Question 1

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)   all of theseF) B) and C)
G) A) and E) B

Question 2

One factor in the success of cities in Arabia was the protracted wars between the Byzantine empire and Persia,which made the Arabian trade routes safer than the northern ones.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

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

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

Question 4

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

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One major cause was the collapse of thei...

Question 5

In their worship of Allah,Muslims worship:

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A)   the Prophet Muhammad.
B)   the angel Gabriel.
C)   the same deity worshiped by Christians and Jews.
D)   a pantheon of gods.
E)   the same deities worshiped by Hindus.F) B) and E)
G) C) and D)

Question 6

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) B) and D)
G) C) and D)

Question 7

Chapter 7 dates the beginning of Byzantine history with the accession of:

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A)   Diocletian in 284.
B)   Constantine in 312.
C)   Julian in 360.
D)   Justinian in 527.
E)   Heraclius in 610.F) C) and D)
G) B) and E) E

Question 8

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 9

What was the legacy of the Carolingians?

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The Carolingian empire dissolved upon th...

Question 10

To what extent did the Carolingians owe their success to the Merovingians?

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While the Carolingians attempted to blac...

Question 11

Between 610 and 1071,the major security threats to the Byzantine empire came from:

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A)   Persia, then Egypt.
B)   Persia, then the Umayyad and the Abbasids.
C)   Persia, then the Turks.
D)   Persia, then the Slavs.
E)   the western Roman Empire.F) C) and E)
G) A) and C)

Question 12

The literary and cultural value of Homer was as great to the Byzantines as the Bible was to the West.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

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

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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 theseF) B) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 14

Historians looking for a rupture in western European attitudes toward ancient Roman culture and traditions will likely find it between the lives of:

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A)   Charlemagne and the Burgundian kings of Germany.
B)   Gregory of Tours and Charlemagne.
C)   Constantine and Justinian.
D)   Cicero and Diocletian.
E)   Gregory of Tours and Justinian.F) A) and C)
G) C) and D)

Question 15

The Carolingian empire depended in large measure on ___ for its maintenance.

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A)   the sworn loyalty of Charlemagne's counts
B)   a continuous supply of silver from the Abbasids
C)   the development of a new educational system
D)   the support of the monasteries within the kingdom
E)   the regular use of written recordsF) A) and E)
G) C) and D)

Question 16

Islam is a religion without sacraments or priests.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

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.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

As a Christian king responsible for ruling a Christian society,Charlemagne:

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A)   was careful to observe the distinctions between religious and political authority established by Saint Augustine of Hippo.
B)   placed the Frankish church under the control of the pope, while he ruled the kingdom politically.
C)   took responsibility for reforming the religious life of his kingdom just as he reformed its government.
D)   became a monk at the end of his life, thus ensuring his own salvation.
E)   established his empire as a theocratic state ruled by the laws set forth in the Bible.F) All of the above
G) C) and E)

Question 19

Gregory VII was the first pope to assert his autonomy from the Byzantine emperors and the Orthodox Church.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

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

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Exam 7: Rome’s Three Heirs: 500–950

In comparison to the Umayyad,the Abbasid caliphate:

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One factor in the success of cities in Arabia was the protracted wars between the Byzantine empire and Persia,which made the Arabian trade routes safer than the northern ones.

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

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

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In their worship of Allah,Muslims worship:

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The Iconoclastic Controversy of the eighth century C.E.was about:

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Chapter 7 dates the beginning of Byzantine history with the accession of:

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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 was the legacy of the Carolingians?

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To what extent did the Carolingians owe their success to the Merovingians?

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Between 610 and 1071,the major security threats to the Byzantine empire came from:

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The literary and cultural value of Homer was as great to the Byzantines as the Bible was to the West.

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

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Historians looking for a rupture in western European attitudes toward ancient Roman culture and traditions will likely find it between the lives of:

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The Carolingian empire depended in large measure on ___ for its maintenance.

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Islam is a religion without sacraments or priests.

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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.

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As a Christian king responsible for ruling a Christian society,Charlemagne:

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

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