6 Weeks Test Review Classical Empires and Middle Ages

Which group is credited with the development of monotheism?

• Buddhist

• Christians

• Hebrews

• Muslims

Which external factor contributed most directly to the fall of the Roman Empire?

• Reforms and Diocletian

• Defeat in the Punic Wars

• Passage of Justinian Codes

• Invasions from Germanic tribes

The judicial principles of innocent until proven guilty and the defendant having the right to face his accuser stem from which judicial system?

• Egyptian

• Athenian

• Roman

• Medieval

One characteristic shared by the collapse of Rome and Han China was --

• corruption in economics

• corruption in government

• widespread equality

• widespread equality

Which of the following is the MOST accurate comparison of the early medieval period in Europe compared to the preceding period?

• Early Medieval Europe was characterized by less stability and progress.

• Early Medieval Europe was characterized by greater emphasis on the arts.

• Early Medieval Europe was characterized by greater scientific achievement.

• Early Medieval Europe was characterized by less local autonomy and cultural diversity.

What is the best description for the relationship between the Church and state in Medieval Europe?

• The church was controlled by the state including kings and nobles.

• The church only controlled religious functions within the state.

• The church controlled the state including leaders, subjects, and laws.

• The church was controlled by state agencies.

Medieval European feudalism can best be described as an exchange of land for--

• military service

• wage labor

• village housing

• farm labor

Under a manorial system, nobles were required to provide serfs with —

• education

• homage

• land

• protection

The decline in power of the nobility was due to-

(SELECT ALL THAT APPLY)

• The Crusades

• The Black Death

• The Hundred Year's War

Stopping the expansion of Islam was due to-

• The Crusades

• The Black Death

• The Hundred Years' War