Question 1

Was European civilization from 750 to 1000 characterized more by continuity or change?

Accepted Answer

The period from 750 to 1000 in European

Question 2

In the early tenth century the French king granted the lands around mouth of the River Seine to a band of Vikings or Norsemen, and eventually that region became known as Normandy.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

The best known of the Abbasid caliphs was

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A) al-Ma'mun. 
B) Ibn Fadlan. 
C) Abu al-Abbas. 
D) al-Mas'udi. 
E) Harun al-Rashid. 
A) al-Ma'mun. 
B) Ibn Fadlan. 
C) Abu al-Abbas. 
D) al-Mas'udi. 
E) Harun al-Rashid.

Question 4

define the following term:
-manorialism

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The answer of define the following term:
-manorialism...

Question 5

Discuss the changing relations between Islam and the Byzantine Empire between 750 and 1000.

Accepted Answer

The relations between Islam and the Byza

Question 6

define the following term:
-nuclear family

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A nuclear family is a family unit consis

Question 7

In the early Middle Ages,

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A) a large population was sustained by a thriving trading economy. 
B) a small population subsisted on a limited agricultural economy. 
C) a large population relied on an expanding agricultural economy. 
D) a small population lived primary in cities. 
E) a large population experienced economic surplus and high life expectancy. 
A) a large population was sustained by a thriving trading economy. 
B) a small population subsisted on a limited agricultural economy. 
C) a large population relied on an expanding agricultural economy. 
D) a small population lived primary in cities. 
E) a large population experienced economic surplus and high life expectancy.

Question 8

The premier scholar in Charlemagne's court was Alcuin of York.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

define the following term:
-Slavonic/Cyrillic alphabet

Accepted Answer

The Slavonic/Cyrillic alphabet is a writ

Question 10

define the following term:
-Vikings

Accepted Answer

The Vikings were seafaring Norse people

Question 11

Does the phrase "Middle Ages" overlook that which was unique about this phase of Western Civilization, treating these centuries only as an interlude between other times of greater significance and originality?

Accepted Answer

The phrase "Middle Ages" does indeed ove

Question 12

define the following term:
-tithe

Accepted Answer

Tithe is a religious practice in which i

Question 13

define the following term:
-Normandy

Accepted Answer

Normandy is a region located in the nort

Question 14

The Slavs

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A) were originally a single people in central Europe. 
B) adopted Roman Catholicism as their sole religion. 
C) were completely absorbed by the Bulgars in the ninth century. 
D) became bitter enemies of western European rulers for their rigid opposition to Christianity. 
E) all eventually became Russians. 
A) were originally a single people in central Europe. 
B) adopted Roman Catholicism as their sole religion. 
C) were completely absorbed by the Bulgars in the ninth century. 
D) became bitter enemies of western European rulers for their rigid opposition to Christianity. 
E) all eventually became Russians.

Question 15

define the following term:
-serfs

Accepted Answer

Serfs were a class of people in medieval

Question 16

Charlemagne's most disappointing military campaign came against the

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A) Basques. 
B) Avars. 
C) Saxons. 
D) Lombards. 
E) Ostrogoths. 
A) Basques. 
B) Avars. 
C) Saxons. 
D) Lombards. 
E) Ostrogoths.

Question 17

define the following term:
-Pepin

Accepted Answer

Pepin, also known as Pepin the Short, wa

Question 18

The lord-vassal relationship in the Germanic practice of medieval Europe

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A) marked a complete separation from the German traditions of lordship and loyalty. 
B) meant fiefs could never become hereditary. 
C) was a direct form of servitude. 
D) was an honorable relationship between free men. 
E) was a relationship between warriors and peasants. 
A) marked a complete separation from the German traditions of lordship and loyalty. 
B) meant fiefs could never become hereditary. 
C) was a direct form of servitude. 
D) was an honorable relationship between free men. 
E) was a relationship between warriors and peasants.

Question 19

The English king who helped establish a unified Anglo-Saxon monarchy by defeating the Danish army was

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A) Hugh Capet. 
B) Alfred the Great. 
C) King Edgar. 
D) Conrad of Franconia. 
E) Edward the Confessor. 
A) Hugh Capet. 
B) Alfred the Great. 
C) King Edgar. 
D) Conrad of Franconia. 
E) Edward the Confessor.

Question 20

Which of the following statements were true of trade during the Early Middle Ages?

Accepted Answer

A) During the early centuries of the Middle Ages, trade drastically declined. 
B) During the sixth and seventh centuries, silk and perfumes were brought from China. 
C) By the ninth century, luxury goods were brought in from the Byzantine Empire. 
D) all the above 
E) a and c 
A) During the early centuries of the Middle Ages, trade drastically declined. 
B) During the sixth and seventh centuries, silk and perfumes were brought from China. 
C) By the ninth century, luxury goods were brought in from the Byzantine Empire. 
D) all the above 
E) a and c

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

Was European civilization from 750 to 1000 characterized more by continuity or change?

In the early tenth century the French king granted the lands around mouth of the River Seine to a band of Vikings or Norsemen, and eventually that region became known as Normandy.

The best known of the Abbasid caliphs was

define the following term: -manorialism

Discuss the changing relations between Islam and the Byzantine Empire between 750 and 1000.

define the following term: -nuclear family

In the early Middle Ages,

The premier scholar in Charlemagne's court was Alcuin of York.

define the following term: -Slavonic/Cyrillic alphabet

define the following term: -Vikings

Does the phrase "Middle Ages" overlook that which was unique about this phase of Western Civilization, treating these centuries only as an interlude between other times of greater significance and originality?

define the following term: -tithe

define the following term: -Normandy

The Slavs

define the following term: -serfs

Charlemagne's most disappointing military campaign came against the

define the following term: -Pepin

The lord-vassal relationship in the Germanic practice of medieval Europe

The English king who helped establish a unified Anglo-Saxon monarchy by defeating the Danish army was

Which of the following statements were true of trade during the Early Middle Ages?

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