Chapters 8-10 – Flashcards

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A major source of mechanical power in medieval Europe after 1050 was the
answer
water mill, which was used to grind grain, crush pulp, and press oil
question
In northern Europe, increasing use of the heavy-wheeled plow between 800 and 1050 coincided with
answer
fundamental changes in patterns of peasant settlement
question
Despite the potential advantages of the manorial system, _________ played the dominant role in creating it.
answer
lords
question
Serfs were treated like slaves in parts of medieval Europe with the major exception that:
answer
serfs could not be sold apart from their historic lands
question
The rotation of crops
answer
spread labor evenly over the course of the year
question
During the 11th century, the most spectacular developments in long-distance trade took place in
answer
northern Italy
question
One factor that contributed to the growth of some urban centers such as Paris and London was
answer
their ability to draw on the wealth of the immediate area around the city
question
Major towns and cities in the High Middle Ages
answer
sustained their population only through continuous immigration from the countryside
question
The two fundamental factors driving the high medieval European economy were
answer
population growth and an increasingly efficient market for goods
question
Between 1000 and 1300 in western Europe, social mobility
answer
and social inequality both increased
question
One response to the Viking invasions of the 10th century was the development of
answer
castles
question
Self-governing elites most frequently developed in areas of western Europe where
answer
royal authority was either weak or nonexistent
question
Ruling from their castles, lords claimed the right to
answer
collect taxes, administer justice, wage war, and mint money
question
Central to the establishment of fedual monarchies was the
answer
personal relationship among individuals at each level of feudal society
question
The term feudal comes from the Latin feudum, which refers to
answer
"fief" or a gift that created a contractual relationship
question
The 10th century was known for ineffective kingship throughout Europe and
answer
an incompetent and largely corrupt papacy
question
Many Christians believed in the special protective and curative powers of objects associated with saints such as a fragment of bone or cloth from their garment. Such relics
answer
were displayed in elaborate reliquaries to demonstrate the prestige and wealth of a church or monastery; demonstrate a growing spirituality of medieval people; showed the great devotion people had toward the Church; prompted incidents of "holy theft"
question
The monastic reform movement that began at Cluny in Burgundy was unique in that it
answer
undertook the establishment of a large number of subordinate "daughter houses" also free of control by local lords
question
One of the many reforms undertaken by the Cluniac monasteries was to enforce the monastic vow of celibacy on all priests. Some segments of the Church rejected this reform claiming that
answer
the church fathers, such Ambrose, had been married
question
In 1059, Pope Nicholas II issued a new decree on papal elections, which gave the power to elect future popes to the
answer
College of Cardinals
question
The importance of the investiture Conflict was that it
answer
formally, though not in practice, separated the "church" and the "state" in European politics
question
The expansion of the Byzantine empire during the 10th and early 11th centuries was assisted by
answer
Christian missionary activity in Russia and the Balkans
question
Relations between Muslims and Christians in the area Christians referred to as the Holy Lands were upset when Jerusalem was captured in 1071 by the
answer
Seljuq Turks
question
When Alexius Comnenus asked for Western help against the Seljuq Turks, he was hoping for a
answer
force of heavily armored knights to deploy against the lightly armored Turkish cavalry
question
The First Crusade
answer
weakened Byzantine control over trade in the eastern Mediterranean
question
When preaching the First Crusade, some churchmen in western Europe offered crusaders
answer
a plenary indulgence, promising that those who died would immediately go the heaven
question
The most devastating consequence of the Crusades was the
answer
new religious and political ethos that informed the reconquest of Iberia; development of Islamic and Christian doctrines of holy war; underlying justification of the English wars against the Welsh and Scots; justification for the massacre and dispossession of the "heretics: of southern France
question
The Muslim world was far advanced over Europe in the area of medicine as evidenced by the writings of
answer
IbnSina
question
The Muslim philosopher known in Europe as Averroes attempted to resolve a perceived problem in philosophy of
answer
reconciling the Greek idea of the freedom individuals had in the world and the view that God determined everything that happens in the world
question
From the Islamic world come some of the best-known poetry in the world, among which is the poetry of
answer
Umar Khayyam
question
Europe was transformed radically in the 12th and 13th centuries because of
answer
the emergence and growth of universities; technological innovations; the new vernacular literature; the emergence of large-scale territorial monarchies
question
The High Middle Ages witnessed the birth of a new political structure known as the
answer
national monarchy
question
The codification of canon law and the extension of papal powers and authority had, at least in part, its germination in
answer
the dispute between Henry II and Thomas Becket
question
The Magna Carta was signed by King John
answer
to define the rights of nobles and limit his power, doing so only because his barons forced him into it
question
By the early 14th century, the English Parliament had emerged as a
answer
representative assembly, legislative body, political body; financial body
question
The French kingdom of the Capetians had shrunk dramatically under the rule of _______, who lost his wife and lands to the English king.
answer
Louis VII
question
The tradition of French administration that balanced local diversity of custom with bureaucratic centralization in Paris began
answer
Philip II, "Augustus
question
In which country did certain nobles successfully claim and exercise the right to elect their king, regardless of the claims of hereditary succession to the throne
answer
Germany
question
To the territories he inherited from his father, Frederick Barbarossa, King Henry VI added
answer
Sicily
question
King Frederick II of Germany
answer
pursued his grandfather's policy of supporting the German princes while enforcing imperial rights throughout the empire
question
Compared to the popes active in the Middle Ages, popes in the High Middle Ages were
answer
more concerned with establishing a reputation for justice
question
Innocent III was the most successful pope in the High Middle Ages because he
answer
successfully disciplined kings and heretics, and defined the central dogmas of the Church
question
The emphasis on visible works of Christian piety and devotion in the High Middle Ages served to
answer
clearly distinguish Christian groups from their non-Christian neighbors
question
The Fourth Lateran Council
answer
defined the central dogmas of the Church; set rules for the behavior of priests; established distinctive apparel for non-Christians; established free primary schools in major European cities
question
In the 12th century, the central focus for Christianity was
answer
the mass
question
Which Christian figure became the center of a rapidly expanding "cult" in the 12th century and the namesake of the cathedral of Notre Dame in Paris as well as other places?
answer
the Virgin Mary
question
In addition to the expansion of "Inquisition" trials, what mechanism did the Latin Church use to control popular heresy in the 13th century?
answer
The Church launched a full-scale internal crusade against the Cathars
question
Saint Francis of Assisi emphasized which religious themes in his ministry and new monastic order
answer
apostolic poverty and an imitation of the life of Christ
question
Waldes's reform movement in the late 12th century was considered heretical by the Church because the Waldensians did not
answer
accept the Church's authority and directives on the issue of lay preaching
question
The increasing persecution of European Jews in the 13th and 14th centuries should be interpreted in the context of
answer
general Christian concerns about heresy and the growing suspicion of Jews at all levels of society
question
The growth of schools in the 12th century Europe can be attributed primarily to
answer
the general economic revival and the emergence of strong government
question
The seven liberal arts that the universities of Europe established as their curriculum was comprised of the
answer
trivium and quadrivium
question
The rise of lay education in 12th and 13th century Europe was important because through it
answer
people were increasingly able to pursue nonreligious line of inquiry, and Western culture ultimately became more independent of religion than other cultures
question
By 1200, most of the boys who entered schools
answer
were not members of the clergy and never intended to be
question
Medieval scholastics taught that
answer
there was a fundamental compatibility between human reason and experience in the teachings in the Bible
question
Modern universities can trace their origin ultimately back to the
answer
Abelard at Notre-Dame in Paris
question
Anselm argued that
answer
God, as a perfect being, must exist simply by definition
question
The term university orginially meant a
answer
corporation or guild
question
Upon admission to university, medieval students typically studied the liberal arts, which meant
answer
advanced work in Latin grammar, rhetoric, and logic
question
Students who attended medieval universities
answer
were generally rowdy; regarded themselves as privileged; thought of themselves as separate from the surrounding town; needed to work hard to master their studies
question
In the second half of the 11th century, educated Westerners vastly increased their knowledge when
answer
important works of Greek and Arabic literature were translated into Latin
question
Compared to Saint Augustine, Saint Thomas Aquinas seems to have
answer
placed a greater value on the use of reason and the study of the physical universe to know God
question
Chivalry
answer
was a means of legitimizing social positions acquired through either bravery or skill
question
Courtly love emphasized the ennobling effect of
answer
the love of a noble woman upon a knight
question
Wolfram von Eschenbach was a German poet known primarily for his
answer
story depicting the search for the Holy Grail
question
The most representative genre of literature popular during the High Middle Ages was the
answer
fabliau
question
Dante's Divine Comedy stresses that
answer
the route to knowledge of the divine is through Christian wisdom
question
In emotional or expressive terms, the Gothic cathedral can best be thought of as
answer
expressions of a renewed confidence in life and the strivings of humans
question
The essential features of the Romanesque architectural style are
answer
rounded arches, massive stone walls, and small windows
question
The "Renaissance of the 12th Century" should ultimately be considered a
answer
revival of classical texts creatively adapted to the unique Christian culture of the High Middle Ages
question
In the early 14th century, the agricultural economy in Europe had begun to
answer
fail due to climate change and excessive cultivation
question
The combined effects of famine, war, and plague in the 14th century reduced the total population of western Europe by
answer
at least one half
question
The social mobility of the 14th century was made possible largely due to the
answer
Black Death
question
After 1450, European towns grew significantly in size and economic power because they
answer
attracted more people and developed specialized products and services
question
Which lower-class rebellion in the later Middle Ages involved the revolt of workers in the cloth industry who sought greater participation in local governments?
answer
the Floretine Ciompi revolt of 1378
question
The English Peasants' Revolt differed from other revolts and rebellions of the 14th century as it was fueled by
answer
perceived corruption in the Church
question
One means by which the nobility of Europe asserted themselves was through membership in chivalric orders founded by the rulers of various countries. An example fo such an order would be the
answer
Knights of the Garter
question
In late-medieval France, which dynasty eventually replaced the capetians as rulers?
answer
the Valois
question
The first phase of the Hundred Years' War was marked by
answer
successive English victories over the France
question
England's good fortunes in the Hundred Years' War turned for the bad when
answer
Edward III died, leaving a young Richard to rule
question
During the rise of national monarchies, which modern country resisted unification and remained divided among dozens of independent principalities throughout the later Middle Ages?
answer
Germany
question
Captured by the Burgundians and condemned by the theologians of Paris as a witch, Joan of Arc was
answer
tried for heresy by an English ecclesiastical court
question
The most important factor in the rise of Spain as a major European power was the
answer
unification of the kingdoms of Aragon and Castile
question
Spain was made whole with the reconquest of 1492 but was not truly a single nation until
answer
1714
question
The largest multiethnic empire of the premodern world was
answer
Russia
question
The Golden Horde was the
answer
Mongol dynasty that controlled Russia
question
Moscow replaced _____ as the center of Russian power in the last Middle Ages
answer
Kiev
question
When it fought against Poland-Lithuania in the last 15th century, Moscow appealed to its citizens by
answer
emphasizing the Roman Catholicism of Poland-Lithuania
question
Before the fall of Constatinople in 1453, the Byzantine empire tried to shore up its defensive position against the Ottoman Turks by
answer
submitting to papal (Roman) authority in religious matters
question
The rebellion of the Mongol leader Timur the Lame created a power vacuum that allowed
answer
the Muscovite grand duke, Ivan III, to launch a series of conquests to forward his imperial agenda
question
During the so-called Babylonian Captivity of the 14th century, the papacy was
answer
moved to Avignon, France
question
The Roman Catholic Church during the later Middle Ages
answer
changed a great deal as it suffered from the same economic hardships caused by the Black Death as the rest of Europe did
question
The Great Schism ended in 1417 when the
answer
Council of Constance elected a new pope
question
The sacraments of the Church
answer
were valid if administered by a properly ordained priest
question
Master Eckhart taught that
answer
there was a spark of the divine within every human soul
question
One way people of the medieval period came to understand the divine in their own lives was through
answer
the Imitation of Christ by Thomas a Kempis
question
Although Jan Hus adopted the ideas of John Wyclif, he did diverge from Wyclif in his view
answer
on the Eucharist being fully available to all people
question
The 13th century had witnessed the development of the philosophical belief that the world was rational, organized, and comprehensile to human beings. In the 14th century, William of Ockhm:
answer
denied that human reason could prove fundamental theological truths
question
Baccaccio's Decameron is historically significant because it
answer
is written in the vernacular and portrays men and women as they really were
question
Compared to the High Middle Ages, the later Middle Ages
answer
signaled the beginning of vernacular poetry and popular stories of courtly romance
question
What is the central theme of Christine de Pisan's The City of Ladies?
answer
The book is an allegory that defends women against the misogynistic claims of men
question
Just as Boccaccio wrote about a group of people telling stories to one another while sitting out the Black Death, _______ wrote about a group of people telling stories to one another while on a pilgrimage
answer
Chaucer
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The later Middle Ages saw an important development in the literary world in that
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Christine de Pisan could write for a larger audience defending the character and history of women; Geoffrey Chaucer could give voice to a variety of people representing different classes and outlooks on life; increasingly innovative and ambitious ideas appeared in books; professional authors could make their living with their pens
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In the later Middle Ages naturalism in literature extended itself to art as well, causing artists to
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pay closer attention to how things really looked
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A fresco painting is essentially
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pigment mixed with plaster that is applied to a wall
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The medieval painter Giotto is remembered especially because he
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brought a deep humanity and naturalism to his religious images
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The Flemish painter Roger van der Weyden expressed piety and the ever present message of the Bible by
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portraying biblical figures in contemporary settings
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The development of artillery in late-medieval Europe affected military strategy in that
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stone castles became less viable as defensive strongholds
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The invention of mechanical time-keeping machines (clocks)
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gradually led to the creation of new concepts regarding labor and productivity
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The invention of movable-type printing and the printing press made possible the
answer
Protestant Reformation in the following century
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question
A major source of mechanical power in medieval Europe after 1050 was the
answer
water mill, which was used to grind grain, crush pulp, and press oil
question
In northern Europe, increasing use of the heavy-wheeled plow between 800 and 1050 coincided with
answer
fundamental changes in patterns of peasant settlement
question
Despite the potential advantages of the manorial system, _________ played the dominant role in creating it.
answer
lords
question
Serfs were treated like slaves in parts of medieval Europe with the major exception that:
answer
serfs could not be sold apart from their historic lands
question
The rotation of crops
answer
spread labor evenly over the course of the year
question
During the 11th century, the most spectacular developments in long-distance trade took place in
answer
northern Italy
question
One factor that contributed to the growth of some urban centers such as Paris and London was
answer
their ability to draw on the wealth of the immediate area around the city
question
Major towns and cities in the High Middle Ages
answer
sustained their population only through continuous immigration from the countryside
question
The two fundamental factors driving the high medieval European economy were
answer
population growth and an increasingly efficient market for goods
question
Between 1000 and 1300 in western Europe, social mobility
answer
and social inequality both increased
question
One response to the Viking invasions of the 10th century was the development of
answer
castles
question
Self-governing elites most frequently developed in areas of western Europe where
answer
royal authority was either weak or nonexistent
question
Ruling from their castles, lords claimed the right to
answer
collect taxes, administer justice, wage war, and mint money
question
Central to the establishment of fedual monarchies was the
answer
personal relationship among individuals at each level of feudal society
question
The term feudal comes from the Latin feudum, which refers to
answer
"fief" or a gift that created a contractual relationship
question
The 10th century was known for ineffective kingship throughout Europe and
answer
an incompetent and largely corrupt papacy
question
Many Christians believed in the special protective and curative powers of objects associated with saints such as a fragment of bone or cloth from their garment. Such relics
answer
were displayed in elaborate reliquaries to demonstrate the prestige and wealth of a church or monastery; demonstrate a growing spirituality of medieval people; showed the great devotion people had toward the Church; prompted incidents of "holy theft"
question
The monastic reform movement that began at Cluny in Burgundy was unique in that it
answer
undertook the establishment of a large number of subordinate "daughter houses" also free of control by local lords
question
One of the many reforms undertaken by the Cluniac monasteries was to enforce the monastic vow of celibacy on all priests. Some segments of the Church rejected this reform claiming that
answer
the church fathers, such Ambrose, had been married
question
In 1059, Pope Nicholas II issued a new decree on papal elections, which gave the power to elect future popes to the
answer
College of Cardinals
question
The importance of the investiture Conflict was that it
answer
formally, though not in practice, separated the "church" and the "state" in European politics
question
The expansion of the Byzantine empire during the 10th and early 11th centuries was assisted by
answer
Christian missionary activity in Russia and the Balkans
question
Relations between Muslims and Christians in the area Christians referred to as the Holy Lands were upset when Jerusalem was captured in 1071 by the
answer
Seljuq Turks
question
When Alexius Comnenus asked for Western help against the Seljuq Turks, he was hoping for a
answer
force of heavily armored knights to deploy against the lightly armored Turkish cavalry
question
The First Crusade
answer
weakened Byzantine control over trade in the eastern Mediterranean
question
When preaching the First Crusade, some churchmen in western Europe offered crusaders
answer
a plenary indulgence, promising that those who died would immediately go the heaven
question
The most devastating consequence of the Crusades was the
answer
new religious and political ethos that informed the reconquest of Iberia; development of Islamic and Christian doctrines of holy war; underlying justification of the English wars against the Welsh and Scots; justification for the massacre and dispossession of the "heretics: of southern France
question
The Muslim world was far advanced over Europe in the area of medicine as evidenced by the writings of
answer
IbnSina
question
The Muslim philosopher known in Europe as Averroes attempted to resolve a perceived problem in philosophy of
answer
reconciling the Greek idea of the freedom individuals had in the world and the view that God determined everything that happens in the world
question
From the Islamic world come some of the best-known poetry in the world, among which is the poetry of
answer
Umar Khayyam
question
Europe was transformed radically in the 12th and 13th centuries because of
answer
the emergence and growth of universities; technological innovations; the new vernacular literature; the emergence of large-scale territorial monarchies
question
The High Middle Ages witnessed the birth of a new political structure known as the
answer
national monarchy
question
The codification of canon law and the extension of papal powers and authority had, at least in part, its germination in
answer
the dispute between Henry II and Thomas Becket
question
The Magna Carta was signed by King John
answer
to define the rights of nobles and limit his power, doing so only because his barons forced him into it
question
By the early 14th century, the English Parliament had emerged as a
answer
representative assembly, legislative body, political body; financial body
question
The French kingdom of the Capetians had shrunk dramatically under the rule of _______, who lost his wife and lands to the English king.
answer
Louis VII
question
The tradition of French administration that balanced local diversity of custom with bureaucratic centralization in Paris began
answer
Philip II, "Augustus
question
In which country did certain nobles successfully claim and exercise the right to elect their king, regardless of the claims of hereditary succession to the throne
answer
Germany
question
To the territories he inherited from his father, Frederick Barbarossa, King Henry VI added
answer
Sicily
question
King Frederick II of Germany
answer
pursued his grandfather's policy of supporting the German princes while enforcing imperial rights throughout the empire
question
Compared to the popes active in the Middle Ages, popes in the High Middle Ages were
answer
more concerned with establishing a reputation for justice
question
Innocent III was the most successful pope in the High Middle Ages because he
answer
successfully disciplined kings and heretics, and defined the central dogmas of the Church
question
The emphasis on visible works of Christian piety and devotion in the High Middle Ages served to
answer
clearly distinguish Christian groups from their non-Christian neighbors
question
The Fourth Lateran Council
answer
defined the central dogmas of the Church; set rules for the behavior of priests; established distinctive apparel for non-Christians; established free primary schools in major European cities
question
In the 12th century, the central focus for Christianity was
answer
the mass
question
Which Christian figure became the center of a rapidly expanding "cult" in the 12th century and the namesake of the cathedral of Notre Dame in Paris as well as other places?
answer
the Virgin Mary
question
In addition to the expansion of "Inquisition" trials, what mechanism did the Latin Church use to control popular heresy in the 13th century?
answer
The Church launched a full-scale internal crusade against the Cathars
question
Saint Francis of Assisi emphasized which religious themes in his ministry and new monastic order
answer
apostolic poverty and an imitation of the life of Christ
question
Waldes's reform movement in the late 12th century was considered heretical by the Church because the Waldensians did not
answer
accept the Church's authority and directives on the issue of lay preaching
question
The increasing persecution of European Jews in the 13th and 14th centuries should be interpreted in the context of
answer
general Christian concerns about heresy and the growing suspicion of Jews at all levels of society
question
The growth of schools in the 12th century Europe can be attributed primarily to
answer
the general economic revival and the emergence of strong government
question
The seven liberal arts that the universities of Europe established as their curriculum was comprised of the
answer
trivium and quadrivium
question
The rise of lay education in 12th and 13th century Europe was important because through it
answer
people were increasingly able to pursue nonreligious line of inquiry, and Western culture ultimately became more independent of religion than other cultures
question
By 1200, most of the boys who entered schools
answer
were not members of the clergy and never intended to be
question
Medieval scholastics taught that
answer
there was a fundamental compatibility between human reason and experience in the teachings in the Bible
question
Modern universities can trace their origin ultimately back to the
answer
Abelard at Notre-Dame in Paris
question
Anselm argued that
answer
God, as a perfect being, must exist simply by definition
question
The term university orginially meant a
answer
corporation or guild
question
Upon admission to university, medieval students typically studied the liberal arts, which meant
answer
advanced work in Latin grammar, rhetoric, and logic
question
Students who attended medieval universities
answer
were generally rowdy; regarded themselves as privileged; thought of themselves as separate from the surrounding town; needed to work hard to master their studies
question
In the second half of the 11th century, educated Westerners vastly increased their knowledge when
answer
important works of Greek and Arabic literature were translated into Latin
question
Compared to Saint Augustine, Saint Thomas Aquinas seems to have
answer
placed a greater value on the use of reason and the study of the physical universe to know God
question
Chivalry
answer
was a means of legitimizing social positions acquired through either bravery or skill
question
Courtly love emphasized the ennobling effect of
answer
the love of a noble woman upon a knight
question
Wolfram von Eschenbach was a German poet known primarily for his
answer
story depicting the search for the Holy Grail
question
The most representative genre of literature popular during the High Middle Ages was the
answer
fabliau
question
Dante's Divine Comedy stresses that
answer
the route to knowledge of the divine is through Christian wisdom
question
In emotional or expressive terms, the Gothic cathedral can best be thought of as
answer
expressions of a renewed confidence in life and the strivings of humans
question
The essential features of the Romanesque architectural style are
answer
rounded arches, massive stone walls, and small windows
question
The "Renaissance of the 12th Century" should ultimately be considered a
answer
revival of classical texts creatively adapted to the unique Christian culture of the High Middle Ages
question
In the early 14th century, the agricultural economy in Europe had begun to
answer
fail due to climate change and excessive cultivation
question
The combined effects of famine, war, and plague in the 14th century reduced the total population of western Europe by
answer
at least one half
question
The social mobility of the 14th century was made possible largely due to the
answer
Black Death
question
After 1450, European towns grew significantly in size and economic power because they
answer
attracted more people and developed specialized products and services
question
Which lower-class rebellion in the later Middle Ages involved the revolt of workers in the cloth industry who sought greater participation in local governments?
answer
the Floretine Ciompi revolt of 1378
question
The English Peasants' Revolt differed from other revolts and rebellions of the 14th century as it was fueled by
answer
perceived corruption in the Church
question
One means by which the nobility of Europe asserted themselves was through membership in chivalric orders founded by the rulers of various countries. An example fo such an order would be the
answer
Knights of the Garter
question
In late-medieval France, which dynasty eventually replaced the capetians as rulers?
answer
the Valois
question
The first phase of the Hundred Years' War was marked by
answer
successive English victories over the France
question
England's good fortunes in the Hundred Years' War turned for the bad when
answer
Edward III died, leaving a young Richard to rule
question
During the rise of national monarchies, which modern country resisted unification and remained divided among dozens of independent principalities throughout the later Middle Ages?
answer
Germany
question
Captured by the Burgundians and condemned by the theologians of Paris as a witch, Joan of Arc was
answer
tried for heresy by an English ecclesiastical court
question
The most important factor in the rise of Spain as a major European power was the
answer
unification of the kingdoms of Aragon and Castile
question
Spain was made whole with the reconquest of 1492 but was not truly a single nation until
answer
1714
question
The largest multiethnic empire of the premodern world was
answer
Russia
question
The Golden Horde was the
answer
Mongol dynasty that controlled Russia
question
Moscow replaced _____ as the center of Russian power in the last Middle Ages
answer
Kiev
question
When it fought against Poland-Lithuania in the last 15th century, Moscow appealed to its citizens by
answer
emphasizing the Roman Catholicism of Poland-Lithuania
question
Before the fall of Constatinople in 1453, the Byzantine empire tried to shore up its defensive position against the Ottoman Turks by
answer
submitting to papal (Roman) authority in religious matters
question
The rebellion of the Mongol leader Timur the Lame created a power vacuum that allowed
answer
the Muscovite grand duke, Ivan III, to launch a series of conquests to forward his imperial agenda
question
During the so-called Babylonian Captivity of the 14th century, the papacy was
answer
moved to Avignon, France
question
The Roman Catholic Church during the later Middle Ages
answer
changed a great deal as it suffered from the same economic hardships caused by the Black Death as the rest of Europe did
question
The Great Schism ended in 1417 when the
answer
Council of Constance elected a new pope
question
The sacraments of the Church
answer
were valid if administered by a properly ordained priest
question
Master Eckhart taught that
answer
there was a spark of the divine within every human soul
question
One way people of the medieval period came to understand the divine in their own lives was through
answer
the Imitation of Christ by Thomas a Kempis
question
Although Jan Hus adopted the ideas of John Wyclif, he did diverge from Wyclif in his view
answer
on the Eucharist being fully available to all people
question
The 13th century had witnessed the development of the philosophical belief that the world was rational, organized, and comprehensile to human beings. In the 14th century, William of Ockhm:
answer
denied that human reason could prove fundamental theological truths
question
Baccaccio's Decameron is historically significant because it
answer
is written in the vernacular and portrays men and women as they really were
question
Compared to the High Middle Ages, the later Middle Ages
answer
signaled the beginning of vernacular poetry and popular stories of courtly romance
question
What is the central theme of Christine de Pisan's The City of Ladies?
answer
The book is an allegory that defends women against the misogynistic claims of men
question
Just as Boccaccio wrote about a group of people telling stories to one another while sitting out the Black Death, _______ wrote about a group of people telling stories to one another while on a pilgrimage
answer
Chaucer
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The later Middle Ages saw an important development in the literary world in that
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Christine de Pisan could write for a larger audience defending the character and history of women; Geoffrey Chaucer could give voice to a variety of people representing different classes and outlooks on life; increasingly innovative and ambitious ideas appeared in books; professional authors could make their living with their pens
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In the later Middle Ages naturalism in literature extended itself to art as well, causing artists to
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pay closer attention to how things really looked
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A fresco painting is essentially
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pigment mixed with plaster that is applied to a wall
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The medieval painter Giotto is remembered especially because he
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brought a deep humanity and naturalism to his religious images
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The Flemish painter Roger van der Weyden expressed piety and the ever present message of the Bible by
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portraying biblical figures in contemporary settings
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The development of artillery in late-medieval Europe affected military strategy in that
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stone castles became less viable as defensive strongholds
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The invention of mechanical time-keeping machines (clocks)
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gradually led to the creation of new concepts regarding labor and productivity
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The invention of movable-type printing and the printing press made possible the
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Protestant Reformation in the following century
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