WEEK NINE QUIZ
Due 5-7-2009
Please be sure to check off only one response.
Student's Name
A the rise of a new Roman Empire
B a shift in focus away from the Mediterreanan and toward northern Europe
C the new power of the papacy
D Charlemagne's own desire to be pope 2.) Why is the period in Europe between 500 and 1300 C.E. called the 'Middle Ages'?
A it came between the Greco-Roman civilization and the Renaissance
B it was the beginning of the rise of the middle class
C Europe was invaded by Muslims from the Middle East
D none of the above 3.) Which of the following was not a unifying force in the chaotic remains of the western Roman Empire
A Germanic family-based laws
B the Roman judicial system
C the Christian Church
D Slavic religious tradition 4.) Which of the following factors did not prompt the growth of the great fortified manors?
A religious wars
B isolation due to poor communication
C political insecurity
D vulnerability to Viking attacks 5.) Which of the following statements about noblewomen in medieval Europe is not true?
A they became enmeshed in feudal obligations through marriage
B they lived powerless and sheltered lives
C they were guarded by noblemen as prized possessions
D they could own property 6.) What was the Investiture Controversy?
A a disagreement about the methods of papal elections
B a conflict between popes and kings about control of ecclesiastical offices
C a disagreement about how knights were chosen
D a debate about how to invest papal income 7.) Most ancient works in Latin would have disappeared if
A some classical person had not hidden many of them in caves
B ninth-century monks had not copied them
C they had not become popular as relics
D they had not been translated into Chinese 8.) Why did Kievan Russians decide to adopt Orthodox Christianity?
A they were impressed by the magnificence of Constantinople
B they were betrayed by Jewish Khazars and so rejected Judaism
C the Roman pope did not suport the rule of Vladimir II
D they chose Islam 9.) Which of the following technological innovations probably did not play a major role in the launching of the economy of Western Europe after 1000 C.E.?
A an improved horse collar
B an improved plow imported from the Mediterranean
C the use of horses instead of oxen
D the use of iron horseshoes 10.) Which of the following is not one of the reasons usually offered by historians for the Crusdaes?
A Ambitious lords
B Italian merchants looking for profits
C the pope's desire to recapture the Holy Land
D younger sons of nobles who wanted land and titles
A it succeeds
B it aims at peace
C it follows God's will
D both A and C 12.) The image of Justinian shows him holding
A his people
B an oval shaped object
C nothing
D a sword
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