Question 1

define the following term:
-Cordoba

Accepted Answer

Cordoba was a city in medieval Spain tha

Question 2

The first Frankish king to be anointed in holy ceremony by an agent of the pope was

Accepted Answer

A) Zacharias. 
B) Charlemagne. 
C) Charles Martel. 
D) Pepin. 
E) Louis the Pious. 
A) Zacharias. 
B) Charlemagne. 
C) Charles Martel. 
D) Pepin. 
E) Louis the Pious.

Question 3

define the following term:
-missi dominici

Accepted Answer

The Missi Dominici, which translates to

Question 4

When Hugh Capet became king of France, he immediately consolidated and centralized his rule by quickly bringing under his firm control the previously powerful semi-independent lords.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Regarding sexuality, the Catholic Church in the Early Middle Ages

Accepted Answer

A) was unable to enforce clerical celibacy. 
B) accepted the practice of homosexuality, but only between adults. 
C) accepted sex for the purpose of pleasure within marriage only. 
D) endorsed the practice of abortion to limit the number of children. 
E) discouraged marriage because it weakened the spiritual practices of Christians. 
A) was unable to enforce clerical celibacy. 
B) accepted the practice of homosexuality, but only between adults. 
C) accepted sex for the purpose of pleasure within marriage only. 
D) endorsed the practice of abortion to limit the number of children. 
E) discouraged marriage because it weakened the spiritual practices of Christians.

Question 6

define the following term:
-Slavs

Accepted Answer

The term "Slavs" refers to a group of pe

Question 7

define the following term:
-scriptoria

Accepted Answer

Scriptoria were rooms in medieval Europe

Question 8

define the following term:
-Rurik

Accepted Answer

Rurik, also known as Rurik the Great, wa

Question 9

Charlemagne's Carolingian Renaissance was characterized by

Accepted Answer

A) outstanding creativity and original thought. 
B) illuminated manuscripts written in Merovingian cursive script. 
C) the works of Alcuin, who rejected all Classical educational ideals. 
D) a preference for Greek over German. 
E) looking to Italy for inspiration and keeping the Classical heritage alive. 
A) outstanding creativity and original thought. 
B) illuminated manuscripts written in Merovingian cursive script. 
C) the works of Alcuin, who rejected all Classical educational ideals. 
D) a preference for Greek over German. 
E) looking to Italy for inspiration and keeping the Classical heritage alive.

Question 10

The Swedish Vikings tended to concentrate on conquests and trade in

Accepted Answer

A) Spain 
B) Russia 
C) Scotland 
D) France 
E) Ireland 
A) Spain 
B) Russia 
C) Scotland 
D) France 
E) Ireland

Question 11

Muslims contributed little of importance in mathematics or philosophy, because of their refusal to draw on the texts and learning of other civilizations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The economic structure of the Early Middle Ages

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A) saw feudalism replace manorialism. 
B) saw nearly the entire free peasant class become serfs. 
C) was underdeveloped and predominantly agricultural. 
D) witnessed the complete disintegration of trade. 
E) had silver coins replace gold coinage. 
A) saw feudalism replace manorialism. 
B) saw nearly the entire free peasant class become serfs. 
C) was underdeveloped and predominantly agricultural. 
D) witnessed the complete disintegration of trade. 
E) had silver coins replace gold coinage.

Question 13

define the following term:
-Magyars

Accepted Answer

The Magyars were a nomadic people of Fin

Question 14

After the death of Louis the Pious

Accepted Answer

A) Muslim forces captured eastern German lands. 
B) an incessant struggle between Louis the German, Charles the Bald, and their heirs over disputed territories weakened the Carolingian word. 
C) two centuries of relative calm began. 
D) Lothar eventually emerged as the ruler of a united Europe. 
E) the papacy gained political control over German lands. 
A) Muslim forces captured eastern German lands. 
B) an incessant struggle between Louis the German, Charles the Bald, and their heirs over disputed territories weakened the Carolingian word. 
C) two centuries of relative calm began. 
D) Lothar eventually emerged as the ruler of a united Europe. 
E) the papacy gained political control over German lands.

Question 15

In the Early Middle Ages, the cultivation of new land was hard for all of the following reasons except

Accepted Answer

A) the heavy soils of northern Europe were difficult to plow. 
B) climatic changes, including colder temperatures, shortened growing seasons. 
C) crude tools of the era made land clearing arduous. 
D) German tribes traditionally considered trees sacred and resisted cutting them down. 
E) a and c 
A) the heavy soils of northern Europe were difficult to plow. 
B) climatic changes, including colder temperatures, shortened growing seasons. 
C) crude tools of the era made land clearing arduous. 
D) German tribes traditionally considered trees sacred and resisted cutting them down. 
E) a and c

Question 16

define the following term:
-Kiev

Accepted Answer

Kiev is the capital and largest city of

Question 17

The expansion of the Carolingian Empire under Charlemagne

Accepted Answer

A) was carried out with the largest army in history up to its time. 
B) was most successful against the German tribes to the east. 
C) resulted in the quick destruction of the Saxons. 
D) resulted in the conquest of all of Europe except for Italy. 
E) succeeded in capturing most of Spain from the Moors. 
A) was carried out with the largest army in history up to its time. 
B) was most successful against the German tribes to the east. 
C) resulted in the quick destruction of the Saxons. 
D) resulted in the conquest of all of Europe except for Italy. 
E) succeeded in capturing most of Spain from the Moors.

Question 18

define the following term:
-Otto I

Accepted Answer

Otto I, also known as Otto the Great, wa

Question 19

The Magyars

Accepted Answer

A) helped end Muslim expansion in northern Spain. 
B) were originally from western Asia. 
C) won their most successful victory at the battle of Lechfeld against German troops. 
D) were wiped out as a people in the tenth century for their rejection of Christianity. 
E) became Muslims. 
A) helped end Muslim expansion in northern Spain. 
B) were originally from western Asia. 
C) won their most successful victory at the battle of Lechfeld against German troops. 
D) were wiped out as a people in the tenth century for their rejection of Christianity. 
E) became Muslims.

Question 20

The Carolingian monks

Accepted Answer

A) were known for the production of scriptoria , a type of paper. 
B) preserved the works of Classical Latin authors through their copying of manuscripts. 
C) were best known for their hospitality to travelers. 
D) rejected education in favor of a life of contemplation and prayer. 
E) fought in the armies of Charlemagne and his successors. 
A) were known for the production of scriptoria , a type of paper. 
B) preserved the works of Classical Latin authors through their copying of manuscripts. 
C) were best known for their hospitality to travelers. 
D) rejected education in favor of a life of contemplation and prayer. 
E) fought in the armies of Charlemagne and his successors.

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

define the following term: -Cordoba

The first Frankish king to be anointed in holy ceremony by an agent of the pope was

define the following term: -missi dominici

When Hugh Capet became king of France, he immediately consolidated and centralized his rule by quickly bringing under his firm control the previously powerful semi-independent lords.

Regarding sexuality, the Catholic Church in the Early Middle Ages

define the following term: -Slavs

define the following term: -scriptoria

define the following term: -Rurik

Charlemagne's Carolingian Renaissance was characterized by

The Swedish Vikings tended to concentrate on conquests and trade in

Muslims contributed little of importance in mathematics or philosophy, because of their refusal to draw on the texts and learning of other civilizations.

The economic structure of the Early Middle Ages

define the following term: -Magyars

After the death of Louis the Pious

In the Early Middle Ages, the cultivation of new land was hard for all of the following reasons except

define the following term: -Kiev

The expansion of the Carolingian Empire under Charlemagne

define the following term: -Otto I

The Magyars

The Carolingian monks

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