Question 1

What determined nobility in the late Middle Ages?

Accepted Answer

The role of the nobility in the late Mid

Question 2

Why did Russia develop so differently from western Europe?

Accepted Answer

In large part,Russia's development took

Question 3

Compared to the western Europe of 1300,the western Europe of 1450 had _________ people and a(n)_________ standard of living.

Accepted Answer

A)  more; higher 
B)  fewer; higher 
C)  fewer; lower 
D)  more; lower 
E)  equal; equal 
A)  more; higher 
B)  fewer; higher 
C)  fewer; lower 
D)  more; lower 
E)  equal; equal

Question 4

The Black Death struck and disappeared from Europe in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

What were the causes of the Hundred Years' War?

Accepted Answer

There were many causes of the Hundred Ye

Question 6

The combined effects of famine,war,and plague in the fourteenth century reduced the total population of western Europe by:

Accepted Answer

A)  10 to 15 percent. 
B)  25 percent. 
C)  at least one half. 
D)  at least two-thirds. 
E)  90 percent. 
A)  10 to 15 percent. 
B)  25 percent. 
C)  at least one half. 
D)  at least two-thirds. 
E)  90 percent.

Question 7

The invention of movable type printing and the printing press made possible:

Accepted Answer

A)  the creation of a bureaucratic class in the major European countries. 
B)  the creation of universities, not possible prior to printed books. 
C)  the creation of the entirely new business of bookstores. 
D)  the Protestant Reformation in the following century. 
E)  the creation of the modern nation-state. 
A)  the creation of a bureaucratic class in the major European countries. 
B)  the creation of universities, not possible prior to printed books. 
C)  the creation of the entirely new business of bookstores. 
D)  the Protestant Reformation in the following century. 
E)  the creation of the modern nation-state.

Question 8

Compare and contrast the effect of the plague on the towns as opposed to the countryside.

Accepted Answer

In the countryside,the effects of the pl

Question 9

Compared to the High Middle Ages,the later Middle Ages:

Accepted Answer

A)  was a highpoint for the authority and prestige of the papacy. 
B)  signaled the beginning of vernacular poetry and popular stories of courtly romance. 
C)  witnessed the dissolution of significant national governments and bureaucratic institutions. 
D)  identified nature less with God and more as an entity that could be manipulated to meet human needs. 
E)  signaled the end of the authority of the Church within Europe. 
A)  was a highpoint for the authority and prestige of the papacy. 
B)  signaled the beginning of vernacular poetry and popular stories of courtly romance. 
C)  witnessed the dissolution of significant national governments and bureaucratic institutions. 
D)  identified nature less with God and more as an entity that could be manipulated to meet human needs. 
E)  signaled the end of the authority of the Church within Europe.

Question 10

One stood a chance of being charged with heresy simply by:

Accepted Answer

A)  having a mystical view of Christianity that did not submit to Church authority. 
B)  publishing one's ideas, moderate though they might be, in the vernacular. 
C)  questioning any of the sacraments or the manner in which they were administered. 
D)  questioning the authority of the pope or Church councils. 
E)  all of these 
A)  having a mystical view of Christianity that did not submit to Church authority. 
B)  publishing one's ideas, moderate though they might be, in the vernacular. 
C)  questioning any of the sacraments or the manner in which they were administered. 
D)  questioning the authority of the pope or Church councils. 
E)  all of these

Question 11

Realism and naturalism were the key trends in both art and literature in the late Middle Ages,as opposed to Romanticism.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The thirteenth century had witnessed the development of the philosophical belief that the world was rational,organized,and comprehensible to human beings.In the fourteenth century,William of Ockham:

Accepted Answer

A)  denied that human reason could prove fundamental theological truths. 
B)  confirmed such a belief theologically. 
C)  argued that theological questions could all be resolved through reason, but questions concerning the natural world could not all be so resolved. 
D)  determined that human reason could resolve nothing with regards to the world, with the exception of the truths of mathematics, provided the axioms were correct. 
E)  argued that the only knowledge human beings could attain came through divine revelation alone. 
A)  denied that human reason could prove fundamental theological truths. 
B)  confirmed such a belief theologically. 
C)  argued that theological questions could all be resolved through reason, but questions concerning the natural world could not all be so resolved. 
D)  determined that human reason could resolve nothing with regards to the world, with the exception of the truths of mathematics, provided the axioms were correct. 
E)  argued that the only knowledge human beings could attain came through divine revelation alone.

Question 13

The late Middle Ages was a period of aristocratic crisis and peasant prosperity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

What events sparked the Great Schism,and how was it resolved?

Accepted Answer

The schism occurred over the control exe

Question 15

One means by which the nobility of Europe asserted themselves was through membership in chivalric orders founded by the rulers of various countries.An example of such an order would be the:

Accepted Answer

A)  Order of the Garter. 
B)  Order of the Phoenix. 
C)  Knights of Malta. 
D)  Teutonic Knights. 
E)  Knights of the Temple of Solomon. 
A)  Order of the Garter. 
B)  Order of the Phoenix. 
C)  Knights of Malta. 
D)  Teutonic Knights. 
E)  Knights of the Temple of Solomon.

Question 16

After 1450,European towns grew significantly in size and economic power because they:

Accepted Answer

A)  banned monasteries and offered tax breaks for married couples and families. 
B)  successfully controlled price variations and limited business risk. 
C)  developed strategies for managing outbreaks of the plague. 
D)  attracted more people and developed specialized products and services. 
E)  offered tax incentives to new businesses to locate in the towns. 
A)  banned monasteries and offered tax breaks for married couples and families. 
B)  successfully controlled price variations and limited business risk. 
C)  developed strategies for managing outbreaks of the plague. 
D)  attracted more people and developed specialized products and services. 
E)  offered tax incentives to new businesses to locate in the towns.

Question 17

The first phase of the Hundred Years' War was marked by:

Accepted Answer

A)  successive French victories over the English. 
B)  inconclusive battles, which were the reason for the long length of the war. 
C)  successive English victories over the French. 
D)  a few victories by the English over the Prussian allies of France. 
E)  an indecisive siege of Paris by the English. 
A)  successive French victories over the English. 
B)  inconclusive battles, which were the reason for the long length of the war. 
C)  successive English victories over the French. 
D)  a few victories by the English over the Prussian allies of France. 
E)  an indecisive siege of Paris by the English.

Question 18

Spain was made whole with the reconquest of 1492 but was not truly a single nation until:

Accepted Answer

A)  1525. 
B)  1648. 
C)  1714. 
D)  1812. 
E)  1918. 
A)  1525. 
B)  1648. 
C)  1714. 
D)  1812. 
E)  1918.

Question 19

In fifteenth-century Europe,localities could expect a renewed outbreak of plague:

Accepted Answer

A)  every year. 
B)  every two years. 
C)  every ten years. 
D)  every twenty years. 
E)  every generation. 
A)  every year. 
B)  every two years. 
C)  every ten years. 
D)  every twenty years. 
E)  every generation.

Question 20

The Flemish painter Rogier van der Weyden expressed piety and the ever present message of the Bible by:

Accepted Answer

A)  presenting biblical figures in contemporary settings. 
B)  placing contemporary figures in biblical settings. 
C)  presenting idealized settings of sites in the Holy Land for his portraits. 
D)  presenting biblical figures in otherworldly settings. 
E)  renouncing painting and entering a monastery. 
A)  presenting biblical figures in contemporary settings. 
B)  placing contemporary figures in biblical settings. 
C)  presenting idealized settings of sites in the Holy Land for his portraits. 
D)  presenting biblical figures in otherworldly settings. 
E)  renouncing painting and entering a monastery.

Exam 10: Crisis,Unrest,and Opportunity,1300–1500

What determined nobility in the late Middle Ages?

Why did Russia develop so differently from western Europe?

Compared to the western Europe of 1300,the western Europe of 1450 had _________ people and a(n)_________ standard of living.

The Black Death struck and disappeared from Europe in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries.

What were the causes of the Hundred Years' War?

The combined effects of famine,war,and plague in the fourteenth century reduced the total population of western Europe by:

The invention of movable type printing and the printing press made possible:

Compare and contrast the effect of the plague on the towns as opposed to the countryside.

Compared to the High Middle Ages,the later Middle Ages:

One stood a chance of being charged with heresy simply by:

Realism and naturalism were the key trends in both art and literature in the late Middle Ages,as opposed to Romanticism.

The thirteenth century had witnessed the development of the philosophical belief that the world was rational,organized,and comprehensible to human beings.In the fourteenth century,William of Ockham:

The late Middle Ages was a period of aristocratic crisis and peasant prosperity.

What events sparked the Great Schism,and how was it resolved?

One means by which the nobility of Europe asserted themselves was through membership in chivalric orders founded by the rulers of various countries.An example of such an order would be the:

After 1450,European towns grew significantly in size and economic power because they:

The first phase of the Hundred Years' War was marked by:

Spain was made whole with the reconquest of 1492 but was not truly a single nation until:

In fifteenth-century Europe,localities could expect a renewed outbreak of plague:

The Flemish painter Rogier van der Weyden expressed piety and the ever present message of the Bible by:

Early Civilizations

Peoples,Gods,and Empires: 1700–500 B.C.E

The Civilization of Greece,1000–400 B.C.E

The Greek World Expands,400–150 B.C.E

The Civilization of Ancient Rome

The Transformation of Rome

Rome’s Three Heirs: 500–950

The Expansion of Europe,950–1100

The Consolidation of Europe,1100–1300

Commerce,Conquest,and Colonization,1300–1600

Renaissance Ideals and Realities,c.1350–1550

The Age of Dissent and Division,1500–1600

Religion,Warfare,and Sovereignty: 1540–1660

Absolutism and Empire,1660–1789

The New Science of the Seventeenth Century

The Enlightenment

The French Revolution

The Industrial Revolution and Nineteenth-Century Society

From Restoration to Revolution,1815–1848

What Is a Nation? Territories,States,and Citizens,1848–1871

Imperialism and Colonialism,1870–1914

Modern Industry and Mass Politics,1870–1914

The First World War

Turmoil between the Wars

The Second World War

The Cold War World: Global Politics,Economic Recovery,and Cultural Change

Red Flags and Velvet Revolutions: The End of the Cold War,1960–1990

A World without Walls: Globalization and the West

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Compared to the western Europe of 1300,the western Europe of 1450 had _ people and a(n)_ standard of living.