Middle Ages Exam - Make-Up #2

"...All who die by the way, whether by land or by sea, or in battle against the pagans, shall have immediate remission of sins. This I grant them through the power of God with which I am invested. O what a disgrace if such a despised and base race, which worships demons, should conquer a people which has the faith of omnipotent God and is made glorious with the name of Christ! With what reproaches will the Lord overwhelm us if you do not aid those who, with us, profess the Christian religion…”

-Pope Urban II, 1095

The previous passage would have most likely been in response to which of the following?

• The Byzantine Emperor asking for aid from the west following the attack on Constantinople by Crusaders

• The Muslims conquering of the entire Byzantine Empire

• The Byzantine Emperor asking for aid from the west against the Turks

• The results of the 1st Crusade

"...All who die by the way, whether by land or by sea, or in battle against the pagans, shall have immediate remission of sins. This I grant them through the power of God with which I am invested. O what a disgrace if such a despised and base race, which worships demons, should conquer a people which has the faith of omnipotent God and is made glorious with the name of Christ! With what reproaches will the Lord overwhelm us if you do not aid those who, with us, profess the Christian religion…”

-Pope Urban II, 1095

Which of the following was a direct result of this speech by Pope Urban II?

• Saladin and Richard the Lionheart negotiate an uneasy truce and allow both Muslims and Christians to practice their faith in the Holy Land

• The Crusaders take back the city of Constantinople from the Muslims

• The Turks, under the leadership of Saladin, retake the city of Jerusalem from the Muslims

• The Crusaders take back the city of Jerusalem from the Muslims

According to the map provided, where in Europe did the plague first strike?

• China

• Arabian Peninsula

• Italian Peninsula

• Muscovy

What can one infer based on the map above?

• The plague traveled across only the Silk Road

• The plague was carried from Asia to Europe across various trading routes

• The plague traveled to Europe via fleas on rats

• The plague was a relatively isolated epidemic that impacted a small section of Europe

The illustration represents a society based on:

• social class

• educational achievement

• accumulated wealth

• political ability

This illustration suggests that the European feudal system was

• designed to promote political and economic equality

• controlled by a powerful middle class

• intended to provide opportunities for social mobility

• supported by the labor of the peasants

What turning point in Global History led to the development of the European Feudal System?

• Hinduism was adopted by European monarchs

• invasion by the Mongols

• the Fall of the Roman Empire

• peasants took control of European kingdoms

Which economic system is most closely associated with the activities shown in this artwork?

• manorialism

• capitalism

• communism

• socialism

With which historical setting is this art work most closely associated?

• Japan - Tokugawa Shogunate

• Middle East - Abbasid Dynasty

• Western Europe - Middle Ages

• India - Mughal Empire

Base your answers to question below on the passage below and on your knowledge of social studies.

The basic idea of this book is simple: to tell the story of the Crusades as they were seen, lived, and recorded on ‘the other side’—in other words, in the Arab camp. Its content is based almost exclusively on the testimony of contemporary Arab historians and chroniclers...

— Amin Maalouf, The Crusades Through Arab Eyes, Al Saqi Books

This passage indicates that the author’s emphasis is on

• cause and effect

• chronological order

• reenactment

• point of view