Review Quiz: 7th Grade Medieval and Early Modern History

Spanish, French, and Italian are examples of 
Romance languages. Many words in these languages have their origin in the Roman language of _______

• Latin
• Greek
• English
• Persian

The Western Roman Empire was hard to govern and defend because of its: 

• small armies
• uniform currency
• large size
• Latin language 

_______ attacked Rome's borders  as it was falling apart. 

• Greeks
• barbarians 
• Persians 
• Egyptians 

The Eastern Roman Empire was called the ______ Empire, after the original name of its capital.

• New 
• Athenian
• Byzantine 
• Romanian 

What is the pilgrimage to Mecca called?

• Kaaba
• Tajj
• Hajj
• Medina

What are the basic tenets of the Islam faith called?

• Four Noble Truths
• Five Pillars
• Eightfold path
• Three Wise Sayings

Who became the prophet of a new religion developed in Arabia called Islam? 

• Muhammad
• Moses
• Ibn-Sind
• Ibn-Rashd

The main river that the Ghana empire started around:

• Nile
• Niger
• Volta
• Tigris

Language that was introduced to Africa after trades with the Middle East:

• Swahili
• Cuneiform
• Arabic
• Greek

This Mali leader brought the world's attention to west Africa through his pilgrimage

• Sundiata

• Mansa Musa

• Askia the Great

• Muhammad Ture