World History Unit 2

Why did the bubonic plague first occur in Europe in port towns?

• Boats landed at these ports with infected passengers and rodents

• There was no disease in Europe

Why did Roman Emperors (such as Nero and Diocletian) persecute Christians?

• Because they didn't like the way the Christians dressed

• The Christians refused to sacrifice to non-Christians gods

Why was the persecution of Christians weakest in Gaul and Britain, but strongest in Rome, Egypt, and Palestine?

• Gaul and Britain were further away from the center of imperial power

• Christians were never persecuted, ever

Christianity was most likely to be adopted by monarchs in which region?

• Eastern Europe and the Slavic World

• Atlanta, Georgia

What is syncretism?

• The intentional blending of old traditions with new ones

• The recipe to make hot chocolate

The popes claimed to be the successor to which person?

• Taylor Swift

• The Apostle Peter

During the Middle Ages, which group was generally responsible for the preservation of learning and ancient literature?

• priests and monks

• hairdressers

The cathedral of Notre Dame was built in what style of architecture?

• Gothic

• Modern

What was the focus of medieval learning (managed by the Catholic Church)?

• never studying for a test

• mastering existing knowledge

What human quality did Saint Thomas Aquinas argue that could be used to understand the nature of God?

• never telling the truth

• reason