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The division of Europe into three kingdoms after the death of Louis the Pious led to


A) the capture of the eastern German lands by Muslim forces.
B) an incessant struggle between Louis the German, Charles the Bald, and their heirs over disputed territories.
C) two centuries of relative calm.
D) the eventual emergence of Lothair as the ruler of a united Europe.
E) political control by the papacy.

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

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IDENTIFICATIONS -serfs

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IDENTIFICATIONS -Slavs

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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) check on his counts.
D) kill prisoners of war not deemed fit for redemption.
E) serve him wine.

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

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IDENTIFICATIONS -the stirrup

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IDENTIFICATIONS -subinfeudation

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IDENTIFICATIONS -manorialism

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Unlike in the earlier Germanic band, in the Christian Middle Ages a vassal's primary loyalty was to the local church bishop rather than his secular lord.

A) True
B) False

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In 987, the Western Frankish nobility met and elected ____ as their king, contributing to the formation of a new dynasty to rule France for centuries.


A) Louis the Pious
B) Hugh of Orleans
C) Hugh Capet
D) Charles of Navarre
E) Philip of Valois

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

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IDENTIFICATIONS -Photian schism

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IDENTIFICATIONS -Pepin

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Charlemagne's Carolingian Renaissance was characterized by


A) outstanding creativity and original thought.
B) illuminated manuscripts done in Merovingian cursive script.
C) the works of Alcuin, who rejected all classical educational ideals.
D) a preference for Greek over German.
E) new copies of classical literary works produced in Benedictine monastic scriptoria.

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

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How should the Vikings be remembered, and why?

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IDENTIFICATIONS -Cyril and Methodius

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In the Middle Ages, monastic hospitality to travelers was


A) forbidden because monks were to be secluded from any contact with the outside world.
B) offered occasionally, but only with royal permission.
C) offered occasionally, but only with the permission of the abbot.
D) offered to men but not to women, as the latter were potentially too sexually threatening to the celibate monks.
E) a sacred duty.

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

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The lord-vassal relationship in the Germanic practice of medieval Europe


A) marked a complete separation from the German traditions of lordship and loyalty.
B) meant fiefs could never become hereditary.
C) was a direct form of servitude.
D) was an honorable relationship between free men.
E) was a relationship between warriors and peasants.

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

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Among Otto I's more successful actions that clearly benefited the kingship of Germany was


A) his creation and effective government of a new "Roman Empire" with the aid of the eastern Slavs.
B) refusing to employ high church officials as royal administrators.
C) defeat of the Magyars at the battle of Lechfeld in 955 and Christianization of eastern Europe.
D) his conversion to Orthodox Christianity.
E) all the above

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

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The coronation of Charlemagne in 800 as emperor of the Romans


A) was performed by Pope Zacharias I.
B) was defended by the Donation of Constantine.
C) symbolized the fusion of Roman, Germanic, and Christian cultures.
D) greatly pleased the new emperor who had long coveted this office.
E) was approved beforehand by the Byzantine Emperor.

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

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The ruthless Russian leader responsible for tying Russian political and religious ideals to the Byzantine Empire was


A) Oleg.
B) Vladimir.
C) Prince Mieszko.
D) Rurik.
E) Ivan.

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

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

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