Question 1

define the following term:
-Harun al-Rashid

Accepted Answer

Harun al-Rashid was the fifth Abbasid Ca

Question 2

The Slavic people of the Rus were best known for

Accepted Answer

A) their defeat of Rurik, head of the Swedish Vikings, in 862. 
B) their preoccupation with cleanliness. 
C) their unflinching loyalty to the Roman Catholic church. 
D) founding the state that became known as Russia. 
E) their monastic tradition and practice of celibacy. 
A) their defeat of Rurik, head of the Swedish Vikings, in 862. 
B) their preoccupation with cleanliness. 
C) their unflinching loyalty to the Roman Catholic church. 
D) founding the state that became known as Russia. 
E) their monastic tradition and practice of celibacy.

Question 3

An independent Umayyad dynasty survived in Spain until 1453.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

define the following term:
-Louis the Pious

Accepted Answer

Louis the Pious, also known as Louis I,

Question 5

Describe the conversion to Christianity of the various peoples of Eastern Europe, including a discussion about the responsibilities of Rome and of Constantinople in that process.

Accepted Answer

The conversion to Christianity of the va

Question 6

Manorialism

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A) marked an end to the fief-holding system of the Early Middle Ages. 
B) was an economic system based upon landed estates. 
C) brought about a rejuvenated increase in European slavery. 
D) devastated the social mobility of the lowest classes in European society. 
E) ended with the Viking invasions. 
A) marked an end to the fief-holding system of the Early Middle Ages. 
B) was an economic system based upon landed estates. 
C) brought about a rejuvenated increase in European slavery. 
D) devastated the social mobility of the lowest classes in European society. 
E) ended with the Viking invasions.

Question 7

define the following term:
-clerical celibacy

Accepted Answer

Clerical celibacy refers to the requirem

Question 8

define the following term:
-Orthodox Christianity

Accepted Answer

Orthodox Christianity is one of the olde

Question 9

define the following term:
-Cyril and Methodius

Accepted Answer

Cyril and Methodius were two brothers wh

Question 10

Initially, the greatest effect of the church on Frankish marriage

Accepted Answer

A) was to make it one of the sacraments. 
B) was to limit sexual license and concubinage. 
C) emphasized the indissolubility of marriage. 
D) prohibited the marriage of priests. 
E) encouraged warriors, but not peasants, to have multiple wives. 
A) was to make it one of the sacraments. 
B) was to limit sexual license and concubinage. 
C) emphasized the indissolubility of marriage. 
D) prohibited the marriage of priests. 
E) encouraged warriors, but not peasants, to have multiple wives.

Question 11

define the following term:
-Macedonian emperors

Accepted Answer

The title of "emperor" was not commonly

Question 12

define the following term:
-Carolingian Renaissance

Accepted Answer

The Carolingian Renaissance was a period

Question 13

The most successful Muslim raids in the ninth century occurred in

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A) northern Italy. 
B) the western Frankish territories. 
C) Sicily. 
D) central Europe. 
E) the Isle de France. 
A) northern Italy. 
B) the western Frankish territories. 
C) Sicily. 
D) central Europe. 
E) the Isle de France.

Question 14

define the following term:
-Baghdad

Accepted Answer

Baghdad is the capital city of Iraq and

Question 15

Carolingian society was marked by all of the following except

Accepted Answer

A) the use of bleeding to cure illness. 
B) a total disinterest in bodily cleanliness. 
C) different patterns of consumption of foodstuffs among rich and poor. 
D) the vices of gluttony and drunkenness. 
E) considerable violence. 
A) the use of bleeding to cure illness. 
B) a total disinterest in bodily cleanliness. 
C) different patterns of consumption of foodstuffs among rich and poor. 
D) the vices of gluttony and drunkenness. 
E) considerable violence.

Question 16

define the following term:
-Avicenna

Accepted Answer

Avicenna, also known as Ibn Sina, was a

Question 17

The Poles, Czechs, and Hungarians

Accepted Answer

A) ignored all efforts of German kings to Christianize them. 
B) were united by their cultural links to the Byzantine Empire. 
C) were greatly influenced by assimilation into the Catholic church and Latin culture. 
D) rejected western Christianity and became increasingly antagonistic toward Christianity. 
E) became Orthodox Christians, unlike most of the other Slavic peoples. 
A) ignored all efforts of German kings to Christianize them. 
B) were united by their cultural links to the Byzantine Empire. 
C) were greatly influenced by assimilation into the Catholic church and Latin culture. 
D) rejected western Christianity and became increasingly antagonistic toward Christianity. 
E) became Orthodox Christians, unlike most of the other Slavic peoples.

Question 18

Which of the following is not an accurate characteristic of Islamic civilization in the eighth and ninth centuries?

Accepted Answer

A) The Arabs were heirs to the Greco-Roman culture of the Roman Empire. 
B) Men and women were equally dominant in Muslim society. 
C) The Muslims created a brilliant urban culture. 
D) Arabic became a truly international tongue. 
E) Muslims employed unique decorative art because their religion prohibited the making of graven images. 
A) The Arabs were heirs to the Greco-Roman culture of the Roman Empire. 
B) Men and women were equally dominant in Muslim society. 
C) The Muslims created a brilliant urban culture. 
D) Arabic became a truly international tongue. 
E) Muslims employed unique decorative art because their religion prohibited the making of graven images.

Question 19

define the following term:
-dux

Accepted Answer

"Dux" is a Latin term that translates to

Question 20

define the following term:
-Vladimir

Accepted Answer

Vladimir is a common Slavic name that ha

Exam 8: European Civilization in the Early Middle Ages, 750-1000

define the following term: -Harun al-Rashid

The Slavic people of the Rus were best known for

An independent Umayyad dynasty survived in Spain until 1453.

define the following term: -Louis the Pious

Describe the conversion to Christianity of the various peoples of Eastern Europe, including a discussion about the responsibilities of Rome and of Constantinople in that process.

Manorialism

define the following term: -clerical celibacy

define the following term: -Orthodox Christianity

define the following term: -Cyril and Methodius

Initially, the greatest effect of the church on Frankish marriage

define the following term: -Macedonian emperors

define the following term: -Carolingian Renaissance

The most successful Muslim raids in the ninth century occurred in

define the following term: -Baghdad

Carolingian society was marked by all of the following except

define the following term: -Avicenna

The Poles, Czechs, and Hungarians

Which of the following is not an accurate characteristic of Islamic civilization in the eighth and ninth centuries?

define the following term: -dux

define the following term: -Vladimir

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The Rise of Kingdoms and the Growth of Church Power

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