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Quick quiz 1

Quick quiz 1


This activity contains 20 questions.

	The Church reform movement of the early tenth century was based at:   Paris. Otto’s court. the Vatican. the Cluny monastery.

	The Investiture Struggle was between Gregory VII and Otto I.    True  False

	The long-term result of the Crusades:   was that they stimulated Western trade with the East. was Europe’s control of the Holy Land. was that Christians easily could visit the Holy Land. None of these answers.

	The first important Western university was established in 1158 in .

	Everyone in the Middle Ages benefited from peace and stability.    True  False

	Reims Cathedral is a good example of style architecture, which features pointed arches and flying buttresses.

	The Hundred Years’ War was:   a struggle for national identity. caused by long-standing rivalries and animosities between England and France. launched when England’s Edward III claimed the French throne. All of these answers.

	The Black Death:   was preceded by years of famine, which weakened the populace. was preceded by a gradual decline in population. devastated primarily the rural population of Europe. followed the trade routes into Europe from England.

	The Black Death caused a rise in wages.    True  False

	The papal bull Unam Sanctam declared that:   only strong monarchies could fulfill the Christian gospel. temporal authority was “subject” to the spiritual power of the Church. a new crusade was necessary in order to unify Europe spiritually. the Holy Roman Emperor could establish national churches in his realm.

	England’s allies in the Great Schism:   included the Holy Roman Empire, Hungary, Bohemia, and Scotland. supported the pope at Avignon. included the Holy Roman Empire, Hungary, Bohemia, and Poland. supported the popes who were no longer considered official by the church.

	The five major competitive states in Renaissance Italy were the duchy of Milan, the republic of Florence, the republic of , the Papal States, and the kingdom of Naples.

	The first humanists were physical scientists.    True  False

	Once the papacy had regained its authority and prestige, the schism had no long-lasting consequences.    True  False

	dissected corpses and taught himself botany.

	Royal income:   grew at the expense of those least able to resist it and least able to pay. needed to increase to cover the growing cost of warfare. could be raised through taxes on food and clothing. All of these answers.

	Ferdinand and Isabella continued the Spanish tradition of tolerance for Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.    True  False

	In the mid-thirteenth century, Russia fell under the political control of the:   Byzantine Empire. Hohenstaufen kings. Mongols. Saracens.

	In your opinion, what were some of the advantages and disadvantages of membership in the different social groups of the Middle Ages? Which group would you choose to belong to, and why?   To create paragraphs in your essay response, type <p> at the beginning of the paragraph, and </p> at the end.

	While national government was growing stronger in England and France, it was disintegrating in Germany. What are some explanations for this contrast, and which ones do you think are most convincing?   To create paragraphs in your essay response, type <p> at the beginning of the paragraph, and </p> at the end.

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