Question 1

The Black Death is estimated to have killed at least ________ million people in Europe.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The Black Death is estimated to have...

Question 2

What happened to Europe's population between 1000 and 1300, and why?

Accepted Answer

A)  It was stagnant, because warfare prevented the population from experiencing natural growth. 
B)  It fell 20 percent because of widespread famine. 
C)  It doubled due to increased food supply. 
D)  It fell slightly due to outbreaks of disease. 
A)  It was stagnant, because warfare prevented the population from experiencing natural growth. 
B)  It fell 20 percent because of widespread famine. 
C)  It doubled due to increased food supply. 
D)  It fell slightly due to outbreaks of disease.

Question 3

The papal bull Unam Sanctam declared that ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  only strong monarchies could fulfill the Christian gospel 
B)  the Holy Roman emperor could establish national churches in his realm 
C)  a new crusade was necessary in order to unify European spiritually 
D)  temporal authority was subject to the spiritual power of the church 
A)  only strong monarchies could fulfill the Christian gospel 
B)  the Holy Roman emperor could establish national churches in his realm 
C)  a new crusade was necessary in order to unify European spiritually 
D)  temporal authority was subject to the spiritual power of the church

Question 4

How did the church become divided, and how was it reunited? Why was the conciliar movement a setback for the papacy?

Accepted Answer

The church became divided primarily due

Question 5

Boniface VIII found himself locked in a struggle over the limits of papal authority with ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Richard II 
B)  Edward III 
C)  Philip the Fair 
D)  Henry V 
A)  Richard II 
B)  Edward III 
C)  Philip the Fair 
D)  Henry V

Question 6

The Statute of Laborers ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  limited wages to pre-plague levels 
B)  guaranteed a minimum wage for artisans 
C)  barred laborers from moving from one city to another 
D)  governed working conditions in early factories 
A)  limited wages to pre-plague levels 
B)  guaranteed a minimum wage for artisans 
C)  barred laborers from moving from one city to another 
D)  governed working conditions in early factories

Question 7

Which of these was true of the impact of the Schism and the Black Death?

Accepted Answer

A)  They occurred a century apart and were unrelated. 
B)  Both had the effect of undermining the church. 
C)  Both fatally weakened monasticism. 
D)  They both tended to strengthen the peasantry. 
A)  They occurred a century apart and were unrelated. 
B)  Both had the effect of undermining the church. 
C)  Both fatally weakened monasticism. 
D)  They both tended to strengthen the peasantry.

Question 8

What were the social and economic consequences of the Black Death? Which groups in medieval society benefited the most from the altered social and economic landscape?

Accepted Answer

The Black Death had significant social a

Question 9

The _____________ was a French tax, levied directly on the peasantry.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The _____________ was a French tax, levied...

Question 10

Which of the following statements most aptly applies to the bull Ausculta fili?

Accepted Answer

A)  The church and state are one. 
B)  The church has authority over the state. 
C)  The church and state are separate but equal entities. 
D)  The state is set above the church. 
A)  The church and state are one. 
B)  The church has authority over the state. 
C)  The church and state are separate but equal entities. 
D)  The state is set above the church.

Question 11

The plague's impact on towns can be characterized as _______.

Accepted Answer

A)  devastating 
B)  fatal to the growth of towns 
C)  irrelevant, since only rural populations were hit by the plague 
D)  positive in the long run 
A)  devastating 
B)  fatal to the growth of towns 
C)  irrelevant, since only rural populations were hit by the plague 
D)  positive in the long run

Question 12

The Black Death refers to ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  the famine that occurred from 1315 to 1317 
B)  a virulent plague that struck fourteenth-century Europe 
C)  a disease transmitted through African slaves 
D)  the collapse of the European economy in the fourteenth century 
A)  the famine that occurred from 1315 to 1317 
B)  a virulent plague that struck fourteenth-century Europe 
C)  a disease transmitted through African slaves 
D)  the collapse of the European economy in the fourteenth century

Question 13

Under the rule of Prince Vladimir (r.980-1015), what city was the most important in Russia?

Accepted Answer

A)  Minsk 
B)  Saint Petersburg 
C)  Kiev 
D)  Moscow 
A)  Minsk 
B)  Saint Petersburg 
C)  Kiev 
D)  Moscow

Question 14

In 1409, the Council of Pisa ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  dissolved in the face of deep divisions within its delegates 
B)  united the Catholic Church 
C)  nullified the position of pope 
D)  deposed both the Roman and Avignon popes, and elected a new pope 
A)  dissolved in the face of deep divisions within its delegates 
B)  united the Catholic Church 
C)  nullified the position of pope 
D)  deposed both the Roman and Avignon popes, and elected a new pope

Question 15

Which of the following statements best characterizes the Mongol treatment of Russian political and religious institutions?

Accepted Answer

A)  They totally dismantled them. 
B)  They left them largely intact. 
C)  They incorporated some facets of Russian ideology and institutions but disregarded the rest. 
D)  They adopted Russian institutions as if they were of their own creation. 
A)  They totally dismantled them. 
B)  They left them largely intact. 
C)  They incorporated some facets of Russian ideology and institutions but disregarded the rest. 
D)  They adopted Russian institutions as if they were of their own creation.

Question 16

The broadest social division in eleventh-century Russia was between ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  freemen and slaves 
B)  clergy and principality 
C)  peasants and townspeople 
D)  army officers and freemen 
A)  freemen and slaves 
B)  clergy and principality 
C)  peasants and townspeople 
D)  army officers and freemen

Question 17

The Treaty of Troyes in 1420 disinherited the legitimate heir to the French throne and proclaimed ________ the successor to the French king, Charles VI.

Accepted Answer

A)  Henry V 
B)  Charles VII 
C)  Henry VI 
D)  Richard II 
A)  Henry V 
B)  Charles VII 
C)  Henry VI 
D)  Richard II

Question 18

Who reestablished the papacy in Rome in 1377?

Accepted Answer

A)  Boniface VII 
B)  Gregory XI 
C)  Celestine V 
D)  Clement V 
A)  Boniface VII 
B)  Gregory XI 
C)  Celestine V 
D)  Clement V

Question 19

In March 1429, _____________ presented herself to Charles VII, declaring that the King of Heaven had called her to deliver besieged Orleans from the English.

Accepted Answer

The answer of In March 1429, _____________ presented herself to...

Question 20

The Hundred Years' War took place primarily in _______.

Accepted Answer

A)  France 
B)  Britain 
C)  Germany 
D)  Italy 
A)  France 
B)  Britain 
C)  Germany 
D)  Italy

The Black Death is estimated to have killed at least ________ million people in Europe.

What happened to Europe's population between 1000 and 1300, and why?

The papal bull Unam Sanctam declared that ________.

How did the church become divided, and how was it reunited? Why was the conciliar movement a setback for the papacy?

Boniface VIII found himself locked in a struggle over the limits of papal authority with ________.

The Statute of Laborers ________.

Which of these was true of the impact of the Schism and the Black Death?

What were the social and economic consequences of the Black Death? Which groups in medieval society benefited the most from the altered social and economic landscape?

The _____________ was a French tax, levied directly on the peasantry.

Which of the following statements most aptly applies to the bull Ausculta fili?

The plague's impact on towns can be characterized as _______.

The Black Death refers to ________.

Under the rule of Prince Vladimir (r.980-1015), what city was the most important in Russia?

In 1409, the Council of Pisa ________.

Which of the following statements best characterizes the Mongol treatment of Russian political and religious institutions?

The broadest social division in eleventh-century Russia was between ________.

The Treaty of Troyes in 1420 disinherited the legitimate heir to the French throne and proclaimed ________ the successor to the French king, Charles VI.

Who reestablished the papacy in Rome in 1377?

In March 1429, _____________ presented herself to Charles VII, declaring that the King of Heaven had called her to deliver besieged Orleans from the English.

The Hundred Years' War took place primarily in _______.

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The Black Death is estimated to have killed at least ________ million people in Europe.

What happened to Europe's population between 1000 and 1300, and why?

The papal bull Unam Sanctam declared that ________.

How did the church become divided, and how was it reunited? Why was the conciliar movement a setback for the papacy?

Boniface VIII found himself locked in a struggle over the limits of papal authority with ________.

The Statute of Laborers ________.

Which of these was true of the impact of the Schism and the Black Death?

What were the social and economic consequences of the Black Death? Which groups in medieval society benefited the most from the altered social and economic landscape?

The _____________ was a French tax, levied directly on the peasantry.

Which of the following statements most aptly applies to the bull Ausculta fili?

The plague's impact on towns can be characterized as _______.

The Black Death refers to ________.

Under the rule of Prince Vladimir (r.980-1015), what city was the most important in Russia?

In 1409, the Council of Pisa ________.

Which of the following statements best characterizes the Mongol treatment of Russian political and religious institutions?

The broadest social division in eleventh-century Russia was between ________.

The Treaty of Troyes in 1420 disinherited the legitimate heir to the French throne and proclaimed ________ the successor to the French king, Charles VI.

Who reestablished the papacy in Rome in 1377?

In March 1429, _____________ presented herself to Charles VII, declaring that the King of Heaven had called her to deliver besieged Orleans from the English.

The Hundred Years' War took place primarily in _______.

The Birth of Civilization

The Rise of Greek Civilization

Classical and Hellenistic Greece

Rome: From Republic to Empire

The Roman Empire

Late Antiquity and the Early Middle Ages: Creating a New European Society and Culture (476–1000)

The High Middle Ages: The Rise of European Empires and States (1000–1300)

Medieval Society: Hierarchies, Towns, Universities, and Families (1000–1300)

Renaissance and Discovery

The Age of Reformation

The Age of Religious Wars

European State -Consolidation in the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries

New Directions in Thought and Culture in the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries

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