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WorksheetsChapter 8 - Byzantine Empire
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
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Class
Date
1.
How did monks and nuns help to spread Christianity throughout Europe?
a)
By preserving the works of ancient authors
b)
By living communally and keeping to a strict schedule of prayer
c)
Through missionary activities
d)
Through prayer and manual labor
2.
The Severan rule Septimus Severus declared "Pay the _____, and ignore everyone else."
a)
Farmers
b)
Soldiers
c)
Bakers
d)
Bureaucrats
3.
Why did the Romans persecute Christians during the reign of Nero?
a)
Romans were intolerant of any religion
b)
Christians refused to worship the state gods and emperors
c)
Christians started a fire that destroyed much of Rome
d)
Nero converted to Christianity
4.
The ______dynasty ruled the Byzantine Empire in the tenth and eleventh centuries
a)
Justinian
b)
Seljuk Turk
c)
Macedonian
d)
Persian
5.
Which of the following statements best describes the administration of Charlemagne's empire?
a)
The empire was run by Charlemagne's household staff and by German nobles who acted as local representatives
b)
The empire was run by a group of elected representatives from all over the kingdom
c)
Every region in the empire was run bya procurator who was appointed by Charlemagne
d)
It was run by the missi dominici who were sent by the king
6.
How did the monastic practice of copying manuscripts help preserve the legacy of the ancient world?
a)
They copied the manuscripts onto papyrus, a type of paper used in ancient Egypt
b)
They copied out works of classical Latin authors as well as Christian works like the Bible
c)
By binding their books in covers decorated with jewels and precious metals, they preserved an ancient form of craftsmanship
d)
The use of parchment made the books very expensive, which gave the monasteries a good reason to keep them safely locked away
7.
Which of the following statements best describes how Clovis laid the groundwork for the Carolingian Empire?
a)
He formed an alliance with the Roman Catholic Church
b)
He was a great patron of the arts
c)
He established the Frankish kingdom and converted to Christianity
d)
He divided his kingdom between his three sons
8.
How did Gregory the Great strenthen the papacy?
a)
He took control of Rome and surrounding territories, which gave the papacy a source of political power
b)
He established a rule for monasticism that provided a model for monks and nuns throughout Europe
c)
As chief apostle, he received the keys to the kingdom of heaven from Jesus
d)
He built an army to defend the Roman Catholic Church from non-christian forces
9.
Which emperor made Christianity the official religion of the Roman Empire?
a)
Diocletian
b)
Constantine
c)
Nero
d)
Theodosius the Great
10.
By the fifth century, the western part of the Roman Empire was controlled mainly by__________
a)
Huns
b)
Sassanid Persians
c)
Germans
d)
the Roman military
11.
What did the edict of Milan proclaim?
a)
Christianity was the new state religion of the Roman Empire
b)
The end of the Roman Empire
c)
Christians were traitors to the Roman state
d)
Official tolerance of Christianity
12.
The official language of the Eastern Roman Empire was ______and the official religion was ________
a)
Latin/Christianity
b)
Greek/Islam
c)
Latin/Roman gods and emperors
d)
Greek/Christianity
13.
What was the most important social institution in Germanic custom?
a)
The state
b)
The village
c)
The parish
d)
The family
14.
What happened to the Roman structure of government when the Ostrogoths and the Visigoths took over Roman territories in Italy and Spain?
a)
They replaced it with a German style of government
b)
They kept the Roman structure of government, even allowing Roman former officials to keep their jobs
c)
Theydkep the Roman structure of government but excluded Romans from holding power
d)
They gave all power to the Roman Catholic Church and let it run the government
15.
How far had the Christianity spread one hundred years after the death of Jesus?
a)
Christian churches had been established in most of the major cities of the eastern part of the Roman Empire, mainly attracting members from the Jewish and Greek-speaking populations
b)
Christianity was the official religion of the Roman Empire
c)
Christianity had very few followers and was not known outside of Judea
d)
Although Christians faced persecution, the Christian community was well established in Rome and had developed a structure based on the leadership of special clergy called bishops
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