WORLD HISTORY

HISTORY

MEDIEVAL CHRISTIAN EUROPE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Charlemagne established the missi dominici, who were
A
priests charged with the education of young men, in order to prepare them for a life in the clergy.
B
two men who were sent out to local districts to ensure that the counts were carrying out the king’s orders.
C
missionaries charged with converting people in Eastern Europe.
D
messengers who carried the king’s laws to all the cities in the kingdom.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Great Charter Runnymede, 1215: John forced to put his seal on a document of rights. Magna Carta gives written recognition to the feudal contract (mutual rights and obligations between king and vassals).

Detailed explanation-2: -Feudalism came to be characterized by a set of unwritten rules known as the feudal contract. These rules determined the relationship between lord and vassal.

Detailed explanation-3: -Charlemagne spent the early part of his reign on several military campaigns to expand his kingdom. He invaded Saxony in 772 and eventually achieved its total conquest and conversion to Christianity. He also extended his dominance to the south, conquering the kingdom of the Lombards in northern Italy.

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