Question 1

What was a major accomplishment of Gregory I?

Accepted Answer

A) He wiped out heresy in Western Europe. 
B) He translated the Bible into Germanic languages. 
C) He took control of Italy. 
D) He initiated missionary efforts throughout Western Europe. 
E) He forced the bishop of Alexandria to recognize his supreme authority. 
A) He wiped out heresy in Western Europe. 
B) He translated the Bible into Germanic languages. 
C) He took control of Italy. 
D) He initiated missionary efforts throughout Western Europe. 
E) He forced the bishop of Alexandria to recognize his supreme authority. D

Question 2

What was the primary instrument used by Pope Gregory to convert the Germanic peoples?

Accepted Answer

A) The imperial army 
B) Missionaries 
C) Bribery 
D) Eloquent speeches 
E) The threat of force 
A) The imperial army 
B) Missionaries 
C) Bribery 
D) Eloquent speeches 
E) The threat of force B

Question 3

Please define the following key terms.
-Theodoric

Accepted Answer

Theodoric the Great, also known as Theodoric the Amal, was a king of the Ostrogoths and ruler of Italy from 493 to 526. He was a Germanic warrior-king who rose to power in the tumultuous aftermath of the fall of the Western Roman Empire. Theodoric is best known for his efforts to maintain stability and order in Italy during a time of great political and social upheaval.

Theodoric was a skilled military leader and diplomat, and he was able to establish a stable and prosperous kingdom in Italy. He was known for his tolerance of different religious and ethnic groups, and he worked to maintain good relations with the Roman Catholic Church and the Eastern Roman Empire.

Under Theodoric's rule, Italy experienced a period of relative peace and prosperity. He implemented policies to promote economic growth and cultural development, and he is remembered as a patron of the arts and learning. Theodoric's reign is often seen as a time of transition between the classical world of the Roman Empire and the medieval kingdoms of Europe.

Despite his many accomplishments, Theodoric's rule was not without controversy. He faced challenges from rival factions within his own kingdom, and his efforts to maintain peace between different ethnic and religious groups were not always successful. After his death in 526, his kingdom quickly fell into disarray, and Italy was once again plunged into chaos.

Overall, Theodoric the Great is remembered as a complex and influential figure in the history of Europe. His reign marked a pivotal moment in the transition from the ancient world to the medieval era, and his legacy continues to be studied and debated by historians and scholars.

Question 4

Please define the following key terms.
-Bulgars

Accepted Answer

The Bulgars, also known as Proto-Bulgari

Question 5

The Frankish Kingdom held power for less time than any of the Germanic kingdoms.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Please define the following key terms.
-Corpus Iuris Civilis

Accepted Answer

The Corpus Iuris Civilis, also known as

Question 7

What was the heresy of Arianism?

Accepted Answer

A) It questioned the divinity of Jesus. 
B) It denied the existence of God the Father. 
C) It denied the existence of the Holy Spirit. 
D) It reverted to Roman polytheistic religious beliefs. 
E) It doubted the existence of the Holy Spirit. 
A) It questioned the divinity of Jesus. 
B) It denied the existence of God the Father. 
C) It denied the existence of the Holy Spirit. 
D) It reverted to Roman polytheistic religious beliefs. 
E) It doubted the existence of the Holy Spirit.

Question 8

Please define the following key terms.
-Hagia Sophia and Hippodrome

Accepted Answer

Hagia Sophia is a former Greek Orthodox

Question 9

Augustine's The City of God presented

Accepted Answer

A) an argument in favor of female church leaders. 
B) an African view of love and forgiveness. 
C) a Germanic view of the divine. 
D) a Christian philosophy of government and history. 
E) an argument against a formal priesthood. 
A) an argument in favor of female church leaders. 
B) an African view of love and forgiveness. 
C) a Germanic view of the divine. 
D) a Christian philosophy of government and history. 
E) an argument against a formal priesthood.

Question 10

Please define the following key terms.
-Romulus Augustulus

Accepted Answer

Romulus Augustulus, also known as Romulu

Question 11

Please define the following key terms.
-heresy

Accepted Answer

The answer of Please define the following key terms.
-heresy...

Question 12

In what ways were the teachings of Islam and those of the Christian church similar? In what ways were they different?

Accepted Answer

The teachings of Islam and those of the

Question 13

Please define the following key terms.
-Saint Anthony

Accepted Answer

Saint Anthony, also known as Anthony of

Question 14

What was the Hippodrome?

Accepted Answer

A) A military barracks 
B) A marketplace 
C) A church 
D) An amphitheater 
E) A palace complex 
A) A military barracks 
B) A marketplace 
C) A church 
D) An amphitheater 
E) A palace complex

Question 15

Please define the following key terms.
-Benedictine rule

Accepted Answer

The Benedictine Rule, also known as the

Question 16

Which area had come under Muslim rule by the mid-eighth century?

Accepted Answer

A) Most of Spain 
B) All of France 
C) Half of Germany 
D) All of Italy 
E) One-third of Russia 
A) Most of Spain 
B) All of France 
C) Half of Germany 
D) All of Italy 
E) One-third of Russia

Question 17

What was the attitude toward divorce in Frankish society?

Accepted Answer

A) It was illegal. 
B) It could only be initiated by the husband. 
C) It was difficult to obtain. 
D) It was fairly easy to obtain. 
E) It provided wives with spousal support. 
A) It was illegal. 
B) It could only be initiated by the husband. 
C) It was difficult to obtain. 
D) It was fairly easy to obtain. 
E) It provided wives with spousal support.

Question 18

What roles did women play in the monastic tradition and early Christianity? How were the roles for women and men distinctive in gendered ways? In what areas was their potential for overlap?

Accepted Answer

In the monastic tradition and early Chri

Question 19

Please define the following key terms.
-Constantinople

Accepted Answer

Constantinople was the capital city of t

Question 20

Please define the following key terms.
-trivium

Accepted Answer

The term "trivium" originates from the L

Exam 7: Late Antiquity and the Emergence of the Medieval World.

What was a major accomplishment of Gregory I?

What was the primary instrument used by Pope Gregory to convert the Germanic peoples?

Please define the following key terms. -Theodoric

Please define the following key terms. -Bulgars

The Frankish Kingdom held power for less time than any of the Germanic kingdoms.

Please define the following key terms. -Corpus Iuris Civilis

What was the heresy of Arianism?

Please define the following key terms. -Hagia Sophia and Hippodrome

Augustine's The City of God presented

Please define the following key terms. -Romulus Augustulus

Please define the following key terms. -heresy

In what ways were the teachings of Islam and those of the Christian church similar? In what ways were they different?

Please define the following key terms. -Saint Anthony

What was the Hippodrome?

Please define the following key terms. -Benedictine rule

Which area had come under Muslim rule by the mid-eighth century?

What was the attitude toward divorce in Frankish society?

What roles did women play in the monastic tradition and early Christianity? How were the roles for women and men distinctive in gendered ways? In what areas was their potential for overlap?

Please define the following key terms. -Constantinople

Please define the following key terms. -trivium

The Ancient Near East: The First Civilizations.

The Ancient Near East: Peoples and Empires.

The Civilization of the Greeks.

The Hellenistic World.

The Roman Republic.

The Roman Empire.

European Civilization in the Early Middle Ages, 750–1000.

The Recovery and Growth of European Society in the High Middle Ages.

The Rise of Kingdoms and the Growth of Church Power.

The Later Middle Ages: Crisis and Disintegration in the Fourteenth Century.

Recovery and Rebirth: The Age of the Renaissance.

Reformation and Religious Warfare in the Sixteenth Century.

Europe and the World: New Encounters, 1500–1800.

State Building and the Search for Order in the Seventeenth Century.

Toward a New Heaven and a New Earth: The Scientific Revolution and the Emergence of Modern Science.

The Eighteenth Century: An Age of Enlightenment.

The Eighteenth Century: European States, International Wars, and Social Change.

A Revolution in Politics: The Era of the French Revolution and Napoleon.

The Industrial Revolution and Its Impact on European Society.

Reaction, Revolution, and Romanticism, 1815–1850.

An Age of Nationalism and Realism, 1850–1871.

Mass Society in an “Age of Progress,” 1871–1894.

An Age of Modernity, Anxiety, and Imperialism, 1894–1914.

The Beginning of the Twentieth-Century Crisis: War and Revolution.

The Futile Search for Stability: Europe Between the Wars, 1919–1939.

The Deepening of the European Crisis: World War II.

Cold War and a New Western World, 1945–1965.

Protest and Stagnation: The Western World, 1965–1985.

After the Fall: The Western World in a Global Age (Since 1985)

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