Scandinavia by the Twelfth Century

question 32

Multiple Choice

Scandinavia by the twelfth century

• A)remained largely pagan and resistant to European culture.
• B)contained the continent's most powerful nation, Sweden.
• C)entered into a period of relative peace within and between local kingdoms.
• D)had accepted Christianity through the agency of local kings who wished to better organize and govern their states.
• E)abandoned their marriage alliances with the Holy Roman Empire.

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