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Historians studying the Germanic tribes have learned a great deal from the written sources these peoples left. _____ |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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Women were used to join families, but this did not necessarily prevent feuds between families. _____ |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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Both Roman and Germanic males shared the tradition of wearing trousers and capes. _____ |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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Germanic tribes may have depended upon agriculture, but they preferred warring and plundering for gaining wealth and fame. _____ |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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The warriors of federate tribes were not allowed to live within the borders of the empire but did receive grain in exchange for fighting other tribes. _____ |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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When Rome recalled its troops from Britain, the Celtic Britons were eventually pushed out by tribes from Scotland and Scandinavia. _____ |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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Germanic tribes were able to move into parts of the empire in part because the population in these areas had declined dramatically. _____ |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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Once the centralized authority of Rome began to disintegrate, church people such as bishops stepped in to manage secular affairs. _____ |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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The Petrine Doctrine was the claim that the pope’s successor was based upon Peter’s words to Christ. _____ |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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Benedict’s sister Scholastica founded monasteries for women. _____ |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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Pope Gregory the Great sent monks to Ireland to convert the pagans. _____ |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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Clovis’ wife refused to convert to Christianity, but when Clovis won a significant battle, she bowed to his will and aided in the conversion of her people. _____ |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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Boethius was saved from execution by writing about the injustices of life in his most influential work, The Consolation of Philosophy. _____ |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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When Muslims invaded and conquered most of the Iberian peninsula, they enslaved Christians. _____ |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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The Nika riot broke out when two rival religious factions revolted against the eastern church. _____ |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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The Byzantine empire grew rich producing luxury items such as fine fabrics and jewelry. _____ |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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The Byzantines failed to reform their army, which was underpaid and poorly trained. _____ |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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The use of Greek in the Byzantine empire accentuated the divisions between east and west as Germanic peoples forgot how to speak it. _____ |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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In the west, Germanic emperors led the church, but in the east, popes assumed leadership of both church and state. _____ |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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Cyril and Methodius developed a written Slavonic language to aid the conversion of the Slavic peoples. _____ |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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The Qur’an is a collection of the revelations that Allah made to Muhammad over a period of twenty years. _____ |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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Muslim armies were successful during jihads in part because they tolerated the religions of pagans and Jews. _____ |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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Women’s power and status declined under Islam. _____ |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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The Shiites believed that the caliphate should be led by religious leaders, while the Sunnis believed that leadership should be political. _____ |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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Muslim medical techniques were highly advanced, and included improvements in both surgery and medicine. _____ |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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"Greek fire" is the name of a particularly potent alcoholic beverage which was popular in the Byzantine Empire. _____ |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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Muhammed's rule was succeeded by that of his closest followers, called caliphs. _____ |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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Islamic art emphasizes images of people rather than images of patterns. _____ |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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In 664, the Anglo-Saxon king officially aligned himself (and, thus, his subjects) with the Roman church. _____ |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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Women were relatively independent in Germanic society. _____ |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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