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1096697543What percentage of the Western European population was rural during the late Middle Ages?90%0
1096697544Western Europeans of the later Middle Ages referred to themselves asFranks1
1096697545What caused the end of serfdom in Western Europe?The Black Death2
1096697546Which factor was not a contributor to the doubling of the European population between 1100-1445Unification under Christianity3
1096697547The Bubonic Plague was brought to Europe by...4
1096697548The three-field system wasAn agricultural method5
1096697549By the time it subsided, the Black Death had killedOne out of three Western Europeans6
1096697550Which of the following was not a social result of the Black Death epidemic?A call for democracy7
1096697551Windmills and watermillsHad long been common in the Islamic world8
1096697552In Europe's later Middle Ages, the rapid growth of industry resulted in environmental changes; which of the following was not among them?The extinction of many animal species9
1096697553The continued growth of trade and manufacturing after 1200 resulted inThe growth of urban areas in the Latin West10
1096697554The growth of metal working industries in the Middle Ages was due toAll of these11
1096697555The crucial factor to the growth of cities wasThe beginning of the guild system12
1096697556Marco Polo's goal was toTravel to the Mongol capital13
1096697557The predominant city for trade with the Far East during the Middle Ages was:Venice14
1096697558Which of the following is not true of trading cities in Europe during the Middle Ages?They were home to most of Europe's Jews15
1096697559What official role did the Catholic Church play in the persecution of Jews in medieval Europe?It played no official role in the persecution, as the church was officially the protector of the Jews.16
1096697560A guild wasAn association of craft specialists from the same trade.17
1096697561One of the most significant growth of industries in the 14th century was:Merchant Banking18
1096697562The Hanseatic League was based inGermany19
1096697563Which of the following is true of merchant banking in the fifteenth century?Checking accounts, shareholding, companies, moneychanging, loans, and investments were offered as services.20
1096697564What "architectural wonder" first made its appearance in France on or about the year 1140 C.E.?Gothic Cathedrals21
1096697565Which of the following is not a distinctive feature of the Gothic cathedral?Domes22
1096697566The Renaissance began inNorthern Italy23
1096697567Some of the "lost knowledge" of the Greek and Arab world came into the Latin West throughThe recapture of southern Italy from Byzantines and of Sicily and Toledo from the Muslims24
1096697568Before they were expelled in 1492, the largest population of Jews in the West was found inSpain25
1096697569The two new religious orders in the 13th century that lent themselves to teachings were:Dominican and Franciscans26
1096697570In the universities of the Latin West, all courses were taught inLatin27
1096697571The most notable work in the Scholasticism, the Summa was written by:Thomas Aquinas28
1096697572Which of the following does not describe the Divine comedy?It was written in Latin like most literature of the time.29
1096697573One of the significant features of growth of literature in the 14-15th century wasThe development of epic poetry30
1096697574The greatest influence of the humanists was inThe reform of the secondary education31
1096697575Which of the following fostered artistic growth in the Renaissance?The patronage of wealthy merchants prelates32
1096697576Credit for "The lost art of painting" being revived is traditionally given to:Giotto33
1096697577What changes transformed later medieval military technology?Firearms and crossbows with metal-tipped arrows34
1096697578Which of the following statements about the Magna Carta is not true?It gave new rights to the peasants35
1096697579Joan of ArcLed the French victory in a decisive battle durning the Hundred Years War36
1096697580The Great Western Schism originated overThe nationality of the pope37
1096697581Which of the following is true of "new monarchies" in Europe between 1450-1600?All of these38
1096697582Spain's "reconquest" and political consolidation excluded which group?Muslims39
1096697583By 1500, the English ParlimantHad become a permanent part of the English government.40

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