_______ was the first of the Hohenstaufens, reestablished imperial authority, and initiated a new phase in thecontest between popes and emperors
a. Louis IX
b. Philip II Augustus
c. Henry II
d. Frederick I Barbarossa
d
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What was Diocletian's rationale for the persecution of Christians?
A. As they were political enemies of the Emperor, he was entitled to impose penalties. B. To enforce his authority as dominus, or living god C. Refusal to participate in the imperial cult weakened the unity of the Empire. D. It would require more administration to enforce his decrees, making more people dependent on him. E. It provided a cultural rallying point among non-Christians in the empire.
Why were the Norman nobles who supported William's conquest of England willing to accept him as a strong ruler?
A) They were few in number and initially unpopular with their new Anglo-Saxon subjects. B) They admired William's exceptional military ability and courage. C) There was not enough land to share, and they needed the salaries William paid them. D) William issued a Charter of Liberties in which he pledged not to abuse his powers. E) The Danegeld tax was still in effect, so the nobles stood to gain financially. ng to accept him as a strong ruler?
An agricultural town of up to 1,000 inhabitants, in which people know each other, requiring a person of authority to keep order, is called a:
a. kingdom b. village c. city d. chiefdom
How do historians regard the gospels of Mark, Matthew, Luke, and John?
a. They do not use the gospels at all. b. They use some parts of the gospels in writing history but discard many others. c. They see the gospels as not terribly helpful in reconstructing the history of that era. d. They treat them as solid factual accounts of Jesus's life and times. e. They use them to recreate the past, recognizing that they may be biased documents since they were written by devotees of early Christianity.