Chapter 9 study guide

WHAP There It Is! Chapter 9-10 Study Guide

1. Schisms, the foremost threat to the Christian church in the Middle Ages, were
Formal divisions over differences in doctrine 2. In the seventh century, the Byzantine Empire lost Egypt, Syria, and Tunisia to
Arab invaders

3. Which of the following events occurred last? Formal schism between Latin and Orthodox Churches 4. The schism of 1054 between the Eastern and Western churches was caused primarily by disagreements over
Territorial jurisdiction of the pope, some of the practices of the Latin Church

5. The sixth-century “plague of Justinian” was
A plague (Ursidia Pestes) and economic destruction

6. In the seventh century, the Byzantines experienced an economic transformation similar to, though less pronounced than, that of western Europe. This was caused by all of the following except the rapid growth of the merchant class.

7. After the seventh century, Byzantine women
Were increasingly confined to home life.

8. What was the most significant architectural contribution of the Byzantine Empire?
Hagia Sophia

9. The Byzantine Corpus Juris Civilis was important in the late eleventh century because it became the basis for civil law in the West

10. Among the Byzantines' cultural achievements is (are) their architectural tradition and Cyrillic writing

11. In general, which of the following did not occur in western Europe after the decline of Roman authority?
The city of Rome lost its prominence as the seat of the Roman church.

12. The key element in the rise of the Carolingian family to power was

13. In what area of France did Charles “The Hammer” Martel stop the expansion of the Muslims from Spain?
Tours

14. What was the predominant language of the church in the West?
Greek

15. In western Europe, the primary centers for agricultural production were
Self-sufficient farming estates called manors were the primary centers of agricultural production.

16. Agricultural workers who belonged to the manor and were obligated to the lord were serfs 17. Why is the traditional description of Europe from 600 to 1200 as “feudal” an oversimplification?
Customs varied from region to region; so varied, had no structural system

18. Which area did not endure Viking raids?
Constantinople

19. As time went on, armored knighthood limited to those w/ revenue from land

20. A fief was land granted in return for sworn oath to provide specified military service

21. Technology to improve military skills in the Middle Ages included all of the following except an early form of dynamite.

22. After the tenth century the Roman Catholic Church faced all of the following challenges except getting the office of pope more acknowledged internationally.

23. The term investiture controversy refers to the
Struggle for control of ecclestical appointments

24. One of the most significant sources of conflict for western Europe between 1000 and 1400 was
A struggle for power between the church and state.

25. The movement for reformed monasticism under the austere Rule of Benedict included all of the following changes except independence of the monastery from local secular politics. poverty. prayer at specified intervals. hard labor. rule from the monastery at Cluny.

26. One of the most important effects of monasticism was

27. One early Russian chronicle reports that Vladimir I chose Orthodox Christianity over Islam because

28. In Kievan Russia, power derived from

29. During the revival of Western Europe (1000-1200), the population nearly doubled, in part, because of

30. Which of the following is not responsible for the success of many cities in Italy and Flanders? They controlled extensive agricultural lands. They passed laws making serfs free once they came to the city. They were independent rather than controlled by feudal lords. They specialized in trade and manufacturing. They had more abundant coinage.

31. Which of the following is not true about the Crusades? They were a series of religiously inspired campaigns. Prior to the Crusades, Muslim leaders generally protected Christian pilgrims. Economic forces such as the desire to increase trade and land hunger were contributing factors. The pope promised atonement from sins for the Crusaders. The Crusaders failed to capture Jerusalem.

32. The Council of Clermont in 1095 brought

33. As a result of the Crusades, Europeans were exposed to all of the following except Arabic translations of ancient Greek science and philosophy. access to a variety of classical Latin works, particularly those of Aristotle, heretofore unknown in western Europe. pasta, paper, refined sugar and colored glass. new land cultivation techniques. original thought-provoking works by Arab and Iranian writers.

34. To facilitate communication and trade between northern and southern China, the Sui built the

35. What was the political influence of Buddhism in the Tang Empire?

36. The Tang Empire is considered “cosmopolitan” because

37. Which sect of Buddhism was connected with the Tang dynasty?

38. The tributary system was a practice in which

39. Chinese maritime innovations included

40. One effect that the sea trade had on China was the

41. Which fabric went through a production boom as a result of commerce between China and Central Asia?

42. In 690, ____________, a woman who had married into the imperial family, seized control of the government of China.

43. The Tang dominated world trade markets. They were the sole suppliers of which product?

44. The most serious rivals to the Tang Empire were the

45. In 840, the Chinese government moved to

46. The Uighurs were multicultural, adopting features from all societies except northern India. Islam. East Asia. Central Asia. Kiev.

47. The Tang Empire declined when

48. After the Tibetan government attempted to eliminate the influence of monasteries, Tibetan Buddhists responded by

49. Whom did the Tang blame most for growing instability in the empire?

50. After the decline of the Tang Empire, the states that emerged were

51. The people of the Liao Empire of the Khitans

52. Historians believe that Song technological innovations led to

53. Chinese transportation innovations included what Song invention or improvement?

54. Which are important technological innovations of the Song Empire?

55. Which of the following cannot be said about Zhu Xi's neo-Confucianism? It emphasized individual moral and social responsibility. It asserted that man is naturally good. It asserted that the ideal human is the warrior. It asserted that the ideal human is the sage. It developed as a reaction to many centuries of Buddhist and Daoist intellectual dominance.

56. Some Buddhists drew upon Indian and Tibetan folk practice and created a meditative practice known as

57. According to Neo-Confucianism, the ideal person is the

58. By instituting civil service examinations for entrance into the government bureaucracy, the Song

59. Which of the following statements about the development of movable type and the availability of printed material is not true? It gave people access to information on planting and irrigation. It furthered the development of new agricultural land in the south. It led to the adaptation of iron plows and rakes for wet-rice cultivation. It spread information on how to prevent disease. It helped spread subversive ideas and caused a number of rebellions, just as printing would in the West in the sixteenth century.

60. As prosperity and population increased in Song China, Chinese officials

61. The Song system of credit was based on guarantees that paper money could be redeemed for coinage. This was called 62. During the Song period, women experienced subordination and social restriction, epitomized by 63. Confucianism spread to East Asia with the spread of 64. In the early tenth century, Korea was united under which dynasty? 65. Which of the following was a Korean innovation that was borrowed by the Chinese? Ink making Calligraphy Woodblock printing Papermaking Movable type

66. Japan's earliest history comes from ___________ records.

67. Which of the following Chinese customs did the Japanese choose not to implement? Architectural styles A Confucian-style central government The study of Buddhism The Confucian legal code Walls around its cities for protection

68. Japanese emperors

69. Why did the Fujiwara family of Heian Japan choose to entrust responsibility for local government to their warriors? 70. Murasaki Shikibu is famous for what? 71. The great gift of Champa to Song China was 72. Vietnam's economic and political life centered on the Red River valley in the north and the ________ River valley in the south.