Standard 2 World History: Florida Standards

Under the rule of Suleiman the Magnificent, the Ottomon Empire expanded into Europe as far north as

• Athens

• Paris

• Rome

• Vienna

One reason the Roman Empire was difficult to conquer was because

• There were no people who considered Rome and Enemy

• there was not an economic reason to want to conquer it

• the geographic feature that surrounded it

• the lack of slavery there made it welcoming for all peoples

One important factor in the gradual drifting apart of the Western (Catholic) and Eastern (Orthodox) Churches during the period of 600 AD- 1000 AD was the fact that

• Catholic Religious festivals were significantly different from Orthodox festivals

• Muslim pressure led to Byzantium bing less aligned with Rome in political matters

• the emphasis on Latin in the West and Greek in the East led to a sense of alienation on both sides

• the Patriarch of Constantinople was often engaged in trying to take control of matters in the West away from the Pope

The Investiture Controversy was a conflict between the Roman Catholic Church and

• The British Empire

• The Roman Republic

• the French Revolution

• The Holy Roman Empire

Which statement BEST decribes the Byznatine economy in the first centures of its existence?

• goods were seldom imported from other empires

• the government encouraged a "free market" economy

• the "Code of Justinian" allowed peope to choose their own occupation

• Byzantine emperiors set prices on certain goods and monopolized some trade

Which is the BEST description of how medieval monks contributed to Western culture and civilization?

• They organized and led bands of "Crusaders" who defended Europe from Muslim attackers

• Much of their artwork served as the inspiration for the "Renaissance" that developed in Italy

• They helped preserve the learning, writing, and culture of the early Greeks, Romans and Christians

• They re-wrote the Bible and changed many of its original stories and messages so that Euorpean peasants could understand them

The Western Roman Empire was weakened by which of these?

• The high cost of defending the empire

• civil wars begun by Christian zealots

• uprisings in the north

• the prolonged nature of the Pelopeonnesian War

How might the rise of guilds have impacted the economic life or Europeans?

• Guilds released serfs from feudal bonds

• Guilds organized production and trade in growing urban areas

• Guilds promoted social organizations providing spiritual support ot members

• Guilds created levels of soceity that lasted until the Protestant Reformation