WorksheetsCh. 16: The Two Worlds of Christendom
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
According to the Byzantine historian Procopius, who was responsible for introducing silk production to the Mediterranean?
a Chinese merchant
a western expedition of explorers and merchants
a Roman ambassador
two Christian monks
a delegation of Chinese Buddhist monks
From the fall of Rome to the twelfth century, ________ was the political and economic powerhouse of the Mediterranean region.
France
Spain
the Byzantine empire
Egypt
Greece
Caesaropapism was
the effort by the pope to assert control over the western Roman empire.
the effort by the pope to assert control over the eastern Roman empire.
the effort by Caesar to assert control over the Catholic church.
the effort by eastern Roman emperors to regain control of Rome.
the effort by Constantine to reign as emperor and actively control ecclesiastical affairs.
The attitude of Byzantine rulers towards their subjects and court was
simple and dignified, discarding much of the pomp of the Roman empire.
highly formal, with an emphasis on protocol and lavish dress.
businesslike, with efficiency and communication being more important than etiquette.
democratic.
overwhelmingly informal.
Who was the most important of the early Byzantine rulers?
Justinian
Diocletian
Constantine
Theodora
Belisarius
In Byzantium, the ________ provided land to peasants in exchange for military service.
corvée labor system
theme system
military draft
emperor
church
Byzantine empire regulations limited individuals to participate in only one phase of ________, to prevent the creation of a monopoly.
the glassware industry
the linen industry
gem-cutting and jewelry manufacture
the silk industry
gold and silver work
The most important city in Byzantium and probably in the Mediterranean was
Constantinople
Alexandria
Athens
Rome
Ravenna
In 1054 C.E., the patriarch of the Byzantine church and the Catholic pope
met to reconcile the two traditions.
mutually excommunicated each other, creating a schism that continues today.
promoted a peace agreement between the Byzantine emperor and the Bulgar king.
fielded armies to battle each other.
lent mutual support to the first crusade.
The wealthiest and most powerful city organized by the Slavs in Russia was
Moscow.
Kursk
Adrianople
Novgorod
Kiev
The most important catalyst for increased Byzantine influence in Russia was
the visits of Russian merchants to Constantinople.
the conversion of Prince Vladimir to Orthodox Christianity.
the development of the Cyrillic alphabet.
the arrival of missionary saints Cyril and Methodius in Russia.
military and economic aid to Russian leaders from Byzantium.
Abu al-Abbas became well known in the court of Charlemagne as a
distinguished diplomat from the Islamic world.
beloved pet from an Indian king.
gift from the Abbasid court.
Muslim enemy of the king.
None of these answers is correct.
Historians use the term middle ages to refer to the
fact that Europe became mature from 500 to 1500.
era from about 500 to 1500 C.E.
crisis of western Europe.
time between the fall of Rome and the emergence of Christianity.
All these answers are correct.
Which of the following was done by Charlemagne?
He built an impressive, if relatively short-lived, empire in western Europe.
He rejected coronation by the pope.
He established a large bureaucracy to rule his empire.
He wrote an important book on the art of statecraft.
All these answers are correct.
The Carolingian empire dissolved because
Charlemagne's descendants were politically weak and disunited.
Vikings began raiding northern France.
Charlemagne's grandsons divided the empire into three parts.
Magyars raided France from the east.
All these answers are correct.
The term feudalism
refers to feuds between aristocratic families, which had become a social norm.
means a political and social order that was highly centralized.
means the king's power being completely overthrown by the local lords.
is a term that has fallen out of favor among historians.
None of these answers is correct.
The relationship between lord and retainer was
stable
exploitative.
reciprocal.
antagonistic.
All these answers are correct.
In the early middle ages, the economic activity of western Europe was
efficient and fast.
predominantly agricultural.
commercial and urban.
based on long-distance trade.
None of these answers is correct.
St. Scholastica
established a convent and began to accept nuns for the first time in the history of Christianity.
devised an entirely new set of regulations as guidance for the religious life of women in convents.
strongly believed that women should be allowed to become priests and monks.
adapted the Benedictine rule as guidance for nuns.
None of these answers is correct.
Which of the following social services was/were NOT provided by monasteries?
inns, refuges
banks, shops, factories
schools
medical care
orphanages
