Question 1

IDENTIFICATIONS
-the Rus

Accepted Answer

The Rus were a group of early East Slavi

Question 2

IDENTIFICATIONS
-Danelaw and Normandy

Accepted Answer

Danelaw:
The term "Danelaw" refers to a

Question 3

Which of the following statements were true of trade during the Middle Ages?

Accepted Answer

A)  During the early centuries of the Middle Ages, trade drastically declined. 
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)  all the above 
E)  a and c 
A)  During the early centuries of the Middle Ages, trade drastically declined. 
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)  all the above 
E)  a and c

Question 4

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 5

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 capture 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 capture of all of Europe except for Italy. 
E)  succeeded in capturing most of Spain from the Moors.

Question 6

IDENTIFICATIONS
-margraves and counts

Accepted Answer

Margraves and counts were noble titles i

Question 7

IDENTIFICATIONS
-Einhard

Accepted Answer

Einhard was a Frankish scholar and court

Question 8

Which of the following was a similarity between medicine in the Early Middle Ages and medicine in earlier pagan times?

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)  All medical treatises, few as they were, were written in the vernacular. 
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)  All medical treatises, few as they were, were written in the vernacular.

Question 9

IDENTIFICATIONS
-Slavonic/Cyrillic alphabet

Accepted Answer

The Slavonic/Cyrillic alphabet is a writ

Question 10

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 11

Regarding sexuality, the Catholic Church in the Early Middle Ages

Accepted Answer

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 12

IDENTIFICATIONS
-Kiev

Accepted Answer

Kiev is the capital and largest city of

Question 13

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

Accepted Answer

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 14

The economic structure of the Early Middle Ages

Accepted Answer

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 15

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

Accepted Answer

The Catholic Church had a significant im

Question 16

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)  an 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)  an rapid increase in Europe's population.

Question 17

The Treaty of Verdun in 843

Accepted Answer

A)  established peace with the Spanish caliphate. 
B)  divided the Carolingian empire. 
C)  reunited the Catholic and Orthodox churches. 
D)  created the Papal States. 
E)  ceded land to a party of Vikings. 
A)  established peace with the Spanish caliphate. 
B)  divided the Carolingian empire. 
C)  reunited the Catholic and Orthodox churches. 
D)  created the Papal States. 
E)  ceded land to a party of Vikings.

Question 18

IDENTIFICATIONS
-fief

Accepted Answer

The answer of IDENTIFICATIONS
-fief...

Question 19

IDENTIFICATIONS
-mandrake, henbane, and bleeding

Accepted Answer

Mandrake, henbane, and bleeding are all

Question 20

IDENTIFICATIONS
-feudalism

Accepted Answer

The answer of IDENTIFICATIONS
-feudalism...

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

IDENTIFICATIONS -the Rus

IDENTIFICATIONS -Danelaw and Normandy

Which of the following statements were true of trade during the Middle Ages?

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

The expansion of the Carolingian Empire under Charlemagne

IDENTIFICATIONS -margraves and counts

IDENTIFICATIONS -Einhard

Which of the following was a similarity between medicine in the Early Middle Ages and medicine in earlier pagan times?

IDENTIFICATIONS -Slavonic/Cyrillic alphabet

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.

Regarding sexuality, the Catholic Church in the Early Middle Ages

IDENTIFICATIONS -Kiev

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

The economic structure of the Early Middle Ages

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

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

The Treaty of Verdun in 843

IDENTIFICATIONS -fief

IDENTIFICATIONS -mandrake, henbane, and bleeding

IDENTIFICATIONS -feudalism

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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