Question 1

The highest-ranking peasants were called bailiffs.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 2

King Aethelbert's wife, Bertha, ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  was the daughter of a Visigoth 
B)  helped to establish Christianity in Britain 
C)  was childless 
D)  was martyred in 549 
E)  oversaw the Synod of Whitby 
A)  was the daughter of a Visigoth 
B)  helped to establish Christianity in Britain 
C)  was childless 
D)  was martyred in 549 
E)  oversaw the Synod of Whitby B

Question 3

How was royal inheritance determined by the Merovingians?

Accepted Answer

A)  All property was divided equally among the sons. 
B)  All property was divided equally among the daughters. 
C)  All property was given to the Queen. 
D)  A tenth of the property was given to the church, and the rest of the property was given to the eldest child. 
E)  Through the law of primogeniture 
A)  All property was divided equally among the sons. 
B)  All property was divided equally among the daughters. 
C)  All property was given to the Queen. 
D)  A tenth of the property was given to the church, and the rest of the property was given to the eldest child. 
E)  Through the law of primogeniture A

Question 4

Pope Leo III's crowning of Charlemagne on December 25, 800, was problematic because ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  it implied that the pope had more power than the emperor 
B)  Charlemagne did not want to confuse the title of emperor with Holy Roman Emperor, but wanted it to remain secular 
C)  it initiated war with the Byzantine emperor who objected 
D)  the patriarch of Constantinople excommunicated Leo for overstepping his authority 
E)  it meant that all people under Charlemagne's rule had to become Roman Christians, rather than Arian Christians 
A)  it implied that the pope had more power than the emperor 
B)  Charlemagne did not want to confuse the title of emperor with Holy Roman Emperor, but wanted it to remain secular 
C)  it initiated war with the Byzantine emperor who objected 
D)  the patriarch of Constantinople excommunicated Leo for overstepping his authority 
E)  it meant that all people under Charlemagne's rule had to become Roman Christians, rather than Arian Christians

Question 5

How did missionary work influence the culture of Western Europe in the early Middle Ages?

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary. The expansion of Chri

Question 6

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.
-Secular

Accepted Answer

Pertaining to the worldly as o

Question 7

Where did King Aethelbert establish his capital?

Accepted Answer

A)  London 
B)  Sussex 
C)  Canterbury 
D)  King's Cross 
E)  Bremen 
A)  London 
B)  Sussex 
C)  Canterbury 
D)  King's Cross 
E)  Bremen

Question 8

The Divine Office was a term for the religious aspirations held by a person entering a monastery.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.
-Ministerial kingship

Accepted Answer

Concept of kingship introduced

Question 10

Economic self-sufficiency in western Europe resulted in ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  less reliance on gold coins 
B)  use of a barter system 
C)  less importation of luxury goods from Constantinople 
D)  specialized local production of goods 
E)  All of these. 
A)  less reliance on gold coins 
B)  use of a barter system 
C)  less importation of luxury goods from Constantinople 
D)  specialized local production of goods 
E)  All of these.

Question 11

The main thing that seemed to slow down the wars for power in the sixth and seventh centuries was ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  the designation of a church official to crown the next ruler 
B)  the negotiation among all the potential candidates for collective rule 
C)  the designation of a castle or town as the focal point for rule 
D)  the treaty agreeing to specific titles in specific areas 
E)  none of these; nothing slowed down warfare in that period 
A)  the designation of a church official to crown the next ruler 
B)  the negotiation among all the potential candidates for collective rule 
C)  the designation of a castle or town as the focal point for rule 
D)  the treaty agreeing to specific titles in specific areas 
E)  none of these; nothing slowed down warfare in that period

Question 12

Which of the following was not a method used by Alcuin of York to promote cultural reform?

Accepted Answer

A)  Establishment of palace schools 
B)  Renewing the Seven Liberal Arts 
C)  Eliminating mistakes from the Vulgate 
D)  Making the liturgy conform to Roman mass 
E)  Allowing vernacular language to be used in copying texts 
A)  Establishment of palace schools 
B)  Renewing the Seven Liberal Arts 
C)  Eliminating mistakes from the Vulgate 
D)  Making the liturgy conform to Roman mass 
E)  Allowing vernacular language to be used in copying texts

Question 13

The part of an estate reserved for the lord was called a ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  kingdom 
B)  fief 
C)  benefice 
D)  manor 
E)  demesne 
A)  kingdom 
B)  fief 
C)  benefice 
D)  manor 
E)  demesne

Question 14

The principal house of worship in a city was called the ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  bishopric 
B)  cathedral 
C)  parish 
D)  diocese 
E)  monastery 
A)  bishopric 
B)  cathedral 
C)  parish 
D)  diocese 
E)  monastery

Question 15

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.
-Aachen

Accepted Answer

Charlemagne's capita

Question 16

What eventually stopped the Magyars from coming further into Europe?

Accepted Answer

A)  They were defeated by Otto I from the Eastern Empire. 
B)  They were coerced into the Byzantine army and defeated by the Turks. 
C)  They settled down and began farming around the Danube. 
D)  They were assimilated by the Huns. 
E)  They were captured by the Bulgars. 
A)  They were defeated by Otto I from the Eastern Empire. 
B)  They were coerced into the Byzantine army and defeated by the Turks. 
C)  They settled down and began farming around the Danube. 
D)  They were assimilated by the Huns. 
E)  They were captured by the Bulgars.

Question 17

Discuss the events that immediately followed the death of Charlemagne.

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary, but students should d

Question 18

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.
-Seven liberal arts

Accepted Answer

The classic course of study co

Question 19

How did social reciprocity function in the feudal age?.

Accepted Answer

Feudalism is a system of social organiza

Question 20

Pepin unseated the Merovingian ruler and had Pope Zacharias consecrate him as king.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 9: The Kingdoms of Western Europe

The highest-ranking peasants were called bailiffs.

King Aethelbert's wife, Bertha, ______________.

How was royal inheritance determined by the Merovingians?

Pope Leo III's crowning of Charlemagne on December 25, 800, was problematic because ______________.

How did missionary work influence the culture of Western Europe in the early Middle Ages?

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. -Secular

Where did King Aethelbert establish his capital?

The Divine Office was a term for the religious aspirations held by a person entering a monastery.

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. -Ministerial kingship

Economic self-sufficiency in western Europe resulted in ______________.

The main thing that seemed to slow down the wars for power in the sixth and seventh centuries was ______________.

Which of the following was not a method used by Alcuin of York to promote cultural reform?

The part of an estate reserved for the lord was called a ______________.

The principal house of worship in a city was called the ______________.

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. -Aachen

What eventually stopped the Magyars from coming further into Europe?

Discuss the events that immediately followed the death of Charlemagne.

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. -Seven liberal arts

How did social reciprocity function in the feudal age?.

Pepin unseated the Merovingian ruler and had Pope Zacharias consecrate him as king.

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Europes Age of Expansion

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A Century of Crisis

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