Chapter 8 - Byzantine Empire

How did  monks and nuns help to spread Christianity throughout Europe? 

• By preserving the works of ancient authors
• By living communally and keeping to a strict schedule of prayer
• Through missionary activities
• Through prayer and manual labor

The Severan rule Septimus Severus declared "Pay the _____, and ignore everyone else."

• Farmers
• Soldiers
• Bakers
• Bureaucrats

Why did the Romans persecute Christians during the reign of Nero?

• Romans were intolerant of any religion
• Christians refused to worship the state gods and emperors
• Christians started a fire that destroyed much of Rome
• Nero converted to Christianity

The ______dynasty ruled the Byzantine Empire in the tenth and eleventh centuries

• Justinian
• Seljuk Turk
• Macedonian
• Persian

Which of the following statements best describes the administration of Charlemagne's empire?

• The empire was run by Charlemagne's household staff and by German nobles who acted as local representatives
• The empire was run by a group of elected representatives from all over the kingdom
• Every region in the empire was run bya procurator who was appointed by Charlemagne
• It was run by the missi dominici who were sent by the king

How did the monastic practice of copying manuscripts help preserve the legacy of the ancient world?

• They copied the manuscripts onto papyrus, a type of paper used in ancient Egypt
• They copied out works of classical Latin authors as well as Christian works like the Bible
• By binding their books in covers decorated with jewels and precious metals, they preserved an ancient form of craftsmanship
• The use of parchment made the books very expensive, which gave the monasteries a good reason to keep them safely locked away

Which of the following statements best describes how Clovis laid the groundwork for the Carolingian Empire?

• He formed an alliance with the Roman Catholic Church
• He was a great patron of the arts
• He established the Frankish kingdom and converted to Christianity
• He divided his kingdom between his three sons

How did Gregory the Great strenthen the papacy?

• He took control of Rome and surrounding territories, which gave the papacy a source of political power
• He established a rule for monasticism that provided a model for monks and nuns throughout Europe
• As chief apostle, he received the keys to the kingdom of heaven from Jesus
• He built an army to defend the Roman Catholic Church from non-christian forces

Which emperor made Christianity the official religion of the Roman Empire?

• Diocletian
• Constantine
• Nero
• Theodosius the Great

By the fifth century, the western part of the Roman Empire was controlled mainly by__________

• Huns
• Sassanid Persians
• Germans
• the Roman military