Question 1

The genre of ____________ saw a revival in the thirteenth century as a consequence of urban anonymity and increased literacy.

Accepted Answer

Autobiography

Question 2

What did sumptuary laws accomplish?&#10;A) Religious segregation based on neighborhood&#10;B) Standardized clothing and appearance for different levels of society&#10;C) The inclusion of women in guild activities&#10;D) Regulations about consumption of certain food items

Accepted Answer

Sumptuary laws established guidelines for dress and appearance based on social class, wealth, and occupation. They were used to reinforce social hierarchies and prevent people from dressing above their station.

Question 3

What benefits did guilds offer urban tradespeople? (Select all that apply.)&#10;A) Safety and power in numbers&#10;B) Wage regulation&#10;C) Economic monopolies on goods&#10;D) Automatic acceptance into any merchant guild

Accepted Answer

Guilds provided safety and power in numbers by uniting tradespeople, regulated wages to ensure fair compensation, and often held economic monopolies on certain goods, controlling trade and production standards. Automatic acceptance into any merchant guild was not a benefit offered by guilds.

Question 4

The status of ____________ came between apprentice and guild master.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The status of ____________ came between apprentice...

Question 5

Which best explains female participation in guild life?&#10;A) They had no training or skill in artisanal crafts&#10;B) They could participate behind the scenes but never be full members&#10;C) They were excluded on principle from all guild activities&#10;D) They dominated trades like brewing, tavern running, and textiles

Accepted Answer

Females dominated trades like brewing, tavern running, and textiles in guild life.

Question 6

What primarily prompted the development of fair systems?&#10;A) The goal of reducing costs of transporting goods internationally&#10;B) Merchants' personal interest in traveling to other countries&#10;C) Patrons' attempts to increase their own political power&#10;D) Wars that made international trade an impossibility

Accepted Answer

The goal of reducing costs of transporting goods internationally was the primary reason for the development of fair systems.

Question 7

Where were the most lucrative annual fairs located?&#10;A) Avignon&#10;B) Champagne&#10;C) Munich&#10;D) Arundel

Accepted Answer

Champagne fairs, located in the Champagne region of France, were known for their lucrative trades in luxury goods such as fabrics, furs, and spices during the 12th and 13th centuries.

Question 8

What precondition was necessary for the rise of banking?&#10;A) The foundation of the Templars&#10;B) A barter system&#10;C) A money economy&#10;D) Acceptance of usury

Accepted Answer

Banking requires a money economy, which means that goods and services are exchanged using some form of currency or money. A barter system, where goods and services are directly exchanged for other goods and services without the use of money, would not allow for the kind of financial services that banks provide. The foundation of the Templars and acceptance of usury may have played a role in the development of banking, but they are not necessary preconditions.

Question 9

What enabled Jews, such as those seen in this image, to become disproportionately wealthy in medieval cities?&#10;A) They had no restrictions on entering joint commercial enterprises with Christians&#10;B) As moneylenders they were permitted to charge interest on loans&#10;C) Jews dominated most of the mercantile guilds&#10;D) They only sold to urban Jewish populations

Accepted Answer

One factor that enabled Jews to become disproportionately wealthy in medieval cities was their role as moneylenders. They were often permitted to charge interest on loans, which was forbidden to Christians at the time, allowing them to accumulate wealth.

Question 10

Which of the following tasks would men and women most likely do together?&#10;A) Harvesting&#10;B) Caring for children&#10;C) Cooking&#10;D) Tending draught animals

Accepted Answer

The answer of Which of the following tasks would men...

Question 11

The lack of _________ material for agricultural tools made peasant life difficult in Southern France.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The lack of _________ material for agricultural...

Question 12

Which of the following best describes urban organization? (Select all that apply.)&#10;A) There were no sources of running water inside the city walls&#10;B) Jews lived in a segregated district&#10;C) Every city was built purposefully by plan&#10;D) Different professions occupied different neighborhoods

Accepted Answer

The answer of Which of the following best describes urban...

Question 13

The ___________ was the German merchant league that controlled trade in the Baltic Sea.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The ___________ was the German merchant league...

Question 14

Which technique helped to make city dwellers' lives safer? (Select all that apply.)&#10;A) Imposition of a curfew&#10;B) Organization of night patrols&#10;C) Outlawing of taverns and alcohol sales&#10;D) Planting of city gardens

Accepted Answer

The answer of Which technique helped to make city dwellers'...

Question 15

What was the Church's attitude towards Jews?&#10;A) The Church did not proclaim on treatment of Jews&#10;B) Popular violence was forbidden but forced conversion was acceptable&#10;C) The Church aimed to protect Jews against popular violence&#10;D) The Church approved popular violence against Jews

Accepted Answer

The answer of What was the Church's attitude towards Jews?&#10;A)...

Question 16

The Mishneh Torah was the master work of the Jewish scholar ___________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The Mishneh Torah was the master work...

Question 17

From who/what would peasants likely learn a beginning grasp of Latin?&#10;A) The Church&#10;B) The university&#10;C) Daily conversations among themselves&#10;D) Medical professionals

Accepted Answer

The answer of From who/what would peasants likely learn a...

Question 18

Approximately what percent of the adult urban population could read and write at all?&#10;A) Ten&#10;B) Twenty&#10;C) Forty&#10;D) Sixty

Accepted Answer

The answer of Approximately what percent of the adult urban...

Question 19

Where did the emphasis on virginity first derive from?&#10;A) Pagan Rome&#10;B) Germanic tribes&#10;C) Latin Church&#10;D) Heretics

Accepted Answer

The answer of Where did the emphasis on virginity first...

Question 20

Why is the woman wielding a distaff in this 'humorous' image?&#10;A) Women regularly beat their husbands with tools&#10;B) It symbolizes women's work and therefore gender role reversal&#10;C) It was the first thing at hand for an angry wife in a well-known story&#10;D) It has no meaning whatsoever

Accepted Answer

The answer of   Why is the woman wielding...

Deck 15: Daily Life at the Medieval Zenith