Europe Early History

Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle were

• Roman emperors.

• Roman philosophers.

• Greek emperors.

• Greek philosophers.

Christianity became the official religion of the Roman Empire under

• Alexander the Great.

• Constantine I.

• Julius Caesar.

• Caesar Augustus.

Which of the following choices best completes the timeline?

• Middle Ages

• Renaissance

• Pax Romana

• Age of Exploration

During the Middle Ages, what were workers organizations that controlled the quality of work and prices?

• monasteries

• manors

• guilds

• towns

In Medieval Europe, what was the dominant social system based on land ownership and farming?

• Democracy

• Meritocracy

• Feudalism

• City-States

What was the bubonic plague in Europe in the 1300s known as?

• Black Death

• Malaria

• Columbian Exchange

• Smallpox

Leonardo da Vinci is best known for the ____, a portrait of a strangely smiling young woman in Florence.

• Ginevra de' Benci

• The Peasant Wedding

• Mona Lisa

• Portrait of Baldassare Catiglione

Why were the Middle Ages given their name?

• They were a transition period between ancient and modern times.

• They came just before the Dark Ages.

• They are neither young nor old.

• They refer to the midpoint of civilization's history.

European explorers and settlers distributed people, diseases, and ideas around the world in a process called the

• Protestant Reformation

• Renaissance

• Columbian Exchange

• Crusades

The Vikings were excellent seafarers, and they sailed their ____ great distances to explore and trade.

• caravels

• longships

• battleship

• fire ships