Period 3 - Byzantium and Medieval Europe 1

HANSEATIC LEAGUE

• FORMED A UNION BETWEEN EASTERN AND WESTERN EUROPE
• ENCOURAGED THE SILK TRADE 
• PROTECTED THE TRADE AND ECONOMY IN NORTHERN EUROPE
• WAS A SYSTEM OF CAPITALISM 

Which of the following developments most LIMITED the spread of Christianity outside Europe during the time period shown on the map?

• The Western Roman Empire’s collapse and creation of the Byzantine Empire.
• The schism between the Roman Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church.
• The development and spread of Islam throughout the Middle East and North Africa.
• The rapid expansion of the Mongol Empire throughout Central and Eastern Asia

This map is best understood in the context of which of the following period 3 key concepts?

• The growth of urban areas that was caused by the expansion of trade routes.
• The decline of urban areas following invasions and falling agricultural productivity.
• Technological and cultural transfers that were caused by the expansion of trade routes
• The diffusion of crops and epidemic diseases caused by the expansion of trade routes.

In the time period 600 to 1450, the Mongols, Turks, and the Vikings are all examples of 

• large empire builders
• nomadic people
• large organized bureaucracies 
• skilled horsemen 

Which best characterizes the Magna Carta?

• Established limited monarchy and representative government
  
• More accurate maps were produced
• Universal suffrage for male citizens
• Greater rights for women

What was a serf (in Europe)?

• the level you were before you could be a knight
• a servant in the manor house
• a peasant who couldn't leave the land
• a nobleman

BUBONIC PLAGUE SPREAD BY 

• HUMAN'S THAT WERE INFECTED BY  BIRDS
• RATS INFESTED WITH FLEAS CARRYING THE BACTERIUM 
• THE HEAVY WIND FROM SOUTHER EUROPE 
• MERCHANTS FROM CHINA 

The term feudalism is best defined as a

• Division of power between branches of government
• Holy war between Christians and Muslims
• Process in which goods are traded for other goods
• System in which land is exchanged for military service or loyalty

The borders of regions that were mostly Christian in 476 C.E. show that during period 2, Christianity was accepted and spread mostly throughout the

• Roman and Byzantine Empires
• Feudal and Germanic kingdoms
• Islamic Caliphates
• Kievan Russia

Which of the following was the most important consequence of the Crusades?

• They healed the fissure between Catholic and Orthodox Christianity
• They brought Europeans in contact with the oldest areas of civilization in the Eastern Hemisphere
• They brought Jerusalem and Constantinople back under control of Christian civilization
• They contributed to the growing wealth of London and Paris as cities