Question 1

Refer to Map (in the textbook) 11.2 and explain how the Roman Empire fragmented into many Germanic kingdoms. What role might languages have played in the authority of the Germanic kings?

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Question 2

Describe the political and economic transformation of medieval Europe after the decline of Rome. How did the organization of Medieval European societies differ from that of Rome at its height? What role did invading forces have in this transformation?

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Question 3

What was the critical means of transmitting Orthodox Christianity to the Slavic regions?

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Question 4

Using Map (in the textbook) 11.4, trace the paths of the important Crusades, noting their dates and the major battles. Indicate any territory that the Crusades may have captured and the years the territory was held.

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Question 5

What were the causes and consequences of the Crusades?

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Question 6

Which of the following technologies continued to grow after the collapse of the Roman economy?

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Question 7

Refer to Map (in the textbook) 11.2 and discuss how this new fragmented European Map (in the textbook) defended itself from invaders. What groups aggressively challenged these new European kingdoms?

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Question 8

Discuss the internal and external challenges, threats and changes facing the Western Christian church between 300 and 1200.

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Question 9

In 962, the pope crowned the first of the German princes the...

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Question 10

What was the most important form of monasticism in early medieval Europe, and why?

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Question 11

A grant of land in return for a pledge to provide military service was called a ________?

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Question 12

Using Map (in the textbook) 11.4, explain the differences in Crusading routes and tactics between the early and later Crusades.

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Question 13

Refer to Map (in the textbook) 11.1 and show how the focus of medieval Europe was characterized by a "move away from the Mediterranean" and toward the north and west. How did this shift bring Europe into conflict with Islamic civilizations?

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Question 14

Using Map (in the textbook) 11.3 and the chapter, describe the significance of Kievan Russia adopting the Christianity of the Byzantine Empire. How did this decision form an alliance between them, and how did it strengthen Eastern Orthodoxy in conflicts with the Western Church after 1054?

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Question 15

Describe the process by which Vladimir I chose Orthodox Christianity for Kievan Russia.

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Question 16

Refer to Map (in the textbook) 11.1 and point out the five patriarchates of Christianity. How did the location of four of them in the eastern realm challenge church politics, particularly in contributing to the schism of 1054?

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