The Byzantine Empire Flashcards

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The significance of the Byzantine Empire included all of the following EXCEPT
The empire's conquest of the Ottoman Empire and its inclusion of all of the Middle East
What eastern emperor was responsible for the attempted restoration of a united Roman Empire after 533?
Justinian
After the 7th century, what group posed the greatest threat to the eastern frontiers of the Byzantine Empire?
The Arab Muslims
Which of the following was a result of the conflict between the Byzantine Empire and the Arab Muslims?
The position of small farmers in the empire was weakened as a result of heavy taxation resulting in greater aristocratic estates?
In which of the following ways were the Byzantine bureaucracy and the Chinese bureaucracy similar?
Both bureaucracies were open to talented commoners, not just aristocrats
What were the primary exports of the Byzantine Empire?
Luxury products, such as silk, cloth and carpets
Byzantine cultural life centered on the secular traditions of
Hellenism
Which of the following issues was a cause for the split between the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches after 1054?
The Roman Catholic practice of requiring celibacy for its priets
What was the outcome of the Western crusade of 1204?
The crusaders attacked and conquered Constantinople, temporarily establishing a Western kingdom there
The kingdom of Kiev in southern Russia was established by traders from
Scandinavia
Who were the Scandinavian invaders who disrupted the development of durable political institutions in the medieval West until the 10th century?
Vikings
The system that described economic and political relations between landlords and their peasant laborers was called
Manorialism
Which of the following statements concerning the three-field rotation system is most accurate?
Introduced in the 8th century, the three-field rotation added acres to production by leaving only a third of the land unplanted
What belief did the conversion of Germanic kings create among Western religious leaders, particularly the pope?
That the Church was superior to the secular rulers
Which of the following was NOT a benefit of the monastic movement in western Europe?
Their political organization provided the foundation for the political order established in France, Germany, and England