World History Fall Midterm Review

The greatest concentrations of Roman Catholics today are found in Europe and

• Asia.

• Africa.

• Europe.

• Latin America.

• North America.

What contributed to the spread of Christianity in Europe during the Middle Ages?

• Christians did not pay taxes

• early support of Roman empire

• Roman roads and shared languages

• message appealed to wealthy people

• Christians lived longer than others

For early followers, one of Buddhism's most appealing aspects was

• its worship of one god, the Buddha.

• the rejection of the caste system in favor of equality.

• the ability to exist completely outside the caste system.

• its set of rules that helped bring earthly and eternal happiness.

Which of these was true of the Roman Catholic religion, as it was practiced in Europe in the Middle Ages?

• Bishops and priests were usually married men.

• The Pope was sometimes very influential in military matters.

• The Pope's authority was ceremonial rather than jurisdictional.

• The Holy Roman Emperor was peacefully subject to the Pope on most political matters.

This region is unique in World History because it

• housed a major world empire.

• is home to more than one desert.

• lies at the intersection of two continents.

• is where the world's major monotheistic faiths began.

• was the site of major and economically vital trading routes.

Using the timeline it can be deduced that the Renaissance was a period of

• war.

• diplomacy.

• discovery and creation.

• increase of government.

This eyewitness account describes the introduction of the Black Death to the port city of Sicily. How did the Silk Road contribute to the spread of this disease in Europe?

• The Silk Road connected Asia to Italy directly through the Eurasian steppe. Due to this connection the disease spread.

• Italian merchants and Asia suppliers had historically been in touch through traveling messengers and the disease spread through these messengers.

• The Silk Road connected animals such as donkeys and horses who were carriers for the Black Death. Due to travel along the Silk Road, these animals spread the disease.

• Italian merchants traded with Asia at ports along the Black Sea. The plague was carried and spread by the fleas on rats that boarded the ships and were brought back to Italy.

Which of these is NOT true of the spread of the Bubonic Plague described in Boccaccio's quote?

• Trade and travel decreased in the 1400s in Europe because so many people were scared of contracting this deadly disease.

• Many Europeans believed that the spread of the Bubonic Plague was caused because of God's wrath on the sins of mankind.

• The rule of the Mongols helped to spread the Bubonic Plague by make travel along the Silk Roads safer and more effective.

• The plague killed millions as merchants unwittingly brought it with them from European town to European town as they traveled.

Which of these is the MOST ACCURATE explanation as to how the Bubonic Plague was spread?

• by fleas on rats

• by bird droppings

• by slaves from Africa

• by people from the New World

What was one effect that the bubonic plague had on peasant and artisan workers living in Europe during the late Middle Ages?

• Workers were forced to relocate to cities to find work.

• Workers’ wages rose due to an increased demand for labor.

• Workers had their homes taken away to pay off landowners’ debts.

• Workers’ rights decreased because land owners gained more power.