Question 1

Between the sixth and eighth centuries, the primary means of a person's identity was rooted in what?

Accepted Answer

A)  Language 
B)  Geographic location 
C)  Legal status 
D)  Religion 
E)  Occupation 
A)  Language 
B)  Geographic location 
C)  Legal status 
D)  Religion 
E)  Occupation D

Question 2

What was the purpose of bride shows?

Accepted Answer

A)  To solicit a suitable wife for Emperor Constantine VI 
B)  To create political alliances with non-Islamic countries through marriage 
C)  To demonstrate the strength of Byzantine trade by showing luxurious bridal accessories 
D)  To create a pool of socially suitable women for marriage within the civil aristocracy 
E)  To stage massive marriage ceremonies and enhance the power of the patriarch 
A)  To solicit a suitable wife for Emperor Constantine VI 
B)  To create political alliances with non-Islamic countries through marriage 
C)  To demonstrate the strength of Byzantine trade by showing luxurious bridal accessories 
D)  To create a pool of socially suitable women for marriage within the civil aristocracy 
E)  To stage massive marriage ceremonies and enhance the power of the patriarch A

Question 3

Discuss the impact of Justinian on the Byzantine empire.

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary, but students should reflect an understanding of Justinian's rise from ignominy, his subsequent extensive reconquest of Roman territory, including Italy and in North Africa, his elaborate reign with Theodora, and the building of costly fortifications on the Slavic border, and his other enormous architectural projects in Constantinople. Students should also be able to explain the sense of ceremony and glory that Justinian brought to the Byzantine Empire.

Question 4

What is the most sacred month in the Muslim calendar?

Accepted Answer

A)  Hajj 
B)  Hejira 
C)  Zakat 
D)  Ramadan 
E)  Kaaba 
A)  Hajj 
B)  Hejira 
C)  Zakat 
D)  Ramadan 
E)  Kaaba

Question 5

The Cyrillic alphabet is the basis for Ukranian, Russian, and Bulgarian.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Women in the Muslim world had substantially better legal rights than in the Christian world.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Which policies had undermined Byzantine authority in the Near East and made Muslim rule preferable?

Accepted Answer

A)  Mandatory enlistment in the military 
B)  High taxation and harsh treatment 
C)  Requiring all conquered territory to speak only Greek 
D)  Imposition of Christianity 
E)  Monopolies on trade contracts 
A)  Mandatory enlistment in the military 
B)  High taxation and harsh treatment 
C)  Requiring all conquered territory to speak only Greek 
D)  Imposition of Christianity 
E)  Monopolies on trade contracts

Question 8

Contracts were increasingly used to settle issues of ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  trading 
B)  family property 
C)  marriage 
D)  inheritance 
E)  All of these 
A)  trading 
B)  family property 
C)  marriage 
D)  inheritance 
E)  All of these

Question 9

At the Battle of Yarmuck in 632, Byzantine forces defeated Muslims and forced them out of Syria.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Who conquered Italy after Justinian's death?

Accepted Answer

A)  Ostrogoths 
B)  Vandals 
C)  Lombards 
D)  Dacians 
E)  Seljuks 
A)  Ostrogoths 
B)  Vandals 
C)  Lombards 
D)  Dacians 
E)  Seljuks

Question 11

Heraclius used all of the following ways to fortify his borders except ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  he confiscated church furnishings to pay his military 
B)  he overhauled the tax system to increase revenues 
C)  he bribed the Avars to ceasefire in order to push back the Persians 
D)  he charged a fee to see the relic of the True Cross 
E)  he inflicted a humiliating defeat on the Persians 
A)  he confiscated church furnishings to pay his military 
B)  he overhauled the tax system to increase revenues 
C)  he bribed the Avars to ceasefire in order to push back the Persians 
D)  he charged a fee to see the relic of the True Cross 
E)  he inflicted a humiliating defeat on the Persians

Question 12

After 750, the Abbasid caliphate had its capital in ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Damascus 
B)  Antioch 
C)  Baghdad 
D)  Cordoba 
E)  Toledo 
A)  Damascus 
B)  Antioch 
C)  Baghdad 
D)  Cordoba 
E)  Toledo

Question 13

The significant advantage that the Byzantines had over invaders was ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  the sheltered location of the city of Constantinople 
B)  a superior navy 
C)  composite bows carried by cavalry 
D)  Greek fire 
E)  massive walls 
A)  the sheltered location of the city of Constantinople 
B)  a superior navy 
C)  composite bows carried by cavalry 
D)  Greek fire 
E)  massive walls

Question 14

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.
-Cyril and Methodius

Accepted Answer

Missionaries and brothers sent

Question 15

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.
-Ramadan

Accepted Answer

Ninth and holiest mo

Question 16

The emperor's heightened authority in the church allowed him to participate in which part of church ceremonies that excluded the laity?

Accepted Answer

A)  He was able to perform the Eucharist. 
B)  He was permitted to preach in church. 
C)  He was supreme in authority to the Patriarch. 
D)  He was not considered part of the laity. 
E)  He was able to rule on issues of canon law. 
A)  He was able to perform the Eucharist. 
B)  He was permitted to preach in church. 
C)  He was supreme in authority to the Patriarch. 
D)  He was not considered part of the laity. 
E)  He was able to rule on issues of canon law.

Question 17

The end of iconoclasm was overseen by which Byzantine ruler?

Accepted Answer

A)  Leo III 
B)  Heraclius 
C)  Alexus Comnenus 
D)  Irene 
E)  Constans II 
A)  Leo III 
B)  Heraclius 
C)  Alexus Comnenus 
D)  Irene 
E)  Constans II

Question 18

Mohammad obtained control of which city by expelling the Jews who would not convert?

Accepted Answer

A)  Medina 
B)  Mecca 
C)  Jerusalem 
D)  Jaffa 
E)  Tyre 
A)  Medina 
B)  Mecca 
C)  Jerusalem 
D)  Jaffa 
E)  Tyre

Question 19

What led to the expansion of Islamic thought and culture in the seventh and eighth centuries?

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary. The relative ease of

Question 20

What was the biggest natural threat to stability in Justinian's empire? Why?

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary, but students should d

Exam 8: The Eastern Mediterranean

Between the sixth and eighth centuries, the primary means of a person's identity was rooted in what?

What was the purpose of bride shows?

Discuss the impact of Justinian on the Byzantine empire.

What is the most sacred month in the Muslim calendar?

The Cyrillic alphabet is the basis for Ukranian, Russian, and Bulgarian.

Women in the Muslim world had substantially better legal rights than in the Christian world.

Which policies had undermined Byzantine authority in the Near East and made Muslim rule preferable?

Contracts were increasingly used to settle issues of ______________.

At the Battle of Yarmuck in 632, Byzantine forces defeated Muslims and forced them out of Syria.

Who conquered Italy after Justinian's death?

Heraclius used all of the following ways to fortify his borders except ______________.

After 750, the Abbasid caliphate had its capital in ______________.

The significant advantage that the Byzantines had over invaders was ______________.

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. -Cyril and Methodius

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. -Ramadan

The emperor's heightened authority in the church allowed him to participate in which part of church ceremonies that excluded the laity?

The end of iconoclasm was overseen by which Byzantine ruler?

Mohammad obtained control of which city by expelling the Jews who would not convert?

What led to the expansion of Islamic thought and culture in the seventh and eighth centuries?

What was the biggest natural threat to stability in Justinian's empire? Why?

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