Historical Significance Quiz

What was the significance of the Battle of Hastings?

• It marked the end of the Roman Empire.

• It led to the introduction of common law.

• It was the first battle of the Crusades.

• It resulted in the signing of the Magna Carta.

Who led the Christian Franks in the Battle of Tours?

• William the Conqueror

• Charlemagne

• Charles Martel

• Clovis I

What was the Bubonic Plague also known as?

• The Great Famine

• The Black Death

• The Hundred Years' War

• The Renaissance

What was Charlemagne known for?

• Being the first king of England

• Establishing a strong system of government

• Leading the Norman Conquest

• Writing the Magna Carta

What is common law based on?

• Religious texts

• Customs and court rulings

• Royal decrees

• Military codes

What was the capital of the eastern Roman empire, now called Istanbul?

• Rome

• Constantinople

• Athens

• Alexandria

In what year did Constantinople fall to the Ottoman Empire?

• 1204

• 1453

• 1492

• 1066

What was the series of wars from the 100s through 1200s in which European Christians tried to win control of the Holy Land from Muslims?

• The Hundred Years War

• The Crusades

• The Napoleonic Wars

• The Peloponnesian War

What was the Doomsday Book used for?

• To record the history of the Roman Empire

• To help William and future merchants build an efficient taxation system

• To document the Crusades

• To list the saints of the Catholic Church

What was the Great Schism?

• The division of the Roman Empire into East and West

• The official split between the Roman Catholic and Byzantine churches in 1054

• The fall of Constantinople

• The beginning of the Renaissance