000-500 B.C.E

The Greek Golden Age, C 500-C 400 B.C.E

From the Classical to the Hellenistic World, 400-30 B.C.E

The Rise of Rome and Its Republic, 753-44 B.C.E

The Creation of the Roman Empire, 44 B.C.E-284 C.E

The Transformation of the Roman Empire, 284-600 C.E

The Heirs of Rome: Islam, Byzantium, and Europe, 600-750

From Centralization to Fragmentation, 750-1050

Commercial Quickening and Religious Reform, 1050-1150

The Flowering of the Middle Ages, 1150-1215

The Medieval Synthesis and Its Cracks, 1215-1340

Global Encounters and the Shock of the Reformation, 1492-1560

Wars of Religion and the Clash of Worldviews, 1560-1648

Absolutism, Constitutionalism, and the Search for Order, 1640-1700

The Atlantic System and Its Consequences, 1700-1750

The Promise of Enlightenment, 1750-1789

The Cataclysm of Revolution, 1789-1799

Napoleon and the Revolutionary Legacy, 1800-1830

Industrialization and Social Ferment, 1830-1850

Politics and Culture of the Nation-State, 1850-1870

Empire, Industry, and Everyday Life, 1870-1890

Modernity and the Road to War, 1890-1914

World War I and Its Aftermath, 1914-1929

The Great Depression and World War II, 1929-1945

The Cold War and the Remaking of Europe, 1945-1960s

Postindustrial Society and the End of the Cold War Order, 1960s-1989

A New Globalism, 1989 to the Present

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Which of the following was part of the Holy Roman Empire by about 1492?

This map shows that during the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries, the Ottoman Empire