Module 7 Flashcards
The capital of the Abbasid caliphate during the high point of Islamic culture was the city of
Bagdhad
Which of the following is NOT an accurate characteristic of Islamic civilization in the eighth and ninth centuries?
men and women were equally dominant in Muslim society
The Arabic name for Spain is
al-Andalus
The Slavs
were originally a single people in central Europe.
A vassal’s primary loyalty was to the local church bishop rather than his secular lord. T/F
false
The lord-vassal relationship in the Germanic practice of medieval Europe
was an honorable relationship between free men.
The Carolingian monks
through their copying of manuscripts, the works of Latin classical authors were preserved.
Which of the following was a similarity between Christian and pagan medical practices in the Early Middle Ages?
In both periods, magical rites, charms, and amulets were used.
The German monarchy was restored in 919 when the German dukes elected Henry the Fowler, Duke of
Saxony
When Hugh Capet became king of France, he immediately consolidated and centralized his rule by quickly bringing under his firm control the previously powerful semi-independent lords. T/F
False
The expansion of the Carolingian Empire under Charlemagne
was most successful against the German tribes to the east.
The missi dominici were officials that Charlemagne used to
ensure his counts were following his wishes
After Constantinople, Europe’s largest city was
Cordoba
The premier scholar in Charlemagne’s court was Alcuin of York. T/F
True
The English king who helped establish a unified Anglo-Saxon monarchy by defeating the Danish army was
Alfred the Great
The best known of the Abbasid caliphs was
Harun al-Rashid
In the Middle Ages, monastic hospitality to travelers was
a sacred duty
In feudal Europe, a manor was
an agricultural estate owned by a lord and worked by peasants
The Swedish Vikings tended to concentrate on conquests and trade in
Russia
Among Otto I’s more successful actions that clearly benefited the kingship of Germany was
defeat of the Magyars at the battle of Lechfeld in 955 and Christianization of eastern Europe
