Question 1

The most valid conclusion about the effect of the Black Death was that it

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A)  spread quickly through Europe in one decade. 
B)  was probably carried by cats. 
C)  resulted in death for about one-quarter to one-third of the population. 
D)  would have been much worse, except the population was fairly well nourished. 
E)  claimed more lives in the small towns than in the crowded cities. 
A)  spread quickly through Europe in one decade. 
B)  was probably carried by cats. 
C)  resulted in death for about one-quarter to one-third of the population. 
D)  would have been much worse, except the population was fairly well nourished. 
E)  claimed more lives in the small towns than in the crowded cities. C

Question 2

The papal residence at Avignon was related to

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A)  an attempt to live an austere life, removed from the luxury of Rome. 
B)  a temporary residence set up at the French frontier. 
C)  an attempt to resolve the Hundred Years' War. 
D)  a reform movement encouraged by bishops and cardinals. 
E)  the pope's attempt to challenge the French King Philip. 
A)  an attempt to live an austere life, removed from the luxury of Rome. 
B)  a temporary residence set up at the French frontier. 
C)  an attempt to resolve the Hundred Years' War. 
D)  a reform movement encouraged by bishops and cardinals. 
E)  the pope's attempt to challenge the French King Philip. B

Question 3

The chansons de geste are best associated with

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A)  love poetry. 
B)  songs of troubadours. 
C)  heroic deeds. 
D)  ribald peasant tales. 
E)  peasant rebellions. 
A)  love poetry. 
B)  songs of troubadours. 
C)  heroic deeds. 
D)  ribald peasant tales. 
E)  peasant rebellions. C

Question 4

Which of the following statements about the Great Schism is correct?

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A)  The French monarch believed it was important to support Urban VI. 
B)  The Holy Roman Emperor, from the start, refused to get involved in the issue. 
C)  At one time, there were three men who claimed to be pope. 
D)  The Great Schism ended in 1414. 
E)  All of these 
A)  The French monarch believed it was important to support Urban VI. 
B)  The Holy Roman Emperor, from the start, refused to get involved in the issue. 
C)  At one time, there were three men who claimed to be pope. 
D)  The Great Schism ended in 1414. 
E)  All of these

Question 5

Please use this outline map of Europe to answer the question(s).
  
-Locate on the map of Europe the site of the following battles of the Hundred Years' War: Orléans,Poitiers,Crécy,and Agincourt.

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Question 6

Sic et Non was an effort to demonstrate that

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A)  there was an irreconcilable conflict between reason and faith and that the Christian must choose faith. 
B)  different theologians had conflicting opinions and hence, the enterprise of theology in general was vain. 
C)  Aquinas's Summa Theologica was methodologically flawed. 
D)  the conflicting opinions of theologians could be reconciled through reasoned argument (dialectics). 
E)  there were no conflicting opinions between faith and reason. 
A)  there was an irreconcilable conflict between reason and faith and that the Christian must choose faith. 
B)  different theologians had conflicting opinions and hence, the enterprise of theology in general was vain. 
C)  Aquinas's Summa Theologica was methodologically flawed. 
D)  the conflicting opinions of theologians could be reconciled through reasoned argument (dialectics). 
E)  there were no conflicting opinions between faith and reason.

Question 7

Discuss the idea of "courtly love" and how this idea transformed the role of knights in medieval society.​

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The concept of "courtly love" emerged in

Question 8

In the early Middle Ages,the principal education centers of Western Christendom were

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A)  monastery schools. 
B)  universities. 
C)  cathedral schools. 
D)  parish schools. 
E)  All of these 
A)  monastery schools. 
B)  universities. 
C)  cathedral schools. 
D)  parish schools. 
E)  All of these

Question 9

How did the Hundreds Year War lead to social turmoil in France?​

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The Hundred Years' War, which lasted fro

Question 10

Which of the following was not a factor in the cultural flowering of the twelfth century?

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A)  The Carolingian Renaissance was rejected for new ideas. 
B)  The end of invasions permitted more travel and more political stability. 
C)  There was recognition of the importance of classical contributions. 
D)  There was increasing commerce and the literacy skills associated with it. 
E)  Contacts with Islamic and Byzantine cultures led to the translation into Latin of ancient Greek works. 
A)  The Carolingian Renaissance was rejected for new ideas. 
B)  The end of invasions permitted more travel and more political stability. 
C)  There was recognition of the importance of classical contributions. 
D)  There was increasing commerce and the literacy skills associated with it. 
E)  Contacts with Islamic and Byzantine cultures led to the translation into Latin of ancient Greek works.

Question 11

Please use this outline map of Europe to answer the question(s).
  
-How was learning revived in the Middle Ages? What was the role of the first universities in this educational revival?

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Learning was revived in the Middle Ages

Question 12

Please use this outline map of Europe to answer the question(s).
  
-On the map of Europe,note the location where the following occurred: the humiliation of the pope at Anagni; the Babylonian Captivity at Avignon; and the Church Councils held at Pisa,Basel,and Constance.

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Question 13

Which uprising in France claimed the lives of 20,000 people?

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A)  The Peterloo massacre 
B)  The Waterloo massacre 
C)  The Jacquerie 
D)  The wage earners rebellion 
E)  The Waldensian revolt 
A)  The Peterloo massacre 
B)  The Waterloo massacre 
C)  The Jacquerie 
D)  The wage earners rebellion 
E)  The Waldensian revolt

Question 14

Please use this outline map of Europe to answer the question(s).
  
-Discuss three individuals whose studies during the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries contributed to the development of a more scientific approach to nature.Comment on the character of their work.

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One individual whose studies during the

Question 15

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important?
-Conciliar Movement

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The Conciliar Movement was a reform move

Question 16

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important?
-Philip IV

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Philip IV, also known as Philip the Fair

Question 17

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important?
-Crystalline Heaven

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The term "Crystalline Heaven" refers to

Question 18

Which act by Pope Boniface led to his capture at the papal summer palace in Anagni in September 1303?

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A)  He threatened to excommunicate King Philip. 
B)  He threatened to move the papal seat from France to Rome. 
C)  He threatened to abdicate his position as pope. 
D)  He threatened to go to war against King Philip. 
E)  He threatened to oppose the Conciliar Movement. 
A)  He threatened to excommunicate King Philip. 
B)  He threatened to move the papal seat from France to Rome. 
C)  He threatened to abdicate his position as pope. 
D)  He threatened to go to war against King Philip. 
E)  He threatened to oppose the Conciliar Movement.

Question 19

How did the issue of taxation lead to the Babylonian Captivity?​

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The issue of taxation played a significa

Question 20

Which work is sometimes called "the Iliad of the Germans"?

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A)  Beowulf 
B)  The Divine Comedy 
C)  Siegfried 
D)  Nibelungenlied 
E)  The Song of Roland 
A)  Beowulf 
B)  The Divine Comedy 
C)  Siegfried 
D)  Nibelungenlied 
E)  The Song of Roland

Exam 7: The Flowering and Dissolution of Medieval Civilization

The most valid conclusion about the effect of the Black Death was that it

The papal residence at Avignon was related to

The chansons de geste are best associated with

Which of the following statements about the Great Schism is correct?

Please use this outline map of Europe to answer the question(s). -Locate on the map of Europe the site of the following battles of the Hundred Years' War: Orléans,Poitiers,Crécy,and Agincourt.

Sic et Non was an effort to demonstrate that

Discuss the idea of "courtly love" and how this idea transformed the role of knights in medieval society.​

In the early Middle Ages,the principal education centers of Western Christendom were

How did the Hundreds Year War lead to social turmoil in France?​

Which of the following was not a factor in the cultural flowering of the twelfth century?

Please use this outline map of Europe to answer the question(s). -How was learning revived in the Middle Ages? What was the role of the first universities in this educational revival?

Please use this outline map of Europe to answer the question(s). -On the map of Europe,note the location where the following occurred: the humiliation of the pope at Anagni; the Babylonian Captivity at Avignon; and the Church Councils held at Pisa,Basel,and Constance.

Which uprising in France claimed the lives of 20,000 people?

Please use this outline map of Europe to answer the question(s). -Discuss three individuals whose studies during the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries contributed to the development of a more scientific approach to nature.Comment on the character of their work.

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? -Conciliar Movement

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? -Philip IV

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? -Crystalline Heaven

Which act by Pope Boniface led to his capture at the papal summer palace in Anagni in September 1303?

How did the issue of taxation lead to the Babylonian Captivity?​

Which work is sometimes called "the Iliad of the Germans"?

The Ancient Near East: the First Civilizations

The Hebrews: a New View of God and the Individual

The Greeks: From Myth to Reason

Rome: From City-State to World Empire

Early Christianity: a World Religion

The Rise of Europe: Fusion of Classical,christian,and Germanic Traditions

Transition to the Modern Age: Renaissance and Reformation

Political and Economic Transformation: National States, overseas Expansion, commercial Revolution

Intellectual Transformation: the Scientific Revolution and the Age of Enlightenment

The Era of the French Revolution: Affirmation of Liberty and Equality

The Industrial Revolution: the Transformation of Society

Thought and Culture in the Early Nineteenth Century

Surge of Liberalism and Nationalism: Revolution, counterrevolution, and Unification

Thought and Culture in the Mid-Nineteenth Century: Realism, positivism, darwinism, and Social Criticism

Europe in the Late Nineteenth Century: Modernization, nationalism, imperialism

Modern Consciousness: New Views of Nature, human Nature, and the Arts

World War I: the West in Despair

An Era of Totalitarianism

World War II: Western Civilization in the Balance

Europe After World War II: Recovery and Realignment, 1945-1989

The Troubled Present

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