Questão 1
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Muslim mathematicians used Arabic numerals to...
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invent algebra
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invent the concept of zero.
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invent the idea of fractions.
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explore astronomical problems.
Questão 2
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The Byzantines used eastern customs such as _____ as they moved away from the western traditions.
Questão 3
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The purpose of the Corpus Juris Civilis was to...
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organize and clarify Roman law.
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preserve Justinian's innovative law code.
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recapture lost taxes.
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rewrite the laws that interfered with Justinian's rule.
Questão 4
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In 732, the Muslim forces were defeated by...
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Pepin the Short.
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Clovis.
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Charles Martel.
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the Carolingians.
Questão 5
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Germanic women participated in many activities, including agriculture, but their primary responsibilities were...
Questão 6
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Gregory the Great extended his power by...
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acting as a territorial ruler in addition to acting as head of the church.
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refusing to offer financial assistance to distant churches.
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convincing the Huns and Vandals to spare Rome.
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describing earthy power as two swords, one of which he wielded.
Questão 7
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The Umayyad caliphate, located in Damascus, emphasized...
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Arabs.
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non-Arabs.
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the importance of Mecca.
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spiritual authority.
Questão 8
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Part of the motive in prohibiting the worship of icons was...
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to compromise with Islam.
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challenge the power of icon-producing monasteries.
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to promote western values.
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to resolve the disputes discussed at the Council of Chalcedon.
Questão 9
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Germanic peoples' diet consisted mainly of...
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plants, including grains, mead, ale, and milk.
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plants and dairy products.
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mead and meat.
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a healthy combination of proteins and plants.
Questão 10
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The establishment of monasteries in Ireland aided the process of conversion because...
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Ireland lacked the ecclesiastical structures of the rest of the West.
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the monks used knowledge of paganism to convert the Irish.
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monks from Briton came to work with the Irish monks.
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bishops exercised more authority.
Questão 11
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Cassiodorus wrote a historical chronicle, the Origin of the Goths, to show...
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that the Goths had a history comparable to that of the Romans.
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that the Romans were superior to the Goths.
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that Gothic peoples were superior to Romans.
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that Theodoric's rule could unite people of different faiths.
Questão 12
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The people of Constantinople gathered in the _____ to see the chariot races.
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the hippodrome
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the Colosseum
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the Forum
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the Parthenon
Questão 13
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Village families in the Byzantine empire owed...
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one equipped man for military service.
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service to maintain roads and bridges.
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set quantities of grain to supply the army.
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one slave to carry out tasks like constructing camps every night.
Questão 14
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The Muslims tolerated Jews and Christians because...
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they all shared the same scriptures and god.
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Christians and Jews had trade relations with Muslims.
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Christians and Jews did not resist.
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Christians and Jews resisted vigorously, and were granted autonomy.
Questão 15
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Ulfila, who helped convert the Visigoths and Ostrogoths, had been influenced by the teachings of...
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Arius.
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Augustine.
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Cassiodorus.
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the Council of Nicaea.
Questão 16
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As Germanic pagans and Arians converted to orthodox Christianity, they...
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prohibited intermarriage to maintain some ethnic unity.
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they learned to read in Latin through the use of Ulfila's vernacular bible.
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they began to speak the Romance languages.
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they began to speak Greek, the official language of the empire.
Questão 17
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The Merovingian family often used _____ as a means of consolidating their rule.
Questão 18
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The Lombards ruled for a time in northern Italy until...
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the Byzantine empire retook the peninsula.
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the Franks conquered them.
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the Ostrogoths regained strength.
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the papacy rebelled and defeated them.
Questão 19
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The _____ brought Christianity to the Slavic peoples.
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the Byzantine Empire
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papal missionaries
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western kingdoms
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Scandinavian princes
Questão 20
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Mecca was an important city for which of the following reasons?
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It was both a trading center and a site of worship.
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It gathered Jews, Christians, and Muslims in one urban center.
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It was Muhammad's base when he spread his ideas to the Bedouins.
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It was site of the Hijra.
Questão 21
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Historians studying the Germanic tribes have learned a great deal from the written sources these peoples left.
Questão 22
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Women were used to join families, but this did not necessarily prevent feuds between families.
Questão 23
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Both Roman and Germanic males shared the tradition of wearing trousers and capes.
Questão 24
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Both Roman and Germanic males shared the tradition of wearing trousers and capes.
Questão 25
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Germanic tribes may have depended upon agriculture, but they preferred warring and plundering for gaining wealth and fame.
Questão 26
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The warriors of federate tribes were not allowed to live within the borders of the empire but did receive grain in exchange for fighting other tribes.
Questão 27
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When Rome recalled its troops from Britain, the Celtic Britons were eventually pushed out by tribes from Scotland and Scandinavia.
Questão 28
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Germanic tribes were able to move into parts of the empire in part because the population in these areas had declined dramatically.
Questão 29
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Once the centralized authority of Rome began to disintegrate, church people such as bishops stepped in to manage secular affairs.
Questão 30
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The Petrine Doctrine was the claim that the pope's successor was based upon Peter's words to Christ.
Questão 31
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Benedict's sister Scholastica founded monasteries for women.
Questão 32
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Pope Gregory the Great sent monks to Ireland to convert the pagans.
Questão 33
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Clovis' wife refused to convert to Christianity, but when Clovis won a significant battle, she bowed to his will and aided in the conversion of her people.
Questão 34
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Boethius was saved from execution by writing about the injustices of life in his most influential work, The Consolation of Philosophy.
Questão 35
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When Muslims invaded and conquered most of the Iberian peninsula, they enslaved Christians.
Questão 36
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The Nika riot broke out when two rival religious factions revolted against the eastern church.
Questão 37
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The Byzantine empire grew rich producing luxury items such as fine fabrics and jewelry.
Questão 38
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The Byzantines failed to reform their army, which was underpaid and poorly trained.
Questão 39
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The use of Greek in the Byzantine empire accentuated the divisions between east and west as Germanic peoples forgot how to speak it.
Questão 40
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In the west, Germanic emperors led the church, but in the east, popes assumed leadership of both church and state.
Questão 41
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Cyril and Methodius developed a written Slavonic language to aid the conversion of the Slavic peoples.
Questão 42
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The Qur'an is a collection of the revelations that Allah made to Muhammad over a period of twenty years.
Questão 43
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Muslim armies were successful during jihads in part because they tolerated the religions of pagans and Jews.
Questão 44
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Women's power and status declined under Islam.
Questão 45
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The Shiites believed that the caliphate should be led by religious leaders, while the Sunnis believed that leadership should be political.
Questão 46
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Muslim medical techniques were highly advanced, and included improvements in both surgery and medicine.