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| After Thomas Becket ‘s murder by four of King Henry's knights in Canterbury Cathedral,: |
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| Becket was proclaimed a martyr and a saint |
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| The manorial system broke down in western Europe by the thirteenth century for all but which of the following reasons? |
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| Lords and peasants did not cultivate wheat. |
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| The relationship between a lord and vassal was made solemn by an act of: |
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| Which eleveth-century pope tried to free the church from laymen and emperor alike? |
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| By the late eleventh century, Byzantium faced threats from all the following except: |
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| Which French king was the epitome of thirteenth-century kingship? |
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| began as a royal institution used by the king to consult his nobles |
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| For whom were the effects of the Crusades most disastrous? |
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| had become the dominant power among the heirs to Greek and Roman civilization |
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| One of the key ideas expressed by Magna Carta was: |
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| the king is subject to the laws |
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| Who forced King John to issue Magna Carta? |
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| the great magnates of the realm |
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| Which king established the Angevin dynasty? |
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a. bravery, loyalty, and generosity
b. the skilled use of weapons
c. proper manners |
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| The Carolingian dynasty in France was replaced by which dynasty in 987? |
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| Although it began as the value system of a socially diverse order of knights, over time chivalry: |
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| became the ideology of a specific social class |
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| The "golden mean" between the city-states and empires of the ancient world: |
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| was the existence of national monarchies of the High Middle Ages |
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| The language and customs of feudalism spread throughout Europe from: |
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| The dominant motive for going on the First Crusade was: |
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| Manorialism first made its appearance in the ninth century in which areas? |
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| England, northern France, and western Germany |
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| Saints Cyril and Methodius were important because they: |
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A). converted the Balkan Slavs to Orthodox Christianity
B). created the Cyrillic alphabet |
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| Which leader recaptured Jerusalem in 1187? |
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| The three-field system of crop rotation: |
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a. increased the amount of arable land
b. provided insurance against natural disaster
c. made it possible to support healthier animals |
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| The Norman conquest took place in: |
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| Which eleventh- and twelfth-century cities became the dominant naval power in the eastern Mediterranean? |
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| Craft guilds promoted the interests of the richest and most successful members because: |
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| this would preserve monopolies and limit competition |
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| Which pope proclaimed the First Crusade at Clermont in 1095? |
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| The idea of a grand jury and trial juries as well as a system of "writs" was developed by: |
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| By the beginning of the fourteenth century, who were the wealthiest members of European society? |
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| In 1099, the crusading armies took: |
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| The greatest advantage of the manorial system in terms of productivity was that it: |
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| allowed the adoption of new and more efficient systems of crop rotation |
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| made Christianity the favored religion of Rome |
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| sought to overthrow the Romans by force |
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| In 325, Constantine condemned Arius and the Arian heresy at the Council of: |
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| Which Roman emperor made succession to the imperial throne hereditary? |
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| Of the Germanic tribes in the Roman Empire, it can be said that: |
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| they had adopted the Arian variety of Christianity |
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| Which of the following statements might best explain the success of Christianity by the fourth century? |
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a. Women were given a role in worship.
b. its organization structure
c. its view of human salvation
d. All of the above. |
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| Which church father argued that God granted grace to some people but not to others: |
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| What important religious text was discovered in a cave near Qumran in 1947? |
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| Perhaps the most important Church Father and author of On the City of God was: |
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| Which of the following statements is NOT true regarding the ideas and mission of St. Paul? |
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| He believed that Jewish religious law was essential for salvation. |
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| The Benedictine Rule established all but which of the following? |
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| that human labor was below the dignity of the monastic order |
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| Between 284 and 303, Diocletian ruled the Western Empire from: |
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| St. Jerome is best known for his: |
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| Vulgate translation of the Bible |
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| The founder of a monastic community at Vivarium and author of the Institutes was: |
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| The emperor Diocletian accomplished all of the following except: |
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| making Christianity the favored religion of Rome |
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| The Roman governor, Pontius Pilate, condemned Jesus to crucifixion because: |
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| he was trying to preserve the peace during a religious holiday |
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| Which of the following groups believed that all 613 of Yahweh's commandments were binding upon all Jews? |
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| The church became a clearly defined hierarchical organization because: |
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| urban-based bishops asserted control over priests in their surrounding areas |
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| The fundamental disagreement between Arians and Athanasians was over the issue of: |
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| In 476, the last Roman emperor, Romulus Augustulus, was overthrown by: |
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| a mixed army of Huns, Germans, and disgruntled Romans |
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| Who would have agreed with Tertullian that Christianity had nothing to do with classical culture? |
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| One of the first most lasting accomplishments of the Byzantine emperor Justinian was to: |
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| revise and codify Roman law |
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| One reason why the eastern Roman empire survived while the western empire did not was that: |
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| the eastern empire was far richer |
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| Which of the following helps explain the successful growth of monasticism? |
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| Extreme asceticism served as a substitute for martyrdom |
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