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True or false
1 point
Once an early medieval king supported Christianity, the interests of the Church and the king were always identical.
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02
True or false
1 point
Christianization happened everywhere in early medieval Europe at the same time, leaving no non-Christian communities or other forms of Christianity.
- A
True
- B
False
03
Written response
1 point
What was the name of the empire that continued in the eastern half of the Roman Empire?
04
Fill in the blank
1 point
In Iberia, Visigothic King converted from Arian Christianity to Nicene Christianity in 589.
05
Fill in the blank
1 point
The sixth-century monastic rule associated with Benedict of Nursia shaped communities beyond the monastery he founded at .
06
Choose all
1 point
Select all statements that accurately describe the early medieval kingdoms that formed in the former western Roman Empire.
- A
The Frankish realm took shape in Gaul.
- B
The Visigothic kingdom took shape in Iberia.
- C
The western kingdoms kept fixed borders and ruling families without change.
- D
Warfare, alliances, and inheritance could change kingdoms' borders and ruling families.
07
Open ended
1 point
Compare the political developments in the eastern and western halves of the Roman Empire after western imperial government ended. What does this comparison show about whether the Roman Empire disappeared everywhere?
08
Choose one
1 point
Which explanation best accounts for changes in the borders and ruling families of early medieval kingdoms?
- A
They remained fixed because Roman officials continued to govern them.
- B
They shifted through warfare, alliances, and inheritance.
- C
They were determined solely by decisions made by monasteries.
- D
They changed only when neighboring kingdoms adopted Christianity.
09
Choose one
1 point
A community in the post-Roman West wanted to sustain religious practice and, where possible, preserve written learning. Which institution described in the material could help meet those aims?
- A
They replaced bishops as the leaders of all Christian communities.
- B
They served primarily as royal courts for settling disputes.
- C
They organized religious life and sometimes supported learning and copying texts.
- D
They made political authority uniform across the former western empire.
10
Choose one
1 point
Which statement best describes the role of bishops in post-Roman western communities?
- A
They led Christian communities and could hold local influence.
- B
They governed every early medieval kingdom as its monarch.
- C
They were responsible for choosing all regional borders.
- D
They directed the military alliances of the Frankish realm.
11
True or false
1 point
Early medieval kings relied on personal ties to warriors and nobles as well as on the resources and customs of the lands they controlled.
- A
True
- B
False
12
Written response
1 point
What was the name of the empire that continued in the eastern half of the Roman Empire, whose rulers still considered themselves Roman?
13
Choose one
1 point
A historian finds Roman customs continuing under new regional rulers after western imperial government ended. Which interpretation best fits this evidence?
- A
Germanic traditions immediately erased Roman laws, customs, and towns.
- B
Roman political authority remained equally centralized throughout western Europe.
- C
Only Christian institutions preserved any Roman traditions.
- D
New rulers adapted existing Roman practices while the post-Roman world combined Roman and Germanic traditions.
14
Choose one
1 point
Which pairing correctly matches two early medieval kingdoms with their regions?
- A
The Visigothic kingdom in Gaul and the Frankish realm in Iberia.
- B
The Visigothic kingdom in Iberia and the Frankish realm in Gaul.
- C
Both the Visigothic kingdom and the Frankish realm in Italy.
- D
The Visigothic kingdom in Italy and the Frankish realm in Iberia.
15
Choose one
1 point
A king seeks a bishop’s support but later disputes a religious leader’s decision. Which interpretation best fits the relationship between rulers and the Church in early medieval Europe?
- A
Church and royal interests were always identical, so disagreement was impossible.
- B
Kings had no reason to seek support from bishops, popes, or churches.
- C
Kings and religious leaders could cooperate, negotiate, or disagree.
- D
Religious leaders controlled all royal decisions across early medieval Europe.
16
Choose one
1 point
Which conclusion best describes religious change across early medieval Europe?
- A
Christianization was gradual, and different religious communities and forms of Christianity coexisted.
- B
All communities in western Europe became Christian immediately when imperial government ended.
- C
Christianity existed only in the eastern half of the former Roman Empire.
- D
Religious diversity disappeared as soon as kings supported churches.
17
Choose one
1 point
Imagine that evidence from a region shows fewer active long-distance connections and a growing role for rural communities and regional centers. Which pattern from the post-Roman period does this best illustrate?
- A
Towns and long-distance networks strengthened as rural communities became less important.
- B
Some towns and long-distance networks weakened as rural communities and regional centers gained importance.
- C
Towns disappeared entirely, and settlement became uniform across the former empire.
- D
Only long-distance networks changed; rural communities and regional centers remained unimportant.
18
Choose all
1 point
A historian is explaining why religious institutions mattered in a landscape where political rulers changed. Select all statements supported by the material.
- A
Churches and monasteries could remain enduring institutions as rulers changed.
- B
Monasteries replaced all other forms of local organization throughout western Europe.
- C
Monasteries organized religious life.
- D
These institutions ensured that political authority became uniform across the former western empire.
19
Written response
1 point
A timeline uses the deposition of the last western Roman emperor as a conventional marker for the end of the Western Roman Empire. In what year was the emperor deposed? Enter the year in YYYY format.
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Written response
1 point
As some towns and long-distance networks weakened, what type of communities gained importance? Enter the two-word phrase naming the type of communities.