Question 1

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important?
-Hegira

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Who? - The term "Hegira" refers to the Prophet Muhammad's migration from Mecca to Medina in 622 AD.

What? - The Hegira, also known as Hijra, is a significant event in Islamic history and marks the beginning of the Islamic calendar. It was a pivotal moment for the early Muslim community and had a profound impact on the development of Islam.

Where? - The Hegira took place in the Arabian Peninsula, specifically from Mecca to Medina, which are both located in present-day Saudi Arabia.

When? - The Hegira occurred in 622 AD, following years of persecution and opposition faced by the early Muslim community in Mecca.

Why Important? - The Hegira is important because it symbolizes the establishment of the first Islamic community in Medina and the beginning of the spread of Islam. It also represents a turning point in the life of the Prophet Muhammad and the early Muslim community, as they were able to practice their faith more freely in Medina.

In conclusion, the Hegira is a crucial event in Islamic history that holds great significance for Muslims worldwide.

Question 2

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important?
-Vikings

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The Vikings were seafaring Norse people from Scandinavia who lived during the Viking Age, which is generally considered to have occurred from the late 8th century to the mid-11th century. They were known for their raids and trading expeditions across Europe, as well as their exploration of the North Atlantic, reaching as far as North America. The Vikings were important because they played a significant role in shaping the political and cultural landscape of Europe during their time, and their legacy continues to influence modern Scandinavian culture and history. Their impact can be seen in the languages, place names, and traditions of the regions they settled in, and their reputation as fearsome warriors and skilled navigators has made them a popular subject in popular culture and historical studies.

Question 3

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important?
-chivalry

Accepted Answer

Answer not provided.

Question 4

Which of the following statements about the Middle Ages is inaccurate?

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A) The Middle Ages lasted from roughly A.D.500 to A.D.1500. 
B) Three heirs to Greco-Roman civilization emerged: Byzantium, Islam, and Latin Christendom. 
C) In the Early Middle Ages, the most advanced European civilization was Latin Christendom. 
D) The heartland of Latin Christendom shifted from the Mediterranean to the north. 
E) The Middle Ages constituted the end of the ancient world. 
A) The Middle Ages lasted from roughly A.D.500 to A.D.1500. 
B) Three heirs to Greco-Roman civilization emerged: Byzantium, Islam, and Latin Christendom. 
C) In the Early Middle Ages, the most advanced European civilization was Latin Christendom. 
D) The heartland of Latin Christendom shifted from the Mediterranean to the north. 
E) The Middle Ages constituted the end of the ancient world.

Question 5

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important?
-manorialism

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Question 6

Which of these is not true of Muhammed, he was

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A) a wealthy merchant. 
B) a monotheist. 
C) familiar with either Judaism or Christianity. 
D) convinced that the angel Gabriel revealed God's word only for him. 
E) a respected judge in Medina. 
A) a wealthy merchant. 
B) a monotheist. 
C) familiar with either Judaism or Christianity. 
D) convinced that the angel Gabriel revealed God's word only for him. 
E) a respected judge in Medina.

Question 7

In the development of the church in Ireland, one may find each of the following except

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A) conversion dating from the early fifth century. 
B) use of the vernacular rather than Latin. 
C) scholars engaged in biblical analysis. 
D) considerable scholarship as well as copying of manuscripts. 
E) missionary activity in continental Europe. 
A) conversion dating from the early fifth century. 
B) use of the vernacular rather than Latin. 
C) scholars engaged in biblical analysis. 
D) considerable scholarship as well as copying of manuscripts. 
E) missionary activity in continental Europe.

Question 8

As Germanic peoples came to control the western half of the Roman Empire, they intended to

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A) replace Catholic Christianity with Arianism. 
B) Germanize the population. 
C) perpetuate the advantages of Greco-Roman civilization. 
D) forge a new hybrid society based on Germanic customs. 
E) raid the empire and move on. 
A) replace Catholic Christianity with Arianism. 
B) Germanize the population. 
C) perpetuate the advantages of Greco-Roman civilization. 
D) forge a new hybrid society based on Germanic customs. 
E) raid the empire and move on.

Question 9

Government under the Germanic peoples differed from the Roman rule in that

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A) German king regarded the land he controlled as his private property. 
B) citizenship and the concept of loyalty to an impersonal state were foreign to the Germans. 
C) the Germanic people lacked the education to effectively run an administration. 
D) the Germanic concept of law was quite different and included such legal procedures as trial by ordeal. 
E) All of these 
A) German king regarded the land he controlled as his private property. 
B) citizenship and the concept of loyalty to an impersonal state were foreign to the Germans. 
C) the Germanic people lacked the education to effectively run an administration. 
D) the Germanic concept of law was quite different and included such legal procedures as trial by ordeal. 
E) All of these

Question 10

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important?
-Hagia Sophia

Accepted Answer

Hagia Sophia is a historic architectural

Question 11

Muslim practices and advances in knowledge include all the following except

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A) acquisition of the idea of zero and Arabic numerals from India and the development algebra and trigonometry. 
B) improvement of observations made by ancient astronomers. 
C) advancement in optics. 
D) improvement of medical care and compiling medical knowledge. 
E) development of the idea of universal gravity and inventing calculus. 
A) acquisition of the idea of zero and Arabic numerals from India and the development algebra and trigonometry. 
B) improvement of observations made by ancient astronomers. 
C) advancement in optics. 
D) improvement of medical care and compiling medical knowledge. 
E) development of the idea of universal gravity and inventing calculus.

Question 12

Year One in the Muslim calendar is

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A) the creation of the world, 3760 B.C. 
B) the same as in the Christian calendar. 
C) A.D.610 when the angel God began his revelation to Mohammed. 
D) A.D.622 when Mohammed and his followers fled to Medina. 
E) A.D.630 when Mecca surrendered to Mohammed and his followers. 
A) the creation of the world, 3760 B.C. 
B) the same as in the Christian calendar. 
C) A.D.610 when the angel God began his revelation to Mohammed. 
D) A.D.622 when Mohammed and his followers fled to Medina. 
E) A.D.630 when Mecca surrendered to Mohammed and his followers.

Question 13

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question.
-Explain the origins of Islam and discuss Islam's basic tenets.Place early Islam into historical perspective.

Accepted Answer

The origins of Islam can be traced back

Question 14

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important?
-Byzantium

Accepted Answer

Byzantium:

Who?
Byzantium was an ancien

Question 15

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question.
-In the Early Middle Ages, Islam experienced the Sunni-Shi'a split and Christians, the Orthodox-Catholics split.Explain each and reflect on the phenomenon of two monotheistic religions experiencing internal divisions.

Accepted Answer

The Sunni-Shi'a split in Islam and the O

Question 16

Instructions: Please use this outline map of Europe to answer the question(s).  
-Draw in the Byzantine Empire c.800.Also show the Carolingian Empire.Draw in the boundaries of the Roman Empire at its height.

Accepted Answer

To answer the question, first, I would d

Question 17

The Roman and Greek Orthodox clergy disagreed on each of the following issues except

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A) the display of images. 
B) the importance of the Mass. 
C) the power of the papacy. 
D) ceremonies. 
E) holy days. 
A) the display of images. 
B) the importance of the Mass. 
C) the power of the papacy. 
D) ceremonies. 
E) holy days.

Question 18

Emperor Justinian's most lasting achievement was

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A) recovering territories in the western Mediterranean including Rome. 
B) the codification of Roman law in the Corpus Juris Civilis. 
C) the Ravenna mosaics. 
D) repulsing the Arab attack on Constantinople. 
E) the final break between Catholic and Orthodox churches. 
A) recovering territories in the western Mediterranean including Rome. 
B) the codification of Roman law in the Corpus Juris Civilis. 
C) the Ravenna mosaics. 
D) repulsing the Arab attack on Constantinople. 
E) the final break between Catholic and Orthodox churches.

Question 19

Which of the following did the Bishop of Laon not state in his description of society?

Accepted Answer

A) "The serfs claim that they feed the nobles.In fact, it is the warriors and protectors of the Church who feed the luckless serfs." 
B) "The community of the faithful is a single body but the condition of society is threefold in order." 
C) "They [the warriors] are the defenders of the people...and at the same time they ensure their own safety." 
D) "[N]o free man could exist without serfs." 
E) "The three groups ...cannot bear to be separated; the services rendered by one are a precondition for the labor of the two others." 
A) "The serfs claim that they feed the nobles.In fact, it is the warriors and protectors of the Church who feed the luckless serfs." 
B) "The community of the faithful is a single body but the condition of society is threefold in order." 
C) "They [the warriors] are the defenders of the people...and at the same time they ensure their own safety." 
D) "[N]o free man could exist without serfs." 
E) "The three groups ...cannot bear to be separated; the services rendered by one are a precondition for the labor of the two others."

Question 20

Where did Roman urban institutions prove to be the most durable?

Accepted Answer

A) Britain 
B) Gaul (France) 
C) Germany 
D) Italy 
E) Spain 
A) Britain 
B) Gaul (France) 
C) Germany 
D) Italy 
E) Spain

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? -Hegira

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? -Vikings

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? -chivalry

Which of the following statements about the Middle Ages is inaccurate?

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? -manorialism

Which of these is not true of Muhammed, he was

In the development of the church in Ireland, one may find each of the following except

As Germanic peoples came to control the western half of the Roman Empire, they intended to

Government under the Germanic peoples differed from the Roman rule in that

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? -Hagia Sophia

Muslim practices and advances in knowledge include all the following except

Year One in the Muslim calendar is

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. -Explain the origins of Islam and discuss Islam's basic tenets.Place early Islam into historical perspective.

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? -Byzantium

Instructions: Please use this outline map of Europe to answer the question(s). -Draw in the Byzantine Empire c.800.Also show the Carolingian Empire.Draw in the boundaries of the Roman Empire at its height.

The Roman and Greek Orthodox clergy disagreed on each of the following issues except

Emperor Justinian's most lasting achievement was

Which of the following did the Bishop of Laon not state in his description of society?

Where did Roman urban institutions prove to be the most durable?

The Ancient Near East: the First Civilizations

The Hebrews: a New View of God and the Individual

The Greek City-State: Democratic Politics

Greek Thought: From Myth to Reason

The Hellenistic Age: Cultural Diffusion

The Roman Republic: City-State to World Empire

The Roman Empire: a World-State

Early Christianity: a World Religion

The High Middle Ages: Vitality and Renewal

The Flowering of Medieval Culture: the Christian Synthesis

The Late Middle Ages: Crisis and Dissolution

The Renaissance: Transition to the Modern Age

The Reformation: the Shattering of Christian Unity

European Expansion: Economic and Social Transformations

The Rise of Sovereignty: Transition to the Modern State

The Scientific Revolution: the Universe Seen As a Mechanism

The Age of Enlightenment: Reason and Reform

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Exam 9: The Heirs of Rome: Byzantium, Islam, and Latin Christendom

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? -Hegira

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? -Vikings

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? -chivalry

Which of the following statements about the Middle Ages is inaccurate?

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? -manorialism

Which of these is not true of Muhammed, he was

In the development of the church in Ireland, one may find each of the following except

As Germanic peoples came to control the western half of the Roman Empire, they intended to

Government under the Germanic peoples differed from the Roman rule in that

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? -Hagia Sophia

Muslim practices and advances in knowledge include all the following except

Year One in the Muslim calendar is

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. -Explain the origins of Islam and discuss Islam's basic tenets.Place early Islam into historical perspective.

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? -Byzantium

Instructions: Please use this outline map of Europe to answer the question(s). -Draw in the Byzantine Empire c.800.Also show the Carolingian Empire.Draw in the boundaries of the Roman Empire at its height.

The Roman and Greek Orthodox clergy disagreed on each of the following issues except

Emperor Justinian's most lasting achievement was

Which of the following did the Bishop of Laon not state in his description of society?

Where did Roman urban institutions prove to be the most durable?

The Ancient Near East: the First Civilizations

The Hebrews: a New View of God and the Individual

The Greek City-State: Democratic Politics

Greek Thought: From Myth to Reason

The Hellenistic Age: Cultural Diffusion

The Roman Republic: City-State to World Empire

The Roman Empire: a World-State

Early Christianity: a World Religion

The High Middle Ages: Vitality and Renewal

The Flowering of Medieval Culture: the Christian Synthesis

The Late Middle Ages: Crisis and Dissolution

The Renaissance: Transition to the Modern Age

The Reformation: the Shattering of Christian Unity

European Expansion: Economic and Social Transformations

The Rise of Sovereignty: Transition to the Modern State

The Scientific Revolution: the Universe Seen As a Mechanism

The Age of Enlightenment: Reason and Reform

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