Historical Events and Concepts Quiz

What is the political/economic system based on the loyalty of a lesser to a greater noble called?

• Chivalry

• Feudalism

• Anti-semitism

• Great Schism

Which church was built during the reign of Eastern Roman emperor Justinian I?

• St. Peter's Basilica

• Notre Dame

• Hagia Sophia

• Westminster Abbey

Who took Britain in 1066, leading to the fusion of French and Old English?

• Charlemagne

• William of Normandy

• Justinian I

• Mehmed II

In what year did the Bubonic Plague arrive in Europe?

• 732

• 1054

• 1346

• 1453

What event in 1453 marked the fall of Constantinople?

• Battle of Tours

• Great Schism

• Fall to Ottoman Sultan Mehmed II

• Arrival of Bubonic Plague

What year did the Great Schism occur?

• 732

• 1054

• 1346

• 1453

Which group of Muslims were in the Holy Land during the Middle Ages?

• Moors

• Seljuk Turks

• Ottomans

• Abbasids

Who was the pope that called for the first of several wars to retake the Holy Land from Muslims?

• Urban II

• Gregory VII

• Innocent III

• Leo IX

What was one of the luxury goods from Asia that Crusades brought to Western Europe?

• Spices

• Gold

• Wool

• Iron

Which group protected trade routes connecting the Middle East and East Asia?

• Mongols

• Romans

• Byzantines

• Persians