Hist 116: Unit 5 Test – Flashcards
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In the period 950-110, the West's center of gravity shifted from:
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The mediterranean to western europe
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A major source of mechanical power in medieval Europe after 1050 was the:
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Water mill, which was used to grind grain, crush paper pulp, and press oil
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It was more difficult for serfs to improve their economic and social status because:
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Serfs were tied to their lords manorial lands and so could not move
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One factor that contributed to the increase in agricultural output in medieval period was:
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A rise in average temperature that allowed for a longer growing season
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Monasteries and secular lords often supported the founding towns in their territories because:
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They saw economic advantages of having towns in their territories
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One factor that contributed to the growth of some urban centers such as Paris and London was:
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Their ability to draw on the wealth of the immediate area around the city
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Many towns and cities in the High Middle Ages:
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Grew through continuous immigration from the countryside
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The exchange of land for service or money in the Middle Ages resulted in a political system that:
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Created many different types of ties, both horizontal and hierarchical
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Central to the establishment of feudal monarchies was the:
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Personal relationship between individuals at each level of feudal society
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The tenth century was known for ineffective kingship throughout Europe and:
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An incompetent and largely corrupt papacy
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Taken literally, what did the term investors mean to medieval Christians in the eleventh century?
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The practice of appointing a bishop or abbot and dressing him with the symbols of his office
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In the eleventh century, the struggle for power in Central Europe was, for the most part, between:
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King and pope
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The expansion of Byzantine empire during the tenth and early eleventh centuries was assisted by:
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Christian missionary activity in Russia and the Balkans
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When Alexius Comnenus asked for western help against the Seljuw Turks, he was hoping for a:
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Force of heavily armed knights to deploy against the lightly armed Turkish cavalry
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The most common reason for people to go on Crusade was a desire:
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To complete an armed pilgrimage to Jerusalem
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The most long lasting consequences of the First Crusade was the:
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Development of Islamic and Christian doctrines of holy war
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Arabic mathematics revolutionized European economies by introducing:
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Arabic numerals, which replaced Roman numerals
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King Henry II's important dispute with Archbishop at Thomas Becket was related to:
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Whether priests should be tried in royal courts like other subjects of the king
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After signing the Magna Carta, English government gradually became a:
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Constitutional monarchy
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King Fredrick II of Germany:
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Pursued his grandfather's policy of supporting the German princes while enforcing imperial rights throughout the empire
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After 1187, the capital of the kingdom or Jerusalem was:
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Acre
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The rapid growth of monastic houses, such as Cistercians, in the twelfth century meant that more men and women were becoming professional religious and that:
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A religiously engaged laity was supporting the Church through the donation of money and lands
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The person most responsible for the increasing interest in devotion to the Eucharist and the Virgin Mary in the twelfth century was:
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Bernard of Clairvaux
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Modern universities can trace their origin back to the:
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Cathedral schools
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The political power of some queens of the High Middle Ages in Europe is reflected in the:
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Power of queens in the game of chess
