Question 1

What are the causes of the decline and fall of the Roman empire?

Accepted Answer

End of expansion reduced importation of

Question 2

Who was responsible for the development of Christian monasticism in the western half of the Roman empire?

Accepted Answer

A)  Benedict of Nursia 
B)  St. Basil 
C)  Monomachus of Syria 
D)  Augustine 
A)  Benedict of Nursia 
B)  St. Basil 
C)  Monomachus of Syria 
D)  Augustine

Question 3

After what date did the signs of decline become evident within the Roman empire?

Accepted Answer

A)  88 C.E. 
B)  180 C.E. 
C)  250 C.E. 
D)  476 C.E. 
A)  88 C.E. 
B)  180 C.E. 
C)  250 C.E. 
D)  476 C.E.

Question 4

What was the greatest weakness in the political constitution of the Roman Empire?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Roman army depended entirely on small farmers as conscripts. 
B)  There was no established principle of succession to the office of emperor. 
C)  The Romans had no established legal system. 
D)  The aristocratic Senate completely dominated the imperial constitution. 
A)  The Roman army depended entirely on small farmers as conscripts. 
B)  There was no established principle of succession to the office of emperor. 
C)  The Romans had no established legal system. 
D)  The aristocratic Senate completely dominated the imperial constitution.

Question 5

What, according to the authors, defines the end of a historical period and the beginning of a new period? How does the end of the classical period fit this definition?

Accepted Answer

Geographical shifts in political boundar

Question 6

How does the decline and fall of the Roman empire compare chronologically to the collapse of the Han and the Gupta empires?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Roman empire collapsed before either of the other two. 
B)  The Roman empire collapsed after both of the other two. 
C)  The Roman empire collapsed after the Han but before the Gupta. 
D)  The Roman empire collapsed after the Gupta but before the Han. 
A)  The Roman empire collapsed before either of the other two. 
B)  The Roman empire collapsed after both of the other two. 
C)  The Roman empire collapsed after the Han but before the Gupta. 
D)  The Roman empire collapsed after the Gupta but before the Han.

Question 7

What aspect of Rome?s population size was a sign of its decline?

Accepted Answer

A)  Declining population as birth rates no longer kept pace with death rates 
B)  Rising population as Roman expansion led to increasing number of slaves 
C)  Declining population as religious conversion led to many males choosing celibacy as a way of life 
D)  Rising population leading to food shortages, particularly acute in the eastern half of the empire 
A)  Declining population as birth rates no longer kept pace with death rates 
B)  Rising population as Roman expansion led to increasing number of slaves 
C)  Declining population as religious conversion led to many males choosing celibacy as a way of life 
D)  Rising population leading to food shortages, particularly acute in the eastern half of the empire

Question 8

The imperial structure of India was briefly restored in 506 C.E. during the reign of

Accepted Answer

A)  Chandragupta II. 
B)  Harsha. 
C)  Chandrasankar. 
D)  Devi. 
A)  Chandragupta II. 
B)  Harsha. 
C)  Chandrasankar. 
D)  Devi.

Question 9

How did the change in the agricultural economy affect the balance of political power at the end of the Roman empire?

Accepted Answer

A)  It gave political power to the landlords but weakened the hold of the emperor. 
B)  Small independent farmers were able to restore their political influence at the expense of the central government. 
C)  The emperors were able to establish almost absolute political control because of the failure of the large landholders. 
D)  The reduction in the number of slaves weakened the large landholders who lost political influence to both the central government and the small independent farmers. 
A)  It gave political power to the landlords but weakened the hold of the emperor. 
B)  Small independent farmers were able to restore their political influence at the expense of the central government. 
C)  The emperors were able to establish almost absolute political control because of the failure of the large landholders. 
D)  The reduction in the number of slaves weakened the large landholders who lost political influence to both the central government and the small independent farmers.

Question 10

Which of the following people contributed to the decline in Roman civilization?

Accepted Answer

A)  Attila the Hun 
B)  Hannibal 
C)  Pompey 
D)  Gupta 
A)  Attila the Hun 
B)  Hannibal 
C)  Pompey 
D)  Gupta

Question 11

The cult of what Hindu divinity gained greater popularity following the fall of the Gupta empire?

Accepted Answer

A)  Shiva 
B)  Devi 
C)  Kali 
D)  Mandala 
A)  Shiva 
B)  Devi 
C)  Kali 
D)  Mandala

Question 12

Which classical civilization was the first to decline?

Accepted Answer

A)  Han China 
B)  Rome 
C)  Gupta India 
D)  They all declined at the same time. 
A)  Han China 
B)  Rome 
C)  Gupta India 
D)  They all declined at the same time.

Question 13

In what region was the culture of the Roman empire most continuous?

Accepted Answer

A)  Byzantine empire 
B)  Sassanid empire 
C)  Small kingdoms of northern Africa 
D)  Germanic kingdoms of northern Europe 
A)  Byzantine empire 
B)  Sassanid empire 
C)  Small kingdoms of northern Africa 
D)  Germanic kingdoms of northern Europe

Question 14

Which of the following is NOT a similarity between Christianity and Buddhism?

Accepted Answer

A)  Both developed an important monastic movement. 
B)  Both stressed the possibility of an afterlife. 
C)  Both accepted the existence of holy men who built up spiritual merits that could be tapped by other believers. 
D)  Both placed great emphasis on church organization and structure. 
A)  Both developed an important monastic movement. 
B)  Both stressed the possibility of an afterlife. 
C)  Both accepted the existence of holy men who built up spiritual merits that could be tapped by other believers. 
D)  Both placed great emphasis on church organization and structure.

Question 15

In what year was Islam founded?

Accepted Answer

A)  476 C.E. 
B)  542 C.E. 
C)  610 C.E. 
D)  724 C.E. 
A)  476 C.E. 
B)  542 C.E. 
C)  610 C.E. 
D)  724 C.E.

Question 16

What occurred within the agricultural system at the end of the Roman empire?

Accepted Answer

A)  The decline of slave labor resulted in the return to primarily small independent farmsteads. 
B)  The incidence of plagues drove people from the cities into the countryside and resulted in an intensification of the agricultural economy of the later Roman empire. 
C)  As life became more precarious, many farmers surrendered full control of their estates and clustered around the protection of large landlords. 
D)  The state undertook control of the agricultural economy and established state farms staffed by slaves. 
A)  The decline of slave labor resulted in the return to primarily small independent farmsteads. 
B)  The incidence of plagues drove people from the cities into the countryside and resulted in an intensification of the agricultural economy of the later Roman empire. 
C)  As life became more precarious, many farmers surrendered full control of their estates and clustered around the protection of large landlords. 
D)  The state undertook control of the agricultural economy and established state farms staffed by slaves.

Question 17

What was the impact of the fall of the Roman empire on the integrity of Mediterranean classical civilization?

Accepted Answer

End of cultural unity in Mediterranean;

Question 18

Why was the organization of the Christian church stronger in the western half of the Roman Empire?

Accepted Answer

A)  There were many more Christians there than in the eastern half of the empire. 
B)  Christianity began and enjoyed its initial success in the western half of the empire. 
C)  The western emperors were more enthusiastic in their support of early Christianity. 
D)  The Church was more centralized in the west, eventually in the person of the pope. 
A)  There were many more Christians there than in the eastern half of the empire. 
B)  Christianity began and enjoyed its initial success in the western half of the empire. 
C)  The western emperors were more enthusiastic in their support of early Christianity. 
D)  The Church was more centralized in the west, eventually in the person of the pope.

Question 19

Which of the following represents a significant difference between Buddhism and Christianity?

Accepted Answer

A)  Existence of holy men 
B)  Monasticism 
C)  Emphasis on possession of exclusive truth 
D)  Emphasis on possibility of afterlife 
A)  Existence of holy men 
B)  Monasticism 
C)  Emphasis on possession of exclusive truth 
D)  Emphasis on possibility of afterlife

Question 20

The complex doctrine of the Trinity was considered at the Council of

Accepted Answer

A)  Constantinople. 
B)  Ephesus. 
C)  Nicaea. 
D)  Rome. 
A)  Constantinople. 
B)  Ephesus. 
C)  Nicaea. 
D)  Rome.

Exam 10: The End of the Classical Era: World History in Transition, 200-700 Ce

What are the causes of the decline and fall of the Roman empire?

Who was responsible for the development of Christian monasticism in the western half of the Roman empire?

After what date did the signs of decline become evident within the Roman empire?

What was the greatest weakness in the political constitution of the Roman Empire?

What, according to the authors, defines the end of a historical period and the beginning of a new period? How does the end of the classical period fit this definition?

How does the decline and fall of the Roman empire compare chronologically to the collapse of the Han and the Gupta empires?

What aspect of Rome?s population size was a sign of its decline?

The imperial structure of India was briefly restored in 506 C.E. during the reign of

How did the change in the agricultural economy affect the balance of political power at the end of the Roman empire?

Which of the following people contributed to the decline in Roman civilization?

The cult of what Hindu divinity gained greater popularity following the fall of the Gupta empire?

Which classical civilization was the first to decline?

In what region was the culture of the Roman empire most continuous?

Which of the following is NOT a similarity between Christianity and Buddhism?

In what year was Islam founded?

What occurred within the agricultural system at the end of the Roman empire?

What was the impact of the fall of the Roman empire on the integrity of Mediterranean classical civilization?

Why was the organization of the Christian church stronger in the western half of the Roman Empire?

Which of the following represents a significant difference between Buddhism and Christianity?

The complex doctrine of the Trinity was considered at the Council of

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