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• Question 1
2.6 out of 2.6 points
According to “Byzantine and Islamic Civilizations,” which of the
following codified Roman law and was considered one of Justinian I’s
greatest contributions to Western civilization?
Selected Answer: Corpus Juris Civilis
• Question 2
2.6 out of 2.6 points
According to “Byzantine and Islamic Civilizations,” before the
advent of Islam, which best describes the people living on the Arabian
peninsula?
Selected Answer: nomadic, tribal polytheists
• Question 3
2.6 out of 2.6 points
According to “Byzantine and Islamic Civilizations,” which of the
following was the major religion in the Latin West and in the Byzantine
Empire?
Selected Answer: Christianity
, • Question 4
2.6 out of 2.6 points
According to “Christendom,” one of the influences from the
classical world that shaped the medieval West was
Selected Answer: the Latin language.
• Question 5
2.6 out of 2.6 points
According to “Christendom,” which of the following is NOT true
of serfs and peasants under manorialism?
Selected Answer: the terms peasant and serf mean basically
the same thing.
• Question 6
2.6 out of 2.6 points
According to “Christendom,” in the year A.D. 800, Charlemagne
was crowned
Selected Answer: Emperor of the Romans by the pope
• Question 7
2.6 out of 2.6 points
According to “Christendom,” one way in which the “barbarian”
influence is evident today is in
Selected Answer: the names we use for some days of the
week.
• Question 8
2.6 out of 2.6 points
According to “Christendom,” which of the following was NOT one
of the major achievements of Charlemagne?