midterm part 1

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Which Byzantine figure was responsible for establishing a uniform code of laws?

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Justinian I

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Which event identifies the circumstances that led to the writing of this letter? Options: the Hundred Years' War, the Great Schism, the First Crusade, the Black Death

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the Hundred Years' War

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Which statement describes the author's purpose? Read the excerpt and answer the question below. The vain titles of the victories of Justinian are crumbled into dust; but the name of the legislator is inscribed on a fair and everlasting monument. -Edward Gibbon, The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Volume IV
Options: to stress the significance of military victories, to stress the value of Justinian as a military leader, to stress the value of building monuments in public spaces, to stress the importance of the creation of the Justinian Code

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to stress the importance of the creation of the Justinian Code

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Which resource would be most helpful in supporting this argument? Options: an examination of early capitalism written by an economist, a survey of early European settlements written by an archeologist, an analysis of different political units written by a political scientist, a review of European physical characteristics written by a geographer

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an analysis of different political units written by a political scientist

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Which factor did not contribute to the schism between the Roman Catholic Church and the Orthodox Church in 1054? Options: the different use of language by Latin and Greek clerics, the different use of icons by Latin and Greek clerics, beliefs about who should be leader of the church, beliefs about who should be worshipped

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beliefs about who should be worshipped

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Which issue contributed to the Byzantine Empire's conflict with the Roman Catholic Church?

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Disagreement between the Eastern Orthodox Church and the Roman Catholic Church on the authority of the pope.

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How did iconoclasm further divide the Orthodox Church and the Catholic Church?

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Iconoclasm made the Orthodox Church distinct in religious practice from the Catholic Church.

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Which military technique was most beneficial to the Ottoman Turks? Options: use of paid soldiers, use of tribal warriors, use of bows and arrows, use of gunpowder weapons

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use of gunpowder weapons

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Which statement describes the lives of Christians and Jews in the Ottoman Empire?

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They were free to practice their religions as long as they paid a special tax.

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How were the Ottoman Janissaries different from other military units of the time?

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They used advanced gunpowder weaponry.