7th Grade World History Review Semester 1

Which statement best fits the question mark box? 

• Germanic tribes rule Roman Empire 
• Eastern Roman Empire becomes Byzantine Empire
• Greek City states rule Roman Empire
• Christianity becomes the official religion of Rome

How did the Magna Carta change the way kings ruled England? 

• They had complete control over their kingdom
• They could make up their own laws
• They had to uphold the rights of freemen and obey laws
• English Kings did not have to be Ro

Which is NOT a cause of the fall of the Roman Empire? 

• Rise of Christianity
• Germanic invasions
• Economic troubles
• Political assassinations

*Modern English was created by blending French and Anglo-Saxon languages
*Westminster Abbey became the traditional place of coronation of English Kings and Queens
*A census was taken and recorded in the Domesday book
These are all effects of which English King's rule? 

• William the Conqueror
• Harold Goodwin
• Edward the Confessor
• Charlemagne

What is the ECONOMIC system in which lords traded their loyalty for land? 

• Feudalism
• Democracy
• Republic
• Manorialism 

This ruler changed the Roman Empire's capital in what way? 

• He allowed women to speak out in government matters
• He renamed the capital city Constantinople 
• He prevented the persecution of Muslim people with the Edict of Milan 
• He organized Roman law codes 

Mountain ranges in Europe affected different groups of people in the Middle Ages in which way? 

• It made trading easy and convenient
• It allowed cultural blending through caravan merchants
• It separated people and encouraged self-sufficient societies 
• It united the people on the continent under one empire 

Which order ended the persecution of Christians in the Holy Roman Empire? 

• Summa Theologica
• Natural Laws
• Magna Carta 
• Edict of Milan 

What is the historical significance of the following people? 
*Clovis
*Charles Martel
*Pepin the Short
*Charlemagne

• They all were crowned emperor by the pope
• All successfully drove Muslims out of Spain
• All were rulers of the Frankish Kingdom
• They advanced education across Europe 

In what way did the papacy (the pope) show support of a king on Christmas Day a AD 800? 

• Pope Leo III crowned Charlemagne King of the Romans 
• Pope Gregory refused to excommunicate King Henry
• King Edward gave the English Crown to Harold Goodwin
• King Henry was allowed to appoint Bishops approved by the Pope