Question 1

Joan of Arc

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A)  led the French to victory in a decisive battle during the Hundred Years War. 
B)  brokered the English and French peace treaty, thus ending the Hundred Years War. 
C)  became the queen of France during the Hundred Years War. 
D)  was the only woman permitted to attend the University of Paris. 
E)  founded the city of Orleans. 
A)  led the French to victory in a decisive battle during the Hundred Years War. 
B)  brokered the English and French peace treaty, thus ending the Hundred Years War. 
C)  became the queen of France during the Hundred Years War. 
D)  was the only woman permitted to attend the University of Paris. 
E)  founded the city of Orleans.

Question 2

The Black Death, which had killed one out of three western Europeans, was primarily

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A)  bubonic plague. 
B)  influenza. 
C)  anthrax. 
D)  malaria. 
E)  dysentery. 
A)  bubonic plague. 
B)  influenza. 
C)  anthrax. 
D)  malaria. 
E)  dysentery.

Question 3

The Renaissance began in

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A)  eastern France. 
B)  southern England. 
C)  southern Russia. 
D)  Austria. 
E)  northern Italy. 
A)  eastern France. 
B)  southern England. 
C)  southern Russia. 
D)  Austria. 
E)  northern Italy.

Question 4

What is humanism? What technological innovation encouraged the spread of humanist texts in Renaissance Europe?

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Students should understand that humanism

Question 5

Western Europeans of the later Middle Ages underscored their allegiance to the Roman Catholic Church and the Latin language and referred to themselves as

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A)  Franks. 
B)  Europeans. 
C)  Westerners. 
D)  "Old Worlders." 
E)  Latins. 
A)  Franks. 
B)  Europeans. 
C)  Westerners. 
D)  "Old Worlders." 
E)  Latins.

Question 6

Which of the following best describes the Hanseatic League?

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A)  An economic and defensive alliance of free towns in northern Germany. 
B)  The basic alignment for the Fourth Crusade. 
C)  A treaty involving Latin Europe's agricultural resources. 
D)  A reliable transportation infrastructure. 
E)  The beginning of the guild system. 
A)  An economic and defensive alliance of free towns in northern Germany. 
B)  The basic alignment for the Fourth Crusade. 
C)  A treaty involving Latin Europe's agricultural resources. 
D)  A reliable transportation infrastructure. 
E)  The beginning of the guild system.

Question 7

Explain the causes and effects of rural poverty in Europe between 1200 and 1500. What role did the natural environment play in people's survival?

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Students should understand that nine out

Question 8

The three-field system was

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A)  the traditional three-part contest performed by knights. 
B)  the legal system. 
C)  the political relationship between king, lord, and serf. 
D)  the technology used in medieval optics. 
E)  an agricultural method. 
A)  the traditional three-part contest performed by knights. 
B)  the legal system. 
C)  the political relationship between king, lord, and serf. 
D)  the technology used in medieval optics. 
E)  an agricultural method.

Question 9

Which of the following fields of study were directly associated with the humanists?

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A)  grammar 
B)  rhetoric 
C)  history 
D)  language 
E)  all of the above 
A)  grammar 
B)  rhetoric 
C)  history 
D)  language 
E)  all of the above

Question 10

The power of the Venetian traders was based on trade network connections with which of the following?

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A)  Constantinople 
B)  Genoa 
C)  Damascus 
D)  Cairo 
E)  all of the above 
A)  Constantinople 
B)  Genoa 
C)  Damascus 
D)  Cairo 
E)  all of the above

Question 11

What transformational change to later medieval military technology most directly impacted armored knights?

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A)  The catapult. 
B)  Crossbows with metal-tipped arrows. 
C)  The organization of knights into armies and primitive biological warfare. 
D)  Universal male conscription and the invention of the mace. 
E)  Military advancement based on merit. 
A)  The catapult. 
B)  Crossbows with metal-tipped arrows. 
C)  The organization of knights into armies and primitive biological warfare. 
D)  Universal male conscription and the invention of the mace. 
E)  Military advancement based on merit.

Question 12

Which was the only city to leave Jews undisturbed before 1500?

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the papal

Question 13

Guilds, which came to dominate medieval European life, was

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A)  a band of knights without ties to a lord. 
B)  an association of craft specialists from the same trade. 
C)  an order of monks. 
D)  a unit of currency in use throughout the Latin West. 
E)  a measurement of distance. 
A)  a band of knights without ties to a lord. 
B)  an association of craft specialists from the same trade. 
C)  an order of monks. 
D)  a unit of currency in use throughout the Latin West. 
E)  a measurement of distance.

Question 14

What was the importance of the three field system?

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increased land for agriculture

Question 15

Identify the following term(s).
-reconquest of Iberia

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The term "reconquest of Iberia" refers t

Question 16

Identify the following term(s).
-universities

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Universities are institutions of higher

Question 17

Which factor was not a contributor to the doubling of the European population between 1100-1445?

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A)  economic growth 
B)  warm temperatures 
C)  new farming techniques 
D)  few epidemics 
E)  unification under Christianity 
A)  economic growth 
B)  warm temperatures 
C)  new farming techniques 
D)  few epidemics 
E)  unification under Christianity

Question 18

One of the most significant growth industries in the 14th century was:

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A)  merchant banking 
B)  stonemasonry 
C)  papermaking 
D)  wool weaving 
E)  metal smelting 
A)  merchant banking 
B)  stonemasonry 
C)  papermaking 
D)  wool weaving 
E)  metal smelting

Question 19

Identify the following term(s).
-Canterbury Tales

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The "Canterbury Tales" is a collection o

Question 20

Identify the following term(s).
-three-field system

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The three-field system is a historical m

Exam 14: Latin Europe

Joan of Arc

The Black Death, which had killed one out of three western Europeans, was primarily

The Renaissance began in

What is humanism? What technological innovation encouraged the spread of humanist texts in Renaissance Europe?

Western Europeans of the later Middle Ages underscored their allegiance to the Roman Catholic Church and the Latin language and referred to themselves as

Which of the following best describes the Hanseatic League?

Explain the causes and effects of rural poverty in Europe between 1200 and 1500. What role did the natural environment play in people's survival?

The three-field system was

Which of the following fields of study were directly associated with the humanists?

The power of the Venetian traders was based on trade network connections with which of the following?

What transformational change to later medieval military technology most directly impacted armored knights?

Which was the only city to leave Jews undisturbed before 1500?

Guilds, which came to dominate medieval European life, was

What was the importance of the three field system?

Identify the following term(s). -reconquest of Iberia

Identify the following term(s). -universities

Which factor was not a contributor to the doubling of the European population between 1100-1445?

One of the most significant growth industries in the 14th century was:

Identify the following term(s). -Canterbury Tales

Identify the following term(s). -three-field system

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

New Challenges in a New Millenium

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