Question 1

The Abbasids

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A)  chose all officials exclusively from the Arabic community. 
B)  translated the Qur'an into Persian, making it the official language of Islam. 
C)  ruled Spain from Cordoba. 
D)  broke down the distinctions between Arab and non-Arab Muslims. 
E)  defeated the Byzantine Empire at the Battle of Manzikert. 
A)  chose all officials exclusively from the Arabic community. 
B)  translated the Qur'an into Persian, making it the official language of Islam. 
C)  ruled Spain from Cordoba. 
D)  broke down the distinctions between Arab and non-Arab Muslims. 
E)  defeated the Byzantine Empire at the Battle of Manzikert.

Question 2

Muslims contributed little of importance in mathematics or philosophy, stuck as they were in an insular myopia.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

The economic structure of the Early Middle Ages

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A)  saw feudalism replace manorialism. 
B)  saw nearly the entire free peasant class become serfs. 
C)  was underdeveloped and predominantly agricultural. 
D)  witnessed the complete disintegration of trade. 
E)  had silver coins replace gold coinage. 
A)  saw feudalism replace manorialism. 
B)  saw nearly the entire free peasant class become serfs. 
C)  was underdeveloped and predominantly agricultural. 
D)  witnessed the complete disintegration of trade. 
E)  had silver coins replace gold coinage.

Question 4

The capital of the Abbasid caliphate during the high point of Islamic culture was the city of

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A)  Mecca. 
B)  Medina. 
C)  Istanbul. 
D)  Damascus. 
E)  Baghdad. 
A)  Mecca. 
B)  Medina. 
C)  Istanbul. 
D)  Damascus. 
E)  Baghdad.

Question 5

After Constantinople, ____ was Europe's largest city

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A)  Rome. 
B)  Paris. 
C)  London. 
D)  Lisbon. 
E)  Cordoba. 
A)  Rome. 
B)  Paris. 
C)  London. 
D)  Lisbon. 
E)  Cordoba.

Question 6

The Magyars

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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 7

Regarding sexuality, the Catholic Church in the Early Middle Ages

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A)  could not enforce clerical celibacy. 
B)  continued the Roman Empire's condemnation of homosexuality. 
C)  accepted sex for the purpose of pleasure within marriage only. 
D)  viewed coitus interruptus as the only legitimate birth control method. 
E)  discouraged marriage because it weakened the spiritual practices of Christians. 
A)  could not enforce clerical celibacy. 
B)  continued the Roman Empire's condemnation of homosexuality. 
C)  accepted sex for the purpose of pleasure within marriage only. 
D)  viewed coitus interruptus as the only legitimate birth control method. 
E)  discouraged marriage because it weakened the spiritual practices of Christians.

Question 8

In the early Middle Ages, Germanic tribes newly converted to Christianity still held pagan beliefs such as

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A)  nymphs inhabited rivers and ponds. 
B)  trees were sacred beings and could not be cut down. 
C)  the flight of birds could predict the future. 
D)  mirrors could "steal" the souls of their owners. 
E)  it was unlucky to pray. 
A)  nymphs inhabited rivers and ponds. 
B)  trees were sacred beings and could not be cut down. 
C)  the flight of birds could predict the future. 
D)  mirrors could "steal" the souls of their owners. 
E)  it was unlucky to pray.

Question 9

In feudal Europe, a vassal was a man who

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A)  was in the Church as a monk, priest, or bishop. 
B)  farmed his own land and lived his own life. 
C)  served another as a warrior. 
D)  wandered the roads begging for his bread. 
E)  had been banned from a territory for life. 
A)  was in the Church as a monk, priest, or bishop. 
B)  farmed his own land and lived his own life. 
C)  served another as a warrior. 
D)  wandered the roads begging for his bread. 
E)  had been banned from a territory for life.

Question 10

In 911, 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.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The ruthless Russian leader responsible for tying Russian political and religious ideals to the Byzantine Empire was

Accepted Answer

A)  Oleg. 
B)  Vladimir. 
C)  Prince Mieszko. 
D)  Rurik. 
E)  Ivan. 
A)  Oleg. 
B)  Vladimir. 
C)  Prince Mieszko. 
D)  Rurik. 
E)  Ivan.

Question 12

Unlike in the earlier Germanic band, in the Christian Middle Ages a vassal's primary loyalty was to the local church bishop rather than his secular lord.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

In the Early Middle Ages, the cultivation of new land was hard because

Accepted Answer

A)  the forests of Europe were so thick. 
B)  climatic changes, including colder temperatures, shortened growing seasons. 
C)  crude tools of the era made land clearing arduous. 
D)  all the above 
E)  a and c 
A)  the forests of Europe were so thick. 
B)  climatic changes, including colder temperatures, shortened growing seasons. 
C)  crude tools of the era made land clearing arduous. 
D)  all the above 
E)  a and c

Question 14

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 15

The Swedish Vikings tended to concentrate on conquests and trade in

Accepted Answer

A)  Spain 
B)  Russia 
C)  Scotland 
D)  France 
E)  Ireland 
A)  Spain 
B)  Russia 
C)  Scotland 
D)  France 
E)  Ireland

Question 16

In Western Europe, the chief political repercussion of frequent Viking raids was

Accepted Answer

A)  the strengthening of centralized royal authority. 
B)  an increase in the power of the church. 
C)  an increase in the power of local aristocrats to whom threatened populations turned for effective protection. 
D)  a decline in the power of local aristocrats whose inability to stop the raids drove ordinary people into royal cities. 
E)  an increase in monasticism. 
A)  the strengthening of centralized royal authority. 
B)  an increase in the power of the church. 
C)  an increase in the power of local aristocrats to whom threatened populations turned for effective protection. 
D)  a decline in the power of local aristocrats whose inability to stop the raids drove ordinary people into royal cities. 
E)  an increase in monasticism.

Question 17

Charlemagne's most disappointing military campaign came against the

Accepted Answer

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

Question 18

The lord's demesnse on a medieval manor were the common lands of the estate where the peasants and serfs had the right to graze their own domestic animals, hunt wild game, and gather wood and other natural items.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Initially, the greatest effect of the church on Frankish marriage

Accepted Answer

A)  was to make it one of the sacraments. 
B)  was to limit sexual license. 
C)  emphasized the indissolubility of marriage. 
D)  prohibited the marriage of priests. 
E)  encouraged warriors, but not peasants, to have multiple wives. 
A)  was to make it one of the sacraments. 
B)  was to limit sexual license. 
C)  emphasized the indissolubility of marriage. 
D)  prohibited the marriage of priests. 
E)  encouraged warriors, but not peasants, to have multiple wives.

Question 20

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

The Abbasids

Muslims contributed little of importance in mathematics or philosophy, stuck as they were in an insular myopia.

The economic structure of the Early Middle Ages

The capital of the Abbasid caliphate during the high point of Islamic culture was the city of

After Constantinople, ____ was Europe's largest city

The Magyars

Regarding sexuality, the Catholic Church in the Early Middle Ages

In the early Middle Ages, Germanic tribes newly converted to Christianity still held pagan beliefs such as

In feudal Europe, a vassal was a man who

In 911, 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 ruthless Russian leader responsible for tying Russian political and religious ideals to the Byzantine Empire was

Unlike in the earlier Germanic band, in the Christian Middle Ages a vassal's primary loyalty was to the local church bishop rather than his secular lord.

In the Early Middle Ages, the cultivation of new land was hard because

The coronation of Charlemagne in 800 as emperor of the Romans

The Swedish Vikings tended to concentrate on conquests and trade in

In Western Europe, the chief political repercussion of frequent Viking raids was

Charlemagne's most disappointing military campaign came against the

The lord's demesnse on a medieval manor were the common lands of the estate where the peasants and serfs had the right to graze their own domestic animals, hunt wild game, and gather wood and other natural items.

Initially, the greatest effect of the church on Frankish marriage

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

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The Rise of Kingdoms and the Growth of Church Power

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

The Abbasids

Muslims contributed little of importance in mathematics or philosophy, stuck as they were in an insular myopia.

The economic structure of the Early Middle Ages

The capital of the Abbasid caliphate during the high point of Islamic culture was the city of

After Constantinople, ____ was Europe's largest city

The Magyars

Regarding sexuality, the Catholic Church in the Early Middle Ages

In the early Middle Ages, Germanic tribes newly converted to Christianity still held pagan beliefs such as

In feudal Europe, a vassal was a man who

In 911, 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 ruthless Russian leader responsible for tying Russian political and religious ideals to the Byzantine Empire was

Unlike in the earlier Germanic band, in the Christian Middle Ages a vassal's primary loyalty was to the local church bishop rather than his secular lord.

In the Early Middle Ages, the cultivation of new land was hard because

The coronation of Charlemagne in 800 as emperor of the Romans

The Swedish Vikings tended to concentrate on conquests and trade in

In Western Europe, the chief political repercussion of frequent Viking raids was

Charlemagne's most disappointing military campaign came against the

The lord's demesnse on a medieval manor were the common lands of the estate where the peasants and serfs had the right to graze their own domestic animals, hunt wild game, and gather wood and other natural items.

Initially, the greatest effect of the church on Frankish marriage

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

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

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