Exam: 01.05 The Byzantines – Flashcards
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What is the meaning of "dead art" in this quotation?
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Objects of idolatry
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How did religious leaders attempt to resolve the Iconoclast Controversy
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Religious councils were formed to try to settle the issue.
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Cyril and Methodius were missionaries to the Slavs who
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translated the Bible into the new alphabet written for the Slavic language
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What was an effect of the Iconoclastic Controversy?
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Revolts against Byzantine rulers began, illustrating a severe break in relations between East and West.
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Which of the following correctly describes Prince Odoacer's role in the fall of the Western Roman Empire?
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Prince Odoacer forced Augustulus to hand over his crown, and Germanic kingdoms claimed the land.
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What happened to the laws and traditions of the Western Roman Empire once it fell?
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The laws and traditions lived on, flourishing through the Byzantines who lived in the East.
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When Constantine rebuilt Byzantium, it was called "New Rome" because Constantine
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built it to resemble "Old Rome"
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In the Byzantine Empire, who had the final say on church matters?
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The Emperor
