One Early Russian Chronicle Reports That Vladimir I Rejected Judaism

question 24

Multiple Choice

One early Russian chronicle reports that Vladimir I rejected Judaism due to doubts about a powerful god who would let the ancient Jewish kingdom be destroyed, and he chose Orthodox Christianity over Islam because:

• A) he felt that Islam was more appropriate to nomadic peoples.
• B) he felt that a relationship with Islam would do nothing to promote trade.
• C) he got special dispensation from the pope to marry two wives.
• D) he knew that Islam forbade alcohol consumption.
• E) he was a great art lover, and in his view Islam had no beautiful religious buildings.

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