Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

Popular in the universities of northern

Question 2

Humanists such as Leon Battista Alberti praised the nuclear family and argued that women should be:

Accepted Answer

A) consigned purely to domestic roles. 
B) allowed to work as painters and sculptors. 
C) encouraged to adopt children rather than raise their own. 
D) educated and participate in public life as they were able. 
E) able to rule as equals with men. 
A) consigned purely to domestic roles. 
B) allowed to work as painters and sculptors. 
C) encouraged to adopt children rather than raise their own. 
D) educated and participate in public life as they were able. 
E) able to rule as equals with men.

Question 3

The title tsar means "caesar."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

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 5

In 1422,Henry VI was king of both England and France,though he was only an infant.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

The humanist's insistence on ancient standards of Latin grammar and word choice turned Latin into a dead language.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The Jacquerie was a group of French nobles who were effective in passing legislation against peasant demands for lower prices and an end to serfdom.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Ottoman society was closed and intolerant.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Although medieval scholars knew important classical authors such as Virgil and Cicero,the works of _________ were not fully known in Western Europe until the Renaissance.

Accepted Answer

A) Aristotle 
B) Livy 
C) Ovid 
D) Paul 
E) Plutarch 
A) Aristotle 
B) Livy 
C) Ovid 
D) Paul 
E) Plutarch

Question 10

Why did the Renaissance originate in Italy?

Accepted Answer

The Renaissance originated in the city-s

Question 11

As a result of the depopulation in Europe caused by the Black Death:

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A) Europe became an agricultural wasteland. 
B) European farmers turned toward producing cash crops exclusively. 
C) great lords and monasteries took control of 75% of all agricultural land. 
D) Europe's massively depleted ecological resources recovered. 
E) Europeans began buying slaves to use as agricultural workers. 
A) Europe became an agricultural wasteland. 
B) European farmers turned toward producing cash crops exclusively. 
C) great lords and monasteries took control of 75% of all agricultural land. 
D) Europe's massively depleted ecological resources recovered. 
E) Europeans began buying slaves to use as agricultural workers.

Question 12

The Medici originally made their fortune in:

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A) banking. 
B) government. 
C) the arts. 
D) the silk trade. 
E) the spice trade. 
A) banking. 
B) government. 
C) the arts. 
D) the silk trade. 
E) the spice trade.

Question 13

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 14

Humanists encouraged the education of women.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

What were the foundations of the Ottoman Empire,and how did these foundations shape it?

Accepted Answer

Although the empire was often known for

Question 16

The spread of warfare following the Black Death also contributed to:

Accepted Answer

A) the development of new weaponry and technology. 
B) new artistic techniques. 
C) the growth of historical fiction. 
D) an increase in the power of the church. 
E) the growth of the banking industry. 
A) the development of new weaponry and technology. 
B) new artistic techniques. 
C) the growth of historical fiction. 
D) an increase in the power of the church. 
E) the growth of the banking industry.

Question 17

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:

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 18

Muslims were not permitted to enslave:

Accepted Answer

A) prisoners of war. 
B) uneducated people. 
C) anyone under the age of twenty. 
D) other Muslims. 
E) religious people of any faith. 
A) prisoners of war. 
B) uneducated people. 
C) anyone under the age of twenty. 
D) other Muslims. 
E) religious people of any faith.

Question 19

Lorenzo Valla was an innovator in the field of vernacular poetry.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

What is the central theme of Christine de Pisan's The City of Ladies?

Accepted Answer

A) The book is an attack on the patriarchal social organization of feudalism. 
B) The book describes a mythic journey through Africa in search of powerful "Amazon" women. 
C) The book is a courtly romance about love,sacrifice,and betrayal in the tradition of Romance of the Rose. 
D) The book is an attack on the failures of the late-medieval clergy. 
E) The book is a defense of women against the misogynistic claims of men. 
A) The book is an attack on the patriarchal social organization of feudalism. 
B) The book describes a mythic journey through Africa in search of powerful "Amazon" women. 
C) The book is a courtly romance about love,sacrifice,and betrayal in the tradition of Romance of the Rose. 
D) The book is an attack on the failures of the late-medieval clergy. 
E) The book is a defense of women against the misogynistic claims of men.

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

Humanists such as Leon Battista Alberti praised the nuclear family and argued that women should be:

The title tsar means "caesar."

Following the Muslim conquest of Constantinople,the city:

In 1422,Henry VI was king of both England and France,though he was only an infant.

The humanist's insistence on ancient standards of Latin grammar and word choice turned Latin into a dead language.

The Jacquerie was a group of French nobles who were effective in passing legislation against peasant demands for lower prices and an end to serfdom.

Ottoman society was closed and intolerant.

Although medieval scholars knew important classical authors such as Virgil and Cicero,the works of _________ were not fully known in Western Europe until the Renaissance.

Why did the Renaissance originate in Italy?

As a result of the depopulation in Europe caused by the Black Death:

The Medici originally made their fortune in:

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

Humanists encouraged the education of women.

What were the foundations of the Ottoman Empire,and how did these foundations shape it?

The spread of warfare following the Black Death also contributed to:

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:

Muslims were not permitted to enslave:

Lorenzo Valla was an innovator in the field of vernacular poetry.

What is the central theme of Christine de Pisan's The City of Ladies?

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

Europe During the Enlightenment

The French Revolution

The Industrial Revolution and Nineteenth-Century Society

The Age of Ideologies: Europe in the Aftermath of Revolution, 1815-1848

Revolutions and Nation Building, 1848-1871

Imperialism and Colonialism, 1870-1914

Modern Industry and Mass Politics, 1870-1914

The First World War

Turmoil Between the Wars

The Second World War

The Cold War World: Global Politics, economic Recovery, and Cultural Change

Red Flags and Velvet Revolutions: the End of the Cold War, 1960-1990

A World Without Walls: Globalization and the West

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Exam 2: Rebirth and Unrest, 1350-1453

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

Humanists such as Leon Battista Alberti praised the nuclear family and argued that women should be:

The title tsar means "caesar."

Following the Muslim conquest of Constantinople,the city:

In 1422,Henry VI was king of both England and France,though he was only an infant.

The humanist's insistence on ancient standards of Latin grammar and word choice turned Latin into a dead language.

The Jacquerie was a group of French nobles who were effective in passing legislation against peasant demands for lower prices and an end to serfdom.

Ottoman society was closed and intolerant.

Although medieval scholars knew important classical authors such as Virgil and Cicero,the works of _________ were not fully known in Western Europe until the Renaissance.

Why did the Renaissance originate in Italy?

As a result of the depopulation in Europe caused by the Black Death:

The Medici originally made their fortune in:

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

Humanists encouraged the education of women.

What were the foundations of the Ottoman Empire,and how did these foundations shape it?

The spread of warfare following the Black Death also contributed to:

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:

Muslims were not permitted to enslave:

Lorenzo Valla was an innovator in the field of vernacular poetry.

What is the central theme of Christine de Pisan's The City of Ladies?

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

Europe During the Enlightenment

The French Revolution

The Industrial Revolution and Nineteenth-Century Society

The Age of Ideologies: Europe in the Aftermath of Revolution, 1815-1848

Revolutions and Nation Building, 1848-1871

Imperialism and Colonialism, 1870-1914

Modern Industry and Mass Politics, 1870-1914

The First World War

Turmoil Between the Wars

The Second World War

The Cold War World: Global Politics, economic Recovery, and Cultural Change

Red Flags and Velvet Revolutions: the End of the Cold War, 1960-1990

A World Without Walls: Globalization and the West

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