World History Review mid term

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Under feudalism, serfs were peasants who paid tribute to the lord in the form of crops and labor. What did they receive in return?

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protection and the privilege of working the lord's lands

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What was the importance of Charles Martel's victory at the Battle of Tours in 732?

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It ended the Muslim raids into Western Europe.

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What places of the Middle Ages does the passage describe?

“For the sick, they provided hospitals, and for impoverished travelers, they provided shelter. They were schools for the study and teaching of classical knowledge and practical skills. Within their walls, beautiful works of art were created.”

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monasteries and convents

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Which had the greatest influence on the visual arts of the Middle Ages? Roman murals, Greco-Roman traditions, Christian beliefs, Greek sculptures

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Christian beliefs

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During the early Middle Ages in Western and Central Europe, which major cultural traditions were combined to create the foundations of Western civilization?

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Germanic, Christian, and Greco-Roman

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Which of the following was the major need that brought about the rise of feudalism? Options: the need of knights to find employment, the need of serfs to be self-sufficient farmers, the need of kings to have soldiers for battle, the need of the Church to convert serfs

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the need of kings to have soldiers for battle

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What was the significance of the Magna Carta to the rise of modern democracy?

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It laid the foundation for constitutional government.

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In 330 CE, Emperor Constantine moved the capital of the Roman Empire to Constantinople. Which statement explains why the new capital brought great wealth to the empire? Constantinople was located where many land and sea routes came together.

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Constantinople was located where many land and sea routes came together.

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Which position in European feudalism was similar to that of medieval Japanese peasants?

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serfs

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In which of the following areas did the Byzantine Empire represent continuity with the old Roman Empire? Pagan religious beliefs, law and administration, art and architecture, geographic center

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law and administration