Question 1

To people in medieval Europe, the most important role of the Church was

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A) opening Germanic minds to new ideas. 
B) saving people from damnation. 
C) assuming some of the functions formerly performed by the Roman state. 
D) taming warrior habits. 
E) encouraging critical independent thinking. 
A) opening Germanic minds to new ideas. 
B) saving people from damnation. 
C) assuming some of the functions formerly performed by the Roman state. 
D) taming warrior habits. 
E) encouraging critical independent thinking.

Question 2

Which of the following did the Bishop of Laon NOT state in his description of society?

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A) "The serfs claim that they feed the nobles. In fact, it is the warriors and protectors of the Church who feed the luckless serfs." 
B) "The community of the faithful is a single body but the condition of society is threefold in order." 
C) "They [the warriors] are the defenders of the people...and at the same time they ensure their own safety." 
D) "[N]o free man could exist without serfs." 
E) "The three groups ... cannot bear to be separated; the services rendered by one are a precondition for the labor of the two others." 
A) "The serfs claim that they feed the nobles. In fact, it is the warriors and protectors of the Church who feed the luckless serfs." 
B) "The community of the faithful is a single body but the condition of society is threefold in order." 
C) "They [the warriors] are the defenders of the people...and at the same time they ensure their own safety." 
D) "[N]o free man could exist without serfs." 
E) "The three groups ... cannot bear to be separated; the services rendered by one are a precondition for the labor of the two others."

Question 3

Compared to the western half of the Roman Empire, the eastern half

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A) was less populous and less urban. 
B) bore the brunt of the Germanic invasions. 
C) possessed a capital perfectly suited to resist attack. 
D) was economically and culturally less advanced. 
E) all of the above 
A) was less populous and less urban. 
B) bore the brunt of the Germanic invasions. 
C) possessed a capital perfectly suited to resist attack. 
D) was economically and culturally less advanced. 
E) all of the above

Question 4

In the Early Middle Ages, the highest expression of the Christian life was considered to be the life of

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A) good Christian parents. 
B) a successful business man. 
C) the independent person who lived according to reason and fulfilled his potential. 
D) a monk. 
E) the knight who fulfilled his duty. 
A) good Christian parents. 
B) a successful business man. 
C) the independent person who lived according to reason and fulfilled his potential. 
D) a monk. 
E) the knight who fulfilled his duty.

Question 5

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. Three civilizations developed from the Roman Empire. Identity and compare these three new civilization in the Early Middle Ages

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The three civilizations that developed f

Question 6

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. Write an essay in which you define the Carolingian Renaissance. Explain what motivated Charlemagne to encourage this development. Explain the historical significance of the Carolingian Renaissance.

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The Carolingian Renaissance was a period

Question 7

Feudalism can best be described as

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A) nobles exercising power formerly held by kings. 
B) endemic warfare. 
C) the struggle among nobles, clergy, and peasants. 
D) monarchy. 
E) rational law. 
A) nobles exercising power formerly held by kings. 
B) endemic warfare. 
C) the struggle among nobles, clergy, and peasants. 
D) monarchy. 
E) rational law.

Question 8

In an Islamic state

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A) there was no separation between secular and spiritual authority. 
B) rule was rarely theocratic. 
C) the Koran regulated spiritual life, but not government and society. 
D) the caliph was the source of all law. 
E) checks and balances developed similar to the consul-Senate-Assemblies system in Rome. 
A) there was no separation between secular and spiritual authority. 
B) rule was rarely theocratic. 
C) the Koran regulated spiritual life, but not government and society. 
D) the caliph was the source of all law. 
E) checks and balances developed similar to the consul-Senate-Assemblies system in Rome.

Question 9

Shiites believed

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A) religious practices are defined by the majority. 
B) martyrdom is sinful and a form of self-murder. 
C) the imams are holy men and descendants of Muhammad; they are innocent of sin and selected by God. 
D) the proper rulers of the Islamic community were the existing caliphs after Ali. ​ 
E) in creating harmony with Sunnis. ​ 
A) religious practices are defined by the majority. 
B) martyrdom is sinful and a form of self-murder. 
C) the imams are holy men and descendants of Muhammad; they are innocent of sin and selected by God. 
D) the proper rulers of the Islamic community were the existing caliphs after Ali. ​ 
E) in creating harmony with Sunnis. ​

Question 10

As Germanic peoples came to control the western half of the Roman Empire, they intended to

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A) replace Catholic Christianity with Arianism. 
B) Germanize the population. 
C) perpetuate the advantages of Greco-Roman civilization. 
D) forge a new hybrid society based on Germanic customs. 
E) raid the empire and move on. 
A) replace Catholic Christianity with Arianism. 
B) Germanize the population. 
C) perpetuate the advantages of Greco-Roman civilization. 
D) forge a new hybrid society based on Germanic customs. 
E) raid the empire and move on.

Question 11

After their defeat in Germany in 955, the Magyars

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A) disappeared from history. 
B) assimilated into the German population and founded the town of Magdeburg. 
C) withdrew into what is now Hungary and adopted Christianity. 
D) turned against Byzantium. 
E) joined the Vikings in their attacks. 
A) disappeared from history. 
B) assimilated into the German population and founded the town of Magdeburg. 
C) withdrew into what is now Hungary and adopted Christianity. 
D) turned against Byzantium. 
E) joined the Vikings in their attacks.

Question 12

Pope Gregory I tried to counterbalance the power of Lombard invaders in Italy by seeking support from the

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A) Byzantines. 
B) Abbassid caliphate. 
C) Magyars. 
D) Franks. 
E) Visigoths. 
A) Byzantines. 
B) Abbassid caliphate. 
C) Magyars. 
D) Franks. 
E) Visigoths.

Question 13

According to the text, the culture of Latin Christendom did not catch up to that of the Byzantines and Islam until the

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A) ninth century. 
B) twelfth century. 
C) thirteenth century. 
D) fifteenth century. 
E) seventeenth century. 
A) ninth century. 
B) twelfth century. 
C) thirteenth century. 
D) fifteenth century. 
E) seventeenth century.

Question 14

The effects of the Viking onslaught on Europe included

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A) economic collapse. 
B) disappearance of royal authority. 
C) the withering of culture. 
D) renewal of the decentralization process begun with the decline of Rome. 
E) all of the above 
A) economic collapse. 
B) disappearance of royal authority. 
C) the withering of culture. 
D) renewal of the decentralization process begun with the decline of Rome. 
E) all of the above

Question 15

Key Terms Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? 
 Franks

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The Franks were a Germanic tribe that in

Question 16

Key Terms Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? 
 caliph

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Who?
A caliph is a religious and politic

Question 17

Shortly after the Seljuk Turks defeated the Byzantines in 1071, Latin Christians

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A) officially broke with the Orthodox Church. 
B) sent their sympathy but did nothing. 
C) launched a series of Crusades against Islam, one of which included the looting of Constantinople and the occupation of the city by the Latin Christians for six decades. 
D) launched a series of Crusades against Islam, which revived the Byzantine Empire and freed the Holy Land until the nineteenth century. 
E) believed that this proved God disapproved of Orthodox Christianity. 
A) officially broke with the Orthodox Church. 
B) sent their sympathy but did nothing. 
C) launched a series of Crusades against Islam, one of which included the looting of Constantinople and the occupation of the city by the Latin Christians for six decades. 
D) launched a series of Crusades against Islam, which revived the Byzantine Empire and freed the Holy Land until the nineteenth century. 
E) believed that this proved God disapproved of Orthodox Christianity.

Question 18

Key Terms Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? 
 Allah

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Allah

Who?
Allah is the Arabic word for

Question 19

Government under the Germanic peoples differed from the Roman rule in that

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A) German king regarded the land he controlled as his private property. 
B) citizenship and the concept of loyalty to an impersonal state were foreign to the Germans. 
C) the Germanic people lacked the education to effectively run an administration. 
D) the Germanic concept of law was quite different and included such legal procedures as trial by ordeal. 
E) all of the above 
A) German king regarded the land he controlled as his private property. 
B) citizenship and the concept of loyalty to an impersonal state were foreign to the Germans. 
C) the Germanic people lacked the education to effectively run an administration. 
D) the Germanic concept of law was quite different and included such legal procedures as trial by ordeal. 
E) all of the above

Question 20

Key Terms Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? 
 Merovingian dynasty

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The Merovingian dynasty was a royal fami

To people in medieval Europe, the most important role of the Church was

Which of the following did the Bishop of Laon NOT state in his description of society?

Compared to the western half of the Roman Empire, the eastern half

In the Early Middle Ages, the highest expression of the Christian life was considered to be the life of

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. Three civilizations developed from the Roman Empire. Identity and compare these three new civilization in the Early Middle Ages

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. Write an essay in which you define the Carolingian Renaissance. Explain what motivated Charlemagne to encourage this development. Explain the historical significance of the Carolingian Renaissance.

Feudalism can best be described as

In an Islamic state

Shiites believed

As Germanic peoples came to control the western half of the Roman Empire, they intended to

After their defeat in Germany in 955, the Magyars

Pope Gregory I tried to counterbalance the power of Lombard invaders in Italy by seeking support from the

According to the text, the culture of Latin Christendom did not catch up to that of the Byzantines and Islam until the

The effects of the Viking onslaught on Europe included

Key Terms Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? Franks

Key Terms Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? caliph

Shortly after the Seljuk Turks defeated the Byzantines in 1071, Latin Christians

Key Terms Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? Allah

Government under the Germanic peoples differed from the Roman rule in that

Key Terms Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? Merovingian dynasty

The Ancient Near East: The First Civilizations

The Hebrews: a New View of God and the Individual

The Greek City-State: Democratic Politics

Greek Thought: From Myth to Reason

The Hellenistic Age: Cultural Diffusion

The Roman Republic: City-State to World Empire

The Roman Empire: a World-State

Early Christianity: a World Religion

The High Middle Ages: Vitality and Renewal

The Flowering of Medieval Culture: the Christian Synthesis

The Late Middle Ages: Crisis and Dissolution

The Renaissance: Transition to the Modern Age

The Reformation: the Shattering of Christian Unity

European Expansion: Economic and Social Transformations

The Rise of Sovereignty: Transition to the Modern State

The Scientific Revolution: the Universe Seen As a Mechanism

The Age of Enlightenment: Reason and Reform

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Exam 9: The Heirs of Rome: Byzantium, Islam, and Latin Christendom

To people in medieval Europe, the most important role of the Church was

Which of the following did the Bishop of Laon NOT state in his description of society?

Compared to the western half of the Roman Empire, the eastern half

In the Early Middle Ages, the highest expression of the Christian life was considered to be the life of

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. Three civilizations developed from the Roman Empire. Identity and compare these three new civilization in the Early Middle Ages

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. Write an essay in which you define the Carolingian Renaissance. Explain what motivated Charlemagne to encourage this development. Explain the historical significance of the Carolingian Renaissance.

Feudalism can best be described as

In an Islamic state

Shiites believed

As Germanic peoples came to control the western half of the Roman Empire, they intended to

After their defeat in Germany in 955, the Magyars

Pope Gregory I tried to counterbalance the power of Lombard invaders in Italy by seeking support from the

According to the text, the culture of Latin Christendom did not catch up to that of the Byzantines and Islam until the

The effects of the Viking onslaught on Europe included

Key Terms Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? Franks

Key Terms Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? caliph

Shortly after the Seljuk Turks defeated the Byzantines in 1071, Latin Christians

Key Terms Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? Allah

Government under the Germanic peoples differed from the Roman rule in that

Key Terms Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? Merovingian dynasty

The Ancient Near East: The First Civilizations

The Hebrews: a New View of God and the Individual

The Greek City-State: Democratic Politics

Greek Thought: From Myth to Reason

The Hellenistic Age: Cultural Diffusion

The Roman Republic: City-State to World Empire

The Roman Empire: a World-State

Early Christianity: a World Religion

The High Middle Ages: Vitality and Renewal

The Flowering of Medieval Culture: the Christian Synthesis

The Late Middle Ages: Crisis and Dissolution

The Renaissance: Transition to the Modern Age

The Reformation: the Shattering of Christian Unity

European Expansion: Economic and Social Transformations

The Rise of Sovereignty: Transition to the Modern State

The Scientific Revolution: the Universe Seen As a Mechanism

The Age of Enlightenment: Reason and Reform

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