Question 1

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 2

One segment of Justinian's Code of Law prescribed different social status between

Accepted Answer

A)  slave and free man. 
B)  clergy and laity. 
C)  Christian and Jew. 
D)  Arab and European. 
E)  men and women. 
A)  slave and free man. 
B)  clergy and laity. 
C)  Christian and Jew. 
D)  Arab and European. 
E)  men and women.

Question 3

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 4

What factors account for the rapid spread of Islam in the seventh and eighth centuries?

Accepted Answer

The relative ease of conversion,the diff

Question 5

How do Islam and Christianity differ in political,religious,and social terms?

Accepted Answer

Each religion considers its followers as

Question 6

In Justinian's attempts to strengthen the church,in which he considered his power co-equal,he persecuted all of the following except the

Accepted Answer

A)  Monophysites. 
B)  Nicenes. 
C)  Jews. 
D)  Neoplatonics 
E)  pagans. 
A)  Monophysites. 
B)  Nicenes. 
C)  Jews. 
D)  Neoplatonics 
E)  pagans.

Question 7

Tariq ibn Zayid was responsible for the incorporation of which territory into the Ummayad caliphate?

Accepted Answer

A)  North Africa 
B)  Spain 
C)  Gaul 
D)  Syria 
E)  Egypt 
A)  North Africa 
B)  Spain 
C)  Gaul 
D)  Syria 
E)  Egypt

Question 8

With the spread of Islam,converts had to learn Arabic.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

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 10

After the seventh century the main language in the Byzantine Empire was Greek.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The Seljuk Turks moved in to attack the Byzantines and as a result the Byzantine Empire lost its core territory.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

What did the legal concept of patria potestas mean?

Accepted Answer

A)  The male head of the household was the legal head of the household. 
B)  Women had equal rights within the household. 
C)  A free man could not be property because he could own property. 
D)  To form contracts and marriage alliances. 
E)  Servants and slaves were under the authority of the woman of the house. 
A)  The male head of the household was the legal head of the household. 
B)  Women had equal rights within the household. 
C)  A free man could not be property because he could own property. 
D)  To form contracts and marriage alliances. 
E)  Servants and slaves were under the authority of the woman of the house.

Question 13

What did Irene do to try and disqualify her son from ruling?

Accepted Answer

A)  She kept him under house arrest his whole life. 
B)  She declared his divorce from Maria invalid. 
C)  She rallied the military to her side by marrying a powerful general. 
D)  She blinded him. 
E)  She had him kidnapped and sent to a monastery. 
A)  She kept him under house arrest his whole life. 
B)  She declared his divorce from Maria invalid. 
C)  She rallied the military to her side by marrying a powerful general. 
D)  She blinded him. 
E)  She had him kidnapped and sent to a monastery.

Question 14

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 15

Theodora convinced Justinian to stay in Constantinople when what occurred?

Accepted Answer

A)  The city was under attack from the Slavs. 
B)  A terrible plague hit the city. 
C)  The Blues and Greens started the Nika riots. 
D)  Procopius conspired to assassinate the royal family. 
E)  A rebellion among Monophysites spread through Constantinople. 
A)  The city was under attack from the Slavs. 
B)  A terrible plague hit the city. 
C)  The Blues and Greens started the Nika riots. 
D)  Procopius conspired to assassinate the royal family. 
E)  A rebellion among Monophysites spread through Constantinople.

Question 16

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 17

Islamic intellectual development in math included all of the following except

Accepted Answer

A)  the concept of a zero. 
B)  calculus. 
C)  algebra. 
D)  non-Euclidian geometry. 
E)  the system of Arabic numerals. 
A)  the concept of a zero. 
B)  calculus. 
C)  algebra. 
D)  non-Euclidian geometry. 
E)  the system of Arabic numerals.

Question 18

In the mid-seventh century,all of the following areas fell to the Muslim conquest except

Accepted Answer

A)  Syria. 
B)  Persia. 
C)  Egypt. 
D)  Constantinople. 
E)  Palestine. 
A)  Syria. 
B)  Persia. 
C)  Egypt. 
D)  Constantinople. 
E)  Palestine.

Question 19

What is the Kaaba?

Accepted Answer

A)  A meteor 
B)  An old building that sheltered Mohammad in the desert. 
C)  A religious shrine in the city of Mecca. 
D)  A box in which the original scrolls of the Quran were held. 
E)  The birthplace of the patriarch of the Quraysh clan. 
A)  A meteor 
B)  An old building that sheltered Mohammad in the desert. 
C)  A religious shrine in the city of Mecca. 
D)  A box in which the original scrolls of the Quran were held. 
E)  The birthplace of the patriarch of the Quraysh clan.

Question 20

The first caliph was

Accepted Answer

A)  Mohammad. 
B)  Abu Bakr. 
C)  Ali. 
D)  Uthman. 
E)  Umar. 
A)  Mohammad. 
B)  Abu Bakr. 
C)  Ali. 
D)  Uthman. 
E)  Umar.

Exam 8: The Eastern Mediterranean,500-1000

The end of iconoclasm was overseen by which Byzantine ruler?

One segment of Justinian's Code of Law prescribed different social status between

One of the shocking habits of the Rus to outsiders was

What factors account for the rapid spread of Islam in the seventh and eighth centuries?

How do Islam and Christianity differ in political,religious,and social terms?

In Justinian's attempts to strengthen the church,in which he considered his power co-equal,he persecuted all of the following except the

Tariq ibn Zayid was responsible for the incorporation of which territory into the Ummayad caliphate?

With the spread of Islam,converts had to learn Arabic.

The significant advantage that the Byzantines had over invaders was

After the seventh century the main language in the Byzantine Empire was Greek.

The Seljuk Turks moved in to attack the Byzantines and as a result the Byzantine Empire lost its core territory.

What did the legal concept of patria potestas mean?

What did Irene do to try and disqualify her son from ruling?

After 750,the Abbasid caliphate had its capital in

Theodora convinced Justinian to stay in Constantinople when what occurred?

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

Islamic intellectual development in math included all of the following except

In the mid-seventh century,all of the following areas fell to the Muslim conquest except

What is the Kaaba?

The first caliph was

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