Question 1

IDENTIFICATIONS

-wergeld

Accepted Answer

Not answer

Question 2

IDENTIFICATIONS
-Theodoric

Accepted Answer

Theodoric the Great, also known as Theodoric the Amal, was a king of the Ostrogoths and ruler of Italy from 493 to 526. He was a Germanic warrior-king who rose to power in the tumultuous aftermath of the fall of the Western Roman Empire. Theodoric is best known for his efforts to maintain stability and order in Italy during a time of great political and social upheaval.

Theodoric was a skilled military leader and diplomat, and he was able to establish a stable and prosperous kingdom in Italy. He was known for his tolerance of different religious and ethnic groups, and he worked to maintain good relations with the Roman Catholic Church and the Eastern Roman Empire.

Under Theodoric's rule, Italy experienced a period of relative peace and prosperity. He implemented policies to promote economic growth and cultural development, and he is remembered as a patron of the arts and learning. Theodoric's reign is often seen as a time of transition between the classical world of the Roman Empire and the medieval kingdoms of Europe.

Despite his many accomplishments, Theodoric's rule was not without controversy. He faced challenges from rival factions within his own kingdom, and his efforts to maintain peace between different ethnic and religious groups were not always successful. After his death in 526, his kingdom quickly fell into disarray, and Italy was once again plunged into chaos.

Overall, Theodoric the Great is remembered as a complex and influential figure in the history of Europe. His reign marked a pivotal moment in the transition from the ancient world to the medieval era, and his legacy continues to be studied and debated by historians and scholars.

Question 3

Justinian's most important contribution to Western civilization was his

Accepted Answer

A)  codification of law. 
B)  reconquest of western Europe. 
C)  preventing the migration of eastern peoples to the west. 
D)  spreading the use of Latin. 
E)  marriage to Theodora. 
A)  codification of law. 
B)  reconquest of western Europe. 
C)  preventing the migration of eastern peoples to the west. 
D)  spreading the use of Latin. 
E)  marriage to Theodora. A

Question 4

IDENTIFICATIONS
-Saint Boniface

Accepted Answer

Saint Boniface, also known as the Apostl

Question 5

IDENTIFICATIONS
-Saint Augustine's The City of God

Accepted Answer

Saint Augustine's The City of God is a m

Question 6

The Byzantine emperor who initiated the iconoclastic controversy in 725 was

Accepted Answer

A)  Leo III 
B)  Alexis I Comnenus. 
C)  Irene. 
D)  Heraclius. 
E)  Justinian. 
A)  Leo III 
B)  Alexis I Comnenus. 
C)  Irene. 
D)  Heraclius. 
E)  Justinian.

Question 7

IDENTIFICATIONS
-Clovis

Accepted Answer

Clovis is a term that refers to the firs

Question 8

The Petrine Doctrine

Accepted Answer

A)  was the belief that the bishops of Rome held a preeminent position in the church. 
B)  was developed at the Council of Nicaea. 
C)  declared heresy to be the main problem of the church. 
D)  declared deacons to have the same spiritual powers as bishops. 
E)  was the theory that placed the Patriarch of Constantinople as head of the Church. 
A)  was the belief that the bishops of Rome held a preeminent position in the church. 
B)  was developed at the Council of Nicaea. 
C)  declared heresy to be the main problem of the church. 
D)  declared deacons to have the same spiritual powers as bishops. 
E)  was the theory that placed the Patriarch of Constantinople as head of the Church.

Question 9

IDENTIFICATIONS
-Muhammad

Accepted Answer

Muhammad is the central figure in Islam

Question 10

In the late fourth century, the Visigoths and other Germanic tribes, were pushed into the Balkans region of the Eastern Roman Empire because of pressure from the

Accepted Answer

A)  Byzantines. 
B)  Vikings. 
C)  Avars. 
D)  Arians. 
E)  Huns. 
A)  Byzantines. 
B)  Vikings. 
C)  Avars. 
D)  Arians. 
E)  Huns.

Question 11

Muslim societies abide by a strict code of law, much of it derived from the holy book Qur'an, and regulating all aspects of Muslim life. This law code is called

Accepted Answer

A)  Shari'a. 
B)  jihad. 
C)  hajj. 
D)  Ramadan. 
E)  Caliphite. 
A)  Shari'a. 
B)  jihad. 
C)  hajj. 
D)  Ramadan. 
E)  Caliphite.

Question 12

Guilt under Germanic customary law was determined by

Accepted Answer

A)  trial by jury. 
B)  the decisions of the major domus. 
C)  the wergeld. 
D)  compurgation and ordeal. 
E)  confession and penance. 
A)  trial by jury. 
B)  the decisions of the major domus. 
C)  the wergeld. 
D)  compurgation and ordeal. 
E)  confession and penance.

Question 13

IDENTIFICATIONS
-Arianism

Accepted Answer

Arianism:

Who?
Arianism is a theologica

Question 14

Muslims regard Muhammad as a prophet of god but not as himself divine.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

IDENTIFICATIONS
-trivium and quadrivium

Accepted Answer

The Trivium and Quadrivium are two sets

Question 16

Saint Jerome, is known for all of the following except

Accepted Answer

A)  his mastery of Latin prose. 
B)  his skills as a linguist. 
C)  his translations of the Old and New Testaments from Hebrew and Greek into Latin. 
D)  his final return to pagan heresy and rejection of key Christian doctrines. 
E)  becoming one of the Latin Fathers of the Church. 
A)  his mastery of Latin prose. 
B)  his skills as a linguist. 
C)  his translations of the Old and New Testaments from Hebrew and Greek into Latin. 
D)  his final return to pagan heresy and rejection of key Christian doctrines. 
E)  becoming one of the Latin Fathers of the Church.

Question 17

In Islam, Jihad has been defined as "holy war" but a more accurate description is "striving in the way of the Lord."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

IDENTIFICATIONS
-Five Pillars of Islam

Accepted Answer

Who: The "Who" refers to the individuals

Question 19

IDENTIFICATIONS
-Saint Jerome and the Vulgate

Accepted Answer

Saint Jerome was a Christian scholar and

Question 20

The Edict of Milan

Accepted Answer

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.

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

IDENTIFICATIONS -wergeld

IDENTIFICATIONS -Theodoric

Justinian's most important contribution to Western civilization was his

IDENTIFICATIONS -Saint Boniface

IDENTIFICATIONS -Saint Augustine's The City of God

The Byzantine emperor who initiated the iconoclastic controversy in 725 was

IDENTIFICATIONS -Clovis

The Petrine Doctrine

IDENTIFICATIONS -Muhammad

In the late fourth century, the Visigoths and other Germanic tribes, were pushed into the Balkans region of the Eastern Roman Empire because of pressure from the

Muslim societies abide by a strict code of law, much of it derived from the holy book Qur'an, and regulating all aspects of Muslim life. This law code is called

Guilt under Germanic customary law was determined by

IDENTIFICATIONS -Arianism

Muslims regard Muhammad as a prophet of god but not as himself divine.

IDENTIFICATIONS -trivium and quadrivium

Saint Jerome, is known for all of the following except

In Islam, Jihad has been defined as "holy war" but a more accurate description is "striving in the way of the Lord."

IDENTIFICATIONS -Five Pillars of Islam

IDENTIFICATIONS -Saint Jerome and the Vulgate

The Edict of Milan

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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