Byzantines and Mongols

The period from 1378 to 1417 CE, when one pope lived in Rome and another lived in France, was known by which name?

• the Inquisition

• the Reformation

• the Great Schism

• the Age of Reason

What impact did the Silk Road have on the Mongol Empire?

• The Mongol Empire became wealthy by controlling most of the trade between Asia and Europe.

• The Mongol Empire was isolated from other Asian empires because of its distance from the trade route.

• The location of the trade route discouraged foreigners from entering the Mongol Empire.

• The lack of access to the trade route encouraged the Mongol Empire to find a sea route to Europe.

What was an effect of the conquest of Constantinople by Muslim forces?

• Spread of Eastern religions in the Middle East

• Expansion of the Ottoman Empire

• Weakening of the Catholic Church

• Establishment of trade with Western nations

How did the Silk Road contribute MOST to the development of China?

• It allowed China to import raw materials to fuel factories.

• It helped China to protect its borders from foreign invaders.

• It enabled China to export luxury goods to foreign countries.

• It led China to acquire innovative technologies from foreign countries.

During the Middle Ages, which characteristic did western Europe and the Byzantine Empire have in common?

• control by a single ruler

• education in local languages

• . development of a middle class

• practice of a common religion

Which statement is the BEST example of the contrasting roles of religion during the Middle Ages?

• In the Byzantine Empire, religious rituals were only on holy days, while in western Europe, religion was a part of daily life.

• In western Europe, marriage was allowed for the clergy, while in the Byzantine Empire, it was prohibited.

• In western Europe, religion was a source of conflict, while in the Byzantine Empire, religion encouraged compromise.

• In the Byzantine Empire, the patriarch deferred to political rulers, while in western Europe, the pope attempted to control political rulers.

Mongol leader Kublai Khan founded which dynasty in China?

• Qin

• Song

• Tang

• Yuan

• Silk from China

• Spices from India

• Coffee from Ethiopia

How did the trade patterns of these products change during the Middle Ages?

• The New World provided Europeans with a new source for these products.

• African and Asian merchants refused to sell these products to Europeans.

• European monarchs blocked the importation of these foreign products.

• Europeans acquired these products through merchants from the Islamic world.

Which characteristic of Roman Catholicism was rejected by followers of Eastern Orthodoxy?

• belief in monotheism

• church hierarchy

• belief in the Trinity

• papal supremacy

Which phrase describes the influence the Orthodox Church had on modern Russian culture?

• the creation of a totalitarian government

• the development of a written language

• the formation of a socialist economy

• the establishment of a dominant literary style