Question 1

The coronation of Charlemagne as emperor caused a decisive break between western Europe and what empire?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Abbasid 
B)  The Byzantine 
C)  The Sassanid 
D)  The Umayyad 
A)  The Abbasid 
B)  The Byzantine 
C)  The Sassanid 
D)  The Umayyad B

Question 2

For many centuries, who were the most regular foes of the Byzantines?

Accepted Answer

A)  Mongolians 
B)  Sassanids 
C)  Franks 
D)  The Norse 
A)  Mongolians 
B)  Sassanids 
C)  Franks 
D)  The Norse B

Question 3

Carolingian power over the Franks was solidified by Charles Martel's defeat of which group in 732, at Poitiers?

Accepted Answer

A)  Muslim invaders 
B)  The Visigoths 
C)  The Burgundians 
D)  Celtic warriors 
A)  Muslim invaders 
B)  The Visigoths 
C)  The Burgundians 
D)  Celtic warriors A

Question 4

Iconoclasts believed that people were doing what with icons?

Accepted Answer

A)  Praying through them 
B)  Decorating with them 
C)  Using them for instruction 
D)  Worshiping them 
A)  Praying through them 
B)  Decorating with them 
C)  Using them for instruction 
D)  Worshiping them

Question 5

What happened to Arius after the Council of Nicaea?

Accepted Answer

A)  He and his followers were executed. 
B)  He created an alternative church 
C)  He became bishop of Alexandria. 
D)  He and his followers were banished. 
A)  He and his followers were executed. 
B)  He created an alternative church 
C)  He became bishop of Alexandria. 
D)  He and his followers were banished.

Question 6

What was accomplished by the Treaty of Verdun?

Accepted Answer

A)  It removed substantial territory from the Byzantine Empire, creating the beginnings of the Holy Roman Empire. 
B)  It moved the territory today known as Italy, Austria, and France out of the Carolingian Empire and into that of the Merovingian. 
C)  It created peace between the Muslim armies of the Iberian Peninsula and Charlemagne's armies. 
D)  It divided the Carolingian Empire, forming the precursors to the modern states of Germany, France, and Italy. 
A)  It removed substantial territory from the Byzantine Empire, creating the beginnings of the Holy Roman Empire. 
B)  It moved the territory today known as Italy, Austria, and France out of the Carolingian Empire and into that of the Merovingian. 
C)  It created peace between the Muslim armies of the Iberian Peninsula and Charlemagne's armies. 
D)  It divided the Carolingian Empire, forming the precursors to the modern states of Germany, France, and Italy.

Question 7

What was the basic Germanic social unit?

Accepted Answer

A)  The state 
B)  The family 
C)  The individual 
D)  The tribe 
A)  The state 
B)  The family 
C)  The individual 
D)  The tribe

Question 8

Use the following to answer questions:
-Orthodox Church

Accepted Answer

A) Multipart collection of laws and legal commentary issued in the sixth century by the emperor Justinian. 
B) Geographic administrative districts of the church, each under the authority of a bishop and centered on a cathedral. 
C) A religious practice or belief judged unacceptable by church officials. 
D) Heads of the Roman Catholic Church, who became political as well as religious authorities. The period of this leader's term in office is called a pontificate. 
E) Another name for the Eastern Christian Church, over which emperors continued to have power.
F)Certain rituals of the church believed to act as a conduit of God's grace, such as baptism.
G)The conflict over the veneration of religious images in the Byzantine Empire.
H)Compensatory payment for death or injury set in many barbarian law codes.
I)Ritual in which Christians asked a priest for forgiveness for sins and the priest set certain actions to atone for the sins.
J)People who were venerated for having lived or died in a way that was spiritually heroic or noteworthy.
K)A dynasty of rulers that decisively unified the Franks under the reign of Clovis (ca. 481-511) and ruled the Frankish kingdom until the seventh century.
L)A dynasty of rulers that took over the Frankish kingdom from the Merovingians in the seventh century; the term derives from the Latin word for "Charles," the name of several members of this dynasty.
M)An arrangement ratified in 843 that divided Charlemagne's territories among his three surviving grandsons; their kingdoms set the pattern for the modern states of Germany, France, and Italy. 
A) Multipart collection of laws and legal commentary issued in the sixth century by the emperor Justinian. 
B) Geographic administrative districts of the church, each under the authority of a bishop and centered on a cathedral. 
C) A religious practice or belief judged unacceptable by church officials. 
D) Heads of the Roman Catholic Church, who became political as well as religious authorities. The period of this leader's term in office is called a pontificate. 
E) Another name for the Eastern Christian Church, over which emperors continued to have power.
F)Certain rituals of the church believed to act as a conduit of God's grace, such as baptism.
G)The conflict over the veneration of religious images in the Byzantine Empire.
H)Compensatory payment for death or injury set in many barbarian law codes.
I)Ritual in which Christians asked a priest for forgiveness for sins and the priest set certain actions to atone for the sins.
J)People who were venerated for having lived or died in a way that was spiritually heroic or noteworthy.
K)A dynasty of rulers that decisively unified the Franks under the reign of Clovis (ca. 481-511) and ruled the Frankish kingdom until the seventh century.
L)A dynasty of rulers that took over the Frankish kingdom from the Merovingians in the seventh century; the term derives from the Latin word for "Charles," the name of several members of this dynasty.
M)An arrangement ratified in 843 that divided Charlemagne's territories among his three surviving grandsons; their kingdoms set the pattern for the modern states of Germany, France, and Italy.

Question 9

In early Germanic villages, which of the following indicated a man's wealth and determined his social status?

Accepted Answer

A)  His relationship with the king 
B)  The amount of land he owned 
C)  The number of cattle he possessed 
D)  The number of wives he had 
A)  His relationship with the king 
B)  The amount of land he owned 
C)  The number of cattle he possessed 
D)  The number of wives he had

Question 10

What was a gynaeceum?

Accepted Answer

A)  A large reception hall 
B)  A public bath 
C)  A woman's apartment 
D)  An art gallery 
A)  A large reception hall 
B)  A public bath 
C)  A woman's apartment 
D)  An art gallery

Question 11

Why did Emperor Theodosius destroy the pagan temples in the late fourth century?

Accepted Answer

A)  He believed they were centers of sedition. 
B)  He wanted to use the buildings for official purposes. 
C)  He expected the Christian Church's support in return. 
D)  He saw that they were no longer being used. 
A)  He believed they were centers of sedition. 
B)  He wanted to use the buildings for official purposes. 
C)  He expected the Christian Church's support in return. 
D)  He saw that they were no longer being used.

Question 12

What was the original meaning of barbaros, or barbarian?

Accepted Answer

A)  Someone who was primitive or unruly 
B)  Someone who did not speak Greek 
C)  Someone who was not Christian 
D)  Someone who wore animal skins 
A)  Someone who was primitive or unruly 
B)  Someone who did not speak Greek 
C)  Someone who was not Christian 
D)  Someone who wore animal skins

Question 13

What order did the Byzantine emperor Leo III give in 730?

Accepted Answer

A)  He banned women from monasteries. 
B)  He ordered the destruction of icons. 
C)  He ordered that Latin no longer be used for mass. 
D)  He outlawed the use of singing in prayer. 
A)  He banned women from monasteries. 
B)  He ordered the destruction of icons. 
C)  He ordered that Latin no longer be used for mass. 
D)  He outlawed the use of singing in prayer.

Question 14

Describe Germanic society in the early Middle Ages. What impact did the traditions, beliefs, and laws of the Germanic peoples have on the subsequent development of European civilization? How were the Germans affected by Christianity?

Accepted Answer

Answer would ideally include:
This essay

Question 15

What role did Germanic queens play in converting their tribes to Christianity?

Accepted Answer

Answer would ideally include:
Christian

Question 16

On what basis did the bishops of Rome claim authority over other bishops?

Accepted Answer

A)  The bishopric of Rome was the first diocese created by Constantine. 
B)  The Nicene Creed was promulgated and approved in Rome. 
C)  The bishops of Rome were the best-educated churchmen. 
D)  The apostle Peter lived in Rome, and the bishops of Rome were his successors. 
A)  The bishopric of Rome was the first diocese created by Constantine. 
B)  The Nicene Creed was promulgated and approved in Rome. 
C)  The bishops of Rome were the best-educated churchmen. 
D)  The apostle Peter lived in Rome, and the bishops of Rome were his successors.

Question 17

What was Saint Jerome's major contribution to the early church?

Accepted Answer

A)  He translated the Bible into Latin. 
B)  He wrote the Nicene Creed. 
C)  He reconciled Christ's sermons with pagan philosophy. 
D)  He established the first communal monastery. 
A)  He translated the Bible into Latin. 
B)  He wrote the Nicene Creed. 
C)  He reconciled Christ's sermons with pagan philosophy. 
D)  He established the first communal monastery.

Question 18

What important theological issue did the Nicene Creed address?

Accepted Answer

A)  It stated that secular leaders could intervene in spiritual concerns. 
B)  It supported the ideas of Arianism. 
C)  It explained the nature of Christ's divinity. 
D)  It denied that Christ was as divine as God the Father. 
A)  It stated that secular leaders could intervene in spiritual concerns. 
B)  It supported the ideas of Arianism. 
C)  It explained the nature of Christ's divinity. 
D)  It denied that Christ was as divine as God the Father.

Question 19

What emperor made Christianity the official religion of the Roman Empire?

Accepted Answer

A)  Constantine 
B)  Theodosius 
C)  Justinian 
D)  Tiberius 
A)  Constantine 
B)  Theodosius 
C)  Justinian 
D)  Tiberius

Question 20

What was the Byzantines' best-known innovation?

Accepted Answer

A)  The explosive compound known as "Greek fire" 
B)  The Cyrillic alphabet 
C)  Bronze weapons 
D)  The cure for the "Justinian plague" 
A)  The explosive compound known as "Greek fire" 
B)  The Cyrillic alphabet 
C)  Bronze weapons 
D)  The cure for the "Justinian plague"

Exam 8: Continuity and Change in Europe and Western Asia, 250-850

The coronation of Charlemagne as emperor caused a decisive break between western Europe and what empire?

For many centuries, who were the most regular foes of the Byzantines?

Carolingian power over the Franks was solidified by Charles Martel's defeat of which group in 732, at Poitiers?

Iconoclasts believed that people were doing what with icons?

What happened to Arius after the Council of Nicaea?

What was accomplished by the Treaty of Verdun?

What was the basic Germanic social unit?

Use the following to answer questions: -Orthodox Church

In early Germanic villages, which of the following indicated a man's wealth and determined his social status?

What was a gynaeceum?

Why did Emperor Theodosius destroy the pagan temples in the late fourth century?

What was the original meaning of barbaros, or barbarian?

What order did the Byzantine emperor Leo III give in 730?

Describe Germanic society in the early Middle Ages. What impact did the traditions, beliefs, and laws of the Germanic peoples have on the subsequent development of European civilization? How were the Germans affected by Christianity?

What role did Germanic queens play in converting their tribes to Christianity?

On what basis did the bishops of Rome claim authority over other bishops?

What was Saint Jerome's major contribution to the early church?

What important theological issue did the Nicene Creed address?

What emperor made Christianity the official religion of the Roman Empire?

What was the Byzantines' best-known innovation?

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