Author Question: Since the landed nobility in Western Europe did not have any fealty to the Frankish kings, the ... (Read 59 times)

frankwu · **on:** Sep 21, 2019

Question 1

Which of the following was NOT a favor the Carolingian kings and Western popes did for each other?

A. Pope Zacharias allowed Pepin to divorce in order to marry a woman who could give him a male heir.
B. Pope Zacharias allowed Pepin I to end the Merovingian dynasty.
C. Zacharias gave his blessing to Pepin being crowned king.
D. Pepin protected the pope against invading Lombards.
E. The Carolingians gave the land around Rome to the pope, creating the Papal States.

Question 2

The many reasons that monasteries played an important role in Frankish government included all of the following EXCEPT ________.

A. monasteries were respected for their intellectual achievements
B. monasteries held relics that people made pilgrimages to visit
C. the monks did not speak, making negotiations one sided
D. through hard work, the monasteries had become profitable estates
E. the abbots were rich, and sometimes employed as royal agents

Question 3

When Charles Martel seized church property to distribute to the men who would make up his Carolingian army, the church did not respond because ________.

A. it knew it would receive compensation
B. it depended on the Franks for protection against the Byzantines and Lombards
C. Martel effectively controlled the pope
D. it could not understand Martel's language
E. Martel was the pope

Question 4

Since the landed nobility in Western Europe did not have any fealty to the Frankish kings, the Merovingians established ________ with the hope that those men would be loyal to the crown.

A. vessels
B. sub-kings
C. provincial governors
D. duchys
E. the royal office of counts