Question 1

The Swedish Vikings-the Varangians-became assimilated with which of the following groups?

Accepted Answer

A) Magyars 
B) Czechs 
C) Armenians 
D) Bulgars 
E) Slavs 
A) Magyars 
B) Czechs 
C) Armenians 
D) Bulgars 
E) Slavs E

Question 2

The best known of the Abbasid caliphs was

Accepted Answer

A) al-Ma'mun. 
B) Ibn Fadlan. 
C) Abu al-Abbas. 
D) al-Mas'udi. 
E) Harun al-Rashid. 
A) al-Ma'mun. 
B) Ibn Fadlan. 
C) Abu al-Abbas. 
D) al-Mas'udi. 
E) Harun al-Rashid. E

Question 3

Socially and culturally, the church's advocacy of indissoluble marriage resulted in

Accepted Answer

A) more bachelors who never married. 
B) the development of the nuclear family at the expense of the extended family. 
C) a great proportion of widows in communities. 
D) the birth of fewer children in medieval times. 
E) a rapid increase in Europe's population. 
A) more bachelors who never married. 
B) the development of the nuclear family at the expense of the extended family. 
C) a great proportion of widows in communities. 
D) the birth of fewer children in medieval times. 
E) a rapid increase in Europe's population. B

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

A vassal's primary loyalty was to the local church bishop rather than his secular lord.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

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 7

Describe the conversion to Christianity of the various peoples of Eastern Europe, including a discussion about the responsibilities of Rome and of Constantinople in that process.

Accepted Answer

The conversion to Christianity of the va

Question 8

Manorialism

Accepted Answer

A) marked an end to the fief-holding system of the Early Middle Ages. 
B) was an economic system based upon landed estates. 
C) brought about a rejuvenated increase in European slavery. 
D) devastated the social mobility of the lowest classes in European society. 
E) ended with the Viking invasions. 
A) marked an end to the fief-holding system of the Early Middle Ages. 
B) was an economic system based upon landed estates. 
C) brought about a rejuvenated increase in European slavery. 
D) devastated the social mobility of the lowest classes in European society. 
E) ended with the Viking invasions.

Question 9

Of what significance was the Carolingian intellectual renaissance to western European civilization?

Accepted Answer

The Carolingian intellectual renaissance

Question 10

The Carolingian monks

Accepted Answer

A) were known for the production of scriptoria, a type of paper. 
B) preserved the works of Classical Latin authors through their copying of manuscripts. 
C) were best known for their hospitality to travelers. 
D) rejected education in favor of a life of contemplation and prayer. 
E) fought in the armies of Charlemagne and his successors. 
A) were known for the production of scriptoria, a type of paper. 
B) preserved the works of Classical Latin authors through their copying of manuscripts. 
C) were best known for their hospitality to travelers. 
D) rejected education in favor of a life of contemplation and prayer. 
E) fought in the armies of Charlemagne and his successors.

Question 11

In the early tenth century 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 12

Carolingian society was marked by all of the following EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A) the use of bleeding to cure illness. 
B) a total disinterest in bodily cleanliness. 
C) different patterns of consumption of foodstuffs among rich and poor. 
D) the vices of gluttony and drunkenness. 
E) considerable violence. 
A) the use of bleeding to cure illness. 
B) a total disinterest in bodily cleanliness. 
C) different patterns of consumption of foodstuffs among rich and poor. 
D) the vices of gluttony and drunkenness. 
E) considerable violence.

Question 13

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 14

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 15

The Abbasids

Accepted Answer

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 Córdoba. 
D) broke down the distinctions between Arab and non-Arab Muslims. 
E) ruled as partners with the Umayyad dynasty. 
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 Córdoba. 
D) broke down the distinctions between Arab and non-Arab Muslims. 
E) ruled as partners with the Umayyad dynasty.

Question 16

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 17

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 18

Compare and contrast Islamic civilization with the civilization of Western Europe in the ninth and tenth centuries.How did they mutually affect one another?

Accepted Answer

Islamic civilization and Western Europea

Question 19

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 20

In feudal Europe, a manor was

Accepted Answer

A) a wheeled plow used to turn heavy clay soils. 
B) a light chain mail vest, worn over a hauberk. 
C) a traditional way of cultivating relationships between ruler and ruled. 
D) an agricultural estate owned by a lord and worked by peasants. 
E) a polite way of treating a man of low birth. 
A) a wheeled plow used to turn heavy clay soils. 
B) a light chain mail vest, worn over a hauberk. 
C) a traditional way of cultivating relationships between ruler and ruled. 
D) an agricultural estate owned by a lord and worked by peasants. 
E) a polite way of treating a man of low birth.

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

The Swedish Vikings-the Varangians-became assimilated with which of the following groups?

The best known of the Abbasid caliphs was

Socially and culturally, the church's advocacy of indissoluble marriage resulted in

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

A vassal's primary loyalty was to the local church bishop rather than his secular lord.

The coronation of Charlemagne in 800 as emperor of the Romans

Describe the conversion to Christianity of the various peoples of Eastern Europe, including a discussion about the responsibilities of Rome and of Constantinople in that process.

Manorialism

Of what significance was the Carolingian intellectual renaissance to western European civilization?

The Carolingian monks

In the early tenth century 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.

Carolingian society was marked by all of the following EXCEPT

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

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

The Abbasids

The Swedish Vikings tended to concentrate on conquests and trade in

The expansion of the Carolingian Empire under Charlemagne

Compare and contrast Islamic civilization with the civilization of Western Europe in the ninth and tenth centuries.How did they mutually affect one another?

By the early eleventh century, the Byzantine Empire

In feudal Europe, a manor was

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