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Which of these comparisons between the Byzantine Empire and other empire is most historically accurate?
c. Like Russia, the Byzantine empire used diplomacy to fend off the Mongols
Which of the following features of the Byzantine Empire did the new civilization of Kievan Rus adopt?
b. The political ideals of imperial control of the Church
What advantage did the Byzantine Empire have that enables it to survive as a political entity for a thousand years longer than the western part of the Roman Empire?
d. A stronger military
Which of the following was a long-term impact of the Crusades in Europe?
b. Spain, Sicily, and the Baltic region permanently joined the world of Western Christendom.
Which of the following contributed to the decline of Christianity in Asia and Africa by 1500?
d. The spread of Islamic civilization
In Europe after the fall of the Roman Empire, what system emerged that emphasized the reciprocal ties between a king and his vassals, and between a lord and his serfs?
d. Feudalism
a. Western Europe
What event in the thirteenth century influenced the Egyptian state's change in attitude toward its Christian subjects from tolerance to persecution?
d. The Crusades
Which of the following characterizes the spread of Christianity throughout Western Europe from 500 to 1000?
b. Earlier cultural practices were absorbed into the Christian tradition.
In Western Europe from 1000 to 1300, power was divided among
d. kings, nobles, and church leaders.
Disagreement over which of the following contributed to the split between the Roman Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church?
b. Veneration of icons
Which of the following had a greater influence on Eastern Orthodox Christianity than on Roman Catholicism?
b. Greek philosophical concepts
Which of the following describes a feature of the Byzantine state?
c. The emperor claimed to be God's representative on earth.
Which of the following describes the relationship between politics and religion in Western Europe from 500 to 1300?
b. Rulers provided protection for the Church in return for religious legitimacy.
Which of the following is an example of the Byzantine Empire's influence on Europe?
b. Transmission of ancient Greek learning to Western Europe and the Islamic world
In the eleventh century, the religious culture of the Byzantine Empire had a significant impact on
d. Slavic-speaking peoples in the Balkans and Russia
Which of the following describes the situation in Western Europe after the collapse of the Roman Empire in 476?
a. Long-distance trade was limited to Italy.
How did economic growth and urbanization during the High Middle Ages affect women in Western Europe?
c. Women practiced trades and sometimes trained female apprentices.
Which of the following was evidence of the expansion and growth of European civilization during the High Middle Ages?
a. There was a considerable increase in long-distance trade.
Which of the following describes the process of conversion to Eastern Orthodox Christianity in Kievan Rus?
c. It was a freely made decision on the part of Prince Vladmir of Kieve, who chose Eastern Orthodox Christianity to unify his people.
Which of the following describes Christian communities in the Middle East and North Africa from 650 to 1300?
c. Shrinking communities of second-class subjects.
Which of the following brought the Byzantine Empire to an end?
a. The capture of Constantinople by the Ottoman Empire
Besides Islam, which of the following was also a target of Western European crusaders?
c. Eastern Orthodox Christianity
What differences separated the Roman Catholic and Orthodox Churches?
One difference was the Roman Catholics accepted iconoclasm. Another would be popes not being able to marry in the Roman Catholic Church. On the other hand, in the Eastern Orthodox Church, they prohibited iconoclasm and allowed popes to marry.
What factors enabled Christian communities in Africa and Asia to survive in the face of Islamic expansion?
In Africa, they gave up their artwork. In Asia, they used concepts from their own culture like Daoism. Some Christians also paid jizya, a tax, to Islam.