Question 1

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

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Question 2

Which of the following is not true of the traditional relationship of the Muslims to the Jews?

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A) Muslims generally demonized the Jews as a hateful and cursed people. 
B) Muslims believed that God had sent prophets to the ancient Hebrews to bring his message of compassion and submission. 
C) Muslims believed that both Jews and Christians were "people of the book" and should not be persecuted. 
D) Muslims required that Jews living in their lands should pay a special tax and wear a distinguishing mark on their clothing. 
E) Muslims forbid Jews living in their land from bearing arms and, at times, testifying in court. 
A) Muslims generally demonized the Jews as a hateful and cursed people. 
B) Muslims believed that God had sent prophets to the ancient Hebrews to bring his message of compassion and submission. 
C) Muslims believed that both Jews and Christians were "people of the book" and should not be persecuted. 
D) Muslims required that Jews living in their lands should pay a special tax and wear a distinguishing mark on their clothing. 
E) Muslims forbid Jews living in their land from bearing arms and, at times, testifying in court.

Question 3

Charlemagne was able to achieve all the following except

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A) the expansion of the Frankish kingdom into Spain, Saxony, and Bavaria. 
B) a lasting unified empire 
C) engendering the ideal of a unified Latin Christendom. 
D) aiding in the creation of a distinct European civilization. 
E) creating a lasting combination of the Roman ideal of world empire, Christian otherworldliness, Greco-Roman intellectual achievements, and Germanic customs. 
A) the expansion of the Frankish kingdom into Spain, Saxony, and Bavaria. 
B) a lasting unified empire 
C) engendering the ideal of a unified Latin Christendom. 
D) aiding in the creation of a distinct European civilization. 
E) creating a lasting combination of the Roman ideal of world empire, Christian otherworldliness, Greco-Roman intellectual achievements, and Germanic customs.

Question 4

After their defeat in Germany in 955, the Magyars

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A) disappeared from history. 
B) assimilated into the German population and founded the town of Magdeburg. 
C) withdrew into what is now Hungary and adopted Christianity. 
D) turned against Byzantium. 
E) joined the Vikings in their attacks. 
A) disappeared from history. 
B) assimilated into the German population and founded the town of Magdeburg. 
C) withdrew into what is now Hungary and adopted Christianity. 
D) turned against Byzantium. 
E) joined the Vikings in their attacks.

Question 5

Instructions: Please use this outline map of Europe to answer the question(s).  
-Trace the area where the influence of each of the following was strongest: Ostrogoths, Visigoths, Vandals, and Franks.

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As an AI, I'm unable to physically trace

Question 6

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

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The Magyars were a nomadic people of Fin

Question 7

Pope Gregory the Great expanded the power of the papacy by

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A) effectively using Roman administrative methods. 
B) using its wealth to maintain institutions such as hospitals and orphanages. 
C) making it a leading financial institution. 
D) an alliance with monasteries. 
E) All of these 
A) effectively using Roman administrative methods. 
B) using its wealth to maintain institutions such as hospitals and orphanages. 
C) making it a leading financial institution. 
D) an alliance with monasteries. 
E) All of these

Question 8

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

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The term "Hadith" refers to the collecti

Question 9

Vassalage includes all the following except

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A) an oath of loyalty originating in the ancient German custom of swearing allegiance to the head of war-band. 
B) the vassal pledges military service, among other things, in exchange for a fief. 
C) unlimited power of the lord over the vassal. 
D) obligations such as raising ransom for the lord and protection of the vassal. 
E) a reciprocal relationship between lord and vassal. 
A) an oath of loyalty originating in the ancient German custom of swearing allegiance to the head of war-band. 
B) the vassal pledges military service, among other things, in exchange for a fief. 
C) unlimited power of the lord over the vassal. 
D) obligations such as raising ransom for the lord and protection of the vassal. 
E) a reciprocal relationship between lord and vassal.

Question 10

In his Consolation of Philosophy, Boethius stated a basic tenet of classical humanism when he said

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A) no tyrant can "ever disturb the peculiar restfulness which is the property of a mind that hangs together upon the firm basis of its reason." 
B) "For with much wisdom comes much sorrow; the more knowledge the more grief." 
C) "When I surveyed all I my hands had done, everything was meaningless, a chasing after the wind." 
D) "Man is formed of dust, slimes, and ashes; what is even more vile, of the filthiest seed." 
E) "In the City of God, there is no merely human wisdom, but there is the piety which worships true God as He should be worshipped." 
A) no tyrant can "ever disturb the peculiar restfulness which is the property of a mind that hangs together upon the firm basis of its reason." 
B) "For with much wisdom comes much sorrow; the more knowledge the more grief." 
C) "When I surveyed all I my hands had done, everything was meaningless, a chasing after the wind." 
D) "Man is formed of dust, slimes, and ashes; what is even more vile, of the filthiest seed." 
E) "In the City of God, there is no merely human wisdom, but there is the piety which worships true God as He should be worshipped."

Question 11

The eastern half of the Roman Empire survived as the western half fell because

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A) the east was the richer, more populous, more urban half. 
B) the main thrust of the Germanic invasions was in the west. 
C) its capital was a fortress city perfectly suited to resist attack. 
D) the east was economically and culturally more advanced. 
E) All of these 
A) the east was the richer, more populous, more urban half. 
B) the main thrust of the Germanic invasions was in the west. 
C) its capital was a fortress city perfectly suited to resist attack. 
D) the east was economically and culturally more advanced. 
E) All of these

Question 12

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

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The Koran, also spelled as Quran, is the

Question 13

The Carolingian Renaissance is credited with all of the following except

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A) reversing the process of cultural decay. 
B) raising the level of literacy among the clergy and administrators. 
C) copying, and thus preserving, many ancient texts. 
D) adopting Roman artistic and architectural forms. 
E) reviving independent philosophic thinking and the search for new knowledge. 
A) reversing the process of cultural decay. 
B) raising the level of literacy among the clergy and administrators. 
C) copying, and thus preserving, many ancient texts. 
D) adopting Roman artistic and architectural forms. 
E) reviving independent philosophic thinking and the search for new knowledge.

Question 14

In the nunneries of the Middle Ages

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A) one rarely found peasants because they could not afford a dowry and were needed on the farm. 
B) abbots were placed in charge because women were considered lacking in the ability to organize. 
C) education of nuns was forbidden because women might misuse knowledge. 
D) few aristocratic women could be found because they would not wish to associate with the lower-class women. 
E) everyone with a vocation or calling was accepted. 
A) one rarely found peasants because they could not afford a dowry and were needed on the farm. 
B) abbots were placed in charge because women were considered lacking in the ability to organize. 
C) education of nuns was forbidden because women might misuse knowledge. 
D) few aristocratic women could be found because they would not wish to associate with the lower-class women. 
E) everyone with a vocation or calling was accepted.

Question 15

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question.
-The Western world has surpassed the Muslim world with achievements in scientific fields.During the Middle Ages, however, the Muslims would have been considered superior to the West.How can you support this statement?

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During the Middle Ages, the Muslim world

Question 16

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question.
-Discuss whether Charlemagne would want to be remembered as a Frankish or Roman ruler.

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Charlemagne, also known as Charles the G

Question 17

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question.
-Write an essay describing the legacy of the Byzantine Empire.

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The Byzantine Empire, also known as the

Question 18

Instructions: Please use this outline map of Europe to answer the question(s).  
-Clearly mark the full geographic extent of Islam in 732.Indicate which areas were once Rome but Muslim by 732.Locate the Battle of Tours.

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The full geographic extent of Islam in 7

Question 19

Under the leadership of Theodoric the Great (474-536)

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A) powerful aristocratic Roman families still held government offices. 
B) the Roman Senate was eliminated. 
C) those schools that still existed were destroyed. 
D) the pope was forced into exile. 
E) Latin ceased to be the official language of administration. 
A) powerful aristocratic Roman families still held government offices. 
B) the Roman Senate was eliminated. 
C) those schools that still existed were destroyed. 
D) the pope was forced into exile. 
E) Latin ceased to be the official language of administration.

Question 20

In an Islamic state

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A) there was no separation between secular and spiritual authority. 
B) rule was rarely theocratic. 
C) the Koran regulated spiritual life, but not government and society. 
D) the Caliph was the source of all law. 
E) checks and balances developed similar to the consul-Senate-Assemblies system in Rome. 
A) there was no separation between secular and spiritual authority. 
B) rule was rarely theocratic. 
C) the Koran regulated spiritual life, but not government and society. 
D) the Caliph was the source of all law. 
E) checks and balances developed similar to the consul-Senate-Assemblies system in Rome.

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

Which of the following is not true of the traditional relationship of the Muslims to the Jews?

Charlemagne was able to achieve all the following except

After their defeat in Germany in 955, the Magyars

Instructions: Please use this outline map of Europe to answer the question(s). -Trace the area where the influence of each of the following was strongest: Ostrogoths, Visigoths, Vandals, and Franks.

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

Pope Gregory the Great expanded the power of the papacy by

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

Vassalage includes all the following except

In his Consolation of Philosophy, Boethius stated a basic tenet of classical humanism when he said

The eastern half of the Roman Empire survived as the western half fell because

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

The Carolingian Renaissance is credited with all of the following except

In the nunneries of the Middle Ages

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. -Discuss whether Charlemagne would want to be remembered as a Frankish or Roman ruler.

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. -Write an essay describing the legacy of the Byzantine Empire.

Instructions: Please use this outline map of Europe to answer the question(s). -Clearly mark the full geographic extent of Islam in 732.Indicate which areas were once Rome but Muslim by 732.Locate the Battle of Tours.

Under the leadership of Theodoric the Great (474-536)

In an Islamic state

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? -Shi'a

Which of the following is not true of the traditional relationship of the Muslims to the Jews?

Charlemagne was able to achieve all the following except

After their defeat in Germany in 955, the Magyars

Instructions: Please use this outline map of Europe to answer the question(s). -Trace the area where the influence of each of the following was strongest: Ostrogoths, Visigoths, Vandals, and Franks.

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

Pope Gregory the Great expanded the power of the papacy by

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

Vassalage includes all the following except

In his Consolation of Philosophy, Boethius stated a basic tenet of classical humanism when he said

The eastern half of the Roman Empire survived as the western half fell because

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

The Carolingian Renaissance is credited with all of the following except

In the nunneries of the Middle Ages

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. -Discuss whether Charlemagne would want to be remembered as a Frankish or Roman ruler.

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. -Write an essay describing the legacy of the Byzantine Empire.

Instructions: Please use this outline map of Europe to answer the question(s). -Clearly mark the full geographic extent of Islam in 732.Indicate which areas were once Rome but Muslim by 732.Locate the Battle of Tours.

Under the leadership of Theodoric the Great (474-536)

In an Islamic state

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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