Question 1

In the eyes of early medieval Europe,law and Latin Christianity were the pinnacles of Roman cultural achievement.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Within Islam,social mobility was encouraged because of:

Accepted Answer

A)  a decree by the Umayyad dynasty outlawing discrimination of all kinds. 
B)  the teachings of the twelfth imam that everyone should be tolerant of everyone else. 
C)  the origins of the faith where no one could take advantage of anyone else. 
D)  the teachings of Muhammad, which stressed the equality of all Muslim men. 
E)  a decree of the Abbasid dynasty outlawing discrimination of all kinds. 
A)  a decree by the Umayyad dynasty outlawing discrimination of all kinds. 
B)  the teachings of the twelfth imam that everyone should be tolerant of everyone else. 
C)  the origins of the faith where no one could take advantage of anyone else. 
D)  the teachings of Muhammad, which stressed the equality of all Muslim men. 
E)  a decree of the Abbasid dynasty outlawing discrimination of all kinds.

Question 3

The Vikings are generally regarded as being a destructive force in European history:

Accepted Answer

A)  but such a view may not be correct in light of the principalities they established across northern Europe from Ireland to Russia. 
B)  as evidenced by the raids they staged on virtually every population center in Europe from London to Paris to Rome itself. 
C)  because of the destruction caused to a great many monasteries throughout Europe and the accompanying loss of the libraries in those monasteries. 
D)  but this has been exaggerated since they stayed mostly in Scandinavia with only a few raids into England and northern France, destructive though those were. 
E)  which is true, but they have an undeservedly bad reputation when compared with the Magyars who conducted raids into western and southern Europe. 
A)  but such a view may not be correct in light of the principalities they established across northern Europe from Ireland to Russia. 
B)  as evidenced by the raids they staged on virtually every population center in Europe from London to Paris to Rome itself. 
C)  because of the destruction caused to a great many monasteries throughout Europe and the accompanying loss of the libraries in those monasteries. 
D)  but this has been exaggerated since they stayed mostly in Scandinavia with only a few raids into England and northern France, destructive though those were. 
E)  which is true, but they have an undeservedly bad reputation when compared with the Magyars who conducted raids into western and southern Europe.

Question 4

The economic base of the Abbasid caliphate lay in:

Accepted Answer

A)  the Tigris-Euphrates basin of Mesopotamia. 
B)  the Nile Delta. 
C)  Syria and Lebanon. 
D)  Anatolia, in modern-day Turkey. 
E)  its capital, Constantinople. 
A)  the Tigris-Euphrates basin of Mesopotamia. 
B)  the Nile Delta. 
C)  Syria and Lebanon. 
D)  Anatolia, in modern-day Turkey. 
E)  its capital, Constantinople.

Question 5

As a theologian,Pope Gregory I is regarded as the successor to:

Accepted Answer

A)  Francis of Assisi. 
B)  John Chrysostom. 
C)  Arius of Alexandria. 
D)  Athanasius. 
E)  Augustine. 
A)  Francis of Assisi. 
B)  John Chrysostom. 
C)  Arius of Alexandria. 
D)  Athanasius. 
E)  Augustine.

Question 6

The Shiite party arose among Muslims because:

Accepted Answer

A)  nineteenth-century disputes between Muslims in Iran created a schism. 
B)  of a dispute about the proper succession of caliphs in seventh-century Arabia. 
C)  the Umayyad dynasty wanted to expand westward. 
D)  the Abbasid dynasty wanted to expand eastward. 
E)  of a dispute in the eighth century regarding the proper interpretation of the Qu'   rn. 
A)  nineteenth-century disputes between Muslims in Iran created a schism. 
B)  of a dispute about the proper succession of caliphs in seventh-century Arabia. 
C)  the Umayyad dynasty wanted to expand westward. 
D)  the Abbasid dynasty wanted to expand eastward. 
E)  of a dispute in the eighth century regarding the proper interpretation of the Qu'   rn.

Question 7

In Byzantine schools,classical Greek literature was:

Accepted Answer

A)  considered pagan and suspect, and so was read only with great reluctance. 
B)  the basis of the curriculum, with much study of the epics of Homer. 
C)  out of fashion, because people preferred to read the easier Greek of the Bible. 
D)  regarded as useless and impractical, but not offensive to Christian sensibilities. 
E)  not studied: Byzantium thought of itself as the heir of Rome and so read Latin classics. 
A)  considered pagan and suspect, and so was read only with great reluctance. 
B)  the basis of the curriculum, with much study of the epics of Homer. 
C)  out of fashion, because people preferred to read the easier Greek of the Bible. 
D)  regarded as useless and impractical, but not offensive to Christian sensibilities. 
E)  not studied: Byzantium thought of itself as the heir of Rome and so read Latin classics.

Question 8

The instability faced in the West by the mid-seventh century may be attributed to:

Accepted Answer

A)  Justinian's failed efforts to reconquer the western empire. 
B)  excessive taxes on agricultural lands. 
C)  Muslim raiders who disrupted trade routes. 
D)  the increasing inability of aristocrats to give lavish gifts. 
E)  all of these 
A)  Justinian's failed efforts to reconquer the western empire. 
B)  excessive taxes on agricultural lands. 
C)  Muslim raiders who disrupted trade routes. 
D)  the increasing inability of aristocrats to give lavish gifts. 
E)  all of these

Question 9

The Shiite claim to legitimacy rests on the direct connection to Muhammad through his daughter:

Accepted Answer

A)  Aisha. 
B)  Yasmina. 
C)  Fatimah. 
D)  Khadijah. 
E)  Sawda. 
A)  Aisha. 
B)  Yasmina. 
C)  Fatimah. 
D)  Khadijah. 
E)  Sawda.

Question 10

How can Muhammad be described as both a prophet and a statesman?

Accepted Answer

In 610,Muhammad heard a voice deliver a

Question 11

In general,the Christian monasticism of the fourth,fifth,and sixth centuries was a response to:

Accepted Answer

A)  unprecedented cooperation among the first popes and Roman emperors. 
B)  the high level of religious devotion found in the cities of the late Roman Empire. 
C)  the increasing worldliness of the church and a hunger to transform lives in accordance with the will of God. 
D)  religious teachings that encouraged extraordinary feats of self-denial and self-abasement. 
E)  the devastation caused by the collapse of the Roman Empire and the desire to escape from the prevailing turmoil. 
A)  unprecedented cooperation among the first popes and Roman emperors. 
B)  the high level of religious devotion found in the cities of the late Roman Empire. 
C)  the increasing worldliness of the church and a hunger to transform lives in accordance with the will of God. 
D)  religious teachings that encouraged extraordinary feats of self-denial and self-abasement. 
E)  the devastation caused by the collapse of the Roman Empire and the desire to escape from the prevailing turmoil.

Question 12

In the late sixth century C.E.,the economy of Arabia:

Accepted Answer

A)  was in a state of crisis brought on by the wars between Byzantium and Persia. 
B)  became much more commercially sophisticated as a result of changing trade routes. 
C)  was still almost entirely made up of nomadic Bedouins. 
D)  was based on the production of figs, wool, and goats at desert oases. 
E)  was practically nonexistent due to Arabia's domination by the Byzantine empire. 
A)  was in a state of crisis brought on by the wars between Byzantium and Persia. 
B)  became much more commercially sophisticated as a result of changing trade routes. 
C)  was still almost entirely made up of nomadic Bedouins. 
D)  was based on the production of figs, wool, and goats at desert oases. 
E)  was practically nonexistent due to Arabia's domination by the Byzantine empire.

Question 13

What factors allowed the Byzantine empire to survive into the Middle Ages?

Accepted Answer

Efficient bureaucratic government was on

Question 14

What accounts for the rapid growth of Islam?

Accepted Answer

The early spread of Islam was not accomp

Question 15

Compared to medieval Europe in the eleventh and twelfth centuries,the Islamic world was:

Accepted Answer

A)  less diverse ethnically. 
B)  largely united politically. 
C)  less advanced in technological sophistication, science, and philosophy. 
D)  more advanced in technological sophistication, science, and philosophy. 
E)  comparable in terms of economics, politics, and technology. 
A)  less diverse ethnically. 
B)  largely united politically. 
C)  less advanced in technological sophistication, science, and philosophy. 
D)  more advanced in technological sophistication, science, and philosophy. 
E)  comparable in terms of economics, politics, and technology.

Question 16

Why did Justinian try to reconquer the western Roman Empire?

Accepted Answer

A)  because the Persians had been defeated in the East, so he could safely launch military expeditions to the West 
B)  because his empire required continuing conquests in order to prosper 
C)  because he sought to revive and reconstruct wholly the old empire 
D)  because he needed to keep his army as far away from his capital as possible 
E)  because he believed that he should be the head of a unified Christian Church 
A)  because the Persians had been defeated in the East, so he could safely launch military expeditions to the West 
B)  because his empire required continuing conquests in order to prosper 
C)  because he sought to revive and reconstruct wholly the old empire 
D)  because he needed to keep his army as far away from his capital as possible 
E)  because he believed that he should be the head of a unified Christian Church

Question 17

Which was the most significant event in creating Byzantine hostility toward the Latin Christian world?

Accepted Answer

A)  the coronation of Charlemagne as Roman emperor on Christmas Day, 800 
B)  the First Crusade 
C)  the Iconoclastic Controversy 
D)  the Fourth Crusade in 1204 
E)  the execution of the Byzantine ambassador to Rome in 816 
A)  the coronation of Charlemagne as Roman emperor on Christmas Day, 800 
B)  the First Crusade 
C)  the Iconoclastic Controversy 
D)  the Fourth Crusade in 1204 
E)  the execution of the Byzantine ambassador to Rome in 816

Question 18

The Arabian Nights describes the extravagant behavior of the Abbasid caliph:

Accepted Answer

A)  Ali. 
B)  Utahan. 
C)  Al-Hakems II. 
D)  Harun al-Rashid. 
E)  Abu-Bakr. 
A)  Ali. 
B)  Utahan. 
C)  Al-Hakems II. 
D)  Harun al-Rashid. 
E)  Abu-Bakr.

Question 19

In Arabic,caliph meAnswer:

Accepted Answer

A)  king. 
B)  deputy. 
C)  prince. 
D)  general. 
E)  imam. 
A)  king. 
B)  deputy. 
C)  prince. 
D)  general. 
E)  imam.

Question 20

The word Islam meAnswer:

Accepted Answer

A)  pilgrimage. 
B)  migration. 
C)  submission. 
D)  recitation. 
E)  prayer. 
A)  pilgrimage. 
B)  migration. 
C)  submission. 
D)  recitation. 
E)  prayer.

Exam 7: Rome’s Three Heirs: 500–950

In the eyes of early medieval Europe,law and Latin Christianity were the pinnacles of Roman cultural achievement.

Within Islam,social mobility was encouraged because of:

The Vikings are generally regarded as being a destructive force in European history:

The economic base of the Abbasid caliphate lay in:

As a theologian,Pope Gregory I is regarded as the successor to:

The Shiite party arose among Muslims because:

In Byzantine schools,classical Greek literature was:

The instability faced in the West by the mid-seventh century may be attributed to:

The Shiite claim to legitimacy rests on the direct connection to Muhammad through his daughter:

How can Muhammad be described as both a prophet and a statesman?

In general,the Christian monasticism of the fourth,fifth,and sixth centuries was a response to:

In the late sixth century C.E.,the economy of Arabia:

What factors allowed the Byzantine empire to survive into the Middle Ages?

What accounts for the rapid growth of Islam?

Compared to medieval Europe in the eleventh and twelfth centuries,the Islamic world was:

Why did Justinian try to reconquer the western Roman Empire?

Which was the most significant event in creating Byzantine hostility toward the Latin Christian world?

The Arabian Nights describes the extravagant behavior of the Abbasid caliph:

In Arabic,caliph meAnswer:

The word Islam meAnswer:

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The Expansion of Europe,950–1100

The Consolidation of Europe,1100–1300

Crisis,Unrest,and Opportunity,1300–1500

Commerce,Conquest,and Colonization,1300–1600

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What Is a Nation? Territories,States,and Citizens,1848–1871

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