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1.) Signed in 1215 CE, the Magna Carta was a document that
A- Increased the wealth of the European nobility
B- Established England as a monarchy under King Richard
C- Guaranteed individual liberties to all men
D- Contained articles that were the foundation for modern justice
2.) All of the following are results of bubonic plague, which swept through China and
Europe from the 1200s to the 1600s except:
A- Social unrest
B- Tremendous population loss
C- A decrease in wages
D- Less rigidity between social classes
3.) The establishment of the Hanseatic League (1241 CE) was significant because it
A- Set a precedent for large, European trading operations
B- Organized to become the first joint-stock company
C- Comprised nearly 50 port cities along the Mediterranean Sea
D- Held exclusive rights to trade along the Silk Road
4.) Which of the following was NOT a result of the Black Death?
A- Labor shortages in agriculture and industry in England
B- Population decline in China
C- Scarcity of goods throughout Europe
D- Rise of feudalism in western Europe
5.) The Magna Carta
A- Created a system of common law in Anglo-Saxon England
B- Established a Model Parliament with advisory powers
C- Eliminated heredity as a requirement to hold the throne
D- Did little to stop the growth of centralized government in England
6.) Which of the following statements about the Code of Hammurabi and the Justinian
Code are accurate?
A- Both sets of laws derived their core philosophies from the Bible
B- The importance of each was that they attempted to organize laws in ways that
people could understand
C- While the Justinian Code contained harsh provisions for those convicted of crimes,
the Code of Hammurabi was less punitive
D- Neither code applied for women, foreigners, peasants, or slaves
7.) Which was the following was NOT a direct outcome of the Reconquista?
A- Spanish invasion of northern Africa and southern Italy
B- Sometimes-violent persecution of other relgions
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C- The Aztecs
D- The Toltecs
E- The Incas
21.)
Both the Aztecs and Incas
A- Entered into marriage for political reasons
B- Gained the cooperation of subject peoples
C- Showed limited signs of urbanization
D- Lacked a merchant class
E- Were tribute empires
22.)
The Black Death
A- Was most devastating in North Africa
B- Originated in Europe
C- Changed the course of political institutions
D- Spread solely along routes of Mongol conquest
E- Produced large loss of life in India
23.)
European exploration through the mid-fifteenth century
A- Produced intense rivalries with East Asian civilizations
B- Placed merchants in conflict with monarchs
C- Suffered from a lack of technological expertise
D- Depended upon the knowledge of the Eastern World
E- Created trade connections that increased Europes gold supply
24.)
Early medieval Europes strongest state was
A- The Papal States
B- England
C- France
D- The Holy Roman Empire
E- Spain
25.)
The period of greatest population decline in Europe during the Middle Ages was
A- From the tenth to the thirteenth centuries
B- The fourteenth century
C- The fifth and sixth centuries
D- The fifteenth century
E- The eighth century
26.)
During the Middle Ages, the concept of limited government was seen most
clearly in
A- France
B- Germany
C- England
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Which statement describes Europe between the ninth to fifteenth centuries?
The consolidation of Germanic kingdoms into a single Germanic state
The expansion of the Eastern world into Western Europe
Steady decline of educational opportunities
European retreat from contact with neighboring societies
The end of pressure from migratory peoples
Trade during the medieval period
Weakened in the Baltic regions as continental routes broadened
Placed the power of the merchant classes in competition with monarchal power
Shifted away from the Mediterranean basin after the fall of Rome
Placed Europe within the Muslim commercial network
Was balanced between Eastern and Western markets
The fifteenth century was characterized by
The beginnings of nation-states in Italy and Germany
The strengthening of nation-states in England and France
Decentralization of political power in Spain
The establishment of Western European political tradition in the Middle East
The establishment of parliamentary tradition in England and France
Medieval Europe
Extended local schools found on the manor
Developed new banking institutions from multicultural contacts
Saw the rise of universities after the conclusion of the Hundred Years War
Produced urban areas that rivaled those of Eastern empires
Produced uniquely Christian architectural forms
Justinians Code was similar to Hammurabis Law Codes in that it
Dealt primarily with religious issues
Became the basic law code for his state, and influenced future law codes
Led to internal disruptions and faced harsh opposition
Deviated sharply from previous legal precedents when it sought to create a new
tradition
The schism within the Christian church was due to all of these issues except:
Clerical celibacy; Orthodox priests could marry, but Catholic priest could not
Papal interference in Byzantine political and religious affairs
The Byzantine state control of the church in eastern lands
Muslim influence on the Orthodox branch of Christianity
The spread of Christianity was accelerated in the Balkans and Russia through
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47.)
The religious justification for human sacrifice was that
A- The god of rain, maize and fertility needed to be fed human blood in order to
produce their own bounties
B- Prisoners of war were too numerous and needed to be removed because they were
dangerous influences on the society
C- The sun god Huitzilopochtli needed constant nourishment to fight against the forces
of the night
D- Without human blood, the great city of Tenochtitlan would collapse
48.)
All land in the Inca state
A- Belonged to the priests and religious institutions
B- Was owned by merchants and traders for investment purposes
C- Belonged to the oldest woman of the family or clan
D- Was owned by the state but assigned to others for their use
49.)
Which of the following is NOT true?
A- While the Maya developed glyphs the Inca never developed a writing system
B- Both the Aztecs and Inca forced other societies to recognize their supremacy
C- The Inca far exceeded the Aztecs in terms of trade
D- Both the Aztecs and Inca practiced extensive agriculture
50.)
Incan state administration and resource distribution system was based on the
concept of
A- Individualism
B- First come, first serve
C- Age
D- Reciprocity
51.)
Which of the following is LEAST related to the expansion of trade in medieval
Europe?
A- The formation of the Hanseatic League
B- The emergence of the guild system
C- The growth of Europes urban population
D- The rising importance of maize and potatoes as trade goods
52.)
Which of the following did Andean and Mesoamerican societies NOT have in
common?
A- States created by conquest
B- Political rulers legitimated by religious authority
C- Methods of intensive agriculture
D- Written scripts