European Societies Around 1492

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What characterized European communities in the late 1400s?

  • Strong emphasis on nuclear family structure
  • Organization based on social hierarchy (correct)
  • Equal distribution of wealth and power among all citizens
  • Majority of the population engaged in nomadic lifestyles

How did peasants contribute to the nobility in medieval Europe?

  • Providing military service only
  • Teaching noble children
  • Supplying the nobles with artistic works
  • Offering livestock or crops (correct)

Why did few individuals move beyond their born position in the European social hierarchy?

  • Continuous rebellions from the lower classes
  • Acceptance of their lot as part of a larger order ordained by God (correct)
  • Strict laws preventing social mobility
  • Lack of educational opportunities for the common people

Which aspect of European social order was expressed by William Shakespeare in his plays?

<p>The rigidity and fixed nature of the social order (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How did the European communities view labor division in the late 1400s?

<p>Based on gender roles with clear distinctions between tasks (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which factor contributed to the social mobility of artisans and merchants in medieval Europe?

<p>The demand for their skills and products. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In medieval Europe, what was the primary division of labor among peasant families?

<p>Men mainly did field labor and herded livestock while women handled child care and household tasks. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How did the view of kinship ties differ between Europeans and Native American societies during this time period?

<p>European societies viewed kinship ties as less important compared to Native American societies. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What major event led to the need for artisans and merchants to finance overseas exploration and expansion?

<p>The Hundred Years' War. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In medieval Europe, which family structure was emphasized as central to society?

<p>Nuclear family (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the painting described in the text reveal about the perception of peasant life in medieval Europe?

<p>Peasants were depicted as living in peace and tranquility. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In the context of the painting, what is the significance of the palace and the royal chapel in the background?

<p>Depicting the most powerful institutions in medieval European society (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why was the image painted to please the aristocracy, according to the text?

<p>To create an idealized vision without showing peasant poverty (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How did the Hundred Years' War impact the scene depicted in the painting?

<p>It was devastating northern France at that moment (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Based on the information provided, what is implied about gender roles in labor division during the 1400s?

<p>Men were exclusively responsible for labor tasks (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How did power struggles between the church and European kings impact papal authority in the 1300s and 1400s?

<p>Reduced papal authority in favor of the monarchies (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the main outcome of the Reformation in Western Europe?

<p>Division of Christianity between Catholicism and Protestantism (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What effect did the split between Catholicism and Protestantism have on European colonization of the Americas?

<p>It deepened rivalries between European nations (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was one of the far-reaching social and cultural changes brought about by the return to urban life in Europe at the end of the 1400s?

<p>Increase in political power for the urban middle class (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which group would assume increasing political power, especially in Britain and its colonies?

<p>Merchants (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What motive encouraged Western European monarchs to finance overseas exploration in the late 1400s?

<p>Raise money for maintaining armies and bureaucracies (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How did the Crusades impact the balance of power between the nobility and monarchies in Western Europe?

<p>Strengthened monarchies and weakened nobility (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which group of people accepted taxes on their wealth in exchange for protection or expansion of trade in Western Europe?

<p>Merchants (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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