Question 1

The Slavs

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A) were originally a single people in central Europe. 
B) adopted Roman Catholicism as their sole religion. 
C) were completely absorbed by the Bulgars in the ninth century. 
D) became bitter enemies of western European rulers for their rigid opposition to Christianity. 
E) all eventually became Russians. 
A) were originally a single people in central Europe. 
B) adopted Roman Catholicism as their sole religion. 
C) were completely absorbed by the Bulgars in the ninth century. 
D) became bitter enemies of western European rulers for their rigid opposition to Christianity. 
E) all eventually became Russians.

Question 2

Which of the following is NOT an accurate characteristic of Islamic civilization in the eighth and ninth centuries?

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A) The Arabs were heirs to the Greco-Roman culture of the Roman Empire. 
B) Men and women were equally dominant in Muslim society. 
C) The Muslims created a brilliant urban culture. 
D) Arabic became a truly international tongue. 
E) Muslims employed unique decorative art because their religion prohibited the making of graven images. 
A) The Arabs were heirs to the Greco-Roman culture of the Roman Empire. 
B) Men and women were equally dominant in Muslim society. 
C) The Muslims created a brilliant urban culture. 
D) Arabic became a truly international tongue. 
E) Muslims employed unique decorative art because their religion prohibited the making of graven images.

Question 3

Was European civilization from 750 to 1000 characterized more by continuity or change?

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The period from 750 to 1000 in European

Question 4

The lord-vassal relationship in the Germanic practice of medieval Europe

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A) marked a complete separation from the German traditions of lordship and loyalty. 
B) meant fiefs could never become hereditary. 
C) was a direct form of servitude. 
D) was an honorable relationship between free men. 
E) was a relationship between warriors and peasants. 
A) marked a complete separation from the German traditions of lordship and loyalty. 
B) meant fiefs could never become hereditary. 
C) was a direct form of servitude. 
D) was an honorable relationship between free men. 
E) was a relationship between warriors and peasants.

Question 5

The first Frankish king to be anointed in holy ceremony by an agent of the pope was

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A) Zacharias. 
B) Charlemagne. 
C) Charles Martel. 
D) Pepin. 
E) Louis the Pious. 
A) Zacharias. 
B) Charlemagne. 
C) Charles Martel. 
D) Pepin. 
E) Louis the Pious.

Question 6

When Hugh Capet became king of France, he immediately consolidated and centralized his rule by quickly bringing under his firm control the previously powerful semi-independent lords.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

In feudal Europe, a serf was a man who

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A) farmed his own land and possessed a wide range of personal freedoms. 
B) wandered the roads begging for his living. 
C) was a slave owned by a priest. 
D) owed military service to a lord in return for land. 
E) was bound to the land as a farmer. 
A) farmed his own land and possessed a wide range of personal freedoms. 
B) wandered the roads begging for his living. 
C) was a slave owned by a priest. 
D) owed military service to a lord in return for land. 
E) was bound to the land as a farmer.

Question 8

In the Middle Ages, monastic hospitality to travelers was

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A) forbidden because monks were to be secluded from any contact with the outside world. 
B) offered occasionally, but only with royal permission. 
C) offered occasionally, but only with the permission of the abbot. 
D) offered to men but not to women, as the latter were potentially too sexually threatening to the celibate monks. 
E) a sacred duty. 
A) forbidden because monks were to be secluded from any contact with the outside world. 
B) offered occasionally, but only with royal permission. 
C) offered occasionally, but only with the permission of the abbot. 
D) offered to men but not to women, as the latter were potentially too sexually threatening to the celibate monks. 
E) a sacred duty.

Question 9

The Poles, Czechs, and Hungarians

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A) ignored all efforts of German kings to Christianize them. 
B) were united by their cultural links to the Byzantine Empire. 
C) were greatly influenced by assimilation into the Catholic church and Latin culture. 
D) rejected western Christianity and became increasingly antagonistic toward Christianity. 
E) became Orthodox Christians, unlike most of the other Slavic peoples. 
A) ignored all efforts of German kings to Christianize them. 
B) were united by their cultural links to the Byzantine Empire. 
C) were greatly influenced by assimilation into the Catholic church and Latin culture. 
D) rejected western Christianity and became increasingly antagonistic toward Christianity. 
E) became Orthodox Christians, unlike most of the other Slavic peoples.

Question 10

The Arabic name for Spain was

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A) Córdoba. 
B) al-Andalus. 
C) al-jabr. 
D) Berber. 
E) al-Hakim. 
A) Córdoba. 
B) al-Andalus. 
C) al-jabr. 
D) Berber. 
E) al-Hakim.

Question 11

The missi dominici were officials that Charlemagne used to

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A) administer the palace school at Aachen. 
B) review the liturgy for errors. 
C) ensure his counts were following his wishes. 
D) kill prisoners of war not deemed fit for redemption. 
E) patrol dangerous border districts. 
A) administer the palace school at Aachen. 
B) review the liturgy for errors. 
C) ensure his counts were following his wishes. 
D) kill prisoners of war not deemed fit for redemption. 
E) patrol dangerous border districts.

Question 12

Regarding sexuality, the Catholic Church in the Early Middle Ages

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A) was unable to enforce clerical celibacy. 
B) accepted the practice of homosexuality, but only between adults. 
C) accepted sex for the purpose of pleasure within marriage only. 
D) endorsed the practice of abortion to limit the number of children. 
E) discouraged marriage because it weakened the spiritual practices of Christians. 
A) was unable to enforce clerical celibacy. 
B) accepted the practice of homosexuality, but only between adults. 
C) accepted sex for the purpose of pleasure within marriage only. 
D) endorsed the practice of abortion to limit the number of children. 
E) discouraged marriage because it weakened the spiritual practices of Christians.

Question 13

The Slavic people of the Rus were best known for

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A) their defeat of Rurik, head of the Swedish Vikings, in 862. 
B) their preoccupation with cleanliness. 
C) their unflinching loyalty to the Roman Catholic church. 
D) founding the state that became known as Russia. 
E) their monastic tradition and practice of celibacy. 
A) their defeat of Rurik, head of the Swedish Vikings, in 862. 
B) their preoccupation with cleanliness. 
C) their unflinching loyalty to the Roman Catholic church. 
D) founding the state that became known as Russia. 
E) their monastic tradition and practice of celibacy.

Question 14

Does the phrase "Middle Ages" overlook that which was unique about this phase of Western Civilization, treating these centuries only as an interlude between other times of greater significance and originality?

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The phrase "Middle Ages" does indeed ove

Question 15

One of the most famous Vikings, who discovered Greenland, was

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A) Leif Erikson. 
B) Erik the Red. 
C) Olaf the Bald. 
D) Wilbur the Swede. 
E) Ivar the Boneless. 
A) Leif Erikson. 
B) Erik the Red. 
C) Olaf the Bald. 
D) Wilbur the Swede. 
E) Ivar the Boneless.

Question 16

Which of the following statements was true of trade during the Early Middle Ages?

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A) During the early centuries of the Middle Ages, trade drastically increased. 
B) During the sixth and seventh centuries, silk and perfumes were brought from China. 
C) By the ninth century, luxury goods were brought in from the Byzantine Empire. 
D) The Umayyads and the Byzantines eagerly sought manufactured goods produced  in western Europe in the seventh and eighth centuries 
E) All of these are correct. 
A) During the early centuries of the Middle Ages, trade drastically increased. 
B) During the sixth and seventh centuries, silk and perfumes were brought from China. 
C) By the ninth century, luxury goods were brought in from the Byzantine Empire. 
D) The Umayyads and the Byzantines eagerly sought manufactured goods produced  in western Europe in the seventh and eighth centuries 
E) All of these are correct.

Question 17

The Carolingian scholar Alcuin is best noted for

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A) helping to lay the foundation for medieval education. 
B) his influential views on the "indissoluble nature" of marriage. 
C) his emphasis on Frankish languages over classical Latin. 
D) preaching against the lazy monastic orders. 
E) his opposition to celibacy. 
A) helping to lay the foundation for medieval education. 
B) his influential views on the "indissoluble nature" of marriage. 
C) his emphasis on Frankish languages over classical Latin. 
D) preaching against the lazy monastic orders. 
E) his opposition to celibacy.

Question 18

The lord's demesne on a medieval manor consisted of 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.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

To what extent did the Catholic Church alter Germanic practices in regard to family, sexuality, and children?

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The Catholic Church had a significant im

Question 20

Discuss the changing relations between Islam and the Byzantine Empire between 750 and 1000.

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The relations between Islam and the Byza

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

The Slavs

Which of the following is NOT an accurate characteristic of Islamic civilization in the eighth and ninth centuries?

Was European civilization from 750 to 1000 characterized more by continuity or change?

The lord-vassal relationship in the Germanic practice of medieval Europe

The first Frankish king to be anointed in holy ceremony by an agent of the pope was

When Hugh Capet became king of France, he immediately consolidated and centralized his rule by quickly bringing under his firm control the previously powerful semi-independent lords.

In feudal Europe, a serf was a man who

In the Middle Ages, monastic hospitality to travelers was

The Poles, Czechs, and Hungarians

The Arabic name for Spain was

The missi dominici were officials that Charlemagne used to

Regarding sexuality, the Catholic Church in the Early Middle Ages

The Slavic people of the Rus were best known for

Does the phrase "Middle Ages" overlook that which was unique about this phase of Western Civilization, treating these centuries only as an interlude between other times of greater significance and originality?

One of the most famous Vikings, who discovered Greenland, was

Which of the following statements was true of trade during the Early Middle Ages?

The Carolingian scholar Alcuin is best noted for

The lord's demesne on a medieval manor consisted of 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.

To what extent did the Catholic Church alter Germanic practices in regard to family, sexuality, and children?

Discuss the changing relations between Islam and the Byzantine Empire between 750 and 1000.

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

Reformation and Religious Warfare in the Sixteenth Century

Europe and the World: New Encounters, 1500-1800

State Building and the Search for Order in the Seventeenth Century

Toward a New Heaven and a New Earth: The Scientific Revolution and the Emergence of Modern Science

The Eighteenth Century: An Age of Enlightenment

The Eighteenth Century: European States, International Wars, and Social Change

A Revolution in Politics: The Era of the French Revolution and Napoleon

The Industrial Revolution and Its Impact on European Society

Reaction, Revolution, and Romanticism, 1815-1850

An Age of Nationalism and Realism, 1850-1871

Mass Society in an Age of Progress, 1871-1894

An Age of Modernity, Anxiety, and Imperialism, 1894-1914

The Beginning of the Twentieth-Century Crisis: War and Revolution

The Futile Search for Stability: Europe Between the Wars 1919-1939

The Deepening of the European Crisis: World War II

Cold War and a New Western World 1945-1965

Protest and Stagnation: The Western World 1965-1985

After the Fall: The Western World in a Global Age Since 1985

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