Question 1

The great majority of European peasants paid their lords in

Accepted Answer

A)   silver pennies
B)   gold nomisma coins
C)   old Roman coins
D)   goods and servicesE) None of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 2

The development of credit and paper money were encouraged by

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A)   a shortage of skilled artisans to engrave the stamps used to create coins
B)   inconsistencies in the weight of official coinage
C)   refinements in paper technology
D)   shortages in gold and silver and the inconvenience of shipping heavy coinsE) C) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 3

Beginning in the eighth century, Asian agriculture shifted to irrigated _____ as the main staple food because of its high efficiency and yields.

Accepted Answer

A)   millet
B)   barley
C)   wheat
D)   riceE) None of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 4

First founded in Italian cities in the thirteenth century, _____________ allowed investors to pool their capital for trading ventures.

Accepted Answer

A)   commenda
B)   joint stock companies
C)   karimi
D)   cartelsE) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 5

Arab seafarers conquered the monsoon winds of the Indian Ocean by rigging their ships with lateen sails, which

Accepted Answer

A)   required less wind
B)   allowed them to sail against the wind
C)   required less fabric and were easier to sew
D)   allowed them to turn more preciselyE) All of the above
F) None of the above

Question 6

The third-century collapse of the unified Roman Empire

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A)   disrupted economic life in the cities and countryside
B)   disrupted economic life in the countryside, but had little direct impact in the cities
C)   disrupted economic life in the cities, but had little direct impact in the countryside
D)   had little direct impact in the cities or countrysideE) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 7

According to the advice Kekaumenos, an eleventh-century Byzantine official, gave to his sons on household management, the greatest danger was

Accepted Answer

A)   debt
B)   profligacy
C)   an unwillingness to take risks
D)   taxesE) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 8

The segregation of women in Muslim societies conferred high status on women

Accepted Answer

A)   teachers
B)   doctors and midwives
C)   nursemaids
D)   poetsE) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 9

Rural incomes in Japan were finally raised in the early 14th century with the help of technical improvements, including

Accepted Answer

A)   irrigated rice
B)   double-cropping
C)   the wheeled moldboard plow
D)   the introduction of the soybeanE) C) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 10

By the fifteenth century, the majority of women who earned wages were

Accepted Answer

A)   teachers
B)   domestic servants
C)   nurses
D)   employed in the textile industryE) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

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