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World History: 3rd Six Weeks

Total questions: 129

Worksheet time: 1hrs 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When the pope casts an official out of the church, it is called

a)

heresy

b)

iconoclasm

c)

excommunication

d)

succession

2.

___________ called for the first crusade in 1095.

a)

King Richard III

b)

Pope Urban II

c)

Justinian

d)

John Chrysostom

3.

Which was NOT a defining feature of crusade?

a)

Its goal was to convert Muslims

b)

It strove to defend or expand Christian territories

c)

Joining one offered the promise of an indulgence from the Pope

d)

It was called by the Pope

4.

The body of laws governing the lives of Muslims is known as

a)

Sharia

b)

Sunna

c)

al-Zarqawi

d)

Haram

5.

According to Sunnis, Abu Bakr was the first

a)

glorious shah

b)

rightly guided caliph

c)

divinely ordained prefect

d)

inspired prophet

6.

Muslims believe that Muhammad was the ____________ of Allah

a)

Son

b)

Messenger

c)

Right Hand

d)

Manifest presence

7.

Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca is called

a)

Hajj

b)

Magreb

c)

Basij

d)

Kaffir

8.

With the Umayyads having been overthrown in 750, the ______________ took control of the empire.

a)

Abassids

b)

Fatimids

c)

Persians

d)

Seljuks

9.

Muslim armies were stopped by ___________________ at the Battle of Tours in 732.

a)

Louis Cardin

b)

Charles Martel

c)

Pierre Clermont

d)

Henri Lamarque

10.

Islam refers to Christians, Jews, and Zoroastrians as

a)

People of God

b)

People of the Book

c)

The Divinely Chosen

d)

The Rightly Guided

11.

Which of the following is NOT one of the Five Pillars of Islam?

a)

Faith

b)

Prayer

c)

Alms

d)

Fasting

e)

Jihad

12.

Muhammad was orphaned at the age of six.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

What is Christianity?

a)

A religion founded by Muhammad

b)

An Abrahamic monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ

c)

A religion founded by Buddha

d)

A system of farming

14.

What was the Black Plague?

a)

The Crusades

b)

Reincarnation

c)

A river valley

d)

Disease spread through trade by fleas on rats, killed 1/3rd of the European population during the Middle Ages

15.

What are the 5 Pillars of Islam?

a)

The 5 bases of the Islamic faith which include shahada (confession of faith), salat (prayer), zakat (charity), sawm (fasting, especially during the month of Ramadan), and hajj (the pilgrimage to Mecca).

b)

Parts of a building

c)

The Eightfold Path

d)

Nirvana

16.

What is Islam?

a)

A religion based on the teachings of Jesus

b)

A religion based on the teachings of Buddhism

c)

A religion based on Saudi Arabia that was founded by Prophet Muhammad and its followers, Muslims, follow the Five Pillars

d)

Hinduism

17.
Which of these does Islam follow?
a)
Polytheism
b)
Deism
c)
Monotheism
d)
Atheism
18.
There is an event in Islamic history that is so important, that it marks year 1 in the Islamic calendar. What event is this?
a)
Islam was founded
b)
The Islamic empire fell
c)
Muhammed and his followers were forced out of Mecca in 622 CE
d)
None of the given
19.
Many of the traditions of Islam were influenced by which other religions? 
a)
Hinduism and Judaism
b)
Buddhism and Judaism
c)
Christianity and Judaism
d)
Zoronastrianism and Judaism
20.
According to the Quran, the Kabaa was built by...
a)
Muhammad
b)
Abraham
c)
Moses
d)
Gabriel
21.
One obligation of a Muslim is to make at least one pilgrimage to:
a)
Medina    
b)
Mt Arafat    
c)
Baghdad
d)
Mecca
22.
The name of those who submit to God is:
a)
Islams
b)
Muslims
c)
Suniis
d)
Arabs
23.
Which Muslim group believes that Caliphs must be related to Muhammad?
a)
Sunni
b)
Shi'ia
c)
Sufi
24.
The Holy text of Islam is called the
a)
torah
b)
talmud
c)
quran
d)
drapedica
25.
Which of the following accomplishments is credited to the Muslims?
a)
initial exploration to North and Central America
b)
mathematical concepts including Algebra
c)
colonization of east Asia and Japan
d)
first time engineering feats including road building
26.
What battle stopped the spread of Islam
a)
Jerusalem
b)
Damascus
c)
Tours
d)
Carthage
27.
What was not an area of Muslim contributions?
a)
Arabic numberals from India
b)
medicine
c)
sculpture
d)
maps of the world
28.
What is true of Islam
a)
it accepts Mohammad as the only prophet of God
b)
it accepts the divinity of Jesus Christ
c)
it accepts Moses and Jesus as earlier prophets
d)
it only accepts the New Testament
29.
What is the Arabic word for God?
a)
Yahweh
b)
Allah
c)
Jesus
d)
Quran
30.
Where did Islam originate?
a)
Abrabian peninsula
b)
China
c)
North Africa
d)
India
31.
Where did Islam spread?
a)
all around the world
b)
the entire continent of Africa
c)
across Asia and Africa and into Spain
d)
into Australia
32.
Who was the founder of Islam?
a)
Muhammad
b)
Moses
c)
Martin Luther
d)
Jesus Christ
33.
What city do Muslims need to face when they pray?
a)
Timbuktu
b)
Mecca
c)
Rome
d)
Sumer
34.
What is the Islam building of worship called?
a)
church
b)
mosque
c)
temple
d)
ziggurat
35.
Which is the majority?
a)
Sunnis
b)
Shiites
c)
Kurds
d)
Jihadists
36.
What is a muslim house of worship called?
a)
Mosque
b)
Church
c)
Temple
d)
Alms
37.
Moving from place to place with no fixed home
a)
Shiites
b)
Nomadic
c)
Mosque
d)
Wandering
38.
Money or goods given to the poor
a)
Alms
b)
Shiites
c)
Faith
d)
Mosque
39.
One of the two branches of Islam. The largest minority. 
a)
Shiites
b)
Muhhamad
c)
Abu Bakr
d)
Nomadic
40.
When Muhammad tried to convert the people of Mecca to his new religion, how did they treat him
a)
They treated him well
b)
They were suspicious
c)
They were excited
d)
They persecuted him
41.
Why is the desert a difficult place too live?
a)
It's dry
b)
It's hot
c)
Few things grow
d)
All of the above
42.
What must Muslims do to go to heaven?
a)
Follow the 5 pillars
b)
Covert people to their religion
c)
Go to church
d)
Eat special fdoods.
43.
What are the two holy sources for Islam?
a)
Qur'an and Bible
b)
Sunnah and Torah
c)
Qur'an and Sunnah
d)
The five pillars and Qur'an
44.
Islam is the ________ largest religion in the world.
a)
1st
b)
2nd
c)
3rd
d)
4th
45.
Shiites believe that caliphs should be from ____________________ family, not chosen by leaders.
a)
Muhammad"s
b)
Abu Bakr"s
c)
Allah's
d)
Sunni's
46.
Which one is NOT a five pillar?
a)
Keeping your faith secret
b)
Praying
c)
Giving Alms
d)
Fasting
47.

What group of people were legally bound to the land in a medieval form of slavery?

a)

griots

b)

Muslims

c)

serfs

d)

peasants

48.

Learning declined during the last years of the western Roman Empire because

a)

the Muslim invaders did not value learning.

b)

the Germanic invaders did not read nor write Latin.

c)

the Byzantine Empire forbade them from learning.

d)

the invaders burned all the centers of learning in Rome.

49.

What was the name of the eastern Roman Empire that continued to thrive during the middle ages?

a)

Constantinople

b)

Byzantine Empire

c)

the Seljuk Turks

d)

the Mongol Empire

50.

Europeans turned to the landed aristocracy for protection against

a)

the Mongol army.

b)

the Germanic invasions.

c)

the Byzantine Empire.

d)

the Ming Dynasty.

51.

Because the people of Europe turned to the landed aristocracy for protection against the Germanic invasions, a new social and political system developed which came to be called

a)

a guild system.

b)

heretical.

c)

the reconquista.

d)

the feudal system.

52.

The foundation of the feudal system of the middle ages was

a)

a written feudal contract.

b)

an exchange of services.

c)

the Pax Romana.

d)

the Crusades.

53.

The economic system that supported the exchange of services in the feudal system was

a)

communism.

b)

the Pax Romana.

c)

the manor system.

d)

feudalism.

54.

The series of Christian expeditions to regain the Holy Lands from the Muslims were called

a)

the Crusades.

b)

the Holy Expeditions.

c)

the Spanish Reconquista.

d)

Pax Mongolica.

55.

Each of the following helped lead to the decline of the feudal system EXCEPT

a)

the black death led to a labor shortage.

b)

nobles sold their lands and took part in the Crusades.

c)

nobles freed their serfs and took part in the Crusades.

d)

the invading Magyars, Vikings, and Muslims.

56.

The Hundred Years War between England and France created national identities and helped lead to

a)

the Thirty Years War.

b)

the rise of powerful nation states.

c)

the success of the Mongol invasion of Europe.

d)

the rise of feudalism during the Middle Ages.

57.

A knight's code for honorable behavior

a)

Manor

b)

Medieval

c)

Chivalry

d)

Clergy

58.

Medieval is:

a)

the Greek word for Middle Ages

b)

the Latin word for Middle Ages

c)

the Knights and their armor

59.

What was the land called that was given to the knights or vassals?

a)

Land

b)

Estates

c)

Fiefs

d)

Clergy

60.

Who were the clergy?

a)

church officials

b)

knights

c)

peasants

d)

the feudal system

61.

What was a manor?

a)

Being productive in the Middle Ages

b)

The daimyo's behavior

c)

a knight's code of conduct

d)

A large estate owned by a knight or lord

62.

Viking invasions of Europe caused the creation of the

a)

code of chivalry.

b)

feudal system.

c)

bushido.

d)

Catholic church.

63.

Based on Charlemagne's accomplishments, you can infer that his main goal was to:

a)

disown the peasants.

b)

give power to the pope.

c)

gain power in Europe.

d)

make others happy.

64.

What was one important result of the Crusades?

a)

Muslims and Christians always agreed with each other.

b)

Europe won every battle of the Crusades.

c)

Trade and exchange of ideas increased between Asia and Europe.

65.

The 100 Years War was between which groups of people?

a)

Christians and Muslims

b)

England and France

c)

Americans and Europeans

66.

How was England different than France after the Hundred Years War?

a)

The English king lost power; the France king gained power

b)

Neither king gained power

c)

Both kings gained power

d)

Parliament took over and replaced the king

67.

What is another name for the Black Death?

a)

100 Years War

b)

The Plague

c)

Rat Poison

d)

Death by bite

68.

Peasants and serfs who survived the plague ended up:

a)

Demanding more money for their labor

b)

Asking for different jobs

c)

Refusing to work

d)

Trying to save members of their family

69.

Monks were people who lived in _____________________. Two activities they enjoyed doing were __________________________.

a)

Churches; reading and writing

b)

Monasteries; reading and writing

c)

Monasteries; working for their lord

d)

Fiefs; spreading the bible with missionaries

70.

Kings and Popes disagreed on many things. One thing they agreed on was:

a)

Kings should choose the bishops.

b)

Popes should choose the bishops.

c)

The person whose power came from God should choose the bishops.

d)

Neither should choose the bishops.

71.

What were the four classes of the feudal system, in order from most powerful to least powerful?

a)

Peasants, kings and queens, nobles, knights

b)

Kings and queens, knights, nobles, peasants

c)

Kings and queens, nobles, knights, peasants,

d)

Kings and queens, nobles, peasants, knights.

72.
Why are the Middle Ages referred to as the "Middle Ages"?
a)
Its between ancient times and the Renaissance
b)
Its in the middle of history of the world
c)
Its in between the paleolithic and neolithic
73.

What is the time period known as between the fall of Rome and the Renaissance?

a)

Middle Ages

b)

Golden Ages

c)

Age of Discovery

d)

Tech Age

74.
Who conquered most of Europe after the fall of the Roman Empire?
a)
William the Conqueror
b)
the Pope
c)
Charlemagne
d)
King Henry VIII
75.

Why was the time immediately following the fall of Rome called the Dark Ages?

a)

Emperors kept tight control of the people.

b)

There was little formal education for the masses.

c)

Artwork from Greece, not Rome, survived.

d)

There was no building being done.

76.

What group began to threaten Charlemagne's empire?

a)
b)
c)
d)
77.
What is the name for the system of promises between lords and vassals that governed Europe in the Middle Ages?
a)
Christianity
b)
Feudalism
c)
Shinto
d)
Chivalry
78.
Who was never a vassal in a Feudal relationship?
a)
king
b)
noble
c)
knight
d)
peasant
79.
Who was never a lord in a Feudal relationship?
a)
king
b)
noble
c)
knight
d)
peasant
80.
Who attempted to reestablish education, became sole ruler of his kingdom, and was eventually crowned emperor by Pope Leo III?
a)
Charles de Gaulle
b)
Charlie Brown
c)
Charlemagne
d)
Charles Barkley
81.
What is the name for the large estate of land a knight lived on?
a)
castle
b)
manor
c)
chivalry
d)
land
82.
Who was responsible for farming the fields on a manor?
a)
knights
b)
peasants
c)
merchants
d)
nobles
83.
How are knights and samurai similar?
a)
They are from Europe.
b)
They have metal armor.
c)
They are Christian.
d)
They follow codes of honor.
84.
What was the purpose of the Crusades?
a)
Ceremony acknowledging the achievement of completing 12 years of education
b)
Expel Martin Luther from the Catholic Church
c)
Unite all of Europe as one Christian kingdom
d)
Retake the city of Jerusalem (Holy Lands)
85.
A widespread disease, or epidemic, spread by fleas on rats through Europe during the Middle Ages was known as:
a)
The Black Death/The Plague
b)
The Voice
c)
The Spanish Flu
d)
The Common Cold
86.
The Black Death was spread by which of the following methods?
a)
Kissing!
b)
By sharing a cup
c)
It was air born
d)
Fleas on rats
87.
Who is a religious person who devotes their life to Christianity?
a)
Mercenary
b)
Monk/nun
c)
Mission Viejo
d)
Mission Impossible
88.
Which best describes the influence of the Church during the Middle Ages?
a)
A child from almost every family became a monk or nun in the Church
b)
The Church encouraged people of other religions to settle in Europe
c)
Church officials and kings worked separately to govern countries
d)
Daily life in villages and towns revolved around the Church
89.
Feudalism developed mainly because 
a)
the monarchy was too powerful
b)
the Catholic Church was failing
c)
people needed protection
d)
King John created it
90.
The crusades were fought between who?
a)
Christians and Villians
b)
Muslims and Christians
c)
Christians and Romans
d)
Romans and Catholics
91.
Who was the Pope that encouraged the Crusades?
a)
Legend
b)
Francis
c)
Gutenberg
d)
Urban
92.
Who was the Pope that encouraged the Crusades?
a)
Legend
b)
Francis
c)
Gutenberg
d)
Urban
93.
The end of the middle ages occurred with what?
a)
Roman Empire collapse
b)
Black Plague
c)
Renaissance
d)
Industrial revolution
94.
Who is the leader of the Catholic Church
a)
Jesus
b)
Pope
c)
Peter
d)
Mother Tresea
95.
What is the most powerful institution of the middle ages?
a)
Roman Empire
b)
Sailing
c)
Leonardo Davinici
d)
Catholic Church
96.
Considered the father of modern Europe?
a)
Mr. Pettijohn
b)
Julius Ceasar
c)
The Pope
d)
Charlemagne
97.
What is Feudalism?
a)
Political system based on farming
b)
Political system based on Communism
c)
Political system based on democracy
d)
The churches way to seize power
98.
What was the major tribe was ruled by Charlemagne
a)
Franks
b)
Brawn
c)
Bronze
d)
Romans
99.
estate or large farm
a)
district
b)
empire
c)
kingdom
d)
manor
100.

The period from about A.D. 500 to 1500?

a)

Enlightened Time

b)

Feudal Ages

c)

Middle Ages

d)

Medieval Times

101.

The Christian church was centered here?

a)

Europe

b)

Spain

c)

Greece

d)

Rome

102.

___________ was the leading power in medieval society

a)

King

b)

Christian Church

c)

Pope

d)

Charlemagne

103.

Ordained officials of an organized religion

a)

Bishop

b)

Priest

c)

Pope

d)

Clergy

104.

The people's connection with the church and with God.

a)

Priest

b)

Bishop

c)

Archbishops

d)

Pope

105.

Supervised priests and settled disputes over teachings and practices.

a)

Pope

b)

Priest

c)

Bishop

d)

Aarchbishop

106.

Supervised the Bishops

a)

Archbishops

b)

Pope

c)

Priests

d)

Monarch

107.

Leader of the church in Rome, came to be considered the overall head of the church.

a)

Pope

b)

King

c)

Priest

d)

Archbishop

108.

the office of the pope

a)

Temple

b)

Papacy

c)

Manor

d)

Castle

109.

Under Clovis, the Franks conquered the Romans and Germanic people.

a)

Frankish Power

b)

Frankish Reign

c)

Frankish Rule

d)

Frankish Kingdoms

110.

Son of Charles Martel, was King of the Franks, and began the Carolingian Dynasty

a)

Frank Martel

b)

Charles the Great

c)

Pepin the Short

d)

King George III

111.

Charles the Great, King of the Franks and to some the "Father of Europe". His empire blended Germanic customs.

a)

Queen Elizabeth

b)

King George IV

c)

Charlemagne

d)

Frankish Kingdoms

112.

Northmen attacked Europe and the Northeast coast of America which they called Vinland.

a)

Germans

b)

Pagans

c)

Icelandic People

d)

Vikings

113.

Power was placed in the hands of strong local lords

a)

Vassals

b)

Serfdom

c)

Slavery

d)

Feudalism

114.

In exchange for military service, one lord granted land called a ________ to another less rich lord called a ___________

a)

Manor, bondman

b)

Land, tenant

c)

fief, vassal

d)

Holding, liegeman

115.

a mounted warrior

a)

Cavalier

b)

Knight

c)

Templar

d)

Champion

116.

a fighting tournament between knights

a)

Contest

b)

Tournament

c)

Duel

d)

Joust

117.

Built of stone and encircles by massive walls and guard towers

a)

Cathedral

b)

Castle

c)

Manor

d)

city

118.

A wide ditch filled with water

a)

Moat

b)

Irrigation system

c)

Drawbridge

d)

canal

119.

people who did not have freedom to leave the land where they were born.

a)

Vassal

b)

Slaves

c)

Peasants

d)

Serfs

120.

the lords estate

a)

Manor

b)

Castle

c)

Estate

d)

Mansion

121.

the basic economic arrangement

a)

Manorial System

b)

Feudalism

c)

Middle Ages

d)

Kingdom

122.

Able to produce almost everything it needed

a)

Kingdom

b)

Self Sufficient

c)

Manor

d)

Fallow

123.

Changes in agriculture were brought about by new inventions such as

a)

water mill

b)

windmill

c)

heavier plows

d)

Tractor

e)

Collar for horses

124.

Serfdom began to increase as they were granted more freedoms

a)

True

b)

False

125.

Serfs began to think of the land as their own

a)

True

b)

False

126.

A rapid growth in population caused a demand for more _____

a)

Laws

b)

Housing

c)

Goods

d)

Land

127.

the rapid growth in population led to new business practices

a)

Farming

b)

Partnerships

c)

Money changing

d)

Banking

128.

To expel someone from the church

a)

Kick out

b)

Depose

c)

Excommunicate

d)

Expel

129.

Holding of beliefs the church considered wrong

a)

Heresy

b)

Blasphemy

c)

apostasy

d)

disbelief

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