Interactions and Diffusions Pre-Assessment

Level 1

nomadic people who herded domesticated animals

• pastoralists

• clan

• shogun

• samurai

Level 1

religious communities by the Church to adapt to rural conditions

• monasteries

• manor

• Holy Roman Empire

• clergy

Level 1

people who could not lawfully leave the place where they were born

• serf

• knights

• fief

• vassals

Level 1

A long effort by the Spanish to drive the Muslims out of Spain

• Reconquista

• Crusades

• Inquisition

• Commercial Revolution

Level 1

an epidemic in the 1300's that struck parts of Asia, North Africa, and Europe that killed approximately one-third of the population of Europe

• Black Death

• the Great Schism

• the Crusades

• Vikings

Level 2

“Western Europe went into a long, deep sleep. Learning was found only in the religious orders. Roads and bridges fell into disrepair. Fear and chaos reigned.”

The historical development described by this quotation is ​​ (a)  

• the rise of Christianity
• the spread of the Black Death
• the rise of Islam
• the conditions after the fall of Rome

Level 2

How did the Hundred Years War bring change to medieval Europe?

• English and French monarchs increased their powers with new methods of warfare.

• Europeans turned to the Papacy to restore the peace.

• The long conflict led to the rediscovery of ancient Greek and Roman texts

• Armed knights frequently defeated common foot soldiers, strengthening the position of the nobility.

Level 2

What role did Arab merchants play in spreading Islam to societies in Europe, Asia, and North Africa?

• Arab merchants acted as secret missionaries to win over non-believers

• Arab merchants forcibly converted non-believers to Islam.

• Arab merchants brought news of their religion as they traded in different areas

• A. Arab merchants often paid non-believers to convert to Islam.

Level 2

Which statement best describes one of the reasons for the end of medieval Europe?

• European states moved from a cash economy to an economy based on control of landed property.

• The Black Death reduced the population in Europe by almost one third, giving peasants and laborers greater economic power

• As trade between Europe and Asia decreased, the size of towns along these trade routes declined.

• The Crusades interrupted trade between Asia and Europe

Level 2

The terms "masters", "apprentice", and "journeyman" are most closely associated with the

• guild system of Europe in the Middle Ages

• civil service system of China during the Tang dynasty

• encomienda system of Latin America

• caste system of India