World Civ. Chapter 8
Barbarians migrated into Roman territory looking for which of the following?
Better supplies and more farmland
Which fifth-century Merovingian leader helped unify the Franks?
Clovis
What country served as an important base for the conversion of Germany and other parts of northern Europe?
England
According to Saint Augustine, what did God transmit through the sacraments?
Grace
What happened to Arius after the Council of Nicaea?
He and his followers were banished.
Why did Emperor Theodosius destroy the pagan temples in the late fourth century?
He expected the Christian Church's support in return.
What order did the Byzantine emperor Leo III give in 730?
He order the destruction of icons.
What was Saint Jerome's major contribution to the early church?
He translated the Bible into Latin
Which of the following is true of Justinian's law code?
It became the foundation of law for most modern European nations.
What was accomplished by the Treaty of Verdun?
It divided the Carolingian Empire, forming the precursors to the modern states of Germany, France, and Italy.
What was a consequence of the controversy over icons in the Eastern Christian Church?
It led to further separation between Western Europe and Byzantium.
In the sixth century, the Byzantine emperor Justinian fought the Ostrogoths for control of what territory
Italy
Prior to becoming a bishop, Ambrose of Milan had received what kind of training?
Legal
Charlemange used missi dominici to connect his central government to which of the following?
Local authorities
Carolingian power over the Franks was solidified by Charles Martel's defeat of which group in 732, at Poitiers?
Muslim invaders
According to legend, what saint Christianized Ireland?
Patrick
What was on distinction between wealthy, powerful barbarians and ordinary barbarians of lesser status?
Powerful men sometimes had more than one wife
For many centuries, who were the most regular foes of the Byzantines?
Sassanids
What was the original meaning of barbaros, or barbarian?
Someone who did not speak Greek
The coronation of Charlemagne as emperor caused a decisive break between Western Europe and what empire?
The Byzantine
On what basis did the bishops of Rome claim authority over other bishops?
The apostle Peter lived in Rome, and the bishops of Rome were his successors.
Which group dominated tenth - century Byzantine society?
The landed aristocracy
In early Germanic villages, which of the following indicated a man's wealth and determined his social status?
The number of cattle he possessed??
Which of the following allowed the bishops of Rome, or popes, to gain increased power and political authority in central Italy?
The popes' ability to expand religious and secular authority as a result of their greater independence from Constantinople
In addition to its strong walls, which of the following protected Constantinople from attacks?
The sea on three sides
How did people of the Byzantine Empire view themselves?
They considered themselves Romans as Byzantium was the eastern part of the Roman Empire.
What important belief did the Arians hold?
They thought that Christ was not co-eternal with God or equal to him in power?
Why did the Huns retreat from Italy in the mid-fifth century?
They were weakened by disease and poor food supply.
Which of the following outlined the value Germanic tribes ascribed to the worth of individual members?
Wergeld
What was a gynaeceum?
woman's apartment
