Chapter 5 - The Rise of the west

Question 1

What Germanic tribe managed to defeat the Roman army, killing East Roman emperor Valens, in 410 C.E.?

Answer 1

Visigoths

Question 2

Among Germanic tribes, how might a person’s guilt or innocence be determined?

Answer 2

An ordeal featuring fire or water

Question 3

Beowulf was written down in which language?

Answer 3

Old English

Question 4

The Sutton Hoo grave was found inside of a(n) ______.

Answer 4

Ship

Question 5

Which of the following was accomplished when Pope Leo III crowned Charlemagne “Emperor of the Romans”?

Answer 5

It established a firm relationship between Church and state.

Question 6

In what way did the Germanic tribes threaten the Roman empire?

Answer 6

Continual raiding

Question 7

Which of the following was influenced by the legal customs of the Germanic tribes?

Answer 7

Common law

Question 8

When making copies of ancient Roman texts, Carolingian scholars began to use a neat, uniform writing called _____________ the model for modern typography.

Answer 8

Carolingian minuscule

Question 9

Beowulf is the first significant literary work in a European vernacular language.

Answer 9

True

Question 10

What aspects would be present in an ideal design for a Carolingian monastery?

Answer 10

Isolation from the outside world

Symmetry and order

Question 11

The discovery at Sutton Hoo provided insight into which culture?

Answer 11

Anglo-Saxon

Question 12

The Tale of Genji explores the politics and intrigues of the ______ period.

Answer 12

Heian

Question 13

Which of the following did Charlemagne accomplish during his reign?

Answer 13

He revived trade with the East.
He stabilized the currency of the realm.
He pursued diplomatic ties with Baghdad.

Question 14

The Scandinavian seafarers who shattered the stability of Charlemagne’s empire were known as the _______

Answer 14

vikings

Question 15

What was an achievement of the Carolingian Renaissance?

Answer 15

A revival of learning and literacy

Question 16

To what does the term “refectory” refer?

Answer 16

The dining hall

Question 17

The bonds of feudalism include which of the following?

Answer 17

Both vassal and lord offering hospitality to the other and A grant of land to the vassal

Question 18

Which of the following happened after Charlemagne’s death?

Answer 18

The political unity he established died with him and There was no single code of law to unify the empire.

Question 19

Which statements about medieval serfs are true?

Answer 19

They provided food in exchange for military protection.

They lived quite differently from their landlords.

Question 20

Which ruler ordered the compilation of the Domesday Book?

Answer 20

William of Normandy

Question 21

Feudalism developed from the traditions of which cultures?

Answer 21

Roman and Germanic

Question 22

Which of the following were traits of Norman castles?

Answer 22

They were constructed of stone.
They were surrounded by moats.

Question 23

What descriptions of the Bayeux Tapestry are accurate?

Answer 23

t illustrates the Norman conquest of England.

It was likely the work of women weavers.

It is a celebration of victory.

Question 24

The reciprocal obligations of serfs and lords and the serf’s continuing tenure on the land was known as ______.

Answer 24

manorialism

Question 25

What was the purpose of the Domesday Book?

Answer 25

Detailed census of all property in Normandy for taxation.

Question 26

Which of the following is the most common reason younger sons of European noblemen joined the Crusades?

Answer 26

To seek their fortunes

Question 27

Which of the following were two key achievements in architecture by the Normans?

Answer 27

The use of stone to replace early wooden structures

The clarity with which the building design reflected its function

Question 28

What does the Bayeux Tapestry depict?

Answer 28

The Norman conquest of England

Question 29

Which aspects of medieval culture are reflected in The Song of Roland?

Answer 29

The loyalty between vassal and chieftain

The glorification of heroism

Question 30

Unlike other types of medieval literature, troubadour poems owe a debt to Arab poetic forms.

Answer 30

True

Question 31

The principle of
primogeniture
__________ stipulated that a nobleman’s eldest son would inherit his lan

Answer 31

primogeniture

Question 32

Which of the literary works in the chapter is most closely associated with courtly love?

Answer 32

Lancelot

Question 33

During the early Middle Ages, from where did the major musical developments emerge?

Answer 33

Monasteries

Question 34

The Song of Roland gives insight into the period of near-constant warring between the Christian Crusaders and ______

Answer 34

Muslims

Question 35

What feature of Tang China allowed for citizens to rise in social status?

Answer 35

Imperial examination system

Question 36

Typically, who were troubadour poets?

Answer 36

Men and women of noble birth

Question 37

Which are true of the courtly love tradition?

Answer 37

The medieval romance, was directed toward a primarily female audience.

Romances often occurred outside of marriage.

Women were the reward for the performance of brave deeds.

Question 38

Which of the following traits are true of early medieval music?

Answer 38

Carolingian monks embellished plainsong with the trope.

Antiphons were added to classical Gregorian chant.

Question 39

On what basis did the Tang-era Chinese government allow people from all classes to compete for prestigious bureaucratic positions?

Answer 39

Merit