Question 1

A significant conflict between bishops and secular authorities was

Accepted Answer

A)  how much wealth bishops were accruing. 
B)  the right of kings to make ecclesiastic appointments. 
C)  the jurisdiction of taxation by churchmen. 
D)  who had authority over peasants on monastic estates. 
E)  whether bishops had the right to make territorial alliances. 
A)  how much wealth bishops were accruing. 
B)  the right of kings to make ecclesiastic appointments. 
C)  the jurisdiction of taxation by churchmen. 
D)  who had authority over peasants on monastic estates. 
E)  whether bishops had the right to make territorial alliances.

Question 2

Analyze the role of monasteries in the early Middle Ages.What role did they play in both religious and secular society?

Accepted Answer

By the year 1000,most monasteries were a

Question 3

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 4

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 5

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 6

Which was not a source of revenue for monasteries around 1000?

Accepted Answer

A)  animal husbandry 
B)  agriculture 
C)  milling 
D)  mining 
E)  long-distance trade 
A)  animal husbandry 
B)  agriculture 
C)  milling 
D)  mining 
E)  long-distance trade

Question 7

Epics like Beowulf kept the Vikings' reputation for brutality alive long after they had ceased raiding.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The Magyars settled in which area?

Accepted Answer

A)  Eastern England 
B)  Kievan Rus 
C)  Southeastern Europe 
D)  Northern France 
E)  Sicily 
A)  Eastern England 
B)  Kievan Rus 
C)  Southeastern Europe 
D)  Northern France 
E)  Sicily

Question 9

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 10

In his capital at Aachen,Charlemagne created a center of learning and sophistication.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

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 12

The land received by a vassal in exchange for military service to a lord was known as a

Accepted Answer

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

Exam 9: The Kingdoms of Western Europe,500-1000

A significant conflict between bishops and secular authorities was

Analyze the role of monasteries in the early Middle Ages.What role did they play in both religious and secular society?

The Synod of Whitby in 664 concluded that

The best depiction of Viking life is transmitted to us from

What eventually stopped the Magyars from coming further into Europe?

Which was not a source of revenue for monasteries around 1000?

Epics like Beowulf kept the Vikings' reputation for brutality alive long after they had ceased raiding.

The Magyars settled in which area?

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

In his capital at Aachen,Charlemagne created a center of learning and sophistication.

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 land received by a vassal in exchange for military service to a lord was known as a

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