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EUH Test 2

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Responded to Tiberius Gracchus with fear, because they believed he was a democratic demagogue seeking to establish a tyranny. by reelecting him to an unprecedented second consecutive term. by electing him consul for seven   show
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The most influential Stoic philosopher of the second century A.D. was Epictetus. Tacitus. Marcus Antonius. Agrippina Cornelia.   show
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Virgil's most powerful work, intended to serve for the Roman world the role of the Homeric poems in Greece, was the Metamorphoses. Aeneid. Odyssey. Iliad.   show
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show He was delighted by tales of private scandal and used personal vice to explain public failings.  
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show Social War.  
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show Talmud.  
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show were willing to work with Rome and even adopt some elements of Hellenism.  
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The wealthiest province of the Roman Empire and the most exploited was Spain. Sicily. Syria. Egypt   show
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show wall from one coast of Britain to the other  
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a reform passed by Caesar? Eliminating the representation of Italian citizens in the Senate Dismissing the legions to diminish the likelihood of war Increasing the size of the Senate Abolishing the office of consul   show
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Which of the following was a reform proposed by Tiberius Gracchus? Free food for the Roman poor Redistribution of public land Citizenship for the Italian allies A larger Senate   show
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show Reducing the term of enlistment to five years with guaranteed pensions for those who completed service  
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show optimates.  
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Rome's greatest historian of the second century A.D. was Marcus Tullius Cicero. Cornelius Tacitus. Scipio Africanus. Publius Virgilius Maro.   show
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show the soundness of Augustus' constitutional changes and the vested interests that aristocratic supporters had in them.  
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show Marcus Aurelius  
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In order to restore the traditional values Roman republic, Augustus did all EXCEPT Attempt to reinvigorate Roman religion Patronize literary figures Surrender the authority of the principate Reconstruct the family unit by recreating   show
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show The Hasidim  
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show Having bodies based on the Hellenistic ideal, but portrait heads  
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Who of the following was NOT a member of the first triumvirate? Caesar Lepidus Pompey Crassus   show
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In the civil war that broke out among the members of the second triumvirate, Mark Antony depended almost entirely on his alliance with Octavian. Marcus Lepidus. Mithridates, the ruler of Pontus. Cleopatra, the Ptolemaic ruler of Egypt.   show
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The centers of Roman culture in all of the provinces of the empire were the Roman libraries. Roman towns. Rural villas. Roman legions   show
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show Commodus.  
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The best representative of Epicurean philosophy in the later republic was the poet Lucretius. Publius Virgilius Maro. Marcus Tullius Cicero. Septimus Severus   show
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Some emperors persecuted the Christians because, unlike jews wanted violent overthrow of the empire. refused to pay taxes. refused to acknowledge the existence of the other gods and rigidly excluded all Roman citizens from membership   show
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show His powerful alliances with the Ptolemaic rulers of Egypt and the Seleucid rulers of Persia  
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show Citizenship for the Italian allies  
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show One third  
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The purpose of Hadrian's tour of his empire was to escape from the horrible living conditions in Rome. to inspect those military commands most critical for imperial stability. a vacation. to escape assassination by ambitious legion c   show
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Roman conquest of the Mediterranean world guaranteed the success of the republican institutions. spelled the end of the republican system. broadly increased the citizenship of the republic. resulted in widespread benefits shared equall   show
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Which of the statements is NOT accurate? The Roman elite was a closed caste that The imperial government was as oppressive as it was primitive. Much of the work of administration was In many colonies, indigenous elites continued to gove   show
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When supporters of Pompey relieved Julius refused to leave Gaul. returned to Rome with his legions and initiated a civil war. instead launched the invasion of Britain. left his forces in Gaul but renewed his political career in the se   show
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Weaknesses in the Roman Empire evident in the second included EXCEPT? Unwillingness of Roman citizens to serve on Undisciplined legions manned by Vast frontiers constantly under attack by hostile tribes Growing cultural identity betwee   show
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Who were NOT among the social losers when the republic expanded its empire? Slaves Italian allies Senators Residents of the provinces   show
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Who of the following was NOT a member of the second triumvirate?   show
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show Marcus Tullius Cicero.  
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The first Christian groups, led by Peter, immediately abandoned Jewish traditions and sought the protection of the Romans from Jewi initiated the sacraments of baptism and communion but otherwise launched public assaults against the Jews   show
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show Paul of Tarsus.  
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Augustus reformed the Roman Senate in all of the following ways EXCEPT which one? Increasing its membership to incorporate all Making membership hereditary Reducing its membership Allowing the Senate to retain control   show
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In order to restore the traditional values of the Roman republic, Augustus... Attempt to reinvigorate Roman religion by Patronize literary figures who shared his Surrender the authority of the principate Reconstruct the family unit   show
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Which of the following authors did Augustus exile for writing unacceptable poetry? Virgil Horace Livy Ovid   show
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Which of the following reforms did Augustus carry out to deal with the problems of urban poverty? Providing free public education Building athletic facilities, baths, a Transporting part of the urban population Eliminating the competitio   show
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show Abolition of the office of dictator  
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show Marcus Junius Brutus and Cassius Longinus  
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What Roman politician and ally of Crassus joined a conspiracy of Sullan veterans and populares in support of Crassus? Julius Caesar Pompey Cicero Catiline   show
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show Marius  
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show Populares  
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The Jewish group that was prepared to overthrow the Roman presence violently was the Talmud. Sadducees. Zealots. Parthians   show
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show popular resistance to military conscription.  
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show Syagrius  
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show Men measured their social status by the number of cattle and wives possessed and by martial ability.  
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Which of the following was NOT a change in imperial mil Commanders raised as emperors increased Frontier settlements were abandoned as military forces Soldiers were allowed to marry even while Capable soldiers could hope to rise to public   show
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The Council of Nicaea (325 A.D.) condemned the establishment of Christianity as the established faith of the Roman Empire. Arian teaching that Jesus, as the Son of God, was n reforms of Diocletian. tyrannical rule of Co   show
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Who is regarded as the founder of Christian monasticism? Dioscurus John Chrysostom Anthony of Egypt Martin of Tours   show
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Which is MOST accurate with regard to the fall of Rome? Rome did not "fall"; it was transformed into a part-Roman With the barbarian onslaught, Western culture The fall of Rome, while inevitable, Rome actually never "fell"; rather, it to   show
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show Huns  
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What tetrarchy leader took control of the transforming Roman world after the abdication of Diocletian and Maximian, using Christianity as his centraling belief for a new Rome? Constantine Maxentius Attila Septimus   show
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show the Neoplatonic tradition with Christian virtues.  
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show Jerome  
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Simeon Stylites, the most famous eastern hermit, refused to leave his cave for forty years. ate grass. sat on top of a fifty-foot pillar for over thirty years. cut off his ears and nose.   show
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show able to conquer northern Africa.  
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show managed to survive and prosper.  
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show Visigoths  
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The prestige of the papacy increased in the mid-fifth century when which of the Pope Leo I was able to get Attila and Vandal forces retreated from the papal The bishops of Rome were able to restore The Roman civil government officially   show
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What individual functioned like a Roman "Robin Hood" or bandit, indicating the desperate conditions of common people such as slaves, soldiers, and peasants in the late Roman Empire? Bulla the Lucky Sparticus Maximinus the Thracian Taci   show
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The Goths were unique as a Germanic tribe in that they never entered the Roman Empire. they were led and controlled by a five-man council. they were a settled people uninterested in warfare. their kings exercised more military authorit   show
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St. Augustine can be credited with synthesizing Aristotelian ideals with Christian austerity elaborating a new Christian understanding combining Platonic and Stoic thought which, merging Persian and Indian teaching as the most enlighten   show
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Which of the following statements concerning Augustine is NOT correct? Augustine's exposure to Neoplatonism and Ambro In his early career, Augustine was Augustine spent his later life as bishop of Hippo in Augustine wrote an autobiography   show
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show Decurions, members of local city councils  
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show The Roman Empire  
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Which of the following was NOT a reform for which Emperor Diocletian The division of the Roman Empire into eastern and The elevation of the status of emperor to The reduction of the bureaucracy of The militarization of Roman society to   show
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Which of the following statements concerning the emperors of the third century Nearly all of the emperors were chosen from Emperors radically reduced the influence of the armies Emperors successfully overcame the Between 235 and 284, seventeen   show
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The primary source of friction between barbarian and provincial elites was centered on land ownership. social. an economic matter. Religion   show
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show Monophysites  
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show Incorporation of civil administration into the military  
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show Basil.  
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Which of the following was NOT a reason for the eastern half Barbarian forces never entered Tax revenues continued to support It was able to fall back on Hellenistic Christian bishops were not as powerful   show
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Where was the Visigothic kingdom established within the Roman empire? Along the borders with Persia In southern Gaul and Spain On the Rhine frontier with Germany In Britain   show
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Which North African sect argued that the Church on earth had to be as perfect as the invisible one and that they alone had preserved this purity? Neoplatonists Pelagians Donatists Arians   show
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Christianity became the established state religion as a direct result of barbarian when pagan priests invoked Jesus to take Jupiter's in the first century when Constantine converted to Christianity followed   show
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show tax increases they could not avoid by bribing or intimidating tax collectors.  
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Rome's military asserted greater influence in the latter senatorial cooperation in the dismantling front-line army commanders restructuring dictatorial rule by the praetors, who subverted accepting reductions in pay.   show
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Which of the following statements concerning the Visigothic settlement The Visigoths were quickly assimilated in Following their entry into the empire, the Visigoths The emperor Theodosius was forced to allow The Visigoths left the empire in   show
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show had religious, not political, power.  
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Which sect believed that human nature was capable of achieving perfection in this life? Arians Neoplatonists Donatists Pelagians   show
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show Many were able actively to participate in local political administration.  
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Which was the largest of the Germanic groups to seek protection from the Huns within the Roman Empire? Ostrogoths Alemanni Visigoths Franks   show
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Which of the following statements concerning Augustine is NOT correct?   show
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What city formerly known as Byzantium became "the new Rome" of Constantine's reformed empire? Antioch Constantinople Bethlehem Alexandria   show
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show developing into a number of powerful military tribal confederations.  
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show Augustine of Hippo  
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Which of the following was NOT a problem that shook the foundation Its economic system did not The sheer size of the empire was large The strictly hereditary system of succession often Its inequitable tax system was not able   show
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show Those who participated in the heavenly Church as saints or as earthly recipients of Grace through the sacraments  
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show The Mauryan dynasty in India  
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What Christian bishop of Milan excommunicated the emperor Theodosius Ambrose of Milan Hugh of Lincoln Hilary of Tours Augustine of Hippo   show
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show Gnostics  
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show did not receive the same admiration or attention as did their counterparts in the east.  
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show subversives.  
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show Valerian  
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What was the impact of the Arabic conquests The Muslims became the protectors As desert conquerors, the Arabs There was no impact, because the cultures The Muslims found Hellenistic culture to be depraved and immoral   show
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show Permanent conquest by Germanic tribes  
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What Turkish empire emerged from the ruins of the Mongol invasions? Ottoman Armeniakon Anatolikon Seljuq   show
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show the continuity of religious worship and the common taste for classical art.  
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show lost its constitutional function and was abolished in the ninth century.  
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When the patriarch of Constantinople, Michael Cerularius, and a papal representative resolved the problems of jurisdiction but settled theological differences but were excommunicated each other and crea were able to resolve all theological   show
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Which of the following is NOT a reason for the rapid spread of Islam? Muhammad's acceptance of the deities of tribes th The recruitment of the Quraysh by making Me Economic prosperity and the opportunity The sensuous vision of an afterlif   show
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The Byzantine state was in theory and often in fact an autocracy. a democracy. an oligarchy. an anarchy.   show
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Which of the following was NOT typical of Arab Bedouin society? Common ownership of land and property Blood feuds Strongly hierarchical political control under sheikhs Loosely organized kinship groups associated into clans   show
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The final downfall of the Byzantine Empire began under Emperor Romanus IV following his defeat at the battle of Nicaea. Bari. Manzikert. Actium   show
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Ubayd Allah the Fatimid rejected the `Abbasid dynasty and established a Shi`ite dynasty in Spain. Armenia. Persia. Egypt   show
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show An autocratic imperial system based on the model of the Sassanids  
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show Athanasius, who developed the orthodox definition of the Trinity  
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Muhammad's departure from Mecca to take up the government of Medina is called the Hashim. slaughter of the innocents. flight from Egypt. Hijra   show
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show Umayyads.  
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Which of the following Muslim philosophers developed a strictly Aristotelian philosophy stripped of Neoplatonic mystical trappings? Ibn Rushd Ya`qub al-Kindi Ibn Sina Abu Bakr   show
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show It was intensely individualistic and linked individuals and small family groups directly to the emperor.  
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The last `Abbasid caliph was executed by an invading army of Egyptian Mamluks. Mongols. Christian crusaders. Seljuq Turks   show
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From the seventh to the tenth centuries while western Europe Preserving classical culture Providing a model of centralized Conquering all of western Europe Serving as a Christian bulwark   show
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The emperors and their supporters who wanted to suppress the cult of icons were called iconographers. iconoclasts. idolators. iconodules.   show
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show Monophysitism.  
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Under what dynasty did Byzantium dominate the Mediterranean during the tenth and eleventh centuries? Isaurian Heraclian Macedonian Comnenian   show
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Which of the following statements most accurately describes The monasteries sought to eliminate The religious appeal of the monasteries Monasteries played an insignificant The monasteries were absolutely dependent   show
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How did the Muslims treat the social and economic structures They confiscated only state property while leaving They confiscated all private property and re All land became the property of the Islamic They eradicated them and incorporated all   show
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With the decline of Byzantine commerce, what city became the western commercial and naval leader in the Mediterranean? Paris Amalfi Bari Venice   show
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show Cyril and Methodius  
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What was the drawback of Justinian's Reconquest? The cost of his campaigns bankrupted his successors. His resolution of all religious controversies destroyed the papacy. The Franks were able to conquer all of Asia Mi He was assassinated   show
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show The Byzantine love of the sea  
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show Merchant  
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Which of the following was NOT typical of Arab Bedouin society? Common ownership of land and property Blood feuds Strongly hierarchical political control under sheikhs Loosely organized kinship groups associated into clans   show
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show the Umma.  
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show Commerce and agriculture both flourished under the Muslim caliphates.  
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Which of the following statements concerning the Byzantine agricultural system Villagers worked together in a cooperative environment The Byzantine countryside was t Almost all peasants survived on the labor By the seventh century, the Byzantine   show
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show Heraclius.  
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show Theodora  
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All of the following were serious problems for the successors of the Macedonian The establishment of new elites as autonomous The reduction of income from taxes The inability of the emperors The aggressive assaults of the Normans   show
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The Umayyads failed to establish a stable secular empire because The family of Muhammad's uncle, `Abbas, Many Muslims believed that secular rule was They failed to expand the territories of Islam. They failed to extend the benefits of Islam   show
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The first orthodox caliph of Islam to be assassinated was `Umar. `Ali. `Uthman. Abu Bakr   show
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Under the orthodox caliph `Umar, Islam conquered all of the following territories EXCEPT which one? Anatolia Egypt Syria Iran   show
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The basic administrative unit of the Byzantine Empire after the seventh century was a military district called the deme. strategus. parabolus. Theme   show
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show Constantinople  
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show a liberation from the repressive measures of the Orthodox Church and the emperors.  
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show the liturgy of the Orthodox Church  
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The Comnenian dynasty was able to prolong the binding the aristocracy to the central government driving the Normans from Italy. reconquering most of the territories lost defeating the independent aristocracy and destroying   show
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Belief that legitimate leadership of Islam could only come from the house of `Ali created the religious and political sect called Kharij. Sunni. Sufi. Shi`ism   show
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show The religious appeal of the monasteries was often based on icons.  
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show An autocratic imperial system based on the model of the Sassanids  
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show Qur'an.  
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show one million.  
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show It is an exact and complete revelation without need for interpretation.  
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All of the following were major contributors to Justinian's Anthemius and Isidorus, who built the Athanasius, who developed the orthodox Tribonian, who compiled the Justinian John of Cappadocia, who was an effective   show
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King Offa, considered by Charlemagne to be his equal, hailed from what English kingdom? Wessex Northumbria Mercia East Anglia   show
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show Cluny  
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What event on Christmas day 800 testified to Charlemagne's His capture of the eastern His marriage to the eastern His coronation as emperor His conquest of Lombard Italy   show
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What power destroyed the Ostrogothic kingdom of Italy after Theodoric's death? The Franks The Byzantines The Visigoths The Muslims   show
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show Competition among descendants and grants to the aristocracy  
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show 'Abd ar-Rahman  
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show Like the Goths, the Anglo-Saxons were an exclusively military elite who imposed their rule on an indigenous peasantry.  
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In Germanic society, the elite owed its elevated status to a combination of inherited status and wealth perpetuated royal appointment by kings. ability to manipulate grain prices and export trade. inheritance of land rather than leader   show
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Because of their support for orthodox Christianity Which of the following statements concerning the Visigothic After defeat at the hands of the Franks The Visigothic kingdom came to be centered on Spain, The Byzantines destroyed the Visigothic ki   show
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Which of the Scandinavian groups established trade routes on the Volga, Dvina, and Dnepr rivers as far as the Black and Caspian seas? Swedes Scots Danes Norwegians   show
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The most cultivated, capable, powerful, and sophisticated Gothic ruler was Gondebaud the Burgundian. Alaric II the Visigoth. Clovis the Frank. Theodoric the Ostrogoth   show
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Which of the following statements concerning the Carolingian Carolingian artists began the practice of directly Charlemagne decreed that artists could Charlemagne preferred that artistic s In the Carolingian period, the combination of Medi   show
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What pope laid the foundations for the medieval papacy by maintaining Anastasius I Leo I Gregory the Great John   show
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Germanic art prior to the Carolingian renaissance was starkly realistic. did not exist. featured nonrepresentational, geometric forms. was based on Roman and Byzantine models   show
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show The continued dominance of the urban economy in what had been the western half of the Roman Empire  
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The Frankish society evaporated as soon as Clovis, was absorbed by the Jutes and Frisians degenerated into a self-serving, vindictive community became the model for European social and political organization   show
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“Viking" in Scandinavian usage literally means a descendant from Denmark. conqueror-warrior. one who goes raiding. one who loves Wotan, the god of war   show
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Which of the following statements concerning women in early In general, aristocratic women during the early Middle The religious life opened to aristocratic women Christianity failed to recognize Women were not permitted to participate in c   show
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show counts.  
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show he worked closely with the existing Gallo-Roman aristocracy to consolidate his power.  
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show loyalty to the king and to the Roman Church.  
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show Although the agricultural economy of Spain recovered from the Muslim invasions, urban life was irreparably damaged.  
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show most evident during campaigns and at the annual assembly of free warriors.  
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Which of the following was NOT an innovation that Alfred Generating an alliance system with the Franks and the Lombards Establishing a network of fortifications Reorganizing the Anglo-Saxon army Creating an Anglo-Saxon navy   show
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show Arians.  
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Charlemagne maintained control over his counts through the use of what court officials? Curopalates Eunuchs Duces Missi dominici   show
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What Germanic people replaced the Ostrogoths as rulers of much of the Italian peninsula?   show
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Which of the following fundamental changes did NOT contribute to the transformation of rural society The spread of Christianity The emergence of the household as The virtual disappearance of The continued dominance of the urban econom   show
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Like their Germanic counterparts, Roman aristocrats found its religious identity in Irish achieved dominance by imperial acquired a sacred legitimacy, often through was almost entirely related to ability as commanders   show
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show parishes or rural churches  
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show Synod of Whitby  
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show religious differences separating Arians and orthodox Christians.  
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show enslaved or drove the natives into Wales and carved out their own small kingdoms  
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The king's role in administering justice allowed him to legislate. made it necessary for all individuals and families included enforcement of customary justice. was limited to collecting and publishing the customs   show
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show Magyars  
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How did the religious identity and legitimacy of the Frankish Northern lords tended to identify almos Northern Frankish aristocrats identified Franks who settled south of the Loire Southern Frankish aristocrats refused to accept   show
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Charlemagne's decision to commission an architect great Roman and Byzantine buildings Hanging Gardens of Nebuchadnezzar in Babylon. Great Temple of Solomon in Jerusalem. Caliph Abu Bakr's magnificent residence in Alexandria   show
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show Competition among descendants and grants to the aristocracy  
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Around the end of what century did Scandinavian kings begin to consolidate power? Sixth Seventh Ninth Eighth   show
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The king's role in administering justice allowed him to legislate. made it necessary for all individuals and families included enforcement of customary justice. was limited to collecting and publishing the custom   show
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show The practice of maintaining multiple wives  
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Which of the following statements concerning Umayyad Although the agricultural economy of Spain recovered Visual art and architecture deemphasized physical Initially the Umayyad emirs had to esta Spanish emirs were able in the long run to   show
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Charlemagne was all of the following EXCEPT which one? A religious reformer Founder of a new Frankish dynasty A patron of the arts The leader of a powerful, united Frankish kingdom   show
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show laid the basis for a Slavic church and began a tradition of Slavic literacy.  
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show Charles Martel  
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Pippin became "king of the Franks" through his sheer will and intimidation of Anglo-Saxon opponents. acclamation by fellow Frankish aristocrats. his family relationship to the Merovingians. legitimation by a papal proclamation.   show
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show Removal of all foreign clerics from service in the Frankish kingdom  
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Which of the following was NOT a development within the Frankish The offices of count and bishop were transformed Kings could not prevent aristocrats from abso Frankish armies proved unable to deal The aristocracy on which the Carolingian'   show
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show As late as the eleventh century, a clear distinction was maintained between slaves and free peasants.  
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Which of the following was NOT an accomplishment of Charlegmagne's Development of a new style of handwriting Recruitment of leading intellectuals The rediscovery of the corpus of Aristotelian Correction and copying of classical texts   show
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Charlemagne and his supporters believed his coronation as emperor in A.D. 800 signified the revival of Athenian democracy. the Babylonian Captivity. King David's covenant with Yahweh. the Roman Empire in the west.   show
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