Question 1

Which of the following can be said of early medieval European women?

Accepted Answer

A) Women's influence tended to be in the private, not the public, sphere. 
B) Women seldom could inherit land if they had brothers. 
C) Women were bound to the same hierarchies as men. 
D) Aristocratic women had opportunities and power denied to ordinary women. 
E) All of these 
A) Women's influence tended to be in the private, not the public, sphere. 
B) Women seldom could inherit land if they had brothers. 
C) Women were bound to the same hierarchies as men. 
D) Aristocratic women had opportunities and power denied to ordinary women. 
E) All of these E

Question 2

Immediately to the east of the Carolingian territories lay

Accepted Answer

A) a vast empty steppe (prairie)extending to the Ural Mountains. 
B) Slavic lands, some of which were converted to Catholicism and some to Orthodoxy. 
C) Scandinavia, with a monarchy rising in Denmark under Carolingian pressure. 
D) the most northern lands of Islam. 
E) colonies of Byzantium. 
A) a vast empty steppe (prairie)extending to the Ural Mountains. 
B) Slavic lands, some of which were converted to Catholicism and some to Orthodoxy. 
C) Scandinavia, with a monarchy rising in Denmark under Carolingian pressure. 
D) the most northern lands of Islam. 
E) colonies of Byzantium. B

Question 3

Which of the following is not true of "icons"?

Accepted Answer

A) They were worshipped by Christians. 
B) They come from a Greek word that means "image." 
C) They portray Christ, Mary, and the Saints. 
D) They decorated their churches and homes with them. 
E) They are meant to give a sense of timelessness and holiness. 
A) They were worshipped by Christians. 
B) They come from a Greek word that means "image." 
C) They portray Christ, Mary, and the Saints. 
D) They decorated their churches and homes with them. 
E) They are meant to give a sense of timelessness and holiness. A

Question 4

Summarize the main features of Islamic religion up until the rise of the Abbasid dynasty.

Accepted Answer

Essays should survey Islamic beliefs and

Question 5

Which of the following statements is not correct?

Accepted Answer

A) In the Latin West, towns lost much of their governmental functions and cultural life. 
B) The Arabs were great city-builders. 
C) Byzantium experienced renewed urbanization after an early decline. 
D) As a rule, cities grew as the heavy burden of Roman government disappeared. 
E) Agriculture remained the most important trade element. 
A) In the Latin West, towns lost much of their governmental functions and cultural life. 
B) The Arabs were great city-builders. 
C) Byzantium experienced renewed urbanization after an early decline. 
D) As a rule, cities grew as the heavy burden of Roman government disappeared. 
E) Agriculture remained the most important trade element.

Question 6

The mosque of the "Dome of the Rock" in Jerusalem was the first important shrine of Islam.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Agriculture remained the most important aspect of the medieval economy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Which of the following did not occur during the Carolingian Renaissance?

Accepted Answer

A) standardization of liturgy and monastic rules 
B) a virtual industry of copying manuscripts 
C) a general lowering of academic standards 
D) the increasing use of stone in architecture 
E) a conscious effort at rebirth and reform 
A) standardization of liturgy and monastic rules 
B) a virtual industry of copying manuscripts 
C) a general lowering of academic standards 
D) the increasing use of stone in architecture 
E) a conscious effort at rebirth and reform

Question 9

What were some reasons for the emergence of the Papal States? How did the popes amass temporal as well as spiritual authority during the early medieval period?

Accepted Answer

Answers should incorporate at least two

Question 10

In the eighth century, the Berbers conquered

Accepted Answer

A) all of Italy. 
B) the Asturias Mountains. 
C) Oviedo. 
D) all of Spain except for the Asturias in the northwest. 
E) all of Italy except for the Vatican and Roman areas. 
A) all of Italy. 
B) the Asturias Mountains. 
C) Oviedo. 
D) all of Spain except for the Asturias in the northwest. 
E) all of Italy except for the Vatican and Roman areas.

Question 11

Who were the Shi'ites and the Sunnis? What main issues divided them?

Accepted Answer

This very narrow question has particular

Question 12

What is the "mayor of the palace"

Accepted Answer

A) The title of the Carolingian emperors 
B) A military command 
C) An official at the Carolingian court 
D) The Merovingian "Prime Minister" 
E) A puppet-king 
A) The title of the Carolingian emperors 
B) A military command 
C) An official at the Carolingian court 
D) The Merovingian "Prime Minister" 
E) A puppet-king

Question 13

The Carolingian Renaissance refers to the revival of learning that took place during the reign of Charlemagne.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

What geographic feature was critical for early medieval trade?

Accepted Answer

A) great Roman roads 
B) rivers 
C) access to sea-lanes 
D) caravan routes 
E) many remaining Roman bridges 
A) great Roman roads 
B) rivers 
C) access to sea-lanes 
D) caravan routes 
E) many remaining Roman bridges

Question 15

Which enemy did Heraclius face during his reign?

Accepted Answer

A) Persians 
B) Muslims 
C) Slavic peoples 
D) All of the above 
E) None of the above 
A) Persians 
B) Muslims 
C) Slavic peoples 
D) All of the above 
E) None of the above

Question 16

Muhammad was born in 570 to a wealthy and highly powerful clan of the Quraysh tribe.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Which of the following aided the Carolingians in their rise to power?

Accepted Answer

A) Their bloody suppression of the Merovingian Revolt 
B) Charles Martel's defeat by the Arabs in 733 
C) The eradication of rival noble families 
D) The backing of powerful episcopal and monastic churchmen. 
E) Alliances with Muslim leaders in Spain 
A) Their bloody suppression of the Merovingian Revolt 
B) Charles Martel's defeat by the Arabs in 733 
C) The eradication of rival noble families 
D) The backing of powerful episcopal and monastic churchmen. 
E) Alliances with Muslim leaders in Spain

Question 18

As the boundaries of Byzantium changed in the seventh century, which of the following was not a part of this change?

Accepted Answer

A) It still held southern and eastern shores of the Roman Mediterranean. 
B) It added the western part of India as a sphere of influence. 
C) It lost much of its eastern area to Arab expansion. 
D) Arabs will eventually threaten Constantinople itself. 
E) It checked the advance of the Slavic peoples in the Balkans. 
A) It still held southern and eastern shores of the Roman Mediterranean. 
B) It added the western part of India as a sphere of influence. 
C) It lost much of its eastern area to Arab expansion. 
D) Arabs will eventually threaten Constantinople itself. 
E) It checked the advance of the Slavic peoples in the Balkans.

Question 19

Magyars, also known as Hungarians

Accepted Answer

A) invaded the Roman Empire under their leader, Attila. 
B) created the first major Slavic state: Great Moravia. 
C) migrated to eastern Europe from the east and raided as far west as France and Italy. 
D) allied with the Vikings and Arabs to bring down the Carolingian Empire. 
E) had earlier defeated both the Huns and Avars. 
A) invaded the Roman Empire under their leader, Attila. 
B) created the first major Slavic state: Great Moravia. 
C) migrated to eastern Europe from the east and raided as far west as France and Italy. 
D) allied with the Vikings and Arabs to bring down the Carolingian Empire. 
E) had earlier defeated both the Huns and Avars.

Question 20

Discuss the Carolingian Renaissance.What was its lasting impact in the West?

Accepted Answer

Education, book production, monastic and

Which of the following can be said of early medieval European women?

Immediately to the east of the Carolingian territories lay

Which of the following is not true of "icons"?

Summarize the main features of Islamic religion up until the rise of the Abbasid dynasty.

Which of the following statements is not correct?

The mosque of the "Dome of the Rock" in Jerusalem was the first important shrine of Islam.

Agriculture remained the most important aspect of the medieval economy.

Which of the following did not occur during the Carolingian Renaissance?

What were some reasons for the emergence of the Papal States? How did the popes amass temporal as well as spiritual authority during the early medieval period?

In the eighth century, the Berbers conquered

Who were the Shi'ites and the Sunnis? What main issues divided them?

What is the "mayor of the palace"

The Carolingian Renaissance refers to the revival of learning that took place during the reign of Charlemagne.

What geographic feature was critical for early medieval trade?

Which enemy did Heraclius face during his reign?

Muhammad was born in 570 to a wealthy and highly powerful clan of the Quraysh tribe.

Which of the following aided the Carolingians in their rise to power?

As the boundaries of Byzantium changed in the seventh century, which of the following was not a part of this change?

Magyars, also known as Hungarians

Discuss the Carolingian Renaissance.What was its lasting impact in the West?

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Exam 8: Early Medieval Civilizations, 600-900

Which of the following can be said of early medieval European women?

Immediately to the east of the Carolingian territories lay

Which of the following is not true of "icons"?

Summarize the main features of Islamic religion up until the rise of the Abbasid dynasty.

Which of the following statements is not correct?

The mosque of the "Dome of the Rock" in Jerusalem was the first important shrine of Islam.

Agriculture remained the most important aspect of the medieval economy.

Which of the following did not occur during the Carolingian Renaissance?

What were some reasons for the emergence of the Papal States? How did the popes amass temporal as well as spiritual authority during the early medieval period?

In the eighth century, the Berbers conquered

Who were the Shi'ites and the Sunnis? What main issues divided them?

What is the "mayor of the palace"

The Carolingian Renaissance refers to the revival of learning that took place during the reign of Charlemagne.

What geographic feature was critical for early medieval trade?

Which enemy did Heraclius face during his reign?

Muhammad was born in 570 to a wealthy and highly powerful clan of the Quraysh tribe.

Which of the following aided the Carolingians in their rise to power?

As the boundaries of Byzantium changed in the seventh century, which of the following was not a part of this change?

Magyars, also known as Hungarians

Discuss the Carolingian Renaissance.What was its lasting impact in the West?

The Ancestors of the West

The Ship, the Sword, and the Book: Western Asia, Ca1500-400 B.C

The Greeks in the Polis to Ca.350 B.C

Alexander the Great and the Spread of Greek Civilization Ca350-30 B.C

Rome, From Republic to Empire

Imperial Rome, 31 Bc-Ad284

The World of Late Antiquity, 284-Ca.600

Expansion of Europe in the High Middle Ages, 900-1300

Crisis and Recovery in Late Medieval Europe, 1300-1500

The Renaissance

The Age of the Reformation

Europe in the Age of Religious Wars, 1560-1648

Europe in the Age of Louis Xiv, Ca1640-1715

The Era of the Second World War, 1939-1949

The Age of the Cold War, 1949-1989

A Continuing Experiment: The West and the World Since 1989

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