Topic 1 Test - Medieval Europe

What was the main contributing factor for the fall of Rome?

• Invasions by Germanic Tribes

• Bad leaders

• The Crusades

• The Black Plague

What year do most historians use as the End of the Roman Empire?

• 27 BC
• 476 AD
• 400 AD
• 240 AD

the historical period between the fall of the Western Roman Empire and the beginning of the Renaissance

• Renaissance

• Age of Enlightenment

• Medieval Age

• The Black Death

The Middle Ages is also known as the...

• Fall of Rome

• Renaissance

• Dark Ages

• Age of Revolution

What is feudalism?

• a political system of local government that is based around granting land in return for loyalty, military assistance, and other services.
  
• a political system of local government that is based around granting loyalty, military assistance, and other services in return for land.
• a political system of local government that is based around granting vassals in return for loyalty, military assistance, and other services.
• none of the above

Knights provided _________ to the feudal hierarchy and lived by a set of rules called ____________ .

• food, chivalry
• protection, chivalry
• protection, the way
• technology, chivalry

Why was Constantinople able to avoid being attacked by Germanic Tribes?

• It was too big to conquer.

• It allied itself with the Germanic Tribes.

• It had great leaders.

• Its strategic location that made it difficult for it to be invaded by land.

What is the name of this Byzantine domed structure that originally served as a church?

• Dome of the Rock
• Pantheon
• Hagia Sophia
• Parthenon

In which historic event did the Byzantine Church became known as the Eastern Orthodox Church and the western branch became known as the Roman Catholic Church

• The Great Schism

• The Crusades

• The Renaissance

• The Reformation

Who was Charlemagne?

• a Frankish king who was crowned the Holy Roman Emperor
• The pope who disagreed with a German King
• the king who kicked the Muslims out of Europe
• a king who allowed his people to practice their pagan religions