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11809195595later middle agesThe period from 1200 to 1500 is better known as Europe's0
11809195596latinsWestern Europeans of the later middle ages referred to themselves as1
11809195597nine out of ten people were ruralIn the latin west during the later midddle ages approximately2
11809195598had to give the lord a share of the harvest and perfom servicesin return for the use of their lord's land, serfs3
11809195599inferior to menin europe's later middle ages women were considered to be4
11809195600an agricultural methodthe three-field system was5
1180919560130-35 yearsthe average life expectancy for a european of this period was6
11809195602one out of three western europeansby the time it subsided, the black death killed7
11809195603a call for democracywhich of the following was not a social result of the black death epidemic8
11809195604had long been common in the Islamic worldwindmills and watermills9
11809195605the extinction of many animal speciesIn Europe's later middle ages, the rapid growth of industry resulted in environmental changes, which of the following was not among them10
11809195606venetian inspired assault on Constantinoplein the thirteenth century, what caused Italian eastern Mediterranean trade to be strengthened?11
11809195607were unable to produce products to compete with asian productswhich of the following is not true of trading cities in Europe during the middle ages? They12
11809195608it played no official role in the persecution, as the Church was officially the protector of Jews.What official role did the Catholic Church play in the persecution of Jews in Medieval Europe?13
11809195609an association of craft specialists from the same tradea guild was14
11809195610most guilds promoted equality between men and womenwhich of the following is not true about most guilds?15
11809195611Checking accounts, shareholding companies, money changing, loans, and investments were offered as serviceswhich of the following is true of merchant banking of the fifteenth century?16
11809195612gothic cathedralswhat "architectural wonder" first made its appearance in France on or about 114017
11809195613domeswhich of the following is not a distinctive feature of the gothic cathedral?18
11809195614first used as a regular part of urban life in the Latin Westthe clock was19
11809195615northern Italythe renaissance began in20
11809195616the recapture of southern italy from the byzantines, and sicily and toledo from the muslimssome of the "lost knowledge" of the greek and arab world came into the latin west through21
11809195617Latin WestHistorians' name for the territories of europe that adhered to the latin rite of christianity and used the latin language for intellectual exchange.22
11809195618three-field systema rotational system for agriculture in which one field grows grain, one grows legumes, and one lies fallow.It gradually replaced the two field system23
11809195619black deathan outbreak of bubonic plague that spread across asia, north africa, and europe, carrying off a vast numbers of persons24
11809195620water wheela mechanism that harnesses the energy in flowing water to grind grain or power machinery. It was used in many parts of the world but was especially common in europe25
11809195621hanseatic leaguean economic and defensive alliance of the free towns in northern germany, founded about 1241 and most powerful in 14th century26
11809195622guildan association of men (rarely women), such as merchants, artisans, or professors who worked in a particular trade and banded together to promote their economic and political interests. They were important in other societies, such as the ottoman and safavid empires27
11809195623gothic cathedrallarge churches originating in 12th century france; built in an architectural style featuring pointed arches, tall vaults and spires, flying buttresses, and large stained-glass windows28
11809195624renaissancea period of intense artistics and intellectual activity, said to be the "rebirth" of Greco-Roman culture. Usually divided into an italian renaissance, from roughly the mid-14th to mid-15th century, and a northern renaissance.29
11809195625universitiesdegree-granting institutions of higher learning. Those that appeared in Latin west from 1200 onward became a model of all modern universities30
11809195626scholasticisma philosophical and theological system, associated with thomas aquinas, devised to reconcile aristolian philosophy and roman catholic theology31
11809195627humanistsEuropean scholars, writers, and teachers associated with the study of the humanities (grammar, rhetoric, poetry, histroy, languages, and moral philosophy0, influential in the 15th century and later32
11809195628printing pressa mechanical device for transferring text or graphics from a woodblock or type to paper using ink. Presses used moveable type first appeared in europe about 145033
11809195629great western schisma division in the latin christian church between 1378 and 1417, when rival claimants to the papacy existed in Rome and Avignon34
11809195630hundred years warseries of campaigns over the control of the throne of france, involving french and english royal families and french noble families35
11809195631new monarchiesmonarchies in france england and spain, england, and france. The centralization of royal power was increasing within more or less fixed territorial limits36
11809195632reconquestmilitary conquests by various iberian christian states to recapture territory taken by muslims. In 1492 the last muslim ruler was defeated, and spain and portugal emerged as united kingdoms37
11809195633it was written in latin like most literature of the timewhich of the following does not describe the divine comedy?38
11809195634became a permanent part of english governmentBy 1500, the english parliament39

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