Final (Quiz 4) Flashcards
Eleventh- and twelfth- century society in northern Europe became characterized by “feudal relations”, or relationships that were based upon:
The idea of mutual obligation and service.
When the Viking leader Rollo received lands from the French king Charles the Simple, Rollo objected to which part of the ritual?
Kissing the king’s foot.
What was part of a typical ceremony of homage binding lords and knights?
The lord clasping the knight’s hands between his and kissing them, a pledge of fealty, swearing of an oath, and a grant of investitures from lord to knight.
What event ensured Otto I’s dominance in his area of Europe, economically, politically and militarily?
The discovery of an enormous silver lode near Goslar.
According to Backman, who deserves “much of the credit” for the Ottonian cultural renewal (renaissance)?
Theophano.
According to Backman, which of the Ottos was the most mighty in political and military terms?
Otto I.
According to “the Plays of Hroswitha: Introduction”:
She was born sometime between 912 and 940, probably entered the religious house at Gandersheim when she was about 23, and was probably of “gentle birth”, or from a high-status family.
Hroswitha wrote in:
Latin.
In “Dulcitius”, who mistakes the soot-covered pots and pans for the objects of his affection?
Dulcitius.
In Gallicanus, who is your favorite character?
Constance, the emperor’s daughter, because she thought of a way out of her own marriage.
