Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

At the heart of the Investiture Conflict

Question 2

The most long-lasting consequence of the First Crusade was the:

Accepted Answer

A)  European conquest of Jerusalem. 
B)  development of Islamic and Christian doctrines of holy war. 
C)  creation of the Knights Templar. 
D)  foundation of field hospitals to treat wounded Crusaders. 
E)  fall of the Byzantine empire. 
A)  European conquest of Jerusalem. 
B)  development of Islamic and Christian doctrines of holy war. 
C)  creation of the Knights Templar. 
D)  foundation of field hospitals to treat wounded Crusaders. 
E)  fall of the Byzantine empire.

Question 3

Islamic theology and philosophy had no influence on Catholic philosophy and theology.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

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 5

The medieval epic,The Song of Roland,is similar to Homer's Iliad in that 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 6

The First Crusade:

Accepted Answer

A)  further strengthened Byzantine control over trade in the eastern Mediterranean. 
B)  further weakened Byzantine control over trade in the eastern Mediterranean. 
C)  disrupted Byzantine trade along the Silk Road to China. 
D)  had little impact on Byzantine trade because the Crusaders were primarily motivated by religion, not commercial gain. 
E)  disrupted the trade routes between Byzantium and western Europe. 
A)  further strengthened Byzantine control over trade in the eastern Mediterranean. 
B)  further weakened Byzantine control over trade in the eastern Mediterranean. 
C)  disrupted Byzantine trade along the Silk Road to China. 
D)  had little impact on Byzantine trade because the Crusaders were primarily motivated by religion, not commercial gain. 
E)  disrupted the trade routes between Byzantium and western Europe.

Question 7

Otto I's victory over the Magyars:

Accepted Answer

A)  resulted in his becoming king of France. 
B)  consolidated his rule in England. 
C)  confirmed the position of the Saxon kings as heirs to Charlemagne's Holy Roman Empire. 
D)  confirmed the position of the Saxon kings of Denmark. 
E)  was short-lived as the Magyars soon crushed Saxony and Franconia. 
A)  resulted in his becoming king of France. 
B)  consolidated his rule in England. 
C)  confirmed the position of the Saxon kings as heirs to Charlemagne's Holy Roman Empire. 
D)  confirmed the position of the Saxon kings of Denmark. 
E)  was short-lived as the Magyars soon crushed Saxony and Franconia.

Question 8

What technological advances were made in the eleventh century,and how did they change Europe?

Accepted Answer

The development of the heavy-wheeled plo

Question 9

In 1071,Byzantium lost Armenia and wealthy Anatolia to 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 10

What effect did Islam have on the culture and society of Christian Europe?

Accepted Answer

Prior to the contacts facilitated by the

Question 11

Castles often formed the nucleus of new towns because:

Accepted Answer

A)  knights were important consumers of goods. 
B)  castles became more important than monasteries after 1100. 
C)  castles provided protection for merchants who lived close to the walls. 
D)  lords would offer merchants who would trade at the castle a break on taxes. 
E)  traveling merchants often stopped at castles for trade. 
A)  knights were important consumers of goods. 
B)  castles became more important than monasteries after 1100. 
C)  castles provided protection for merchants who lived close to the walls. 
D)  lords would offer merchants who would trade at the castle a break on taxes. 
E)  traveling merchants often stopped at castles for trade.

Question 12

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Simony refers to:

Accepted Answer

A)  the theft of relics. 
B)  fornication by priests. 
C)  public preaching by unqualified people. 
D)  belief in doctrines declared unorthodox by the Church. 
E)  the use of an ecclesiastical office for personal gain. 
A)  the theft of relics. 
B)  fornication by priests. 
C)  public preaching by unqualified people. 
D)  belief in doctrines declared unorthodox by the Church. 
E)  the use of an ecclesiastical office for personal gain.

Question 14

Beginning in the eleventh century,the Church asserted its independence from secular rulers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

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 16

Aside from raising food yields from 50 to 67 percent,the movement from a two-field system to a three-field system resulted in:

Accepted Answer

A)  lower yields per acre and increased labor output. 
B)  the use of fewer plough animals like oxen or horses. 
C)  higher yields per acre and a more even distribution of labor throughout the year. 
D)  more people being needed on each manor to work the land. 
E)  the introduction of irrigation systems. 
A)  lower yields per acre and increased labor output. 
B)  the use of fewer plough animals like oxen or horses. 
C)  higher yields per acre and a more even distribution of labor throughout the year. 
D)  more people being needed on each manor to work the land. 
E)  the introduction of irrigation systems.

Question 17

The Christian doctrine of holy war developed during the First Crusade has helped shape more modern narratives of conquest and colonization.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

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)  Roman Catholicism and the Orthodox Church. 
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)  Roman Catholicism and the Orthodox Church.

Question 19

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

Accepted Answer

A)  rejected the ideals of poverty, chastity, and obedience popular in other monasteries. 
B)  were free from control by local lords. 
C)  stressed political and economic independence from the pope in Rome. 
D)  were actively involved in the Norman Conquest of England. 
E)  became the leading religious institutions in eastern Europe. 
A)  rejected the ideals of poverty, chastity, and obedience popular in other monasteries. 
B)  were free from control by local lords. 
C)  stressed political and economic independence from the pope in Rome. 
D)  were actively involved in the Norman Conquest of England. 
E)  became the leading religious institutions in eastern Europe.

Question 20

Europe's first parliamentary democracy developed in:

Accepted Answer

A)  England. 
B)  France. 
C)  Ireland. 
D)  Sicily. 
E)  Iceland. 
A)  England. 
B)  France. 
C)  Ireland. 
D)  Sicily. 
E)  Iceland.

Exam 8: The Expansion of Europe,950–1100

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

The most long-lasting consequence of the First Crusade was the:

Islamic theology and philosophy had no influence on Catholic philosophy and theology.

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

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

The First Crusade:

Otto I's victory over the Magyars:

What technological advances were made in the eleventh century,and how did they change Europe?

In 1071,Byzantium lost Armenia and wealthy Anatolia to the:

What effect did Islam have on the culture and society of Christian Europe?

Castles often formed the nucleus of new towns because:

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

Simony refers to:

Beginning in the eleventh century,the Church asserted its independence from secular rulers.

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:

Aside from raising food yields from 50 to 67 percent,the movement from a two-field system to a three-field system resulted in:

The Christian doctrine of holy war developed during the First Crusade has helped shape more modern narratives of conquest and colonization.

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

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

Europe's first parliamentary democracy developed in:

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The Greek World Expands,400–150 B.C.E

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The Transformation of Rome

Rome’s Three Heirs,500–950

The Consolidation of Europe,1100–1250

The Medieval World,1250–1350

Rebirth and Unrest,1350–1453

Innovation and Exploration,1453–1533

The Age of Dissent and Division,1500–1564

Europe in the Atlantic World,1550–1660

European Monarchies and Absolutism,1660–1725

The New Science of the Seventeenth Century

Europe during the Enlightenment

The French Revolution

The Industrial Revolution and Nineteenth-Century Society

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Revolutions and Nation Building,1848–1871

Imperialism and Colonialism,1870–1914

Modern Industry and Mass Politics,1870–1914

The First World War

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