AP World: Unit 4 Test

Agricultural laborers under the jurisdiction of aristocratic landowners were called

• Artisans

• Guildsman

• Serfs

• Fiefs

Which of the following statements concerning the agricultural laborers of the medieval West is NOT true?

• They received protection and justice from their landlords.

• They were obligated to turn over part of their goods to the lord.

• They had heavy obligations to their lords.

• They could be bought and sold by landlords.

Which of the following statements about the manorial system is NOT true?

• It was technologically sophisticated.

• It had originated in the Roman Empire.

• Agricultural productivity was low.

• Its obligations bore heavily on serfs.

Relationships between members of the military elite based on a reciprocal exchange of land for military service and loyalty were called

• manorialism

• feudalism

• capitalism

• the guild system

The members of the military elite who received land in return for military service in the hands of the greater lords were called

• lords

• knights

• vassals

• serfs

Which of the following statements about feudalism is most accurate?

• Although it inhibited the development of strong central states, some kings were able to use feudalism for their own power

• Although it provided initial political stability, feudalism was rapidly replaced by a western European imperial system

• Feudalism represented only a brief, and largely unsatisfactory, attempt to create political stability in western Europe

• Feudalism caused rapid economic gains in all parts of Europe including England

Where was the greatest concentration of urbanization after the 10th century in Europe?

• Italy and the Low Countries

• England and France

• France and the Holy Roman Empire

• England and Scandinavia

In what year was Charlemagne able to establish a substantial, if temporary, empire in France/Germany?

• 500

• 800     

• 900

• 1000

What belief did the conversion of Germanic kings create among Western religious leaders, particularly the pope?

• That the Church was subordinate to the secular monarchs

• That the Church was superior to the secular rulers

• That the Church should avoid conversion of northern Germanic kings

• That such conversion represented a danger to the papal hierarchy

What was the nature of the Aztec administration of subject territories?

• The Aztecs placed members of the Aztec nobility as rulers over subject peoples.

• All territories conquered by the Aztecs became part of a singular administration run by a trained bureaucracy located in Tenochtitlan, much like the Byzantine Empire

• Conquered territories were often left relatively unchanged under their old rulers as long as they recognized Aztec supremacy and paid tribute

• The Aztecs established a military administration with subject territories controlled by regional generals