Chapter 20 - Western Europe During the High Middle Ages

In a larger sense, the investiture contest represented

a. the resurgence of Byzantine power.

b. Europe's rediscovery of Aristotle and the birth of scholasticism.

c. the political infighting that kept France weak and divided.

d. the growing danger the church faced from heresies.

e. the struggle between church and state for control in Europe.

e. the struggle between church and state for control in Europe.

Which of the following factors did not help explain the increased agricultural production of the High Middle Ages?

a. government financial support

b. the introduction of new crops

c. the expansion of arable land

d. the introduction of new technology

e. the use of new tools

a. government financial support

In the High Middle Ages, the state that seemed to have the most potential to re-create centralized, imperial rule was

a. England.

b. the Holy Roman Empire.

c. Byzantium.

d. Spain.

e. France.

b. the Holy Roman Empire.

The Crusades

a. introduced the Black Death into Europe.

b. increased trade between the eastern and western Mediterranean.

c. had virtually no impact on trade whatsoever.

d. led to a slight decline in trade in the Mediterranean.

e. stopped all trade between the eastern and western Mediterranean because of the constant warfare.

b. increased trade between the eastern and western Mediterranean.

The phrase usually associated with the medieval social structure is

a. "those who pray, those who fight, and those who work."

b. "king as father of the country."

c. "every man united in god and king."

d. "the mandate of heaven."

e. "those who fight and those who work."

a. "those who pray, those who fight, and those who work."

In 962 C.E., Pope John XII presented the imperial crown to

a. William of Normandy.

b. Leo III.

c. Otto of Saxony.

d. Hugh Capet.

e. Charlemagne.

c. Otto of Saxony.

The investiture contest centered on

a. the conflict between France and England for control over Lombardy.

b. the appointment of church officials by imperial authorities.

c. the high interest rates charged by Italian banks.

d. the ritualistic jousting among knights to prove their courage.

e. the struggle between Christian and Islamic forces for control of Jerusalem.

b. the appointment of church officials by imperial authorities.

The Reconquista took place in

a. England.

b. the Iberian peninsula.

c. the Byzantine Empire.

d. Italy.

e. Sicily.

b. the Iberian peninsula.

In Italy, the political structure was marked by

a. a series of city-states and principalities.

b. the world's first democracy.

c. consolidated rule by the popes.

d. unification imposed from the outside by the Holy Roman Empire.

e. a tightly centralized government

a. a series of city-states and principalities.

Which of the following states developed the most centralized political structure in its early stages?

a. Holy Roman Empire

b. England

c. France

d. Russia

e. Italy

b. England

The High Middle Ages witnessed

a. the return of unified imperial rule in Europe.

b. a marked decline in trade.

c. a strengthening of noble feudal control in the countryside.

d. a resurgence of urbanization.

e. a decline in urbanization.

d. a resurgence of urbanization.

The Hanseatic League was a trading network that operated in

a. the Mediterranean Sea and Black Sea.

b. the Atlantic Ocean.

c. the Black Sea.

d. the North Sea and Baltic Sea.

e. the Indian Ocean.

d. the North Sea and Baltic Sea.

The quip that the Holy Roman Empire was, "neither holy, nor Roman, nor an empire," is attributed to

a. Voltaire.

b. Pope Gregory VII.

c. Hugh Capet.

d. William of Normandy.

e. Saladin.

a. Voltaire.

For centuries, Western Europe was inspired by a dream of unification and greatness similar to that of

a. Persia

b. Arabia.

c. Rome.

d. Greece.

e. Assyria

c. Rome.

St. Thomas Aquinas

a. was the author of The City of God.

b. stressed the importance of an emotional, unquestioning devotion to God.

c. believed that it was possible to prove rationally that God exists.

d. looked to the Cathars for inspiration.

e. founded the Dominicans.

c. believed that it was possible to prove rationally that God exists.

Hugh Capet was crowned King of France in 987

a. and immediately turned France into a powerful, centralized state.

b. and was eventually overthrown by the Holy Roman emperor.

c. and immediately launched an unsuccessful invasion of Spain.

d. and was immediately excommunicated by Pope Gregory VII.

e. but it took centuries for the French kings to build a powerful, centralized state.

e. but it took centuries for the French kings to build a powerful, centralized state.

In 1066, William of Normandy conquered

a. the Holy Roman Empire.

b. Spain.

c. England.

d. France.

e. Italy.

c. England.

Newfoundland was discovered around the year 1000 C.E. by the Scandinavian seafarer

a. Harold Hardrada.

b. William of Normandy.

c. Eric the Red.

d. Robert Guiscard.

e. Leif Ericsson.

c. Eric the Red.

Which of the following was not a consequence of the fourth crusade?

a. the beginning of a long period of decline for Constantinople

b. greater tension between the Roman Catholic and Greek Orthodox churches

c. the sacking of Constantinople

d. a new spirit of cooperation between Constantinople and western Europe

e. the establishment of a Roman Catholic regime in Constantinople

d. a new spirit of cooperation between Constantinople and western Europe

Central to the philosophy of the High Middle Ages was the rediscovery of

a. Virgil.

b. Hippocrates.

c. Galen.

d. Aristotle.

e. Socrates.

d. Aristotle.

In the late 1200s, Marco Polo visited the court of

a. Hung Wu.

b. Chinggis Khan.

c. Chaghatai Khan.

d. Khubilai Khan.

e. Mansa Musa.

d. Khubilai Khan.

The single biggest obstacle to the rise of a powerful Holy Roman Empire was

a. continual invasions by the French.

b. continuous tensions caused by border disputes with England.

c. occasional invasions from the Huns.

d. the reoccurring appearance of epidemic diseases.

e. an ongoing conflict with the papacy.

e. an ongoing conflict with the papacy.