chapter 13
The council that ended the Great Schism was held at
Constance.
Justinian's most lasting accomplishment was
Corpus Iuris Civilis.
The Great Schism
saw two different individuals claiming to be the true pope.
Justinian's greatest construction achievement was
the Hagia Sophia
Mortality rates associated with the Black Death in 14th century Europe have been estimated at
50%-60%
Which weapon helped the Ottomans take Constantinople in 1453?
Gunpowder
Which statement about the Italian Renaissance is FALSE?
It began as a reaction to the Crusades.
The Renaissance began in
Italy
Who sculpted the statue of David?
Michelangelo
In 1453, the ____ conquered the Byzantine Empire.
Ottoman Turks
As anti-Semitism spread through Europe in response to the plague, many Jews fled to _________ for protection.
Poland
At the Battle of Manzikert in 1071, the
Seljuk Turks defeated the Byzantines.
All of the following were impressive Byzantine monuments in Constantinople EXCEPT
The Blue Mosque
Which crusade was diverted from its original mission and ended up conquering a Christian city?
The Fourth Crusade
Which Welsh weapon gave the English an advantage at the beginning of the Hundred Years' War?
The longbow
The phrase l'uomo universale expresses the new social ideal of a person who is
capable of achievements in many areas.
Christian fanatics who physically scourged themselves during the Black Death were called
flagellants.
Procopius was the best-known Byzantine
historian
Renaissance artists
imitated nature.
Italian city states such as Venice and Florence could best be described as
merchant oligarchies.
In the seventh century, the greatest challenge to the Byzantine Empire came from the
rise of Islam.
The formal division between the Eastern Orthodox and the Western Christian churches began in 1054 with a disagreement over
the superior ranking of the Pope over the Patriarch.
In the early fourteenth century, the Catholic church
was moved to Avignon
The Black Death
was spread by fleas carrying Yersinia pestis.