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The Poles, Czechs, and Hungarians shared which of the following attitudes?


A) They ignored all efforts of German kings to Christianize them.
B) They were united by their cultural links to the Byzantine Empire.
C) They were greatly influenced by assimilation into the Catholic Church and Latin culture.

D) A) and B)
E) A) and C)

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From a noble's perspective, what were the advantages and disadvantages of creating a strong king during the medieval period?

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Which of the following best describes the early Middle Ages?


A) A large population was sustained by a thriving trading economy.
B) A small population subsisted on a limited agricultural economy.
C) A large population relied on an expanding agricultural economy.

D) All of the above
E) B) and C)

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The Slavic people of the Rus were best known for what?


A) Their defeat of Rurik, head of the Swedish Vikings, in 862
B) Founding the state that became known as Russia
C) Their unflinching loyalty to the Roman Catholic Church

D) B) and C)
E) A) and B)

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Which of the following happed after the death of Louis the Pious?


A) Muslim forces captured eastern German lands.
B) An incessant struggle broke out between Louis the German, Charles the Bald, and their heirs over disputed territories weakened the Carolingian world.
C) Two centuries of relative calm began.

D) All of the above
E) A) and C)

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How did church teachings on marriage change during the early medieval period?

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To what extent is it appropriate to refer to the Carolingian Renaissance? Why?

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Who was the best known of the Abbasid caliphs?


A) Al-Ma'mun
B) Ibn Fadlan
C) Harun al-Rashid

D) None of the above
E) All of the above

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In feudal Europe, what was a vassal?


A) A man who was in the church as a monk, priest, or bishop
B) A man who farmed his own land and lived his own life
C) A man who served another as a warrior

D) A) and B)
E) A) and C)

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Describe how Charlemagne built his kingdom.

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The Abbasids adopted which of the following policies?


A) They chose all officials exclusively from the Arabic community.
B) They translated the Qur'an into Persian, making it the official language of Islam.
C) They broke down the distinctions between Arab and non-Arab Muslims.

D) All of the above
E) B) and C)

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What measures did Charlemagne take to ensure his subordinates were obeying his wishes? Was he successful? Why or why not?

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In the early Middle Ages, the cultivation of new land was hard for all of the following reasons EXCEPT which one?


A) The heavy soils of northern Europe were difficult to plow.
B) Climatic changes, including frequent heat waves, caused much of the land to be unfit for agricultural cultivation.
C) Crude tools of the era made land clearing arduous.

D) All of the above
E) B) and C)

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In feudal Europe, what was a serf?


A) A man who farmed his own land and possessed a wide range of personal freedoms
B) A man who owed military service to a lord
C) A man who was bound to the land as a farmer

D) B) and C)
E) A) and C)

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Charlemagne's Carolingian Renaissance was characterized by which of the following?


A) Outstanding creativity and original thought
B) Illuminated manuscripts written in Merovingian cursive script
C) Looking to Italy for inspiration and keeping the classical heritage alive

D) A) and C)
E) A) and B)

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Was the feudal system primarily intended to develop military relationships or economic production? Why?

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What is vassalage?

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