AP World History Chapter 10 Test – Flashcards

In comparison to Byzantium, Latin Christendom before 1000 CE was -an expanding empire -a theocratic state -a localized society -a unified state

What advantage did the Byzantine Empire have that enabled it to survive as a political entity for a thousand years longer than the western part of the Roman Empire? -assimilation to Germanic culture -more territory under its control -a longer frontier -a stronger military

Which of the following was a long-term impact of the Crusades in Europe -the Crusades weakened significantly the influence of Turkic-speaking peoples in the Islamic world -Spain, Sicily, and the Baltic region permanently joined the world of Western Christendom -animosity from the Crusades ended the flow of Muslim learning into Europe -people from the Middle East migrated to Europe in large numbers

Disagreement over which of the following contributed to the split between the Roman Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church? -a church of hierarchy of patriarchs, bishops, and priests -veneration of icons -the missionary impulse -the religious authority of the Bible

Which of the following features of the Byzantine Empire did the new civilization of Kievan Rus adopt? -the customs and dress of Germanic peoples -the political ideas of imperial control of the Church -the concept of a good life as one of no desire and no action -the commitment to economic equality and social justice

Which of the following is an example of the Byzantine Empire's influence on Eurasia? -acceptance of Latin as the international language of diplomacy -transmission of ancient Greek learning to Western Europe and the Islamic world -control of the trade routes along the Silk Roads and across the Sahara -spread of Eastern Orthodox Christianity to North Africa and Central Asia

In Europe after the fall of the Roman Empire, what system emerged that emphasized the reciprocal ties between a king and his vassals, and between a lord and his serfs? -paganism -caesaropapism -investiture -feudalism

Which of the following describes the situation in Western Europe after the collapse of the Roman Empire in 476? -long-distance trade was limited to Italy -Germanic peoples became a minority population -the population doubled from what it had been at the peak of the Roman Empire -society became increasingly urban and literate

Which of the following was evidence of the expansion and growth of European civilization during the High Middle Ages? -there was a considerable increase in long-distance trade -the Holy Roman Empire was the undisputed religious center of Christendom -most of North Africa converted to Christianity -the Pope emerged as an all-powerful political ruler of Western Europe

How did economic growth and urbanization during the High Middle Ages affect women in Western Europe? -women assumed more responsibility for farm work as men moved to the cities -women entered universities to train to become lawyers and doctors -women practiced trades and sometimes trained female apprentices -women received political and legal rights that made them men's equals

Which of the following characterizes the spread of Christianity throughout Western Europe from 500 to 1000? -Christian missionaries destroyed pagan temples and idols -women practiced trades and sometimes trained female apprentices -the Church focused on converting people in the countryside -coercion was never used because the Church did not condone the use of force

Technological changes in which field limited women's opportunities in Western Europe by the fifteenth century? -farming -weaving -shipbuilding -metallurgy

Besides Islam, which of the following was also a target of Western European crusaders? -protestantism -Roman Catholicism -Eastern Orthodox Christianity -Buddhism

During the period from 1000 to 1300, the rulers in which region held the least power? -Western Europe -the Byzantine Empire -China -Russia

Which of the following is an example of a European innovation made possible by borrowing technologies from other civilizations? -the use of the compass in farming -the use of gunpowder in cannons -the use of papermaking in mills -the use of the lateen sail in textile production

Which of the following contributed to the decline of Christianity in Asia and Africa by 1500? -the decline in inter-regional trade -the rise of the Byzantine Empire -the end of the Roman Empire -the spread of Islam

Which of the following describes the situation of Christian communities in the Middle East and North Africa from 650 to 1300? -thriving communities connected by inter-regional trade -self-sufficient communities in isolated regions -shrinking communities of second-class subjects -marginalized communities threatened by state persecution

Outside of Europe, the strongest presence of Christianity from 500 to 1300 was in -Ethiopia -Egypt -China -Syria

Which of the following is an example of how Christianity was reinterpreted as it spread throughout Asia and Africa? -russificaiton -Jesus sutras -greek fire -cyrillic script

What event in the thirteenth century influenced the Egyptian state's change in attitude toward its Christian subjects from tolerance to persecution? -the Arab conquest of North Africa -the emergence of the Byzantine Empire -the plague -the Crusades

Which of the following describes a feature of the Byzantine state? -political authority was decentralized -the state tightly controlled local affairs in the provinces -the emperor claimed to be God's representative on earth -competing interests contributed to the fragmentation of the state

Which of the following brought the Byzantine Empire to an end? -the capture of Constantinople by the Ottoman Empire -Emperor Justinian's attempt to reconquer the Mediterranean basin -the loss of territory to an expanding Persian Empire -the Roman Catholic Church's excommunication of Eastern Orthodox Christians

Which of the following had a greater influence on Eastern Orthodox Christianity than on Roman Catholicism? -the concept of original sin -Greek philosophical concepts -acceptance of the trinity -acceptance of the Holy Spirit

In the eleventh century, the religious culture of the Byzantine Empire had a significant impact on -the rulers of the Axum state in Ethiopia -the Nestorian church in China -the Roman Catholic Church in Western Europe -Slavic-speaking peoples in the Balkans and Russia

Which of the following describes the process of conversion to Eastern Orthodox Christianity in Kievan Rus? -the Byzantine Empire required conversion upon the penalty of death during its occupation of Kievan Rus -Byzantine missionaries succeeded in converting most of the people to Eastern Orthodox Christianity despite state opposition -it was a freely made decision on the part of Prince Vladmir of Kiev who chose Eastern Orthodox Christianity to unify his people -people converted in order to avoid the special tax imposed on those who refused to accept Eastern Orthodox Christianity

In the centuries between 500 and 1000, Europe's center of gravity shifted away from the Mediterranean toward -the north and west -the south and east -the Indian Ocean -the Pacific Ocean

Which of the following describes the relationship between politics and religion in Western Europe from 500 to 1300? -rulers were appointed by the pope of the Catholic Church -rulers provided protection for the Church in return for religious legitimacy -the ruler was the head of both the state and the Church -the pope was the head of both the state and the Church

In Western Europe from 1000 to 1300, power was divided among -lords, vassals, and serfs -princes, warriors, and farmers -the pope, royal officials, and scholars -kings, nobles, and church leaders

In which civilization was the rationalism and secularism of Greek thought used to explain religious doctrines? -the Byzantine Empire -the Abbasid caliphate -Western Europe -China