Question 1

All of the following were negotiating tactics the Byzantine emperor used with the Rus except

Accepted Answer

A)  diplomacy. 
B)  trade. 
C)  military recruitment. 
D)  religious conversion. 
E)  intellectual exchange. 
A)  diplomacy. 
B)  trade. 
C)  military recruitment. 
D)  religious conversion. 
E)  intellectual exchange.

Question 2

What ceremonial observations did Justinian impose on visitors?

Accepted Answer

A)  They were required to make the sign of the cross and bow three times. 
B)  They were required to prostrate themselves before the Emperor. 
C)  They were not allowed to sit until he did. 
D)  They could not speak to him directly, but only to his vizier. 
E)  They could not make direct eye contact and could only consult him from behind a curtain. 
A)  They were required to make the sign of the cross and bow three times. 
B)  They were required to prostrate themselves before the Emperor. 
C)  They were not allowed to sit until he did. 
D)  They could not speak to him directly, but only to his vizier. 
E)  They could not make direct eye contact and could only consult him from behind a curtain.

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

During the Nika Riot,Empress Theodora convinced Justinian to remain in Constantinople.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The Arabian Peninsula was most useful for

Accepted Answer

A)  cities and ports. 
B)  agriculture. 
C)  mining. 
D)  trade caravans. 
E)  a stop-off between Africa and India. 
A)  cities and ports. 
B)  agriculture. 
C)  mining. 
D)  trade caravans. 
E)  a stop-off between Africa and India.

Question 6

For women in Muslim society,the veil represented

Accepted Answer

A)  submission to the will of God. 
B)  safety and protection from infidels. 
C)  sobriety, modesty, and virtue. 
D)  that she was owned by a husband. 
E)  her unmarried status. 
A)  submission to the will of God. 
B)  safety and protection from infidels. 
C)  sobriety, modesty, and virtue. 
D)  that she was owned by a husband. 
E)  her unmarried status.

Question 7

What were the significant military reforms made in the Byzantine Middle Period?

Accepted Answer

In the face of expansion of the Muslim f

Question 8

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 9

One major sign of Christianity's spread in Rus was

Accepted Answer

A)  peasants wearing crosses instead of pendants to show social rank. 
B)  arrangements of individual family homes instead of single homesteads. 
C)  no further engagement in slave trading. 
D)  burying the dead instead of cremating them. 
E)  the Byzantine emperor issuing rules on church building. 
A)  peasants wearing crosses instead of pendants to show social rank. 
B)  arrangements of individual family homes instead of single homesteads. 
C)  no further engagement in slave trading. 
D)  burying the dead instead of cremating them. 
E)  the Byzantine emperor issuing rules on church building.

Question 10

Between the sixth and eighth centuries,the primary means of a person's identity was rooted in what?

Accepted Answer

A)  language 
B)  geographic location 
C)  legal status 
D)  religion 
E)  occupation 
A)  language 
B)  geographic location 
C)  legal status 
D)  religion 
E)  occupation

Question 11

What was the purpose of bride shows?

Accepted Answer

A)  To solicit a suitable wife for Emperor Constantine VI. 
B)  To create political alliances with non-Islamic countries through marriage. 
C)  To demonstrate the strength of Byzantine trade by showing luxurious bridal accessories. 
D)  To create a pool of socially suitable women for marriage within the civil aristocracy. 
E)  To stage massive marriage ceremonies and enhance the power of the patriarch. 
A)  To solicit a suitable wife for Emperor Constantine VI. 
B)  To create political alliances with non-Islamic countries through marriage. 
C)  To demonstrate the strength of Byzantine trade by showing luxurious bridal accessories. 
D)  To create a pool of socially suitable women for marriage within the civil aristocracy. 
E)  To stage massive marriage ceremonies and enhance the power of the patriarch.

Question 12

Analyze the expansion of the Islamic Empire in terms of its development and assimilation.

Accepted Answer

The Islamic Empire spread enormously und

Exam 8: The Eastern Mediterranean,500-1000

All of the following were negotiating tactics the Byzantine emperor used with the Rus except

What ceremonial observations did Justinian impose on visitors?

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

During the Nika Riot,Empress Theodora convinced Justinian to remain in Constantinople.

The Arabian Peninsula was most useful for

For women in Muslim society,the veil represented

What were the significant military reforms made in the Byzantine Middle Period?

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

One major sign of Christianity's spread in Rus was

Between the sixth and eighth centuries,the primary means of a person's identity was rooted in what?

What was the purpose of bride shows?

Analyze the expansion of the Islamic Empire in terms of its development and assimilation.

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