Western Civilization

estion 1

1.  

The Great Schism was resolved and unity restored by which of the following church councils?

Answer

		Council of Constance
		Council of Trent
		Council of Nicaea
		Council of Base l

3 points  

Question 2

1.  

Scholars who studied ancient Greek and Roman texts were known as which of the following during the early 15th century?

Answer

		Historians
		Humanists
		Scholastics
		Priests

3 points  

Question 3

1.  

The Jacquerie refers to:

Answer

		a revolt of peasants in England in 1381.
		elite French troops.
		the lowest estate in France's Estates General.
		a peasant's revolt in France in 1358.

3 points  

Question 4

1.  

What outcome did hundreds of years of attacks by the Mongols and Ottomans have on the West?

Answer

		Redefined the map of the west
		Stabilized the west economically and politically
		Eliminated tensions between Christianity and Islam
		Caused Kiev to continue as the center of Russian power

3 points  

Question 5

1.  

The Medici controlled the finances of the Italian city-state of:

Answer

		Venice.
		Rome.
		Milan.
		Florence.

3 points  

Question 6

1.  

The Christian Byzantine Empire was the last remnant of the ancient Roman Empire. Which of the following marked the end of the Byzantine Empire?

Answer

		The fall of Rome to the Germanic tribes
		The fall of Constantinople to the Mongols
		The fall of Constantinople to the Ottoman Turks
		The invasion of the Black Plague

3 points  

Question 7

1.  

The progress of the Hundred Years' War was characterized by:

Answer

		early French victories.
		a return to feudal-style armies.
		a brief but successful invasion of England by a small French army.
		early English successes.

3 points  

Question 8

1.  

Castiglione's The Book of the Courtier was a:

Answer

		primer on military training for nobles.
		book on courtly manners
		sharp denunciation of the wasteful noble life.
		treatise against active participation in public life.

3 points  

Question 9

1.  

Which of the following was one of the best known early labor rebellions in late 14th century?

Answer

		The great Schism
		The Ciompi
		Jacquerie
		The guild movement.

3 points  

Question 10

1.  

Which of the following defines the word "Renaissance"?

Answer

		Rebirth
		Renewal.
		Revive
		Restore

3 points  

Question 11

1.  

__________is an example of a female humanist.

Answer

2 points  

Question 12

1.  

__________ is considered the greatest masterpiece of medieval literature.

2 points  

Question 13

1.  

__________ ensured autonomy of French church from papal control.

Answer

2 points  

Question 14

1.  

In the late middle ages, __________ was a religious movement stressing individual piety, ethical behavior, and intense religious education.

2 points  

Question 15

1.  

In the late middle ages, ethnic and religious discrimination increased in __________, __________, and __________ .

2 points  

Question 16

1.  

To what extent were climate and disease key factors in producing economic and social changes?

Answer

30 points  

Question 17

1.  

The fall of Italy acted as a catalyst, causing historians and political theorists to approach these disciplines in new ways. Discuss the two main individuals in the text who are representative of the new Renaissance thinking.

Answer

30 points