Chapter 10 World History Adv
Which of the following characterizes the spread of Christianity throughout Western Europe from 500 to 1000?
Earlier cultural practices were absorbed and meshed into the Christian tradition.
Besides Islam, which of the following proved to be a target of Western European crusaders?
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
Which of the following was a practice of the Eastern Orthodox Church but not the Western Roman Catholic Church?
Eastern Orthodox Christians were led by married priests, while Roman Catholic clergy were celibate.
What important factor led to the decline of Christianity in Africa and Asia between 500 and 1500 C.E.?
Emergence of Islam
Which of the following was an important factor that made political unity in Western Europe more difficult?
Ethnic and linguistic diversity in Europe
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?
Feudalism
Which of the following statements best describes Greek thought in the Islamic world after the thirteenth century?
It receded in importance, in favor of teaching that drew more directly from the Quran.
Which of the following describes the process of conversion to Eastern Orthodox Christianity in Kievan Rus?
It was a freely made decision on the part of Prince Vladmir of Kiev who chose Eastern Orthodox Christianity to unify his people.
Which of the following statements best describes Western Europe in the early Middle Ages?
It was politically fragmented and largely rural.
What did Western Europe share with other third-wave civilizations like Japan, West Africa, and Russia?
It willingly borrowed from more established civilizations in order to catch up economically and technologically.
Which of the following is an example of how Christianity was reinterpreted as it spread throughout Asia and Africa?
Jesus sutras
Which of the following describes the situation in Western Europe after the collapse of the Roman Empire in 476?
Long-distance trade was extremely limited.
Which of the following describes the relationship between politics and religion in Western Europe from 500 to 1300?
Rulers provided protection for the Church in return for religious legitimacy.
Which of the following describes the situation of Christian communities in the Middle East and North Africa from 650 to 1300?
Shrinking communities of second-class subjects
In the eleventh century, the religious culture of the Byzantine Empire most significantly impacted
Slavic-speaking peoples in Kievan Rus.
Which of the following was a long-term impact of the Crusades in Europe?
Spain, Sicily, and the Baltic region permanently joined the world of Western Christendom.
Which of the following describes a feature of the Byzantine state?
The emperor claimed to be God's representative on earth.
Which of the following features of the Byzantine Empire did the new civilization of Kievan Rus adopt?
The political ideals of imperial control of the Church
Which of the following contributed to the decline of Christianity in Asia and Africa by 1500?
The spread of Islam
Which of the following is an example of a European innovation made possible by borrowing technologies from other civilizations?
The use of gunpowder in cannons
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
Which of the following statements best describes the appeal of the Christian Church to local warlords and rulers in pagan northern Europe?
They found status and legitimacy by being associated with the literate and civilized Christian Church.
What effect did the Crusades have on relations between the Eastern and Western churches?
They led to worsening relations, as Western Christians saw Eastern Orthodoxy as blasphemous.
Disagreement over which of the following contributed to the split between the Roman Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church?
Veneration of icons
During the period from 1000 to 1300, the rulers in which region held the least power?
Western Europe
In which civilization was the rationalism and secularism of Greek thought used to explain religious doctrines?
Western Europe
In Western Europe from 1000 to 1300, power was divided among
kings, nobles, and church leaders.