The three-field system
a. was replaced with the two-field system.
b. allowed animals to graze on two-thirds of the land.
c. made its biggest impact in southern Europe.
d. allowed for increased production by reducing
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The three-field system
a. was replaced with the two-field system.
b. allowed animals to graze on two-thirds of the land.
c. made its biggest impact in southern Europe.
d. allowed for increased production by reducing the amount of land that was left fallow.
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By the thirteenth century, Italian towns
a. acted as intermediaries facilitating trade between Europe and the eastern Mediterranean.
b. were unable to engage in trade because of Byzantine domination.
c. suffered as trade routes shifted to central Europe and the North Sea.
d. suffered as trade routes shifted to northern Europe.
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Medieval guilds
a. organized all the craftspeople of a given town into a single group.
b. promoted competition by encouraging individual decision-making.
c. were strictly business organizations, with the sole purpose of making money for their members.
d. were organized by tradesmen to govern their own economic activities.
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William the Conqueror created
a. the division of lands into shires, or counties.
b. English common law.
c. the position of sheriff, a royal agent of the king.
d. a vast census of people and property.
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King John's costly war with ________ led to the Magna Carta.
a. Germany
b. the Spanish kingdoms
c. Italy
d. France
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Representative institutions grew out of
a. the insistence of the clergy that the Bible dictated the need for such bodies.
b. royal dependence on the nobility for military support.
c. popular movements led by wealthy townspeople.
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d. the desire of kings to expand their authority and powers.
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The reform movement in the church in the tenth and eleventh centuries
a. abolished the system of cardinals and provided that popes be elected democratically by general church councils.
b. emerged as a reaction against the moral laxity and worldliness that had corrupted many monasteries and the
papacy.
c. granted secular authorities, especially the nobles, more influence over church affairs.
d. loosened the strict rules that had governed the lives of monks for centuries.
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The Investiture Controversy centered on the right to
a. invest kings with the powers of their office.
b. control the wealth of the church.
c. appoint bishops.
d. invest the Holy Roman emperor with the power of his office.
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The church addressed the perceived threat of heresy through
a. the Inquisition, a permanent tribunal that demanded suspects disprove accusations made against them.
b. excommunication, which cut a person off from the heresy in question and was a guarantee of salvation.
c. wars that were usually opposed by kings and nobles.
d. a reasoned presentation of alternative viewpoints.
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The Cathari were a
a. radical group of religious dissenters who departed dramatically from mainstream Catholicism.
b. monastic order dedicated to a return to early Christian principles.
c. wealthy Italian family that raised large sums of money for the papacy.
d. group of religious dissenters based in northern Germany.
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The authority and prestige of the papacy reached its height under Innocent III, partly
because he
a. sponsored the Fourth Crusade, which was the most successful of all wars against the Muslims.
b. allowed greater diversity of practices and beliefs among Christians in Europe.
c. separated the church from secular affairs, thereby avoiding embarrassing political confrontations.
d. was able to win in specific conflicts with the kings of England and France.
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Which of the following barred the Jews from public office and required them to wear a
distinguishing badge on their clothing?
a. King Edward I of England
b. Moses ben Maimon
c. the Fourth Lateran Council
d. Pope Gregory VII
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Europe experienced a revival of trade and commerce by the eleventh century that
stemmed in part from
a. increased political stability.
b. diminished agricultural production.
c. a decrease in the money supply.
d. a revival of Viking attacks.
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In medieval towns,
a. women were prohibited from guild membership throughout Europe.
b. women played no part in economic life.
c. guildswomen had many privileges but were strictly forbidden to train apprentices.
d. women often worked alongside their husbands in a variety of crafts.
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A primary difference between political developments in England and in France was
that
a. the English Parliament consisted of representatives from the nobles and clergy only.
b. the French nobility gained power at the expense of their king.
c. England was conquered in 1066, which, in a single event, placed a strong king on the throne to govern the entire
country.
d. representative institutions did not exist in France.
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The Holy Roman Empire was a weak and divided state because
a. the pope granted investiture to emperors who devoted little attention to political affairs.
b. emperors often became embroiled in Italian and papal politics, thus sapping their strength at home.
c. popes refused to grant anyone the imperial title after the death of Charlemagne.
d. it was a small territory that lacked sufficient economic resources
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