Question 1

Spain was largely abandoned by Islam as a cultural backwater.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 2

The Vikings are generally regarded as being a destructive force in European history:

Accepted Answer

A)  but such a view may not be correct in light of the principalities they established across northern Europe. 
B)  as evidenced by the raids they staged on virtually every population center in Europe from London to Paris to Rome itself. 
C)  because of the destruction caused to a great many monasteries throughout Europe and the accompanying loss of the libraries in those monasteries. 
D)  but this has been exaggerated since they stayed mostly in Scandinavia with only a few raids into England and northern France, destructive though those were. 
E)  which is true, but they have an undeservedly bad reputation when compared with the Magyars who conducted raids into western and southern Europe. 
A)  but such a view may not be correct in light of the principalities they established across northern Europe. 
B)  as evidenced by the raids they staged on virtually every population center in Europe from London to Paris to Rome itself. 
C)  because of the destruction caused to a great many monasteries throughout Europe and the accompanying loss of the libraries in those monasteries. 
D)  but this has been exaggerated since they stayed mostly in Scandinavia with only a few raids into England and northern France, destructive though those were. 
E)  which is true, but they have an undeservedly bad reputation when compared with the Magyars who conducted raids into western and southern Europe. A

Question 3

What was the legacy of the Carolingians?

Accepted Answer

The Carolingian empire dissolved upon the death of Louis the Pious,who divided the empire into thirds as the inheritance for his sons.This division and the legacy of the Carolingians would become the foundation of the modern states of France,Germany,and Italy.The legacy of organized government also ensured the stability of these areas.The areas of Carolingian power retained their powerful cities and prestigious status and wealth,becoming centers of power for later kings and emperors to draw upon,such as Saxony,which had first contributed great wealth to Charlemagne.In addition,the strong relationship with the Church continued to be a powerful legacy of the Carolingians,who confirmed their status and gained enormous power as the sword-arm of the Church.This legacy carried over to the successor states of France and Germany and contributed substantially to their growth and stability.Classical and Christian learning continued throughout Europe as a legacy of the great Carolingian Renaissance.A great number of classical Latin texts were collated,corrected,and recopied in a process facilitated by the invention of Carolingian minuscule,a form of handwriting which became the basis of most later scripts and typefaces in the West.The growth of cities and trade during the Carolingian period was likewise due largely to the establishment (or reestablishment)of trading routes and partners of the Carolingian kingdom.Although the lands were now under separate rulers,they continued to trade with one another and with international partners in Byzantium and the south.The courts of law established by Charlemagne continued to flourish,and the systems of taxation made revenue collection possible even in dissolution.The legacy was not always beneficial,but aroused a powerful and resentful nobility that was ready to grab its own share of power.The new presence of the Vikings made control difficult for the new kingdoms that had long known peace and prosperity.The prosperity of the Carolingian successor kingdoms attracted invaders,and in its fragmented state,the former empire was unable to respond with a crushing victory.Instead,it reverted to payment to avoid attacks and subsequently lost much land,including Normandy,to the invaders.

Question 4

By 1000,Vikings had reached North America.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The Abbasid empire effectively came to an end in:

Accepted Answer

A)  1258, when the invading Mongol armies captured the Abbasid capital of Baghdad. 
B)  733, when the Abbasid Army was defeated by Charles Martel at Tours. 
C)  1066, when the dominant Shiites defeated the Sunnis at Damascus. 
D)  930, when the Shiites Army attacked and captured Mecca. 
E)  1186, when Philip of France and Richard of England captured Jerusalem. 
A)  1258, when the invading Mongol armies captured the Abbasid capital of Baghdad. 
B)  733, when the Abbasid Army was defeated by Charles Martel at Tours. 
C)  1066, when the dominant Shiites defeated the Sunnis at Damascus. 
D)  930, when the Shiites Army attacked and captured Mecca. 
E)  1186, when Philip of France and Richard of England captured Jerusalem.

Question 6

The Byzantine economy in the early Middle Ages was:

Accepted Answer

A)  highly regulated, including wage and price controls. 
B)  subject to wild fluctuations due to currency debasement. 
C)  industrially underdeveloped. 
D)  renowned for its use of paper money. 
E)  depressed due to being cut off from trade with northern Europe. 
A)  highly regulated, including wage and price controls. 
B)  subject to wild fluctuations due to currency debasement. 
C)  industrially underdeveloped. 
D)  renowned for its use of paper money. 
E)  depressed due to being cut off from trade with northern Europe.

Question 7

What was the impact of Justinian's law code on the Middle Ages?

Accepted Answer

Justinian's law code was not only a coll

Question 8

The Umayyads of Al-Andalus and the Abbasids of Persia competed for dominance through:

Accepted Answer

A)  constant violent warfare. 
B)  a cold war, occasionally interrupted by brief proxy wars over disputed territories. 
C)  the constant creation and negotiation of alliances. 
D)  trying to surpass each other in support of literary and artistic production. 
E)  trying to conquer as much territory as possible. 
A)  constant violent warfare. 
B)  a cold war, occasionally interrupted by brief proxy wars over disputed territories. 
C)  the constant creation and negotiation of alliances. 
D)  trying to surpass each other in support of literary and artistic production. 
E)  trying to conquer as much territory as possible.

Question 9

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

Accepted Answer

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. 
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.

Question 10

Underlying the Carolingian Renaissance was the basic conviction that:

Accepted Answer

A)  learning was the foundation on which Christian wisdom rested. 
B)  the Bible could be best appreciated if it were translated into robust French and German idioms. 
C)  original Latin poetry and epic literature were the highest form of art. 
D)  proper Christian doctrine should be widely disseminated and heretical beliefs should be strictly punished. 
E)  to be better Christians, everyone should pray and devote their lives to the Church. 
A)  learning was the foundation on which Christian wisdom rested. 
B)  the Bible could be best appreciated if it were translated into robust French and German idioms. 
C)  original Latin poetry and epic literature were the highest form of art. 
D)  proper Christian doctrine should be widely disseminated and heretical beliefs should be strictly punished. 
E)  to be better Christians, everyone should pray and devote their lives to the Church.

Question 11

Charlemagne regularly chose the bishops in his empire.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The word Islam means:

Accepted Answer

A)  pilgrimage. 
B)  migration. 
C)  submission. 
D)  recitation. 
E)  prayer. 
A)  pilgrimage. 
B)  migration. 
C)  submission. 
D)  recitation. 
E)  prayer.

Question 13

Islam is a religion without sacraments or priests.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Sexual relations within upper-class Muslim society around the year 1000 differed from classical Greek and Roman patterns because:

Accepted Answer

A)  Muslims abhorred homosexuality, whereas Greeks and Romans did not. 
B)  Muslim men had sexual access to slaves and concubines, whereas Greeks and Romans did not. 
C)  women were highly valued in Muslim society, whereas they were not in Greece or Rome. 
D)  Muslim men were permitted to have more than one wife, whereas Greek and Roman men were not. 
E)  Muslim women were permitted to have more than one husband, whereas Greek and Roman women were not. 
A)  Muslims abhorred homosexuality, whereas Greeks and Romans did not. 
B)  Muslim men had sexual access to slaves and concubines, whereas Greeks and Romans did not. 
C)  women were highly valued in Muslim society, whereas they were not in Greece or Rome. 
D)  Muslim men were permitted to have more than one wife, whereas Greek and Roman men were not. 
E)  Muslim women were permitted to have more than one husband, whereas Greek and Roman women were not.

Question 15

In their worship of Allah,Muslims worship:

Accepted Answer

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. 
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.

Question 16

Byzantine culture was the means by which the heritage of Western civilization was preserved for the Europe where Greek had become very rare.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The Byzantine empire was never stable because of the intrigue and violence that constantly occurred at the imperial court.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The stability of Byzantine government was the product of:

Accepted Answer

A)  a highly centralized palace government. 
B)  a predictable system of succession to the imperial throne. 
C)  an efficient bureaucracy. 
D)  regulated wages and prices. 
E)  a ruthlessly effective army. 
A)  a highly centralized palace government. 
B)  a predictable system of succession to the imperial throne. 
C)  an efficient bureaucracy. 
D)  regulated wages and prices. 
E)  a ruthlessly effective army.

Question 19

Leo III's support of iconoclasm may have been driven by a desire to:

Accepted Answer

A)  make churches more beautiful. 
B)  strengthen the emperor's control over the Church at the expense of monastic control. 
C)  strengthen monastic control over the Church at the expense of the bureaucratic control. 
D)  encourage artisans to produce books rather than images. 
E)  encourage Orthodox Christians to follow some of the tenets of Islam. 
A)  make churches more beautiful. 
B)  strengthen the emperor's control over the Church at the expense of monastic control. 
C)  strengthen monastic control over the Church at the expense of the bureaucratic control. 
D)  encourage artisans to produce books rather than images. 
E)  encourage Orthodox Christians to follow some of the tenets of Islam.

Question 20

Within Islam,social mobility was encouraged because of:

Accepted Answer

A)  a decree by the Umayyad dynasty outlawing discrimination of all kinds. 
B)  the teachings of the twelfth imam that everyone should be tolerant of everyone else. 
C)  the origins of the faith where no one could take advantage of anyone else. 
D)  the teachings of Muhammad, which stressed the equality of all Muslim men. 
E)  a decree of the Abbasid dynasty outlawing discrimination of all kinds. 
A)  a decree by the Umayyad dynasty outlawing discrimination of all kinds. 
B)  the teachings of the twelfth imam that everyone should be tolerant of everyone else. 
C)  the origins of the faith where no one could take advantage of anyone else. 
D)  the teachings of Muhammad, which stressed the equality of all Muslim men. 
E)  a decree of the Abbasid dynasty outlawing discrimination of all kinds.

Exam 7: Rome’s Three Heirs,500–950

Spain was largely abandoned by Islam as a cultural backwater.

The Vikings are generally regarded as being a destructive force in European history:

What was the legacy of the Carolingians?

By 1000,Vikings had reached North America.

The Abbasid empire effectively came to an end in:

The Byzantine economy in the early Middle Ages was:

What was the impact of Justinian's law code on the Middle Ages?

The Umayyads of Al-Andalus and the Abbasids of Persia competed for dominance through:

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

Underlying the Carolingian Renaissance was the basic conviction that:

Charlemagne regularly chose the bishops in his empire.

The word Islam means:

Islam is a religion without sacraments or priests.

Sexual relations within upper-class Muslim society around the year 1000 differed from classical Greek and Roman patterns because:

In their worship of Allah,Muslims worship:

Byzantine culture was the means by which the heritage of Western civilization was preserved for the Europe where Greek had become very rare.

The Byzantine empire was never stable because of the intrigue and violence that constantly occurred at the imperial court.

The stability of Byzantine government was the product of:

Leo III's support of iconoclasm may have been driven by a desire to:

Within Islam,social mobility was encouraged because of:

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Peoples,Gods,and Empires: 1700–500 B.C.E

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The Transformation of Rome

The Expansion of Europe,950–1100

The Consolidation of Europe,1100–1250

The Medieval World,1250–1350

Rebirth and Unrest,1350–1453

Innovation and Exploration,1453–1533

The Age of Dissent and Division,1500–1564

Europe in the Atlantic World,1550–1660

European Monarchies and Absolutism,1660–1725

The New Science of the Seventeenth Century

Europe during the Enlightenment

The French Revolution

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The Age of Ideologies: Europe in the Aftermath of Revolution,1815–1848

Revolutions and Nation Building,1848–1871

Imperialism and Colonialism,1870–1914

Modern Industry and Mass Politics,1870–1914

The First World War

Turmoil between the Wars

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