Exam 9: The Late Middle Ages: Social and Political Breakdown (1300-1453)

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

One of the most extreme reactions to the spreading plague were processions of __________,religious fanatics who beat themselves in ritual penance.

The work of John Wycliffe most resembled that of _______.

Generally speaking,the Black Death moved ________ through Europe.

The French monarchs were particularly outraged by English control of any traditional French land because it ________.

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

Defender of Peace,written by Marsilius of Padua,depicted the pope as ________.

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

Which of the following was thought by contemporaries to have caused the Black Death?

________ supported the Great Schism.

Founded in 1348,the ________ became the center for both Czech nationalism and a religious reform movement.

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

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

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

The plague barely touched areas away from major trade routes such as ________.

Joan of Arc was executed on May 30,1431 for the crime of ________.

Who reestablished the papacy in Rome in 1377?

Discuss the impact of Mongol rule on Russian social and political institutions.Do you believe the system of administration established by the Mongols contributed to their eventual collapse in the region? Explain.

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

___________ was the teaching that the efficacy of the church's sacraments did not only lie in their true performance,but also depended on the moral character of the clergy who administered them.