Unit 4 Test- Medieval World

In Western Europe, feudalism developed after the--

• Mongols took control

• Renaissance began

• City of Constantinople fell to the Ottoman Turks

• Turmoil of repeated invasions

What did the caste system in India and the feudal system in Europe have in common?

• Encouragement of trade between neighboring countries

• Peasants could live anywhere they chose except land that was part of a lord’s estate.

• A strong emphasis on the acquisition of wealth

• A division of society into hereditary social classes.

Which statement summarizes the relationships within a feudal society?

• Each group offered to serve the group ranked just above it in return for land, protection, or both.

• Each class was independent of the other and performed different functions in society without interaction.

• The king was the dominant force and controlled all aspects of life in medieval society.

• The various groups lived in different parts of the kingdom and came together only to participate in tournaments.

What was the primary characteristic of feudal society in medieval Europe?

• A representative government

• Economic equality for all

• Protection of individual rights

• An exchange of land for services

At the lowest level of feudal society were the _____________. They lived and worked on the Lord`s land in order for protection.

• Knights

• Celts

• Serfs

• Villagers

What religion does the passage represent?

• Judaism

• Christianity

• Islam

• Buddhism

Why was rule under the Abbasids considered a “golden age” of Muslim civilization?

• It created a refined and cosmopolitan culture in its capital, Baghdad

• The Spanish region was considered the golden frontier.

• It used gold as the standard coinage throughout the empire.

• It used the golden cow as the focus of religious worship

Which speaker expresses a Muslim perspective during the Crusades?

• Speaker A

• Speaker B

• Speaker C

• Speaker D

 How did the spread of Islam influence North Africa?

• It will allow Muslim merchants to settle in their own communities eventually absorbing the African customs and cultures replacing their own.

• It brought back Greek and Roman learning to the universities allowing for the growth of the Renaissance.

• Islam will replace Christianity as the dominant religion and North Africa will benefit from the global trade network introduced by the Muslims.

• Muslim conquerors will replace the central governments of North Africa with feudalism and make the former chieftains swear allegiance to their caliph

The holy book of Islam is the: 

• Caravan

• Oasis

• Vedas

• Quran