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In 1831, a farmer on the Isle of
Lewis, north of Scotland, discovered a centuries-old Viking chess set
in a ship burial. It is the oldest complete set
of chessmen ever found. Walrus Ivory.
British Museum, London. Twelfth-century
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Questions for the
Midterm Examination
Two of the questions
below will be on the mid-term examination. You will write on one of
them. There will also be five identifications. You will be asked
to write a paragraph on the IMPORTANCE of the person, event, or place being
discussed. One of the five identifications will be a visual image
taken from the class website. You will be asked to identify the image
and to discuss its importance.
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1.
Compare and contrast these architectural forms and their
significance for the development of Christian liturgy and life.
2.
Discuss the role of the papacy in the Church from the
Apostolic Age to the Gregorian Reform in the eleventh century.
3. Discuss the
"Barbarian Invasions" in the period between 350 A.D.
and 900 A.D. What effect did these movements of
peoples have on the Empire and the Christian Church?
4. Discuss the
importance of the conversion of Constantine to the formation of the Christian
Church. How did the Christian Roman Empire shape the Church between 312
and 600 (Especially the legislation of Justinian).
5.
Discuss the movement of Church reform in the 10th and 11th
centuries. Who and what were the significant problems in the life of the
Church which prompted this movement (hint: there are three main problems)?
Who led the reform movement and what did they do?
6.
Discuss the importance of
missionaries and monasteries
for the Church in Europe and the spread of Christianity and
culture.
7. Pepin's and
Charlemagne's reigns were an important turning point in the development of the
relationship of Church and State in European civilization. Outline what
was significant and important about their relationship with the papacy and the
Church.
8. Discuss the
role of the Vikings in European and Church history from 700-1100 A.D.
9. Discuss the rise of
Islam and its impact on the Byzantine Empire and Latin Christendom.
