Postclassical Summative

Which of the following is true of the relationship between the Roman Empire and the Byzantine Empire?

• The Byzantines and Romans had no relationship to each other.

• The Byzantines preserved the traditions of the Roman civilization.

• The Byzantines conquered the Romans at the Battle of Hastings.

• The Romans copied the Byzantines in many ways.

Which of the following statements is supported by the information in the excerpt above?

• In Mongol Russia, theft was not considered a crime.

• Byzantines saw accidental and purposeful killings as the same.

• Frankish law did not provide any consequences for theft.

• In Byzantine society, fathers had great power over their families.

Who converted the Kievan Rus to Christianity and created their alphabet?

• Ottoman Empire.

• Byzantine Empire.

• Roman Empire.

• Persian Empire.

The event that marked the split in the church into the Roman Catholic church and the Eastern Orthodox church was called the _______.

• Great Schism

• Reformation

• Council of Trent

• Diet of Worms

What are the effects of the Mongol rule on Russia?

• The Mongols changed nothing about Russian society.

• The Mongols invaded and forced the Russians to convert to Islam.

• The Mongols invaded and forced the Russians to adopt Chinese customs.

• The Mongols culturally cut them off from the rest of Europe and instituted secret police, census taking.

After the death of Muhammad, his direct successor took which title as leader of the Islamic community?

• Caliph

• Imam

• Mullah

• Sultan

What caused the Sunni and Shi’a Muslims to split?

• they disagreed over the caliph.

• they disagreed over idols

• they disagreed over icons

• they disagreed if religious men could marry or not

Which phrase BEST explains the movement shown on this map?

• establishment of political reforms

• advent of the printing press

• following established trade patterns

• contact with refugee population

What were the contributions of the Islamic Scholars?

• Muslim scholars only preserved work of other Islamic scientists.

• Muslim scholars were only concerned with the ancient text from Greece, India, and Persia.

• Muslim scholars had no use for the knowledge of earlier civilizations. They cared only for the knowledge that was useful to other Muslims in their day to day life.

• Muslim scholars advanced Math, Science, Geography as it was useful in everyday life, and learning from the ancient texts added to their understanding of the world.

What do these religions have in common?

• They observe the Five Pillars.

• They are monotheistic faiths.

• They began during the Roman Empire.

• They originated in the Arabian Peninsula.