Question 1
Muhammad's flight from Mecca to Medina in 622 is known as the:
Ka'ba.
razzia.
jihad.
Hijra.
Question 2
Which of the following is NOT a similarity between Christianity and Islam?
Both religions have a holy book
Both religions consider Jesus to be divine
Both religions are monotheistic
Both religions received a portion of their scriptures through divine revelation
Question 3
Justinian's military conquests under the general Belisaurius:
included Spain and Gaul by 552.
was the solution to the eastern Empire's economic problems.
helped Italy economically.
were disastrous in 537.
Question 4
The People of the Book in Islamic culture were:
the scholars.
Christians, Jews, and Zoroastrians.
tax collectors.
caliphs.
Question 5
The Frankish palace official, Charles Martel, successfully defended the civilization of the new western European kingdoms in 732 by:
destroying the Visigoths.
pushing the Burgundians back across the Rhine river.
defeating Muslim armies in 732 and driving them back to Spain.
sacking Rome.
Question 6
Augustine did all of the following EXCEPT:
wrote Confessions and the City of God.
examine the relationship between classical learning and Christianity.
respect Roman culture and intellectual achievements.
translated scripture into the Latin Vulgate.
Question 7
The controversy of 726 that split the Latin and Greek Orthodox branches of Christianity apart was over:
the official use of the Greek language in the Byzantine Empire.
the election of the pope.
iconoclasm or the destruction of icons.
the divinity of the Trinity.
Question 8
The golden age of Cordoba in the tenth century is known for its:
poets and scientists.
philosophers.
sculptors.
philanthropists.
Question 9
Which of the following was built by Justinian in the city of Constantinople?
Hagia Sophia
Circus Maximus
the Coliseum
Pantheon
Question 10
The basic rule for western monastic living was developed by:
Benedict
Jerome.
Ambrose.
Basil.
Question 11
__________is a poem describing the heroic efforts of Byzantine and Arabic soldiers during the late eighth century.
Question 12
__________ and __________ were two Moravian brothers who created a Slavic alphabet.
Question 13
Constantinople blended Christian and Roman culture and was the center of the __________ empire.
Question 14
__________ or rule of four, is a system of shared government found during the third century Roman Empire.
Question 15
Visiting sacred places began during late antiquity and was called __________.
Question 16
Compare and contrast the Eastern and Western halves of the Roman Empire and examine the development of the unique Byzantine culture. Discuss this in terms of social, political and economic structures.
Question 17
In what ways were the teachings of Islam similar to Christianity? How were they different?