Unit 4 Test Review

What is the leader of the Islamic community called?

• Sultan

• Caliph

• King

• Patriarch

How did the invention of paper currency and the magnetic compass influence Chinese society?

• making warfare more effective

• increasing yields from fishing

• limiting foreign invaders

• making trade easier

Which group of people took power after the fall of the Han Dynasty?

• Confucian scholars

• bureaucrats

• local nobles/warlords

• Buddhist monks

Pieces of land given to vassals by a lord are called __________.

• fiefs

• counties

• grants

• scholarships

Feudalism is

• a SOCIAL system based on self-sufficient estates of land controlled by a lord

• an ECONOMIC system where the lord exchanges land for military service from the vassal

• a SOCIAL system where the lord exchanges land for military service from the vassal

• an ECONOMIC system based on self-sufficient estates of land controlled by a lord

Manorialism is

• a SOCIAL system based on self-sufficient estates of land controlled by a lord

• an ECONOMIC system where the lord exchanges land for military service from the vassal

• a SOCIAL system where the lord exchanges land for military service from the vassal

• an ECONOMIC system based on self-sufficient estates of land controlled by a lord

Which of the following occurred during the Middle Ages in Europe?

• rise in urban population

• rise in rural population

• decline in the importance of religion

• rise in the popularity of Buddhism

Which group had the most political power in the Middle Ages in Europe?

• lords

• merchants

• monarchs

• knights

Which European state was a continuation of the Roman Empire?

• Frankish Empire

• Byzantine Empire

• Umayyad Caliphate

• Tang Dynasty

What was the center of daily life in medieval Europe?

• jousting tournaments

• trade at the market

• feasts at castles

• church attendance