Unit 2 & 3

How did Theodora contribute to the role of Women?

• Gave them more job opportunities

• She passed laws that granted women more rights

• Became the first empress of the Byzantine Empire

• Allowed women to have a governmental job

How did the Byzantine Empire identify as?

• Greek & Christian

• Roman & Muslim

• Greek & Jew

• Roman & Christian

How did the influence of the Byzantine Empire change the Kievan state?

• it caused the Kievan state to collapse.

• the Kievan state converted to Christianity.

• the Kievan state was cut off from trade routes.

• it caused the Kievan royal family to lose power.

What was the Iconoclast controversy that occurred between Western and Eastern Christians?

• Dispute over which god to follow.

• Dispute over use of religious images.

• Agreement on which religious text to follow.

• Agreement on when to hold mass.

What was the result of the Great Schism?

• Christianity was split in two.

• Rome was restored under one religion.

• The Byzantine emperor was deposed.

• People became polytheistic instead.

Who did Eastern Christians believe had final authority over issues involving Christianity?

• The Pope.

• All members of the church.

• The Byzantine Emperor.

• Jesus.

Why did the Pope excommunicate Byzantine Emperor Leo III?

• The Emperor could not read Latin well.

• The Emperor was not actually a Christian.

• The Emperor ordered the destruction of Icons.

• The Emperor was getting too powerful.

What was the role of Genghis Khan in developing the Mongol Empire?

• He unified Mongolian tribes and took control of most of Central Asia and China.

• He unified Mongolian tribes and took control of South America.

• He overthrew the emperor of the Mongolian Empire and then expanded it more.

How did Genghis Khan develop trade along the Silk Road?

• He expanded the Silk Road for easier access to communication but also used it to expand trade.

• He used the Silk Road to tax people at a high rate who wanted to travel on it, which helped the economy of the empire.

• He built new cities along the route to facilitate trade.

• He set up checkpoints along the Silk Road to check for smugglers.

Based on this excerpt, what did Marco Polo say about the Mongolian Empire? "He was a man of great worth, and of great ability and valor. And as soon as the news that he had been chosen King was spread abroad through those countries, and all the Mongols in the world came to him and owned him for their Lord. And right well did he maintain the Sovereignty they had given him."

• He admired Genghis Khan and was glad that it was him in control.

• He admired Genghis Khan but felt that the people he ruled did not like him.

• He felt that he only received power because he claimed the Mandate of Heaven.

• He felt that Genghis Khan was a man of POOR worth and ability.