Question 1

What factors explain the rise of formal educational institutions in twelfth-century Europe?

Accepted Answer

The increase in urbanization and the need for educated administrators and bureaucrats, the reemergence of Aristotle's texts, collaboration between Christian and Arabic scholars in the sciences and mathematics, and the rise of theology all contributed to the surge of formal educational institutions in twelfth-century Europe.

Question 2

What was innovative about organum?

Accepted Answer

A) It combined Italian and Latin verse. 
B) It used French in liturgical chant. 
C) It introduced polyphony. 
D) It combined the lute and the human voice. 
A) It combined Italian and Latin verse. 
B) It used French in liturgical chant. 
C) It introduced polyphony. 
D) It combined the lute and the human voice. C

Question 3

What was the functional purpose of the Gothic gargoyles?

Accepted Answer

A) as rain-gutters 
B) as fountains 
C) as supports 
D) as lanterns 
A) as rain-gutters 
B) as fountains 
C) as supports 
D) as lanterns A

Question 4

What did Francis of Assisi believe was necessary for a life of perfect freedom?

Accepted Answer

A) Anarchy 
B) Total poverty 
C) Sufficient wealth 
D) Land ownership 
A) Anarchy 
B) Total poverty 
C) Sufficient wealth 
D) Land ownership

Question 5

Who was Villard de Honnecourt?

Accepted Answer

A) He was a musical troubadour. 
B) He was a Benedictine scholar. 
C) He was an architect and engineer. 
D) He was a doctor and chemist. 
A) He was a musical troubadour. 
B) He was a Benedictine scholar. 
C) He was an architect and engineer. 
D) He was a doctor and chemist.

Question 6

How does Gothic sculpture differ from Romanesque sculpture?

Accepted Answer

Instead of the Romanesque emphasis on da

Question 7

_______________________ Marks on the body resembling the wounds of Christ.

Accepted Answer

The answer of _______________________ Marks on the body resembling the...

Question 8

How can Aquinas's worldview be described?

Accepted Answer

A) Egalitarian 
B) Democratic 
C) Hierarchical 
D) Transcendent 
A) Egalitarian 
B) Democratic 
C) Hierarchical 
D) Transcendent

Question 9

How did the cathedral play an integral part in the lives of the townspeople?

Accepted Answer

In addition to its primary role as relig

Question 10

What was the subject of Maimonides' Guide for the Perplexed?

Accepted Answer

A) Christian history 
B) Aristotle's philosophical ideas 
C) The meaning of the Hebrew bible 
D) A primer on the natural sciences 
A) Christian history 
B) Aristotle's philosophical ideas 
C) The meaning of the Hebrew bible 
D) A primer on the natural sciences

Question 11

_______________________ Method for reconciling conflicting theological opinions.

Accepted Answer

The answer of _______________________ Method for reconciling conflicting theological opinions....

Question 12

What were the subjects of Goliardic verse?

Accepted Answer

A) God, worship, and heaven 
B) Love, sex, life, and drink 
C) Sin and penitence 
D) Battle and valor 
A) God, worship, and heaven 
B) Love, sex, life, and drink 
C) Sin and penitence 
D) Battle and valor

Question 13

Who invented the system of musical notation that we use today?

Accepted Answer

A) Guillaume Dufay 
B) Guido d'Arezzo 
C) Perotin 
D) Boethius 
A) Guillaume Dufay 
B) Guido d'Arezzo 
C) Perotin 
D) Boethius

Question 14

What was the original meaning of the term universitas?

Accepted Answer

A) academy 
B) meeting-place 
C) knowledge 
D) corporation 
A) academy 
B) meeting-place 
C) knowledge 
D) corporation

Question 15

_______________________ Intellectual techniques using reason to draw logical conclusions.

Accepted Answer

The answer of _______________________ Intellectual techniques using reason to draw...

Question 16

_______________________ Friars who rejected ownership of property and lived by begging.

Accepted Answer

The answer of _______________________ Friars who rejected ownership of property...

Question 17

What was the subject of the Summa Theologica?

Accepted Answer

A) The struggle of Christianity against Islam 
B) Reconciling classical philosophy and Christian faith 
C) The conflict between love and duty 
D) Renouncing war 
A) The struggle of Christianity against Islam 
B) Reconciling classical philosophy and Christian faith 
C) The conflict between love and duty 
D) Renouncing war

Question 18

Who was the patron saint of wandering scholars?

Accepted Answer

A) Saint Denis 
B) Villard de Honnecourt 
C) Saint Golias 
D) Guido of Arezzo 
A) Saint Denis 
B) Villard de Honnecourt 
C) Saint Golias 
D) Guido of Arezzo

Question 19

_______________________ A church designated as a destination for traveling worshippers.

Accepted Answer

The answer of _______________________ A church designated as a destination...

Question 20

What made possible the increased height of Gothic cathedrals?

Accepted Answer

A) the domed ceiling 
B) the ribbed vault 
C) the flying buttress 
D) the pointed arch 
A) the domed ceiling 
B) the ribbed vault 
C) the flying buttress 
D) the pointed arch

What factors explain the rise of formal educational institutions in twelfth-century Europe?

What was innovative about organum?

What was the functional purpose of the Gothic gargoyles?

What did Francis of Assisi believe was necessary for a life of perfect freedom?

Who was Villard de Honnecourt?

How does Gothic sculpture differ from Romanesque sculpture?

_______________________ Marks on the body resembling the wounds of Christ.

How can Aquinas's worldview be described?

How did the cathedral play an integral part in the lives of the townspeople?

What was the subject of Maimonides' Guide for the Perplexed?

_______________________ Method for reconciling conflicting theological opinions.

What were the subjects of Goliardic verse?

Who invented the system of musical notation that we use today?

What was the original meaning of the term universitas?

_______________________ Intellectual techniques using reason to draw logical conclusions.

_______________________ Friars who rejected ownership of property and lived by begging.

What was the subject of the Summa Theologica?

Who was the patron saint of wandering scholars?

_______________________ A church designated as a destination for traveling worshippers.

What made possible the increased height of Gothic cathedrals?

Beginnings

The Rise of Greece

Classical Greece and the Hellenistic Period

Rome

Ancient Civilizations of India and China

The Rise of the Biblical Tradition

Early Christianity: Ravenna and Byzantium

Islam

The High Middle Ages

The Fourteenth Century: a Time of Transition

The Renaissance in the Fifteenth Century

The High Renaissance and Mannerism in Italy

The High Renaissance in the North

The Seventeenth Century: the Baroque Era

The Eighteenth Century

Romanticism, Realism, and Photography

Toward the Modern Era: 1870-1914

India, China, and Japan: From Medieval to Modern Times

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Exam 9: The Rise of Medieval Culture

What factors explain the rise of formal educational institutions in twelfth-century Europe?

What was innovative about organum?

What was the functional purpose of the Gothic gargoyles?

What did Francis of Assisi believe was necessary for a life of perfect freedom?

Who was Villard de Honnecourt?

How does Gothic sculpture differ from Romanesque sculpture?

_______________________ Marks on the body resembling the wounds of Christ.

How can Aquinas's worldview be described?

How did the cathedral play an integral part in the lives of the townspeople?

What was the subject of Maimonides' Guide for the Perplexed?

_______________________ Method for reconciling conflicting theological opinions.

What were the subjects of Goliardic verse?

Who invented the system of musical notation that we use today?

What was the original meaning of the term universitas?

_______________________ Intellectual techniques using reason to draw logical conclusions.

_______________________ Friars who rejected ownership of property and lived by begging.

What was the subject of the Summa Theologica?

Who was the patron saint of wandering scholars?

_______________________ A church designated as a destination for traveling worshippers.

What made possible the increased height of Gothic cathedrals?

Beginnings

The Rise of Greece

Classical Greece and the Hellenistic Period

Rome

Ancient Civilizations of India and China

The Rise of the Biblical Tradition

Early Christianity: Ravenna and Byzantium

Islam

The High Middle Ages

The Fourteenth Century: a Time of Transition

The Renaissance in the Fifteenth Century

The High Renaissance and Mannerism in Italy

The High Renaissance in the North

The Seventeenth Century: the Baroque Era

The Eighteenth Century

Romanticism, Realism, and Photography

Toward the Modern Era: 1870-1914

India, China, and Japan: From Medieval to Modern Times

Filters