AP World History : Political and Governmental Structures 600 CE to 1450
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Example Question #21 : Political And Governmental Structures 600 Ce To 1450
Which of the following is not a true statement about Charlemagne's title as "Holy Roman Emperor"?
It gave him authority over both the church and the state within his empire
It gave Charlemagne the duty of protecting the faith itself as well as believers
His rule was blessed by the pope
It allowed Charlemagne to go to war in the name of Christianity
It marked a concrete divide between Roman Catholicism and Eastern Orthodoxy
It gave him authority over both the church and the state within his empire
Charlemagne's title as "Holy Roman Emperor" meant that his authority and empire were blessed by the Pope. This title asserted the power of the empire above other realms, and afforded them special privileges with regards to the pope and Catholic church. The Emperor had authority over legal and military affairs while the Pope maintained authority of spiritual matters.
Example Question #64 : Political And Governmental Structures
Which of these statements about the Holy Roman Empire during the Middle Ages is inaccurate?
It was formed from the fragments of Charlemagne’s empire.
None of these statements are inaccurate.
It was ruled by a hereditary monarch.
It was ethnically diverse and multicultural.
It was comprised of hundreds of small duchies and principalities.
It was ruled by a hereditary monarch.
The Holy Roman Empire was formed from the fragments of Charlemagne’s empire. It was an ethnically diverse and multicultural empire that stretched across much of central Europe. It was comprised of hundreds of small duchies and principalities, each of which retained some degree of autonomous power. It was not, however, ruled by a hereditary monarch until the Hapsburgs took effective control over the empire in the fifteenth century. Instead rulers were generally elected by those members of the nobility who were endowed as imperial electors.
Example Question #71 : Political And Governmental Structures
The English Parliament first emerged __________.
during the English Civil War
shortly before the Norman Conquest and the arrival of William the Conqueror
in the decades after the signing of the Magna Carta
in the aftermath of the English Civil War
with the establishment of the Bill of Rights in 1689
in the decades after the signing of the Magna Carta
The English Parliament first emerged in the decades after the signing of the Magna Carta. It grew in influence over the thirteenth century and soon began competing for power with the monarchy. By the seventeenth century, the situation had become untenable and the English Civil War broke out. After the English Civil War, the supremacy of Parliament was firmly and finally established by the Glorious Revolution in 1688 and the Bill of Rights in 1689.
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