4Th Quarter Exam Multiple Choice

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The notion of "Europe" during the Middle Ages

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refers to both a specific geographic region and a distinct cultture.

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A vassal is

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a knight

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A fief was

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land exchanged between a lord and a knight

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Feudalism was based on one's allegiance to

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another individual

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Under manoralism, a peasant did all of the following except

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fight to protect the lord's estate in times of war

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Under manoralism, the obligation of the lord to the serfs was

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Protection

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As a result of the invasions of the ninth and tenth centuries

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the development of feudalism was accelerated.

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The Magna Carts was created out of the failures of

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King John

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The primary principle of the Magna Carta is that

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all Englishmen, including the king, must obey the law.

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For ordinary people in Europe during the middle ages

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the church was the center of community life

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In 1905, the Pope who called for a holy war against the infidels was

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Urban II

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The main reason for the success of the first crusade was the crusader's

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religious zeal

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All of the following statements regarding the Christian Crusades are true except

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Jerusalem was captured in the fourth crusade

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As a result of the crusades

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the relationships between Jews and Christians worsened incredibly

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The nobility in the middle ages

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acted as the governing body for the people who lived on their land

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Medieval cities served as

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markets

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Saint Thomas Aquinas most famous work was his

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Summa Theologica

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Medieval universities featured all of the following except

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students who relied mostly on memorization

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Because of Joan of Ark ____________ won the hundred years war

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France

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Who drowned before the start of the first crusade

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Frederick Barbarosa

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What are the 3 factors of production

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Land, Labor, Capitol

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Give the years of the high middle ages

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1000-1500 ad

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Who signed the Magna Carta

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King John

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Government in England was called

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Parliament

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The Byzantine empire was similar to the western Roman empire except in its...

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Duration

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The most regular foes of the Byzantines were the

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Persians

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The law code of Justinian

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Became the foundation of law for most modern European nations

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The corpus juris civilis includes

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all of these

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All of the following statements regarding the Byzantine education are true except

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Most mathematical was developed by the byzantines

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In the tenth century _______________ was the greatest city in the christian world

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Constantinople

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During the reign of Diocletian, the Byzantine empire was divide into geographical regions called

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dioceses

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In 380, the emperor________________made Christianity the official religion of the Roman empire

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Constantine

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The development of Canaan law allowed the christian church

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authority over eccelsiastic matters

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The bishop of Rome claimed authority over other bishops on the basis that

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The apostle Peter lived and died in Rome and the bishops of Rome were his successors

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The controversy over icons in the eastern Christian church.

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led to further seperation between Europe and Byzantium

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The success of the Benedictine form of monasticism was the result of its

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all of these

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The Greek word meaning "Universal"

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Catholic

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According to the legend, Saint _______________ Christianized Ireland

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Patrick

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The base for the christianization of the European continent began in 597 in

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England

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Barbarian means

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one who did not speak Greek

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The basic Germanic social unit was the

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Family

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The most enduring Germanic Kingdom was established by the Frankish chieftain

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Clovis

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Charles Martels defeat of Muslim invaders in 732 increased the power of

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The Carolingians

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The treaty of Verdun divided the Carolingian empire in three parts that formed

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Germany, France, Italy

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The most pressing chronic problem facing the Song Dynasty was

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The presence of powerful tribal confederations on its frontiers

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After the First Emperor died

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The Qin state collapsed

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Confucian scholars in the Han government

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Saw criticism of the government as one of their duties

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According to the text, the great age of Chinese poetry was during

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the Tang ere

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Chinese historians in the past generally viewed Chinese history as

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repeated cycles of dynastic birth, vigor, and decline

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The population growth experience by China between 800 to 1100, was encouraged by

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The expansion of rice cultivation

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The ___________ dynasty ruled China from 960 to 1279

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Song

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The Japanese novel The Tale of Genji

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Depicts court life in great detail

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The samurai were

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Skilled warriors in Japan

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Military rule in Japan emerged out of the combined development of a native warrior tradition and

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the principles of duty to superiors