Explain the significance of the Treaty of Verdun
What will be an ideal response?
Aside from simply dividing the territory between Charlemagne's grandsons (the sons of Louis the Pious), the division of territory set the stage for the creation of the nation-states of France and the Holy Roman Empire. Territory was divided between Charles the Bald of France and Louis the German of the Holy Roman Empire, after squeezing out Lothar.
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With the appearance of cathedral schools, the __________ began to lose its monopoly on higher education.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Which religion converted more Africans?
A) Islam B) Christianity C) Hinduism D) Buddhism E) none of the above
Which statement is not an element of the compromise proposed by John Crittenden?
A) There should be a constitutional amendment to prohibit federal interference with southern slavery. B) Owners should be compensated for their runaway slaves. C) Personal liberty laws should be repealed. D) None of these choices E) All of these choices
At the Twentieth National Congress of the Communist Party in 1956, Khrushchev
a. criticized major shortcomings of Joseph Stalin. b. embraced the New Economic Policy of Vladimir Lenin. c. rehabilitated Stalin after Malenkov's attack on the former Communist leader. d. admitted that Mao Zedong was correct in using peasants to further the revolution rather than factory workers as envisioned by Marx. e. announced the building of the Berlin Wall.