Question 1

Under Vladimir, Russian Christians rejected Byzantine doctrine.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

What advice did Theodora offer Justinian regarding the revolt of 532?

Accepted Answer

A)  Flee the city. 
B)  Negotiate with the rebels. 
C)  Seek help from Rome. 
D)  Stay in Constantinople. 
A)  Flee the city. 
B)  Negotiate with the rebels. 
C)  Seek help from Rome. 
D)  Stay in Constantinople.

Question 3

Bishops in the west were similar to __________ in the east.

Accepted Answer

A)  kings 
B)  popes 
C)  patriarchs 
D)  preachers 
A)  kings 
B)  popes 
C)  patriarchs 
D)  preachers

Question 4

Kiev was the sole Russian realm that was never conquered by the Mongols.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Evaluate the effects of Byzantine Christianity on Kievan society.

Accepted Answer

The effects of Byzantine Christianity on

Question 6

Who was the head of the Byzantine Church?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Who was the head of the Byzantine...

Question 7

As the Turks prepared to conquer the Byzantine Empire, they planned to take advantage of the conflict between Armenia and Byzantium. What was the root cause of this conflict?

Accepted Answer

A)  racial differences 
B)  political differences 
C)  a failed marriage between an Armenian princess and the Byzantine emperor 
D)  religious differences 
A)  racial differences 
B)  political differences 
C)  a failed marriage between an Armenian princess and the Byzantine emperor 
D)  religious differences

Question 8

Discuss the social lives of Byzantine peasants.

Accepted Answer

The social lives of Byzantine peasants w

Question 9

What was the result of the Muslim attacks in the 670s?

Accepted Answer

A)  Constantinople was taken. 
B)  The attacks were driven back to Syria. 
C)  The Byzantine Empire lost territory and became more isolated. 
D)  The Byzantine Empire finally defeated the Sasanids. 
A)  Constantinople was taken. 
B)  The attacks were driven back to Syria. 
C)  The Byzantine Empire lost territory and became more isolated. 
D)  The Byzantine Empire finally defeated the Sasanids.

Question 10

Who captured and defeated Romanus at the battle of Manzikert in1071?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Who captured and defeated Romanus at the...

Question 11

What was the advantage of the three-field system?

Accepted Answer

A)  multiple crops could be grown at the same time 
B)  soil fertility and food production were enhanced 
C)  there was less need for irrigation 
D)  fruits and vegetables could be grown along with grain 
A)  multiple crops could be grown at the same time 
B)  soil fertility and food production were enhanced 
C)  there was less need for irrigation 
D)  fruits and vegetables could be grown along with grain

Question 12

What changes took place to transform the eastern Roman Empire into Byzantium?

Accepted Answer

The transformation of the Eastern Roman

Question 13

Evaluate the contributions of Justinian to western civilization.

Accepted Answer

Justinian made significant contributions

Question 14

Julian tried to revive paganism and reverse the trend toward Christianity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Like the Byzantine Empire, the Sasanians were weakened by which of these in the 300s?

Accepted Answer

A)  religious controversy 
B)  waves of plague 
C)  conflict on two frontiers 
D)  Arab attacks 
A)  religious controversy 
B)  waves of plague 
C)  conflict on two frontiers 
D)  Arab attacks

Question 16

Why did Kievan commerce decline in the eleventh century?

Accepted Answer

A)  Ties to southern trading regions were severed. 
B)  Civil war disrupted trade. 
C)  outbreaks of plague killed many city dwellers. 
D)  Alliance with the Roman church brought a schism with Constantinople. 
A)  Ties to southern trading regions were severed. 
B)  Civil war disrupted trade. 
C)  outbreaks of plague killed many city dwellers. 
D)  Alliance with the Roman church brought a schism with Constantinople.

Question 17

Which man believed that God created Christ, therefore, Christ was not equal with God?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Which man believed that God created Christ,...

Question 18

Which of the following statements best describes the Byzantine concept of caesaropapism?

Accepted Answer

A)  The emperor held both political and religious authority. 
B)  Religion and politics should be discussed only by men. 
C)  There should be a strict separation of church and state. 
D)  Patriarchs were superior in authority to emperors. 
A)  The emperor held both political and religious authority. 
B)  Religion and politics should be discussed only by men. 
C)  There should be a strict separation of church and state. 
D)  Patriarchs were superior in authority to emperors.

Question 19

Caesaropapism preserved the separation of church and state.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Which of these typify the Byzantine Empire in the eleventh century?

Accepted Answer

A)  One emperor rapidly replaced another. 
B)  A long period of stability occurred. 
C)  Recurrences of the plague disrupted society. 
D)  The Empire was conquered by Turks. 
A)  One emperor rapidly replaced another. 
B)  A long period of stability occurred. 
C)  Recurrences of the plague disrupted society. 
D)  The Empire was conquered by Turks.

Exam 10: The Byzantine World, 284-1240

Under Vladimir, Russian Christians rejected Byzantine doctrine.

What advice did Theodora offer Justinian regarding the revolt of 532?

Bishops in the west were similar to __________ in the east.

Kiev was the sole Russian realm that was never conquered by the Mongols.

Evaluate the effects of Byzantine Christianity on Kievan society.

Who was the head of the Byzantine Church?

As the Turks prepared to conquer the Byzantine Empire, they planned to take advantage of the conflict between Armenia and Byzantium. What was the root cause of this conflict?

Discuss the social lives of Byzantine peasants.

What was the result of the Muslim attacks in the 670s?

Who captured and defeated Romanus at the battle of Manzikert in1071?

What was the advantage of the three-field system?

What changes took place to transform the eastern Roman Empire into Byzantium?

Evaluate the contributions of Justinian to western civilization.

Julian tried to revive paganism and reverse the trend toward Christianity.

Like the Byzantine Empire, the Sasanians were weakened by which of these in the 300s?

Why did Kievan commerce decline in the eleventh century?

Which man believed that God created Christ, therefore, Christ was not equal with God?

Which of the following statements best describes the Byzantine concept of caesaropapism?

Caesaropapism preserved the separation of church and state.

Which of these typify the Byzantine Empire in the eleventh century?

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