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Islam can be considered a "way of life" because
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it is the duty of the state and individual to extend its power over non-Muslims.
rulers must enforce the laws of the Koran. God is seen as the source of all authority. government is referred to as a theocracy. |
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All of the following attacked the Byzantines over the centuries
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Muslim Arabs.
Persians. Seljuk Turks. Germanic Lombards and Visigoths. |
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Who was responsible for the codification of the laws of ancient Rome?
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Justinian
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Nunneries of the Middle Ages provided an outlet for the talents of unmarried
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noblewomen
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The Treaty of ____ marked the beginning of Germany
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Verdun
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Describe the gradual differences that eventually separated Latin Christendom and Byzantium?
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Rome and Latin's refused to recognize Byzantine emperors.
Byzantine emperors ruled over a theocracy. Iconography became an issue between the two churches With time, Byzantine became more Eastern in culture. |
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Which of the following terms refers to the governmental structure of the Middle Ages?
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Feudalism
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All of the following brought about the revival of trade in the Middle Ages
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increasing population.
greater political stability. the end of the Viking attacks. expanding agricultural production. |
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The Magyar invaders of Europe eventually settled in
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Hungary
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Examining the treatment of their subjects by the Islamic rulers, one would note that
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Christians and Jews had to pay a special tax
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A decisive figure in the strengthening of the papacy was
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Gregory I
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The Arabs' failure to take Constantinople in the late seventh and early eighth centuries was extremely important for later history because it
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meant that Islam would not advance into the Balkans for another 700 years.
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One may correctly describe Byzantine civilization as
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Being econmically more advanced than the Latin west
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The Fourth Crusade at the beginning of the thirteenth century
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sacked Constantinople
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Muhammad was a
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merchant
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The Roman and Greek Orthodox clergy disagreed on each of the following issues
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the power of the papacy.
ceremonial differences. holy days. the display of images |
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In the fifth century, German invaders founded kingdoms in all the following areas
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North Africa.
Italy. Spain. Gaul |
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Which is least associated with the era of Charlemagne?
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Treaty of Verdun
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Under the leadership of Theodoric the Great
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powerful aristocratic Roman families still held government offices.
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Who was the last scholar of the Roman world to have an in-depth knowledge of Greek philosophy?
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Boethius
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