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Chapter 08 Quiz C with References
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The monastic tradition began in _____.
France and Germany.
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Italy.
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Spain and Portugal.
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Egypt and Syria.
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Armenian Christians were part of the _____ tradition.
Catholic.
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Nestorian.
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Monophysite.
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Eastern Orthodox.
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The pope who played a key role in expanding the power of the papacy and the unity of the Catholic Church was _____.
Gregory I.
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Urban II
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John XXIII.
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Peter.
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Mary was elevated to the role of 'Mother of God' in an attempt to promote the Nestorian version of Christianity.
True.
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False.
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Iconoclasts believed that representing the divine in human form was idolatry, not proper worship.
True.
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False.
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The German confederations which invaded the former Roman lands of Western Europe _____.
Were primarily political alliances, formed for defense or raiding.
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Were centuries-old political unit.
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Hated Rome and wanted to destroy it.
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Were Christians fleeing persecution.
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In the new, Germanic kingdoms of Western Europe, the centers of power shifted from Roman cities to _____.
Monasteries.
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Noble estates.
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Towns and villages.
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New, German cities.
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The largest change to Slavic culture which resulted from the influence of contact with Byzantine and Frankish societies was _____.
Their move to cities.
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A shift to cavalry-focused military.
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Their conversion to Christianity.
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They learned to speak Latin.
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Islam is rooted in the Judaic and Christian traditions.
True.
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False.
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Muhammad's conquest of Mecca is the first instance of jihad, which means _____.
Political conflict between believers.
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Holy war fought against those who persecute believers.
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Terrorist plot.
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Successful conquest.
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The five pillars of Islam include _____.
Giving alms to the poor.
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Fighting in jihad.
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World conquest.
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All of the above.
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Christians and Jews under Umayyad rule _____.
Were given complete religious freedom.
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Were killed.
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Were permitted to practice their religion with payment of a tax.
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Were persecuted as they had been under Rome.
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Later caliphs attempted to maintain the distinction between Arab and non-Arab Muslims and maintain Arab control over the empire.
True.
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False.
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The Abbasid caliphs built a new capital at ______.
Baghdad.
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Damascus.
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Mecca.
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Alexandria.
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A Shari'a is _____.
An infantry soldier.
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A mystical philosophy.
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An Islamic legal code.
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The heir to the caliphate.
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The unity of the Abbasid caliphate disintegrated in part because of disagreements between the caliphs and religious scholars over religious authority.
True.
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False.
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The object of early Viking raids was _____.
Territorial acquisition.
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Plunder.
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Creating trading contacts.
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Killing nonbelievers.
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Viking kings' role was not to levy the taxes but to distribute wealth to his followers.
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False.
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Vikings began colonizing conquered lands in the _____.
3rd century.
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9th century.
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12th century.
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5th century.
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The Viking way of life was eroded by _____.
Conversion to Christianity.
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Conquest by Germanic tribes.
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Conflict with the Islamic caliphate.
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Lack of land to conquer.
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