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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How are the wealthy different from the poor in the age they marry?

2. How was uncultivated land used when there weren't farmers to farm it?

3. What was the dominant belief about the shape of the earth?

4. When would a child learn combat?

5. What belief among the people allowed the church to maintain its position and make money?

Short Essay Questions

1. How are women seen in 14th-century France?

2. What does Dauphin Charles ordain during Jean II's captivity?

3. Describe the 14th-century French entertainment that involved cats.

4. What is the state of trade in 14th-century France?

5. What is the relationship between the classes like in 14th-century France?

6. What is the relationship between the military and money?

7. Describe the Jacquerie rebellion.

8. Describe the role and status of the church in 14th-century France.

9. What is the relation of the king to the nobles?

10. What are colleges like in 14th-century France?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What was the role of women in 14th-century France? Analyze the role of women in French and English culture.

Essay Topic 2

Italy was hardly ever at war with England or France, but the Italian region was often in turmoil and affected French politics. What was the role of Italy in French and English politics, and how was Italy act its role? What marriage, battles, uprising and policies in Italy affected France and England? Analyze and describe the role of Italian and Vatican politics in France and England.

Essay Topic 3

Religious figures like Catherine of Siena and Pierre de Luxembourg acquired great renown and some power in their religiousness. Mystics sought the same influence by spreading their teachings. Analyze these figures and describe the role of the exceptionally-religious person in society. What was their role? What was their power? How did they influence the people around them?

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