Question 1

Talk about:
-Pepin

Accepted Answer

Pepin, also known as Pepin the Short, wa

Question 2

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 3

Talk about:
-Carolingian minuscule

Accepted Answer

Carolingian minuscule is a script develo

Question 4

The coronation of Charlemagne in 800 as emperor of the Romans

Accepted Answer

A) was performed by Pope Zacharias I. 
B) was defended by the Donation of Constantine. 
C) symbolized the fusion of Roman, Germanic, and Christian cultures. 
D) greatly pleased the new emperor, who had long coveted this office. 
E) was approved beforehand by the Byzantine Emperor. 
A) was performed by Pope Zacharias I. 
B) was defended by the Donation of Constantine. 
C) symbolized the fusion of Roman, Germanic, and Christian cultures. 
D) greatly pleased the new emperor, who had long coveted this office. 
E) was approved beforehand by the Byzantine Emperor.

Question 5

Talk about:
-Carolingian Renaissance

Accepted Answer

The Carolingian Renaissance was a period

Question 6

Talk about:
-Charlemagne

Accepted Answer

Charlemagne, also known as Charles the G

Question 7

Talk about:
-scriptoria

Accepted Answer

Scriptoria were rooms in medieval Europe

Question 8

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 9

What conditions led to the development of feudalism in the Middle Ages, and in what ways did feudalism give stability and order to the medieval West?

Accepted Answer

Feudalism developed in the Middle Ages a

Question 10

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Under feudalism of the Early Middle Ages

Accepted Answer

A) the major obligation of a vassal to his lord was to provide military service. 
B) a vassal was not required to provide legal assistance at his lord's court. 
C) a lord has no formal responsibilities toward his vassals. 
D) there was no outlet for the breaking of the bond between lord and vassal. 
E) lords and vassals were entirely independent of one another. 
A) the major obligation of a vassal to his lord was to provide military service. 
B) a vassal was not required to provide legal assistance at his lord's court. 
C) a lord has no formal responsibilities toward his vassals. 
D) there was no outlet for the breaking of the bond between lord and vassal. 
E) lords and vassals were entirely independent of one another.

Question 12

Climatic patterns improved around 700 after several centuries of colder and wetter conditions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

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 14

Talk about:
-Hugh Capet

Accepted Answer

Hugh Capet was a medieval king of France

Question 15

To what extent was the Carolingian world a continuation of the past, and to what extent did it represent change and innovation?

Accepted Answer

The Carolingian world was a complex blen

Question 16

Which of the following was a similarity between Christian and pagan medical practices in the Early Middle Ages?

Accepted Answer

A) Both relied heavily on primitive surgery. 
B) In both periods, magical rites, charms, and amulets were used. 
C) Anesthesia was unknown in both eras. 
D) Medical training was unknown in both periods. 
E) Neither believed in divine intervention in healing. 
A) Both relied heavily on primitive surgery. 
B) In both periods, magical rites, charms, and amulets were used. 
C) Anesthesia was unknown in both eras. 
D) Medical training was unknown in both periods. 
E) Neither believed in divine intervention in healing.

Question 17

The Arabic name for Spain was

Accepted Answer

A) Córdoba. 
B) al-Andalus. 
C) al-jabr. 
D) Berber. 
E) al-Hakim. 
A) Córdoba. 
B) al-Andalus. 
C) al-jabr. 
D) Berber. 
E) al-Hakim.

Question 18

By the early eleventh century, the Byzantine Empire

Accepted Answer

A) was under the control of the western emperor. 
B) had been conquered by the Abbasids. 
C) was in terminal decline. 
D) had achieved a new brilliance of power and influence under the Macedonians. 
E) had finally adopted Catholic Christianity and accepted the leadership of the pope. 
A) was under the control of the western emperor. 
B) had been conquered by the Abbasids. 
C) was in terminal decline. 
D) had achieved a new brilliance of power and influence under the Macedonians. 
E) had finally adopted Catholic Christianity and accepted the leadership of the pope.

Question 19

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 20

Talk about:
-​the astrolabe

Accepted Answer

The astrolabe is an ancient astronomical

Talk about: -Pepin

The Magyars

Talk about: -Carolingian minuscule

The coronation of Charlemagne in 800 as emperor of the Romans

Talk about: -Carolingian Renaissance

Talk about: -Charlemagne

Talk about: -scriptoria

The expansion of the Carolingian Empire under Charlemagne

What conditions led to the development of feudalism in the Middle Ages, and in what ways did feudalism give stability and order to the medieval West?

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

Under feudalism of the Early Middle Ages

Climatic patterns improved around 700 after several centuries of colder and wetter conditions.

Charlemagne's Carolingian Renaissance was characterized by

Talk about: -Hugh Capet

To what extent was the Carolingian world a continuation of the past, and to what extent did it represent change and innovation?

Which of the following was a similarity between Christian and pagan medical practices in the Early Middle Ages?

The Arabic name for Spain was

By the early eleventh century, the Byzantine Empire

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

Talk about: -the astrolabe

The Ancient Near East: the First Civilizations

The Ancient Near East: Peoples and Empires

The Civilization of the Greeks

The Hellenistic World

The Roman Republic

The Roman Empire

Late Antiquity and the Emergence of the Medieval World

The Recovery and Growth of European Society in the High Middle Ages

The Rise of Kingdoms and the Growth of Church Power

The Later Middle Ages: Crisis and Disintegration in the Fourteenth Century

Recovery and Rebirth: the Age of the Renaissance

Reformation and Religious Warfare in the Sixteenth Century

Europe and the World: New Encounters, 1500-1800

State Building and the Search for Order in the Seventeenth Century

Toward a New Heaven and a New Earth: The Scientific Revolution and the Emergence of Modern Science

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

Talk about: -Pepin

The Magyars

Talk about: -Carolingian minuscule

The coronation of Charlemagne in 800 as emperor of the Romans

Talk about: -Carolingian Renaissance

Talk about: -Charlemagne

Talk about: -scriptoria

The expansion of the Carolingian Empire under Charlemagne

What conditions led to the development of feudalism in the Middle Ages, and in what ways did feudalism give stability and order to the medieval West?

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

Under feudalism of the Early Middle Ages

Climatic patterns improved around 700 after several centuries of colder and wetter conditions.

Charlemagne's Carolingian Renaissance was characterized by

Talk about: -Hugh Capet

To what extent was the Carolingian world a continuation of the past, and to what extent did it represent change and innovation?

Which of the following was a similarity between Christian and pagan medical practices in the Early Middle Ages?

The Arabic name for Spain was

By the early eleventh century, the Byzantine Empire

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

Talk about: -​the astrolabe

The Ancient Near East: the First Civilizations

The Ancient Near East: Peoples and Empires

The Civilization of the Greeks

The Hellenistic World

The Roman Republic

The Roman Empire

Late Antiquity and the Emergence of the Medieval World

The Recovery and Growth of European Society in the High Middle Ages

The Rise of Kingdoms and the Growth of Church Power

The Later Middle Ages: Crisis and Disintegration in the Fourteenth Century

Recovery and Rebirth: the Age of the Renaissance

Reformation and Religious Warfare in the Sixteenth Century

Europe and the World: New Encounters, 1500-1800

State Building and the Search for Order in the Seventeenth Century

Toward a New Heaven and a New Earth: The Scientific Revolution and the Emergence of Modern Science

Filters

Talk about: -the astrolabe