Question 1

Compare and contrast the advance of Islam as it impacted Western Europe and Byzantium.What factors led to the success or failure of Islam against the Christian world?

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Question 2

Discuss the urban planning of Constantinople.How was the city planned? What does this organization say about Byzantine culture? Can you tell that the city was built on earlier habitation? If so what might give this away? Does the city have any obvious strategic importance? If so what? Compare this to Chinese Tang urbanization using Map 8-2.

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Question 3

Which is the most accurate summary of the style of religious imagery used in Carolingian illuminated manuscripts?

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Carolingian illuminated manuscripts were influenced by a variety of cultures, including Roman, Byzantine, and Germanic, and they often combined elements from these different traditions.

Question 4

Justinian is considered by many historians to be the greatest Byzantine emperor.What were his main policies,innovations,and primary achievements? What was the particular importance of his law code? Compare his reign to earlier Roman emperors,such as Caesar Augustus,and to Charlemagne.What are the similarities and differences? Do you think that he deserves his historical reputation? Why or why not?

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Question 5

Trace the history of Christianity down to the coronation of Charlemagne in 800.What distinctive features characterized the early church? What role did the church play in the world after the fall of the western empire?

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Question 6

Discuss the political structure that emerged during the Early Middle Ages.What function did vassalage serve? Evaluate the relative efficiency of the vassalage system.What other alternatives,if any,might Europeans have explored?

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Question 7

In what ways did the Carolingian "renaissance" represent a "rebirth" or "reawakening" of learning? What were its primary achievements?

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Question 8

Why did Charlemagne encourage learning at his court? How could the Carolingian renaissance have been dangerous to Charlemagne's rule?

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Question 9

The Christian Church received much of the Roman "spirit." Where do you see this "spirit" evident in the church,and especially in the monastic rules of St.Benedict as contained in the text?

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Question 10

Trace the growth of the Frankish kingdom,including its relations with the church,down to Charlemagne.Then describe Charlemagne,the man and the ruler,and his society.How and why did his empire break up?

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Question 11

Detail the successive invasions of Europe after the fall of Rome.Who were the invaders and why did they invade? What were their similarities and differences? Many historians believe that these invasions greatly altered the institutions of Europe; how did they do so and what aspects were most affected?

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Question 12

Compare and contrast the achievements of the Carolingians to those of the Byzantines.What challenges did each civilization face,and how successful were they in meeting them?

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Question 13

Compare and contrast the administration of the Carolingian Empire with the administration of the Roman Empire in the first two centuries C.E.With an even greater territory to govern,why was Rome more successful?

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Question 14

The scholars of the Renaissance viewed the early Middle Ages in Europe as the Dark Ages and believed that it represented a step backwards in terms of culture,education,and government from the highpoint of ancient Greece and Rome.Assess the validity of this perception.What reasons might we have to qualify or dismiss it?

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Question 15

How did the Empress Theodora serve as a role model for women in the Byzantine world? How did her power and involvement in affairs of the state create controversy? What was her impact on the Byzantine world?

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Question 16

The concept of “liege lord” recognized the fact that a

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The concept of "liege lord" acknowledged that a man could become a vassal to several different lords, but he owed primary allegiance to one, his liege lord.

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