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20 Cards in this Set
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The biggest threat to the Roman Empire as early as the first century B.C.E. was which of the following?
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the Germanic Tribe
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The "invincible" Roman army was defeated near Constantinople at the Battle of
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Adrianople
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Which of the following groups was responsible for the infamous sack of Rome in which much of the ancient city was destroyed?
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the Vandals
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The bond of loyalty between chieftain and his warriors is called which of the following?
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fealty
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The first monumental literary composition in a European vernacular language was
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Beowulf
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Enamelwork produced by pouring molten colored glass between thin gold partitions is called
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cloisonné
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The Frankish chieftain responsible for re-unifying the fallen Roman Empire under Christian leadership was
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Charlemagne
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During this era, the only toe-hold of European occupation claimed by the Islamic peoples was in which of the following countries?
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Spain
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The type of copyist writing favored by the Carolingian monks and nuns is the direct ancestor of modern typography and is called which of the following?
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the minuscule
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The system of military and political organization known as feudalism centered around which of the following?
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descendants of dukes and counts appointed by Charles the Great
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Why were there different destinations for the various crusades? What were the reasons behind the different crusades?
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The Crusades started out as assistance to the East against the Muslim Turks and regaining passage to the Holy Land for Christian pilgrims. Jerusalem was recaptured during the First Crusade, but the others were not successful as they included plundering and murdering. Some also took advantage of the Crusades for economic growth and expansions of commercial activities.
The Crusades started out as assistance to the East against the Muslim Turks and regaining passage to the Holy Land for Christian pilgrims. Jerusalem was recaptured during the First Crusade, but the others were not successful as they included plundering and murdering. Some also took advantage of the Crusades for economic growth and expansions of commercial activities. |
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Grace is bestowed by following the
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seven sacrements
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Extreme unction is another name given to which of the following acts?
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final absolution before death
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The intermediate step between Heaven and Hell was defined by the medieval church as
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Purgatory
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Hildegard of Bingen
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-was abbess of a Benedictine convent.
-was a scholar of Latin and German. -wrote visionary texts and a wealth of diverse academic literature |
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Pope Innocent III's On the Misery of the Human Condition is considered the greatest of medieval
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sermons
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Which of the following is NOT one of the three types of medieval drama?
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-morality plays
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Dante's Divine Comedy is which of the following literary types?
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epic poem
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According to Dante, the most foul of all sins is
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treachery.
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The intellectual melting pot of the medieval West was which of the following cities?
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Paris
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