Glencoe World History

Chapter 10: Europe in the Middle Ages, 1000–1500

Europe in the Middle Ages, 1000-1500

1
All of the following changes in farming technology contributed to an increase in food production and population growth during the Middle Ages EXCEPT __________
A)the invention of the horse collar.
B)a climate change.
C)a heavy plow with an iron plow share.
D)a three-field system of crop rotation.

2
Which of the following was NOT a consequence of the revival of trade in Europe?
A)the emergence of a money economy
B)a regular exchange of goods between Flanders and Italy
C)the establishment of banking firms
D)the replacement of old Roman cities with new centers of trade

3
In addition to supervising their households, some women __________
A)worked outside the home.
B)became elected officials.
C)attended universities.
D)none of the above.

4
To join a guild, a person needed to __________
A)become an apprentice.
B)produce a masterpiece.
C)have five to seven years of experience.
D)become a journeyman.

5
An example of the Church’s dominant role in people’s lives during the High Middle Ages was the __________, which barred some people from receiving the sacraments.
A)Investiture Controversy
B)interdict
C)Concordat of Worms
D)Cistercian Order

6
A desire for greater discipline prompted a group of monks to form the new order of __________
A)Benedictines.
B)Cistercians.
C)Franciscans.
D)Dominicans.

7
Which of the following was NOT an example of a strong Catholic Church in medieval society?
A)the interdict
B)the restoration of the marriage of Philip Augustus
C)the continuation of the feudal system
D)the naming of the archbishop of Canterbury under King John

8
During the Inquisition, relapsed heretics were __________
A)forced to perform public penance.
B)flogged.
C)tortured until they confessed.
D)executed.

9
The intellectual revival led to the formation of universities where __________
A)studies focused on training for a career.
B)most students pursued degrees in theology.
C)classes were devoted to discussion and debate.
D)studies began with a liberal arts curriculum.

10
Scholasticism’s chief task was to __________
A)reconcile monarchical power and the power of the Church.
B)harmonize Christian teachings with Greek philosophy.
C)translate the works of Greek philosophers.
D)demonstrate the existence of God through rational argument.

11
The innovation of __________ when building Gothic cathedrals made the use of stained glass windows possible.
A)barrel vaults
B)pointed arches
C)flying buttresses
D)ribbed vaults

12
A dispute over __________ led to the Great Schism of the Church.
A)who was the legitimate pope
B)taxation of the clergy
C)the king’s power to appoint bishops
D)the lifestyle of the pope

13
The disastrous forces that overwhelmed Europe in the fourteenth century included all EXCEPT __________
A)the Hundred Years’ War.
B)the War of the Roses.
C)the Black Death.
D)severe economic problems.

14
Which of the following did NOT mark the reestablishment of the centralized power of the monarchy in fifteenth century Europe?
A)the increased use of the taille
B)the tithe
C)the reign of Ferdinand and Isabella
D)the reign of Tudor King Henry VII
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