AP World History Ch. 10 Learning Curve (Extra) – Flashcards
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What is Coptic Christianity?
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Distinctive early Christian tradition that established itself in Egypt
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After the fall of Constantinople what city was declared the "third Rome" by some of its church leaders?
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Moscow
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Which Germanic king overthrew the last Roman emperor in 476 C.E., bringing to its end the Roman Empire in the West?
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Odoacer
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Which important feature of fifteenth-century European ships was developed in Europe?
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Cannon
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Which sixth-century Byzantine emperor sought to reconquer the Mediterranean basin?
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Justinian
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People from which European land crossed the Atlantic Ocean around the year 1000 C.E. to establish colonies?
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Scandinavia
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Between 1000 and 1500 C.E. what development provided an important new source of energy for Western Europeans?
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Development of effective water mills
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The ruler of this state claimed to be the "peer of the Apostles."
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Byzantine Empire
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What is an important difference between the political histories of China and Europe in the third-wave era?
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Western Europe never regained the political unity it had established in the second-wave era.
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Which region was most conservative in its use of ancient Greek learning between 500 and 1500 C.E.?
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Byzantium was the most conservative. -Byzantine scholars focused on preserving and transmitting the classical heritage rather than using it as a springboard for creating new knowledge.
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What led to the decline of Christianity in China in the ninth century?
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The Chinese state turned against all religions of foreign origin. -In the mid-ninth century, the Chinese government turned against foreign religions, including Christianity, Buddhism, and Islam; in the face of government attacks, Christianity nearly vanished.
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This prince converted to Orthodox Christianity after sending emissaries to bring reports of Judaism, Islam, and both Eastern and Western Christianity, finding the splendor of the Byzantine Church most convincing.
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Vladimir. -Tenth-century Vladimir of Kiev, according to early chronicles, sent emissaries to learn of different religions before opting for Orthodoxy; he also received a Byzantine princess as his bride.
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Which of the following statements best describes the position of Western Europe in world history during the third-wave era?
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It was distinctly on the margins of world history. -Western Europe was geographically isolated and politically fragmented.
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The logical approach and scientific temperament of this great Greek thinker made the deepest impression on medieval Western European thinkers between 1100 and 1300 C.E.
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Aristotle. -It was Aristotle's prolific writings that had the greatest impact on medieval Western European theologians and philosophers.
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When did Arabic overtake Coptic as the language most used in Egypt?
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In the fourteenth century C.E. -Following the conversion of most rural Coptic Christians to Islam in the fourteenth century, Arabic grew in its prominence and use among the population of Egypt.
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Which Kievan Rus prince was the first to adopt Orthodox Christianity?
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Vladimir. -This late-tenth-century prince chose Orthodox Christianity as the best for his kingdom.
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What was feudalism?
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It was a political and social system in which power was largely in the hands of a landholding warrior elite who swore allegiance to greater lords or kings. -Feudalism is a system of decentralized political power with most power in the hands of a landholding warrior elite, who gave their allegiance and military service to more important lords in return for the land that they then controlled.
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Which of the following was a practice of the Western Catholic Church but not of Eastern Orthodoxy?
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Western Christians believed the pope to be the supreme authority over the Church while Eastern Christians didn't. -By about the year 1000 C.E., Western Christians were united in seeing the pope as the final authority over the Church; it was over this issue above all that the Western and Eastern churches formally broke apart in 1054 C.E.
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What attitude did the Mongols take toward Christianity in their empire?
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They welcomed Christians along with various other faiths. -The Mongols were religiously tolerant and welcomed Nestorian Christians in their empire.
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What was the typical pattern for conversion to Christianity in early medieval Western Europe?
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It was a top-down strategy in which missionaries sought first to convert rulers. -Most often, missionaries in Western Europe tried first to convert rulers, so the rulers would then not only protect missionaries but also encourage their subjects to convert as well.
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Which of the following did the Byzantine imperial court most closely reflect?
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Ancient Persia. -While they sought to imitate the awesome grandeur of God's heavenly court, the Byzantine court in fact resembled that of ancient Persia.
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Who conquered Constantinople in 1453 C.E.?
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Ottoman Turks. -Conquest of Constantinople spelled the end of the Byzantine Empire.
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What does the Chinese Buddhist establishment during Tang dynasty China and the Christian Church in Western Europe around 1000 C.E. have in common?
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Both became quite wealthy. -This resulted in criticism.
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Which of the following statements best describes how Orthodox Christianity spread among the Rus?
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It was adopted freely, without coercion. -No military defeat or occupation.
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Which of the following is a distinctive feature of Ethiopian Christianity?
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Fascination with Judaism and Jerusalem. -Believed their own king was a descendant of King Solomon.
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How was Arian Christianity different from Orthodoxy?
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It held that Jesus was created by God the Father, and was not co-eternal with him. -Arius taught that Jesus was a lesser, divine figure, who had been created in time rather than existing eternally as God the Father.
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Which of the following statements is true of Europe in about the year 1000 C.E.?
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Weather was in a long warming trend, leading to improved agricultural production. -European weather underwent a warming trend between about 750 and about 1200 C.E., leading to greatly improved agricultural production.
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Into which region did the most significant and long-lasting expansion of Orthodox Christianity occur?
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Ukraine -Ukraine and western Russia were regions where a significant expansion of Orthodox Christianity occurred.
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In Ethiopian tradition, who was the founding monarch of the kingdom?
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The son of Solomon and the Queen of Sheba -Since Solomon figures in the line of descent to Jesus, it meant that Ethiopia's Christian rulers could legitimate their position by tracing their ancestry to Jesus himself.
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What was a critical factor that made Byzantine political culture different from that of Western Europe?
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The Byzantine emperor's religious authority. -Unlike the West where the Roman Catholic Church maintained some degree of independence, in Byzantium the emperor was also head of the church.
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Why did Jews view the site of the Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem as sacred?
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It was believed to be the site where Abraham prepared to offer his son Isaac as a sacrifice to God. -Abraham was also revered in the Islamic faith.
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Which of the following statements best describes Christian Europe in the centuries after 1000 C.E.?
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Western European Christianity was growing in importance, while Eastern Orthodox Christendom declined. -The decline of the Byzantine Empire and the rise of Western states facilitated this shift.
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During the Middle Ages, a group of people in the same line of work who associated together to regulate their trade was known as a
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guild.
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Why did Emperor Justinian close the Plato's Academy in Athens in 529 C.E.?
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Justinian viewed it as an outpost of paganism.
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Which African Christian community survived relatively intact between 500 and 1500 C.E.?
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Ethiopian Christians
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Which of the following was a practice of the Eastern Orthodox Church but not the Western Roman Catholic Church?
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Eastern Orthodox Christians were led by married priests, while Roman Catholic clergy were celibate.
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What effect did crusading have on Spain?
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Crusading brought Spain back under Christian rule.
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Why did Nestorian Christians abandon their paintings and sculptures after 600 C.E.?
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They did not want to offend the Muslim population of Syria, Iraq, and Persia.
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Which of the following was the least significant development in Islamic history during the twelfth and thirteenth centuries?
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Various Crusades
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Which of the following best describes the power structure in Western European states during the third-wave era?
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Kings, warrior aristocrats, and church leaders struggled for power.
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What did the Christian churches in Africa and Asia share between 600 and 1500 C.E.?
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They were generally in decline.
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Which of the following statements best describes the appeal of the Christian Church to local warlords and rulers in pagan northern Europe?
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They found status and legitimacy by being associated with the literate and civilized Christian Church.
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What did the Kievan Rus, the first state to form in the Slavic world, have in common with the first third-wave civilizations in Southeast Asia and East Africa?
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They were stimulated by trade that passed through their regions.
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Which of the following is true of the Coptic Christians of Egypt?
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Before the Muslim conquest, the Byzantine rulers of Egypt viewed Coptics as heretics.
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What were the Christian texts that circulated in China known as?
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Jesus Sutras
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What stimulated the emergence of the Kievan Rus state in the ninth century?
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Trade
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Which of the following statements best describes the history of the Nubian Christian church to 1500 C.E.?
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It had largely disappeared by 1500 C.E.
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What important factor led to the decline of Christianity in Africa and Asia between 500 and 1500 C.E.?
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Emergence of Islam
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What was the Mongol attitude toward Christianity?
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They appreciated Christianity's permissiveness regarding food and drink and a number of prominent Mongols converted.
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Which of the following statements best describes the history of Christianity in China before 1400 C.E.?
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Christianity was practiced in China during the Tang dynasty and the period of Mongol rule, but withered away on both occasions.
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What was the Byzantine Empire?
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Continuation of the eastern half of the Roman Empire
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Why did Christianity increasingly become a European religion between 500 and 1500 C.E.?
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The emergence of Islam reduced the number of Christians in Asia and Africa.
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What effect did the Crusades have on relations between the Eastern and Western churches?
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They led to worsening relations, as Western Christians saw Eastern Orthodoxy as blasphemous and soon came to attack the Byzantines.
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Which of the following statements best describes the conversion of the Christian Syrian population to the Islamic faith?
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The majority of the Christian population converted to the Islamic faith voluntarily.
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What was the dominant sect of Christianity in Syria, Persia, Iraq, and China?
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Nestorian
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Which of the following statements best describes Byzantium's encounter with the Arabs between 500 and 800 C.E.?
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Byzantium lost considerable territories to the Arabs but survived the invasion.
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Which of the following statements best describes the treatment of Jews in Europe during the crusading period?
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On occasion Crusaders on their way to Jerusalem massacred Jewish communities.
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Which comparison is true of China and Europe's economies by the fifteenth century?
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Women in both regions experienced declining opportunities to control portions of the economy.
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Which statement best describes the relationship between Germans and Roman culture in early medieval Western Europe?
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Germans were quick to accept much of Roman culture.
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Which of the following statements best describes Western Europe in the early Middle Ages?
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It was politically fragmented and largely rural.
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It gave rise to frequent wars. (It also enhanced the role of military men.)
