Humanities Chapter 11
The "invincible" Roman army was defeated near Constantinople at the battle of
Adrianople
The term cloisonne means
Enamel work produced by pouring molten colored glass between thin gold paritions
The Normans brought feudalism to which of the following?
England
The bond of loyalty between a chieftain and his warriors is called which of the following
Fealty
The Germanic tribes introduced which of the following to lands they conquered?
Fealty, an idea that would lead to feudalism
The main building inside a castle complex is called the
Keep
Castle-fortresses featured
Keeps, Crenellations, and moats
Germanic law was based on
a collection of royal customs
Kennings are
two-term metaphors
England was transformed into one of Europe's leading medieval states as a result of what invasion
Norman
The Normans directly traced their ancestry to the
Vikings
The three epic poems of the early Middle Ages were
Beowulf, The Song of the Nibelungen, and the Song of Roland
The first monumental literary composition in European vernacular language was
Beowulf
The Frankishn chieftan responsible for re-unifying the fallen Roman Empire under Christan leadership was
Charlemagne
Chivalry demanded the following qualities out of a night
Courage in battle, loyal to Lord, and reverent towards women
The system of military and political organization known as feudalism centered on
Descendants of dukes and counts appointed by Charles the great
Charlemagne is known for his
Renaissance of learning
The rise of the middle class was marked by
Reopening of trade routes and increased agricultural production
During this era, the only toe-hold of European occupation claimed by Islamic peoples was in
Spain
As early as the first century BCE the biggest threat to the Roman Empire was
The Germanic Tribes
The quintessential lyrical representations of fighting nobility in the feudal age is
The Song of Roland
Which of the following was to blame for the famous sack of Rome when much of the city was destroyed?
The Vandals
The key circumstance that led to feudalism was
The Viking invasion
The type of copyist writing favored by the Carolingian monks and nuns in the direct ancestor of the modern typography and is called which of the following?
The minuscule
Enamel work produced by pouring molten colored glass between thin gold partitions is called
cloisonne
What were the lasting effects of courtly love?
concepts of Romantic love in Western literature
In "the Song of Roland", the following aspect of early medieval culture is demonstrated
exclusion of women from the epic
Lancelot is an example of the chivalric ideal in that he
fights NOT for country nor Lord but to win the affections of his mistress.
Christian crusades resulted in
great wealth in Italian cities
The poetry of the troubadours was
monophonic and syllabic poems exalting the passionate affection of a gentleman for a lady
The life of serfs most closely resembled
old Roman farmers
Jongleurs were
professional entertainers who chanted heroes stories
The "Song of Roland" and "Bayeaux Tapestry" have the following in common
sweeping narratives with irregular episodes
The principle of primogeniture allowed
the eldest male heir of an aristocratic family to inherit the entire estate.
