Question 1

Although the Iconoclastic Controversy was eventually resolved,its lasting effects included the:

Accepted Answer

A)  sale or handing over of Byzantine portraits to the Muslims. 
B)  destruction of nearly all pre-eighth-century religious art in the Byzantine empire. 
C)  adoption of conservative clothing styles by nobles and common people. 
D)  gradual acceptance of religious diversity in the East. 
E)  banning of all monastic orders within the Byzantine empire. 
A)  sale or handing over of Byzantine portraits to the Muslims. 
B)  destruction of nearly all pre-eighth-century religious art in the Byzantine empire. 
C)  adoption of conservative clothing styles by nobles and common people. 
D)  gradual acceptance of religious diversity in the East. 
E)  banning of all monastic orders within the Byzantine empire.

Question 2

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

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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,the patronage of powerful families like the Merovingians,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,the patronage of powerful families like the Merovingians,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 3

The economic base of the Abbasid caliphate lay in:

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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 4

Charles Martel is regarded as one of the founders of the Frankish Kingdom due to his defeat of a Muslim force near Paris.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The seventh century C.E.was a turning point in the history of Western civilization because:

Accepted Answer

A)  the entire Mediterranean world converted to Christianity. 
B)  the Greco-Roman world of antiquity divided into Byzantine,Islamic,and Latin Christian realms. 
C)  trade connections between North Africa and the Near East were ruptured by the Islamic conquests. 
D)  the entire Mediterranean world converted to Islam. 
E)  all of these 
A)  the entire Mediterranean world converted to Christianity. 
B)  the Greco-Roman world of antiquity divided into Byzantine,Islamic,and Latin Christian realms. 
C)  trade connections between North Africa and the Near East were ruptured by the Islamic conquests. 
D)  the entire Mediterranean world converted to Islam. 
E)  all of these

Question 6

Sexual relations within upper-class Muslim society around the year 1000 differed from classical Greek and Roman patterns because:

Accepted Answer

A)  Muslims abhorred homosexuality,whereas Greeks and Romans did not. 
B)  Muslim men had sexual access to slaves and concubines,whereas Greeks and Romans did not. 
C)  women were highly valued in Muslim society,whereas they were not in Greece or Rome. 
D)  Muslim men were permitted to have more than one wife,whereas Greek and Roman men were not. 
E)  all of these 
A)  Muslims abhorred homosexuality,whereas Greeks and Romans did not. 
B)  Muslim men had sexual access to slaves and concubines,whereas Greeks and Romans did not. 
C)  women were highly valued in Muslim society,whereas they were not in Greece or Rome. 
D)  Muslim men were permitted to have more than one wife,whereas Greek and Roman men were not. 
E)  all of these

Question 7

The Byzantine economy in the early Middle Ages was:

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A)  highly regulated,including wage and price controls. 
B)  subject to wild fluctuations due to currency debasement. 
C)  industrially underdeveloped. 
D)  renowned for its use of paper money. 
E)  depressed due to being cut off from trade with northern Europe. 
A)  highly regulated,including wage and price controls. 
B)  subject to wild fluctuations due to currency debasement. 
C)  industrially underdeveloped. 
D)  renowned for its use of paper money. 
E)  depressed due to being cut off from trade with northern Europe.

Question 8

Women from wealthy Byzantine families:

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A)  did not receive classical educations,since they were destined for domestic life. 
B)  could read but were not allowed to write history,novels,or poetry. 
C)  were generally educated at home by tutors,and some became literary figures of note. 
D)  were encouraged by parents to become actresses and singers like the Empress Theodora. 
E)  were educated in the public schools alongside the men. 
A)  did not receive classical educations,since they were destined for domestic life. 
B)  could read but were not allowed to write history,novels,or poetry. 
C)  were generally educated at home by tutors,and some became literary figures of note. 
D)  were encouraged by parents to become actresses and singers like the Empress Theodora. 
E)  were educated in the public schools alongside the men.

Question 9

Why were so many convents (monastic houses for women)founded during the seventh century C.E.?

Accepted Answer

A)  Convents met a variety of social and spiritual needs for aristocratic families. 
B)  Lower-class women flocked to convents as an improvement on the drudgery of their lives. 
C)  Nuns were the only women allowed to become priests. 
D)  Convents were a way for the families that founded them to make money. 
E)  all of these 
A)  Convents met a variety of social and spiritual needs for aristocratic families. 
B)  Lower-class women flocked to convents as an improvement on the drudgery of their lives. 
C)  Nuns were the only women allowed to become priests. 
D)  Convents were a way for the families that founded them to make money. 
E)  all of these

Question 10

What was the impact of Justinian's law code on the Middle Ages?

Accepted Answer

Justinian's law code was not only a coll

Question 11

What accounts for the rapid growth of Islam?

Accepted Answer

The early spread of Islam was not accomp

Question 12

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 13

Islam spread so quickly in the seventh and eighth centuries because:

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A)  Muslims insisted that all conquered peoples convert to Islam. 
B)  there were no Christians in the first lands that Muslims conquered. 
C)  the Pact of Unmark allowed for the total destruction of subject cities. 
D)  the Byzantines and Persians had become exhausted by their long wars against each other. 
E)  the subject peoples in conquered lands welcomed the Muslims as liberators. 
A)  Muslims insisted that all conquered peoples convert to Islam. 
B)  there were no Christians in the first lands that Muslims conquered. 
C)  the Pact of Unmark allowed for the total destruction of subject cities. 
D)  the Byzantines and Persians had become exhausted by their long wars against each other. 
E)  the subject peoples in conquered lands welcomed the Muslims as liberators.

Question 14

The stability of Byzantine government was the product of:

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A)  a highly centralized palace government. 
B)  a predictable system of succession to the imperial throne. 
C)  an efficient bureaucracy. 
D)  regulated wages and prices. 
E)  all of these 
A)  a highly centralized palace government. 
B)  a predictable system of succession to the imperial throne. 
C)  an efficient bureaucracy. 
D)  regulated wages and prices. 
E)  all of these

Question 15

What were the causes of the decline of the Abbasid dynasty?

Accepted Answer

One major cause was the collapse of thei

Question 16

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 fact that much agricultural land was passing out of production and slave labor was less productive. 
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 fact that much agricultural land was passing out of production and slave labor was less productive. 
E)  all of these

Question 17

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

Accepted Answer

In 610,Muhammad heard a voice deliver a

Question 18

Underlying the Carolingian Renaissance was the basic conviction that:

Accepted Answer

A)  classical learning was the foundation on which Christian wisdom rested. 
B)  the Bible could be best appreciated if it were translated into robust French and German idioms. 
C)  original Latin poetry and epic literature were the highest form of art. 
D)  proper Christian doctrine should be widely disseminated and heretical beliefs should be strictly punished. 
E)  to be better Christians,everyone should pray and devote their lives to the Church. 
A)  classical learning was the foundation on which Christian wisdom rested. 
B)  the Bible could be best appreciated if it were translated into robust French and German idioms. 
C)  original Latin poetry and epic literature were the highest form of art. 
D)  proper Christian doctrine should be widely disseminated and heretical beliefs should be strictly punished. 
E)  to be better Christians,everyone should pray and devote their lives to the Church.

Question 19

The Hijrah (Hegira)refers to the Prophet Muhammad's move from:

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A)  Medina to Mecca. 
B)  Mecca to Quadratic. 
C)  Medina to Quadratic. 
D)  Quadratic to Mecca. 
E)  Mecca to Medina. 
A)  Medina to Mecca. 
B)  Mecca to Quadratic. 
C)  Medina to Quadratic. 
D)  Quadratic to Mecca. 
E)  Mecca to Medina.

Question 20

The Byzantine church of Hagia Sophia was influential in the history of architecture because it:

Accepted Answer

A)  was constructed in a way that made light appear to come from directly above. 
B)  placed a massive dome on a building with a square shape. 
C)  was highly innovative in its external appearance and marble embellishment. 
D)  was the first Christian church converted into a mosque. 
E)  was the first building constructed completely from concrete. 
A)  was constructed in a way that made light appear to come from directly above. 
B)  placed a massive dome on a building with a square shape. 
C)  was highly innovative in its external appearance and marble embellishment. 
D)  was the first Christian church converted into a mosque. 
E)  was the first building constructed completely from concrete.

Exam 7: Rome’s Three Heirs: 500–950

Although the Iconoclastic Controversy was eventually resolved,its lasting effects included the:

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

The economic base of the Abbasid caliphate lay in:

Charles Martel is regarded as one of the founders of the Frankish Kingdom due to his defeat of a Muslim force near Paris.

The seventh century C.E.was a turning point in the history of Western civilization because:

Sexual relations within upper-class Muslim society around the year 1000 differed from classical Greek and Roman patterns because:

The Byzantine economy in the early Middle Ages was:

Women from wealthy Byzantine families:

Why were so many convents (monastic houses for women)founded during the seventh century C.E.?

What was the impact of Justinian's law code on the Middle Ages?

What accounts for the rapid growth of Islam?

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

Islam spread so quickly in the seventh and eighth centuries because:

The stability of Byzantine government was the product of:

What were the causes of the decline of the Abbasid dynasty?

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

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

Underlying the Carolingian Renaissance was the basic conviction that:

The Hijrah (Hegira)refers to the Prophet Muhammad's move from:

The Byzantine church of Hagia Sophia was influential in the history of architecture because it:

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The Expansion of Europe,950–1100

The Consolidation of Europe,1100–1300

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