Middle Ages to Bubonic Plague Review

Use the map to answer the question: The map shows that the Black Death

• spread slowly over several decades

• began in England and Ireland and then spread eastward

• was most severe in Italy

• affected most areas in Western Europe

The Bubonic Plague killed over 75 million people

• True

• False

Which type of government was used throughout Western Europe during the Middle Ages?

• Feudalism

• Socialism

• Democracy

• Republic

One major result of the Crusades was

• The Holy Land was permanently owned by Europeans

• Decrease in Trade

• Feudalism was strengthened

• Spread of middle eastern culture and technology to Europe

The growth of Feudalism in Europe during the Middle Ages was primarily caused by the

• Decline of the Roman Catholic Church

• Fall of the Roman Empire

• Suppression of trade

• Rivalry between the colonial empires

Which 2 goods were traded along the Trans-Sahara trade routes?

• Salt and Silk

• Gold and Silk

• Salt and Gold

• Ivory and Silk

Which description best characterizes the city of Timbuktu?

• Port on the water route to East Asia

• Inland city found in Greece

• Trading and cultural center of West Africa

• Major urban center on the Silk Road

Which king took a pilgrimage or hajj from Timbuktu to Mecca? He spread his wealth as well as Islam along the way.

• King Richard

• Saladin

• Prophet Muhammad

• Mansa Musa

After the fall of Rome, the eastern portion of the Roman Empire became known as the

• Persian Empire

• Gupta Empire

• Mongol Empire

• Byzantine Empire

Which was the Mongol leader that united all Mongol tribes and conquered most of Asia and into Europe?

• Mansa Musa

• Saladin

• Emperor Justinian

• Genghis Khan