Question 1

Irish monasticism from the sixth through eighth centuries tended to be highly

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A) ascetic. 
B) isolationist. 
C) scornful of pagan practices. 
D) scornful of classical education. 
E) anti-monastic. 
A) ascetic. 
B) isolationist. 
C) scornful of pagan practices. 
D) scornful of classical education. 
E) anti-monastic.

Question 2

Justinian's most important lasting contribution to Western civilization was his

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A) codification of Roman law. 
B) reconquest of western Europe. 
C) prevention of the migration of eastern peoples to the west. 
D) promotion of the use of Latin. 
E) patronage of the writer Procopius, whose Secret History praised Justinian's policies. 
A) codification of Roman law. 
B) reconquest of western Europe. 
C) prevention of the migration of eastern peoples to the west. 
D) promotion of the use of Latin. 
E) patronage of the writer Procopius, whose Secret History praised Justinian's policies.

Question 3

Augustine wrote which one of the following books?

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A) Gospel of Truth 
B) Consolation of Philosophy 
C) Meditations 
D) The City of God 
E) Latin Vulgate Bible 
A) Gospel of Truth 
B) Consolation of Philosophy 
C) Meditations 
D) The City of God 
E) Latin Vulgate Bible

Question 4

The Edict of Milan

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A) made Christianity the official state religion of the Empire. 
B) was Constantine's document officially tolerating the existence of Christianity. 
C) officially divided the Roman Empire into eastern and western halves. 
D) formally deposed the last Roman emperor, Romulus Augustulus, from his throne. 
E) made Milan the "New Rome," equal to old Rome. 
A) made Christianity the official state religion of the Empire. 
B) was Constantine's document officially tolerating the existence of Christianity. 
C) officially divided the Roman Empire into eastern and western halves. 
D) formally deposed the last Roman emperor, Romulus Augustulus, from his throne. 
E) made Milan the "New Rome," equal to old Rome.

Question 5

The famous Hagia Sophia is recognizable by

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A) a large dome, symbolizing the sphere of heaven. 
B) massive columns, symbolizing the power of the state. 
C) high spires, symbolizing aspiration to the divine. 
D) statues of monsters and snakes, representing the underworld. 
E) a simple flat roof, symbolizing the temple of Solomon. 
A) a large dome, symbolizing the sphere of heaven. 
B) massive columns, symbolizing the power of the state. 
C) high spires, symbolizing aspiration to the divine. 
D) statues of monsters and snakes, representing the underworld. 
E) a simple flat roof, symbolizing the temple of Solomon.

Question 6

After the death of Theodoric, the Ostrogothic kingdom

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A) prospered under very able rulers. 
B) was defeated by the Byzantines, reducing Rome as a center of Mediterranean culture. 
C) allied itself with the Vandals against the Visigoths. 
D) dominated Mediterranean trade for the next fifty years. 
E) converted the Germans to orthodox Christianity. 
A) prospered under very able rulers. 
B) was defeated by the Byzantines, reducing Rome as a center of Mediterranean culture. 
C) allied itself with the Vandals against the Visigoths. 
D) dominated Mediterranean trade for the next fifty years. 
E) converted the Germans to orthodox Christianity.

Question 7

What is the doctrine of Petrine supremacy, and what are its implications for the history of the early Christian church? In what ways does the doctrine of Petrine supremacy impact the relationship between church and state?

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The doctrine of Petrine supremacy is a b

Question 8

In Germanic society wergeld

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A) refers to the payment made by a prospective groom to symbolize the purchase of paternal authority over the bride. 
B) allowed a widow to hold property without male guardianship. 
C) was the swearing of an oath to determine innocence or guilt under the law. 
D) developed as an alternative to acts of revenge for injury. 
E) was the punishment assigned to adulterous wives. 
A) refers to the payment made by a prospective groom to symbolize the purchase of paternal authority over the bride. 
B) allowed a widow to hold property without male guardianship. 
C) was the swearing of an oath to determine innocence or guilt under the law. 
D) developed as an alternative to acts of revenge for injury. 
E) was the punishment assigned to adulterous wives.

Question 9

Diocletian intended the tetrarchy to

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A) make Christianity the foundation of the Empire. 
B) rebuild the economic foundations of the West. 
C) establish an orderly succession to the emperorship. 
D) Romanize the Germanic tribes within the Empire. 
E) reinvigorate pagan rituals. 
A) make Christianity the foundation of the Empire. 
B) rebuild the economic foundations of the West. 
C) establish an orderly succession to the emperorship. 
D) Romanize the Germanic tribes within the Empire. 
E) reinvigorate pagan rituals.

Question 10

Constantine declared toleration for Christians but did NOT make Christianity the official Roman religion.

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A) True 
 B)False

Irish monasticism from the sixth through eighth centuries tended to be highly

Justinian's most important lasting contribution to Western civilization was his

Augustine wrote which one of the following books?

The Edict of Milan

The famous Hagia Sophia is recognizable by

After the death of Theodoric, the Ostrogothic kingdom

What is the doctrine of Petrine supremacy, and what are its implications for the history of the early Christian church? In what ways does the doctrine of Petrine supremacy impact the relationship between church and state?

In Germanic society wergeld

Diocletian intended the tetrarchy to

Constantine declared toleration for Christians but did NOT make Christianity the official Roman religion.

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Exam 7: Late Antiquity and the Emergence of the Medieval World

Irish monasticism from the sixth through eighth centuries tended to be highly

Justinian's most important lasting contribution to Western civilization was his

Augustine wrote which one of the following books?

The Edict of Milan

The famous Hagia Sophia is recognizable by

After the death of Theodoric, the Ostrogothic kingdom

What is the doctrine of Petrine supremacy, and what are its implications for the history of the early Christian church? In what ways does the doctrine of Petrine supremacy impact the relationship between church and state?

In Germanic society wergeld

Diocletian intended the tetrarchy to

Constantine declared toleration for Christians but did NOT make Christianity the official Roman religion.

The Ancient Near East: The First Civilizations

The Ancient Near East: Peoples and Empires

The Civilization of the Greeks

The Hellenistic World

The Roman Republic

The Roman Empire

European Civilization in the Early Middle Ages, 750-1000

The Recovery and Growth of European Society in the High Middle Ages

The Rise of Kingdoms and the Growth of Church Power

The Later Middle Ages: Crisis and Disintegration in the Fourteenth Century

Recovery and Rebirth: the Age of the Renaissance

Reformation and Religious Warfare in the Sixteenth Century

Europe and the World: New Encounters, 1500-1800

State Building and the Search for Order in the Seventeenth Century

Toward a New Heaven and a New Earth: The Scientific Revolution and the Emergence of Modern Science

The Eighteenth Century: An Age of Enlightenment

The Eighteenth Century: European States, International Wars, and Social Change

A Revolution in Politics: The Era of the French Revolution and Napoleon

The Industrial Revolution and Its Impact on European Society

Reaction, Revolution, and Romanticism, 1815-1850

An Age of Nationalism and Realism, 1850-1871

Mass Society in an Age of Progress, 1871-1894

An Age of Modernity, Anxiety, and Imperialism, 1894-1914

The Beginning of the Twentieth-Century Crisis: War and Revolution

The Futile Search for Stability: Europe Between the Wars 1919-1939

The Deepening of the European Crisis: World War II

Cold War and a New Western World 1945-1965

Protest and Stagnation: The Western World 1965-1985

After the Fall: The Western World in a Global Age Since 1985

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