Question 1

How did Justinian keep the Slavs from attacking while he was concentrating on reunifying the Western Empire?

Accepted Answer

A)  He allied with them to attack the Persians instead. 
B)  He paid them protection money. 
C)  He built expensive fortifications on the border. 
D)  He promised them free holdings on the Black Sea. 
E)  He demanded their cooperation as a Christian nation. 
A)  He allied with them to attack the Persians instead. 
B)  He paid them protection money. 
C)  He built expensive fortifications on the border. 
D)  He promised them free holdings on the Black Sea. 
E)  He demanded their cooperation as a Christian nation.

Question 2

The second Council of Nicaea in 787 forbade the use of icons in religious services.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

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 5

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 6

As Mohammad came to Medina in 622,the Muslim calendar marked its beginning.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

What role did Christianity play in Rus?

Accepted Answer

The adoption of Christianity in Rus in 9

Question 8

Which was the most impressive of Justinian's accomplishments?

Accepted Answer

This is technically a subjective questio

Question 9

What right did Justinian have that none of the barbarian kings of the West had?

Accepted Answer

A)  To have people prostrate themselves before him. 
B)  To wear the royal purple. 
C)  To convene and preside over a church council. 
D)  To have mass celebrated for him on his birthday. 
E)  To celebrate mass. 
A)  To have people prostrate themselves before him. 
B)  To wear the royal purple. 
C)  To convene and preside over a church council. 
D)  To have mass celebrated for him on his birthday. 
E)  To celebrate mass.

Question 10

The Muslim leaders in Spain sought to expand into which area after defeat of the Umayyads?

Accepted Answer

A)  across the Pyrenees 
B)  across the Straits of Gibralter 
C)  across the Alps 
D)  across the Appenines 
E)  across the Mediterranean 
A)  across the Pyrenees 
B)  across the Straits of Gibralter 
C)  across the Alps 
D)  across the Appenines 
E)  across the Mediterranean

Question 11

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 12

The People of the Book include all of the following except

Accepted Answer

A)  Jews. 
B)  Christians. 
C)  Muslims. 
D)  Monophysites. 
E)  pagans. 
A)  Jews. 
B)  Christians. 
C)  Muslims. 
D)  Monophysites. 
E)  pagans.

Question 13

What were the effects of the bubonic plague in the mid-sixth century?

Accepted Answer

The massive depopulation from the deaths

Question 14

After Ali's death,which of the following groups obtained political leadership?

Accepted Answer

A)  Shiites 
B)  Sunnis 
C)  Abbassids 
D)  Umayyads 
E)  Quryashi 
A)  Shiites 
B)  Sunnis 
C)  Abbassids 
D)  Umayyads 
E)  Quryashi

Question 15

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Arabian peoples relied on food sources from

Accepted Answer

A)  grapes and olives. 
B)  grain and fish. 
C)  goats and date palms. 
D)  trading spices for food. 
E)  sheep and flax. 
A)  grapes and olives. 
B)  grain and fish. 
C)  goats and date palms. 
D)  trading spices for food. 
E)  sheep and flax.

Question 17

Iconoclasm meant

Accepted Answer

A)  a prohibition against false worship. 
B)  an Islamic law forbidding artistic representations of the human form. 
C)  a ruling that forbade the use of icons in religious settings. 
D)  the reliance on icons, as argued by Monophysites, who emphasized the physical form. 
E)  None of these. 
A)  a prohibition against false worship. 
B)  an Islamic law forbidding artistic representations of the human form. 
C)  a ruling that forbade the use of icons in religious settings. 
D)  the reliance on icons, as argued by Monophysites, who emphasized the physical form. 
E)  None of these.

Question 18

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 19

In the mid-sixth century,much of the Byzantine Empire's population died from

Accepted Answer

A)  an attack by Persians. 
B)  an earthquake. 
C)  the bubonic plague. 
D)  starvation. 
E)  the collapse of Hagia Sophia. 
A)  an attack by Persians. 
B)  an earthquake. 
C)  the bubonic plague. 
D)  starvation. 
E)  the collapse of Hagia Sophia.

Question 20

In the struggle for power between Irene and Constantine VI,she received support from

Accepted Answer

A)  iconoclasts. 
B)  court eunuchs appointed to key government positions. 
C)  her son's second wife, Theodote. 
D)  the military aristocracy. 
E)  None of these. 
A)  iconoclasts. 
B)  court eunuchs appointed to key government positions. 
C)  her son's second wife, Theodote. 
D)  the military aristocracy. 
E)  None of these.

Exam 8: The Eastern Mediterranean,500-1000

How did Justinian keep the Slavs from attacking while he was concentrating on reunifying the Western Empire?

The second Council of Nicaea in 787 forbade the use of icons in religious services.

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

Contracts were increasingly used to settle issues of

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

As Mohammad came to Medina in 622,the Muslim calendar marked its beginning.

What role did Christianity play in Rus?

Which was the most impressive of Justinian's accomplishments?

What right did Justinian have that none of the barbarian kings of the West had?

The Muslim leaders in Spain sought to expand into which area after defeat of the Umayyads?

The primary language in Islamic intellectual pursuits was

The People of the Book include all of the following except

What were the effects of the bubonic plague in the mid-sixth century?

After Ali's death,which of the following groups obtained political leadership?

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

Arabian peoples relied on food sources from

Iconoclasm meant

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

In the mid-sixth century,much of the Byzantine Empire's population died from

In the struggle for power between Irene and Constantine VI,she received support from

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