Chapter 10: The Worlds of Christendom

What advantage did the Byzantine Empire have that enabled it to survive as a political entity for a thousand years longer than the western part of the Roman Empire?

• Assimilation to Germanic culture
• More territory under its control
• A longer frontier
• A stronger military

Which of the following was a long-term impact of the Crusades in Europe?

• The Crusades weakened significantly the influence of Turkic-speaking peoples in the Islamic world.
• Spain, Sicily, and the Baltic region permanently joined the world of Western Christendom.
• Animosity from the Crusades ended the flow of Muslim learning into Europe.
• People from the Middle East migrated to Europe in large numbers.

Disagreement over which of the following contributed to the split between the Roman Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church?

• A church hierarchy of patriarchs, bishops, and priests
• Veneration of icons and additions to the Nicene Creed
• The missionary impulse
• The religious authority of the Bible

Which of the following features of the Byzantine Empire did the new civilization of Kievan Rus adopt?

• The customs and dress of Germanic peoples
• The political ideals of imperial control of the Church
• The concept of a good life as one of no desire and no action
• The commitment to economic equality and social justice

Which of the following is an example of the Byzantine Empire’s influence on Eurasia?

• Acceptance of Latin as the international language of diplomacy
• Transmission of ancient Greek learning to Western Europe and the Islamic world
• Control of the trade routes along the Silk Roads and across the Sahara
• Spread of Eastern Orthodox Christianity to North Africa and Central Asia

In Europe after the fall of the Roman Empire, what system emerged that emphasized the reciprocal ties between a king and his vassals, and between a lord and his serfs?

• Paganism
• Caesaropapism
• Investiture
• Feudalism

Which of the following describes the situation in Western Europe after the collapse of the Roman Empire in 476?

• Long-distance trade was limited to Italy.
• Germanic peoples became a minority population.
• The population doubled from what it had been at the peak of the Roman Empire.
• Society became increasingly urban and literate.

Which of the following was evidence of the expansion and growth of European civilization during the High Middle Ages?

• There was a considerable increase in long-distance trade.
• The Holy Roman Empire was the undisputed religious center of Christendom.
• Most of North Africa converted to Christianity.
• The Pope emerged as an all-powerful political ruler of Western Europe.

How did economic growth and urbanization during the High Middle Ages affect women in Western Europe?

• Women assumed more responsibility for farm work as men moved to the cities.
• Women entered universities to train to become lawyers and doctors.
• Women practiced trades and sometimes trained female apprentices.
• Women received political and legal rights that made them men’s equals.

Which of the following characterizes the spread of Christianity throughout Western Europe from 500 to 1000?

• Christian missionaries destroyed pagan temples and idols.
• Earlier cultural practices were absorbed into the Christian tradition.
• The Church focused on converting people in the countryside.
• Coercion was never used because the Church did not condone the use of force.