history
Question 1
pts
Dante's Divine Comedy depicts the poet's mythical
journey through:
the Holy Land in search of the Holy Grail.
the mountains in and around medieval Florence.
Correct!
hell, purgatory, and heaven.
Egypt in search of the Desert Fathers.
England and France with the knights of the Round
Table.
FEEDBACK: See page 266; A Vision of the World We Cannot
See; Core Objective 2- Identify the key characteristics of the
medieval world system and its consequences.
Question 2
pts
Edward I extended his sovereignty into Wales:
with a series of marriage alliances.
Correct!
through ruthless conquest and castle-building.
, by assisting the Welsh Church.
on the command of the pope.
by bribing Welsh noblemen.
FEEDBACK: See page 274; Castles and Control: Edward I and
the Expansion of English Rule; Core Objective 3- Define the
concept of sovereignty and its importance in this era.
Question 3
pts
For the first time in history, Innocent III used
_____________ as a tool for political gain against his
rival, Emperor Frederick II.
Correct!
crusade
excommunication
mercenaries
refusal to recognize a king's sovereignty
, extreme unction
FEEDBACK: See page 267; The Legacy of Innocent III; Core
Objective 4- Understand the reasons for the papacy's loss of
prestige.
Question 4
pts
Holding legitimate and unchallenged authority over a
defined territory is one definition of:
supreme justice.
divinely sanctioned power.
democracy.
republicanism.
Correct!
sovereignty.
FEEDBACK: See page 272; The Problem of Sovereignty; Core
Objective 3- Define the concept of sovereignty and its
importance in this era.
Question 5
, pts
In 1258, Mongols destroyed one of the most
important and long-lasting centers of knowledge in
the world, ___________.
the library at Alexandria
Aristotle's Lyceum in Athens
Correct!
the House of Wisdom in Baghdad
Saint Catherine's Monastery on Mount Sinai
the monastery of St. John the Divine on Patmos
FEEDBACK: See page 259; The Pax Mongolica and its Price;
Core Objective 1- Describe the effects of the Mongol
conquests and sketch their significance.
Question 6
pts
In 1300, Pope Boniface VIII:
was murdered by Henry II.
personally led the last Crusade.
Question 1
pts
Dante's Divine Comedy depicts the poet's mythical
journey through:
the Holy Land in search of the Holy Grail.
the mountains in and around medieval Florence.
Correct!
hell, purgatory, and heaven.
Egypt in search of the Desert Fathers.
England and France with the knights of the Round
Table.
FEEDBACK: See page 266; A Vision of the World We Cannot
See; Core Objective 2- Identify the key characteristics of the
medieval world system and its consequences.
Question 2
pts
Edward I extended his sovereignty into Wales:
with a series of marriage alliances.
Correct!
through ruthless conquest and castle-building.
, by assisting the Welsh Church.
on the command of the pope.
by bribing Welsh noblemen.
FEEDBACK: See page 274; Castles and Control: Edward I and
the Expansion of English Rule; Core Objective 3- Define the
concept of sovereignty and its importance in this era.
Question 3
pts
For the first time in history, Innocent III used
_____________ as a tool for political gain against his
rival, Emperor Frederick II.
Correct!
crusade
excommunication
mercenaries
refusal to recognize a king's sovereignty
, extreme unction
FEEDBACK: See page 267; The Legacy of Innocent III; Core
Objective 4- Understand the reasons for the papacy's loss of
prestige.
Question 4
pts
Holding legitimate and unchallenged authority over a
defined territory is one definition of:
supreme justice.
divinely sanctioned power.
democracy.
republicanism.
Correct!
sovereignty.
FEEDBACK: See page 272; The Problem of Sovereignty; Core
Objective 3- Define the concept of sovereignty and its
importance in this era.
Question 5
, pts
In 1258, Mongols destroyed one of the most
important and long-lasting centers of knowledge in
the world, ___________.
the library at Alexandria
Aristotle's Lyceum in Athens
Correct!
the House of Wisdom in Baghdad
Saint Catherine's Monastery on Mount Sinai
the monastery of St. John the Divine on Patmos
FEEDBACK: See page 259; The Pax Mongolica and its Price;
Core Objective 1- Describe the effects of the Mongol
conquests and sketch their significance.
Question 6
pts
In 1300, Pope Boniface VIII:
was murdered by Henry II.
personally led the last Crusade.
