Question 1

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)  a ruthlessly effective army.F) A) and E)
G) C) and E)

Question 2

Why did Justinian's reconquest of the Western Roman Empire fail?

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A)  Justinian codified Roman law,which made a permanent merger impossible.
B)  Western Christians no longer felt kinship with eastern Christians,and they fought against Justinian from within.
C)  The costs associated with conquering and defending the vast western empire were too great given Justinian's military commitments elsewhere.
D)  Constantinople fell to Persian invaders and brought an end to the Eastern Roman Empire.
E)  Justinian was forced to withdraw his army to meet the mounting Islamic threat from the south.F) A) and C)
G) B) and E)

Question 3

In comparison to the Umayyad,the Abbasid caliphate:

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A)  was more like a Byzantine successor state.
B)  adopted more of the style of Persian royal absolutism.
C)  moved its capital from Baghdad to Damascus.
D)  modeled itself on the imperial court of Rome.
E)  required all conquered peoples to convert to Islam.F) C) and D)
G) B) and E)

Question 4

Although Muslim culture offered few opportunities for women as religious leaders,one exception was ________,who was a wife of Muhammad and a scholar.

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A)  Fatima
B)  Aisha
C)  Khadija
D)  Arsinoe
E)  HeraF) All of the above
G) A) and C)

Question 5

The architecture of the Hagia Sophia was intended to:

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A)  honor the achievements of the emperor.
B)  celebrate the Roman Empire.
C)  symbolize the mysteries of the Christian faith.
D)  honor the revelations of Muhammad.
E)  celebrate the multiculturalism of Constantinople.F) B) and C)
G) All of the above

Question 6

One of the major sources of the wealth of the Merovingian family was its:

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A)  colleges.
B)  traders.
C)  monasteries.
D)  banks.
E)  large estates.F) A) and B)
G) A) and E)

Question 7

A long-term result of Boniface anointing Pepin on behalf of the papacy was that:

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A)  members of the Carolingian family regularly became popes.
B)  the Carolingians founded a new capital for their empire in Rome.
C)  first-born sons of the king henceforth became king automatically on the death of their father.
D)  the pope became directly responsible for the welfare of the Carolingian empire.
E)  the power of kings was theoretically limited.F) B) and C)
G) A) and C)

Question 8

Explain how Justinian's conquest of the Mediterranean was both a success and a failure.

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Question 9

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.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 10

What innovations characterize the Carolingian Renaissance?

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Question 11

What impact did Viking invasions have on Europe?

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Question 12

By the seventh century,Western Europe had become a more fluid economy in which luxury goods and coinage circulated,albeit to differing degrees,among all levels of society.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

The power of lords often depended on which of the following?

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A)  The degree to which their followers saw them as godly men.
B)  Their ability to bestow gifts on their followers.
C)  Their education.
D)  Their success in converting their subjects to Christianity.
E)  Their ability to rule peacefully.F) None of the above
G) C) and E)

Question 14

Byzantine culture was the means by which the heritage of Western civilization was preserved for the Europe where Greek had become very rare.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

One of the few rulers to successfully defend his lands against the Vikings was:

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A)  Alfred.
B)  Arthur.
C)  Bede.
D)  Charles.
E)  Thomas.F) A) and E)
G) C) and E)

Question 16

The Iconoclastic Controversy of the eighth century c.e.was about:

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A)  the biblical laws forbidding "the work of Satan" on Sundays.
B)  Emperor Leo's decision to stop wearing the toga,the symbol of imperial manhood.
C)  the impossibility of smashing all the pagan idols,so some were allowed to remain.
D)  the use or prohibition of images in church,where people might worship the objects.
E)  prohibition of the display of the crucifix in Byzantine churches.F) A) and B)
G) A) and E)

Question 17

The Abbasid Empire effectively came to an end in:

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A)  1258,when the invading Mongol armies captured the Abbasid capital of Baghdad.
B)  733,when the Abbasid Army was defeated by Charles Martel at Tours.
C)  1066,when the dominant Shiites defeated the Sunnis at Damascus.
D)  930,when the Shiites Army attacked and captured Mecca.
E)  1186,when Philip of France and Richard of England captured Jerusalem.F) A) and D)
G) None of the above

Question 18

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

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A)  but such a view may not be correct in light of the principalities they established across northern Europe.
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 many great 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.F) C) and D)
G) All of the above

Question 19

The Qur'an contains:

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A)  the revelations sent by God to Muhammad.
B)  Christian teaching about Christ's divinity.
C)  excerpts from the Hebrew Torah.
D)  a detailed plan for the expansion of Islam after Muhammad's death.
E)  the sole guide for behavior for converts to Islam.F) A) and B)
G) D) and E)

Question 20

The Byzantine Empire was never stable because of the intrigue and violence that constantly occurred at the imperial court.

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A) True 
 B)False

Exam 7: Romes Three Heirs,500-950

Explain how Justinian's conquest of the Mediterranean was both a success and a failure.

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

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The stability of Byzantine government was the product of:

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The power of lords often depended on which of the following?

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The Byzantine Empire was never stable because of the intrigue and violence that constantly occurred at the imperial court.

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Why did Justinian's reconquest of the Western Roman Empire fail?

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The architecture of the Hagia Sophia was intended to:

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What impact did Viking invasions have on Europe?

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In comparison to the Umayyad,the Abbasid caliphate:

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The Byzantine economy in the early Middle Ages was:

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One of the few rulers to successfully defend his lands against the Vikings was:

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Byzantine culture was the means by which the heritage of Western civilization was preserved for the Europe where Greek had become very rare.

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Although Muslim culture offered few opportunities for women as religious leaders,one exception was ________,who was a wife of Muhammad and a scholar.

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The Qur'an contains:

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The Iconoclastic Controversy of the eighth century c.e.was about:

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By the seventh century,Western Europe had become a more fluid economy in which luxury goods and coinage circulated,albeit to differing degrees,among all levels of society.

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What innovations characterize the Carolingian Renaissance?

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