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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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describes the biographical style of Suetonius? He was the finest historian of the second century A.D. He idealized Germanic and British tribal societies. He was delighted by tales of private scandal and   show
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The revolt of the Italian allies over the failure of the republic to extend citizenship was called the Marcomannian Wars. Social War. Gallic Wars. Italian rebellion.   show
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show Talmud.  
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Among the Jews, the Sadducees were willing to work with Rome and even adopt some elements of Hellenism. were willing to abandon the Torah insisted on revolution against the Romans. accepted the predictions of a coming liberator and the e   show
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show Egypt  
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In Britain, Hadrian ordered the construction of a colony for retired legionnaires. city later called London. huge statue to commemorate his administration. wall from one coast of Britain to the other   show
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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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show Redistribution of public land  
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Augustus reformed the military waysEXCEPT which Reducing the term of enlistment to five years Raising the term of enlistment to twenty years Pensioning off thirty-two of the sixty legions Providing retired legionnaires with land in colo   show
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show optimates.  
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show Cornelius Tacitus.  
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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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show Surrender the authority of the principate and return to the political principles of the republic  
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show The Hasidim  
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Late republican art could be described as having which of the following characteristics? Returning to Egyptian models Being stylistically crude Having bodies based on the Hellenistic ideal, but Having no relationship to Hellenistic art   show
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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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show Cleopatra, the Ptolemaic ruler of Egypt.  
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show Roman towns.  
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show Commodus.  
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show Lucretius  
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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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show to inspect those military commands most critical for imperial stability.  
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show spelled the end of the republican system.  
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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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show returned to Rome with his legions and initiated a civil war.  
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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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show Crassus  
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The most prominent Stoic philosopher in the later republic was Antoninus Pius. Marcus Tullius Cicero. Marcus Agrippa. Paulus Orosius.   show
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show initiated the sacraments of baptism and communion but otherwise remained entirely within the Jewish tradition.  
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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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show Building athletic facilities, baths, and brothels  
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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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show Catiline  
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Who was the first Roman commander to create a personal army by ignoring property qualifications for military service? Sulla Lepidus Marius Caesar   show
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show Populares  
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show Zealots  
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Hadrian's concern in Spain was a Moorish revolt. the failure of the Spanish agricultural system. popular resistance to military conscription. the failure of Spanish mines to produce sufficient amounts of minerals.   show
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show Syagrius  
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Which of the following statements concerning German social and ec Germanic kings strictly forbade raiding Germanic communities were exclusively Men measured their social status by the number of cattle and Germanic society was matriarchal   show
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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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show Anthony of Egypt  
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show Rome did not "fall"; it was transformed into a part-Roman, part-barbarian system through gradual accommodation.  
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show Huns  
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show Constantine  
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show the Neoplatonic tradition with Christian virtues.  
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Who was the intellectual who founded a monastery in Bethlehem and also translated the Bible into Latin? Pachomius Basil Jerome Benedict of Nursia   show
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show sat on top of a fifty-foot pillar for over thirty years.  
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show able to conquer northern Africa.  
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In contrast to the western half of the empire, the east managed to survive and prosper. conquered the barbarian lands and seized the former Roman colonies in North Africa. slowly faded into the rapidly declined and then disintegrated   show
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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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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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show Bulla the Lucky  
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show their kings exercised more military authority than was usual.  
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show elaborating a new Christian understanding of human society and the individual's relationship to God.  
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show In his early career, Augustine was a member of the Pelagians.  
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show Decurions, members of local city councils  
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show The Roman Empire  
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show The reduction of the bureaucracy of imperial administration  
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show Between 235 and 284, seventeen of the twenty emperors were assassinated or killed in civil war.  
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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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What group insisted that Christ had only one nature - the divine? Monophysites Pelagians Nestorians Arians   show
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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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show when Constantine converted to Christianity followed by Theodosius' banning of other religions.  
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The average citizens or humiliores of the late empire suffered required love offering made to Janus exorbitant financial sacrifices required demands of tribute made tax increases they could not avoid by   show
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show front-line army commanders restructuring the empire in favor of the army.  
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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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Germanic kings of the second century A.D. were myths invented by moralistic Roman writers. had religious, not political, power. had absolute authority. were mere figurehead leaders.   show
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show Pelagians  
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Which of the following is NOT a reason the Christian hermits In this age of individualism, these people were They could serve as community patrons Their lack of ties to human society Many were able actively to participate   show
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show Visigoths  
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show In his early career, Augustine was a member of the pelagians  
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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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At the same time Rome was being racked with internal expanding into an industrial giant that challenged rapidly disintegrating into smaller regressing into a mosaic of broken developing into a number of powerful   show
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show Augustine of Hippo  
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show The strictly hereditary system of succession often produced emperors of mediocre talents.  
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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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The recluses in the west were afforded more praise and honor than did not receive the same admiration or attention were often politically active consisted of one pillar-dweller and one   show
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show subversives.  
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show Valerian  
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show The Muslims became the protectors and preservers of Hellenistic culture.  
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show Permanent conquest by Germanic tribes  
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show Ottoman  
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The Great Mosque of Damascus in Syria is symbolic of Islam's complete rejection of all other religions. the failure of Islam in the Middle East. the continuity of religious worship and the Islam's destruction of all Christian relics   show
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The Senate of the Byzantine Empire was a powerful counterbalance to the authority of the emperor. eventually became an equal partner in t lost its constitutional function and was abol continued to fulfill the constitutional functions est   show
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show excommunicated each other and created a schism still unresolved.  
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show Muhammad's acceptance of the deities of tribes that wished to join his movement  
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show an autocracy.  
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show Strongly hierarchical political control under sheikhs  
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show Manzikert.  
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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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All of the following were major contributors to Justinian's reign EXCEPT which one? Anthemius and Isidorus, who built the cathedra Athanasius, who developed the Tribonian, who compiled the Justinia John of Cappadocia, who was an effectiv   show
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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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show Mongols.  
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show Conquering all of western Europe with the exception of Britain  
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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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The Syrian and Egyptian Christian Churches differed from the Monophysitism. Nestorianism. Monotheletism. Arianism   show
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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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What was Muhammad's occupation at the time of his revelation? Herdsman Soldier Monk Merchant   show
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show Strongly hierarchical political control under sheikhs  
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show the Umma.  
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Which of the following statements best describes the impact of the `Abbasid The conquests devastated whole regions The Muslims continued to develop Commerce and agriculture both flourished The Muslims had no economic impact   show
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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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show `Uthman.  
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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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show Theme  
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In 1204 the Fourth Crusade successfully captured and pillaged Baghdad. Damascus. Jerusalem. Constantinople.   show
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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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show binding the aristocracy to the central government through grants of pronoia and appointments.  
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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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The `Abbasids established what form of government? A democracy based on the principles of the Greek poleis A loosely organized tribal system based on the An oligarchy consisting of wealthy An autocratic imperial system based on the   show
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Muhammad's revelations were copied word for word in what came to be known as the Qur'an. Surah. Hadith. Memory Palace   show
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At its height, Constantinople boasted a population of about one hundred thousand. one million. one thousand. ten thousand   show
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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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What monastery initiated a new round of ecclesiastical reform in 909? San Remini Bec Cluny Mont Saint Michel   show
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show His coronation as emperor  
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show The Byzantines  
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show Competition among descendants and grants to the aristocracy  
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What Umayyad leader established an independent emirate in Spain in 756? Yazid II 'Uthman Marwan al-Hak 'Abd ar-Rahman   show
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Which of the following statements concerning the Anglo-Saxons It was a society dominated by petty kings Like the Goths, the Anglo-Saxons were an exclusively The Anglo-Saxons were not converted to Christ Both Irish and Roman missionaries parti   show
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show a combination of inherited status and wealth perpetuated through military command.  
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show The Visigothic kingdom came to be centered on Spain, where the Visigothic kings established a unified government based on Roman administrative tradition.  
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show Swedes  
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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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show Gregory the Great  
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show featured nonrepresentational, geometric forms.  
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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 The virtual disappearance The continued dominance of the urban   show
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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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show The religious life opened to aristocratic women possibilities of autonomy and authority.  
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In the Frankish world, the royal favorites who represented the medieval kings were known as bailiffs. counts. stalwarts. Comitatus   show
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show he worked closely with the existing Gallo-Roman aristocracy to consolidate his power.  
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The glue that held Charlemagne's enormous the subjection of the Gallo-Roman population. loyalty to the king and to the Roman Church. taxation and close social supervision. efficient royal administration by profession   show
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Which of the following statements concerning Umayyad Spain Although the agricultural economy of Spain reco Visual art and architecture deemphasi Initially the Umayyad emirs had to establish unity Spanish emirs were able in the long run to esta   show
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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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show Missi dominici  
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show Lombards  
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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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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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The systematic establishment of ______ was instrumental parishes or rural churches small towns and villages responsive, community-linked monasteries agrarian cults   show
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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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show Northern Frankish aristocrats identified with Irish monasticism introduced by Saint Columbanus.  
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show great Roman and Byzantine buildings of Italy and Constantinople.  
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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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show Although the agricultural economy of Spain recovered from the Muslim invasions, urban life was irreparably damaged.  
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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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Cyril and Methodius, the creators of the Cyrillic script, rallied the Slavic peoples to resist Musli laid the basis for a Slavic church and bega were Arian missionaries who converted the Slavs developed a standard form of Slavic dress, st   show
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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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show The aristocracy on which the Carolingian's successors depended ceased to function as a military elite.  
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Which of the following statements concerning the early European peasantry By the eleventh century, peasant farmers As late as the eleventh century Heads of peasant households--whether The household became the basic   show
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show The rediscovery of the corpus of Aristotelian philosophy  
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show the Roman Empire in the west.  
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