Question 1

Who was the "Apostle to the Germans" and the most famous churchman in Europe in the eighth century?

Accepted Answer

A) Gregory the Great 
B) Augustine 
C) Jerome 
D) Benedict 
E) Boniface 
A) Gregory the Great 
B) Augustine 
C) Jerome 
D) Benedict 
E) Boniface

Question 2

What were the major contributions of Islam and Islamic civilization to the early medieval West? Be specific.

Accepted Answer

The major contributions of Islam and Isl

Question 3

Why did the bishops of Rome, Jerusalem, Alexandria, and Antioch have special power in church affairs?

Accepted Answer

A) The churches in those cities had important trade monopolies. 
B) The churches in those cities embraced Arianism. 
C) The churches in those cities claimed to have been founded by apostles. 
D) The churches in those cities enjoyed the most imperial support. 
E) The churches in those cities had large armies. 
A) The churches in those cities had important trade monopolies. 
B) The churches in those cities embraced Arianism. 
C) The churches in those cities claimed to have been founded by apostles. 
D) The churches in those cities enjoyed the most imperial support. 
E) The churches in those cities had large armies.

Question 4

For each historical identification question, define the term and briefly describe its historical significance.
-Justinian

Accepted Answer

Justinian was a Byzantine emperor who ru

Question 5

How did the Muslims treat non-Muslims in conquered territories?

Accepted Answer

A) They were universally enslaved. 
B) They were exempt from taxes. 
C) They were forced to convert. 
D) They were required to submit to Muslim rule. 
E) They were allowed to rule themselves. 
A) They were universally enslaved. 
B) They were exempt from taxes. 
C) They were forced to convert. 
D) They were required to submit to Muslim rule. 
E) They were allowed to rule themselves.

Question 6

For each historical identification question, define the term and briefly describe its historical significance.
-caliph

Accepted Answer

Who? 
A caliph is a religious and politi

Question 7

Who was one of the greatest nuns of the seventh-century and founder of the Whitby monastery?

Accepted Answer

A) St. Catherine 
B) St. Joan 
C) St. Hilda 
D) St. Jesmine 
E) St. Theodora 
A) St. Catherine 
B) St. Joan 
C) St. Hilda 
D) St. Jesmine 
E) St. Theodora

Question 8

What was a consequence of the Council of Nicaea?

Accepted Answer

A) Women were barred from the priesthood. 
B) All Christians formally recognized papal supremacy. 
C) Arianism was condemned. 
D) Arianism was wiped out in western Europe. 
E) The emperor came to play a decreasing role in church affairs. 
A) Women were barred from the priesthood. 
B) All Christians formally recognized papal supremacy. 
C) Arianism was condemned. 
D) Arianism was wiped out in western Europe. 
E) The emperor came to play a decreasing role in church affairs.

Question 9

Who deposed the boy emperor Romulus Augustulus in 476?

Accepted Answer

A) Constantine 
B) Clovis 
C) Alaric 
D) Odoacer 
E) Aetius 
A) Constantine 
B) Clovis 
C) Alaric 
D) Odoacer 
E) Aetius

Question 10

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 11

Which of these steps did imperials leaders take in an effort to maintain the tax base and keep the empire going?

Accepted Answer

A) They abolished the imperial bureaucracy. 
B) They engaged in a fresh round of wars of conquest. 
C) They enslaved over 75 percent of the population. 
D) They forced people to remain in designated vocations. 
E) They encouraged free trade. 
A) They abolished the imperial bureaucracy. 
B) They engaged in a fresh round of wars of conquest. 
C) They enslaved over 75 percent of the population. 
D) They forced people to remain in designated vocations. 
E) They encouraged free trade.

Question 12

What is one of the Five Pillars of Islam?

Accepted Answer

A) Prayer five times a day 
B) Jihad 
C) Daily reading of the Koran 
D) Monogamy 
E) Celibacy 
A) Prayer five times a day 
B) Jihad 
C) Daily reading of the Koran 
D) Monogamy 
E) Celibacy

Question 13

What happened to the Visigoths after they sacked Rome in 410?

Accepted Answer

A) They moved into Spain and southern Gaul. 
B) They were wiped out by a Roman counter-attack. 
C) They settled in Rome, becoming its new rulers. 
D) They went back to their eastern homeland. 
E) They crossed over to Egypt and began a new round of attacks. 
A) They moved into Spain and southern Gaul. 
B) They were wiped out by a Roman counter-attack. 
C) They settled in Rome, becoming its new rulers. 
D) They went back to their eastern homeland. 
E) They crossed over to Egypt and began a new round of attacks.

Question 14

Discuss the possible religious and non-religious reasons for the rapid spread of Islam from Arabia to Spain in the West and across the Persian Empire in the east.

Accepted Answer

The rapid spread of Islam from Arabia to

Question 15

The Byzantine Empire was both a Christian and a(n)

Accepted Answer

A) Persian state. 
B) Jewish state. 
C) Islamic state. 
D) Greek state. 
E) Italian state. 
A) Persian state. 
B) Jewish state. 
C) Islamic state. 
D) Greek state. 
E) Italian state.

Question 16

Saint Benedict of Nursia is best known for his

Accepted Answer

A) rules for monastic life. 
B) writings on the nature of Jesus. 
C) correspondence with Justinian. 
D) encouragement of Arian missionaries. 
E) hostility to the remnants of pagan culture. 
A) rules for monastic life. 
B) writings on the nature of Jesus. 
C) correspondence with Justinian. 
D) encouragement of Arian missionaries. 
E) hostility to the remnants of pagan culture.

Question 17

What was Theodoric, the Ostrogothic king who took control of Italy, determined to do?

Accepted Answer

A) Destroy Roman civilization and culture forever. 
B) Destroy the Jews in Italy. 
C) Sack the Byzantine Empire and depose the pope. 
D) Maintain Roman customs and practices in Italy. 
E) Make German the official and only language. 
A) Destroy Roman civilization and culture forever. 
B) Destroy the Jews in Italy. 
C) Sack the Byzantine Empire and depose the pope. 
D) Maintain Roman customs and practices in Italy. 
E) Make German the official and only language.

Question 18

What religious and non-religious factors account for the rapid spread of Islam from Arabia to Spain in the West and across the Persian Empire in the east?

Accepted Answer

The rapid spread of Islam from Arabia to

Question 19

Byzantine armies from Constantinople were responsible for the destruction of the Visigothic kingdom in Spain.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

The word "Islam" means

Accepted Answer

A) God and his disciples. 
B) person of faith. 
C) enemy of infidels. 
D) submission to the will of Allah. 
E) follower of Muhammad. 
A) God and his disciples. 
B) person of faith. 
C) enemy of infidels. 
D) submission to the will of Allah. 
E) follower of Muhammad.

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

Who was the "Apostle to the Germans" and the most famous churchman in Europe in the eighth century?

What were the major contributions of Islam and Islamic civilization to the early medieval West? Be specific.

Why did the bishops of Rome, Jerusalem, Alexandria, and Antioch have special power in church affairs?

For each historical identification question, define the term and briefly describe its historical significance. -Justinian

How did the Muslims treat non-Muslims in conquered territories?

For each historical identification question, define the term and briefly describe its historical significance. -caliph

Who was one of the greatest nuns of the seventh-century and founder of the Whitby monastery?

What was a consequence of the Council of Nicaea?

Who deposed the boy emperor Romulus Augustulus in 476?

What was the Hippodrome?

Which of these steps did imperials leaders take in an effort to maintain the tax base and keep the empire going?

What is one of the Five Pillars of Islam?

What happened to the Visigoths after they sacked Rome in 410?

Discuss the possible religious and non-religious reasons for the rapid spread of Islam from Arabia to Spain in the West and across the Persian Empire in the east.

The Byzantine Empire was both a Christian and a(n)

Saint Benedict of Nursia is best known for his

What was Theodoric, the Ostrogothic king who took control of Italy, determined to do?

What religious and non-religious factors account for the rapid spread of Islam from Arabia to Spain in the West and across the Persian Empire in the east?

Byzantine armies from Constantinople were responsible for the destruction of the Visigothic kingdom in Spain.

The word "Islam" means

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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