WHTF Fall Midterm REVIEW Activity

What is an acropolis?

• A marketplace

• A fortified area on a hill

• A public bath

• A theater

How did religious feast days and holidays affect the daily lives and work routines of medieval peasants?

• Religious celebrations led to increased taxes for the peasants.
• Holidays were solely for the nobility and did not affect peasants.
• Religious feast days and holidays allowed medieval peasants to take breaks from work, participate in communal celebrations, and strengthen community bonds.
• Feast days required peasants to work longer hours in preparation.

Which of the following factors contributed most to the rapid spread of fires in medieval cities?

• The use of stone walls

• Narrow, winding streets and wooden houses

• The presence of wells

• The use of coal for heating

What did a Spartan mother tell her son regarding his shield?

• To sell it for money.

• To use it as a decoration.

• To come back carrying it or being carried on it.

• To give it to a friend.

Who were considered citizens in many medieval cities?

• Only males born in the city or who had lived there for some time

• All residents of the city

• Only nobles and lords

• Women and men equally

What was the agora used for?

• A place for religious ceremonies

• A place for assembly and market

• A place for military training

• A place for education

Where did the Greeks establish new colonies across the Mediterranean?

• Southern Italy, southern France, eastern Spain, and northern Africa west of Egypt

• Northern Italy, western France, southern Spain, and eastern Africa

• Central Italy, northern France, western Spain, and southern Africa

• Eastern Italy, southern France, northern Spain, and western Africa

What was the outcome for Christian rulers in Spain during the Middle Ages?

• Christian rulers in Spain successfully reclaimed territory from Muslim rule and established a unified Christian kingdom.
• Christian rulers faced no opposition from Muslim territories.
• Christian rulers established a Muslim kingdom in Spain.
• Christian rulers lost significant territory to Muslim forces.

Before independence, Haiti was a colony of (a)   .

Village priests were often peasants themselves; most could not (a)   .