AP World History Ch.14 Flashcards

1096697543	What percentage of the Western European population was rural during the late Middle Ages?	90%	0
1096697544	Western Europeans of the later Middle Ages referred to themselves as	Franks	1
1096697545	What caused the end of serfdom in Western Europe?	The Black Death	2
1096697546	Which factor was not a contributor to the doubling of the European population between 1100-1445	Unification under Christianity	3
1096697547	The Bubonic Plague was brought to Europe by	...	4
1096697548	The three-field system was	An agricultural method	5
1096697549	By the time it subsided, the Black Death had killed	One out of three Western Europeans	6
1096697550	Which of the following was not a social result of the Black Death epidemic?	A call for democracy	7
1096697551	Windmills and watermills	Had long been common in the Islamic world	8
1096697552	In 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 species	9
1096697553	The continued growth of trade and manufacturing after 1200 resulted in	The growth of urban areas in the Latin West	10
1096697554	The growth of metal working industries in the Middle Ages was due to	All of these	11
1096697555	The crucial factor to the growth of cities was	The beginning of the guild system	12
1096697556	Marco Polo's goal was to	Travel to the Mongol capital	13
1096697557	The predominant city for trade with the Far East during the Middle Ages was:	Venice	14
1096697558	Which of the following is not true of trading cities in Europe during the Middle Ages?	They were home to most of Europe's Jews	15
1096697559	What 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
1096697560	A guild was	An association of craft specialists from the same trade.	17
1096697561	One of the most significant growth of industries in the 14th century was:	Merchant Banking	18
1096697562	The Hanseatic League was based in	Germany	19
1096697563	Which 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
1096697564	What "architectural wonder" first made its appearance in France on or about the year 1140 C.E.?	Gothic Cathedrals	21
1096697565	Which of the following is not a distinctive feature of the Gothic cathedral?	Domes	22
1096697566	The Renaissance began in	Northern Italy	23
1096697567	Some of the "lost knowledge" of the Greek and Arab world came into the Latin West through	The recapture of southern Italy from Byzantines and of Sicily and Toledo from the Muslims	24
1096697568	Before they were expelled in 1492, the largest population of Jews in the West was found in	Spain	25
1096697569	The two new religious orders in the 13th century that lent themselves to teachings were:	Dominican and Franciscans	26
1096697570	In the universities of the Latin West, all courses were taught in	Latin	27
1096697571	The most notable work in the Scholasticism, the Summa was written by:	Thomas Aquinas	28
1096697572	Which of the following does not describe the Divine comedy?	It was written in Latin like most literature of the time.	29
1096697573	One of the significant features of growth of literature in the 14-15th century was	The development of epic poetry	30
1096697574	The greatest influence of the humanists was in	The reform of the secondary education	31
1096697575	Which of the following fostered artistic growth in the Renaissance?	The patronage of wealthy merchants prelates	32
1096697576	Credit for "The lost art of painting" being revived is traditionally given to:	Giotto	33
1096697577	What changes transformed later medieval military technology?	Firearms and crossbows with metal-tipped arrows	34
1096697578	Which of the following statements about the Magna Carta is not true?	It gave new rights to the peasants	35
1096697579	Joan of Arc	Led the French victory in a decisive battle durning the Hundred Years War	36
1096697580	The Great Western Schism originated over	The nationality of the pope	37
1096697581	Which of the following is true of "new monarchies" in Europe between 1450-1600?	All of these	38
1096697582	Spain's "reconquest" and political consolidation excluded which group?	Muslims	39
1096697583	By 1500, the English Parlimant	Had become a permanent part of the English government.	40