Question 1

By the mid-thirteenth century,the pope called some Crusades in order to:

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A) try to retake Jerusalem from Muslim rule. 
B) fight against non-Christian peoples in the north of Russia. 
C) defend Venice from attacks from the Mamluk Sultanate in Egypt. 
D) support the political needs of the papacy. 
E) defend Europe's borders in the East from invasion by the Mongols. 
A) try to retake Jerusalem from Muslim rule. 
B) fight against non-Christian peoples in the north of Russia. 
C) defend Venice from attacks from the Mamluk Sultanate in Egypt. 
D) support the political needs of the papacy. 
E) defend Europe's borders in the East from invasion by the Mongols.

Question 2

The Mongols ruled the vast territory of their empire directly.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Pope Clement VI was controversial,in part,for:

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A) having a wife. 
B) his sexual promiscuity. 
C) selling spiritual benefits for money. 
D) relocating the papacy to France. 
E) physically attacking a bishop. 
A) having a wife. 
B) his sexual promiscuity. 
C) selling spiritual benefits for money. 
D) relocating the papacy to France. 
E) physically attacking a bishop.

Question 4

Between the years 1315 and 1322,Europe's climate was characterized by:

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A) unusually cool weather. 
B) unusually hot weather. 
C) severe drought conditions. 
D) severe annual flooding. 
E) an unusual number of lightning storms. 
A) unusually cool weather. 
B) unusually hot weather. 
C) severe drought conditions. 
D) severe annual flooding. 
E) an unusual number of lightning storms.

Question 5

The medieval doctrine of transubstantiation taught that:

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A) when Christ became human he had two natures. 
B) people became fully human only when baptized. 
C) the Eucharist became the body and blood of Christ during Mass. 
D) Christ never became fully human. 
E) people would rise from the earth on Judgment Day. 
A) when Christ became human he had two natures. 
B) people became fully human only when baptized. 
C) the Eucharist became the body and blood of Christ during Mass. 
D) Christ never became fully human. 
E) people would rise from the earth on Judgment Day.

Question 6

Dante's Divine Comedy represents:

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A) the nadir of Italian vernacular writing. 
B) the pinnacle of Latin prose. 
C) a fusion of classical and Christian cultures. 
D) a clear adoption of Christian principles and a rejection of classical learning. 
E) a rejection of Christianity in favor of classical learning. 
A) the nadir of Italian vernacular writing. 
B) the pinnacle of Latin prose. 
C) a fusion of classical and Christian cultures. 
D) a clear adoption of Christian principles and a rejection of classical learning. 
E) a rejection of Christianity in favor of classical learning.

Question 7

Dante's choice to write much of his work in Italian:

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A) led other scholars to revert to Latin when writing social critiques. 
B) revolutionized vernacular literature in Italy. 
C) meant that his work would not be read outside of Italy. 
D) forced universities to begin teaching in Italian rather than Latin. 
E) allowed many literary critics to believe his work was inferior to works written in Latin. 
A) led other scholars to revert to Latin when writing social critiques. 
B) revolutionized vernacular literature in Italy. 
C) meant that his work would not be read outside of Italy. 
D) forced universities to begin teaching in Italian rather than Latin. 
E) allowed many literary critics to believe his work was inferior to works written in Latin.

Question 8

Mongol governance was directed toward:

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A) ensuring absolute rule over all subject territories. 
B) creating a stable staffed by Mongols in all subject territories. 
C) securing tribute from subject territories. 
D) instituting taxes on trade and commerce in all subject territories. 
E) centralizing control in a single ruler. 
A) ensuring absolute rule over all subject territories. 
B) creating a stable staffed by Mongols in all subject territories. 
C) securing tribute from subject territories. 
D) instituting taxes on trade and commerce in all subject territories. 
E) centralizing control in a single ruler.

Question 9

Why did the Pax Mongolica come to an end?

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A) Conflict between rival trading groups increased and violence broke out. 
B) The Mongols lost control of the Silk Road to the Chinese. 
C) The Mongols began to push further West into Europe and war broke out. 
D) The Mamluk sultanate of Egypt began attacking caravans on the Silk Road. 
E) The Mongols converted to Eastern Orthodox Christianity and so closed the Silk Road to Western Roman Catholics. 
A) Conflict between rival trading groups increased and violence broke out. 
B) The Mongols lost control of the Silk Road to the Chinese. 
C) The Mongols began to push further West into Europe and war broke out. 
D) The Mamluk sultanate of Egypt began attacking caravans on the Silk Road. 
E) The Mongols converted to Eastern Orthodox Christianity and so closed the Silk Road to Western Roman Catholics.

Question 10

Sovereignty can be defined as:

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A) sharing governmental power over a given territory. 
B) the ability of a country to attack other countries. 
C) the ability of a king to control his nobles. 
D) the ability to control a defined territory without challenge. 
E) the ability of townspeople to act independently of a king or local lord. 
A) sharing governmental power over a given territory. 
B) the ability of a country to attack other countries. 
C) the ability of a king to control his nobles. 
D) the ability to control a defined territory without challenge. 
E) the ability of townspeople to act independently of a king or local lord.

Question 11

The medieval painter Giotto is remembered especially because he:

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A) rendered architectural details with photographic precision. 
B) specialized in individual portraits,which were highly lifelike. 
C) developed a new technique for painting on canvas with oil paints. 
D) brought a deep humanity and naturalism to his religious images. 
E) developed a new technique for painting on wood using pigment mixed with egg white. 
A) rendered architectural details with photographic precision. 
B) specialized in individual portraits,which were highly lifelike. 
C) developed a new technique for painting on canvas with oil paints. 
D) brought a deep humanity and naturalism to his religious images. 
E) developed a new technique for painting on wood using pigment mixed with egg white.

Question 12

Boniface VIII died as a result of his treatment by agents of Philip IV.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Medieval colonies in the Mediterranean and North Atlantic were driven by a desire to foster trade.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

How did England and France increase their sovereignty in the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries?

Accepted Answer

Sovereignty may be defined as the inviol

Question 15

During the so-called Babylonian Captivity of the fourteenth century,the papacy was:

Accepted Answer

A) divided between two rival popes. 
B) moved to Avignon,France. 
C) disbanded for seventy-five years. 
D) controlled by the Persian aristocracy. 
E) removed from Rome to Babylon. 
A) divided between two rival popes. 
B) moved to Avignon,France. 
C) disbanded for seventy-five years. 
D) controlled by the Persian aristocracy. 
E) removed from Rome to Babylon.

Question 16

After conquering territory in what is now Iraq,Iran,Pakistan,Afghanistan,Armenia,and Anatolia,the Mongols who controlled this territory,called the Ilkhanate,converted to:

Accepted Answer

A) Roman Catholicism. 
B) Eastern Orthodox Christianity. 
C) Judaism. 
D) Zoroastrianism. 
E) Islam. 
A) Roman Catholicism. 
B) Eastern Orthodox Christianity. 
C) Judaism. 
D) Zoroastrianism. 
E) Islam.

Question 17

Realism and naturalism were the key trends in both art and literature in the late Middle Ages.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The Mongol "horde" got its name from the Turkish word for "horn," no doubt due to the use of the battle horn in Mongol warfare.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Crusading can be linked to an extreme form of the sacrament of:

Accepted Answer

A) Baptism. 
B) Confession and Penance. 
C) Matrimony. 
D) Confirmation. 
E) Communion. 
A) Baptism. 
B) Confession and Penance. 
C) Matrimony. 
D) Confirmation. 
E) Communion.

Question 20

The ornate textiles and other works of art that characterized the Pax Mongolica were often the work of:

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A) slaves. 
B) art teachers. 
C) young girls. 
D) soldiers. 
E) scholars. 
A) slaves. 
B) art teachers. 
C) young girls. 
D) soldiers. 
E) scholars.

By the mid-thirteenth century,the pope called some Crusades in order to:

The Mongols ruled the vast territory of their empire directly.

Pope Clement VI was controversial,in part,for:

Between the years 1315 and 1322,Europe's climate was characterized by:

The medieval doctrine of transubstantiation taught that:

Dante's Divine Comedy represents:

Dante's choice to write much of his work in Italian:

Mongol governance was directed toward:

Why did the Pax Mongolica come to an end?

Sovereignty can be defined as:

The medieval painter Giotto is remembered especially because he:

Boniface VIII died as a result of his treatment by agents of Philip IV.

Medieval colonies in the Mediterranean and North Atlantic were driven by a desire to foster trade.

How did England and France increase their sovereignty in the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries?

During the so-called Babylonian Captivity of the fourteenth century,the papacy was:

After conquering territory in what is now Iraq,Iran,Pakistan,Afghanistan,Armenia,and Anatolia,the Mongols who controlled this territory,called the Ilkhanate,converted to:

Realism and naturalism were the key trends in both art and literature in the late Middle Ages.

The Mongol "horde" got its name from the Turkish word for "horn," no doubt due to the use of the battle horn in Mongol warfare.

Crusading can be linked to an extreme form of the sacrament of:

The ornate textiles and other works of art that characterized the Pax Mongolica were often the work of:

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Exam 10: The Medieval World,1250-1350

By the mid-thirteenth century,the pope called some Crusades in order to:

The Mongols ruled the vast territory of their empire directly.

Pope Clement VI was controversial,in part,for:

Between the years 1315 and 1322,Europe's climate was characterized by:

The medieval doctrine of transubstantiation taught that:

Dante's Divine Comedy represents:

Dante's choice to write much of his work in Italian:

Mongol governance was directed toward:

Why did the Pax Mongolica come to an end?

Sovereignty can be defined as:

The medieval painter Giotto is remembered especially because he:

Boniface VIII died as a result of his treatment by agents of Philip IV.

Medieval colonies in the Mediterranean and North Atlantic were driven by a desire to foster trade.

How did England and France increase their sovereignty in the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries?

During the so-called Babylonian Captivity of the fourteenth century,the papacy was:

After conquering territory in what is now Iraq,Iran,Pakistan,Afghanistan,Armenia,and Anatolia,the Mongols who controlled this territory,called the Ilkhanate,converted to:

Realism and naturalism were the key trends in both art and literature in the late Middle Ages.

The Mongol "horde" got its name from the Turkish word for "horn," no doubt due to the use of the battle horn in Mongol warfare.

Crusading can be linked to an extreme form of the sacrament of:

The ornate textiles and other works of art that characterized the Pax Mongolica were often the work of:

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

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

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