AP CAP EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

During the post classical period, Europe is generally associated with - Answer- Christendom After the collapse of western Roman authority... - Answer- Germanic tribes established regional kingdoms. Which postclassical empire was a continuation of the [Eastern] Roman Empire? - Answer- Byzantine Empire In 1054 the pope in Rome and the patriarch in Constantinople mutually excommunicated each other over the issue of leadership within the church. The result was the separation of Christendom into the... - Answer- Roman Catholic Church in the West and Orthodox Church in the East. Manorialism was the ___ of the Middle Ages. - Answer- rural economy Historians once used the term feudalism to refer to... - Answer- the political and social order of medieval Europe. ______ grew out of the efforts of devout individuals to lead especially holy lives. These communities generally gave up personal possessions and live communal lives under the direction of an abbot. - Answer- Monasteries Which of these influential decisions was undertaken by Vladimir I? - Answer- conversion to Orthodox Christianity The division that eventually led to the Byzantine Empire resulted from ________. - Answer- an administrative division of the Roman Empire Charles Martel's most famous victory was over ________. - Answer- Arab Muslims William the Conqueror became king of ____________ in 1066. - Answer- England Which of these describes the Magna Carta? - Answer- a legal agreement From around 500 to around 1000, the Catholic church can be said to have been ________. - Answer- growing in power The political system of Europe up to about 1200 can be characterized as ________. - Answer- network of personal loyalties The most important result of the Avignon papacy was the churches loss of ________. - Answer- authority Serfs are best characterized as __________. - Answer- peasants The crusades... - Answer- increased trade between the eastern and western Mediterranean. Which did most to strengthen royal power in Europe in the period ? - Answer- Limiting the power and autonomy of the Roman Catholic Church In a complete reversal of fortune, after 1000 C.E. the ____ half of Christendom was on the rise, while the ____ part was in decline. - Answer- western; eastern Which of the following is an accurate comparison of the political systems in Western Europe and China during the time period ? - Answer- Western Europe developed multiple monarchies, while China maintained a single empire. Which of the following factors does NOT help explain the increased agricultural production of the high middle ages? - Answer- government financial support The high middle ages witnessed... - Answer- a resurgence of urbanization. Popular religion in western Europe took the form of ... - Answer- - devotion to the saints. - observance of the Sacraments Crowned "Emperor of the Romans" by the pope in 800 C.E., he temporarily reestablished centralized imperial rule in the West in the late 8th century and early 9th century C.E. Who was this Frankish lead