Exam 7: The Struggle to Bring Order: The Early Middle Ages, C.A 750-1000

The ability of the Vikings to raid so many parts of Europe depended especially on their ________.

Charlemagne envisioned that after his death his empire would remain united under a single ruler rather than be partitioned among multiple heirs.

The political turmoil in the Byzantine Empire was a factor leading to Charlemagne's coronation as emperor in 800.

The Germanic legal device by wherein persons testified to the good character of the accused was called ________.

Wergeld meant

The adjective to describe the relationship between the fighting men of the early Middle Ages was________.

The tale of Dhuoda showed how an aristocratic family could be destroyed by the political turmoil occurring during the collapse of the Carolingian empire.

The Treaty of Verdun

The livestock on the medieval manor provided the peasant a diet rich in meat.

The age of the invasions of the Magyars, the Vikings and Muslim raiders had all of the following results except

Which of the following was not a characteristic of the Carolingian monarchy under Charlemagne?

The great intellectual whom Charlemagne brought to his court to reform education there was___________.

Alfred the Great was not only king of England, but also an important translator of works from Latin to Old English.

The Carolingian intellectual revival included all of the following except

In the medieval manor, the peasant lived on the land he farmed.

Peasants owed many services to their lord, but the one service the lord needed that they did not provide was ________.

The medieval serf could not leave his village and land without permission of the lord.

In the Carolingian era, the skill of reading was considered separate from the skill of ________.

The effectiveness of the Carolingian administration rested primarily upon

Relationships between vassals and lords included all of the following except