Medieval Europe 2
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- The archaic Greek development of humanism, a lasting feature of western civilization, was
- a valuing of uniqueness, rights, and talents of individuals
- Some of the 'lost knowledge' of the Green and Arab world came into the Latin west through
- The recapture of southern italy from the byzantines, and Sicily and Toledo from the Muslims
- The decline of the Roman Empire resulted in the development of linguistic zones of
- Romance, Germanic, and Slavic languages
- What changes transformed later medieval military technology?
- the crossbow with metal tipped arrows and firearm
- The continued growth of trade and manufacturing after 1200 was due to
- the growth of urban areas in the Latin West
- Transportation in Western Asia was revolutionized in the later Bronze age by the introduction of the
- horse
- What 'architectural wonder' first made its appearance in France on or about the year 1140 CE
- gothic cathedrals
- Most sub Saharan languages come from one giant linguistic family called
- Bantu
- In general, which of the following did not occur during Europe's transformation at the decline of Roman authority?
- The city of Rome lost its prominence as the seat of the roman church
- Which of the following is not true about the Crusades?
- The Crusades were successful
- The importance of the monsoon was that
- it facilitated sailing across the Indian Ocean
- Some followers of Buddhism took vows of
- celibacy, non violence, and poverty
- The persian provinces were administered by
- satraps or hereditary provincial governors
- Despite the fact that conversions to Islam were at their peak, Abbasid power declined because of the
- empire's becoming too big to rule effectively
- How did the Byzantines differ from their western counterparts?
- They continued the pattern of Roman Rule
- Scholars feel that early domestication of animals provided all of the following except
- transportation
- Early Greek cultural unity can best be explained by
- extensive contacts and commerce between kingdoms.
- What are the names of the two sects of Islam that resulted from the division of the Muslim community?
- Sunni and Shi'a
- Which of the following is not associrated with the rise of the mounted warrior as the paramount force on the battle field?
- a poor peasantry and serfdom
- Southeast Asia first rose to prominence because
- it was an intermediary in regional trade
- The growth of settled agricultural communities resulted in
- trade and craft specialization
- The introduction of maize to the Andean region
- increased food supplies, allowing for greater urbanization
- After the 7th century, Byzantine women
- won increased rights to property and inheritance
- Which statement is true about Roman women?
- They exercised influence over husbands & sons
- Which of the following were not practices connected with monasticism?
- Living in society to spread good influence and performing sacraments
- In Europe's later Middle Ages, the rapid growth of industry resulted in environmental changes, which of the following was not among them?
- the extinction of many animal species
- Which of the following was not occurring in Europe by the year 1200
- Muslim invaders were making serious inroads into western europe
- What scandinavian raiders built kingdoms in Iceland, Greenland, and Vinland?
- Vikings
- The three field system was
- an agricultural method
- The term investiture controversy refers to the
- struggle for control of ecclesiastical appointments
- A feudum, or fief, was
- a grant of land exchanged for Military service
- which of the following is not responsible for the success of many cities in Italy and Flanders?
- They controlled extensive agricultural lands
- The Renaissance began in
- northern Italy
- Which of the following was not a social result of the Black Death epidemic?
- a call for democracy
- The modern university, as a degree granting corporation, was first established in
- the Latin West
- Which of the following is not one of the ways that medieval noblewomen participated in feudal society?
- They could choose their own marriage partners
- By the time it subsided, the Black Death killed
- one out of three Western Europeans
- The primary centers for agricultural production were
- self sufficient farming estates known as manors
- Which of the following is not true of most guilds?
- Most guilds promoted equality for men and women.
- Which of the following does not describe the Divine Comedy
- It was written in Latin like most literature of the time
- What official role did the Catholic Church play in the persecution of jews in Medieval Europe
- It played no official role in the persecution, as the Chruch was officially the protector of Jews
- In addition to agriculture, a fundamental resource of China was
- human labor
- Spain and Portugal's reconquest of Iberia was at the expense of
- Muslim rule
- As a result of the Crusades, Europeans were exposed to all of the following except
- Access to a variety of classical Latin works, particularly those of Artistotle, heretofore unknown in Western Europe
- In return for the use of their lord's land, serfs
- had to give the lord a share of the harvest and perform services
- In Kievan Russia, power derived from
- trade
- Which of the following statements about the Magna Carta is not true?
- It gave new rights to the peasants
- In Europe's later Middle Ages women were considered to be
- inferior to men
- Egypt became aggressive to Nubia during the Middle and New kingdom periods because
- it sought to control Nubian gold mines
- A guild was
- An association of craft specialists from the same trade.