AP World History Chapter 9
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Byzantine collapse and Tartar control led to

Byzantine collapse and Tartar control led to




(A) different sects of Christianity in post classical Europe.
(B) Mongols and Turks ruling eastern and southern Europe peacefully for centuries.
(C) Germanic cultural domination in western Europe.
(D) a profound disruption of eastern European social structure.
(E) a long period of anarchic warfare in the former Byzantine Empire.







Answer: D

The first state in Russia arose when

The first state in Russia arose when



(A) nomadic pastoralists established a sedentary Jewish state.
(B) Byzantine missionaries converted Russian farmers.
(C) Scandinavian traders set up a government along their trade route.
(D) Arabs who conquered the area established a province of the Muslim empire.
(E) Catholic influences from western Europe invaded the region.








Answer: C

Unlike the Roman Catholic church, Byzantine Orthodox missionaries

Unlike the Roman Catholic church, Byzantine Orthodox missionaries




(A) were frequently merchants and traded while they preached.
(B) permitted people to use local languages in religious services and literature.
(C) were sent out by the religious, not political, authorities.
(D) never intermarried into the local populations.
(E) rarely established monasteries, hospitals, and convents to further conversions.






Answer: B

Christianity spread to the Balkans and Russia through

Christianity spread to the Balkans and Russia through




(A) mass migration by Greeks to these regions.
(B) forced conversions of the Slavs by the victorious Byzantine armies.
(C) military conquest.
(D) Christian merchants who intermarried and settled amongst non-Christians.
(E) missionary activities.






Answer: E

The schism between the Catholic and Orthodox churches was due to all of these issues EXCEPT:

The schism between the Catholic and Orthodox churches was due to all of these issues EXCEPT:




(A) papal interference in Byzantine political and religious affairs.
(B) clerical celibacy; Catholic priests could not marry but the Orthodox could.
(C) dispute over the type of bread to be used in religious ceremonies.
(D) the Byzantine state controlled the church in the eastern lands.
(E) Muslim influence on the Orthodox branch of Christianity






Answer: E

Although Byzantine society was patriarchal,

Although Byzantine society was patriarchal,



(A) Greek traditions accorded women great freedom and influence.
(B) Roman traditions granted women extensive legal rights.
(C) contacts with Islam led the Byzantines to protect women's rights.
(D) women could inherit the imperial throne.
(E) wars kept men and husbands away from their traditional societal functions.








Answer: D

Under the emperors after Justinian, the chief concern of the Byzantine state was

Under the emperors after Justinian, the chief concern of the Byzantine state was



(A) religious heresy and controversy.
(B) the over taxation of the peasants and frequent peasant rebellions.
(C) the defense against Slavs, Russians, and Arab invaders.
(D) the conversion of the Slavs to Christianity.
(E) the support of the arts, including new building projects such as the Hagia Sophia.







Answer: C

As had Hammurabi's Code (Mesopotamia), Justinian's Code (Byzantine)

As had Hammurabi's Code (Mesopotamia), Justinian's Code (Byzantine)




(A) dealt primarily with church law and religious issues.
(B) became the basic law code for his state, and influenced future law codes.
(C) led to internal disruptions and faced harsh opposition.
(D) greatly influenced the laws of Islam.
(E) deviated sharply from previous legal traditions when it sought to create a new tradition.






Answer: B

Unlike the Romans in the western part of the empire, the eastern Roman or Byzantine Empire

Unlike the Romans in the western part of the empire, the eastern Roman or Byzantine Empire




(A) was never invaded or threatened by pastoral nomads.
(B) recognized the political influence of the Pope and Catholic Church.
(C) continued to use Latin as its chief language until its fall.
(D) became Muslim.
(E) did not succumb to Germanic invasions in the 5th century.






Answer: E

Which of the following statements concerning the merchant class of the Byzantine Empire is the most accurate?

Which of the following statements concerning the merchant class of the Byzantine Empire is the most accurate?




a. Byzantine merchants, because of their wealth, rapidly became the most powerful force in the government of Constantinople and the empire
b. because of its lack of export products, Byzantine commerce was controlled completely by foreign merchants
c. there was a large and wealthy merchant class in the Byzantine Empire, but it never gained significant political power because of the elaborate network of governmental controls
d. by comparison to western Europe, the merchant class was relatively small but was very influential in Byzantine political circles
e. the Byzantine merchant class never recovered from the loss of territories to the Muslims and was not a significant factor within the empire






Answer: C

What were the primary exports of the Byzantine Empire?

What were the primary exports of the Byzantine Empire?




a. cash crops, such as cotton and indigo
b. raw materials, such as metal ores from Asia Minor
c. food products
d. luxury products, such as silk, cloth, and carpets
e. fish products






Answer: D

In which of the following ways were the Byzantine bureaucracy and the Chinese bureaucracy similar?

In which of the following ways were the Byzantine bureaucracy and the Chinese bureaucracy similar?




a. there was no linkage of the bureaucracies to local administration
b. both bureaucracies were open to talented commoners, not just aristocrats
c. emperors played little role in either government
d. they were driven by the authority of the religious authorities
e. there was an extensive state exam system in both







Answer: B

The first king of Kievan Russia was

The first king of Kievan Russia was




a. Yaroslav
b. Vladimir I
c. Basil I
d. Rurik
e. Ivan I




Answer: D

What was the extent of western European influence in Kievan Russia?

What was the extent of western European influence in Kievan Russia?




a. like western Europe, Russia also moved away from the popular veneration of icons and representational images
b. Russia borrowed many customs and artistic forms from both Rome and the Byzantines
c. there was direct Western influence in Russia in both music and art forms
d. Russia's religious culture and social and economic patterns developed separately from western Europe's
e. despite the adoption of Orthodox Christianity, most of the ecclesiastical influences were Roman Catholic









Answer: D

Which of the following statements concerning urbanization within the Byzantine Empire is most correct?

Which of the following statements concerning urbanization within the Byzantine Empire is most correct?





a. Constantinople began to decline in population in the later years of the Byzantine Empire and was surpassed by the growth of other urban centers
b. most people in the Byzantine Empire lasted in five great cities: Constantinople, Nicaea, Smyrna, Rome, and Athens
c. Constantinople controlled the economy and grew to enormous size, but other cities were relatively small
d. like China, the Byzantine Empire was heavily urbanized with many cities numbering more than 100,000
e. Constantinople was never a center of trade, but dominated the empire culturally






Answer: C
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