Question 1

The tenth century was known for ineffective kingship throughout Europe and:

Accepted Answer

A)  the momentous Investiture Conflict. 
B)  the beginning of the Christian Crusades against Muslims. 
C)  a very effective and powerful papacy. 
D)  local bishops who were surpassing nobles in power and authority. 
E)  an incompetent and largely corrupt papacy. 
A)  the momentous Investiture Conflict. 
B)  the beginning of the Christian Crusades against Muslims. 
C)  a very effective and powerful papacy. 
D)  local bishops who were surpassing nobles in power and authority. 
E)  an incompetent and largely corrupt papacy.

Question 2

Compared to their Carolingian predecessors,the kings of tenth- and eleventh-century Germany:

Accepted Answer

A)  did not exercise much control over the church within their kingdom. 
B)  did not have any soft frontiers where they could pursue easy conquests. 
C)  all had set lines of succession, which allowed for the peaceful transfer of power. 
D)  did not have a sophisticated administrative system. 
E)  all of these 
A)  did not exercise much control over the church within their kingdom. 
B)  did not have any soft frontiers where they could pursue easy conquests. 
C)  all had set lines of succession, which allowed for the peaceful transfer of power. 
D)  did not have a sophisticated administrative system. 
E)  all of these

Question 3

Although it represented a monumental struggle for power at the upper levels of society,the Investiture Controversy was a largely private affair that had little impact or interest in the average person's life.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

The two fundamental factors driving the high medieval European economy were:

Accepted Answer

A)  population growth and an increasingly efficient market for goods. 
B)  long-distance trade and investments in church building. 
C)  technological innovations in agriculture and new styles of ships that could carry more. 
D)  newly discovered precious metal deposits and the resulting inflation. 
E)  long-distance trade and the newly designed ships to carry the trade goods. 
A)  population growth and an increasingly efficient market for goods. 
B)  long-distance trade and investments in church building. 
C)  technological innovations in agriculture and new styles of ships that could carry more. 
D)  newly discovered precious metal deposits and the resulting inflation. 
E)  long-distance trade and the newly designed ships to carry the trade goods.

Question 5

Of the three heirs to the Roman Empire,Europe was the most prosperous by 1000.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

What issues lay at the heart of the Investiture Conflict,and how were they resolved?

Accepted Answer

At the heart of the Investiture Controve

Question 7

Serfs were treated like slaves in parts of medieval Europe with a major exception:

Accepted Answer

A)  serfdom was not hereditary. 
B)  serfs could not be fined by their lords. 
C)  serfs could not be tried in local "manorial" courts. 
D)  serfs could not be sold apart from their historic lands. 
E)  the aristocracy was required to see to the serfs' education and well-being. 
A)  serfdom was not hereditary. 
B)  serfs could not be fined by their lords. 
C)  serfs could not be tried in local "manorial" courts. 
D)  serfs could not be sold apart from their historic lands. 
E)  the aristocracy was required to see to the serfs' education and well-being.

Question 8

At Canossa in the winter of 1077:

Accepted Answer

A)  King Henry IV humiliated himself before Pope Gregory VII. 
B)  King Henry IV humiliated Pope Gregory VII. 
C)  Pope Gregory humiliated himself before King Henry IV. 
D)  King Henry IV arrived, but Pope Gregory VII refused to see him. 
E)  Pope Gregory VII received Henry IV and they resolved their differences peacefully. 
A)  King Henry IV humiliated himself before Pope Gregory VII. 
B)  King Henry IV humiliated Pope Gregory VII. 
C)  Pope Gregory humiliated himself before King Henry IV. 
D)  King Henry IV arrived, but Pope Gregory VII refused to see him. 
E)  Pope Gregory VII received Henry IV and they resolved their differences peacefully.

Question 9

The most devastating consequence of the Crusades was:

Accepted Answer

A)  the new religious and political ethos that informed the reconquest of Iberia. 
B)  the development of Islamic and Christian doctrines of holy war. 
C)  the underlying justification of the English wars against the Welsh and Scots. 
D)  the justification for the massacre and dispossession of the "heretics" of southern France. 
E)  all of these 
A)  the new religious and political ethos that informed the reconquest of Iberia. 
B)  the development of Islamic and Christian doctrines of holy war. 
C)  the underlying justification of the English wars against the Welsh and Scots. 
D)  the justification for the massacre and dispossession of the "heretics" of southern France. 
E)  all of these

Question 10

Ruling from their castles,lords claimed the right to:

Accepted Answer

A)  collect taxes. 
B)  administer justice. 
C)  wage war. 
D)  mint money. 
E)  all of these 
A)  collect taxes. 
B)  administer justice. 
C)  wage war. 
D)  mint money. 
E)  all of these

Question 11

Despite the potential advantages of the manorial system,_________ played the dominant role in creating it.

Accepted Answer

A)  peasants 
B)  serfs 
C)  lords 
D)  kings 
E)  clerics 
A)  peasants 
B)  serfs 
C)  lords 
D)  kings 
E)  clerics

Question 12

What was manorialism,and what advantages did it hold for each class?

Accepted Answer

Manorialism is a system of land developm

Question 13

What reforms did the papacy undertake in the eleventh century?

Accepted Answer

In Rome,the papacy remained resolutely u

Question 14

The Crusades take their name from the symbol of the Christian religion.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

A major source of mechanical power in medieval Europe after 1050 was the:

Accepted Answer

A)  four-wheeled cart, which was pulled by horse or oxen. 
B)  water mill, which was used to grind grain, crush paper pulp, and press oil. 
C)  windmill, which was used primarily to process cloth. 
D)  steam engine, which was used to produce cloth goods. 
E)  open-hearth furnace, which was used to forge iron. 
A)  four-wheeled cart, which was pulled by horse or oxen. 
B)  water mill, which was used to grind grain, crush paper pulp, and press oil. 
C)  windmill, which was used primarily to process cloth. 
D)  steam engine, which was used to produce cloth goods. 
E)  open-hearth furnace, which was used to forge iron.

Exam 8: The Expansion of Europe,950–1100

The tenth century was known for ineffective kingship throughout Europe and:

Compared to their Carolingian predecessors,the kings of tenth- and eleventh-century Germany:

Although it represented a monumental struggle for power at the upper levels of society,the Investiture Controversy was a largely private affair that had little impact or interest in the average person's life.

The two fundamental factors driving the high medieval European economy were:

Of the three heirs to the Roman Empire,Europe was the most prosperous by 1000.

What issues lay at the heart of the Investiture Conflict,and how were they resolved?

Serfs were treated like slaves in parts of medieval Europe with a major exception:

At Canossa in the winter of 1077:

The most devastating consequence of the Crusades was:

Ruling from their castles,lords claimed the right to:

Despite the potential advantages of the manorial system,_________ played the dominant role in creating it.

What was manorialism,and what advantages did it hold for each class?

What reforms did the papacy undertake in the eleventh century?

The Crusades take their name from the symbol of the Christian religion.

A major source of mechanical power in medieval Europe after 1050 was the:

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