chapter 10 test Flashcards
What factors contributed to the emergence of Western Europe as a dynamic civilization after 1000 C.E.?
population growth, reclaiming land from the sea, growth of long distance trade, growth of territorial states with better organized governments (monarchies), new ideas about masculinity, and the crusades (6)
How does the pope justify his call for military action against the Muslims?
Christians must retake the Holy Land (Jerusalem) from the Muslims
What brought the Byzantine Empire to an end?
The capture of Constantinople by the Ottoman Empire
To who did the Byzantines transmit greek learning
islamic world and western europe
Outside Europe, the strongest presence of Christianity from 500 to 1300 was in what country
Egypt
In Europe after the fall of the Roman Empire, what system emerged that emphasized the reciprocal ties between the king and his vassals and between a lord and his serfs?
Feudalism
What event in the thirteenth century influenced the Egyptian state’s change in attitude toward its Christian subjects from tolerance to persecution?
The crusades
In comparison to Byzantium, Latin Christendom before 1000 C.E. was a(n)
localized society
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.
•b. Most of North Africa converted to Christianity.
•c. The pope emerged as the political ruler of Eastern Europe.
•d. The Holy Roman Empire controlled all of Europe.
A
Which of the following describes the relationship between politics and religion in Western Europe from 500 to 1300*
•a. Rulers provided protection for the church in return for religious legitimacy.
•b. The ruler was the head of both the state and the church.
•c. The pope was the head of both the state and the church.
•d. Rulers were appointed by and answered to the pope of the Catholic Church.
A
Besides Islam, what was also a target of Western European crusades
eastern orthodox christianity
Which of the following describes Christian communities in the Middle East and North Africa from 650 to 1300
a. Shrinking communities of second-class subjects
b. Thriving communities connected by inter-regional trade
c. Marginalized communities threatened by state persecution
d. Self-sufficient communities in isolated regions
A
Which of the following is an example of how Christianity was reinterpreted as it spread throughout Asia and Africa
a. Cyrillic script
b. Greek fire
c. Jesus Sutras
d. Russification
C
Which of the following had a greater influence on Eastern Orthodox Christianity than on Roman Catholicism?
a. The concept of original sin
b. Acceptance of the Holy Spirit
c. Greek philosophical concepts
d. Acceptance of the Trinity
C
Which of the following describes a feature of the Byzantine state?
a. The emperor claimed to be God’s representative on Earth.
b. Competing interests contributed to the fragmentation of the state.
c. Political authority rested in the hands of community leaders.
d. The state tightly controlled local affairs in the provinces.
A
