Question 1

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 2

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 3

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)  their holding on to 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)  their holding on to 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 4

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 5

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

William the Conqueror was politically innovative in that he:

Accepted Answer

A)  claimed England in the name of the Roman papacy. 
B)  rewarded his Norman followers with cash payments rather than English land. 
C)  used the highly centralized English administrative authority combined with the feudal structures of France. 
D)  negotiated an advantageous peace agreement with King Harold of England without resorting to physical violence. 
E)  managed to retain the English crown while becoming the heir to the French throne. 
A)  claimed England in the name of the Roman papacy. 
B)  rewarded his Norman followers with cash payments rather than English land. 
C)  used the highly centralized English administrative authority combined with the feudal structures of France. 
D)  negotiated an advantageous peace agreement with King Harold of England without resorting to physical violence. 
E)  managed to retain the English crown while becoming the heir to the French throne.

Question 7

When preaching the First Crusade,some churchmen in western Europe offered crusaders:

Accepted Answer

A)  sainthood as a reward for military service. 
B)  a well-equipped flotilla of ships for their transport across the Mediterranean. 
C)  true accounts of the atrocities committed by Muslims in the East. 
D)  a plenary indulgence,promising that those who died would immediately go to heaven. 
E)  all of these 
A)  sainthood as a reward for military service. 
B)  a well-equipped flotilla of ships for their transport across the Mediterranean. 
C)  true accounts of the atrocities committed by Muslims in the East. 
D)  a plenary indulgence,promising that those who died would immediately go to heaven. 
E)  all of these

Question 8

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 9

The first successful attempt to restore the spiritual authority of the Latin Church can be traced to the establishment of a new kind of monastery at:

Accepted Answer

A)  Toulouse in Burgundy. 
B)  Lorraine in Alsace. 
C)  Cluny in Burgundy. 
D)  Tours in the Île de France. 
E)  Orléans in Burgundy. 
A)  Toulouse in Burgundy. 
B)  Lorraine in Alsace. 
C)  Cluny in Burgundy. 
D)  Tours in the Île de France. 
E)  Orléans in Burgundy.

Question 10

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

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

Question 12

The greatest strength of the Capetian rulers was their uninterrupted succession for over three hundred years.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

The rotation of crops:

Accepted Answer

A)  provided insurance against loss from natural disasters. 
B)  made new types of food available. 
C)  spread labor evenly over the course of the year. 
D)  allowed for a great deal of experimentation with plants. 
E)  all of these 
A)  provided insurance against loss from natural disasters. 
B)  made new types of food available. 
C)  spread labor evenly over the course of the year. 
D)  allowed for a great deal of experimentation with plants. 
E)  all of these

Question 14

Self-governing elites most frequently developed in areas of western Europe where:

Accepted Answer

A)  royal authority was either weak or nonexistent. 
B)  kings founded new cities and gave them special charters. 
C)  bishops were effective feudal lords over the cities in their area. 
D)  there was a strong tradition of democracy such as Greece. 
E)  the Church was strong and Latin was the common language. 
A)  royal authority was either weak or nonexistent. 
B)  kings founded new cities and gave them special charters. 
C)  bishops were effective feudal lords over the cities in their area. 
D)  there was a strong tradition of democracy such as Greece. 
E)  the Church was strong and Latin was the common language.

Question 15

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 16

The most devastating consequence of the Crusades was the:

Accepted Answer

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

Question 17

Central to the establishment of feudal monarchies was the:

Accepted Answer

A)  personal relationship among individuals at each level of feudal society. 
B)  relationship of each lord to the religious authority in his territory. 
C)  personal relationship that developed among the monarchs of the various countries. 
D)  blessing given by the pope to his chosen lord in each country. 
E)  ability of the monarch to protect and provide for the common people in his realm. 
A)  personal relationship among individuals at each level of feudal society. 
B)  relationship of each lord to the religious authority in his territory. 
C)  personal relationship that developed among the monarchs of the various countries. 
D)  blessing given by the pope to his chosen lord in each country. 
E)  ability of the monarch to protect and provide for the common people in his realm.

Question 18

When Alexius Comnenus asked for Western help against the Seljuq Turks,he was hoping for a:

Accepted Answer

A)  crusading army that would recapture Jerusalem. 
B)  large army of foot soldiers to drive the Turks from Anatolia,the Byzantine heartland. 
C)  force of heavily armored knights to deploy against the lightly armored Turkish cavalry. 
D)  group of Norman mercenaries to serve as his palace guard. 
E)  conquering army he could lead against the Muslims and thus unite all of Christendom. 
A)  crusading army that would recapture Jerusalem. 
B)  large army of foot soldiers to drive the Turks from Anatolia,the Byzantine heartland. 
C)  force of heavily armored knights to deploy against the lightly armored Turkish cavalry. 
D)  group of Norman mercenaries to serve as his palace guard. 
E)  conquering army he could lead against the Muslims and thus unite all of Christendom.

Question 19

Relations between Muslims and Christians in the area Christians referred to as the Holy Lands were upset when Jerusalem was captured in 1071 by the:

Accepted Answer

A)  Saracen Turks. 
B)  Seljuq Turks. 
C)  Akko Turks. 
D)  Abbasid Turks. 
E)  Fatimid Turks. 
A)  Saracen Turks. 
B)  Seljuq Turks. 
C)  Akko Turks. 
D)  Abbasid Turks. 
E)  Fatimid Turks.

Question 20

Which of the following was NOT a goal expressed by Pope Urban II for the First Crusade?

Accepted Answer

A)  to establish peace at home by sending violent knights abroad 
B)  to capture Jerusalem 
C)  to reunite the Byzantine and Latin Christian churches under the command of the pope 
D)  to slay Christ's enemies wherever they could be found,especially Jews and Muslims 
E)  to demonstrate the superiority of Western military and spiritual might over that of the East. 
A)  to establish peace at home by sending violent knights abroad 
B)  to capture Jerusalem 
C)  to reunite the Byzantine and Latin Christian churches under the command of the pope 
D)  to slay Christ's enemies wherever they could be found,especially Jews and Muslims 
E)  to demonstrate the superiority of Western military and spiritual might over that of the East.

Exam 8: The Expansion of Europe,950–1100

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

Major towns and cities in the High Middle Ages:

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

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

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

William the Conqueror was politically innovative in that he:

When preaching the First Crusade,some churchmen in western Europe offered crusaders:

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.

The first successful attempt to restore the spiritual authority of the Latin Church can be traced to the establishment of a new kind of monastery at:

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

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

The greatest strength of the Capetian rulers was their uninterrupted succession for over three hundred years.

The rotation of crops:

Self-governing elites most frequently developed in areas of western Europe where:

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

The most devastating consequence of the Crusades was the:

Central to the establishment of feudal monarchies was the:

When Alexius Comnenus asked for Western help against the Seljuq Turks,he was hoping for a:

Relations between Muslims and Christians in the area Christians referred to as the Holy Lands were upset when Jerusalem was captured in 1071 by the:

Which of the following was NOT a goal expressed by Pope Urban II for the First Crusade?

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