Question 1
The Great Schism was resolved and unity restored by which of the following church councils?
Council of Constance
Council of Trent
Council of Nicaea
Council of Base l
Question 2
Scholars who studied ancient Greek and Roman texts were known as which of the following during the early 15th century?
Historians
Humanists
Scholastics
Priests
Question 3
The Jacquerie refers to:
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.
Question 4
What outcome did hundreds of years of attacks by the Mongols and Ottomans have on the West?
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
Question 5
The Medici controlled the finances of the Italian city-state of:
Venice.
Rome.
Milan.
Florence.
Question 6
The Christian Byzantine Empire was the last remnant of the ancient Roman Empire. Which of the following marked the end of the Byzantine Empire?
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
Question 7
The progress of the Hundred Years' War was characterized by:
early French victories.
a return to feudal-style armies.
a brief but successful invasion of England by a small French army.
early English successes.
Question 8
Castiglione's The Book of the Courtier was a:
primer on military training for nobles.
book on courtly manners
sharp denunciation of the wasteful noble life.
treatise against active participation in public life.
Question 9
Which of the following was one of the best known early labor rebellions in late 14th century?
The great Schism
The Ciompi
Jacquerie
The guild movement.
Question 10
Which of the following defines the word "Renaissance"?
Rebirth
Renewal.
Revive
Restore
Question 11
__________is an example of a female humanist.
Question 12
__________ is considered the greatest masterpiece of medieval literature.
Question 13
__________ ensured autonomy of French church from papal control.
Question 14
In the late middle ages, __________ was a religious movement stressing individual piety, ethical behavior, and intense religious education.
Question 15
In the late middle ages, ethnic and religious discrimination increased in __________, __________, and __________ .
Question 16
To what extent were climate and disease key factors in producing economic and social changes?
Question 17
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.