Question 1

How was humanist education a break from the tradition of scholastic education?

Accepted Answer

Popular in the universities of northern

Question 2

What determined nobility in the late Middle Ages?

Accepted Answer

In the fourteenth and fifteenth centurie

Question 3

The characters in Chaucer's Canterbury Tales are traveling to the site of:

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A) Jesus's crucifixion. 
B) the murder of Thomas Beckett. 
C) the battle of Tours. 
D) the battle of Hastings. 
E) King Arthur's coronation. 
A) Jesus's crucifixion. 
B) the murder of Thomas Beckett. 
C) the battle of Tours. 
D) the battle of Hastings. 
E) King Arthur's coronation.

Question 4

The English Peasants' Revolt,like other popular uprisings of the fourteenth century,had its fundamental origins in:

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A) the repression of the peasants by the nobility in the 1370s. 
B) the king's decision to convert all freedmen to the status of serfs in 1361. 
C) a series of taxes levied to support the English war with Norway. 
D) the economic,social,and political consequences of the Black Death. 
E) the English peasant's desire to be a part of the English parliamentary process. 
A) the repression of the peasants by the nobility in the 1370s. 
B) the king's decision to convert all freedmen to the status of serfs in 1361. 
C) a series of taxes levied to support the English war with Norway. 
D) the economic,social,and political consequences of the Black Death. 
E) the English peasant's desire to be a part of the English parliamentary process.

Question 5

Which Ottoman sultan was responsible for the capture of Constantinople?

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A) Timur 
B) Osman 
C) Genghis Khan 
D) Mehmet II 
E) Abu Bakr 
A) Timur 
B) Osman 
C) Genghis Khan 
D) Mehmet II 
E) Abu Bakr

Question 6

The relatively constant warfare of the Middle Ages led to which of the following?

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A) Expansionist states 
B) Higher rates of taxation of citizens 
C) Larger armies 
D) New,deadly technologies 
E) All of the above 
A) Expansionist states 
B) Higher rates of taxation of citizens 
C) Larger armies 
D) New,deadly technologies 
E) All of the above

Question 7

Following the Muslim conquest of Constantinople,the city:

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A) experienced a dramatic population increase. 
B) experienced a dramatic population decline. 
C) was destroyed by a series of major fires. 
D) was stricken by an outbreak of the plague. 
E) declined in commercial importance. 
A) experienced a dramatic population increase. 
B) experienced a dramatic population decline. 
C) was destroyed by a series of major fires. 
D) was stricken by an outbreak of the plague. 
E) declined in commercial importance.

Question 8

The social mobility of the fourteenth century was made possible largely due to the:

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A) Crusades. 
B) Black Death. 
C) English Peasants' Revolt. 
D) beginning of the Hundred Years' War. 
E) creation of the Holy Roman Empire. 
A) Crusades. 
B) Black Death. 
C) English Peasants' Revolt. 
D) beginning of the Hundred Years' War. 
E) creation of the Holy Roman Empire.

Question 9

The Lollards advocated for all of these things EXCEPT the:

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A) marriage of all clerics. 
B) confiscation of ecclesiastical wealth. 
C) removal of corrupt or immoral priests. 
D) translation of the Bible into English. 
E) removal of sacraments from Catholic ritual. 
A) marriage of all clerics. 
B) confiscation of ecclesiastical wealth. 
C) removal of corrupt or immoral priests. 
D) translation of the Bible into English. 
E) removal of sacraments from Catholic ritual.

Question 10

How were women's devotional practices a challenge to Church authority in the late Middle Ages?

Accepted Answer

In medieval Catholicism,parish priests m

Question 11

The majority of Ottoman slaves were Christians because:

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A) Christians were generally out of favor in Ottoman society. 
B) Christians in Ottoman society were from a lower socioeconomic class. 
C) Jews were not allowed to settle within the Ottoman Empire. 
D) Muslims were the only people who could work in business or governmental posts. 
E) Muslims were not permitted to enslave other Muslims. 
A) Christians were generally out of favor in Ottoman society. 
B) Christians in Ottoman society were from a lower socioeconomic class. 
C) Jews were not allowed to settle within the Ottoman Empire. 
D) Muslims were the only people who could work in business or governmental posts. 
E) Muslims were not permitted to enslave other Muslims.

Question 12

The Ottoman Empire traces their history back to the chieftain,Osman Gazi.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

The reduction in population in the wake of the Black Death allowed most serfs in medieval Europe to become freedmen.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

The failed conciliar movement of the Church was intended to locate the supreme authority of the Church with the:

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A) pope alone. 
B) cardinals. 
C) delegates of regularly called councils. 
D) delegates of every diocese who gathered in Rome each year. 
E) papal legates. 
A) pope alone. 
B) cardinals. 
C) delegates of regularly called councils. 
D) delegates of every diocese who gathered in Rome each year. 
E) papal legates.

Question 15

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

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Why did the Renaissance originate in Italy?

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The Renaissance originated in the city-s

Question 17

Unlike many humanists,Petrach sought a life of:

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A) public service. 
B) service to the church. 
C) duty to the government. 
D) quiet contemplation. 
E) wealth and adulation. 
A) public service. 
B) service to the church. 
C) duty to the government. 
D) quiet contemplation. 
E) wealth and adulation.

Question 18

Those who claimed aristocratic status in the fourteenth century did so by:

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A) commissioning a family coat of arms. 
B) living lavish and extremely expensive lifestyles. 
C) demonstrating a genealogy that traced the family history to a king. 
D) participating in the court culture of a local king or great lord. 
E) fighting in tournaments on horseback. 
A) commissioning a family coat of arms. 
B) living lavish and extremely expensive lifestyles. 
C) demonstrating a genealogy that traced the family history to a king. 
D) participating in the court culture of a local king or great lord. 
E) fighting in tournaments on horseback.

Question 19

Petrarch believed that the "Dark Ages" were not the pagan past,but the Middle Ages,the time that separated him from:

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A) the time of Jesus. 
B) direct communication with the classics. 
C) the Trojan War. 
D) the time of the Church Fathers. 
E) the time of Moses. 
A) the time of Jesus. 
B) direct communication with the classics. 
C) the Trojan War. 
D) the time of the Church Fathers. 
E) the time of Moses.

Question 20

Henry V was so successful in taking territory from France during the latter part of the Hundred Years' War that he was able to force the king of France to:

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A) concede his crown. 
B) become a vassal of the English king. 
C) resign his crown and retire to a monastery. 
D) request aid from the Byzantine empire. 
E) recognize the English king as the heir to the French throne. 
A) concede his crown. 
B) become a vassal of the English king. 
C) resign his crown and retire to a monastery. 
D) request aid from the Byzantine empire. 
E) recognize the English king as the heir to the French throne.

How was humanist education a break from the tradition of scholastic education?

What determined nobility in the late Middle Ages?

The characters in Chaucer's Canterbury Tales are traveling to the site of:

The English Peasants' Revolt,like other popular uprisings of the fourteenth century,had its fundamental origins in:

Which Ottoman sultan was responsible for the capture of Constantinople?

The relatively constant warfare of the Middle Ages led to which of the following?

Following the Muslim conquest of Constantinople,the city:

The social mobility of the fourteenth century was made possible largely due to the:

The Lollards advocated for all of these things EXCEPT the:

How were women's devotional practices a challenge to Church authority in the late Middle Ages?

The majority of Ottoman slaves were Christians because:

The Ottoman Empire traces their history back to the chieftain,Osman Gazi.

The reduction in population in the wake of the Black Death allowed most serfs in medieval Europe to become freedmen.

The failed conciliar movement of the Church was intended to locate the supreme authority of the Church with the:

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

Why did the Renaissance originate in Italy?

Unlike many humanists,Petrach sought a life of:

Those who claimed aristocratic status in the fourteenth century did so by:

Petrarch believed that the "Dark Ages" were not the pagan past,but the Middle Ages,the time that separated him from:

Henry V was so successful in taking territory from France during the latter part of the Hundred Years' War that he was able to force the king of France to:

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How was humanist education a break from the tradition of scholastic education?

What determined nobility in the late Middle Ages?

The characters in Chaucer's Canterbury Tales are traveling to the site of:

The English Peasants' Revolt,like other popular uprisings of the fourteenth century,had its fundamental origins in:

Which Ottoman sultan was responsible for the capture of Constantinople?

The relatively constant warfare of the Middle Ages led to which of the following?

Following the Muslim conquest of Constantinople,the city:

The social mobility of the fourteenth century was made possible largely due to the:

The Lollards advocated for all of these things EXCEPT the:

How were women's devotional practices a challenge to Church authority in the late Middle Ages?

The majority of Ottoman slaves were Christians because:

The Ottoman Empire traces their history back to the chieftain,Osman Gazi.

The reduction in population in the wake of the Black Death allowed most serfs in medieval Europe to become freedmen.

The failed conciliar movement of the Church was intended to locate the supreme authority of the Church with the:

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

Why did the Renaissance originate in Italy?

Unlike many humanists,Petrach sought a life of:

Those who claimed aristocratic status in the fourteenth century did so by:

Petrarch believed that the "Dark Ages" were not the pagan past,but the Middle Ages,the time that separated him from:

Henry V was so successful in taking territory from France during the latter part of the Hundred Years' War that he was able to force the king of France to:

Early Civilizations

Peoples, gods, and Empires: 1700-500

The Civilization of Greece, 1000-400

The Greek World Expands, 400-150

The Civilization of Ancient Rome

The Transformation of Rome

Romes Three Heirs,500-950

The Expansion of Europe,950-1100

The Consolidation of Europe,1100-1250

The Medieval World,1250-1350

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

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