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Manorialism


A) marked an end to the fief-holding system of the Early Middle Ages.
B) was an economic system based upon landed estates.
C) brought about a rejuvenated increase in European slavery.
D) devastated the social mobility of the lowest classes in European society.
E) ended with the Viking invasions.

F) B) and E)
G) None of the above

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The Arabic name for Spain was


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

F) A) and C)
G) All of the above

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The Swedish Vikings ⎯ the Varangians ⎯ became assimilated with which of the following groups?


A) Magyars
B) Czechs
C) Armenians
D) Bulgars
E) Slavs

F) A) and B)
G) B) and C)

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


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

F) C) and D)
G) B) and D)

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Talk about: -Treaty of Verdun

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The missi dominici were officials that Charlemagne used to


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.

F) B) and C)
G) None of the above

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Charlemagne's Carolingian Renaissance was characterized by


A) outstanding creativity and original thought.
B) illuminated manuscripts written in Merovingian cursive script.
C) the works of Alcuin, who rejected all Classical educational ideals.
D) a preference for Greek over German.
E) looking to Italy for inspiration and keeping the Classical heritage alive.

F) B) and E)
G) A) and B)

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The expansion of the Carolingian Empire under Charlemagne


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

F) A) and E)
G) D) and E)

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In the Early Middle Ages, books were written on sheepskin, as papyrus was too expensive to be imported from Egypt, then under Muslim control.

A) True
B) False

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After Constantinople, Europe's largest city was


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

F) B) and E)
G) A) and E)

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The Carolingian monks


A) were known for the production of scriptoria , a type of paper.
B) preserved the works of Classical Latin authors through their copying of manuscripts.
C) were best known for their hospitality to travelers.
D) rejected education in favor of a life of contemplation and prayer.
E) fought in the armies of Charlemagne and his successors.

F) B) and E)
G) A) and D)

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The economic structure of the Early Middle Ages


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.

F) C) and D)
G) A) and B)

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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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Talk about: -Carolingian minuscule

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Talk about: -Louis the Pious

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