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I. Identification
The second section will be listing and identification section.
For identifications, be sure to explain completely who, what, when, where, why,
how & significance for each item.
| Feoderati | Hospitalitas | Arian Faith | Ulfias |
| Wergild/ wergeld | Odovacar/Odoacer/ Odovacer | Theodoric | Rhine-Danube Border |
| Symmachus | Augustine of Hippo | Augustine of Canterbury | Edward Gibbon |
| De Civitate Dei | Political Augustinianism | Jordanes | Morbus Gothicus |
| Cassiodorus | Boethius | Justinian | Consolation of Philosophy |
| Corpus Juris Civilis | Hagia Sophia | Rex et Sacerdos | Islamic Expansion |
| Lombards | Bishops | Civitas | Apostolic Succession |
| Donation of Constantine | Vicar of St. Peter | Papa qui et ecclesia dici potest | ex cathedra |
| Tomb of St. Peter | Triregnum | Bishop of Rome | Avignon Papacy |
| Metropolitan Bishop | Great Schism of 1054 vs. Great Schism 1378-1417 | Theories of Primacy | Petrine Theory |
| Gelasian Theory | Liber Pontificalis | Damasus I | Leo the Great |
| Gregory the Great | servus servorum Dei | universal bishop | Patrimony of St. Peter |
| Gregorian Church organization | Venerable Bede | pallium | liturgy |
| Pater Noster | Gregorian Chant | Regula Pastoralis | 19th century theories on the Franks |
| Notitia Dignitatum | Gregory of Tours | Salic Law Code (Lex Salica) | Gallo Romans |
| Origins of Noble titles | Duces | Comites | Marchfield |
| Merovech | Childeric & Tomb | Clovis I | the Thing |
| Rex Francorum | Clotild/ Chlotilda | Major Domus (Mayor of Palace) | Edict of Paris (615) |
| Council of Orleans (511) | Brunhild/ Brunhilda | Fredegund | Galswinth |
| Chlothar II | Historia Francorum | Baptism of Clovis | Right of Sanctuary |
| Partible inheritable | Commendation & Vassalage | Feudalism | The Stirrup Thesis |
| Feodalis | Neustria | Austrasia | Burgundy |
| The Host | feodalis | beneficium | Pepin the Fat |
| Charles Martel | Arnulflings & Pippinids | Odo of Aquitaine | Battle of Tours/ Poitiers |
| Pope Gregory III | Pepin the Short (III) | Abbey St. Denis | Gothic Style |
| Charlemagne | The Saxons | Song of Roland | Offa of Mercia |
| Aachen | Admonitio Generalis | Carolingian Capitularies | missi dominici |
| Iconoclast Controversy | Hejira | Jihad | Mohammed |
| Fatima | Emperor Heraclius | Omayyad Caliphate | Abbasid Caliphate |
| Dar-al-Islam |
II. Listing
The following are possible listing items
Name four metaphysical/ epistemological questions addressed by Historiography
"Big Three" historical categories (modern)
Three foundations of Medieval world
Four monastic vows under Benedictine rule
Name the five patriarchies
Name the Eastern Germanic Tribes. Name the Western Germanic Tribes
List the places the Germanic tribes settled/ set up kingdoms. (Example: Vandals: Spain, North Africa)
List the achievements of Theodoric the Great.
Name and define the three parts of the Corpus Juris Civilius.
List the five categories of Achievements of Gregory the Great
Name the Four Great Latin Doctors of the Catholic Church.
List the stages of Papal development.
List five early popes and their contribution.
List four depictions of Clovis. (Propaganda)
List the achievements of the Carolingian Renaissance
List the five pillars of the Islamic faith.
Give the three stages of Islamic conquest of the Near East & Mediterranean. (Give dates & places for each stage.)
IV. Essay
The third section will be to write one complete essay
on one of the following. You will have a choice of three questions. You
choose one.
1. Discuss the relationship and interaction between Rome and the
Germanic tribes from the 3rd century through the 6th century. What
were the elements of Roman policy? How did the policies change?
How did Rome change?
2. Augustine's City of God provides a critical foundation for political, theological and educational debates of the Middle Ages. Explain the context of the writing of this work, why Augustine wrote it, his argument and the ramifications of this argument for both Christianity and the Middle Ages.
3. Discuss the rise of the Papacy as an institution. Include the major players, forces, context, events and justifications for the Papacy's position in the West.
4. Discuss the impact of Gregory the Great. What was his attitude toward the papacy? How did he transform it? What were the benefits and problems of this?
5. Compare and contrast Merovingian Gaul and Ostrogothic Italy. Consider government, culture, ideas of kingship, relationship with the Emperor of the East and the Pope.
6. Discuss the transfer of power from the Merovingians to the Carolingians. What were the deficiencies and strengths of both? Be sure to include all key players and events in your discussion.
7. Merovingian kingship was a blend of three traditions. Explain the elements of this kingship, their origins, manifestations, correlations and contradictions.
8. Discuss the development and workings of feudalism in the Carolingian era. Consider the various theories about this system, and discuss the factors that helped create the system.
9. "Charlemagne" is a combination of Carolus Magnus which means Charles the Great. Discuss the aspects of his reign that made him "great" or "magnus".