Question 1

Key Terms Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? 
 vassal

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A vassal is a person who has entered int

Question 2

Key Terms Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? 
 Hagia Sophia

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Hagia Sophia was a former Greek Orthodox

Question 3

Under Germanic rulers, the urban centers of the former Roman Empire continued

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A) to engage in substantial commerce. 
B) as episcopal seats of bishops. 
C) as lively centers of culture and intellectual life. 
D) as instruments of local government. 
E) to control the surrounding countryside. 
A) to engage in substantial commerce. 
B) as episcopal seats of bishops. 
C) as lively centers of culture and intellectual life. 
D) as instruments of local government. 
E) to control the surrounding countryside.

Question 4

Key Terms Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? 
 Cyrillic

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Cyrillic is a writing system used for va

Question 5

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. Should Charlemagne be remembered as a Frankish or Roman ruler? In what ways does his rule constitute the return to ancient values and policies, and in what ways does it represent new priorities and practices?

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Charlemagne, also known as Charles the G

Question 6

Vassalage includes all the following EXCEPT

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A) ​an oath of loyalty originating in the ancient German custom of swearing allegiance to the head of war-band. 
B) ​the vassal pledges military service, among other things, in exchange for a fief. 
C) ​unlimited power of the lord over the vassal. 
D) ​obligations such as raising ransom for the lord and protection of the vassal. 
E) ​a reciprocal relationship between lord and vassal. 
A) ​an oath of loyalty originating in the ancient German custom of swearing allegiance to the head of war-band. 
B) ​the vassal pledges military service, among other things, in exchange for a fief. 
C) ​unlimited power of the lord over the vassal. 
D) ​obligations such as raising ransom for the lord and protection of the vassal. 
E) ​a reciprocal relationship between lord and vassal.

Question 7

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. Explain the origins of Islam and discuss Islam's basic tenets. Why was Islam able to expand so quickly?

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The origins of Islam can be traced back

Question 8

Key Terms Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? 
 double monasteries

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Double monasteries were religious commun

Question 9

Under the leadership of Theodoric the Great (474-536)

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A) powerful aristocratic Roman families still held government offices. 
B) the Roman Senate was eliminated. 
C) those schools that still existed were destroyed. 
D) the Roman civil service was dismissed. 
E) Latin ceased to be the official language of administration. 
A) powerful aristocratic Roman families still held government offices. 
B) the Roman Senate was eliminated. 
C) those schools that still existed were destroyed. 
D) the Roman civil service was dismissed. 
E) Latin ceased to be the official language of administration.

Question 10

Though the Byzantine Empire lasted till 1453, it lost

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A) Spain to the Visigoths. 
B) Syria, Palestine, Egypt, and North Africa to the Arabs. 
C) territories in the Balkans to Slavs and Bulgars. 
D) territories in Italy to the Ostrogoths, Lombards, and Normans. 
E) all of the above 
A) Spain to the Visigoths. 
B) Syria, Palestine, Egypt, and North Africa to the Arabs. 
C) territories in the Balkans to Slavs and Bulgars. 
D) territories in Italy to the Ostrogoths, Lombards, and Normans. 
E) all of the above

Question 11

More than anything else, which of the following gave form and direction to the new civilization in the West that would arise on the ruins of Rome?

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A) the translations and compilations of Boethius, Cassiodorus, and Isidore 
B) kings 
C) the church 
D) the intermarriage of Germanic and Roman people 
E) the influence of Byzantium and Islam 
A) the translations and compilations of Boethius, Cassiodorus, and Isidore 
B) kings 
C) the church 
D) the intermarriage of Germanic and Roman people 
E) the influence of Byzantium and Islam

Question 12

Key Terms Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? 
 feudalism

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Feudalism was a social and economic syst

Question 13

The Ottoman Turks achieved all the following EXCEPT

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A) the conquest of Constantinople in 1453. 
B) the conquest of Syria, North Africa, and the Arabian coast. 
C) effective administration of an empire. 
D) renewed cultural brilliance within the Muslim world. 
E) the conquest of Hungary up to the gates of Vienna. 
A) the conquest of Constantinople in 1453. 
B) the conquest of Syria, North Africa, and the Arabian coast. 
C) effective administration of an empire. 
D) renewed cultural brilliance within the Muslim world. 
E) the conquest of Hungary up to the gates of Vienna.

Question 14

Instructions: Please use this outline map of Europe to answer the question(s). 
   Mark the boundaries of the full extent of Justinian's Empire.

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The answer of Instructions: Please use this outline map of...

Question 15

Which of the following statements about the Middle Ages is INACCURATE?

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A) The Middle Ages lasted roughly one thousand years. 
B) Three heirs to Greco-Roman civilization emerged: Byzantium, Islam, and Latin Christendom. 
C) In the Early Middle Ages, Latin Christendom spread to areas that Greco-Roman civilization had barely penetrated. 
D) The heartland of Latin Christendom shifted from the Mediterranean to the north. 
E) The Middle Ages constituted the end of the ancient world. 
A) The Middle Ages lasted roughly one thousand years. 
B) Three heirs to Greco-Roman civilization emerged: Byzantium, Islam, and Latin Christendom. 
C) In the Early Middle Ages, Latin Christendom spread to areas that Greco-Roman civilization had barely penetrated. 
D) The heartland of Latin Christendom shifted from the Mediterranean to the north. 
E) The Middle Ages constituted the end of the ancient world.

Key Terms Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? vassal

Key Terms Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? Hagia Sophia

Under Germanic rulers, the urban centers of the former Roman Empire continued

Key Terms Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? Cyrillic

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. Should Charlemagne be remembered as a Frankish or Roman ruler? In what ways does his rule constitute the return to ancient values and policies, and in what ways does it represent new priorities and practices?

Vassalage includes all the following EXCEPT

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. Explain the origins of Islam and discuss Islam's basic tenets. Why was Islam able to expand so quickly?

Key Terms Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? double monasteries

Under the leadership of Theodoric the Great (474-536)

Though the Byzantine Empire lasted till 1453, it lost

More than anything else, which of the following gave form and direction to the new civilization in the West that would arise on the ruins of Rome?

Key Terms Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? feudalism

The Ottoman Turks achieved all the following EXCEPT

Instructions: Please use this outline map of Europe to answer the question(s). Mark the boundaries of the full extent of Justinian's Empire.

Which of the following statements about the Middle Ages is INACCURATE?

The Ancient Near East: The First Civilizations

The Hebrews: a New View of God and the Individual

The Greek City-State: Democratic Politics

Greek Thought: From Myth to Reason

The Hellenistic Age: Cultural Diffusion

The Roman Republic: City-State to World Empire

The Roman Empire: a World-State

Early Christianity: a World Religion

The High Middle Ages: Vitality and Renewal

The Flowering of Medieval Culture: the Christian Synthesis

The Late Middle Ages: Crisis and Dissolution

The Renaissance: Transition to the Modern Age

The Reformation: the Shattering of Christian Unity

European Expansion: Economic and Social Transformations

The Rise of Sovereignty: Transition to the Modern State

The Scientific Revolution: the Universe Seen As a Mechanism

The Age of Enlightenment: Reason and Reform

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Exam 9: The Heirs of Rome: Byzantium, Islam, and Latin Christendom

Key Terms Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? vassal

Key Terms Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? Hagia Sophia

Under Germanic rulers, the urban centers of the former Roman Empire continued

Key Terms Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? Cyrillic

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. Should Charlemagne be remembered as a Frankish or Roman ruler? In what ways does his rule constitute the return to ancient values and policies, and in what ways does it represent new priorities and practices?

Vassalage includes all the following EXCEPT

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. Explain the origins of Islam and discuss Islam's basic tenets. Why was Islam able to expand so quickly?

Key Terms Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? double monasteries

Under the leadership of Theodoric the Great (474-536)

Though the Byzantine Empire lasted till 1453, it lost

More than anything else, which of the following gave form and direction to the new civilization in the West that would arise on the ruins of Rome?

Key Terms Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? feudalism

The Ottoman Turks achieved all the following EXCEPT

Instructions: Please use this outline map of Europe to answer the question(s). Mark the boundaries of the full extent of Justinian's Empire.

Which of the following statements about the Middle Ages is INACCURATE?

The Ancient Near East: The First Civilizations

The Hebrews: a New View of God and the Individual

The Greek City-State: Democratic Politics

Greek Thought: From Myth to Reason

The Hellenistic Age: Cultural Diffusion

The Roman Republic: City-State to World Empire

The Roman Empire: a World-State

Early Christianity: a World Religion

The High Middle Ages: Vitality and Renewal

The Flowering of Medieval Culture: the Christian Synthesis

The Late Middle Ages: Crisis and Dissolution

The Renaissance: Transition to the Modern Age

The Reformation: the Shattering of Christian Unity

European Expansion: Economic and Social Transformations

The Rise of Sovereignty: Transition to the Modern State

The Scientific Revolution: the Universe Seen As a Mechanism

The Age of Enlightenment: Reason and Reform

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