// question: 0 name: Switch category to $course$/top/Default for HST 101 Su19 (Escobar Meta 10966 11108) $CATEGORY: $course$/top/Default for HST 101 Su19 (Escobar Meta 10966 11108) // question: 0 name: Switch category to $course$/top/Default for HST 101 Su19 (Escobar Meta 10966 11108)/08 $CATEGORY: $course$/top/Default for HST 101 Su19 (Escobar Meta 10966 11108)/08 // question: 16531599 name: During the reign of Louis the Pious, the Catholic Church formally ::During the reign of Louis the Pious, the Catholic Church formally::[html]During the reign of Louis the Pious, the Catholic Church formally{ =prohibited divorce.#Correct ~accepted its dependence on the state.#Incorrect ~banned women from all religious orders.#Incorrect ~broke with the Orthodox Church.#Incorrect ~declared war on Islam.#Incorrect } // question: 16531600 name: For the most part, the revival of classical studies during the Carolingian ... ::For the most part, the revival of classical studies during the Carolingian ...::[html]For the most part, the revival of classical studies during the Carolingian period took place in{ ~palaces.#Incorrect =monasteries.#Correct ~private homes.#Incorrect ~port cities.#Incorrect ~ducal estates.#Incorrect } // question: 16531601 name: How did Charlemagne try to limit the power of counts? ::How did Charlemagne try to limit the power of counts?::[html]How did Charlemagne try to limit the power of counts?{ =He required them to serve outside of their own family lands.#Correct ~He required them to give him twenty years of military service.#Incorrect ~He took half their income in taxes.#Incorrect ~He required them to become priests.#Incorrect ~He banished them from the central regions of his realm.#Incorrect } // question: 16531602 name: How did the Abbasid rulers try to change the world of Islam? ::How did the Abbasid rulers try to change the world of Islam?::[html]How did the Abbasid rulers try to change the world of Islam?{ ~They chose all officials exclusively from the Arabic community.#Incorrect ~They translated the Qur'an into Persian, making it the official language of Islam.#Incorrect ~They ruled Spain from Cordoba.#Incorrect =They broke down the distinctions between Arab and non-Arab Muslims.#Correct ~They defeated the Byzantine Empire at the Battle of Manzikert.#Incorrect } // question: 16531605 name: In feudal Europe, a vassal was a man who ::In feudal Europe, a vassal was a man who::[html]In feudal Europe, a vassal was a man who{ ~was in the Church as a monk, priest, or bishop.#Incorrect ~farmed his own land and lived his own life.#Incorrect =served another as a warrior.#Correct ~wandered the roads begging for his bread.#Incorrect ~had been banned from a territory for life.#Incorrect } // question: 16531607 name: Medical practice in Carolingian times stressed the use of ::Medical practice in Carolingian times stressed the use of::[html]Medical practice in Carolingian times stressed the use of{ ~crude surgery.#Incorrect =medicinal herbs and bleeding.#Correct ~diet and exercise.#Incorrect ~synthetic compounds and rare substances.#Incorrect ~homeopathic techniques.#Incorrect } // question: 16531611 name: The expansion of the Carolingian Empire under Charlemagne ::The expansion of the Carolingian Empire under Charlemagne::[html]The expansion of the Carolingian Empire under Charlemagne{ ~was carried out with the largest army in history up to its time.#Incorrect =was most successful against the German tribes to the east.#Correct ~resulted in the quick destruction of the Saxons.#Incorrect ~resulted in the conquest of all of Europe except for Italy.#Incorrect ~succeeded in capturing most of Spain from the Moors.#Incorrect } // question: 16531614 name: The major obligation of a vassal to his lord was to ::The major obligation of a vassal to his lord was to::[html]The major obligation of a vassal to his lord was to{ ~pray for him on a daily basis.#Incorrect ~administer the law.#Incorrect =perform military service.#Correct ~increase agricultural yields.#Incorrect ~pay his taxes.#Incorrect } // question: 16531615 name: The Slavic people of the Rus are best known for ::The Slavic people of the Rus are best known for::[html]The Slavic people of the Rus are best known for{ ~their defeat of Rurik, head of the Swedish Vikings, in 862.#Incorrect ~their preoccupation with cleanliness.#Incorrect ~their unflinching loyalty to the Roman Catholic church.#Incorrect =founding the state that became known as Russia.#Correct ~their monastic tradition and practice of celibacy.#Incorrect } // question: 16531619 name: What best describes Charlemagne? ::What best describes Charlemagne?::[html]What best describes Charlemagne?{ =He was a patron of learning and scholarship.#Correct ~He did not consider himself a Christian.#Incorrect ~He was more interested in treasure than territory.#Incorrect ~He conquered all of Spain.#Incorrect ~He was born in the British Isles.#Incorrect } // question: 16531620 name: What best describes the Carolingian diet? ::What best describes the Carolingian diet?::[html]What best describes the Carolingian diet?{ ~Most people ate fish at least three times per week.#Incorrect ~Aristocrats rarely ate food made from grain.#Incorrect ~Peasants had a more varied diet than the upper classes.#Incorrect ~The primary meat of the upper classes was beef.#Incorrect =People of all classes consumed large quantities of bread.#Correct } // question: 16531621 name: What best describes the coronation of Charlemagne as emperor of the Romans in... ::What best describes the coronation of Charlemagne as emperor of the Romans in...::[html]What best describes the coronation of Charlemagne as emperor of the Romans in 800?{ ~It was performed by Pope Zacharias I.#Incorrect ~It was defended by the Donation of Constantine.#Incorrect =It symbolized the fusion of Roman, Germanic, and Christian cultures.#Correct ~It greatly pleased the new emperor who had long coveted this office.#Incorrect ~It was approved beforehand by the Byzantine Emperor.#Incorrect } // question: 16531622 name: What best describes the state of the Byzantine Empire by the early eleventh ... ::What best describes the state of the Byzantine Empire by the early eleventh ...::[html]What best describes the state of the Byzantine Empire by the early eleventh century?{ ~It was under the control of the western emperor.#Incorrect ~It had been conquered by the Abbasids.#Incorrect ~It was in terminal decline.#Incorrect =It had achieved a new brilliance of power and influence under the Macedonians.#Correct ~It had finally adopted Catholic Christianity and accepted the leadership of the pope.#Incorrect } // question: 16531623 name: What characteristics help to account for the success of the Vikings? ::What characteristics help to account for the success of the Vikings?::[html]What characteristics help to account for the success of the Vikings?{ =Experience as warriors and sailors#Correct ~Experience as shipbuilders and ruthlessness#Incorrect ~Desire to trade with foreigners and attitude of compromise#Incorrect ~A desire to conquer large amounts of territory and a sense of divine mission#Incorrect ~Empathy for their enemies#Incorrect } // question: 16531624 name: What city was the capital of the Abbasid caliphate during the high point of ... ::What city was the capital of the Abbasid caliphate during the high point of ...::[html]What city was the capital of the Abbasid caliphate during the high point of Islamic culture?{ ~Mecca#Incorrect ~Medina#Incorrect ~Istanbul#Incorrect ~Damascus#Incorrect =Baghdad#Correct } // question: 16531626 name: What did the officials known as missi dominici do for Charlemagne? ::What did the officials known as missi dominici do for Charlemagne?::[html]What did the officials known as missi dominici do for Charlemagne?{ ~Administered the palace school at Aachen#Incorrect ~Reviewed the liturgy for errors#Incorrect =Checked up on his counts#Correct ~Killed prisoners of war not deemed fit for redemption#Incorrect ~Served him wine#Incorrect } // question: 16531627 name: What element of classical education did Alcuin adopt? ::What element of classical education did Alcuin adopt?::[html]What element of classical education did Alcuin adopt?{ =The liberal arts#Correct ~The absolute separation of reason and religion#Incorrect ~The idea of the lecture#Incorrect ~The education of both boys and girls#Incorrect ~The emphasis on secular matters#Incorrect } // question: 16531632 name: What resulted from the division of Europe into three kingdoms after the death... ::What resulted from the division of Europe into three kingdoms after the death...::[html]What resulted from the division of Europe into three kingdoms after the death of Louis the Pious?{ ~The capture of the eastern German lands by Muslim forces#Incorrect =An incessant struggle between Louis the German, Charles the Bald, and their heirs over disputed territories#Correct ~Two centuries of relative calm#Incorrect ~The eventual emergence of Lothair as the ruler of a united Europe#Incorrect ~Political control by the papacy#Incorrect } // question: 16531633 name: What was a social and cultural outcome of the church's advocacy of ... ::What was a social and cultural outcome of the church's advocacy of ...::[html]What was a social and cultural outcome of the church's advocacy of indissoluble marriage?{ ~More bachelors never married.#Incorrect =The nuclear family developed at the expense of the extended family.#Correct ~A greater proportion of widows emerged in communities.#Incorrect ~Fewer children were born in medieval times.#Incorrect ~There was a rapid increase in Europe's population.#Incorrect } // question: 16531634 name: What was accomplished at the signing of the Treaty of Verdun in 843? ::What was accomplished at the signing of the Treaty of Verdun in 843?::[html]What was accomplished at the signing of the Treaty of Verdun in 843?{ ~Peace with the Spanish caliphate#Incorrect =Division of the Carolingian empire#Correct ~Reunification of the Catholic and Orthodox churches#Incorrect ~Creation of the Papal States#Incorrect ~Ceding of land to a party of Vikings#Incorrect } // question: 16531636 name: What was the lord-vassal relationship in the Germanic practice of medieval ... ::What was the lord-vassal relationship in the Germanic practice of medieval ...::[html]What was the lord-vassal relationship in the Germanic practice of medieval Europe?{ ~It moved away from the German traditions of lordship and loyalty.#Incorrect ~It prevented fiefdom from being a function of hereditary.#Incorrect ~It was a direct form of servitude.#Incorrect =It was an honorable relationship between free men.#Correct ~It was a relationship between warriors and peasants.#Incorrect } // question: 16531637 name: What was the main political repercussion of frequent Viking raids in Western ... ::What was the main political repercussion of frequent Viking raids in Western ...::[html]What was the main political repercussion of frequent Viking raids in Western Europe?{ ~The strengthening of centralized royal authority#Incorrect ~An increase in the power of the church#Incorrect =An increase in the power of local aristocrats to whom threatened populations turned for effective protection#Correct ~A decline in the power of local aristocrats whose inability to stop the raids drove ordinary people into royal cities#Incorrect ~An increase in the power of ordinary people#Incorrect } // question: 16531638 name: What was the manor in feudal Europe? ::What was the manor in feudal Europe?::[html]What was the manor in feudal Europe?{ ~A wheeled plow used to turn heavy clay soils#Incorrect ~A light chain mail vest, worn over a hauberk#Incorrect ~A traditional way of cultivating relationships between ruler and ruled#Incorrect =An agricultural estate owned by a lord and worked by peasants#Correct ~A polite way of treating a man of low birth#Incorrect } // question: 16531640 name: When it came to consuming alcoholic beverages, what was true of Carolingians? ::When it came to consuming alcoholic beverages, what was true of Carolingians?::[html]When it came to consuming alcoholic beverages, what was true of Carolingians?{ ~Most Carolingians never drank alcohol.#Incorrect =Everyone drank heavily and often to excess.#Correct ~Alcoholic beverages were reserved for elites.#Incorrect ~Carolingian monks discouraged the consumption of alcohol.#Incorrect ~The consumption of alcohol was considered vulgar by aristocrats.#Incorrect } // question: 16531644 name: Which statement best describes serfs? ::Which statement best describes serfs?::[html]Which statement best describes serfs?{ ~They farmed their own land and struggled to get by.#Incorrect ~They were nomadic, wandering the roads and begging for bread.#Incorrect ~They comprise less than half of the population by the ninth century.#Incorrect ~They could be called to serve as knights.#Incorrect =They were bound to the land and required to provide labor and pay rent to a lord.#Correct } // question: 16531654 name: With which people did the Swedish Vikings - the Varangians - become ... ::With which people did the Swedish Vikings - the Varangians - become ...::[html]With which people did the Swedish Vikings - the Varangians - become associated or assimilate?{ ~Magyars#Incorrect ~Czechs#Incorrect ~Armenians#Incorrect ~Bulgars#Incorrect =Russians#Correct } // question: 0 name: Switch category to $course$/top/Default for HST 101 Su19 (Escobar Meta 10966 11108) $CATEGORY: $course$/top/Default for HST 101 Su19 (Escobar Meta 10966 11108) // question: 0 name: Switch category to $course$/top/Default for HST 101 Su19 (Escobar Meta 10966 11108)/tf08 $CATEGORY: $course$/top/Default for HST 101 Su19 (Escobar Meta 10966 11108)/tf08 // question: 16531655 name: A vassal's primary loyalty was to the local church bishop rather than his ... ::A vassal's primary loyalty was to the local church bishop rather than his ...::[html]A vassal's primary loyalty was to the local church bishop rather than his secular lord.{FALSE} // question: 16531660 name: In the Early Middle Ages, the Catholic Church condemned infanticide as ... ::In the Early Middle Ages, the Catholic Church condemned infanticide as ...::[html]In the Early Middle Ages, the Catholic Church condemned infanticide as immoral and a sin, and because of the powerful position of the church in medieval society, the practice of the killing of infants disappeared.{FALSE} // question: 16531663 name: Serfs paid rent by giving the lord a share of all the produce they raised. ::Serfs paid rent by giving the lord a share of all the produce they raised.::[html]Serfs paid rent by giving the lord a share of all the produce they raised.{TRUE} // question: 16531664 name: Serfs were free persons who willingly worked the land of lords. ::Serfs were free persons who willingly worked the land of lords.::[html]Serfs were free persons who willingly worked the land of lords.{FALSE} // question: 16531667 name: The introduction of the stirrup had a profound impact on western European ... ::The introduction of the stirrup had a profound impact on western European ...::[html]The introduction of the stirrup had a profound impact on western European warfare.{TRUE} // question: 16531673 name: Under the Emperor Basil II, the Byzantine Empire was the largest that it had ... ::Under the Emperor Basil II, the Byzantine Empire was the largest that it had ...::[html]Under the Emperor Basil II, the Byzantine Empire was the largest that it had been since the seventh century.{TRUE}