Unit 6 TEST - Europe after Rome

Western Roman Empire collapsed and many new kingdoms emerged from the ____.

• nomads

• Germanic tribes

• Buddhists

• Mesopotamians

What were the effects of the collapse of the Roman Empire in Western Europe?

• Cities increased in size and people grew richer through trade

• Democracy expanded and became even more popular

• Polytheism reappeared, wars ended, and armies grew stronger

• Cities disappeared, literacy fell, and trade declined

The achievement for which Charlemagne is most remembered was _____.

• Traveling to Rome in order to crush a mob threatening the pope.

• Uniting most of western Europe for the first time since the Romans

• Visiting every part of his kingdom to ensure justice

• Halting the expansion of the Byzantines

The Pope crowning Charlemagne “Holy Roman Emperor” in 800 C.E. shows _____.

• Effects of the Crusades on Western political life

• Devastation of the Bubonic Plague on the Franks

• Influence of the Church on European government

• Birth of a new secular era in the Middle Ages

From about 800 to 1000 C.E., Europe was raided by seafaring tribes from Scandinavia called the

• Muslims

• Huns

• Vandals

• Vikings

Which eastern empire preserved and was influenced by Roman and Greek cultures?

• Ottoman Empire

• Muslim Empire

• Byzantine Empire

• Iberian Empire

Constantinople was a good capital for the Byzantine Empire because:

• It was located near trading routes between the continents, such as the Silk Road.

• It was easy to defend.

• It was heavily fortified with land and sea walls.

• All of the above.

The most influential emperor of the Byzantine Empire was ____.

• Julius Caesar

• Constantine

• Justinian

• Ivan the Terrible

Justinian is most often remembered for his _____.

• Code of laws which organized Roman laws and traditions

• Expanding the Byzantine Empire to its largest size

• Building the Hagia Sophia

• All of the above

Justinian’s achievements include all BUT which of the following?

• Triumph of Greco-Roman architecture in the building of Hagia Sophia

• Victories in battle to regain lands and expand Byzantine Empire

• Compilation of an organized written Code of Law.

• Attempt to destroy the memory of the glory of Rome