Chap 12 Quiz from Text

Question 1

Leader who recaptured some of the original Roman Empire, put down the Nika Revolt, revised the law code, and built the Hagia Sophia

Answer 1

Justinian I

Question 2

conflict that occurred when the Blues and Greens tried to stop the emperor from reforming the empire’s administration

Answer 2

Nika Revolt

Question 3

the Eastern Roman Empire whose capital city, Constantinople, controlled trade between Asia and Europe

Answer 3

Byzantine Empire

Question 4

result of the iconoclast controversy, as well as of arguments over the use of Greek versus Latin, theological differences such as whether or not priests should marry, and church governance

Answer 4

Orthodox Church

Question 5

pictures created with tiny colored tiles of glass, stone, or clay fitted together and cemented in place

Answer 5

mosaics

Question 6

paintings or sculptures of sacred figures

Answer 6

icons

Question 7

general who invaded Africa and brought it back into the Roman Empire

Answer 7

Belisarius

Question 8

renamed Constantinople as Istanbul and helped end the Byzantine Empire

Answer 8

Ottoman Turks

Question 9

Which of the following statements about the Rus is not true?

The Rus were northern Europeans.

The Slavs asked the Rus to help them.

The Rus were Vikings.

Eventually the Rus ruled Kiev and the surrounding areas, built a trading center, and codified Russian law.

Answer 9

The Rus were Vikings.

Question 10

Which of the following was not an accomplishment of Yaroslav the Wise?

He translated religious books from Greek to Slavic.

He established diplomatic ties with western Europe.

He successfully attacked Constantinople.

He codified Russian law.

Answer 10

He successfully attacked Constantinople.

Question 11

Why were Cyril and Methodius able to convert so many Slavs to Christianity?

They led mass in the Slavonic language instead of Greek.

They persecuted nonbelievers.

They published religious books in Latin.

They developed a written alphabet for the Slavs based on the characters of the French alphabet.

Answer 11

They led mass in the Slavonic language instead of Greek.

Question 12

Who made Christianity the state religion of Kievan Russia?

Prince Alexander

Vladimir I

Prince Andrew Bogolyubsky

Yaroslav the Wise

Answer 12

Vladimir I

Question 13

Which of the following groups of people did not pose a threat to the Rus?

Mongols

Swedes

Germans

Chinese

Answer 13

Chinese

Question 14

What Russian leader saved Novgorod from both Swedish invaders and the Teutonic Knights?

Alexander Nevsky

Vladimir I

Oleg of Kiev

Yaroslav the Wise

Answer 14

Alexander Nevsky

Question 15

After the fall of the Western Roman Empire, England was divided into seven small independent kingdoms known as the _______ kingdoms.

Answer 15

Anglo Saxon

Question 16

Who united England, fought the Danes, reorganized the army, issued a code of laws, and established a system of schools?

Answer 16

Alfred the Great

Question 17

In France, what leader adopted Christianity and helped the Franks become one of the major powers in western Europe?

Answer 17

Clovis

Question 18

Because the lives of medieval Europeans were filled with doubt, suffering, and hardship, Europeans were attracted to ______ , which offered them comfort and the promise of a happy afterlife.

Answer 18

Christianity

Question 19

The reforms of _______ made the pope one of the most influential figures in Europe.

Answer 19

Gregory the Great

Question 20

The writings of _____ helped shape Christian doctrine for centuries.

Answer 20

Augustine of Hippo

Question 21

An Italian monk established a monastery and wrote a collection of guidelines based on a combination of prayer and labor that became known as the __________ .

Answer 21

Benedictine Rule

Question 22

___________monasticism was severe in form, and monks under this rule often spent time fasting or in solitude.

Answer 22

Celtic