Early Middle Ages

Question 1

The collapse of the Roman Empire most likely helped empower the Catholic Church because

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A: many Europeans yearned for a strong force to unite them.

Question 2

What was an effect of the decline in trade after the fall of the Roman Empire?

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C: There was a shift to a rural society.

Question 3

Which church leaders were immediately below cardinals in the Catholic Church hierarchy?

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D: archbishops

Question 4

After the fall of the Roman Empire, which political force assumed the civic duties?

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D: the Catholic Church

Question 5

What is a papacy?

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C: the office of the pope

Question 6

How did the Catholic Church contrast with the new government that developed after the fall of the Roman Empire?

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C: The church was much more organized.

Question 7

How were the Franks connected to the Catholic Church?

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C: They converted to Christianity and established ties to the church.

Question 8

What was one major result of people moving from urban to rural areas after the fall of the Roman Empire?

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A: Many people had no access to schools, so education declined.

Question 9

Read this excerpt from a book of rules for monks.Idleness is the enemy of the soul. And therefore, at fixed times, the brothers ought to be occupied in manual labour; and again, at fixed times, in sacred reading.

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A: being busy in one way or another

Question 10

Pope Leo III crowned Charlemagne as Holy Roman emperor. What did this indicate about the Catholic Church?

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C: The Church wanted to share power with the emperor.

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