True/False
Indicate whether the sentence or statement is true or
false.
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1.
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People in the
Dark Ages saw the saints as strong intercessors in heaven, who would help them through their
difficult and dangerous life.
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2.
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Compared with the
Western emperors during the Dark Ages, the Eastern emperors seemed strong.
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3.
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The strong reign
of Justinian in the Western Europe made it possible for the Eastern church to reach its highest
influence in that region.
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4.
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The Justinian
Code was so innovative that it did not succeed as a law code.
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5.
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Usury is the
practice of lending money and charging interest on it.
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6.
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Monasteries
served as centers of stability during the disintegration of the Western empire.
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7.
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Benedicts
motto was God is one.
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8.
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In establishing
his monasteries, Benedict built on the traditions of people such as Antony of Egypt, Jerome, and
Basil.
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9.
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Gregorian chant
has been outlawed in the church since the Second Vatican Council.
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10.
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Hagia Sophia
means Holy Prophet.
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11.
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Patrick was made
bishop in the year 732.
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12.
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Muhammad was a
leader of camel caravans traveling up and down the shores of the Red Sea.
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13.
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Charles Martel
means Charles the Hammer.
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14.
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Charles Martel
stopped the muslim invasion in Ireland in 432.
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15.
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Most people did
not live past the age of 25 in the dark ages.
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16.
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Clovis was King
of the Franks.
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17.
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Justinian
re-built the Hagia Sophia after a fire using 75,000 workers over the course of 26
years.
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18.
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St. Patrick was
born in Ireland and was captured by Irish slavers when he was young.
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19.
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St. Patrick
converted Druids to Christianity.
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20.
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St. Patrick
entered a monastery in Gaul which is modern day Montenegro.
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21.
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An illuminated
book is one with many drawings and colorful designs, usually with pages made out of sheep
skin.
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22.
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A lunellum is a
moon shaped knife that was used to scrape sheep skin.
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23.
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When scribes
illuminated manusripts, they used quills made from the feathers of turkeys, robins or
ostriches.
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24.
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Gesso was a
substance that helped support the gold leaf added to an illuminated page.
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25.
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Bonifaces
first and last missionary work took place in the Netherlands.
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26.
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Though Boniface
was dedicated to preaching the word of God, he was most proud of crowning Charles Martel King
of the Franks.
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27.
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Bede is given the
title venerable to show that he is deserving of respect and veneration.
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28.
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Bedes great
contribution is his history of the Franks.
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29.
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The popes
ownership of land forced him into a more material and less clearly spiritual role.
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30.
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Charlemagnes decisions exercised great influence in the church.
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31.
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During feudal
times, one could simultaneously be a vassal and a lord.
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32.
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The feudal system
is an early form of democracy.
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33.
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People enjoyed
being serfs because they didnt have to worry about unemployment, every need was provided for
and they didnt have to work long hours.
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34.
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Bishops and
abbots ruled and operated outside the feudal system.
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35.
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In the feudal
system, power was concentrated at the top.
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36.
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In feudal times,
monks continued the ideal of combining work in the fields with prayer and study.
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37.
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It was common for
kings to appoint bishops and abbots.
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38.
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The creation of
the Cyrillic alphabet was decisive in converting the Slavic people to Christianity.
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39.
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The buying and
selling of church offices or positions is called simony.
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40.
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Feudal social
classes reflected how much land people owned.
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41.
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Feudalism was not
based on ownership of land.
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42.
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A vassal is
someone who pledges their loyalty to someone above them in station.
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43.
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The alphabet that
Cyril and Methodius invented was called Methodic and it is not used today.
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44.
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Charlemagne
decided that the language of western liturgy should be Latin. That decision lasted until the
1960s.
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Multiple
Choice
Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the
question.
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45.
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In the sixth
century, typically the sacrament of reconciliation was a. | performed in public | d. | Outlawed by Constantine | b. | unheard of | e. | None of these | c. | private | | | | |
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46.
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The eucharistic
celebration was called Mass, a term derived from a. | the fact that it was celebrated with masses of
people | d. | a source lost during the sack of Rome | b. | an Old English word that means
master | e. | None of these | c. | the Latin term missa, which was used in the farewell that ended the
celebration
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47.
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As a result of
the weakening leadership in the Western empire of the 400s, a. | the Laplanders from the North migrated to the
South | d. | Roman citizens began a revolt | b. | religions were brutally suppressed | e. | None of these | c. | small barbarian kingdoms became established within the
empire | | | | |
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48.
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Justinian is best
known for a. | his tolerance of Jews | d. | the reform of civil law | b. | his marriage to the land-rich ruler
Thea | e. | None of these | c. | his support of monasteries | | | | |
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49.
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Jews before and
during Justinians reign a. | were allowed to teach economics in the first university established in
Rome | d. | were helped to practice their religion
freely | b. | voyages to the western
Mediterranean to find a homeland | e. | None of
these | c. | were persecuted for
succeeding in a business Christians considered immoral | | | | |
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50.
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The great church
built by Justinian is a. | the Hagia Sophia | d. | the Basilica of Saint Peter | b. | Notre Dame in Paris | e. | None of these | c. | Saint Patricks Cathedral | | | | |
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51.
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Patrick became a
bishop, he a. | returned to Ireland to preach the Good
News | d. | suppressed the folklore and oral tradition of the
Celts | b. | sent illuminated books to
Ireland | e. | None of these | c. | sent armies to control the Druids | | | | |
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52.
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St.
Patricks unique approach in to convert the Irish was to a. | send preachers to Ireland to travel from house to
house | d. | drive out all serpents, leprechauns
and lizards from the
island | b. | assemble an army to ease his
way into Ireland to put down the rebellion of the Druids | e. | None of these | c. | establish monasteries throughout Ireland | | | | |
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53.
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A unique and
valuable kind of Christianity flourished in Ireland partially because a. | monastic life gave people a home and a
pastime | d. | Ireland was isolated from the trouble and disruption that plagued
Europe at that time | b. | the Irish people characteristically welcome people with new
ideas | e. | None of these | c. | the Bible was set to poetry, which the Irish
like | | | | |
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54.
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The Rule of Saint
Benedict is noted for a. | its severity and the precision of its
requirements | c. | its common sense and balance | b. | its contributions to the Vatican
library | d. | its similarity to the Rule of Saint Justinian of
Antioch | | | | |
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55.
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Saint Benedict is
known as a. | the Monk of Monte Casina | d. | The Brother of Benediction | b. | the father of Western monasticism | e. | The Saint of Scholastica | c. | the father of Arianism | | | | |
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56.
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In addition to
being selected pope by the people, Gregory was also elected a. | Holy Roman Emperor | d. | Prince of the Papal States | b. | abbot of the Benedictines | e. | None of these | c. | King of Constantinople | | | | |
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57.
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Gregory is
credited with a. | gathering and establishing the liturgical music tradition
of the Western church | d. | entering into heretical agreements with the Eastern
church | b. | developing the first fund
for church organs and organists | e. | None of
these | c. | prohibiting all popular
music from church buildings | | | | |
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58.
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The central
belief of Islam is a. | to pray and to work (ora et labora) | d. | that there is one God in three divine
persons | b. | to be the servant of the
servants of God | e. | None of these | c. | that there is one God, and Yahweh is his
name | | | | |
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59.
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The Muslim
practice of requiring conquered non-Muslims to pay taxes led to a. | the more frequent conversion of people to
Islam | c. | a cry that taxation without representation is
tyranny | b. | a civil war throughout
Spain | d. | the beginning of the Christian migration to
France | | | | |
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60.
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The Muslim
conquest did not reach beyond Spain in the West because of the resistance of the armies led
by a. | Muhammad | d. | Charles Martel | b. | Clovis | e. | Charlemagne | c. | Gregory the Great | | | | |
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61.
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The Hagia Sophia
architects reduced the hoop stress at the bottom of the dome by a. | adding huge piers | d. | adding crushed brick | b. | adding windows | e. | None of these | c. | adding flying buttresses | | | | |
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62.
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How long did it
take the Hagia Sophia to be built and how many workers were used? a. | 10,000 workers less than 6 years | d. | 10 workers, over 6000 years | b. | 10,000 years, less than 6 workers | e. | None of these | c. | 6000 workers, over 10 years | | | | |
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63.
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The Hagia Sophia
opened in the year a. | 1456 | d. | 616 | b. | 732 | e. | None of
these | c. | 537 | | | | |
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64.
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The Hagia Sophia
cost ________________ pounds of gold. a. | 450,000 | d. | All of these (added
together) | b. | 320,000 | e. | None of these | c. | 200,000 | | | | |
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The circle (dome)
and the square (base) of Hagia Sophia symbolized a. | the joining of the common folk to the
religious | d. | the joining of the soul and the body | b. | the joining of the church and state | e. | None of the above | c. | the joining of the Muslims and Christians | | | | |
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66.
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To this day,
Venerable Bede is remembered a. | for the reform of Clunys
monastery | c. | as a traveler to the east and mapmaker | b. | as a great historian of the English
people | d. | all of these | | | | |
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67.
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The centers of
scholarship and learning during the upheaval in the West were a. | monasteries | d. | parish churches | b. | manors and castles | e. | None of these | c. | serf villages | | | | |
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68.
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The pope accepted
Charlemagnes direction and orders because a. | he was a rich and powerful relative | d. | the pope wanted to convert Charlemagne to
Christianity | b. | he was a wise and benevolent
leader | e. | None of these | c. | the Papal States depended on his power and
protection | | | | |
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69.
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The popes
crowning Charlemagne as Emperor of the Romans signaled a. | the beginning of a long and peaceful
era | d. | a widening gap between the Western and the Eastern
churches | b. | the end of the independence
of the Papal States | e. | none of these | c. | the beginning of the republic of France | | | | |
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70.
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Feudalism
replaced centralized government because a. | the empire was unable to provide order and security for its
subjects | d. | labor unions demanded changes the emperor could not
make | b. | the people voted the emperor
out of office | e. | None of these | c. | no one wanted to work in the imperial
city
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71.
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Under the feudal
system, bishops and abbots a. | governed in the same way as their secular
counterparts | d. | established separate, isolated base
communities
| b. | modeled themselves on early Christian
communities | e. | None of these | c. | functioned outside the system | | | | |
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72.
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The missionaries
Cyril and Methodius eventually converted the Slavic people to Christianity when they a. | forced the leaders to become Christian | d. | gave valuable artifacts to the Slavic people | b. | tolerated the worship of pagan deities | e. | None of these | c. | translated the Gospels into the Slavic
languages | | | | |
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73.
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Rich Roman
families influenced the church in Rome by a. | donating large amounts of money to build a summer palace for the
pope | d. | defending the pope against the invasion by the
Saracens | b. | using their power to
influence the election of the pope and control of the churchs
affairs | e. | None of these | c. | setting an example of Christian virtue and civic
responsibility | | | | |
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74.
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Bishops and
abbots often served as government officials because a. | they were relatives of kings and popes | d. | they were educated and had charge of church
lands | b. | they were honest and could
be trusted | e. | None of these | c. | they followed ecological farm practices | | | | |
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75.
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The monastery at
Cluny was unusual because it was a. | free of the influence of the pope | d. | the first French monastery that followed the Rule of Saint
Basil | b. | a profitable wheat-producing
fief | e. | None of these | c. | the only Slavic monastery of men and women | | | | |
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Matching
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Chapter 7
Matching: Put the following in feudal order a. | At the top of the feudal pyramid | d. | Just above the bottom of the feudal pyramid | b. | Second in the feudal pyramid | e. | At the bottom of the feudal pyramid | c. | Third in the feudal pyramid | | | | |
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76.
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Knights
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77.
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Serfs
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78.
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Skilled
Craftsman
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79.
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King
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80.
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Nobles
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