Review Questions
1
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What made the Western Roman Empire more prone to societal disruption than the Eastern Roman Empire?
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The West had a larger population of Christians.
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The West had a longer frontier and was less urbanized.
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Western cities were ruled exclusively by bishops.
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German kings rejected Christianity.
2
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How did the Huns affect the migration of Germanic peoples?
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They bribed the Visigoths to invade Italy and sack Rome.
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They put pressure on the frontier, pushing people into Roman territory.
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They forced the Vandals to attack the Saxons.
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They spread Christianity past the frontier of the empire.
3
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What role did bishops play in Roman governance?
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They served in the Roman military.
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They instituted monetary reforms in periods of crisis.
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They participated in ecumenical councils and dominated local politics.
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They collaborated with pagans in public education.
4
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Through what means did the Sasanian kings rule their empire?
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direct centralized control
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semiautonomous rulers in the eastern empire
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proxy governments, such as that of Armenia
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Zoroastrian priests controlling city governments
5
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What regions did the Sasanians take from Byzantine control in the seventh century?
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Italy and Spain
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Bactria and Armenia
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Syria and Palestine
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Yemen and Mesopotamia
6
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How did the Sasanians and Byzantines practice cultural exchange?
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They both participated in Christian ecumenical councils.
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They both refused to conduct trade with China.
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They attempted to invade Italy as a joint military force.
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They sent embassies to each other’s courts.
7
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In what century did the Parthian Empire collapse?
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the first century
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the second century
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the third century
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the fourth century
8
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What body of water allowed Himyar and Aksum to conduct long-distance sea trade?
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Black Sea
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Danube River
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Caspian Sea
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Red Sea
9
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How did Christianity initially reach the kingdom of Aksum?
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It was brought by the Syrian teacher Frumentius.
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It was introduced by violent ascetic monks.
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It was practiced by an embassy from the Byzantine court.
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It was spread by Jewish people from Himyar.
10
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How did Aksumite and Himyarite leaders publicly express their religious devotion?
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by creating inscriptions and building monuments to their faith
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by trading only with empires that shared their faith
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by forbidding nonbelievers to enter their territory
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by making Zoroastrianism the state religion
11
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To what biblical figure was Aksum possibly connected?
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King David
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Esther
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Queen of Sheba
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Moses
12
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To what area was the Kushan Empire able to introduce Buddhism?
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Georgia
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Caspian Sea
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Uzbekistan
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China
13
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On what trade routes was Palmyra able to capitalize because of its location?
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Caspian Sea and Danube
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Silk Roads and Persian Gulf
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Black Sea and Bosporus
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Aegean Sea and Cyprus
14
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Of what event was Palmyra able to take advantage, to the detriment of the Kushan Empire?
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third-century crisis
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fourth-century arrival of Christianity
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fifth-century monastic violence
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sixth-century Byzantine reconquest