Question 1

One factor that contributed to the growth of some urban centers such as Paris and London was:

Accepted Answer

A)  the growth of the universities associated with each city. 
B)  their ability to draw on the wealth of the immediate area around the city. 
C)  the development of an international trade zone surrounding each city. 
D)  that they had retained a larger population throughout the period of the dissolution of the Roman Empire. 
E)  their status as the capital of nation-states formed during the early medieval period. 
A)  the growth of the universities associated with each city. 
B)  their ability to draw on the wealth of the immediate area around the city. 
C)  the development of an international trade zone surrounding each city. 
D)  that they had retained a larger population throughout the period of the dissolution of the Roman Empire. 
E)  their status as the capital of nation-states formed during the early medieval period.

Question 2

During the Fourth Crusade of 1201-1204,the Venetian navy,aided by the crusading knights:

Accepted Answer

A)  attacked the Muslim homeland at Mecca. 
B)  finally broke through Muslim defenses and reclaimed Jerusalem. 
C)  transported Richard the Lionhearted and Frederick Barbarossa to the Holy Land. 
D)  attacked Jewish settlements in Cologne and Speyer. 
E)  sacked Constantinople and returned with an enormous booty. 
A)  attacked the Muslim homeland at Mecca. 
B)  finally broke through Muslim defenses and reclaimed Jerusalem. 
C)  transported Richard the Lionhearted and Frederick Barbarossa to the Holy Land. 
D)  attacked Jewish settlements in Cologne and Speyer. 
E)  sacked Constantinople and returned with an enormous booty.

Question 3

In 1059,Pope Nicholas II issued a new decree on papal elections,which gave the power to elect future popes to the:

Accepted Answer

A)  Holy Roman Emperor. 
B)  German imperial court. 
C)  leading abbots of Cluniac monasteries. 
D)  College of Cardinals. 
E)  monarchs of England, France, and Germany. 
A)  Holy Roman Emperor. 
B)  German imperial court. 
C)  leading abbots of Cluniac monasteries. 
D)  College of Cardinals. 
E)  monarchs of England, France, and Germany.

Question 4

A commune was an informal association of citizens who undertook governmental functions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

In the eleventh century,the struggle for power in central Europe was,for the most part,between:

Accepted Answer

A)  king and pope. 
B)  king and nobility. 
C)  nobility and bishops. 
D)  bishops and pope. 
E)  king and bishops. 
A)  king and pope. 
B)  king and nobility. 
C)  nobility and bishops. 
D)  bishops and pope. 
E)  king and bishops.

Question 6

The expansion of the Byzantine empire during the tenth and early eleventh centuries was assisted by:

Accepted Answer

A)  Christian missionary activity in Russia and the Balkans. 
B)  Christian missionary activity among the Abbasids. 
C)  Muslim opposition to commerce. 
D)  the First Crusade, which captured Jerusalem. 
E)  the Fourth Crusade, which destroyed Venice. 
A)  Christian missionary activity in Russia and the Balkans. 
B)  Christian missionary activity among the Abbasids. 
C)  Muslim opposition to commerce. 
D)  the First Crusade, which captured Jerusalem. 
E)  the Fourth Crusade, which destroyed Venice.

Question 7

The medieval epic,The Song of Roland,is similar to Homer's Iliad as both were the product of a long oral tradition rather than having been composed in a written form.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

None of the new political entities arose in Europe as a direct result of the Viking raids of the previous century.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The compromise that ended the Investiture Conflict was known as the:

Accepted Answer

A)  Second Ecumenical Council. 
B)  Schism with the Byzantine church. 
C)  1059 Electoral Decree of Pope Nicholas II. 
D)  Fourth Lateran Council. 
E)  Concordat of Worms. 
A)  Second Ecumenical Council. 
B)  Schism with the Byzantine church. 
C)  1059 Electoral Decree of Pope Nicholas II. 
D)  Fourth Lateran Council. 
E)  Concordat of Worms.

Question 10

One factor that contributed to the increase in agricultural output in the medieval period was:

Accepted Answer

A)  diminished rainfall that allowed for more time to be able to work the fields. 
B)  a slight cooling of the average temperature that caused a shift to higher yield crops. 
C)  a rise in average temperature that allowed for a longer growing season. 
D)  increased rainfall causing a shift in crops grown that had larger yields. 
E)  the development of the seeder plow paired with the use of manure for fertilizer. 
A)  diminished rainfall that allowed for more time to be able to work the fields. 
B)  a slight cooling of the average temperature that caused a shift to higher yield crops. 
C)  a rise in average temperature that allowed for a longer growing season. 
D)  increased rainfall causing a shift in crops grown that had larger yields. 
E)  the development of the seeder plow paired with the use of manure for fertilizer.

Question 11

The Crusades marked a fundamental turning point in the relationship between:

Accepted Answer

A)  Byzantium and western Europe. 
B)  the Islamic world and the Byzantine empire. 
C)  the Islamic world and western Europe. 
D)  western Europe and the Far East. 
E)  all of these 
A)  Byzantium and western Europe. 
B)  the Islamic world and the Byzantine empire. 
C)  the Islamic world and western Europe. 
D)  western Europe and the Far East. 
E)  all of these

Question 12

Taken literally,what did the term lay investiture mean to medieval Christians in the eleventh century?

Accepted Answer

A)  the legal procedure associated with making a pious Christian man or woman a saint 
B)  buying an ecclesiastical office with money, such as the position of bishop or cardinal 
C)  the practice of appointing a bishop or abbot and dressing him with the symbols of his office 
D)  a business investment in monastic property with the expectation of a return 
E)  the Church practice of giving new clergy their vestments 
A)  the legal procedure associated with making a pious Christian man or woman a saint 
B)  buying an ecclesiastical office with money, such as the position of bishop or cardinal 
C)  the practice of appointing a bishop or abbot and dressing him with the symbols of his office 
D)  a business investment in monastic property with the expectation of a return 
E)  the Church practice of giving new clergy their vestments

Question 13

Beginning in the tenth century,the Church was beginning to assert its independence from secular rulers as had been the case under Charlemagne.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

One of the greatest Islamic philosophers of the medieval period was:

Accepted Answer

A)  Ibn Rushd. 
B)  Umar Khayyam. 
C)  Ibn S   na. 
D)  Ibn Abacus. 
E)  Umar Imam. 
A)  Ibn Rushd. 
B)  Umar Khayyam. 
C)  Ibn S   na. 
D)  Ibn Abacus. 
E)  Umar Imam.

Question 15

The European political structure in the tenth and eleventh centuries was typified by social mobility and egalitarianism.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Major towns and cities in the High Middle Ages:

Accepted Answer

A)  grew exponentially after the agricultural and trade improvements of the age. 
B)  sustained their population only through continuous immigration from the countryside. 
C)  were built of stone and were largely impervious to fire. 
D)  were grimly aware of crowd diseases and emphasized proper sanitation where possible. 
E)  were controlled by either a local noble or monastery. 
A)  grew exponentially after the agricultural and trade improvements of the age. 
B)  sustained their population only through continuous immigration from the countryside. 
C)  were built of stone and were largely impervious to fire. 
D)  were grimly aware of crowd diseases and emphasized proper sanitation where possible. 
E)  were controlled by either a local noble or monastery.

Question 17

The monastic reform movement that began at Cluny in Burgundy was unique in that it:

Accepted Answer

A)  rejected the ideals of poverty, chastity, and obedience popular in other monasteries. 
B)  undertook the establishment of a large number of subordinate "daughter houses" also free of control by local lords. 
C)  stressed political and economic independence from the pope in Rome. 
D)  led to the Norman Conquest of England. 
E)  became the leading religious force in eastern Europe, establishing some monasteries in Russia. 
A)  rejected the ideals of poverty, chastity, and obedience popular in other monasteries. 
B)  undertook the establishment of a large number of subordinate "daughter houses" also free of control by local lords. 
C)  stressed political and economic independence from the pope in Rome. 
D)  led to the Norman Conquest of England. 
E)  became the leading religious force in eastern Europe, establishing some monasteries in Russia.

Question 18

One of the many reforms undertaken by the Clunaic monasteries was to enforce the monastic vow of celibacy on all priests.Some segments of the Church rejected this reform claiming:

Accepted Answer

A)  there was no biblical source for such a vow. 
B)  there had never been any rule against priests being married. 
C)  secular priests needed to experience life as their parishioners did. 
D)  that the biblical injunction to "be fruitful and multiply" should apply to everyone. 
E)  church fathers, such as Ambrose, had been married. 
A)  there was no biblical source for such a vow. 
B)  there had never been any rule against priests being married. 
C)  secular priests needed to experience life as their parishioners did. 
D)  that the biblical injunction to "be fruitful and multiply" should apply to everyone. 
E)  church fathers, such as Ambrose, had been married.

Question 19

The Ottonian emperors were the first to be able to exercise actual control in the areas they claimed to rule.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

What technological advances were made in the High Middle Ages,and how did they change Europe?

Accepted Answer

The development of the heavy-wheeled plo

Exam 8: The Expansion of Europe,950–1100

One factor that contributed to the growth of some urban centers such as Paris and London was:

During the Fourth Crusade of 1201-1204,the Venetian navy,aided by the crusading knights:

In 1059,Pope Nicholas II issued a new decree on papal elections,which gave the power to elect future popes to the:

A commune was an informal association of citizens who undertook governmental functions.

In the eleventh century,the struggle for power in central Europe was,for the most part,between:

The expansion of the Byzantine empire during the tenth and early eleventh centuries was assisted by:

The medieval epic,The Song of Roland,is similar to Homer's Iliad as both were the product of a long oral tradition rather than having been composed in a written form.

None of the new political entities arose in Europe as a direct result of the Viking raids of the previous century.

The compromise that ended the Investiture Conflict was known as the:

One factor that contributed to the increase in agricultural output in the medieval period was:

The Crusades marked a fundamental turning point in the relationship between:

Taken literally,what did the term lay investiture mean to medieval Christians in the eleventh century?

Beginning in the tenth century,the Church was beginning to assert its independence from secular rulers as had been the case under Charlemagne.

One of the greatest Islamic philosophers of the medieval period was:

The European political structure in the tenth and eleventh centuries was typified by social mobility and egalitarianism.

Major towns and cities in the High Middle Ages:

The monastic reform movement that began at Cluny in Burgundy was unique in that it:

One of the many reforms undertaken by the Clunaic monasteries was to enforce the monastic vow of celibacy on all priests.Some segments of the Church rejected this reform claiming:

The Ottonian emperors were the first to be able to exercise actual control in the areas they claimed to rule.

What technological advances were made in the High Middle Ages,and how did they change Europe?

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Rome’s Three Heirs: 500–950

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Crisis,Unrest,and Opportunity,1300–1500

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Renaissance Ideals and Realities,c.1350–1550

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