Practice Unit Test: Europe in the Middle Ages

What are the gospels? Are they primary or secondary sources? Check all that apply.

• accounts of Jesus' life

• primary sources

• secondary sources

• Jewish songs

Jesus often taught using simple stories with moral or religious messages. These stories were called

• disciples

• missionaries

• parables

• decrees

The Edict of Milan gave Christians the right to

• choose their own death.

• practice their religion openly.

• vote in the Roman Senate.

• participate in foreign trade with Rome.

What was Rome's Christian capital, established in the early 4th century?

• Constantinople

• Rome

• Damascus

• Carthage

Historians consider the fall of Rome as

• the beginning of ancient history.

• the end of the Middle Ages.

• the beginning of the Middle Ages.

• the end of Roman influence in history.

By 500 C.E., the western half of the Roman Empire fell, due in part to political instability. Which of these is an example of political instability?

• unemployment

• high taxes

• emperor assassinations

• growing crime rate

Which of the following is accurate about Greco-Roman art?

• Renaissance artists revived the style long after the Roman Empire fell.

• American artists avoided imitating Greco-Roman art styles.

• The use of Greco-Roman art forms ended with the fall of the Roman Empire.

• Romans avoided making sculptures of the human form.

Which of the following is accurate about Roman architecture and engineering? Check all that apply.

• The Romans constructed only government buildings.

• The Romans built thousands of miles of durable roads.

• The Romans made widespread use of concrete.

• The Romans built a temple (house of worship) called the Colosseum.

Which of the following shows Roman influence in architecture?

• the U.S. Capitol building

• the use of arches, vaults and domes

• 14th century road system that connected the Incas of Peru

• the Buddhist temples in Japan

The U.S. motto of E pluribus unum (as seen on a penny) is an example of a Latin what?

• prefix

• suffix

• proverb

• numeral