Question 1

The Western Roman Empire fell in the fifth century C.E.,but the Eastern Roman Empire survived for many centuries.Why?

Accepted Answer

The survival of the Eastern Roman Empire

Question 2

Identify the following terms.
-"little ice age"

Accepted Answer

The "Little Ice Age" refers to a period

Question 3

Identify the following terms.
-flagellants and anti-Jewish pogroms

Accepted Answer

Flagellants were religious zealots of th

Question 4

The architect Filippo Brunelleschi was inspired by

Accepted Answer

A)  Greek models. 
B)  Roman models. 
C)  Byzantine models. 
D)  Chinese models. 
E)  Roman Catholic Church models. 
A)  Greek models. 
B)  Roman models. 
C)  Byzantine models. 
D)  Chinese models. 
E)  Roman Catholic Church models.

Question 5

Identify the following terms.
-Hippodrome

Accepted Answer

A Hippodrome was an ancient Greek stadiu

Question 6

Identify the following terms.
-War of the Roses

Accepted Answer

The War of the Roses refers to a series

Question 7

What were the factors,internal and external,which affected the Church,and resulted in a decline of prestige and a loss of power by the beginning of the fifteenth century?

Accepted Answer

The decline of prestige and loss of powe

Question 8

The Renaissance was largely an urban phenomenon.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The Italian city that benefited from the Fourth Crusade was

Accepted Answer

A)  Rome. 
B)  Venice. 
C)  Florence. 
D)  Naples. 
E)  Genoa. 
A)  Rome. 
B)  Venice. 
C)  Florence. 
D)  Naples. 
E)  Genoa.

Question 10

Identify the following terms.
-Leonardo da Vinci

Accepted Answer

Leonardo da Vinci was a renowned Italian

Question 11

As a result of the Fourth Crusade,the West established a permanent political presence in the Byzantine Empire.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Identify the following terms.
-Crecy and Agincourt

Accepted Answer

Crecy and Agincourt are both significant

Question 13

Justinian's most significant accomplishment was in permanently reuniting the old Roman Empire.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

All of the following regarding the Hundred Years' War are correct except

Accepted Answer

A)  traditional nobles fighting on horseback were the keys to victory. 
B)  new weapons were used in the war, including the longbow and gunpowder. 
C)  the English were victorious at the battles of Crécy and Agincourt. 
D)  Joan of Arc was burnt at the stake. 
E)  it was fought between England and France. 
A)  traditional nobles fighting on horseback were the keys to victory. 
B)  new weapons were used in the war, including the longbow and gunpowder. 
C)  the English were victorious at the battles of Crécy and Agincourt. 
D)  Joan of Arc was burnt at the stake. 
E)  it was fought between England and France.

Question 15

Identify the following terms.
-Cosimo de' Medici

Accepted Answer

Cosimo de' Medici was an Italian banker

Question 16

Iconoclasm

Accepted Answer

A)  created a division in the Roman Church but not the Orthodox Church. 
B)  required the worship of icons by Orthodox Christians. 
C)  outlawed the use of icons in the Byzantine Empire. 
D)  was imposed upon the East by Charlemagne. 
E)  was a political movement to restore the primacy of Latin in the Byzantine Empire. 
A)  created a division in the Roman Church but not the Orthodox Church. 
B)  required the worship of icons by Orthodox Christians. 
C)  outlawed the use of icons in the Byzantine Empire. 
D)  was imposed upon the East by Charlemagne. 
E)  was a political movement to restore the primacy of Latin in the Byzantine Empire.

Question 17

The principles of Early Renaissance art

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A)  were demonstrated in the frescoes of Masaccio, which employed the laws of perspective and a more realistic relationship between figures and landscape. 
B)  excluded the nudes in the works of Palladio. 
C)  failed to begin a new area of artistic statement. 
D)  were marked by total disregard of knowledge of motion and/or anatomical detail. 
E)  explored the possibilities of scroll portraiture. 
A)  were demonstrated in the frescoes of Masaccio, which employed the laws of perspective and a more realistic relationship between figures and landscape. 
B)  excluded the nudes in the works of Palladio. 
C)  failed to begin a new area of artistic statement. 
D)  were marked by total disregard of knowledge of motion and/or anatomical detail. 
E)  explored the possibilities of scroll portraiture.

Question 18

The Byzantine theme

Accepted Answer

A)  combined military and civil authority in one person. 
B)  was a military strategy relying upon Greek fire. 
C)  was the time, or the theme, during which the Eastern Roman Empire became known as the Byzantine Empire. 
D)  was a self-sufficient organization of peasants in Anatolia. 
E)  was the master plan for the rebuilding Constantinople under Justinian. 
A)  combined military and civil authority in one person. 
B)  was a military strategy relying upon Greek fire. 
C)  was the time, or the theme, during which the Eastern Roman Empire became known as the Byzantine Empire. 
D)  was a self-sufficient organization of peasants in Anatolia. 
E)  was the master plan for the rebuilding Constantinople under Justinian.

Question 19

The council that ended the Great Schism was the council of

Accepted Answer

A)  Clermont. 
B)  Canossa. 
C)  Orleans. 
D)  Constance. 
E)  Trent. 
A)  Clermont. 
B)  Canossa. 
C)  Orleans. 
D)  Constance. 
E)  Trent.

Question 20

In 1054,the leaders of the Roman Catholic Church and the Orthodox Church excommunicated each other,leading to a split in Christendom which continues to the present.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 13: The Byzantine Empire and Crisis and Recovery in the West

The Western Roman Empire fell in the fifth century C.E.,but the Eastern Roman Empire survived for many centuries.Why?

Identify the following terms. -"little ice age"

Identify the following terms. -flagellants and anti-Jewish pogroms

The architect Filippo Brunelleschi was inspired by

Identify the following terms. -Hippodrome

Identify the following terms. -War of the Roses

What were the factors,internal and external,which affected the Church,and resulted in a decline of prestige and a loss of power by the beginning of the fifteenth century?

The Renaissance was largely an urban phenomenon.

The Italian city that benefited from the Fourth Crusade was

Identify the following terms. -Leonardo da Vinci

As a result of the Fourth Crusade,the West established a permanent political presence in the Byzantine Empire.

Identify the following terms. -Crecy and Agincourt

Justinian's most significant accomplishment was in permanently reuniting the old Roman Empire.

All of the following regarding the Hundred Years' War are correct except

Identify the following terms. -Cosimo de' Medici

Iconoclasm

The principles of Early Renaissance art

The Byzantine theme

The council that ended the Great Schism was the council of

In 1054,the leaders of the Roman Catholic Church and the Orthodox Church excommunicated each other,leading to a split in Christendom which continues to the present.

Early Humans and the First Civilizations

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The First World Civilizations: Rome, China, and the Emergence of the Silk Road

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Ferment in the Middle East: The Rise of Islam

Early Civilizations in Africa

The Expansion of Civilization in South and Southeast Asia

The Flowering of Traditional China

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Europe Transformed: Reform and State Building

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The West on the Eve of a New World Order

The Beginnings of Modernization: Industrialization and Nationalism in the Nineteenth Century

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Shadows over the Pacific: East Asia under Challenge

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The Crisis Deepens: World War II

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Brave New World: Communism on Trial

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