Western Civ Chapter 7 – Flashcards

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After Constantine's death, the Roman Empire began to divide into western and eastern parts and by the end of the fourth century had become virtually two independent states.
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true
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Augustine's Confessions was written as
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an account of his own miraculous personal conversion
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Augustine wrote which one of the following books?
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The City of God
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In 597, Pope Gregory the Great sent which of the following to England to convert the Anglo-Saxons?
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Augustine.
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In Germanic society wergeld
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developed as an alternative to acts of revenge for injury
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Irish monasticism from the sixth through eighth centuries tended to be highly
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ascetic
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Muslim societies abide by a strict code of law, much of it derived from the holy book Qur'an, and regulating all aspects of Muslim life. This law code is called
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the Shari'a
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Muslims regard Muhammad as a Prophet but not as divine.
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true
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Pope Gregory the Great was responsible for all of the following except
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writing The Ecclesiastical History of the English People.
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The basic rule for western monastic living was developed by
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Benedict
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The Edict of Milan
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was Constantine's document officially tolerating the existence of Christianity
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The founder of the Frankish kingdom and the first royal Frankish defender of the Catholic faith was
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Clovis
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The Germans believed that the ordeal
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could reveal the truth by showing which party God favored in a dispute
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The greatest difference between Irish Christianity and Roman Christianity was in
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Irish church organization, giving Irish abbots more power than bishops
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The pope who supposedly caused Attila and the Huns to turn away from Rome was
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Leo I
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The primary instrument of Pope Gregory for converting the Germanic peoples of Europe was
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monasticism
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The title "vicars of Christ" has traditionally been given to the
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Bishops of Rome
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The withdrawal of Roman armies from Britain enabled
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Angles and Saxons, Germanic tribes from Denmark and Germany, to invade and to establish new kingdoms on the isle
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Western monasticism was characterized by
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a balance of study, work, and prayer
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After Constantine's death, the Roman Empire began to divide into western and eastern parts and by the end of the fourth century had become virtually two independent states.
answer
true
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Augustine's Confessions was written as
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an account of his own miraculous personal conversion
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Augustine wrote which one of the following books?
answer
The City of God
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In 597, Pope Gregory the Great sent which of the following to England to convert the Anglo-Saxons?
answer
Augustine.
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In Germanic society wergeld
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developed as an alternative to acts of revenge for injury
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Irish monasticism from the sixth through eighth centuries tended to be highly
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ascetic
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Muslim societies abide by a strict code of law, much of it derived from the holy book Qur'an, and regulating all aspects of Muslim life. This law code is called
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the Shari'a
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Muslims regard Muhammad as a Prophet but not as divine.
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true
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Pope Gregory the Great was responsible for all of the following except
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writing The Ecclesiastical History of the English People.
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The basic rule for western monastic living was developed by
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Benedict
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The Edict of Milan
answer
was Constantine's document officially tolerating the existence of Christianity
question
The founder of the Frankish kingdom and the first royal Frankish defender of the Catholic faith was
answer
Clovis
question
The Germans believed that the ordeal
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could reveal the truth by showing which party God favored in a dispute
question
The greatest difference between Irish Christianity and Roman Christianity was in
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Irish church organization, giving Irish abbots more power than bishops
question
The pope who supposedly caused Attila and the Huns to turn away from Rome was
answer
Leo I
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The primary instrument of Pope Gregory for converting the Germanic peoples of Europe was
answer
monasticism
question
The title "vicars of Christ" has traditionally been given to the
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Bishops of Rome
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The withdrawal of Roman armies from Britain enabled
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Angles and Saxons, Germanic tribes from Denmark and Germany, to invade and to establish new kingdoms on the isle
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Western monasticism was characterized by
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a balance of study, work, and prayer
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