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

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

The text notes that the most significant historical consequence of the successful defenses of Constantinople against direct Arab attacks was the

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

Shortly after the Seljuk Turks defeated the Byzantines in 1071, Latin Christians

In the development of the church in Ireland

Shiites believed

In the nunneries of the Middle Ages

According to the text, the culture of Latin Christendom did not catch up to that of the Byzantines and Islam until the

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

Within little more than a century since its founding, Islam

Which of the following set of terms is mismatched?

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. Three civilizations developed from the Roman Empire. Identity and compare these three new civilization in the Early Middle Ages

Vassalage includes all the following EXCEPT

The new European civilization that emerged in Europe during the Early Middle Ages

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

To people in medieval Europe, the most important role of the Church was

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

Which of the following received a classical education at the Platonic Academy at Athens?

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. Describe the evolution of the state in early medieval Latin Christendom and its connection to culture.

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