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	The High Middle Ages (1000–1300):   saw a revolution in agriculture that increased both food supplies and population. was when the Latin church emerged as a power independent of secular monarchies. marked a period of intellectual flowering. All of these answers.

	After 962, the Church:   established an army of its own. fell under the political control of Otto I. split into rival northern and southern factions. broke away from the control of Otto I.

	The pope endorsed the First Crusade.    True  False

	The original purpose of chartering towns was to concentrate skilled workers.    True  False

	By the late Middle Ages, the nobility:   had broken into two recognizable groups: higher and lower. resorted to warfare only when they were attacked. rejected the code of chivalry. None of these answers.

	The one social group that could be entered regardless of birth or military skill was the .

	In the later Middle Ages, serfs started paying their dues in payments.

	The limited royal power and formalized some rights for the governed.

	Under Louis IX:   scholasticism reached its peak, with many great thinkers in Paris. French patriotism developed. the French bureaucracy improved local government. All of these answers.

	Secular/papal relations improved under the Hohenstaufens.    True  False

	At the outset of the Hundred Years’ War:   the English navy ruled the seas. England was wealthier. France was superior militarily. France had a larger population.

	The Black Death refers to the famine of 1315–1317.    True  False

	Among the social and economic consequences of the bubonic plague was a:   rise in agricultural prices. decline in the price of luxury and manufactured goods. shrunken labor supply. All of these answers.

	The French supported a papal court at .

	The Council at Pisa in 1409 reunited the Catholic Church.    True  False

	The family ruled Florence through much of the Renaissance.

	Women were unable to participate in the cultural achievements of the Italian Renaissance.    True  False

	David was sculpted by .

	Machiavelli thought it was most important for a leader to be loved by the populace.    True  False

	Towns were a major force in destroying the feudal system.    True  False

	Monarchies began to create standing national in the fifteenth century.

	The War of the Roses were fought between the Lancastrians and the Tudors.    True  False

	The Black Death was really a virulent .

	Charles V supported the schism in the Church.    True  False

	Emperor Frederick II was excommunicated four times.    True  False

	One of the most important developments in medieval civilization between 1100 and 1300 was:   the revival of trade and growth of towns. Europe’s conquest of the Holy Land. the definitive end of feudalism. the triumph of the Church over the State.

	Discuss the rise of the German empire and the accomplishments of Otto I. Why was he able to become so powerful?   To create paragraphs in your essay response, type <p> at the beginning of the paragraph, and </p> at the end.

	What are some examples of religious fervor among laypersons during this period? What were some of the results of the broad base of Christian belief in this society?   To create paragraphs in your essay response, type <p> at the beginning of the paragraph, and </p> at the end.

	In what ways was the Renaissance a break from the Middle Ages and in what ways did it owe its existence to medieval civilization?   To create paragraphs in your essay response, type <p> at the beginning of the paragraph, and </p> at the end.

	Who were some of the famous figures of the Italian Renaissance and what did these individuals have in common that might be described as “the spirit of the Renaissance”?   To create paragraphs in your essay response, type <p> at the beginning of the paragraph, and </p> at the end.

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