Question 1

The Carolingian monks

Accepted Answer

A)  were known for the production of scriptoria, a type of paper. 
B)  through their copying of manuscripts the works of Latin classical authors were preserved. 
C)  were best known for their hospitality to travelers. 
D)  were known for their educational innovations. 
E)  fought in the armies of Charlemagne and his successors. 
A)  were known for the production of scriptoria, a type of paper. 
B)  through their copying of manuscripts the works of Latin classical authors were preserved. 
C)  were best known for their hospitality to travelers. 
D)  were known for their educational innovations. 
E)  fought in the armies of Charlemagne and his successors.

Question 2

To what extent was the Carolingian world a continuation of the past, and to what extent did the societies spawned by Charlemagne represent change and innovation?

Accepted Answer

The Carolingian world can be seen as bot

Question 3

IDENTIFICATIONS
-Treaty of Verdun

Accepted Answer

The Treaty of Verdun, signed in August 8

Question 4

The premier scholar in Charlemagne's court was Alcuin of York.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The Poles, Czechs, and Hungarians

Accepted Answer

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 6

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 7

In feudal Europe, a vassal was a man who

Accepted Answer

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 8

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 9

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 10

IDENTIFICATIONS
-Varangians

Accepted Answer

The Varangians were a group of Norse war

Question 11

Compare Islamic civilization to the civilization of Western Europe in the ninth and tenth centuries. Why was it superior? How did they mutually affect one another?

Accepted Answer

In the ninth and tenth centuries, Islami

Question 12

The percentage of European land cultivated in the Early Middle Ages is estimated at

Accepted Answer

A)  less than 10 percent. 
B)  slightly more than 20 percent. 
C)  35 percent. 
D)  50 percent. 
E)  just higher than 75 percent. 
A)  less than 10 percent. 
B)  slightly more than 20 percent. 
C)  35 percent. 
D)  50 percent. 
E)  just higher than 75 percent.

Question 13

IDENTIFICATIONS
-Orthodox Christianity

Accepted Answer

Orthodox Christianity is one of the olde

Question 14

Why does the author use the title, the "zenith of Byzantine civilization," to describe the Byzantine civilization of the ninth and tenth centuries?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Why does the author use the title,...

Question 15

The German monarchy was restored in 919 when the German dukes elected Henry the Fowler, Duke of

Accepted Answer

A)  Bavaria. 
B)  Swabia. 
C)  Franconia. 
D)  Naples. 
E)  Saxony. 
A)  Bavaria. 
B)  Swabia. 
C)  Franconia. 
D)  Naples. 
E)  Saxony.

Question 16

After Constantinople, ____ was Europe's largest city

Accepted Answer

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

Question 17

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 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 18

IDENTIFICATIONS
-Otto I

Accepted Answer

Otto I, also known as Otto the Great, wa

Question 19

IDENTIFICATIONS
-vassalage

Accepted Answer

Vassalage is a term that originates from

Question 20

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

Accepted Answer

The period from 750 to 1000 in European

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

The Carolingian monks

To what extent was the Carolingian world a continuation of the past, and to what extent did the societies spawned by Charlemagne represent change and innovation?

IDENTIFICATIONS -Treaty of Verdun

The premier scholar in Charlemagne's court was Alcuin of York.

The Poles, Czechs, and Hungarians

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

In feudal Europe, a vassal was a man who

Charlemagne's most disappointing military campaign came against the

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.

IDENTIFICATIONS -Varangians

Compare Islamic civilization to the civilization of Western Europe in the ninth and tenth centuries. Why was it superior? How did they mutually affect one another?

The percentage of European land cultivated in the Early Middle Ages is estimated at

IDENTIFICATIONS -Orthodox Christianity

Why does the author use the title, the "zenith of Byzantine civilization," to describe the Byzantine civilization of the ninth and tenth centuries?

The German monarchy was restored in 919 when the German dukes elected Henry the Fowler, Duke of

After Constantinople, ____ was Europe's largest city

The Abbasids

IDENTIFICATIONS -Otto I

IDENTIFICATIONS -vassalage

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

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)

Filters