Deck 9: A New Europe Emerges: North and South

Question 1

Why did northern kingdoms seek to push their borders southward?

A) To access the wealth and resources of the Mediterranean
B) To spread Christianity to North Africa
C) To unite petty rulers under one king
D) To stimulate education and intellectual culture

Answer 1

A

Question 2

Historians now use the term ________________ to describe medieval relationships based on mutual obligation and service.

Answer 2

Feudal relations

Question 3

Which of the following are central elements of feudal relationships? (Select all that apply.)

A) Fief
B) Guild
C) Homage
D) Vassal

Answer 3

A,C,D

Question 4

What is a vassal's principal obligation to his lord?

A) Charitable bequests in the lord's name
B) Forty days of military service
C) Agreement with all the lord's decisions
D) Marrying into the lord's family

Question 5

The knightly code of behavior known as ___________ included pursuit of honor, nobility, and Christian values.

Question 6

What did the Saxon kings primarily gain by expanding eastward?

A) The begrudging respect of their ducal vassals
B) The discovery of silver mines in the Balkans
C) An alliance with the Byzantines
D) Control of Slavic and Magyar peoples, wealth, and land

Question 7

What did the pope grant to Otto I in return for military aid?

A) The Papal States
B) The title of emperor
C) The right to choose the next pope
D) All remaining pagan lands

Question 8

What aspects of Ottonian power are best represented by the objects held by the emperor in this image?

A) Criticism of divine rule and interest in historical accuracy
B) Wealth and humility
C) Subservience to both the Church and tributary regions
D) Imposing worldly power and a Christian mission

Question 9

Under Emperor Conrad, officers called _________________ were fundamental to the day-to-day running of the empire.

Question 10

How did French kings ensure an orderly passing of power from generation to generation?

A) The king crowned his son as co-regent during the king's lifetime
B) Illegitimate sons were also considered as possible heirs to the throne
C) The king chose an adopted heir free from family pressures
D) The king divided his kingdom among all his heirs to promote equality

Question 11

By the marriage of Louis VII to Eleanor of Aquitaine, which region came under temporary Capetian control?

A) Southwest France
B) Northeast France
C) Central France
D) Southeast France

Question 12

Which king effectively united Denmark and England under his rule as "Emperor of the Northern Seas"?

A) Edmund Ironside
B) Canute
C) Ethelred
D) Swein

Question 13

By what method did William of Normandy gain control of the English throne?

A) Treaty approved by the pope
B) Negotiation with the heirs to Edward the Confessor
C) Invasion and victory at Hastings
D) Purchase with extensive family wealth

Question 14

How does this embroidery reinforce the view of Norman supremacy over the Saxons?

A) The Normans disrespectfully trample the dead
B) The Normans on horseback advance aggressively at huddled Saxon foot soldiers
C) The Saxons show clear facial expressions of fear and panic at the Norman advance
D) The Normans easily rebuff the swords used by the Saxons

Question 15

What aspect(s) of Anglo-Norman life does the Domesday Book illuminate? (Select all that apply.)

A) The rent payments owed to the crown
B) The social status of city-dwellers
C) The legal classification of country-dwellers
D) The possessions of peasant tenants

Question 16

King Henry I established the ______________, the fiscal accounting office of the royal treasury.

Question 17

Which group(s) made up the largest percentage of inhabitants of al-Andalus?

A) Christians and Jews
B) Arabs
C) Berbers
D) Pagan Visigoths

Question 18

Which definition best describes the Reconquista?

A) A pervasive enmity that plagued Jews, Muslims, and Christians in day-to-day life
B) A single, fully conceived campaign against Muslims
C) A series of back-and-forth regional conflicts lasting seven centuries
D) A violent endeavor that was condemned by the Church

Question 19

Which field of learning posed the most problems for integration into Islamic teaching?

A) Astronomy
B) Philosophy
C) Mathematics
D) Medicine

Question 20

How were Italian city-states governed?

A) By civic institutions and elected officials
B) By royal command from the Holy Roman Emperor
C) By the pope's direct intervention
D) By the aristocrats only