Study Guide

1.  By 100 B.C., what percent of Italy's people were enslaved?
2.  What happened when Roman coins lost value in the A.D. 200s?
3.  What happened after the Battle of Adrianople as it pertains to Rome?
4.  The empress Theodora helped ...
5.  What did the scientist Ptolemy do?
6.  When do historians date the fall of Rome (not specific date but when something happened)?
7.  Byzantines believed that their emperor ...
8.  Two of the most successful Byzantine missionaries were _______ and _______.
9.  The Zealots were for ...
10.  What did the Sadducees and the Pharisees have in common?
11.  The Zealots were Jews who believed ...
12.  During the Last Supper, Jesus ...
13.  What Roman emperor ended the persecution of Christians?
14.  Who was the Roman god of the underworld?
15.  Name some of the Roman gods and goddesses that were husband and wife.
16.  What were the Greek and Roman names for the goddess of love?
17.  How did Romans honor their gods and goddesses?
18.  What does Islam mean?
19.  What belief does Judaism, Christianity, and Islam have in common?
20.  Jesus was from ...
21.  In the organization of the early Christian Church, which group was largest?
22.  In the organization of the early Christian Church, which group was smallest?
23.  In the organization of the early Christian Church, which group supervised bishops?
24.  About how long did the Byzantine Empire last?
25.  Name some of the major Byzantine industries.
26.  Byznatine women mainly ...
27.  As time passed, the Byzantine Empire became less of what culture and more of what culture?
28.  In the Byzantine Empire, the emperor did what as it pertained to the church?
29.  Justinian wanted to do what?
30.  From the A.D. 500s to the A.D. 1100s, the Byzantine Empire was what as it pertains to trade?
31.  In the Eastern Orthodox church, icons were ...
32.  The Basilian Rule was a list of rules for ...
33.  Byzantine people loved to do what?
34.  Which Arabic word is defined as the ashes used in making soap?
35.  How is algebra defined?
36.  What happened when Muhammad and his followers left Makkah?
37.  How did Arab merchants transport goods across the desert?
38.  Who felt threatened by the rise of Islam?
39.  Muslims must ...
40.  The Shiites believed that the Umayyads ...
41.  What was the population during the Tang dynasty?
42.  During which time period was early-ripening rice introduced?
43.  Why did farming improve under the Tang dynasty?
44.  The earliest printing process used ...
45.  Mongols were known for ...
46.  Gunpowder was invented by ...
47.  Students preparing for civil service examinations in China never did what?
48.  The compass helped ships in China do what?
49.  The Forbidden City ...
50.  Where did Zheng He travel?