Traditions and Encounters, 4th Edition (Bentley)

Chapter 17: THE FOUNDATIONS OF CHRISTIAN SOCIETY IN WESTERN EUROPE

Study Questions

1
What is the significance of Clovis's conversion to Christianity?
2
What were the contributions of Charlemagne's reign, and why did it ultimately fail to last very long?
3
Who were the Vikings? What were the motivations behind their behavior? What were their accomplishments? How did they disrupt European society?
4
What were the obligations of lords toward their retainers and the retainers toward their lords? Why was this arrangement often unstable?
5
What role did the serfs play in early medieval Europe? What was life like on the manor?
6
What was the significance of the invention of the heavy plow for European economy?
7
Although trade constricted in the early Middle Ages, where and how was it still going on?
8
What was the role of the pope in the early middle ages? How did his role evolve over this period of time?
9
How did monasticism develop in early medieval Europe?
10
What was the significance of the monasteries to the European society and economy?
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