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

The pandemic known as Justinian's plague spread rapidly through the eastern and western part of the Roman Empire because it:

Accepted Answer

A) was a very virulent strain of smallpox. 
B) was carried by birds who migrated great distances. 
C) traveled along well-established trade routes both within and outside the empire. 
D) had a very long incubation period,which meant people could travel long distances without knowing they were infecting people. 
E) was exacerbated by an epidemic of influenza in the empire. 
A) was a very virulent strain of smallpox. 
B) was carried by birds who migrated great distances. 
C) traveled along well-established trade routes both within and outside the empire. 
D) had a very long incubation period,which meant people could travel long distances without knowing they were infecting people. 
E) was exacerbated by an epidemic of influenza in the empire.

Question 3

Why was paper such an important commodity in the Muslim world of the Middle Ages?

Accepted Answer

As Muslim control over various territori

Question 4

The Frankish dynasty could be traced back to Charlemagne.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Muhammad wrote about his revelations in the Qur'an.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Both the Persians and the Arabs learned to make paper from the:

Accepted Answer

A) Egyptians. 
B) Chinese. 
C) Anatolians. 
D) Carthaginians. 
E) Romans. 
A) Egyptians. 
B) Chinese. 
C) Anatolians. 
D) Carthaginians. 
E) Romans.

Question 7

Islam is a religion without sacraments or priests.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Spain was largely abandoned by Islam as a cultural backwater.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The Frankish ruler Gregory of Tours ruled in opposition to Roman models.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Where did Islam emerge?

Accepted Answer

A) Arabia 
B) Egypt 
C) Palestine 
D) Anatolia 
E) India 
A) Arabia 
B) Egypt 
C) Palestine 
D) Anatolia 
E) India

Question 11

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

Accepted Answer

Efficient bureaucratic government was on

Question 12

In Islamic society,the ulama was an especially learned man who had a thorough knowledge of religious law.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Opportunity for advancement in Islamic cultures ideally depended on:

Accepted Answer

A) the social class into which one was born. 
B) the sect of Islam that one professed. 
C) one's ability and one's talent. 
D) the level of bribes one was able to offer. 
E) whom one knew within the bureaucracy. 
A) the social class into which one was born. 
B) the sect of Islam that one professed. 
C) one's ability and one's talent. 
D) the level of bribes one was able to offer. 
E) whom one knew within the bureaucracy.

Question 14

Pope Gregory was not only a reformer of the Church and theologian,but was the first pope to break free of Byzantine control and establish an autonomous,Western-oriented Latin church.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

As Islam spread,Ethiopia became the only remaining independent Christian kingdom in North Africa.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

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

The pandemic known as Justinian's plague spread rapidly through the eastern and western part of the Roman Empire because it:

Why was paper such an important commodity in the Muslim world of the Middle Ages?

The Frankish dynasty could be traced back to Charlemagne.

Muhammad wrote about his revelations in the Qur'an.

Both the Persians and the Arabs learned to make paper from the:

Islam is a religion without sacraments or priests.

Spain was largely abandoned by Islam as a cultural backwater.

The Frankish ruler Gregory of Tours ruled in opposition to Roman models.

Where did Islam emerge?

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

In Islamic society,the ulama was an especially learned man who had a thorough knowledge of religious law.

Opportunity for advancement in Islamic cultures ideally depended on:

Pope Gregory was not only a reformer of the Church and theologian,but was the first pope to break free of Byzantine control and establish an autonomous,Western-oriented Latin church.

As Islam spread,Ethiopia became the only remaining independent Christian kingdom in North Africa.

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The Greek World Expands, 400-150

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The Transformation of Rome

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The Consolidation of Europe,1100-1250

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Rebirth and Unrest,1350-1453

Innovation and Exploration,1453-1533

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Exam 7: Romes Three Heirs,500-950

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

The pandemic known as Justinian's plague spread rapidly through the eastern and western part of the Roman Empire because it:

Why was paper such an important commodity in the Muslim world of the Middle Ages?

The Frankish dynasty could be traced back to Charlemagne.

Muhammad wrote about his revelations in the Qur'an.

Both the Persians and the Arabs learned to make paper from the:

Islam is a religion without sacraments or priests.

Spain was largely abandoned by Islam as a cultural backwater.

The Frankish ruler Gregory of Tours ruled in opposition to Roman models.

Where did Islam emerge?

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

In Islamic society,the ulama was an especially learned man who had a thorough knowledge of religious law.

Opportunity for advancement in Islamic cultures ideally depended on:

Pope Gregory was not only a reformer of the Church and theologian,but was the first pope to break free of Byzantine control and establish an autonomous,Western-oriented Latin church.

As Islam spread,Ethiopia became the only remaining independent Christian kingdom in North Africa.

Early Civilizations

Peoples, gods, and Empires: 1700-500

The Civilization of Greece, 1000-400

The Greek World Expands, 400-150

The Civilization of Ancient Rome

The Transformation of Rome

The Expansion of Europe,950-1100

The Consolidation of Europe,1100-1250

The Medieval World,1250-1350

Rebirth and Unrest,1350-1453

Innovation and Exploration,1453-1533

The Age of Dissent and Division,1500-1564

Europe in the Atlantic World,1550-1660

European Monarchies and Absolutism,1660-1725

The New Science of the Seventeenth Century

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