Question 1

To manage his new empire, Charlemagne employed all of the following tactics of administration except ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  using missi dominici to inspect his kingdom 
B)  using counts given large land grants to do local administrative and military service in his name 
C)  centering his court in Aachen 
D)  encouraging the growth of literacy to enforce his authority 
E)  requiring local churchmen to announce and enforce his decrees 
A)  using missi dominici to inspect his kingdom 
B)  using counts given large land grants to do local administrative and military service in his name 
C)  centering his court in Aachen 
D)  encouraging the growth of literacy to enforce his authority 
E)  requiring local churchmen to announce and enforce his decrees

Question 2

What was the first area to rebound from the declining economy?

Accepted Answer

A)  Port cities that could trade with Muslim countries 
B)  The Frankish kingdoms 
C)  Britain 
D)  Monasteries 
E)  Isolated rural areas not involved in secular warfare 
A)  Port cities that could trade with Muslim countries 
B)  The Frankish kingdoms 
C)  Britain 
D)  Monasteries 
E)  Isolated rural areas not involved in secular warfare

Question 3

Discuss the ways in which Otto I centralized his authority and solidified his empire.

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary. After defeating the M

Question 4

The Synod of Whitby in 664 concluded that ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Arianism was heretical. 
B)  Christianity, rather than paganism, would be the official religion in England. 
C)  Missionary workers were under the jurisdiction of the local king. 
D)  There was an agreed-upon date for Easter. 
E)  Political marriages were an effective way to network Christianity among rulers. 
A)  Arianism was heretical. 
B)  Christianity, rather than paganism, would be the official religion in England. 
C)  Missionary workers were under the jurisdiction of the local king. 
D)  There was an agreed-upon date for Easter. 
E)  Political marriages were an effective way to network Christianity among rulers.

Question 5

What was a significant problem within the Frankish kingdoms in ensuring political stability?

Accepted Answer

A)  The king not naming a successor 
B)  The expectation of proving one's military prowess to earn the title 
C)  Obtaining a consensus of the noble families for who should lead 
D)  Equally dividing up the territory among all sons 
E)  Exclusion of daughters from the lines of inheritance 
A)  The king not naming a successor 
B)  The expectation of proving one's military prowess to earn the title 
C)  Obtaining a consensus of the noble families for who should lead 
D)  Equally dividing up the territory among all sons 
E)  Exclusion of daughters from the lines of inheritance

Question 6

All of the following made it possible for Charlemagne to create himself as an emperor except ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  taking over the Kingdom of the Lombards 
B)  launching an assault to overthrow the Empress Irene in Constantinople 
C)  the Carolingian dynasty transformed the idea of kingship in the West 
D)  styling the Carolingian king as defender of the Church 
E)  the diminished splendor and military 
A)  taking over the Kingdom of the Lombards 
B)  launching an assault to overthrow the Empress Irene in Constantinople 
C)  the Carolingian dynasty transformed the idea of kingship in the West 
D)  styling the Carolingian king as defender of the Church 
E)  the diminished splendor and military

Question 7

Charles Martel, the mayor of the palace, became the most powerful administrator in the kingdom of the Franks. He started as mayor to the king of which province?

Accepted Answer

A)  Neustria 
B)  Lombardy 
C)  Austrasia 
D)  Burgundy 
E)  Lyon 
A)  Neustria 
B)  Lombardy 
C)  Austrasia 
D)  Burgundy 
E)  Lyon

Question 8

The best depiction of Viking life is transmitted to us from ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  sagas 
B)  monastic records 
C)  histories or chronicles of the administrators in the empire 
D)  runes 
E)  None of these. 
A)  sagas 
B)  monastic records 
C)  histories or chronicles of the administrators in the empire 
D)  runes 
E)  None of these.

Question 9

The proximity of holy relics to the seat of a Bishop in the Cathedral was intended to instill obedience to the Bishop within that diocese.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

How did bishops become so powerful in this time period? What were their areas of authority and related duties?

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary. In a very real sense,

Question 11

Who established a small community of men who dedicated their lives to constant prayer?

Accepted Answer

A)  Benedict 
B)  Patrick 
C)  Gregory 
D)  Constantine 
E)  Bede 
A)  Benedict 
B)  Patrick 
C)  Gregory 
D)  Constantine 
E)  Bede

Question 12

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.
-Columba

Accepted Answer

Irish monk who found

Question 13

What role did monasteries play in both religious and secular society during the Middle Ages?

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary. By the year 1000, mos

Question 14

In the course of their exploration and raids, the Vikings went to all of the following areas except ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Iceland 
B)  Russia 
C)  England 
D)  America 
E)  India 
A)  Iceland 
B)  Russia 
C)  England 
D)  America 
E)  India

Question 15

The Merovingian kings had become so politically insignificant by the early eighth century that ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  they had to bribe people to serve in their army 
B)  they would use civil wars to fight for the title 
C)  the most successful warrior would earn the title based on his combat skills 
D)  noble families would choose from among the pool of candidates in the dynasty 
E)  the Frankish kingdoms fragmented and held no political order 
A)  they had to bribe people to serve in their army 
B)  they would use civil wars to fight for the title 
C)  the most successful warrior would earn the title based on his combat skills 
D)  noble families would choose from among the pool of candidates in the dynasty 
E)  the Frankish kingdoms fragmented and held no political order

Question 16

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.
-Charlemagne

Accepted Answer

Son of Pepin; king o

Question 17

Compare and contrast the life of a serf with that of a peasant on a medieval manor?

Accepted Answer

There is relatively little difference be

Question 18

In England, the monk Bede was notable for his studies, including ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  manuscript illustration 
B)  philosophy 
C)  a history of England 
D)  observations about astronomy 
E)  readings and commentaries about Plato 
A)  manuscript illustration 
B)  philosophy 
C)  a history of England 
D)  observations about astronomy 
E)  readings and commentaries about Plato

Question 19

Saracen/Muslim attacks around the Mediterranean from their base in Spain had no effect on maritime trade.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

What led to the decline of cities in the seventh and eighth centuries?

Accepted Answer

A)  Fear of attack 
B)  Less trade being conducted 
C)  No centralized government 
D)  Lack of strong public authority 
E)  All of these. 
A)  Fear of attack 
B)  Less trade being conducted 
C)  No centralized government 
D)  Lack of strong public authority 
E)  All of these.

Exam 9: The Kingdoms of Western Europe

To manage his new empire, Charlemagne employed all of the following tactics of administration except ______________.

What was the first area to rebound from the declining economy?

Discuss the ways in which Otto I centralized his authority and solidified his empire.

The Synod of Whitby in 664 concluded that ______________.

What was a significant problem within the Frankish kingdoms in ensuring political stability?

All of the following made it possible for Charlemagne to create himself as an emperor except ______________.

Charles Martel, the mayor of the palace, became the most powerful administrator in the kingdom of the Franks. He started as mayor to the king of which province?

The best depiction of Viking life is transmitted to us from ______________.

The proximity of holy relics to the seat of a Bishop in the Cathedral was intended to instill obedience to the Bishop within that diocese.

How did bishops become so powerful in this time period? What were their areas of authority and related duties?

Who established a small community of men who dedicated their lives to constant prayer?

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. -Columba

What role did monasteries play in both religious and secular society during the Middle Ages?

In the course of their exploration and raids, the Vikings went to all of the following areas except ______________.

The Merovingian kings had become so politically insignificant by the early eighth century that ______________.

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. -Charlemagne

Compare and contrast the life of a serf with that of a peasant on a medieval manor?

In England, the monk Bede was notable for his studies, including ______________.

Saracen/Muslim attacks around the Mediterranean from their base in Spain had no effect on maritime trade.

What led to the decline of cities in the seventh and eighth centuries?

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