6. Explain the following expressions: "do-nothing kings"; missi dominici; Holy Roman Empire; and "Donation of Pepin."
7. Why was the extinction of the Ostrogothic kingdom a misfortune for Italy?
8. Why did Italy remain for so many centuries after the Lombard invasion merely "a geographical expression"?
9. What difference did it make whether Clovis became an Arian or a Catholic?
10. What events in the lives of Clovis and Pepin the Short contributed to the alliance between the Franks and the popes?
11. What provinces of the Roman Empire in the West were not included within the limits of Charlemagne's empire?
12. What countries of modern Europe are included within the limits of Charlemagne's empire?
13. Compare the missi dominici with the "eyes and ears" of Persian kings.
14. What is the origin of the word "emperor"? As a title distinguish it from that of "king."
15. Why has Lothair's kingdom north of the Alps been called the "strip of trouble"?