Day 2 Review: The Middle Ages and Renaissance

What was the primary form of Christianity in the Byzantine Empire?

• Protestantism

• Anglicanism

• Eastern Orthodoxy

• Roman Catholicism

Which structure became a symbol of Byzantine culture?

• Pantheon

• Hagia Sophia

• Colosseum

• Notre Dame

What was the Code of Justinian?

• A philosophical doctrine

• A legal code incorporating Roman laws

• A military strategy

• A religious text

Who invaded the Byzantine Empire leading to its decline?

• The Mongols

• The Ottoman Turks

• The Vikings

• The Huns

What event marked the beginning of the Middle Ages in Western Europe?

• The Battle of Tours

• The rise of the Byzantine Empire

• The fall of the Roman Empire

• The signing of the Magna Carta

Which Germanic kingdom halted the advance of Islam into Western Europe?

• The Visigoths

• The Vandals

• The Ostrogoths

• The Franks

Who was crowned Holy Roman Emperor, uniting political and religious systems?

• Charles Martel

• Charlemagne

• Louis the Pious

• Pepin the Short

What was the economic system that characterized the Middle Ages?

• Feudalism

• Capitalism

• Manorialism

• Mercantilism

What role did the Roman Catholic Church play during the Middle Ages?

• It was the unifying power in society

• It was a minor religious sect

• It was a military organization

• It was a political party

What was the purpose of the Crusades initiated by Pope Urban II?

• To spread Eastern Orthodoxy

• To recapture the Holy Land from Muslim rulers

• To establish trade routes

• To convert Jews to Christianity