• The Black Death refers to:• The collapse of the European economy in the

14th century• A virulent plague that stuck 14th century

Europe• A disease transmitted through African slaves• A heretical sect of gnostic Christians• The famine that occurred from 1315 to 1317

• The Black Death refers to:• The collapse of the European economy in the

14th century• A virulent plague that stuck 14th century

Europe• A disease transmitted through African slaves• A heretical sect of gnostic Christians• The famine that occurred from 1315 to 1317

• The Black Death:• Devastated primarily the rural population of Europe• Was preceded by a gradual decline in population• Followed that trade routes into Europe from

England• Was preceded by years of famine that weakened

the populace• Is thought by most scholars to be a form of small

pox

• The Black Death:• Devastated primarily the rural population of Europe• Was preceded by a gradual decline in population• Followed that trade routes into Europe from

England• Was preceded by years of famine that weakened

the populace• Is thought by most scholars to be a form of small

pox

• .All of the following are true of the bubonic plague EXCEPT

• It spread rapidly once it arrived in Europe• It was transmitted by rat-or human-borne

fleas• It was transmitted along trade routes• It was known as the Black Death• It struck only children and the elderly

• .All of the following are true of the bubonic plague EXCEPT

• It spread rapidly once it arrived in Europe• It was transmitted by rat-or human-borne

fleas• It was transmitted along trade routes• It was known as the Black Death• It struck only children and the elderly

• .The Black Death found its way into Europe via:

• Spain• Greenland and Iceland• Asian trade routes• Scandinavia• North Africa

• .The Black Death found its way into Europe via:

• Spain• Greenland and Iceland• Asian trade routes• Scandinavia• North Africa

• Among the social and economic consequences of the bubonic plague was a/an

• Decline kin the price of luxury and manufactured goods

• Rise in agricultural prices• Shrunken labor supply • Rise in value of the estates of the nobility• Increase in urban population

• Among the social and economic consequences of the bubonic plague was a/an

• Decline kin the price of luxury and manufactured goods

• Rise in agricultural prices• Shrunken labor supply • Rise in value of the estates of the nobility• Increase in urban population

• .Which social group suffered the greatest decline in power as a result of the plague?

• Urban elites• Noble landholders• Women• Clergy• Peasants

• .Which social group suffered the greatest decline in power as a result of the plague?

• Urban elites• Noble landholders• Women• Clergy• Peasants

• The Statute of Laborers:• Limited wages to pre-plague levels• Barred laborers from moving from one city to

another• Guaranteed a minimum wage for artisans• Barred children from certain trades• Governed working conditions in early

factories

• The Statute of Laborers:• Limited wages to pre-plague levels• Barred laborers from moving from one city to

another• Guaranteed a minimum wage for artisans• Barred children from certain trades• Governed working conditions in early

factories

• That two groups were traditional “containers” of monarchy?

• Landed nobility and the church• The peasantry and laity• The church and laity• The church and urban elites• The laity and landed nobility

• That two groups were traditional “containers” of monarchy?

• Landed nobility and the church• The peasantry and laity• The church and laity• The church and urban elites• The laity and landed nobility

• “It was an important confederation of commercial towns in northern Germany with its own laws, diplomats, and flags. Its membership of merchants earned large profits shipping fish, timber, and other resources to areas to the west and to the south. Prosperity declined, however, when trade routes shifted from the Baltic to the Atlantic after 1500.”

• The description above refers to the• (A) Confederation of the Rhine• (B) Hanseatic League• (C) Merchants of the Staple• (D) Holy Roman Empire• (E) Schmalkaldic League

• “It was an important confederation of commercial towns in northern Germany with its own laws, diplomats, and flags. Its membership of merchants earned large profits shipping fish, timber, and other resources to areas to the west and to the south. Prosperity declined, however, when trade routes shifted from the Baltic to the Atlantic after 1500.”

• The description above refers to the• (A) Confederation of the Rhine• (B) Hanseatic League• (C) Merchants of the Staple• (D) Holy Roman Empire• (E) Schmalkaldic League

• . All of the following are true of the Hundred Year’s war EXCEPT

• It was caused by long-standing rivalries and animosities between England and France

• It ended with a decisive English victory • It changed the political systems of both France and

England• It was a struggle for national identity• It was launched when England’s Edward III claimed

the French throne

• . All of the following are true of the Hundred Year’s war EXCEPT

• It was caused by long-standing rivalries and animosities between England and France

• It ended with a decisive English victory • It changed the political systems of both France and

England• It was a struggle for national identity• It was launched when England’s Edward III claimed

the French throne

• .At the outset of the Hundred Years’ War • France had a larger population that England• England was wealthier that France• France was superior militarily• England was in a state of civil war• The English navy ruled the seas

• .At the outset of the Hundred Years’ War • France had a larger population that England• England was wealthier that France• France was superior militarily• England was in a state of civil war• The English navy ruled the seas

• In the mid- 14th century, France had:• Twice the population of England, but was

much poorer• About the same population of Englnad, but

was much poorer• Half the population of England• Three times the population of England and was

much richer• Split from the Roman Catholic Church

• In the mid- 14th century, France had:• Twice the population of England, but was

much poorer• About the same population of Englnad, but

was much poorer• Half the population of England• Three times the population of England and was

much richer• Split from the Roman Catholic Church

• The French peasant uprising of 1358 is known as the

• Pilgrimage of Grace• Ciomp• Jacquerie• Taille• Western rising

• The French peasant uprising of 1358 is known as the

• Pilgrimage of Grace• Ciomp• Jacquerie• Taille• Western rising

• The primary reason for early French failure in the Hundred Years’ was

• Internal disunity• Poor military strategy• Superior English financial resources• Deficient number in the military • That they were a “modern” state fighting a

feudal society

• The primary reason for early French failure in the Hundred Years’ was

• Internal disunity• Poor military strategy• Superior English financial resources• Deficient number in the military • That they were a “modern” state fighting a

feudal society

• The use of this medieval weapon proved to give the English the tactical advantage in the war

• Catapult• Longbow• Trebuchet• Primitive firearms• Cannons

• The use of this medieval weapon proved to give the English the tactical advantage in the war

• Catapult• Longbow• Trebuchet• Primitive firearms• Cannons

• The Treaty of Troyes in 1420 disinherited the legitimate heir to the French throne and proclaimed this man the successor to the French king, Charles VI

• Richard II• Henry V• Charles VII• Henry VI• Jean I

• The Treaty of Troyes in 1420 disinherited the legitimate heir to the French throne and proclaimed this man the successor to the French king, Charles VI

• Richard II• Henry V• Charles VII• Henry VI• Jean I

• .Joan of Arc was executed on May 30, 1431 under this charge

• Kidnapping • Fraud• Treason • Murder• Heresy

• .Joan of Arc was executed on May 30, 1431 under this charge

• Kidnapping • Fraud• Treason • Murder• Heresy

• .The burden of the Hundred Years’ War fell mostly on the

• Women • Clergy• Peasants• Nobility• Military

• .The burden of the Hundred Years’ War fell mostly on the

• Women • Clergy• Peasants• Nobility• Military

• All of the following were effects of the Hundred Years War EXCEPT NO KEY

• A significant decrease in the population• A series of peasant rebellions• A more politically unified France• An economically weaker England• The rise of a Spanish Empire in the New

World

• All of the following were effects of the Hundred Years War EXCEPT NO KEY

• A significant decrease in the population• A series of peasant rebellions• A more politically unified France• An economically weaker England• The rise of a Spanish Empire in the New

World

• .What papal doctrine contributed to the transformation of the papacy into a great secular power?

• Papal hegemony• Papal primacy• Petrine doctrine• Plentitude of power• Papal infallibility

• .What papal doctrine contributed to the transformation of the papacy into a great secular power?

• Papal hegemony• Papal primacy• Petrine doctrine• Plentitude of power• Papal infallibility

• .Bonaface VII found himself locked in a struggle over the limits of monarchial authority with

• Henry VI• Richard II• Henry V• Philip the Fair• Edward III

• .Bonaface VII found himself locked in a struggle over the limits of monarchial authority with

• Henry VI• Richard II• Henry V• Philip the Fair• Edward III

• Which of the following statements most aptly applies to the bull Ausculta fili?

• The people over the church • The state before the church• The church over the state• The church and state are separate and equal

entities• The church and state are one

• Which of the following statements most aptly applies to the bull Ausculta fili?

• The people over the church • The state before the church• The church over the state• The church and state are separate and equal

entities• The church and state are one

• The papal buu Unam Sanctum declared that• Temporal authority was “subject” t the spiritual

power of the Church• Only strong monarchies could fulfill the Christian

gospel • The Holy Roman Emperor could establish national

churches in the realm • A new crusade was necessary in order to unify

European spirituality• Only men could be priests

• The papal buu Unam Sanctum declared that• Temporal authority was “subject” t the spiritual

power of the Church• Only strong monarchies could fulfill the Christian

gospel • The Holy Roman Emperor could establish national

churches in the realm • A new crusade was necessary in order to unify

European spirituality• Only men could be priets

• .Defender of Peace, written by Marisilius of Padua, depicted the pope as

• the king of kings• Christ-like figure who was elected to save the

world from its wickedness• A subordinate member of society• The Anti-Christ• The supreme ruler

• .Defender of Peace, written by Marisilius of Padua, depicted the pope as

• the king of kings• Christ-like figure who was elected to save the

world from its wickedness• A subordinate member of society• The Anti-Christ• The supreme ruler

• Which of the following was recognized by the Pragmatic Sanction of Bourges?

• The principle that religious rights and principals take precedent over national rights

• The right of French clergy to conduct the Mass in French • The right of all French clergy to develop their own

doctrines• The obligation of the state to pay the annates to Rome• The right of the French church to elect its own clergy

without papal interference

• Which of the following was recognized by the Pragmatic Sanction of Bourges?

• The principle that religious rights and principals take precedent over national rights

• The right of French clergy to conduct the Mass in French • The right of all French clergy to develop their own

doctrines• The obligation of the state to pay the annates to Rome• The right of the French church to elect its own clergy

without papal interference

• Which of the following religious movements was most successful at assailing the late medieval church in England?

• Hussites• Waldensians• Cathers• Lollards• Franciscans

• Which of the following religious movements was most successful at assailing the late medieval church in England?

• Hussites• Waldensians• Cathers• Lollards• Franciscans

• John Wycliffe • Believed the rank and office was the true basis of

religious authority• Was a Cambridge theologian and philosopher• Was a major intellectual spokesman for the rights of

royalty• Was charged with the task of trying Lollards for

heresy• Crafted works that initially served the anticlerical

policues of the French government

• John Wycliffe • Believed the rank and office was the true basis of

religious authority• Was a Cambridge theologian and philosopher• Was a major intellectual spokesman for the rights of

royalty• Was charged with the task of trying Lollards for

heresy• Crafted works that initially served the anticlerical

policues of the French government

• The university, founded in 1348, became the center for both Czech nationalism and a religious movement

• University of Kiev • University of Prague• Universtiy of Brno• University of Bonn• University of Ostrava

• The university, founded in 1348, became the center for both Czech nationalism and a religious movement

• University of Kiev • University of Prague• Universtiy of Brno• University of Bonn• University of Ostrava

• The phrase “Babylonia Captivity” refers to • How the papcy was held in political bondage in

Avignon• The period of time when France had no universally

recognized monarch • The persecution of the Lollards and Hussites by the

church • The precarious position of the church in France

during the Hundred Years’ War• The state of the church in Czechoslavakia

• The phrase “Babylonia Captivity” refers to • How the papcy was held in political bondage in

Avignon• The period of time when France had no universally

recognized monarch • The persecution of the Lollards and Hussites by the

church • The precarious position of the church in France

during the Hundred Years’ War• The state of the church in Czechoslavakia

• .The Great Schism was supported by • Philip of France• Pope Gregory XI• Martin V• Charles V• Pope Boniface VIII

• .The Great Schism was supported by • Philip of France• Pope Gregory XI• Martin V• Charles V• Pope Boniface VIII

• .England’s allies in the Great Schism • Supported the popes who were no longer considered

official by the church• Supported the pope at Avignon• Included the Holy Roman Empire, Hungary, Bohemia

and Poland• Disagreed with each other over the issue of the

Concilliar Theory of Church Government• Included the Holy Roman Empire Hungary, Bohemia,

and Scotland

• .England’s allies in the Great Schism • Supported the popes who were no longer considered

official by the church• Supported the pope at Avignon• Included the Holy Roman Empire, Hungary, Bohemia

and Poland• Disagreed with each other over the issue of the

Concilliar Theory of Church Government• Included the Holy Roman Empire Hungary, Bohemia,

and Scotland

• In 1409 the Council of Pisa• United the Catholic Church• Was recognized by the entire Catholic Church

as the ultimate authority• Nullified the position of pope • Dissolved in the face of deep division within its

delegates • Deposed both the Roman and Avignon popes,

and elected a new pope

• In 1409 the Council of Pisa• United the Catholic Church• Was recognized by the entire Catholic Church

as the ultimate authority• Nullified the position of pope • Dissolved in the face of deep division within its

delegates • Deposed both the Roman and Avignon popes,

and elected a new pope

• .Between 1243 and 1480, Russia was ruled by • The Persians• The Mongols• The princes of Kiev• Sweden • Poland

• .Between 1243 and 1480, Russia was ruled by • The Persians• The Mongols• The princes of Kiev• Sweden • Poland

• Under the rule of Prince Vladamir(r 980-1015) was city was the most important in Russia?

• Moscow• Minsk• Vladivostok• Kiev• Saint Petersburg

• Under the rule of Prince Vladamir(r 980-1015) was city was the most important in Russia?

• Moscow• Minsk• Vladivostok• Kiev• Saint Petersburg

• .The broadest social division of the 11th century Russia was between

• Army officers and freemen• Peasants and townspeople• Clergy and principality• Freemen and slaves

• .The broadest social division of the 11th century Russia was between

• Army officers and freemen• Peasants and townspeople• Clergy and principality• Freemen and slaves

• .The majority of the slave population in Russia were

• Prisoners of war• Of Greek descent• Russian criminals sentenced to this function• Part of the African slave trade• Of Chinese and Japanese descent

• .The majority of the slave population in Russia were

• Prisoners of war• Of Greek descent• Russian criminals sentenced to this function• Part of the African slave trade• Of Chinese and Japanese descent

• Wealthy landowners in medieval Russia were known as

• Boyars• Serfs• Junkers• Cossacks• Grossemensch

• Wealthy landowners in medieval Russia were known as

• Boyars• Serfs• Junkers• Cossacks• Grossemensch

• This was the name for the segment of the Mongol Empire that included the steppe region of what is today southern Russia

• Golden Flock• Golden Horde• Golden Crescent• Golden Set• Golden Faction

• This was the name for the segment of the Mongol Empire that included the steppe region of what is today southern Russia

• Golden Flock• Golden Horde• Golden Crescent• Golden Set• Golden Faction

• What is the official religion of the Mongol treatment of Russian political and religious institutions

• They left them largely intact• They incorporated some facets of Russian ideology

and institutions, but disregarded the rest• They totally dismantled them • They kept the institutions, but killed all existing office

holders• They adapted Russian institutions as if they were of

their own creation

• What is the official religion of the Mongol treatment of Russian political and religious institutions

• They left them largely intact• They incorporated some facets of Russian ideology

and institutions, but disregarded the rest• They totally dismantled them • They kept the institutions, but killed all existing office

holders• They adapted Russian institutions as if they were of

their own creation

• . In 1500 the two most powerful autocracies in Eastern Europe were

• (A) Muscovy and the Ottoman Empire• (B) the Ottoman and the Byzantine empires• (C) the Byzantine Empire and Poland-

Lithuania• (D) Poland-Lithuania and Hungary• (E) Hungary and Kievan Russia

• . In 1500 the two most powerful autocracies in Eastern Europe were

• (A) Muscovy and the Ottoman Empire• (B) the Ottoman and the Byzantine empires• (C) the Byzantine Empire and Poland-

Lithuania• (D) Poland-Lithuania and Hungary• (E) Hungary and Kievan Russia

• In the sixteenth century, all of the following had reli gious civil wars or political insurrections EXCEPT

• (A) Muscovite Russia• (B) England• (C) the Low Countries• (D) France• (E) the German states

• In the sixteenth century, all of the following had reli gious civil wars or political insurrections EXCEPT

• (A) Muscovite Russia• (B) England• (C) the Low Countries• (D) France• (E) the German states