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All of the following peoples contributed to the formation of Western Europe between the sixth and the eighth centuries EXCEPT |
| | A) | Roman. |
| | B) | Celtic. |
| | C) | Huns. |
| | D) | Germanic. |
| | E) | Kurdish. |
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Most German tribes initially converted to which form of Christianity? |
| | A) | Donatist |
| | B) | Roman |
| | C) | Arian |
| | D) | Byzantine |
| | E) | Augustinian |
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Germanic society was characterized by all of the following EXCEPT |
| | A) | individual ownership of property. |
| | B) | kindreds made up of families linked by common ancestry. |
| | C) | chiefs, free warriors and their families, and slaves. |
| | D) | strong kingship rooted in the distant past. |
| | E) | a lack of equality |
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War influenced all of the following aspects of Germanic society EXCEPT |
| | A) | the role of women. |
| | B) | the importance of kings. |
| | C) | the ownership of property. |
| | D) | the distribution of wealth. |
| | E) | the attitude toward children. |
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Germanic law and procedures involved all of the following EXCEPT |
| | A) | reliance on custom rather than written laws. |
| | B) | councils and assemblies to advise kings and chiefs. |
| | C) | use of sworn witnesses in judicial cases. |
| | D) | a special role for women as judges and advisors. |
| | E) | limits on the powers of the king to make legal decisions. |
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As the Germans conquered the Western Empire, they |
| | A) | assimilated with the existing Roman and Celtic inhabitants. |
| | B) | exterminated the existing Roman and Celtic inhabitants. |
| | C) | enslaved the existing Roman and Celtic inhabitants. |
| | D) | remained separate from the existing Roman and Celtic inhabitants. |
| | E) | substituted pagan religious rituals for Christian ones. |
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The Emperor Constantine transferred the capital of the Empire from West to East because |
| | A) | the new capital was located at the intersection of two major trade routes. |
| | B) | the East was the wealthier and more populous part of the Empire. |
| | C) | the new capital had the aura of a Christian city. |
| | D) | the East was less threatened by the enemies that beset the Empire. |
| | E) | he was driven East by a series of military defeats. |
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The Emperor Justinian had all of the following goals EXCEPT |
| | A) | the destruction of the Persian Empire. |
| | B) | the reconquest of the Western provinces. |
| | C) | the reformation of laws and institutions. |
| | D) | the creation of splendid public works. |
| | E) | the reconciliation of the Eastern and Western branches of the Church. |
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Which Germanic tribe forged a long-lasting special relationship with the Papacy? |
| | A) | the Saxons |
| | B) | the Visigoths |
| | C) | the Ostragoths |
| | D) | the Lombards |
| | E) | the Franks |
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The introduction of the stirrup among the Franks had all of the following effects EXCEPT |
| | A) | it give a final advantage to warriors fighting on horseback over warriors fighting on foot. |
| | B) | it made warfare more expensive, fostering the creation of a specialized warrior aristocracy. |
| | C) | it ended most freemen's importance as warriors, making them full-time peasants. |
| | D) | it bolstered the power of the Merovingian monarchs, who gained the support of the new aristocracy. |
| | E) | it contributed to the professionalization of the army. |
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Pepin of Heristal, his son Charles Martel, and his grandson Pepin the Short usurped the Merovingian's power by doing all of the following EXCEPT |
| | A) | distributing lands to gain the support of the new mounted warrior aristocracy. |
| | B) | supporting the activities of Christian missionaries. |
| | C) | defending the Pope from attacks by the Lombards in Italy. |
| | D) | assassinating the last, feeble Merovingian king, Childeric III. |
| | E) | having a sympathetic military aristocracy and ecclesiastical hierarchy depose the last Merovingian king. |
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Early Medieval farmers adopted all of the following innovations that improved the efficiency of farming in northern European conditions EXCEPT |
| | A) | a new set of crops including grains, wines, olive oil, and the production of linen and woolen cloth. |
| | B) | a new, heavy plow that turned over the soil to create furrows that drained excess water. |
| | C) | a new harness for horses that rested on their shoulders and thus enabled them to pull a full load. |
| | D) | a new three-field system of crop rotation that supported two crops per year and reduced fallow. |
| | E) | the emergence of the single-family peasant farm as the basic unit of agricultural production. |
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Archeological evidence |
| | A) | confirms Pirenne's thesis that the Germanic invasions did not fundamentally alter Roman trade patterns. |
| | B) | confirms the older view that towns and trade collapsed because of the Germanic invasions. |
| | C) | has proved unable to uncover evidence to confirm or discredit Pirenne's thesis. |
| | D) | indicates that the Germanic invasions were neither as mild as Pirenne argued nor as destructive as traditionally thought. |
| | E) | shows the nutritional value of northern European diets falling in this period. |
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The Bishopric of Rome grew into the Papacy because of all of the following EXCEPT |
| | A) | the doctrine of Petrine succession. |
| | B) | Rome's traditional association with central power. |
| | C) | the Cyprian doctrine calling the Pope the "bishop of bishops." |
| | D) | the Popes' role in defending and ruling central Italy. |
| | E) | as the authority of the emperors declined and disappeared in the West, people still looked to Rome for leadership. |
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The most common form of Western monasticism was known as the |
| | A) | Basilian. |
| | B) | Gregorian. |
| | C) | Benedictine. |
| | D) | Stylite. |
| | E) | Franciscan. |
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Monasteries influenced Medieval society in all of the following ways EXCEPT |
| | A) | they set an example of good farming practices and estate management. |
| | B) | they provided communities independent of the structures of local power. |
| | C) | they preserved copies of both pagan and Christian Latin literary works. |
| | D) | they supplied kings with both advisors and administrators. |
| | E) | their monastic farms supplied many kingdoms with much-needed food supplies. |
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Early medieval missionaries included all of the following EXCEPT |
| | A) | St. Patrick, who converted the Irish. |
| | B) | Gregory the Great, who converted the Angles. |
| | C) | Clement, who converted the Frisians. |
| | D) | Boniface, who converted the Bavarians. |
| | E) | Augustine, who converted the Angles. |
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An exegesis is |
| | A) | a vast, encyclopedic work. |
| | B) | a meditation that highlights the role of philosophy in solving human problems. |
| | C) | a work of commentary on and interpretation of the Bible. |
| | D) | a book of instructions for bishops. |
| | E) | a compendium of illicit rituals condemned by the Church. |
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The sixth-century Christian scholar who translated portions of Aristotle's treatises on logic and Greek into Latin was |
| | A) | Boethius. |
| | B) | Gregory. |
| | C) | Boniface. |
| | D) | Theodoric. |
| | E) | Augustine. |
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The most important author of Christian exegeses after St. Augustine was |
| | A) | Boethius. |
| | B) | Gregory. |
| | C) | Boniface. |
| | D) | Isidore. |
| | E) | Clement. |
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