Medieval Christian Europe (330-1450)

What can be inferred from this image of Pope Leo III crowning Charlemagne?

• Both the Pope and Charlemagne gained power, and the ideal of a united Christendom

  was established.

• The eastern and western Roman empires could now be united.

• The Pope and Charlemagne were now united against the old Roman empire.

• Charles, king of the Franks, was now known as Charles the Great, or Charlemagne.

What was the main reason that Constantinople was a good location for the capital of the Byzantine Empire?

• It was protected from invaders by the mountains of Asia Minor and the Balkans.

• It was located at a crossroads for trade between Asia and Europe.

• It was near the mouth of some of the region's greatest rivers.

• It was close to the many islands that dot the Aegean Sea.

This excerpt about medieval Christianity is specifically describing the nature of . . .

• an excommunication.

• Benedictine Rule.

• an interdict.

• canon law.

What do the birds in this stained glass portrait of St Francis of Assisi most likely represent?

• his wish to banish nature from religious worship

• his love of the natural world as a source of the decorative arts

• his belief in birds as omens

• a love of nature

The region shown here experienced conflict between Christians and Muslims during . . .

• the First, Second, and Third Crusades.

• First, Second, and Fourth Crusades.

• the Third Crusade.

• the Second Crusades.

A positive outcome of the Crusades was that it . . .

• marked the resolution of hostility among Christians, Muslims, and Jews.

• moved Europe from bartering toward a money-based economy.

• moved Western European nations from monarchies to democracies.

• created a bond between the Roman and Byzantine churches.

What inference can be drawn from this statement from a Crusader seeing Constantinople for the first time?

• Cities in Europe were as wealthy and grand as Constantinople.

• Constantinople was wealthy but lacked refinement and beauty.

• Constantinople was beautiful but lacked religious zeal.

• Cities in Europe were less wealthy and grand than Constantinople.

What is the best paraphrase of the main idea of this quotation from the scholastic Thomas Aquinas?

• God's universe is orderly and predictable.

• People should use reason to discover basic truths.

• People should use faith to discover basic truths.

• The universe is filled with contradictions.

The education of an average child during the Middle Ages centered on basic religious knowledge. What does this imply about the values of medieval society?

• Basic literacy skills, taught through religion, were at the core of medieval society.

• Religion was at the core of medieval society.

• Civic rights and duties were at the core of medieval society.

• Science and mathematics were at the core of medieval society.

What was the significance of the emergence of a vernacular language in medieval Europe?

• It suggested a renewed interest in the work of Christian scholars.

• It suggested a new interest in Muslim and Jewish scholarship.

• It suggested a new interest in ordinary people and the stories that entertained and educated them.

• It suggested a renewed interest in the works of the ancient Greeks and Romans.