Exam 2012, questions PDF

Title	Exam 2012, questions
Course	Pagans, Christians and Heretics
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HST114

DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY

Spring Semester Examinations 2011-2012

PAGANS, CHRISTIANS AND HERETICS IN MEDIEVAL EUROPE

2 Hours

There are TWELVE QUESTIONS. Answer TWO QUESTIONS, one from each section. You should not use substantially the same information in both of your answers. Section A 1.

To what extent was conversion to Christianity merely superficial in the Middle Ages?

2.

How far was medieval Christianity defined in opposition to other groups and ideas?

3.

Why did Christian attitudes to violence change over the Middle Ages?

4.

How helpful is a division between sacred and secular in writing the history of the Middle Ages? Section B

5.

How important were emperors to the conversion of the later Roman empire?

6.

Account for the importance of the cult of saints in early medieval Europe.

7.

‘Islam’s greatest impact on medieval Christianity was indirect’. Do you agree?

8.

Has the long-term importance of Charlemagne’s coronation as emperor in 800 been exaggerated?

9.

Was Pope Gregory VII a failure?

10. Was Europe after 1000 a ‘persecuting society’? 11. How would you characterise the significance of the Crusading movement? 12. What motivated the conversion of the Baltic Slavs? END OF QUESTION PAPER

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