Medieval Europe

The Eastern half of the Roman Empire was known as:

• The Byzantine Empire
• The Sultanate of Rum
• The Greek Orthodox Empire
• The Empire of Constantine

The Byzantine Emperor who led Byzantium through a golden age and reconquered almost all of Rome was:

• Justinian
• Heraclius
• Alexius Comnenus
• Constantine

Which of the following were accomplishments of Justinian?

• Building of the Hagia Sophia and Hippodrome
• Preserving Greco-Roman learning like Homer, Herodotus, and Euclid
• Creating the Justinian Legal Code
• All of the above

What led to the weakening of the Byzantine Empire?

• Internal dissent like the Nika Rebellion
• The Plague of Justinian
• Constant war with the Sasanian Persians and Islamic Caliphates
• All of the above

The Kievan Rus were first founded by what people?

• Varangians - Viking descendants also called the Rus
• Slavs - Eastern Europeans
• Magyars - Horsemen from Central Europe
• Huns - Invaders from Central Asia

Which Russian prince first converted to Christianity?

• Vladimir
• Oleg
• Olga

In the time of Muhammad, Arabia was physically dominated by:

• Roman soldiers
• Arab merchants
• Bedouin tribesmen
• Meccan Priests

In 610 A.D., Muhammad began Islam when he claimed to receive visions from what angel?

• Gabriel
• Michael
• Lucifer
• Raphael

The community of Islamic believers was called the:

• Umma
• Mecca
• Quraysh
• Salat

What was the Hijrah?

• Muhammad's flight from Mecca to Medina
• Daily prayer
• Alms-giving
• Muhammad's conquest of Mecca