Question 1

Discuss the use of Latin versus vernacular language in the transmission of knowledge during the Middle Ages. What differences did language make?

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Initially the universal language of the

Question 2

Latin Europe innovated these ideas as degree-granting corporations imparting both religious and nonreligious knowledge.

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A)  madrasas 
B)  museums 
C)  monasteries 
D)  universities 
E)  guilds 
A)  madrasas 
B)  museums 
C)  monasteries 
D)  universities 
E)  guilds

Question 3

Identify the following term(s).
-Summa Theologica

Accepted Answer

The "Summa Theologica" is a seminal work

Question 4

Which of the following is true of merchant banking in the fifteenth century?

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A)  Jews were prohibited from moneylending for religious reasons. 
B)  Florence lagged behind the rest of the Latin West. 
C)  Checking accounts, shareholding companies, moneychanging, loans, and investments were offered as services. 
D)  Services were only offered to the clergy. 
E)  No money could be lent for the purpose of warfare in accordance with the Banker Agreement of 1499. 
A)  Jews were prohibited from moneylending for religious reasons. 
B)  Florence lagged behind the rest of the Latin West. 
C)  Checking accounts, shareholding companies, moneychanging, loans, and investments were offered as services. 
D)  Services were only offered to the clergy. 
E)  No money could be lent for the purpose of warfare in accordance with the Banker Agreement of 1499.

Question 5

Which of the following is true of "new monarchies" in Europe between 1450-1600?

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A)  The primary nations were England, France and Spain. 
B)  it increased centralized power within largely fixed geographic limits. 
C)  it increased control over powerful noble families. 
D)  they relied on full-time armies paid for through taxes. 
E)  all of these. 
A)  The primary nations were England, France and Spain. 
B)  it increased centralized power within largely fixed geographic limits. 
C)  it increased control over powerful noble families. 
D)  they relied on full-time armies paid for through taxes. 
E)  all of these.

Question 6

Which of the following statements about the Magna Carta is not true?

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A)  It affirmed that monarchs are subject to established law. 
B)  It confirmed the independence of the church and the city of London. 
C)  It gave new rights to the peasants. 
D)  It means "Great Charter." 
E)  It guaranteed the nobles hereditary rights. 
A)  It affirmed that monarchs are subject to established law. 
B)  It confirmed the independence of the church and the city of London. 
C)  It gave new rights to the peasants. 
D)  It means "Great Charter." 
E)  It guaranteed the nobles hereditary rights.

Question 7

What were the root causes for the Hundred Years' War?

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The only remaining heir to the French th

Question 8

One of the most significant events in Europe in the later Middle Ages was the rise of the new monarchies. What three closely related transformations led to this rise? Choose one of the monarchies to illustrate your answer.

Accepted Answer

The three transformations were (a) monar

Question 9

What were the major causes of population decline in the fourteenth century, and what results did this have in social, economic, and political terms?

Accepted Answer

The major demographic change in the four

Question 10

The period from 1200 to 1500 is better known as Europe's _______________.

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The answer of The period from 1200 to 1500 is...

Question 11

The Hanseatic League was based in

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A)  Germany. 
B)  Russia. 
C)  the Ottoman Empire. 
D)  England. 
E)  Bulgaria. 
A)  Germany. 
B)  Russia. 
C)  the Ottoman Empire. 
D)  England. 
E)  Bulgaria.

Question 12

Before they were expelled in 1492, the largest population of Jews in the West was found in

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A)  France. 
B)  Belgium. 
C)  Holland. 
D)  Spain. 
E)  England. 
A)  France. 
B)  Belgium. 
C)  Holland. 
D)  Spain. 
E)  England.

Question 13

Identify the following term(s).
-printing press

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The printing press is a mechanical devic

Question 14

Describe the changes in civic life associated with urban growth in later medieval Europe. Use the document in the Diversity and Dominance section, "Persecution and Protection of Jews, 1272-1349," in your analysis. What do these documents reveal about the position of Jews in the Latin West?

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Students should understand that the Euro

Question 15

The Great Western Schism originated over

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A)  whether the seat of Catholicism should be in Rome or Constantinople. 
B)  whether or not women could be priests. 
C)  rival papal claimants between Avignon and Rome. 
D)  whether or not priests could be married. 
E)  the formation of different types of monasteries (Franciscan, Dominican, Cappucin, etc). 
A)  whether the seat of Catholicism should be in Rome or Constantinople. 
B)  whether or not women could be priests. 
C)  rival papal claimants between Avignon and Rome. 
D)  whether or not priests could be married. 
E)  the formation of different types of monasteries (Franciscan, Dominican, Cappucin, etc).

Question 16

Which of the following does not describe the Divine Comedy?

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A)  It features the Roman poet Virgil as the author's guide through Hell. 
B)  It used the vernacular, foreshadowing the literary fashions of the later Italian Renaissance. 
C)  It was written by Dante Alighieri. 
D)  It made use of Greco-Roman classical themes. 
E)  It was written in Latin like most literature of the time. 
A)  It features the Roman poet Virgil as the author's guide through Hell. 
B)  It used the vernacular, foreshadowing the literary fashions of the later Italian Renaissance. 
C)  It was written by Dante Alighieri. 
D)  It made use of Greco-Roman classical themes. 
E)  It was written in Latin like most literature of the time.

Question 17

Identify the following term(s).
-scholasticism

Accepted Answer

Scholasticism is a method of critical th

Question 18

Which of the following was not a social result of the Black Death epidemic?

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A)  A demand by laborers for higher pay 
B)  A call for democracy 
C)  Peasant revolutions 
D)  An increase in per capita production 
E)  An end of serfdom for all intents and purposes 
A)  A demand by laborers for higher pay 
B)  A call for democracy 
C)  Peasant revolutions 
D)  An increase in per capita production 
E)  An end of serfdom for all intents and purposes

Question 19

Identify the following term(s).
-Hundred Years War

Accepted Answer

The answer of Identify the following term(s).
-Hundred Years War...

Question 20

What "architectural wonder" first made its appearance in France on or about the year 1140 C.E.?

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A)  Guild halls 
B)  Opera houses 
C)  Gothic cathedrals 
D)  Chateaux 
E)  Romanesque churches 
A)  Guild halls 
B)  Opera houses 
C)  Gothic cathedrals 
D)  Chateaux 
E)  Romanesque churches

Exam 14: Latin Europe

Discuss the use of Latin versus vernacular language in the transmission of knowledge during the Middle Ages. What differences did language make?

Latin Europe innovated these ideas as degree-granting corporations imparting both religious and nonreligious knowledge.

Identify the following term(s). -Summa Theologica

Which of the following is true of merchant banking in the fifteenth century?

Which of the following is true of "new monarchies" in Europe between 1450-1600?

Which of the following statements about the Magna Carta is not true?

What were the root causes for the Hundred Years' War?

One of the most significant events in Europe in the later Middle Ages was the rise of the new monarchies. What three closely related transformations led to this rise? Choose one of the monarchies to illustrate your answer.

What were the major causes of population decline in the fourteenth century, and what results did this have in social, economic, and political terms?

The period from 1200 to 1500 is better known as Europe's _______________.

The Hanseatic League was based in

Before they were expelled in 1492, the largest population of Jews in the West was found in

Identify the following term(s). -printing press

Describe the changes in civic life associated with urban growth in later medieval Europe. Use the document in the Diversity and Dominance section, "Persecution and Protection of Jews, 1272-1349," in your analysis. What do these documents reveal about the position of Jews in the Latin West?

The Great Western Schism originated over

Which of the following does not describe the Divine Comedy?

Identify the following term(s). -scholasticism

Which of the following was not a social result of the Black Death epidemic?

Identify the following term(s). -Hundred Years War

What "architectural wonder" first made its appearance in France on or about the year 1140 C.E.?

Nature, Humanity, and History

The First River-Valley Civilizations

The Mediterranean and Middle East

New Civilizations Outside the West Asian Core Area

Greece and Iran

An Age of Empires: Rome and Han China

India and Southeast Asia

Peoples and Civilizations of the Americas

Networks of Communication and Exchange

The Sasanid Empire and the Rise of Islam

Christian Societies Emerge in Europe

Inner and East Asia

Mongol Eurasia and Its Aftermath

Southern Empires, Southern Seas

The Maritime Revolution

Transformations in Europe

The Diversity of American Colonial Societies

The Atlantic System and Africa

Between Europe and China

East Asia in Global Perspective

The Early Industrial Revolution

Revolutionary Changes in the Atlantic World

Land Empires in the Age of Imperialism

Nation Building and Economic Transformation in the Americas

Varieties of Imperialism in Africa, India, Southeast Asia, and Latin America

The New Power Balance

The Crisis of the Imperial Order

Revolutions in Living

The Collapse of the Old Order

The Cold War and Decolonization

The End of the Cold War and the Challenge of Economic Development and Immigration

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