Question 1

The Gothic style was first associated with which of the following?

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A)  The Capetian kings of France 
B)  The papacy 
C)  The Norman kings of England 
D)  The Italian cities 
A)  The Capetian kings of France 
B)  The papacy 
C)  The Norman kings of England 
D)  The Italian cities A

Question 2

Modern scholars now believe that many aristocratic women in southern France in the twelfth century were

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A)  powerful lords in their own right. 
B)  valued mostly as aristocratic brides. 
C)  rarely interested in troubadour verse. 
D)  mostly interested in religious poetry. 
A)  powerful lords in their own right. 
B)  valued mostly as aristocratic brides. 
C)  rarely interested in troubadour verse. 
D)  mostly interested in religious poetry. A

Question 3

What were the basic beliefs of the Cathars, or Albigensians?

Accepted Answer

Answer would ideally include the following. The Cathars were dualists. They believed that the world was a battleground between the forces of evil and the forces of good. Believing that the devil had created the material world, they sought a life of purity. They foreswore prosperity, meat, and sexual relations. Seeing themselves as followers of Christ's original message, they challenged the authority of what they saw as a corrupt church hierarchy.

Question 4

The defeat of Frederick Barbarossa at the battle of Legnano in 1176 marked the

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A)  end of the German Empire. 
B)  acquisition of all of Italy by the popes. 
C)  independence of northern Italian cities from the emperor. 
D)  rise of Venice to commercial supremacy. 
A)  end of the German Empire. 
B)  acquisition of all of Italy by the popes. 
C)  independence of northern Italian cities from the emperor. 
D)  rise of Venice to commercial supremacy.

Question 5

What did the twelfth-century heretics known as dualists believe?

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A)  That there were two churches-one public and false, the other secret and true 
B)  That the Bible permitted a man to have two wives 
C)  That there was no Holy Ghost, only the Father and the Son 
D)  That the universe was torn between good and evil forces 
A)  That there were two churches-one public and false, the other secret and true 
B)  That the Bible permitted a man to have two wives 
C)  That there was no Holy Ghost, only the Father and the Son 
D)  That the universe was torn between good and evil forces

Question 6

Although Frederick I subdued the northern Italian communes, he began the reversal of his own fortune when he

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A)  set German magistrates over the cities; their arrogance and despotism infuriated commoners and aristocrats alike. 
B)  granted the Italian cities self-governing powers, thus allowing a reassertion of northern Italian political independence. 
C)  permitted Italian bishops governance of the communes on the condition that they agree to serve under his name. 
D)  asserted that all German emperors were also emperors of Rome; this assertion hardened papal resistance to Frederick and alienated the aristocrats of northern Italy as well. 
A)  set German magistrates over the cities; their arrogance and despotism infuriated commoners and aristocrats alike. 
B)  granted the Italian cities self-governing powers, thus allowing a reassertion of northern Italian political independence. 
C)  permitted Italian bishops governance of the communes on the condition that they agree to serve under his name. 
D)  asserted that all German emperors were also emperors of Rome; this assertion hardened papal resistance to Frederick and alienated the aristocrats of northern Italy as well.

Question 7

Why were the Cathars declared heretical, while the Franciscans, who were also concerned about the excess of wealth, were not?

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A)  The Cathars had invaded neighboring regions of France and destroyed symbols of church wealth like golden altars and silver chalices. 
B)  The Cathar elite engaged in scandalous sexual behavior, while the Franciscans did not. 
C)  The Cathars challenged the legitimacy and spiritual authority of the church hierarchy, while the Franciscans did not. 
D)  The Cathars had spread into more regions of Europe than had the Franciscans. 
A)  The Cathars had invaded neighboring regions of France and destroyed symbols of church wealth like golden altars and silver chalices. 
B)  The Cathar elite engaged in scandalous sexual behavior, while the Franciscans did not. 
C)  The Cathars challenged the legitimacy and spiritual authority of the church hierarchy, while the Franciscans did not. 
D)  The Cathars had spread into more regions of Europe than had the Franciscans.

Question 8

What disastrous event in 1204 drastically and permanently undercut the power of the Byzantine Empire?

Accepted Answer

A)  The battle of Manzikert 
B)  The siege of Constantinople by the Ottoman Turks 
C)  The capture of Constantinople by crusaders 
D)  The reconquest of Jerusalem by Saladin 
A)  The battle of Manzikert 
B)  The siege of Constantinople by the Ottoman Turks 
C)  The capture of Constantinople by crusaders 
D)  The reconquest of Jerusalem by Saladin

Question 9

Schools and universities were set up in Europe in the Middle Ages to do which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Prepare students to run the civil administration of local states and principalities 
B)  Give students the same education that students would have received at Plato's Academy in ancient Athens 
C)  Train future priests and monks 
D)  Teach future scientists about the scientific method 
A)  Prepare students to run the civil administration of local states and principalities 
B)  Give students the same education that students would have received at Plato's Academy in ancient Athens 
C)  Train future priests and monks 
D)  Teach future scientists about the scientific method

Question 10

How were universities run, and how did students learn?

Accepted Answer

Answer would ideally include the followi

Question 11

Friar was a name used to describe the monks of which of the following monastic orders?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Carthusians 
B)  The Franciscans 
C)  The Jesuits 
D)  The Benedictines 
A)  The Carthusians 
B)  The Franciscans 
C)  The Jesuits 
D)  The Benedictines

Question 12

The Fourth Crusade proved to be

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A)  an unmitigated disaster for Constantinople and the Byzantine Empire. 
B)  the most humiliating of the crusader campaigns because of the loss of the crusader states. 
C)  the very last of the European crusades to the Holy Land. 
D)  one of the most prestigious crusades because it was led by the most powerful monarchs in Europe. 
A)  an unmitigated disaster for Constantinople and the Byzantine Empire. 
B)  the most humiliating of the crusader campaigns because of the loss of the crusader states. 
C)  the very last of the European crusades to the Holy Land. 
D)  one of the most prestigious crusades because it was led by the most powerful monarchs in Europe.

Question 13

Describe Henry II of England's new judicial visitation (eyres) system. What were its advantages, and for whom?

Accepted Answer

Answer would ideally include the followi

Question 14

The Northern Crusades, although less well known than the crusades to the Holy Land, produced longer lasting results, such as the

Accepted Answer

A)  Germanization of the northern lands along the Baltic Sea. 
B)  Christianization of the land that would become Denmark. 
C)  rolling back of the Greek Orthodox church as a strong regional power. 
D)  withdrawal of northern European powers from further crusades to the Holy Land. 
A)  Germanization of the northern lands along the Baltic Sea. 
B)  Christianization of the land that would become Denmark. 
C)  rolling back of the Greek Orthodox church as a strong regional power. 
D)  withdrawal of northern European powers from further crusades to the Holy Land.

Question 15

At the close of the twelfth century, western Europeans saw their monarchs not as rulers of a people but rather as

Accepted Answer

A)  heads of powerful dynasties and royal houses. 
B)  potential rulers over all Christian nations. 
C)  judges and military leaders within institutionalized governments. 
D)  rulers of a clearly defined territory. 
A)  heads of powerful dynasties and royal houses. 
B)  potential rulers over all Christian nations. 
C)  judges and military leaders within institutionalized governments. 
D)  rulers of a clearly defined territory.

Question 16

What significance did Henry II's marriage to Eleanor have for future European dynastic holdings?

Accepted Answer

A)  It attached significant portions of Flanders to Henry's English and French holdings. 
B)  It gave Henry possession of the Capetian lands of northern-central France. 
C)  It brought Scotland and Ireland under English rule. 
D)  It gave the English crown possession of Aquitaine in southwestern France. 
A)  It attached significant portions of Flanders to Henry's English and French holdings. 
B)  It gave Henry possession of the Capetian lands of northern-central France. 
C)  It brought Scotland and Ireland under English rule. 
D)  It gave the English crown possession of Aquitaine in southwestern France.

Question 17

The Dominican order began as an order that sought to

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A)  reduce corruption in the papal court. 
B)  convert pagans in the Baltic and Slavic East. 
C)  minister to heretics in Europe. 
D)  accompany crusaders to the Holy Land. 
A)  reduce corruption in the papal court. 
B)  convert pagans in the Baltic and Slavic East. 
C)  minister to heretics in Europe. 
D)  accompany crusaders to the Holy Land.

Question 18

Describe and explain the emergence of troubadours, the various types of literature they wrote in the vernacular, and the values and themes they expressed in elite secular culture. Why did troubadours emerge in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries?

Accepted Answer

Answer would ideally include the followi

Question 19

In the twelfth century, royal justices toured England making visits called eyres, at which they

Accepted Answer

A)  presided over trials for murder, rape, arson, and certain other crimes. 
B)  delivered writs containing the king's verdicts. 
C)  collected petitions from litigants to be tried by the king himself. 
D)  gave the sheriff the names of those suspected of crimes in the vicinity. 
A)  presided over trials for murder, rape, arson, and certain other crimes. 
B)  delivered writs containing the king's verdicts. 
C)  collected petitions from litigants to be tried by the king himself. 
D)  gave the sheriff the names of those suspected of crimes in the vicinity.

Question 20

Based on this map, which region of Spain had the greatest success during the reconquest in reclaiming territory from the Al-Andalus?
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Accepted Answer

A)  Castile 
B)  Navarre 
C)  Aragon 
D)  León 
A)  Castile 
B)  Navarre 
C)  Aragon 
D)  León

Exam 11: The Flowering of the Middle Ages, 1150-1215

The Gothic style was first associated with which of the following?

Modern scholars now believe that many aristocratic women in southern France in the twelfth century were

What were the basic beliefs of the Cathars, or Albigensians?

The defeat of Frederick Barbarossa at the battle of Legnano in 1176 marked the

What did the twelfth-century heretics known as dualists believe?

Although Frederick I subdued the northern Italian communes, he began the reversal of his own fortune when he

Why were the Cathars declared heretical, while the Franciscans, who were also concerned about the excess of wealth, were not?

What disastrous event in 1204 drastically and permanently undercut the power of the Byzantine Empire?

Schools and universities were set up in Europe in the Middle Ages to do which of the following?

How were universities run, and how did students learn?

Friar was a name used to describe the monks of which of the following monastic orders?

The Fourth Crusade proved to be

Describe Henry II of England's new judicial visitation (eyres) system. What were its advantages, and for whom?

The Northern Crusades, although less well known than the crusades to the Holy Land, produced longer lasting results, such as the

At the close of the twelfth century, western Europeans saw their monarchs not as rulers of a people but rather as

What significance did Henry II's marriage to Eleanor have for future European dynastic holdings?

The Dominican order began as an order that sought to

Describe and explain the emergence of troubadours, the various types of literature they wrote in the vernacular, and the values and themes they expressed in elite secular culture. Why did troubadours emerge in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries?

In the twelfth century, royal justices toured England making visits called eyres, at which they

Based on this map, which region of Spain had the greatest success during the reconquest in reclaiming territory from the Al-Andalus? ​ ​

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