Middle Ages Quiz

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

• Indulgences for sinners

• Stability and security

• Redistribution of wealth

• Multiple sets of beliefs

This illustration shows

• A village in Pre-Colombian Central America

• A manor during the Middle Ages in Western Europe

• A city during the later part of the Industrial Revolution

• A settlement in Japan during the Tokugawa Shogunate

The diagram represents the major political and social characteristics of the

• Rule of pharaohs in Egypt

• Hierarchical system of China under the Han Emperors

• Feudal system of Western Europe

• Mayan civilization in Mexico and Central America

The primary economic characteristic of a feudal society in Medieval Europe was

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Two immediate results of the fall of Rome were

• Renewed interest in education and the arts

• A period of economic disorder and weak central government

• The growth of cities and emergence of the middle class

• An increase in trade and improvements in manufacturing

In Western Europe, which development was the cause of the other three?

• Warfare disrupted trade throughout Europe

• Travel became unsafe because of violence

• Cities, towns and villages were abandoned

• The Roman Empire was invaded and collapsed

In the Byzantine Empire, one important factor of life was the development of

• Eastern Orthodox Church

• Social and Political equality

• Islam

• Civil Service Examinations

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

• Encouragement of trade between countries

• An emphasis on the acquisition of wealth

• A strong belief in political and social equality

• A division of society into hereditary social classes

Constantinople became the center of the Byzantine Empire because

• It was a religious center for Muslims

• The Pope had made it the capital of the Christian world

• It was geographically isolated from surrounding empires

• A Roman emperor had moved the capital of the Empire eastward

As a result of the collapse of Roman rule in 476 AD, Western Europe experienced

• Revolution in agriculture

• A rebirth of art and learning

• A shift to an urban population

• A lack of political unity and stability