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Traditions and Encounters A Brief Global History Volume 1 4Th Edition Bentley Test Bank Full Chapter PDF
Traditions and Encounters A Brief Global History Volume 1 4Th Edition Bentley Test Bank Full Chapter PDF
1. (p. 181) According to Procopius, two sixth-century Christian monks undertook an elaborate
smuggling operation to provide Byzantium with the knowledge to produce
A. steel.
B. iron.
C. ceramics.
D. gunpowder.
E. silk.
2. (p. 181) The only classical society that survived in the centuries after 400 C.E. was the
A. Han dynasty.
B. Byzantine empire.
C. Hellenistic empire.
D. Mauryan dynasty.
E. Achaemenid dynasty.
5. (p. 183) Up through the eighth century, the chief foreign organized threat to the eastern
Roman empire was
A. the resurgence of power by the Ptolemies in Egypt.
B. the Germanic tribes.
C. the Guptas in India.
D. the Sasanid dynasty.
E. neo-Greek military generals.
6. (p. 183) The most important political feature of the Byzantine state was its
A. docile acceptance of Rome's superiority.
B. republican governmental structure that resembled early Rome.
C. tightly centralized rule under a powerful emperor.
D. division of power under the tetrarchs.
E. reliance on Achaemenid ruling principles.
12. (p. 185) Italy, Sicily, northwestern Africa, and southern Spain were brought back under
imperial control by the military victories of
A. Theodora.
B. Belisarius.
C. Basil II.
D. Charlemagne.
E. Augustus.
14. (p. 186) One of the causes of Byzantine resurgence was the political innovation wherein a
general was given military and civil control over an imperial province or
A. theme.
B. sasanid.
C. corpus.
D. satrapy.
E. polis.
15. (p. 186) The Byzantine ruler who led a resurgence of power in the eleventh century by
crushing the Bulgars was
A. Theodora.
B. Belisarius.
C. Basil II.
D. Justinian.
E. Kleidion.
17. (p. 186) Basil II crushed the Bulgars in 1014 at the Battle of
A. Manzikert.
B. Kleidion.
C. Constantinople.
D. Kerbala.
E. Hagia Sophia.
20. (p. 187) A direct challenge to the Byzantine emperor arose in the year 800 when the pope
gave an imperial crown to the Frankish king,
A. Otto of Saxony.
B. Charlemagne.
C. Basil II.
D. Cyril.
E. Hugh Capet.
21. (p. 188) Byzantium was the Mediterranean basin's leading producer of
A. silk.
B. cotton.
C. tobacco.
D. gold.
E. steel.
23. (p. 190) From the sixth century on, the official language of Constantinople was
A. Latin.
B. Turkish.
C. Aramaic.
D. Greek.
E. French.
24. (p. 190) Which of the following accurately describes education in Byzantium?
A. Byzantium fell far short of the standards set in the western half of the empire.
B. Basic literacy was widespread in Byzantine society.
C. Byzantium struggled because of the lack of a written language.
D. Only the members of the central court could read and write.
E. Byzantium made tremendous strides after its conquest of the Arabic world.
26. (p. 190) Emperor Leo III inaugurated the divisive ecclesiastical policy of
A. caesaropapism.
B. iconoclasm.
C. insisting that the patriarch of Constantinople was superior to the pope in Rome.
D. venerating religious icons.
E. translating the Bible into German.
30. (p. 192) In a disaster from which the Byzantine empire never really recovered,
Constantinople was sacked in 1204 by the
A. crusading Normans.
B. Saljuq Turks.
C. Ottoman Turks.
D. Sasanids.
E. largest Arab force ever sent against a city.
32. (p. 192) The Byzantine empire suffered a devastating loss to the Saljuq Turks in 1071 at the
battle of
A. Kleidion.
B. Actium.
C. Manzikert.
D. Constantinople.
E. Trebizond.
35. (p. 196) What city, influenced heavily by Constantinople, was most important in the early
rise of Russia?
A. Moscow
B. St. Petersburg
C. Kiev
D. Moravia
E. Manzikert
36. (p. 195) The rise of Orthodox Christianity in Russia was helped by the conversion in 989 of
A. Prince Vladimir.
B. Peter the Great.
C. Justinian.
D. Ivan III.
E. Catherine the Great.
38. (p. 185) Justinian was the Byzantine emperor who attempted to reconquer the western
Roman empire from the German tribes.
TRUE
39. (p. 185) The Corpus iuris civilis was Justinian's definitive codification of Roman law.
TRUE
42. (p. 193) St. Cyril helped to create a written Slavic alphabet.
TRUE
43. (p. 195-196) Prince Vladimir helped convert Russia to Orthodox Christianity.
TRUE
44. Examine the reign of Justinian. Explain the significance of Justinian's code. In what ways
did Justinian influence history?
45. Examine the social structure of the Byzantine empire. Explain the theme system. Trace the
changing status of peasants.
46. Discuss the religious beliefs and structure of the Byzantine world. Examine the rise and
influence of the Orthodox church.
47. Discuss the rise of monasticism. What role did St. Basil of Caesarea play? What were the
religious and social implications of this system?
49. Examine the role that trade played in the Byzantine empire. How did the economic world
of Byzantium change over the years?
50. In what ways did Byzantium carry on the legacy of Rome? What was Justinian's dream?
In what ways was Byzantium different from Rome?
51. Discuss the significance of the city of Constantinople. What was life in the city like? Why
would its eventual fall be seen as such a disaster?
53. The Byzantine empire was the sole surviving classical society. Why were the other
existing states not considered classical societies? Compare the Byzantine empire to the other
classical societies.
54. In what ways did Byzantium serve as a bridge from the classical age to the middle ages in
Europe? What was its legacy?
55. In what ways was the political, intellectual, and cultural makeup of Byzantium different
from that of the western half of the Roman empire? How could these differences explain
greater discrepancies between eastern and western Europe?
57. Examine the theory of caesaropapism. What were its origins? Explain its relation to the
power of the Byzantine emperor. What influence did it have on European history?
58. Examine the mosaic of Justinian on page 184. How does the image reflect the Byzantine
concept of caesaropapism?
59. Look at the picture of the church of Hagia Sophia on page 185. What can we learn about
the splendor of Justinian's reign from this picture? What is Hagia Sophia used for today, and
what does this use tell us about the fate of Byzantium?