Unit 3 Test review

Which of the following accurately describes the relationship between the Byzantine Empire and the Roman Empire?

• The Byzantine Empire continued many traditions of the Roman Empire, and the people still considered themselves to be subjects of the “Roman” empire.

• The Byzantine Empire conquered the Roman Empire by sacking the city of Rome and selling all the people into slavery as war captives.

• The Byzantine Empire converted to the Roman Empire’s form of Christianity (Roman Catholicism) and spread it to Eastern Europe.

• The Roman Empire conquered the Byzantine Empire by attacking the city of Constantinople and tearing all its protective walls down.

Which of the following accurately describes the significance of Theodora’s influence on the emperor Justinian?

• Theodora was the wife of Justinian’s main rival Constantine.

• Theodora was not allowed to have any political voice.

• Theodora was one of Justinian’s most trusted advisors.

• Theodora was Justinian’s mother, so he trusted her advice.

Which of the following best describes the impact of rebellions during the Byzantine Empire?

• Rebellions weren’t a problem for Byzantine rulers, whose ability to squash them proved the government was strong.

• Riots and rebellions continued to cause problems for the government, weakening Byzantine rule and contributing to its collapse.

• The many rebellions were more a problem for the people who were killed during them than for the government.

• There weren’t any more riots after Justinian crushed the Nika rebellion in Constantinople.

Which of the following best describes the cultural influence of the Byzantine Empire on the development of Russia?

• The Byzantine Empire had minimal cultural influence on early Russia because the Mongols destroyed Kiev.

• Russia copied nearly every aspect of the Byzantine empire, including adopting Greek as the main language.

• The Byzantine Empire forced the Russian settlements at Kiev to convert to Eastern Orthodox Christianity.

• The Eastern Orthodox Church that developed in the Byzantine Empire was adopted by early Russian rulers.

Which of the following best describes the origin of Islam?

• Islam was the religion founded by the apostles (followers) of Jesus in the years after his death.

• The Torah, as taught by the rabbis and priests, contained the first teachings of Islam.

• Muhammad received the word of God directly from God and wrote down these revelations.

• God sent the Gospels to Muhammad, who studied them in order to start a new religion.

Which of the following best describes Muslim’s beliefs about/views on Jewish people and Christians?

• While Christians could be tolerated because Jesus was seen as a prophet, Jewish people were not accepted or allowed to live in Muslim lands.

• While Jewish people were tolerated because of their belief in the Torah, Christian people were not tolerated and kicked out of the caliphate.

• Neither Christian nor Jewish people were allowed to practice their religions in the caliphate because their worship was seen as polytheistic.

• Christians and Jews were seen as fellow “People of the Book” because of the common origin and worship of the same God.

Which of the following best describes a significant change in the religion of Islam?

• Over time, Muslims began to disagree about who had the right to be the caliph and lead the Islamic community.

• Over time, Sufi mystics missionaries began to spread different versions of Islam, with some being more strict (Shi’a) than others (Sunni).

• Eventually, Muslims began to realize that their religion was too similar to Judaism and Christianity, so they began to worship a different God.

• Eventually, Muslims living in Egypt began to merge the practice of Islam with the practice of Christianity to create a new religion.

Which of the following best describes the historical context that led to the success of the House of Wisdom?

• A. Islam spread quickly through many trade routes, and scholars used those trade routes to travel to the Middle East to study.

• B. The Islamic caliphate conquered all of Central and East Asia, forcing all scholars there to travel to Baghdad to study.

• C. The Mongols’ protection of the Indian Ocean trade allowed scholars from all over Eurasia to travel safely to study in Baghdad.

• D. The House of Wisdom was destroyed after the Mongols conquered the Middle East and discouraged the Islamic religion.

Which of the following was most responsible for the empire featured on the map?

• Alexander the Great

• Augustus Caesar

• Genghis Khan

• Muhammad, prophet of Islam

Which of the following best describes how the empire featured on the map was created?

• The Mongol tribes created a loose alliance with settled empires, such as Yuan China and the caliphate to make their empire.

• The Abbasid caliphate ruthlessly attacked the Mongols in Central Asia, forcing the Mongols to retaliate and destroy the Middle East.

• The people of China rebelled against Mongol rule, which allowed the Mongols to conquer China and attack other empires.

• The Mongol tribes united and allied with other nomadic groups, then together they conquered several empires.