AP History Chapter 10 Quiz

Define manorialism and feudalism. How do they provide the building blocks for medieval political structure and society?

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What were the characteristics of feudal monarchy as demonstrated in France and England between 1000 and 1300?

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In what year did Pope Urban II call for the First Crusade?

1095

Following the fall of Rome, where was the center of the post-classical West?

Central plains of north Europe, France, low countries, south and west germany

What Frankish king was responsible for the conversion of his people to Christianity in order to gain a vague domination over the Franks?

Clovis

Pope Gregory VII decreed the practice of investiture invalid. What was investiture?

State appointment of bishops

What belief did the conversion of Germanic kings create among Western religious leaders, particularly the pope?

That the Church was superior to the secular rulers

The Fourth Crusade was manipulated by merchants in Venice, who turned it into an attack on...

Constantinople

Which of the following developments was NOT a result of the improved economy of the High Middle Ages? A) Urban growth allowed more specialized manufacturing and commercial activities, including banking. B) Some peasants were able to throw off the most severe constraints of manorialism, becoming almost free farmers. C) Rising trade permitted the redevelopment of commerce within the Mediterranean and beyond. D) Conflicts between peasants and the landlords became rare, if they did not disappear altogether.

D) Conflicts between peasants and the landlords became rare, if they did not disappear altogether.

The post-classical period in Western history between the fall of the Roman Empire and the 15th century is referred to as the...

Middle Ages

During the 11th century, what new architectural style featuring pointed arches and flying buttresses became dominant in western Europe?

Gothic

The system that described economic and political relations between landlords and their peasant laborers was called

manorialism

Agricultural laborers under the jurisdiction of aristocratic landowners were called

serfs

The members of the military elite who received land in return for military service in the bands of the greater lords were called...

vassals.

Which of the following statements about feudalism is most accurate? A) Although it inhibited the development of strong central states, some kings were able to use feudalism to build their own power. B) Although it provided initial political stability, feudalism was rapidly replaced by a western European imperial system. C) Feudalism represented only a brief, and largely unsatisfactory, attempt to create political stability in western Europe. D) Feudalism caused rapid economic gains in all parts of Europe including England.

A) Although it inhibited the development of strong central states, some kings were able to use feudalism to build their own power.

Which of the following statements concerning the three-field rotation system is most accurate? A) Introduced in the 8th century, the three-field rotation left a third of the land unplanted to regain fertility. B) The three-field system removed more land from production than before by reserving one-third for fallow. C) The three-field system was rapidly replaced after the 8th century by the two-field system that offered greater flexibility in terms of crop rotation. D) The three-field system removed fallow fields and replaced them with nitrogen-bearing crops.

A) Introduced in the 8th century, the three-field rotation left a third of the land unplanted to regain fertility.

Which of the following statements about the manorial system is NOT true? A) It was technologically sophisticated. B) It had originated in the Roman Empire. C) Its obligations bore heavily on serfs. D) Agricultural productivity was low.

A) It was technologically sophisticated.

Which of the following was a result of the Hundred Years War during the 14th and 15th centuries? A) Kings reduced their reliance on feudal forces in favor of paid armies B) An English victory, but only after an invasion of France by Richard the Lionhearted C) Mounted knights continued their dominance over foot soldiers and archers D) Major battles resulted in enormous loss of life over the course of the war

A) Kings reduced their reliance on feudal forces in favor of paid armies

Which of the following regions achieved feudal monarchy prior to the end of the Middle Ages? A) Holy Roman Empire B) England C) Low Countries D) Spain

B) England

Which of the following statements concerning the intellectual activity of the medieval West prior to the 8th century is most accurate? A) Classical rational traditions were actively united with Christian mysticism to carve out a new intellectual world. B) With the few literate people concentrated in monasteries, little was achieved other than copying older manuscripts. C) Universities rapidly created a new intellectual climate in which logic was applied to matters of Christian doctrine. D) All literacy and contact with the ancient culture was lost in the centuries following the fall of Rome.

B) With the few literate people concentrated in monasteries, little was achieved other than copying older manuscripts.

Which of the following was NOT a threat to the sources of Western vitality at the end of the Middle Ages? A) The Black Death B) The increasing inability of agriculture to keep pace with population growth C) The economic tail-spin and impending depression D) New social disputes, involving both peasants and landlords and artisans and their employees.

C) The economic tail-spin and impending depression

Which of the following statements concerning the Holy Roman Emperors after the 10th century is most accurate? A) They built upon the Carolingian foundations to establish the most centralized government found in the medieval West. B) Building on a feudal framework rather than the Carolingian Germanic foundations, the Holy Roman emperors created a strongly centralized government. C) The rule of the Holy Roman emperors became increasingly hollow, because they did not build a solid monarchy from regional foundations. D) Dukedoms and city-states yielded political authority to the Holy Roman Empire throughout western Europe.

C) The rule of the Holy Roman emperors became increasingly hollow, because they did not build a solid monarchy from regional foundations.

Which of the following statements concerning the agricultural laborers of the medieval West is NOT true? A) They received protection and the administration of justice from their landlords. B) They were obligated to turn over part of their goods to remain on the land. C) They could be bought and sold by their landlords. D) They had heavy obligations to their lords.

C) They could be bought and sold by their landlords.

All of the following were functions of the merchant and artisan guilds EXCEPT A) limitation of membership. B) regulation of apprenticeship. C) ensuring a free-market economy. D) guaranteeing good workmanship in their products.

C) ensuring a free-market economy.

What dynasty took over the Frankish monarchy in the 8th century?

Carolingian

Which of the following statements concerning the impact of Christianity on polytheistic religions in western Europe is most accurate? A) Christianity eradicated all traces of those earlier religions as the new religion became universal in western Europe. B) The process of conversion produced a religious blend in which beliefs in magic and supernatural spirits coexisted with Christianity. C) Although Christianity made inroads, many areas of Europe retained polytheistic beliefs and rejected the new religion. D) Small islands of polytheistic belief remained, but most Europeans converted from polytheistic faiths in the initial post-classical centuries.

D) Small islands of polytheistic belief remained, but most Europeans converted from polytheistic faiths in the initial post-classical centuries.

Which of the following did NOT occur as a result of the Crusades? A) The Kingdom of Jerusalem was established and controlled by the West for nearly a century in the Holy Land. B) The Fourth Crusade resulted in the temporary conquest of Constantinople. C) The Crusades helped to open the West to new cultural and economic influences from the Middle East. D) The Crusades demonstrated a new Western superiority in the wider world.

D) The Crusades demonstrated a new Western superiority in the wider world.

Which of the following was NOT a benefit of the monastic movement in western Europe? A) They disciplined the intense spirituality of the medieval West in order to promote Christian unity. B) Many monasteries helped improve the cultivation of the land. C) By copying ancient texts, monks preserved classical culture for later intellectual inquiry. D) Their political organization provided the foundation for the political order established in France, Germany, and England.

D) Their political organization provided the foundation for the political order established in France, Germany, and England.

Where was the greatest concentration of urbanization after the 10th century in Europe?

Italy and the Low Countries

What was the impact of the improved economy after the 10th century on the social system of western Europe?

The increased pace of economic life created a less rigid structure.

In what way was the educational system of the medieval West different from that of China?

The universities were not tied into a single bureaucratic system.

The leading figure in the synthesis of classical rational philosophy with Christian theology was a teacher at the University of Paris in the 13th century...

Thomas Aquinas.

Who were the Scandinavian invaders who disrupted the development of durable political institutions in the medieval West until the 10th century?

Vikings

Relationships between members of the military elite based on a reciprocal exchange of land for military service and loyalty were called...

feudalism