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Chapter 11 Quiz
Innovation and Adaptation in the Western Christian World, 600–1450 CE
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The following order of events is correct:
Gregory I's papacy; Reign of Charlemagne; Crusades to the Holy Land; Black Death
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Crusades to the Holy Land; Black Death; Gregory I's papacy; Reign of Charlemagne.
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Reign of Charlemagne; Crusades to the Holy Land; Black Death; Gregory I's papacy.
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Black Death; Reign of Charlemagne; Crusades to the Holy Land; Gregory I's papacy.
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The following order of events is correct:
Magna Carta
, England; St. Thomas Aquinas's
Summa Theologica
; Foundation charter of the University of Paris; Council of Constance.
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St. Thomas Aquinas's
Summa Theologica
; Foundation charter of the University of Paris; Council of Constance;
Magna Carta
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Foundation charter of the University of Paris;
Magna Carta
, England; St. Thomas Aquinas's
Summa Theologica
; Council of Constance.
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Council of Constance;
Magna Carta
, England; St. Thomas Aquinas's
Summa Theologica
; Foundation charter of the University of Paris.
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Pope Gregory I did all of the following
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He sent a group of monks to Britain to aggressively promote the conversion of the Anglo-Saxons to Christianity.
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He recalled St. Boniface to Rome for his failure to convert the Irish
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He encouraged the conversion of the German kings to Christianity
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His actions contributed to the increasing independence of Latin Christendom from the Eastern Church at Constantinople.
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The founder of the Merovingian dynasty was:
Otto I
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Clovis
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Charlemagne
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Charles Martel
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All of the following are true of Benedictine monasteries
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Their model was established by St. Benedict.
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A Benedictine monk's daily life was devoted to prayer and manual labor.
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They were supported by offerings from the peasants around them in exchange for their prayers for a bountiful harvest.
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They preserved classical and early Christian culture.
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Pope Gregory I is credited with all of the following
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Making the papacy powerful in Western Europe.
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Working to unify the Roman and Eastern Roman Church
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Laying the foundation for the Papal States in Italy.
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Allying with Frankish kings in order to strengthen both the Church and the developing Frankish kingdom.
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What treaty divided up the Carolingian Empire?
Treaty of Dresden
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Treaty of Verdun
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Treaty of Paris
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Treaty of Frankfurt
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Charlemagne was grandson of Charles Martel, who stopped the Muslim armies at Tours. In his general policies and political preferences, all of the following are valid
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He represented the first full synthesis of Roman, Germanic, and Christian cultural elements.
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He made educational contributions to medieval Europe, including educational reform.
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He was able to severely limit the Church's influence so they could not pull political power from him.
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His imperial status was recognized by the Abbasid caliph in Baghdad, Harun al-Rashid.
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Which of the following was
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The Vikings
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The Mongols
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The Magyar horsemen
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Muslim pirates
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The following statements are true of feudalism
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While the term describes a practice or groups of similar practices, it has no underlying philosophy which would allow it to be considered a true "system."
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It consisted of public power in private hands.
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Its hierarchal structure set Europe on the path toward well-organized kingdoms, headed by a monarch, supported by aristocrats who governed peasants.
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Feudal organization was more frequent and commonplace in southern Europe than in France or Germany.
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During the period between the ninth century and the year 1300:
There was a period of chaos, out of which emerged a new model of centralized administrations, headed by kings.
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A series of strong men tried to consolidate power in specific areas, but they were never successful.
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Germany and Italy were able to consolidate power and develop strong central governments.
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France and England each tried to consolidate power in their respective realms, but were not able to do so until much later.
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Representative assemblies developed in two areas:
The Estates-General established in France under Louis IX and the Parliament established in England under Richard III.
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The Estates-General established in France by Philip IV and the Parliament established in England during the reign of John.
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The Parliament established in 11
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-century Hungary and the General Estates in 14
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-century Germany.
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Congresses developed in England and France after the example of the American Continental Congress.
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All of the following contributed to a more advantageous economic atmosphere in Europe after 1000
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An increasing population, based on improvements in the European diet.
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An increasing demand for consumer goods.
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The growth of direct trade between Italian cities and China.
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More efficient watermills that produced cloth goods, beer, and grain products.
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All of the following contributed to cross-Mediterranean trade and commerce
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Innovations suggested by observation of Islamic and Byzantine merchants.
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Improvements in astrological tables.
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Stern-mounted rudders, in use as early as 1180.
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The lateen sail, adapted from those used by Muslim sailors.
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What did England import that contributed to a commercial revival in the later eleventh century?
Italian silk
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Chinese spices
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paper French wine
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Flemish wool
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All of the following were true of medieval Jews
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They sometimes served as diplomats or bankers.
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They lived in integrated neighborhoods among non-Jews in most European cities.
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As a group, they developed a wide knowledge of geography and languages.
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Violence against them increased steadily between 1096 and the early 1400s.
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The need for reform of the Western Church during the period 1000 to 1300 seems to have arisen:
From the nobility exercising too much control over the appointment of priests.
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Primarily in urban parishes at first.
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Largely from the commercialization of monasteries.
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Primarily to gain independence from secular influence.
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The "investiture controversy" was:
A petition condemning the luxurious living conditions of bishops and cardinals.
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A power struggle between popes and emperors.
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A disagreement about the rule of clerical celibacy.
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A treatise vesting the pope with the right to excommunicate kings.
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The following issues can be considered a part of the inspiration for the Crusades
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A new wave of Christian enthusiasm sweeping across Europe.
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An attempt to protect European trade routes to southeastern Asia
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A perception that Muslim control was vulnerable because of squabbling between factions.
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Norman reconquest of Muslim territory in southern Italy and Sicily.
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The "Crusade of the Three Kings" was led by:
Bernard I of Clairvaux, King Louis IX of France, and Gustav VI of Norway.
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Frederick I of Germany, Philip II of France, and Richard I of England
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Holy Roman Emperor William I, Louis V of France, and George II of England.
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Philip II of France, George II of England, and Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II.
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The Fourth Crusade is notable because:
The knights wanted to ride the land route and avoid all sea travel.
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It consisted primarily of Spanish and English knights.
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Prince William IV, who led the crusade, became ill and died before they left Europe, and the leaderless army wandered into Russia.
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The crusaders attacked another Christian city, so angering the pope that he excommunicated the entire army.
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Scholasticism was:
A drive to encourage young aristocrats to attend universities, such as the University of Paris.
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A field of study that focused on astrophysics, philosophy, and Christian theology.
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A medieval method of determining theological and philosophical truth by using Aristotelian logic
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A technique of learning derived from application of the Socratic dialectic.
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St. Thomas Aquinas:
Argued, in his
Summa Theologica
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Believed that human reason was too imperfect to understand evidence of God's existence.
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Believed that Aristotle, a pagan, could add nothing to human understanding of the divine will.
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Was captured and castrated by the uncle and other relatives of a young woman with whom he had become involved.
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Problems faced by fourteenth-century Europeans included all of the following
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Muslim invasions.
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Dramatic climate change.
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The Black Death.
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A long war between England and France.
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All of the following are true of the Hundred Years' War
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It lasted (with a few breaks) from 1337-1453, spanning a period of roughly 116 years.
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In one phase, a young peasant girl led the French to an astonishing victory.
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Since it was fought primarily on French soil, it caused no harm to the English.
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It prevented the resolution of the Western Schism.
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All of the following innovations contributed to the revitalization of European economy during the fifteenth century
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Smaller markets, bringing about increased competition among merchants.
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New accounting techniques increased the efficiency of record keeping.
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The introduction of insurance for maritime ventures.
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An increased demand in India and Asia for European manufactures.
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All of the following were developments in the fifteenth century Church,
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Leadership of the Church was increasingly taken on by councils of bishops.
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Abandonment of the philosophy of St. Thomas Aquinas and Aristotle in favor of a literal interpretation of scripture
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Challenges to Church dogma such as those by John Wycliffe and John Huss.
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The weakening of papal power and the creation of national churches.
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Constantinople was a trading base for which Italian city?
Naples
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Venice
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Pisa
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Genoa
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The Abby Church of St. Denis pictured above is an example of what kind of architecture?
Classical
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Gothic
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Baroque
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Roman
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In which direction did the plague spread during the years 1347-1348?
West
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North
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East
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South
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