Week 2 Study Guide

During the Middle Ages, ______ became the focal point of architecture and the arts in Europe.

• Old English

• Roman Catholicism

• Southeast Asia

• Judaism

What is a peninsula?

• It is surrounded by water on all sides

• in has water on one side only

• There is water on two sides.

• Land surrounded by water on three sides,

Is Europe a peninsula?

• Yes!

• No!

What types of commodities were imported in Europe during the Middle Ages

• Silk from China

• Gold from West Africa

• Cotton from India

• ALL OF THESE

What technology did Europeans invent in the Middle Ages to create power? (there are two!)

• Steam Engine

• Watermill

• Gas pump

• Windmill

How did Charlemagne change Medieval Europe?

• He created the Holy Roman Empire with his father

• He was president of the Vikings

• He invented the windmill and the watermill

• He was the leader of the Ostrogoths

During the Middle Ages, ________ spread throughout Europe.

• Vikings

• Judaism

• Christianity

• Franks

Most of Europe had a single language during the Middle Ages.

• True

• False

Who helped preserve Ptolomy's ideas about longitude and latitude?

• Muslim scholars and medieval monks

• Charlemagne

• Viking travelers

• Spice traders from China

Why did the Vikings develop sailing ships?

• Their homeland was surrounded by water

• Their legends say that the gods commanded them to build ships

• They couldn't grow food at home, so the built ships to trade for food.

• They lived on their ships in the summertime