Question 1

The Visigoths, whom the western emperor Honorius permitted to settle in southwestern Gaul, were the first of the barbarian tribes to

Accepted Answer

A)  organize a political state and develop a distinct ethnic identity. 
B)  settle a disagreement with a Roman emperor without bloodshed. 
C)  convert to Christianity to make themselves acceptable to the local populace. 
D)  adopt Latin as their official language. 
A)  organize a political state and develop a distinct ethnic identity. 
B)  settle a disagreement with a Roman emperor without bloodshed. 
C)  convert to Christianity to make themselves acceptable to the local populace. 
D)  adopt Latin as their official language.

Question 2

What group of Christians felt their authority most threatened by monasteries?

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A)  Emperors 
B)  Priests 
C)  Bishops 
D)  Urban communities 
A)  Emperors 
B)  Priests 
C)  Bishops 
D)  Urban communities

Question 3

In 395, the Roman Empire was formally divided into two halves; what was the capital of the western half of the empire?

Accepted Answer

A)  Milan 
B)  Constantinople 
C)  Ravenna 
D)  Rome 
A)  Milan 
B)  Constantinople 
C)  Ravenna 
D)  Rome

Question 4

From 493 to 526 Theodoric ruled over an Ostrogothic kingdom that

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A)  tried to maintain the Roman Empire's prestige by retaining elements of its rule, such as the Senate. 
B)  sought to eliminate all reminders of Roman rule in order to emphasize the power of the new king. 
C)  was supposedly ruled by the puppet emperor Romulus Augustulus. 
D)  forcibly converted its inhabitants to Arian Christianity. 
A)  tried to maintain the Roman Empire's prestige by retaining elements of its rule, such as the Senate. 
B)  sought to eliminate all reminders of Roman rule in order to emphasize the power of the new king. 
C)  was supposedly ruled by the puppet emperor Romulus Augustulus. 
D)  forcibly converted its inhabitants to Arian Christianity.

Question 5

Describe the ways in which Roman culture and traditions were continued in the new multiethnic kingdoms established by men such as Clovis and Theodoric.

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Answer would ideally include the followi

Question 6

Why did Diocletian launch his Great Persecution of Christians?

Accepted Answer

A)  He believed that the wrath of the gods had caused the crisis of the third century and that returning to the ancient gods would win back divine favor. 
B)  Christian communities were attacking Roman temples and priests in an effort to purge Rome of its polytheistic character. 
C)  He needed scapegoats to account for some of the disasters of the third century, such as the great fire in the city of Rome. 
D)  He falsely believed that Christians were trying to invite in and make peace with hostile barbarian tribes on the Roman frontiers. 
A)  He believed that the wrath of the gods had caused the crisis of the third century and that returning to the ancient gods would win back divine favor. 
B)  Christian communities were attacking Roman temples and priests in an effort to purge Rome of its polytheistic character. 
C)  He needed scapegoats to account for some of the disasters of the third century, such as the great fire in the city of Rome. 
D)  He falsely believed that Christians were trying to invite in and make peace with hostile barbarian tribes on the Roman frontiers.

Question 7

How did Byzantine emperors try to limit the influence of non-Roman mercenaries?

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A)  The emperors insisted that all mercenaries be housed on the outskirts of Constantinople. 
B)  The emperors passed laws prohibiting intermarriage between tribesmen and Roman citizens. 
C)  The emperors required the adoption of Byzantine culture as a prerequisite for advancement in the imperial army. 
D)  The emperors enacted laws prohibiting Romans from wearing barbarian-style clothing such as furs and boots. 
A)  The emperors insisted that all mercenaries be housed on the outskirts of Constantinople. 
B)  The emperors passed laws prohibiting intermarriage between tribesmen and Roman citizens. 
C)  The emperors required the adoption of Byzantine culture as a prerequisite for advancement in the imperial army. 
D)  The emperors enacted laws prohibiting Romans from wearing barbarian-style clothing such as furs and boots.

Question 8

Which of the following statements is supported by this map?
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A)  Christianity spread significantly between 300 and 600 C.E. 
B)  Monastic communities were rare in areas of early Christian influence. 
C)  Monasticism expanded from Spain throughout the region. 
D)  The influence of Christianity declined from 300 to 600 C.E. 
A)  Christianity spread significantly between 300 and 600 C.E. 
B)  Monastic communities were rare in areas of early Christian influence. 
C)  Monasticism expanded from Spain throughout the region. 
D)  The influence of Christianity declined from 300 to 600 C.E.

Question 9

Who were the curials? What role did they play in the late empire?

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Answer would ideally include the followi

Question 10

How did the religious communities established by Basil of Caesarea and Benedict of Nursia reflect two different approaches to monasticism?

Accepted Answer

Answer would ideally include the followi

Question 11

Which group invaded North Africa and, from there, across the Mediterranean Sea into present-day Italian territories?
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Accepted Answer

A)  The Franks 
B)  The Vandals 
C)  The Huns 
D)  The Lombards 
A)  The Franks 
B)  The Vandals 
C)  The Huns 
D)  The Lombards

Question 12

Why did Augustine argue that sexual abstinence represented the highest course for Christians?

Accepted Answer

A)  Many emperors had had profligate sexual appetites, and Augustine believed that human beings needed to withdraw from the corrupt world of politics. 
B)  Augustine believed that having fewer children would hasten the Second Coming of Christ. 
C)  The early Christians had all remained celibate because Christ had condemned sexuality. 
D)  Augustine believed that sexuality had been a disruptive and uncontrollable force ever since the fall of Adam and Eve. 
A)  Many emperors had had profligate sexual appetites, and Augustine believed that human beings needed to withdraw from the corrupt world of politics. 
B)  Augustine believed that having fewer children would hasten the Second Coming of Christ. 
C)  The early Christians had all remained celibate because Christ had condemned sexuality. 
D)  Augustine believed that sexuality had been a disruptive and uncontrollable force ever since the fall of Adam and Eve.

Question 13

Why did the emperor Constantine (r. 306-337) convert to Christianity?

Accepted Answer

A)  He dreamed just before winning a crucial battle that the Christian God would make him victorious. 
B)  He saw how bravely Christians fought compared to foreign mercenaries. 
C)  He read and was moved by Augustine's The City of God. 
D)  He was influenced by the unexpected conversion of his best friend and trusted adviser, Ambrose. 
A)  He dreamed just before winning a crucial battle that the Christian God would make him victorious. 
B)  He saw how bravely Christians fought compared to foreign mercenaries. 
C)  He read and was moved by Augustine's The City of God. 
D)  He was influenced by the unexpected conversion of his best friend and trusted adviser, Ambrose.

Question 14

Which Roman territory did the Anglo-Saxons conquer in the 440s?

Accepted Answer

A)  Denmark 
B)  France 
C)  Germany 
D)  Britain 
A)  Denmark 
B)  France 
C)  Germany 
D)  Britain

Question 15

What did the term tetrarchy under Emperor Diocletian refer to?

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A)  His division of the empire into four loosely defined administrative units 
B)  His appointment of a four-man council to advise him on military and fiscal policy 
C)  The division of the early apostolic Christian church into four regional units 
D)  The curial-class appointees who governed the Roman dioceses 
A)  His division of the empire into four loosely defined administrative units 
B)  His appointment of a four-man council to advise him on military and fiscal policy 
C)  The division of the early apostolic Christian church into four regional units 
D)  The curial-class appointees who governed the Roman dioceses

Question 16

The Merovingian dynasty lasted two hundred years mainly because the Merovingians

Accepted Answer

A)  successfully melded Frankish and Roman traditions and avoided Justinian's campaign to reconquer the western empire. 
B)  embraced Christianity, which pleased their subjects and made their regime popular. 
C)  overthrew the Ostrogoths and ruled Italy using Roman institutions. 
D)  were outstanding warrior-kings who ruled autocratically. 
A)  successfully melded Frankish and Roman traditions and avoided Justinian's campaign to reconquer the western empire. 
B)  embraced Christianity, which pleased their subjects and made their regime popular. 
C)  overthrew the Ostrogoths and ruled Italy using Roman institutions. 
D)  were outstanding warrior-kings who ruled autocratically.

Question 17

The epidemic that swept through Byzantium in the 540s killed one-third of its people and

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A)  led to a widespread movement into monasteries. 
B)  disastrously reduced the pool of army recruits and the number of taxpayers. 
C)  led many to believe that Justinian had angered God by allowing chariot races. 
D)  finally convinced Justinian to outlaw prostitution. 
A)  led to a widespread movement into monasteries. 
B)  disastrously reduced the pool of army recruits and the number of taxpayers. 
C)  led many to believe that Justinian had angered God by allowing chariot races. 
D)  finally convinced Justinian to outlaw prostitution.

Question 18

The autocratic emperors of the dominate

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A)  shared governmental power with the members of the Senate. 
B)  continued to refer to the empire as the Roman republic. 
C)  ruled fairly and administered laws wisely in order to preserve the empire. 
D)  granted increased powers to provincial officials. 
A)  shared governmental power with the members of the Senate. 
B)  continued to refer to the empire as the Roman republic. 
C)  ruled fairly and administered laws wisely in order to preserve the empire. 
D)  granted increased powers to provincial officials.

Question 19

How did the development of the eastern Roman Empire differ from that of the western Roman Empire? Who was Justinian? Explain his role in the eastern Roman Empire.

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Answer would ideally include the followi

Question 20

Beginning around the late fourth century, what was one result of the socioeconomic dislocation caused by the successive waves of invaders into western Europe?

Accepted Answer

A)  Many wealthy Romans retreated into the isolated countryside, where they built large estates worked by tenant farmers who were bound to the land. 
B)  Disease and outbreaks of plague spread as a result of a deterioration in living standards. 
C)  Latin disappeared as the language of learning and scholarship. 
D)  Christian mystical cults emerged as people sought solace from everyday concerns. 
A)  Many wealthy Romans retreated into the isolated countryside, where they built large estates worked by tenant farmers who were bound to the land. 
B)  Disease and outbreaks of plague spread as a result of a deterioration in living standards. 
C)  Latin disappeared as the language of learning and scholarship. 
D)  Christian mystical cults emerged as people sought solace from everyday concerns.

Exam 7: The Transformation of the Roman Empire, 284-600 C.E

The Visigoths, whom the western emperor Honorius permitted to settle in southwestern Gaul, were the first of the barbarian tribes to

What group of Christians felt their authority most threatened by monasteries?

In 395, the Roman Empire was formally divided into two halves; what was the capital of the western half of the empire?

From 493 to 526 Theodoric ruled over an Ostrogothic kingdom that

Describe the ways in which Roman culture and traditions were continued in the new multiethnic kingdoms established by men such as Clovis and Theodoric.

Why did Diocletian launch his Great Persecution of Christians?

How did Byzantine emperors try to limit the influence of non-Roman mercenaries?

Which of the following statements is supported by this map? ​ ​

Who were the curials? What role did they play in the late empire?

How did the religious communities established by Basil of Caesarea and Benedict of Nursia reflect two different approaches to monasticism?

Which group invaded North Africa and, from there, across the Mediterranean Sea into present-day Italian territories? ​ ​

Why did Augustine argue that sexual abstinence represented the highest course for Christians?

Why did the emperor Constantine (r. 306-337) convert to Christianity?

Which Roman territory did the Anglo-Saxons conquer in the 440s?

What did the term tetrarchy under Emperor Diocletian refer to?

The Merovingian dynasty lasted two hundred years mainly because the Merovingians

The epidemic that swept through Byzantium in the 540s killed one-third of its people and

The autocratic emperors of the dominate

How did the development of the eastern Roman Empire differ from that of the western Roman Empire? Who was Justinian? Explain his role in the eastern Roman Empire.

Beginning around the late fourth century, what was one result of the socioeconomic dislocation caused by the successive waves of invaders into western Europe?

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Which group invaded North Africa and, from there, across the Mediterranean Sea into present-day Italian territories?