History 101: Western Civilization High Medieval Culture:  Study Questions

2. All of the following were characteristics of the High Middle Ages EXCEPT:
a. reform movements enhanced the power of the popes
b. population decreased because of the plague
c. there was a flowering of culture in philosophy, literature and the arts
d. invasions of the Magyars and Vikings ended

3. Agricultural advances during the High Middle Ages that increased food production included
a. the adoption of a heavy plow to cut deeper furrows
b. the development of the two field system
c. steam powered grain mills
d. all of the above

4. One notable territorial expansion of the High Middle Ages was the Drang Nach Osten, or "push to the East" of the
a. French
b. English
c. Italians
d. Germans

5. The great center for fairs in the High Middle Ages was the __________________________ region of northwestern France.

6. A fortified town was called a __________, which gave its name to the new class of people who inhabited towns.
a. castle
b. cheval
c. burg
d. guild

7. The Norman invasion of England took place in the year ____________.

8. William the Conqueror's census of the English people was called the
a. Dane geld
b. Domesday Book
c. Canterbury Tales
d. Anglo-Saxon Chronicle

9. The Magna Carta was forced on an English king by the
a.  pope.
b.  nobles.
c.  peasants.
d.  merchants of London.

10. English King _________ was forced to sign the Magna Carta in the year _________.

11. In 987 King Hugh founded the ____________________ dynasty of France.

12. ____________________________________ was the most powerful queen of the medieval period.

13. The LEAST unified of the emerging Christian kingdoms of the High Middle Ages was
a. England
b. France
c. Germany
d. China

14. Church sacraments
a.  gave recipients divine grace.
b.  were often administered by lay people
c.  were not necessary for salvation
d.  all of the above

15. Which of the following was NOT an official sacrament?
a. marriage
b. extreme unction
c. reading and writing
d. baptism

16. The Investiture Controversy occurred between Henry IV and Pope ___________________________.

17. The Crusades were
a. efforts to convert the Vikings
b. attempts to reform the Church by overthrowing popes
c. wars to regain the Holy Land from the Muslims
d. tournaments to train knights

18. Place the following in correct chronological order
    1. the Norman Conquest
    2. founding of Cluny
    3. signing of the Magna Carta
    4. Urban II calls the First Crusade
a. 1,4,2,3
b. 2,1,4,3
c. 2,1,3,4
d. 1,3,4,2

19. Motivations for the knights to join the Crusade included
a. opportunity to gain land
b. rescue of the Holy Places from Muslims
c. search for glory and booty
d. all of the above

20. The Muslim leader _________________________ recaptured Jerusalem from Western knights in 1187.

21. The Most radical heretics to attack the medieval Church were the _______________, who believed in an eternal conflict between good and evil.
a. Franciscans
b. Dominicans
c. Cathari
d. Hospitallers

22. Papal power reached its height during the papacy of ____________________________.

23. The foremost Jewish scholar of the Middle Ages was ____________________________.

24. The new style of architecture which emerged during the High Middle Ages was called
a. gothic
b. roman
c. classical
d. georgian

25. The term ______________________________ refers to the development of a system of thought during the High Middle Ages.

26. According to your text, what contributed to the Twelfth-Century Awakening of learning?
a. the end of the Viking, Muslim and Magyar invasions
b. the economic revival
c. increased contact with Islamic and Byzantine culture
d. all of the above

27. The first universities formed at
a. Oxford and Cambridge
b. Paris and Bologna
c. Athens and Corinth
d. Emory and Henry

28. The university curriculum of the Middle Ages
a.  relied heavily on the works of Aristotle.
b.  neglected mathematics and astronomy.
c.  stressed Roman law, the Queen of Sciences.
d.  introduced the study of the arts.

29. Students at medieval universities
a. studied grammar, rhetoric, and logic
b. read Latin translations of Aristotle
c. were known for drinking, gambling and fighting
d. all of the above

30. Rules of the University of Paris included
a. minimum age requirements for lecturers
b. bans on drinking
c. a curriculum that included Aristotle
d. all of the above

31. The medieval world view was essentially based upon _______________________.

32. Medieval thinkers believed that the _______________ was the center of the universe.

33. That the lunar and sub lunar worlds were entirely different from each other was an idea of
a.  Plutarch
b.  Archimedes
c.  Parmenides
d.  Aristotle

34. This philosopher attempted to prove the existence of God by stating that God's omnipotence necessarily includes existence.
a. Abelard
b. Aquinas
c. Anselm
d. Alcuin

35. Author of the semi radical Sic et Non, this philosopher was also known for his torrid love affair with Heloise.
a. Abelard
b. Aquinas
c. Anselm
d. Alcuin

36. Author of Summa Theologica and a big fan of Aristotle, this philosopher attempted to reconcile faith and reason.
a. Abelard
b. Aquinas
c. Anselm
d. Alcuin

37. Medieval epic poems of heroic deeds, such as The Song of Roland, were called
a. corpus juris civilis
b. troubadours
c. chansons de geste
d. odes de naissance

38. Dante's Divine Comedy is
a. an account of the author's journey through heaven, hell, and purgatory
b. a symbolic retelling of Virgil's account of the rise of the Roman Empire
c. breaks from the medieval world view of sinful man and perfect God
d. all of the above

39. Gothic architecture contained all of the following features EXCEPT:
a. pointed arches
b. large windows
c. steel cross beams
d. flying buttresses

40. Testaments to the creativeness of the High Middle Ages include
a. Dante's Divine Comedy
b. Gothic cathedrals
c. Aquinas's Summa Theologica
d. all of the above