Final: Multiple Choice Part Two – Flashcards
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The early medieval church in the West
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developed a more organized monastic structure under Saint Benedict
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Which of the following was accomplished by medieval Christian monasteries?
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They served as centers of learning.
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Monasticism in medieval Europe
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included women, many of whom belonged to royal families
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The incursions of the Scandinavian Vikings into other parts of Europe
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were successful because their ships had a shallow draft, allowing them to sail far up rivers.
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Aristocratic medieval women
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in unusual circumstances, could play a major role, as did Eleanor of Aquitaine.
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All of the following are correct regarding the development of fief-holding except it
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was a result of the Church's attempt to give serfs and peasants more social mobility.
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The early Capetian kings of France
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were effective rulers only in the area around Paris.
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All of the following were true about the development of Russia except
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Magyar dominance created a Western-oriented bent in Russia development.
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The Slavs
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were divided religiously, with most southern and eastern Slavs becoming Orthodox and most northern and western Slavs becoming Roman Catholic.
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Which of the following is a valid statement about manorialism and the medieval manor?
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Manorialism provided the economic foundation of feudalism.
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The reason so many European place-names end in borough, burgh, burg, or bourg was
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the names refer to the fortified centers around which cities and towns were built.
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Which of the following was not true about medieval Christianity?
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Papal authority had diminished by the thirteenth century.
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The medieval university
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was originally an educational association of students or scholars
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All of the following are true about scholasticism except
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the author of the Summa Theologica was Abelard dun Scotus.
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All of the following were motives for the Crusades except
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the aim to increase religious toleration between Muslims and Christians
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The Fourth Crusade resulted in the
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fall of Constantinople.
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Justinian's most lasting accomplishment was
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the Corpus Iuris Civilis
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The Byzantine theme
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combined military and civil authority in one person.
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Iconoclasm
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outlawed the use of icons in the Byzantine Empire
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At the Battle of Manzikert in 1071, the
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Seljuk Turks defeated the Byzantines
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The early fourteenth century was troubled by
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the "little ice age."
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The Mongols
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facilitated the spread of the plague and trade along the Silk Road.
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Flagellants
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were Christian fanatics who physically scourged themselves during the Black Death.
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As a result of the Black Death,
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there was an increase in anti-Semitism.
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At the beginning of the Hundred Years' War, the English had the advantage because of
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the longbow.
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Political disintegration in the fourteenth century resulted from all of the following except
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dynasties had too many male heirs.
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The Great Schism
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saw two different individuals claiming to be the true pope.
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The phrase l'uomo universale means that one should
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be capable of achievements in many areas
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The principles of Early Renaissance art
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employed the laws of perspective and a more realistic relationship between figures and landscape.
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Which area failed to establish a centralized territorial state by the end of the fifteenth century?
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Italy
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All of the following are correct about the Holy Roman Empire in the fifteenth century except
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it was a strong centralized territorial state.
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All of the following were true of the political recovery of the fifteenth century in Europe except
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Parliament and the Estates General were able to participate in selecting monarchs
