History Chapter 10 & 11

Chapter 10.1

the Western Roman Empire with its capitol city of Rome, was wealthier, more urban, and more cosmopolitan than the Eastern Roman Empire with its capitol city of Constantinople

• True

• False

10.1

Why did Christianity contract in Asia and Africa?

• the unforeseen birth of islam

• an expanded Arab empire

• a sophisticated Muslim civilization

• all of the above

10.1

this branch of Christianity spread from Syria, Iraq, and Persia along the silk road to China were it was influenced by eastern religions.

• Nestorian Christianity

• Nubian Christianity

• Ethiopian Christianity

10.1

The once large and mighty Roman empire divided into two smaller empires, known as...?

• Greco and Roman

• Northern and Southern

• Western and Eastern

• Catholic and Orthodox

10.1

Why did Prince Vladmir of Kiev choose to affiliate with Eastern Orthodox Christianity?

• He was seeking a religion to unite the many diverse peoples in his territory

• he was seeking allies in his fight against the Muslims on his eastern boarder

• he was seeking new trading partners for his growing network of commerce

• he was seeking answers to questions of faith that Roman Catholicism couldn't answer

Chapter 10.3

why did the Holy Roman Empire fail to become a major power during the thousand or so years of its existence?

• A. Pressure from Islamic incursions

• B. quarrelsome princes resisted unification

• C. strong principalities often checked the power of their emperor

• D. Catholics battled orthodox for control

• E. answers B and C

10.3

During the early middle ages, which of these options provided women with the greatest opportunity for education and freedom from male authority?

• joining a guild for merchants or artisans

• moving from an urban to rural area

• moving from a rural to urban area

• joining a monastic community in the Roman Catholic Church

10.3

which of these describes how life in western Europe changed in the years after A.D. 476?

• Urban life deminished

• disease and warfare increased

• Roman Catholic exorcised strong central authority

• Germanic peoples were dominant

• Cultivated land contracted

10.3

During the High Middle Ages (A.D. 1000-1300) European population expanded while forested land contracted.

• True

• False

10.3

Which of these is the major contradiction of the Crusades?

• male authorities taking control of female monastic communities

• Drawing support from Christian piety and warrior values of the elite

• attempting to recapture the holy land from Islamic control

• the "Investment conflict" surrounding the appointment of bishops