Benchmark #2 Review

Which kind of technology best helped the Ottomans take over the Byzantine empire?

• navigation maps

• gunpowder

• steel

• iron

What document forced King John I to limit his power and grant more rights to the nobility?

• The Magna Carta

• The Writ of Habeas Corpus

• The Statement of Liberties

• The English Bill of Rights

How did the Aztecs build their empire?

• they destroyed the Maya

• the allied with the Spanish

• their militarily conquered other tribes

• they used gold and silver to control trade

How did the Pope’s blessing impact the leadership of a King during the Middle Ages?

• It prevented invasion from enemies.

• It provided legitimacy to the person's rule.

• It meant the Church would send troops in times of war.

Which of the following is TRUE about Medieval Europe and Japan?

• both isolated themselves from foreign contact

• neither had to worry about uprisings

• neither had a monotheistic faith

• both had a feudal system

Which of these statements regarding feudalism is MOST accurate?

• Feudalism helped to sustain the growing industrial productivity of Europe.

• Feudalism fueled the European ability to explore the New World and Africa.

• Feudalism was a complex system of relationships between people of different classes.

• Feudalism was built upon a system of buying and selling serfs obtained from other lands.

What food preservative and biologically consumable mineral did the kingdoms in North and West Africa use to obtain their wealth during the Middle Ages?

• cinnamon

• golden tea

• salt

__________ is the name given for the eastern regions in Europe that were tightly centralized (united together) united under the control of an Emperor after the fall of Rome.

• Byzantine Empire

• Holy Roman Empire

• Roman Catholic Church

What happened as a result of African merchants trading with Arab merchants in the Middle East during the Middle Ages?

• many African states began to feel threatened by outside cultures and withdrew to isolation.

• Islam spread to west Africa, combining with African religions to form the dominant faith.

• merchants brought back plagues that destroyed much of west African population.

Which BEST describes how the bubonic plague affected the feudal system in medieval Europe?

• The plague shut down all trade routes throughout Europe, so the aristocrats relied on serfs and artisans for all their goods.

• The plague killed many peasants who worked the land, causing the Feudal system to decline = not as many farmers to work the land

• The plague caused members of the elite to move to the cities, so the peasant/serf class took over the lands they left behind.