Which of the following contributed to tensions between the Eastern and Roman churches during the Middle Ages?
a. the pope's claim to authority over all Christians
b. the use of holy images in worship
c. the power of the Byzantine emperor
d. all of the above
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The Byzantine emperor Justinian's most lasting achievement was the
a. sound financial footing on which he placed the Byzantine government.
b. permanent addition of eastern Italy to the Byzantine Empire.
c. permanent addition of Spain to the Byzantine Empire.
d. collection and codification of Rome's ancient laws.
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Muslims regard Mohammad as
a. the only prophet.
b. entirely divine, not human.
c. the final prophet.
d. part human and part divine.
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________ means both an internal striving by the individual for moral self-improvement and a collective military struggle to defend Islam against its enemies.
a. Jihad
b. Hadith
c. Umma
d. Hegira
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Christians and Jews who lived in Islamic lands
a. had greater rights than Muslims.
b. had no rights at all.
c. had the same rights as Muslims.
d. were protected and tolerated but had fewer rights than Muslims.
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In the eighth and ninth centuries, under the Abbasid caliphs, Muslim civilization
a. the pope's claim to authority over all Christians
b. the use of holy images in worship
c. the power of the Byzantine emperor
d. all of the above
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The Byzantine emperor Justinian's most lasting achievement was the
a. sound financial footing on which he placed the Byzantine government.
b. permanent addition of eastern Italy to the Byzantine Empire.
c. permanent addition of Spain to the Byzantine Empire.
d. collection and codification of Rome's ancient laws.
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Muslims regard Mohammad as
a. the only prophet.
b. entirely divine, not human.
c. the final prophet.
d. part human and part divine.
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________ means both an internal striving by the individual for moral self-improvement and a collective military struggle to defend Islam against its enemies.
a. Jihad
b. Hadith
c. Umma
d. Hegira
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Christians and Jews who lived in Islamic lands
a. had greater rights than Muslims.
b. had no rights at all.
c. had the same rights as Muslims.
d. were protected and tolerated but had fewer rights than Muslims.
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In the eighth and ninth centuries, under the Abbasid caliphs, Muslim civilization
