Unit 5 Review: The Middle Ages

What was the main cause of the Middle Ages in Europe?

• Mongols

• Fall of Rome

• Rise of Islam

• Salt and gold trade

What is another term used to describe the Middle Ages?

• Age of Enlightenment

• Age of Empires

• Dark Ages

• Romaneque Era

The medieval Church was a unifying force in Europe after the fall of Rome because it offered —

• stability and security

• equalization of wealth

• multiple sets of beliefs

• indulgences for sinners

Which of the following best describes the political hierarchy of the Roman Catholic Church in the 11th century?

• Pope has authority over kings

• Kings have authority over the Pope

• Pope and secular rulers have equal authority

• Pope and secular rulers have completely separate spheres of authority

Which religious motive helped unite European Christians in fighting the First Crusade?

• allowing Christian missionaries into China

• raising funds for building a new basilica in Rome

• taking Jerusalem from the control of Islamic rulers

• destroying Constantinople as punishment to the Byzantine emperor

Which document signed in 1215 by English monarch King John I limited the king's power and provided for the beginning of a representative government?

• English Bill of Rights

• Magna Carta

• Declaration of the Rights of Man

• Justinian's Code

Caused by  rats carrying diseased fleas from infested trading ships and houses.

• Ebola
• Leprosy
• Black Death

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CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

Granted certain rights to the people and said that the king must obey the law.

• Constitution
• Magna Carta
• Declaration of Independence

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CCSS.RI.5.8

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RL.6.1

What was the goal of the First Crusade?

• To take Jerusalem  away from the Muslims
• To convert Christians to Islam
• To conquer Europe

Which of these was a major effect of the Crusades on Europe?

• Reuniting the Roman Empire
• Everyone in the "East" became Christian
• Increased trade with non-European cultures