Western CIV Chapter 6 Exam Questions & Answers.
When did Constantinople, the wealthy eastern capital of the Roman Empire, finally fall to foreign conquest? - CORRECT ANSWER 1453
Christian scholars fervently rejected all Greek and Roman philosophies because the philosophies were pagan. (T/F)...
When did Constantinople, the wealthy eastern capital of the Roman Empire, finally fall to foreign
conquest? - CORRECT ANSWER 1453
Christian scholars fervently rejected all Greek and Roman philosophies because the philosophies were
pagan. (T/F) - CORRECT ANSWER False
Why might some scholars assert that the mosaic blends Jesus and Sol Invictus? - CORRECT ANSWER The
figure in the mosaic is driving a chariot, as is the figure of Sol Invictus on Constantine's shield. The sun
rays around Sol Invictus' head are similar to the figure's halo in the mosaic.
By the mid-400s, Rome had been sacked, a Visigothic kingdom occupied modern Spain, the Vandals
controlled North Africa, and the Franks and the Burgundians lived in modern France. Put the events that
led to this situation into chronological order. - CORRECT ANSWER Central Asian Huns migrated into the
Black Sea region, forcing the Goths to enter the Roman Empire as refugees. The Roman army was
defeated by the Goths at Adrianople when they tried to quell a Gothic rebellion. In order to get Alaric -
now a Roman military commander - to stop looting Greece, the Eastern Roman Emperor encouraged
him to move his people to Italy. A Western military leader, Stilicho, allied himself with the Goths to
defend against the invasion of Gaul by a different group: the Vandals. Alaric and the Goths invaded and
sacked Rome, but Alaric did not shift from conqueror of Rome to Ruler of Rome. Instead, he and his
people went to Spain.
Place these events in the establishment of Christianity in chronological order. - CORRECT ANSWER Paul
of Tarsus spread Christianity throughout the eastern Mediterranean. Decius and Diocletian targeted
Christians for persecution. Constantine issued the Edict of Milan, protecting Roman citizens' religious
freedom. The Council of Nicea asserted that Arianism was heresy and defined an official Christian creed.
Thinkers like Augustine, Boethius, and Benedict developed Christian theology and monastic practice.
At the time of the Great Persecution of 303, what portion of the Roman population was Christian? -
CORRECT ANSWER less than 5 percent in the West and no more than 10 percent in the East
, Residents of Galilee felt differently about Roman rule: _____ participated in the Roman system and
benefited from it, while _____ disliked it. At the same time, there were disagreements about _____
among Jewish groups. Because of this preexisting tension, Jesus's conflict with _____ was seen as a dual
attack on both _____. Decades after Jesus died, the _____ made two unsuccessful attempts to
overthrow Roman control. - CORRECT ANSWER Jewish elites, poor city-dwellers and rural people,
religious interpretation, the Temple priests, the Jewish elite and the Roman gov, Zealots
Which of Diocletian's changes illustrated his adoption of the title dominus, the place of the more
traditional princeps? - CORRECT ANSWER His clothing, palace, and public ceremonies began to resemble
those of Persian royalty. He moved his capital to Nicomedia (in modern Turkey) but left the Senate in
Rome.
The Pharisees believed in life after death, eagerly awaited a messiah, and sought out converts to
Judaism. What can one say about the relationship between the Pharisees and the origins of Christianity?
- CORRECT ANSWER Many Christian concepts originated with the Pharisees. By saying that Jesus was the
Messiah, his followers went beyond Pharisee teachings.
How did the economy of the western empire change in the century after the barbarian invasions and the
establishment of barbarian kingdoms? - CORRECT ANSWER The population decreased, Overland trade
decreased significantly
The poorer half of the empire, the city of Ravenna became its capital, the Latin-speaking region of the
empire - CORRECT ANSWER West
The more populous part of the empire, most of the Roman military was stationed here - CORRECT
ANSWER East
Pontius Pilate - CORRECT ANSWER The governor who was responsible for Roman government in Galilee
Jesus - CORRECT ANSWER a Jewish preacher who challenged the ideology of the hereditary Temple
priesthood
Herod - CORRECT ANSWER the king of Galilee, who tried to maintain good relations with local elites
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