Middle Ages Review

Which of the following inventions were first introduced by Tang and Song China? Select TWO correct answers.

• gunpowder
• porcelain
• the abacus
• the compass
• the lateen sail

What social contribution did the Moors make to Spanish society prior to 1450?

• Islamic scholars made advances in medicine, science, and technology and preserved knowledge from the Greeks and Romans.
• Islamic scholars did not share their knowledge and isolated themselves from the Spanish.
• The population of Islamic scholars was negatively impacted by the Black Death and knowledge was lost.
• Islamic scholars persecuted all other religions in Spain, creating a totalitarian form of government.

What is the historical signi¬cance of Justinian's Law Code?

• It served as the ¬rst written legal constitution.
• It promoted the idea of the king as the primary legal authority.
• It introduced the ideas of legalism and retribution for crimes.
• It preserved the Roman legal customs for later Western civilizations.

Which of the following developed in the Islamic world and spread to Europe?

• Calendar
• Geometry
• Metric system
• Medical science

The medieval Church was a force in Europe after the fall of Rome because it offered —

• for sinners
• stability and security
• redistribution of wealth
• multiple sets of beliefs

Which social group of European feudal society showed to a lord by providing military service?

• Artisans
• Kings
• Serfs
• Vassals

Under the manorial system, nobles were required to provide serfs with which of the following?

• Food
• Education
• Protection
• Livable wage

The compass was invented in China during the Song dynasty, 960 to 1279. More than 400 years later it was used by European explorers to —

• navigate the oceans
• observe the moon
• interpret mathematical equations
• build elaborate palaces

The of the Frankish kingdom by Clovis likely contributed to —

• the use of Latin in Roman Catholic services
• the decline of scholarship and formal education
• the abdication of the last western Roman emperor
• the increasing role of Roman Catholicism in Europe

Which factor contributed to the division of Western and Eastern Churches into Roman Catholicism and Eastern Orthodoxy?

• Declining interest in the Crusades
• Growing power of Islamic caliphates
• Opposing opinions on Christian theology
• dwindling trade across European kingdoms