WHA Final Exam

The city of _______________ became an important stop on a trade route in the Arabian Peninsula.

• A. Medina
• B. Mecca
• C. Babylon
• D. Córdoba

Local Christian communities were called _______________.

• A. counties
• B. parishes
• C. dioceses
• D. regions

The Byzantine emperor asked for help defending his empire against the _______________.

• A. Ottomans
• B. Seljuk Turks
• C. Christians
• D. all of the above

Ghana’s _______________ made it the center of an enormous trading empire.

• A. grasslands
• B. gold
• C. iron ore
• D. all of the above

Because royal courts were all over the country, the _______________ developed.

• A. Napoleonic Code
• B. English common law
• C. Great Law of Britain
• D. English Bill of Rights

People turned to _______________ to protect them in return for service.

• A. serfs
• B. vassals
• C. local noblemen
• D. the king

The relationship between lord and vassal was set up by _______________.

• A. the king
• B. a feudal contract
• C. a knight
• D. the church

Knights-in-training _______________.

• A. learned to ride horses and fight
• B. trained from an early age
• C. learned to keep their armor and weapons in good condition
• D. all of the above

Feudal times were _______________.

• A. peaceful times
• B. times of constant warfare
• C. wealthy times for everyone
• D. times of invention and learning

In 1215, _______________ forced King John to sign Magna Carta.

• A. William the Conqueror
• B. Parliament
• C. a group of nobles
• D. all of the above