Question 1

One of the shocking habits of the Rus to outsiders was ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  selling slaves 
B)  Paganism 
C)  cremating their dead in boats 
D)  women appearing in public without chaperones 
E)  All of these. 
A)  selling slaves 
B)  Paganism 
C)  cremating their dead in boats 
D)  women appearing in public without chaperones 
E)  All of these.

Question 2

A significant factor that helped create a sense of unity within the Muslim world was ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  the emphasis on business and trade for the economy 
B)  the universality of the Arabic language 
C)  centralized rule under one leader 
D)  continuity of Roman law 
E)  adherence to Muslim codes of conduct 
A)  the emphasis on business and trade for the economy 
B)  the universality of the Arabic language 
C)  centralized rule under one leader 
D)  continuity of Roman law 
E)  adherence to Muslim codes of conduct

Question 3

Similarities between both Muslim and Jewish populations include all of the following except ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  circumcision 
B)  a ban on the consumption of pork 
C)  a ban on drinking alcohol 
D)  fear of idolatry 
E)  polygamy 
A)  circumcision 
B)  a ban on the consumption of pork 
C)  a ban on drinking alcohol 
D)  fear of idolatry 
E)  polygamy

Question 4

In the seventh century, the Byzantine Empire lost territory to all of the following invading forces except the ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Persians 
B)  Slavs 
C)  Turks 
D)  Avars 
E)  The Byzantine Empire lost territory to all of these. 
A)  Persians 
B)  Slavs 
C)  Turks 
D)  Avars 
E)  The Byzantine Empire lost territory to all of these.

Question 5

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.
-Mohammed

Accepted Answer

Founder of Islam; Muslims beli

Question 6

The primary language in Islamic intellectual pursuits was ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Aramaic 
B)  Spanish 
C)  Latin 
D)  Arabic 
E)  Persian 
A)  Aramaic 
B)  Spanish 
C)  Latin 
D)  Arabic 
E)  Persian

Question 7

What contributed to the religious unity within the Byzantine Empire in the Middle Period?

Accepted Answer

A)  Successful defeats of Muslims 
B)  High taxation on non-Orthodox religions 
C)  Military losses of Syria, Egypt, and Palestine removed dissenters. 
D)  The necessity of the Greek language instead of Latin 
E)  Building new, magnificent cathedrals in the Empire 
A)  Successful defeats of Muslims 
B)  High taxation on non-Orthodox religions 
C)  Military losses of Syria, Egypt, and Palestine removed dissenters. 
D)  The necessity of the Greek language instead of Latin 
E)  Building new, magnificent cathedrals in the Empire

Question 8

What is the only action necessary to convert to Islam?

Accepted Answer

A)  Reciting "admission" three times in the presence of qualified witnesses 
B)  Fasting during Ramadan 
C)  Making a profession of faith at the Kaaba 
D)  Being baptized 
E)  Declaring an oath of worship in a mosque 
A)  Reciting "admission" three times in the presence of qualified witnesses 
B)  Fasting during Ramadan 
C)  Making a profession of faith at the Kaaba 
D)  Being baptized 
E)  Declaring an oath of worship in a mosque

One of the shocking habits of the Rus to outsiders was ______________.

A significant factor that helped create a sense of unity within the Muslim world was ______________.

Similarities between both Muslim and Jewish populations include all of the following except ______________.

In the seventh century, the Byzantine Empire lost territory to all of the following invading forces except the ______________.

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. -Mohammed

The primary language in Islamic intellectual pursuits was ______________.

What contributed to the religious unity within the Byzantine Empire in the Middle Period?

What is the only action necessary to convert to Islam?

The Origins of the West in the Ancient Near East

Iron Age Civilizations

The Rise of Greek Civilization

From Polis to Cosmopolis: the Hellenistic World

The Rise of Rome

The Roman Empire

Late Antiquity

The Kingdoms of Western Europe

The High Middle Ages

Reversals and Disasters

The Renaissance in Italy and Northern Europe

Europes Age of Expansion

Reform in the Western Church

A Century of Crisis

State Building and the European State System

The Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment

Trade and Empire

Revolutionary France and Napoleonic Europe

Restoration and Reform: Conservative and Liberal Europe

Industrialization and Society

The Triumph of the Nation-State

The Culture of Industrial Europe

The Age of Imperialism

War and Revolution

A Decade of Revolutionary Experiments

Democracy Under Siege

Europe Divided

Lifting the Iron Curtain

Europe in a Globalizing World

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Exam 8: The Eastern Mediterranean

One of the shocking habits of the Rus to outsiders was ______________.

A significant factor that helped create a sense of unity within the Muslim world was ______________.

Similarities between both Muslim and Jewish populations include all of the following except ______________.

In the seventh century, the Byzantine Empire lost territory to all of the following invading forces except the ______________.

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. -Mohammed

The primary language in Islamic intellectual pursuits was ______________.

What contributed to the religious unity within the Byzantine Empire in the Middle Period?

What is the only action necessary to convert to Islam?

The Origins of the West in the Ancient Near East

Iron Age Civilizations

The Rise of Greek Civilization

From Polis to Cosmopolis: the Hellenistic World

The Rise of Rome

The Roman Empire

Late Antiquity

The Kingdoms of Western Europe

The High Middle Ages

Reversals and Disasters

The Renaissance in Italy and Northern Europe

Europes Age of Expansion

Reform in the Western Church

A Century of Crisis

State Building and the European State System

The Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment

Trade and Empire

Revolutionary France and Napoleonic Europe

Restoration and Reform: Conservative and Liberal Europe

Industrialization and Society

The Triumph of the Nation-State

The Culture of Industrial Europe

The Age of Imperialism

War and Revolution

A Decade of Revolutionary Experiments

Democracy Under Siege

Europe Divided

Lifting the Iron Curtain

Europe in a Globalizing World

Filters