hist week 6

Magna Carta decrees -No one will be denied justice -Freedom of religion -No one will be denied food in time of famine -Freedom of speech

No one will be denied justice

An example of a famous structure built in the Gothic architectural style during the medieval period is ________. -the Lessay Abbey -St. Micheal's Church -Notre Dame -the Tum Collegiate Church

Notre Dame

Dante's Divine Comedy recounts -A knight's adventures on the first Crusade -A hero's battle against an evil dragon -An imagined journey to the afterlife -The story of twins separated at birth, one of whom becomes a monk

An imagined journey to the afterlife

Which of the following Crusades attacked and conquered Constantinople in 1204 AD? -the Third Crusade -the First Crusade -the Fourth Crusade -the Second Crusade

The Fourth Crusade

Which of the following was a consequence of the Crusades? -They resulted in widespread conversions to Christianity. -They brought peace and religious unity to the Middle East. -The Muslims were expelled from Jerusalem and made slaves in Italy. -They provoked systematic persecutions of Jews in Europe.

They provoked systematic persecutions of Jews in Europe

After the death of St. Francis, the order he founded _______ -was soon banned as heretical by the Pope. -soon failed without Francis' charismatic leadership. -became very wealthy because of gifts from donors who were impressed by their vose of poverty. -came to utterly dominate the Catholic Church, displacing all the other religious orders.

became very wealthy because of gifts from donors who were impressed by their vose of poverty

St. Francis believed that -He and his followers should live in poverty, like Christ and the Disciples. -Sexual activity could not be sinful. -The Pope should have absolute authority in political as well as spiritual affairs. -He was the reincarnation of Jesus Christ.

he and his followers should live in poverty, like christ and the disciples

Christine de Pisan argues -men are superior to women -superiority depends on virtue, not gender -women should rule over men -women are superior to men

superiority depends on virtue, not gender

Food was more plentiful in the High Middle Ages because of -The introduction of new food crops from the Americas -Cheap shipments of grain from Egypt and the Middle East -Technological improvements such as the heavy plow -Decreased demand due to the popular practice of fasting on religious feast days

technological improvements such as the heavy plow

The wealth of the medieval nobility was based on -Investments in banking and finance -Gifts from the Church -The labor of their peasant farmers -Profit from trade with foreign lands

the labor of their peasant farmers

In the course of his spiritual journey, it is said that St. Francis miraculously received ________. -a sacred tunic -a vision of Moses on Mount Sinai -a crown of thorns -the stigmata

the stigmata

Medieval universities taught -Engineering, general science, and business administration -Only material related to Christian theology -Theology, liberal arts, law, and medicine -Only Latin grammar and simple arithmetic

theology, liberal arts, law, and medicine

Which of the following best describes the Crusades? -They were expeditions by atheist groups that conquered holy lands to destroy places of worship. -They were a series of holy wars that were preached and endorsed by the Catholic Church. -They were a series of wars against the Christians to regain power over the Promised Land. -They were raids by Roman legions who pillaged cities after the fall of the Roman Empire.

they were a series of holy wars that were preached and endorsed by the catholic church

Which of the following is a characteristic of Gothic Cathedrals?-They were built using rudimentary machinery. -They were constructed with a circular floor plan. -They were built within 20 years. -They are made primarily of wood.

they were built using rudimentary machinery

Which of the following was a duty of the nobility? -to ensure that trade and agriculture progressed -to protect the people from military threats -to ensure the salvation of the masses -to ensure that the state remains loyal to the Catholic Church

to protect the people from military threats