HIS 100-05 Quiz 3

The Renaissance was mostly a secular movement because a. it focused on humanism, secularism and individualism. b. it focused on socialism, secularism and individualism. c. it focused on equality of all humans, individualism and religion. d. it focused on life in the next world

a

The core of Renaissance humanism was characterized by a. systematic theological study. b. the study of human life in all its aspects. c. a conscious attempt to imitate the virtues of the Germanic invaders of the Roman Empire. d. a great admiration for the cultural achievements of Mesopotamian civilizations.

a

Which one of the following is NOT among the Five Pillars of Islam? a. Going on pilgrimage to Rome b. Fasting during Ramadan and charity (alms) to the poor c. Proclaiming Muhammad the prophet and praying five times a day. d. Proclaiming that there is only one god and going on pilgrimage to Mecca.

a

A manor was a lord's army. a lord's treasury. a lord's landed estate. a lord's wife.

a lord's landed estate.

The life of artistocrats in the middle ages was characterized by kinship ties. personal bonds of loyalty. regional ties. all answers are correct.

all answers are correct.

The serfs were knights who fought in support of their lords. high-ranking clergymen who served as advisers to medieval kings. bound to the land of the manor and not allowed freedom of movement. the generals of Emperor Justinian.

bound to the land of the manor and not allowed freedom of movement.

As a city, Medina is important to Muslims because a. it is where Jesus gave the Sermon on the Mount. b. it serves as a pilgrimage center for all monotheistic religions. c. it is the city where Mohammed took refuge when he left Mecca. d. it serves as the place where the Kaba (Kabah) is

c

Medieval universities a. had a curriculum in which only Greek was taught. b. taught a curriculum in which secular subjects predominated. c. resembled modern American universities general education programs due to the curriculum of their trivium and quadrivium. d. offered the opportunity to study FIRST the quadrivium and THEN the trivium.

c

In the middle ages an aristocrat was wealthy if he or she had lots of cash in the bank. controlled lots of land and its output. had participated in many wars. owned shares in merchant enterprizes.

controlled lots of land and its output.

Caravans were cars that criss-crossed the Arabian peninsula in the early 7th century AD convoys of camels moving goods and people across the desert in Arabia. a branch of Islamic theology. the three lost brothers of Muhammad.

convoys of camels moving goods and people across the desert in Arabia.

The figure who, more than anybody else, personifies the Renaissance was a. Alexander the Great. b. Christiano Ronaldo c. Giannis Antentokoumpo d. Leonardo DaVinci

d

The main teachings of Jesus and Muhammad included a. charity, expansion of the faith through war, and submission to the will of god. b. charity, peaceful missionary activity and resistance to the will of god. c. charity, equality of all religions and submission to the will of god. d. none of the answers is correct.

d

The medieval social system allowed for upward social mobility. did not allow for upward social mobility. was a socialist society that promoted equality among all people. was run by serfs.

did not allow for upward social mobility.

The trivium in medieval universities incluided grammar, theater and music grammar, rhetoric and logic grammar, math and literature. grammar, astronomy and music

grammar, rhetoric and logic

Among the main characteristics of feudal bonds were fasting during Ramadan, loyalty and dependence. loyalty to those in the feudal hierarchy. absolute and unquestioned royal authority over all aspects of policy making. upward social mobility for everyone in society.

loyalty to those in the feudal hierarchy.

Islam first appeared in the 7th century in Arabia. in the 8th century in Egypt. in the 9th century in Greece in the 6th century in Constantinople.

the 7th century in Arabia.

Barbarization in the West refers to the creation of universities. the adoption by barbarian peoples of the Roman way of life. the creation of the city of Barbary none of the answers is correct.

the adoption by barbarian peoples of the Roman way of life.

Khadija was the wife of Allah the wife of Mohammed (Muhammad). the wife of Jesus a pillar of Islam

the wife of Mohammed (Muhammad).

The aristocracy in medieval Europe had no political and social power whatsoever. was equal to the peasantry in society. worked for the peasants in peasant estates. was in conditional control of the land and of the serfs in exchange for military service to the king

was in conditional control of the land and of the serfs in exchange for military service to the king

A medieval peasant was usually free to move from lord to lord without any obstacles was usually a serf who was tied to the land. was a slave. was a knight fighting for kings.

was usually a serf who was tied to the land.