Rise Of Europe

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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