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Medieval History Study guide
Byzantine government tended to be
(a) defensive and conservative.
(b) poorly funded and weak.
(c) small and minimal.
In the Byzantine Orthodox Church between 500 and 1000, controversy raged about
(a) monophysites and iconoclasm.
(b) clerical celibacy.
(c) the emperor's status as God's vice-regent.
Justinian and his empress Theodora lived
(a) c. 350.
(b) c. 450.
(c) c. 550.
Mohammed died in
(a) 632.
(b) 732.
(c) 832.
The split between Sunni and Shi'i Muslims began as a dispute about
(a) who should lead the community of the faithful.
(b) whether Mohammed was human or divine.
(c) how to treat other "peoples of the book."
Which provides the proper chronological order?
(a) Umayyad dynasty; Abbasid dynasty; al-Mansur in al-Andalus.
(b) Abbasid dynasty; al-Mansur in al-Andalus; Umayyad dynasty.
(c) al-Mansur in al-Andalus; Abbasid dynasty; Umayyad dynasty.
In the tenth century, the greatest city in Western Europe was
(a) Marseilles.
(b) Lisbon.
(c) Cordoba.
Icons were
(a) badges worn by the Blues and Grays.
(b) holy statues and pictures.
(c) the Byzantine equivalent of "counties."
Khadija and Aisha were
(a) early Muslim martyrs.
(b) wives of Mohammed.
(c) authors of the hadith.
The Umayyads and Abbasids were
(a) dynasties of caliphs.
(b) competing sects within Islam.
(c) the first peoples who converted to Islam.
Cordoba, known as an "ornament bright" of learning in the tenth-century, was located in modern-day
(a) Syria.
(b) Morocco.
(c) Spain.
The Pseudo-Dionysius and his translator John Scottus helped to stimulate interest in
(a) Neoplatonism.
(b) Catharism.
(c) papalism.
Charlemagne was crowned "Emperor of the Romans" by Pope Leo III in
(a) 800.
(b) 850.
(c) 900.
Which of the following was NOT an aspect of the Carolingian intellectual revival?
(a) development of a clearer form of handwriting.
(b) establishment of the first university (in Paris).
(c) preservation of the great works of the Classical-Christian tradition.
Eighth-century Francia witnessed considerable political and religious consolidation. It also saw the development of manorialism which
(a) sought to improve the culture of court life, especially in the winter-time.
(b) linked the landed elite to the peasantry in a web of social and economic obligations.
(c) required that every village in Francia have a resident priest and church.
Compared to the term "Europe," the term "Christendom" was
(a) identical.
(b) more inclusive.
(c) more exclusive.
Which match is NOT correct?
(a) Leo III: alliance with Empress Irene.
(b) Alcuin: educational reform.
(c) Boniface: missionary activity.
The "Donation of Pepin" helped to found
(a) Burgundy.
(b) the Papal States.
(c) al-Andalus.
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