Question 1

In the early twelfth century,Genghis Khan quickly built up a large military force by:

Accepted Answer

A) offering land in exchange for military service. 
B) uniting with the Mughal empire of India. 
C) peacefully merging with the Chin dynasty in western China. 
D) defeating Poland,Hungary,and eastern Germany. 
E) incorporating the warriors of defeated tribes into his own army. 
A) offering land in exchange for military service. 
B) uniting with the Mughal empire of India. 
C) peacefully merging with the Chin dynasty in western China. 
D) defeating Poland,Hungary,and eastern Germany. 
E) incorporating the warriors of defeated tribes into his own army.

Question 2

King Philip IV of France's ability to move Pope Clement V's court to Avignon demonstrates the:

Accepted Answer

A) gulf between the theoretical and actual power of the papacy. 
B) flexibility of papal governance. 
C) piety of Philip IV. 
D) destitution of the papacy. 
E) enormous respect Clement had for Philip. 
A) gulf between the theoretical and actual power of the papacy. 
B) flexibility of papal governance. 
C) piety of Philip IV. 
D) destitution of the papacy. 
E) enormous respect Clement had for Philip.

Question 3

The Hundred Years' War was the longest war in Europe since the Punic Wars.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

What were the causes of the Hundred Years' War?

Accepted Answer

There were many causes of the Hundred Ye

Question 5

Mongol expansion marked the end of:

Accepted Answer

A) the power of the Roman Empire. 
B) the Catholic Church. 
C) numerous important Muslim cities. 
D) the Renaissance. 
E) barbarian invasions of northern Europe. 
A) the power of the Roman Empire. 
B) the Catholic Church. 
C) numerous important Muslim cities. 
D) the Renaissance. 
E) barbarian invasions of northern Europe.

Question 6

A fundamental source of conflict in the Hundred Years' War was that:

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A) England laid claim to Flanders. 
B) France laid claim to Cornwall. 
C) the French king was a vassal of the English king for Brittany. 
D) the English king was a vassal of the French king for Gascony. 
E) the English king constantly attacked France's borders from the stronghold in Gascony. 
A) England laid claim to Flanders. 
B) France laid claim to Cornwall. 
C) the French king was a vassal of the English king for Brittany. 
D) the English king was a vassal of the French king for Gascony. 
E) the English king constantly attacked France's borders from the stronghold in Gascony.

Question 7

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 8

What factors account for the success of the Mongol empire?

Accepted Answer

The Mongol empire was fortunate to have

Question 9

Why was the Black Death so devastating in Europe?

Accepted Answer

When the bubonic plague began to ravage

Question 10

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 11

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

Accepted Answer

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 12

Sovereignty was a zero-sum game in the Middle Ages.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

The first European colonies established outside of Europe geographically were in the:

Accepted Answer

A) Indian Ocean. 
B) Pacific Ocean. 
C) Caribbean Sea. 
D) Atlantic Ocean. 
E) Arctic Ocean. 
A) Indian Ocean. 
B) Pacific Ocean. 
C) Caribbean Sea. 
D) Atlantic Ocean. 
E) Arctic Ocean.

Question 14

The Moroccan adventurer Ibn Battuta traveled roughly 75,000 miles,a journey that began with:

Accepted Answer

A) Mecca. 
B) London. 
C) Paris. 
D) Constantinople. 
E) Alexandria. 
A) Mecca. 
B) London. 
C) Paris. 
D) Constantinople. 
E) Alexandria.

Question 15

Pope Clement VI was controversial,in part,for:

Accepted Answer

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.

In the early twelfth century,Genghis Khan quickly built up a large military force by:

King Philip IV of France's ability to move Pope Clement V's court to Avignon demonstrates the:

The Hundred Years' War was the longest war in Europe since the Punic Wars.

What were the causes of the Hundred Years' War?

Mongol expansion marked the end of:

A fundamental source of conflict in the Hundred Years' War was that:

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

What factors account for the success of the Mongol empire?

Why was the Black Death so devastating in Europe?

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

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

Sovereignty was a zero-sum game in the Middle Ages.

The first European colonies established outside of Europe geographically were in the:

The Moroccan adventurer Ibn Battuta traveled roughly 75,000 miles,a journey that began with:

Pope Clement VI was controversial,in part,for:

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

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 1: The Medieval World, 1250-1350

In the early twelfth century,Genghis Khan quickly built up a large military force by:

King Philip IV of France's ability to move Pope Clement V's court to Avignon demonstrates the:

The Hundred Years' War was the longest war in Europe since the Punic Wars.

What were the causes of the Hundred Years' War?

Mongol expansion marked the end of:

A fundamental source of conflict in the Hundred Years' War was that:

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

What factors account for the success of the Mongol empire?

Why was the Black Death so devastating in Europe?

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

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

Sovereignty was a zero-sum game in the Middle Ages.

The first European colonies established outside of Europe geographically were in the:

The Moroccan adventurer Ibn Battuta traveled roughly 75,000 miles,a journey that began with:

Pope Clement VI was controversial,in part,for:

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

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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