Question 1

How did the several occurrences of the plague affect the Byzantine Empire?

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Question 2

Describe the problems that plagued the Byzantine Empire in the sixth and eighth century.Why was the empire able to survive these problems?

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The answer of  Describe the problems that plagued the Byzantine...

Question 3

Please define the following key terms.
- patriarch

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The term "patriarch" has several definit

Question 4

Most of the history of Rus before 900 comes from

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A) Chinese records. 
B) Byzantine accounts. 
C) Scandinavian evidence. 
D) Amerindian artifacts. 
E) neolithic sites. 
A) Chinese records. 
B) Byzantine accounts. 
C) Scandinavian evidence. 
D) Amerindian artifacts. 
E) neolithic sites.

Question 5

Please define the following key terms.
- wergeld

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- wergeld...

Question 6

Which of the following was a characteristic of Germanic war-bands?

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A) They followed successful leaders for booty. 
B) Assemblies called Thing chose the warlord. 
C) War-bands were very fluid. 
D) Slaves were not required to fight wars. 
E) All of these choices. 
A) They followed successful leaders for booty. 
B) Assemblies called Thing chose the warlord. 
C) War-bands were very fluid. 
D) Slaves were not required to fight wars. 
E) All of these choices.

Question 7

In the Vikings' initial encounter with the Skraelings,the latter traded what good for Vikings cow's milk or scraps of red cloth?

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A) Furs. 
B) Wheat. 
C) Beads. 
D) Antlers. 
E) Wine. 
A) Furs. 
B) Wheat. 
C) Beads. 
D) Antlers. 
E) Wine.

Question 8

The reading,"Movement of Ideas: Ibn Fadlan's Description of a Rus Burial," is very emotional and full of unexplained symbolism.Choose three symbols and attempt to analyze their meanings.

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Question 9

What was involved in the Iconoclast controversy,and why might the emperor view the worshiping of icons as a threat?

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Question 10

The Danelaw refers to Viking control of

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A) The Catholic Church. 
B) Normandy. 
C) Northern and eastern England. 
D) Abbasid territory. 
E) The Volga River. 
A) The Catholic Church. 
B) Normandy. 
C) Northern and eastern England. 
D) Abbasid territory. 
E) The Volga River.

Question 11

Which of the following beliefs and practices differed between the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox churches by 1054?

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A) Where the Holy Spirit proceeded from 
B) Celibacy of priests. 
C) Requirement of priests to wear beards. 
D) Primacy of the Pope of Rome and the Patriarch of Constantinople. 
E) All of these choices. 
A) Where the Holy Spirit proceeded from 
B) Celibacy of priests. 
C) Requirement of priests to wear beards. 
D) Primacy of the Pope of Rome and the Patriarch of Constantinople. 
E) All of these choices.

Question 12

The first outbreak of the bubonic plague in the Byzantine Empire in 541 occurred during the reign of

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A) Constantine. 
B) Irene. 
C) Justinian. 
D) Alexius. 
E) Leo IV. 
A) Constantine. 
B) Irene. 
C) Justinian. 
D) Alexius. 
E) Leo IV.

Question 13

Because of its geographical location,the early peoples of Russia had contact with which of the following religions?

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A) Judaism. 
B) Eastern Christianity. 
C) Western Christianity. 
D) Islam. 
E) All of these choices. 
A) Judaism. 
B) Eastern Christianity. 
C) Western Christianity. 
D) Islam. 
E) All of these choices.

Question 14

Please define the following key terms.
- pneumonic plague

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Pneumonic plague is one of the three mai

Question 15

Why did the Vikings first sail to America? Why did they leave and abandon their settlements?

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Question 16

During the seventh and eighth centuries,in contrast to Roman times,the basic administrative unit of the Byzantine Empire was the

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A) Theme. 
B) Senate. 
C) Assembly. 
D) Legion. 
E) Diocese. 
A) Theme. 
B) Senate. 
C) Assembly. 
D) Legion. 
E) Diocese.

Question 17

The Vikings and Germanic tribes had which of the following in common?

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A) Leaders commanded war-bands. 
B) Plunder was their main source of revenue. 
C) Gradual conversion to Christianity. 
D) Eventual transition to becoming farmers and traders. 
E) All of the above. 
A) Leaders commanded war-bands. 
B) Plunder was their main source of revenue. 
C) Gradual conversion to Christianity. 
D) Eventual transition to becoming farmers and traders. 
E) All of the above.

Question 18

What was a cause for the change in the geographical origins of the popes?

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A) Greek was not an accepted language of the Christian Church in the West. 
B) The Lombards became Christianized and started selecting popes. 
C) Byzantium threatened to depose the pope and replace him with the Greek patriarch. 
D) The Christian Church in the West was threatened by the spread of Islam. 
E) The allegiance between Rome and the Carolingians. 
A) Greek was not an accepted language of the Christian Church in the West. 
B) The Lombards became Christianized and started selecting popes. 
C) Byzantium threatened to depose the pope and replace him with the Greek patriarch. 
D) The Christian Church in the West was threatened by the spread of Islam. 
E) The allegiance between Rome and the Carolingians.

Question 19

Please define the following key terms.
- Bjami Herjolfsson

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Bjarni Herjólfsson (also spelled Bjarni

Question 20

Please define the following key terms.
- Clovis

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Clovis is a term that refers to the firs

Exam 10: The Multiple Centers of Europe, 500 - 1000

How did the several occurrences of the plague affect the Byzantine Empire?

Describe the problems that plagued the Byzantine Empire in the sixth and eighth century.Why was the empire able to survive these problems?

Please define the following key terms. - patriarch

Most of the history of Rus before 900 comes from

Please define the following key terms. - wergeld

Which of the following was a characteristic of Germanic war-bands?

In the Vikings' initial encounter with the Skraelings,the latter traded what good for Vikings cow's milk or scraps of red cloth?

The reading,"Movement of Ideas: Ibn Fadlan's Description of a Rus Burial," is very emotional and full of unexplained symbolism.Choose three symbols and attempt to analyze their meanings.

What was involved in the Iconoclast controversy,and why might the emperor view the worshiping of icons as a threat?

The Danelaw refers to Viking control of

Which of the following beliefs and practices differed between the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox churches by 1054?

The first outbreak of the bubonic plague in the Byzantine Empire in 541 occurred during the reign of

Because of its geographical location,the early peoples of Russia had contact with which of the following religions?

Please define the following key terms. - pneumonic plague

Why did the Vikings first sail to America? Why did they leave and abandon their settlements?

During the seventh and eighth centuries,in contrast to Roman times,the basic administrative unit of the Byzantine Empire was the

The Vikings and Germanic tribes had which of the following in common?

What was a cause for the change in the geographical origins of the popes?

Please define the following key terms. - Bjami Herjolfsson

Please define the following key terms. - Clovis

The Peopling of the World, to 4000 BCE

The First Complex Societies in the Eastern Mediterranean, ca 4000 - 550 BCE

Ancient India and the Rise of Buddhism, 2600 BCE- 100 Ce

Blueprint for Empire: China, 1200 BCE- 220 Ce

The Americas and the Islands of the Pacific, to 1200 Ce

New Empires in Iran and Greece, 2000 BCE- 651 Ce

The Roman Empire and the Rise of Christianity, 509 BCE- 476 Ce

Hindu and Buddhist States and Societies in Asia, 100 - 1000

Islamic Empires of Western Asia and Africa, 600 - 1258

Expanding Trade Networks in Africa and India, 1000 - 1500

Chinas Commercial Revolution, ca900 - 1276

Europes Commercial Revolution, 1000 - 1400

The Mongols and Their Successors, 1200 - 1500

Maritime Expansion in the Atlantic World, 1400 - 1600

Maritime Expansion in Afro-Eurasia, 1500 - 1700

Religion, politics, and the Balance of Power in Western Eurasia, 1500 - 1750

Empires, colonies, and Peoples of the Americas, 1600 - 1750

The Atlantic System: Africa, the Americas, and Europe, 1550 - 1807

Empires in Early Modern Asia, 1650 - 1818

European Science and the Foundations of Modern Imperialism, 1600 - 1820

Revolutions in the West, 1750 - 1830

The Industrial Revolution and European Politics, 1780 - 1880

China, japan, and India Confront the Modern World, 1800 - 1910

State Building and Social Change in the Americas, 1830 - 1895

The New Imperialism in Africa and Southeast Asia, 1830 - 1914

War, revolution, and Global Uncertainty, 1905 - 1928

Responses to Global Crisis, 1920 - 1939

The Second World War and the Origins of the Cold War, 1939 - 1949

The Cold War and Decolonization 1949 - 1975

Toward a New World Order, 1975 - 2000

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