Ch.15 Complete Test Bank Byzantium & Islam Antiquity East

Chapter 15

15 instructor questions: 10 multiple choice, 5 T/F

1. The greatest challenge faced by Heraclius in the early phase of his reign came from the ______, who took Damascus in 613 and sacked Jerusalem in 614.
   1. Persians (p. 531)
   2. Avars
   3. Syrians
   4. Isaurians
2. Which of the following was the only region in the world that Muslims did not include in either the “House of the Faithful” or the “House of the Enemy”?
   1. Nubia (pp. 537–538)
   2. Syria
   3. Egypt
   4. Sicily
3. Being cleared of heresy at the “Robber Council” of Ephesus did not keep the ______ from being condemned at the later Council of Chalcedon in 451.
   1. Zoroastrians
   2. Miaphysites (p. 525)
   3. Arians
   4. Nestorians
4. The journey that Muhammad, seeking sanctuary, took to Yathrib in 622 became known as the ______.
   1. Ka’aba
   2. Hegira (p. 535)
   3. Sura
   4. Baqt
5. Which Byzantine general destroyed the Vandal kingdom and mounted a successful invasion of Ostrogothic Italy before being recalled by Justinian?
   1. Theodotus
   2. Tiberius
   3. Justin
   4. Belisarius (p. 528)
6. The choice to be the first caliph was Muhammad’s father-in-law, ______.
   1. Ali
   2. Khalid
   3. Umar
   4. Abu Bakr (p. 536)
7. In the seventh century, the Byzantines developed a secret weapon called ______ that halted Muslim expansion in the Levant.
   1. “Nikephoros”
   2. “Greek Fire”
   3. “Thanatos”
   4. “The Reaver”
8. The greatest pressure on the eastern Roman empire during the reign of Theodosius II came from the ______.
   1. Huns (p. 524)
   2. Slavs
   3. Avars
   4. Ostrogoths
9. What was the crown jewel of Justinian’s building program in Constantinople?
   1. The Hippodrome
   2. The Imperial Palace
   3. The Church of Hagia Sophia (p. 527)
   4. The Baths of Justinian
10. Jews and Christians living under Muslim rule were known as what?
    1. “The Elect”
    2. “Brothers in the Word”
    3. “People of the Book” (p. 536)
    4. “The Faithful”
11. The shrine known as the Ka’aba is located in Mecca. (T, p. 534)
12. Wealthy merchants in Mecca were among the first to embrace Muhammad’s efforts to spread his new religion. (F, p. 535)
13. The emperor Zeno issued the Henotikon in an attempt to quell religious factionalism in the empire. (T, p. 526)
14. The Muslim advance into western Europe was halted when the Byzantine emperor Heraclius defeated a Muslim army at the Battle of Tours. (F, p. 540)
15. The Muslim armies allied themselves with the Lombards during their campaigns in North Africa. (F, p. 529)