Question 1

Why did universities refuse to enroll women during the Middle Ages?

Accepted Answer

A)  There were simply no women capable of enrolling, since nearly all women at the time were illiterate. 
B)  Masters and students were considered clerics, and as a result women had no chance of enrolling. 
C)  They lacked housing that could accommodate women, and coed housing was regarded as immoral. 
D)  They regarded all women as corrupting temptresses who would divert men from their chosen path of study. 
A)  There were simply no women capable of enrolling, since nearly all women at the time were illiterate. 
B)  Masters and students were considered clerics, and as a result women had no chance of enrolling. 
C)  They lacked housing that could accommodate women, and coed housing was regarded as immoral. 
D)  They regarded all women as corrupting temptresses who would divert men from their chosen path of study.

Question 2

King Frederick I (Barbarossa) was elected by the German princes in order to do which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Consolidate their forces in preparation for war against the Lombards in northern Italy 
B)  Consolidate their defenses against invasion by the forces of Pope Alexander III (r. 1159-1181) 
C)  End the protracted warfare between the Staufers (or Hohenstaufens) and the Welfs 
D)  End the fighting over the leadership of the crusades against the Muslims in the east 
A)  Consolidate their forces in preparation for war against the Lombards in northern Italy 
B)  Consolidate their defenses against invasion by the forces of Pope Alexander III (r. 1159-1181) 
C)  End the protracted warfare between the Staufers (or Hohenstaufens) and the Welfs 
D)  End the fighting over the leadership of the crusades against the Muslims in the east

Question 3

Which of the following is most characteristic of Gothic architecture?

Accepted Answer

A)  Low ceilings and broad interior spaces 
B)  Pointed arches and stained glass 
C)  Stone construction 
D)  Dark interiors 
A)  Low ceilings and broad interior spaces 
B)  Pointed arches and stained glass 
C)  Stone construction 
D)  Dark interiors

Question 4

Although the Third Crusade (1189-1192) was intended to recapture Jerusalem after it fell to the armies of Saladin in 1187, what was the actual result of the crusade?

Accepted Answer

A)  It put a final stop to European efforts to retake the Holy Land. 
B)  Islamic hegemony over the Holy Land would continue for hundreds of years. 
C)  The Holy Land wouldn't be retaken until the Fourth Crusade in 1225. 
D)  The Muslim forces were in turn defeated, and Jerusalem again became part of the Byzantine Empire. 
A)  It put a final stop to European efforts to retake the Holy Land. 
B)  Islamic hegemony over the Holy Land would continue for hundreds of years. 
C)  The Holy Land wouldn't be retaken until the Fourth Crusade in 1225. 
D)  The Muslim forces were in turn defeated, and Jerusalem again became part of the Byzantine Empire.

Question 5

Literature and music changed on the European continent in the twelfth century once poets and songwriters began to

Accepted Answer

A)  write their work in the vernacular. 
B)  address religious themes. 
C)  champion the achievements of hitherto exploited peasants. 
D)  discover the literature and music of ancient Greece. 
A)  write their work in the vernacular. 
B)  address religious themes. 
C)  champion the achievements of hitherto exploited peasants. 
D)  discover the literature and music of ancient Greece.

Why did universities refuse to enroll women during the Middle Ages?

King Frederick I (Barbarossa) was elected by the German princes in order to do which of the following?

Which of the following is most characteristic of Gothic architecture?

Although the Third Crusade (1189-1192) was intended to recapture Jerusalem after it fell to the armies of Saladin in 1187, what was the actual result of the crusade?

Literature and music changed on the European continent in the twelfth century once poets and songwriters began to

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

Why did universities refuse to enroll women during the Middle Ages?

King Frederick I (Barbarossa) was elected by the German princes in order to do which of the following?

Which of the following is most characteristic of Gothic architecture?

Although the Third Crusade (1189-1192) was intended to recapture Jerusalem after it fell to the armies of Saladin in 1187, what was the actual result of the crusade?

Literature and music changed on the European continent in the twelfth century once poets and songwriters began to

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 Medieval Synthesis and Its Cracks, 1215-1340

Crisis and Renaissance, 1340-1492

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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