Chapter 14 Multiple Choice Self-Quiz

. In 437, the Huns nearly destroyed the ______ in a campaign later commemorated in the poem called the "Niebelungenlied."

. The bishops of which city began to monopolize the title of Pope, which to that point had been applicable to any eminent bishop?

. The Latin language was adopted by the barbarians of western Europe and gradually evolved into what are known today as the ______ languages.

. The most capable Visigothic king in Gaul was ______, who expanded his kingdom and issued a law code that dealt with matters of concern to both Visigoths and Romans.

. Odovacar surrendered to ______ on the condition that he would continue to rule jointly in Italy, but he and his family were soon murdered.

. The rulers of which barbarian people tried to position themselves in the classical tradition by claiming (just as the Romans did) to be descended from the Trojans?

. Which of the following was not one of the barbarian peoples who dominated Britain after the Romans abandoned the island in 410?

. The bishop ______ wrote an extensive and colorful history that ranges from Creation until his own time; his connection to the deeds of some Frankish kings makes it all the more valuable.

. Clovis was a crucial member of which important Frankish dynasty?

. Which of the following peoples did not form a distinct territorial nation?

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