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Honors Middle Ages Review!

Total questions: 65

Worksheet time: 41mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Where would the capital of the Roman empire be moved under the Reign of Constantine?

a)

Istanbul, Turkey

b)

Byzantium, Greece

c)

Alexandria, Egypt

d)

Carthage, North Africa

2.

Following the fall of the Western Roman Empire, what would the capital of The East be called?

a)

Papal States

b)

Istanbul

c)

Constantinople

d)

Persepolis

3.

What inter-continental trade route would run through the Byzantine?

a)

Great Rift Valley

b)

Triangle Trade

c)

Siberian Railway

d)

Silk Road

4.

Which of the following was not an item or good that could be found in the Byzantine

a)

Spices

b)

Steel

c)

Luxury Items

d)

Silk

5.

What man would come to power ca. 500 AD and lead a powerful Byzantine to conquer much of the old Roman West?

a)

Augustine

b)

Atilla The Hun

c)

Constantine

d)

Justinian

6.

What was the name and special trait that defined the code of Justinian

a)

Civil Law: Law that applied to All Classes

b)

Twelve Tables: Dealt with property law

c)

Hammurabi's Code: Wealthier classes could pay their way out of different crimes

d)

Magna Carta: Limited the Power of the King

7.

Who was the co-ruler of Justinian?

a)

Alexander the Great

b)

Theodora

c)

William of Normandy

d)

Augustus Caesar

8.

Which of the following DOESN'T relate to the Great Schism

a)

Caused a split in the new Christian Church

b)

Lead to the establishment of the Roman Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Faith

c)

Lead to the creation of the Feudal System and its religious Backing

d)

Started over the argument of Iconography v. Idolatry

9.

Which of the following combinations is the correct according to the following grouping best relates to the fall of the Byzantine

group of barbarians/city that fell/year

a)

Vikings/Alexandria/746 BC

b)

Huns/Byzantium/1156 AD

c)

Turks/Constantinople/1453 AD

d)

Berbers/Carthage/1215 AD

10.

Which of the following does not relate to the "Monsoon Marketplace" AKA the Eastern Golden Age of ca. 600 AD-1450 AD?

a)

Based in the Indian Ocean

b)

Used Seasonal winds to help move trade goods

c)

Africans contributed wealth via Salt and Gold Trades

d)

Asians contributed wealth via luxury items like silk and spices

e)

Europeans contributed wealth via scientific advancements and the creation of accounting systems

11.

"Limited, slowed, in some ways went backwards"- Mr. Terry when referring to the middle ages what is Mr. Terry most likely referring to?

a)

Scientific Advancement

b)

Christianity

c)

Military

d)

Social Class Systems

12.

Which of the following is not a middle age time period?

a)

Early

b)

Low

c)

High

d)

Late

13.

Which of the following best refers to the place that the "Middle Ages" occupies when studying Western Civ.?

a)

A period of great cultural and intellectual growth

b)

The blossoming of economies and growth of developed nation states

c)

A "transitional" phase in Western civ that defines the movement of time from the Fall of Rome to the Beginning of the Modern Period

d)

The growth of military states and the establishment of multifaceted professional militaries that served kings directly.

14.

"A person considered uncivilized by romans. Derived from the Greek word "barber" which means to babel."- Mr. Terry Who is Mr. Terry referring to?

a)

Barbarians

b)

Berbers

c)

Barbers

d)

Babylonians

e)

Byzantinians

15.

Which man ruled over the franks, possibly a former Roman Military ruler. Converted to Christianity and established the Merovingian Dynasty

a)

Clovis

b)

Charlamagne

c)

Charles I

d)

Richard I

16.

Which man ruled over the "Holy Roman Empire" and was considered the Father of Europe? The growth of his Frankish kingdom lead to one of the first nation states of Europe. Leader of the Carolingian Dynasty.

a)

Clovis

b)

Charlamagne

c)

Charles I

d)

Richard I

17.

Which of the following was not a Byzantine Achievement

a)

"Greek Fire" as a military weapon

b)

Jaga Sofia

c)

Record Keeping and the protection of ancient texts

d)

Advanced art with 3 dimensional depth

18.

What group from the north lead frequent raids throughout Europe leading to the Establishment of the Feudal System?

a)

Huns

b)

Vikings

c)

Celts

d)

Romans

19.

Did you study your Feudal Diagram?

a)

Yes

b)

Maybe

c)

Definitely Not

d)

Mr. Terry Smells

20.

What is the name of each plot of land in the Feudal System?

a)

Fief

b)

Fiddle

c)

Pheasant

d)

Serfs

21.

Where did these lands for the feudal system come from and what system did it evolve into?

a)

Roman Patrician Villas/ Manor System

b)

Plebian Communes/ Miller System

c)

Farrow Cities/ Crop Rotational system

22.

Which of the following words means "Worldly" or on earth?

a)

Transcendental

b)

Secular

c)

Suprematic

d)

Shenanigans

23.

Which of the following best defines "Papal Supremacy"

a)

The ability for the Church to regulate governments, judge, and claim power over rulers

b)

The ability for different denominations of Christianity to claim fallibility above other denominations

c)

The ability for the pope to claim authority over the council of cardinals

d)

The ability for the church to claim power over the Islamic Faith

24.

Which of the following is not true about the Medieval Catholic Church

a)

10% of your weekly income was directed to the Church in the form of the Tithe

b)

An interdiction would excommunicate entire lands or cities hoping to encourage revolt

c)

Cathedrals would grow into the first university systems of Europe

d)

Parish Priests were not essential to perform sacramants

e)

St. Benedict created the Benedictine rules to help regulate Monastatic life and church law

25.

"The process of banishing a person from the church community, preventing the receiving of sacraments. Believed to lead to an eternity in suffering, which in the middle ages when quality of life was low, was a phenomenal tool to keep the church community following the moral codes of the Catholic Faith." What is being described?

a)

Heresy

b)

Excommunication

c)

Ostricization

d)

En Symposium

26.

What church court grow to prominance in the Middle Ages that was used to try and punish suspected heretics and those who would jeopardize the ability for the Church to operate.

a)

Interdictionate

b)

Acquisition

c)

Reichstag

d)

Inquisition

27.

Which of the following was not an aspect of Gothic Architecture that grew during the Middle Ages?

a)

Flying Buttresses

b)

Rose Windows and Stained Glass

c)

Vaulted Cielings

d)

Gargoyles

e)

Curved Edges

28.

MULTI ANSWER!

What two groups of barbarians were some of the original settlers of "England"

a)

Angles

b)

Vandals

c)

Visigoths

d)

Saxons

29.

MULTI ANSWER!!

What two leaders fought one another when the throne of England was left vacant?

a)

Edward III

b)

Harold Godwinson

c)

Phillip VI

d)

William of Normandy

30.

What man consolidated the barbarian groups together to defend from the Vikings creating a huge kingdom on the Isle of Briton

a)

Alfred the Great

b)

Richard III

c)

Tiberius Caesar

d)

Mr. Terry

31.

MULTI ANSWER!

What battle and year are being depicted in the above Bayeux tapestry which consolidated the Isle of Britain and created the kigdom of Briton and the blending of French and The angle tongue would create modern ENGLISH

a)

Battle of Hastings

b)

1215

c)

Battle of Tiber

d)

1066

e)

Battle of Cercy

32.

William of Normandy would later be referred to as WILLIAM THE CONQUEROR what famous book that created a effective income tax system should have made his nickname William the NERD

a)

Documentation Book

b)

Augustan Census

c)

Domesday Book

d)

The Twelve Tables

33.

What set of Religious wars broke out during the 1090s. They were driven with the goal of reclaiming the Holy Land, a religious and economic foothold of the Christian community.

a)

The Crusades

b)

The Inquisitions

c)

The Hundred Years War

d)

The War of the Roses

34.

Which of the following is not a Pillar of Islam

a)

Decleration of Faith

b)

Alms for the Poor

c)

Prayer 7x a day

d)

Fasting during Ramadan

e)

The Hajj - Pilgrimage to Mecca

35.

Multi answer question!!!!! click all options that are true about this structure

a)

The Kaaba is the beacon of the Muslim faith and the item that serves a marker for their prayer and the destination of the Hajj

b)

Contains statues to the different gods and goddesses of Islam

c)

Has a Meteorite in the corner of the stucture that is considered a gift from god

d)

Located in Baghdad, Iraq

36.

Which of the following is not true when reffering to the Islamic Faith

a)

Reference to God as Allah

b)

Muhammed is the Prophet of the Faith.

c)

Holy City of Mecca

d)

Intolerance of other faiths

37.

What city was the point of contention during the crusades?

a)

Jerusalem

b)

Mecca

c)

Constantinople

d)

Rome

38.

Multi answer question!!!

What meeting called the first crusade as a holy pilgrimmage and by what pope?

a)

Pope Innocent II

b)

Pope Urban II

c)

Pope Benedict I

d)

Council of Claremont

e)

Council of Constance

39.

Which of the following was not one of the four states established during the first crusade?

a)

Edessa

b)

Antioch

c)

Damascus

d)

Tripoli

e)

Jerusalem

40.

Multi Answer!!! Why was the Second Crusade Called? was it successful?

a)

One of the four crusades states (Edessa) was lost and Constantinople and Jerusalem were under Threat

b)

Muhammed emmerged from the desseret and attempted to convert catholic groups in Jerusalem

c)

The Muslisms moved into North Africa and threatened Southern Spain

d)

Yes

e)

No

41.

Multi Answer!!!

What two figures fought one another in the 3rd Crusade?

a)

Saladin

b)

Muhammad ibn Musa al-Khwarizmi

c)

Richard I the Lionhearted

d)

Harold Godwinson

e)

William of Normandy

42.

What was the result of the 3rd Crusade

a)

Richard I was victorious in protecting Jerusalem

b)

Saladin and the Muslim forces took Jerusalem after banishing the Christians from Egypt

c)

The Christians were victorious in ridding Edessa of the Muslim Threat

d)

Constantinople Falls

43.

What romanticized tale, possibly actually happened in 1212...is the image above referring to?

a)

The 6th Crusade by the Knights Templar

b)

The voyages of Joan of Arc

c)

The Children's Crusade

d)

The great Famine of 1315-1317

44.

Did you study the effects of the crusades???

a)

Yes

b)

No

c)

Nope

d)

I will later?

45.

What king was absent from During the 3rd crusade leading to a massive tension between the ruling class of England and its nobility?

a)

Richard I

b)

Richard II

c)

King John

d)

Leopold II

46.

during the Middle ages, where did the power REALLY reside in the Feudal system?

a)

King

b)

Lords/Nobles

c)

Vassal/Knights

d)

Serfs/Peasants

47.

Quick Recap...what kept serfs from leaving fiefs?

a)

They were bound to the land by a contract

b)

They owned several plots of land

c)

Rachel and Ross were on a break

d)

They were convicted felons of feudal crimes

48.

When King John began to raise taxes drastically to pay for the costly wars that lost all English Lands in France...What document was he forced to sign?

a)

Rudolphine Tables

b)

Feudal Contracts

c)

Domesday Book

d)

The Magna Carta

49.

MULTI ANSWERS!

Which of the following things are true about the "Great Charter"

a)

Yay!

b)

The unofficial establishment of the Bicameral British Parliament

c)

The right of Habeas Corpus

d)

King was above the Law

e)

The King was allowed to raise taxes without the consent of the Nobility or a council of representatives

50.

What year was the Great Charter Signed?

a)

1066 AD

b)

476 AD

c)

1453 AD

d)

1215 AD

51.

What happened to Church Power as the Middle Ages Progressed

a)

Grew

b)

Slowed

c)

Plateaued

52.

What famous figure grew Church power to such a height taht he excommunicated Kings, made them kiss his feet, and said the Catholic church has NEVER erred

a)

Urban II

b)

Benedict I

c)

Gregory VII

d)

Henry IV

53.

MULTI ANSWER!!

What two men fought for control over the French throne leading to a REEEAAAALLLLYYY long war that lasted from 1337-1453 AD

a)

Edward III

b)

Charles Valois

c)

Augustine Burgundy

d)

Phillip VI

e)

Richard I

54.

What law prevented the inheritance of the French throne through a woman?

a)

Salic Law

b)

Slavic Law

c)

Baltic Accords

d)

Nuremberg Diet

55.

Which of the following is not true about the Hundreds Years War

a)

Lasted 116 years

b)

France would ultimately Win

c)

It was a consistant phase of war with no periods of peace for over 100 years

d)

Scotland would align with France

56.

The development of the aboe weapon gave the English a huge edge in the early phases of the war against the French

a)

Compound Bow

b)

Cross Bow

c)

Long Bow

d)

Composite Bow

57.

The above map shows why the alliances of the Hundred Years war were so messy, the _______________ region of France (in green) actually allied with the English due to their long standing trade rights in the Textile industry.

a)

Marseilles

b)

Parisian

c)

Acquitaine

d)

Burgundy

58.

This influential leader of France actually lead the French military to victories in Orleans and turned the tide of the war even though they would die by burning at the stake after being captured by other French men and turned over to the English

a)

Joan of Arc

b)

St. Catherine

c)

Henry IV

d)

Edward the Black Prince

59.

MULTI ANSWER!

What two agricultural inventions would actually reduce the need for laborers on farmlands of the feudal era and direct them towards cities...a process known as Urbanization

a)

Mill

b)

Thresher

c)

Seed Drill

d)

Plow

60.

Which of the following was not true about the events of 1315-1317 in Europe?

a)

Defined by a period of Famine

b)

Climatalogical Changes lead to massive crop failures

c)

Failures of farms to produce food lead to higher amounts of natural vermin and pests

d)

Low food output lead to higher susceptibility of Disease

61.

Which of the following is not true about the plague outbreak in Europe

a)

Made landfall in Sicily in 1347

b)

Believed to begin in China

c)

Occurred in the Byzantine under the Reign of Justinian

d)

Merchants and trade routes helped slow the plague

e)

Caused by the Bacteria Yersinia Pestis

62.

MULTI ANSWER

What were the two types of plague being spread through Europe, epidemiologically speaking.

a)

Bubonic

b)

Satanic

c)

Vironic

d)

Pneumonic

63.

Which of the following is not a believed cure for the plague by many unifmormed and fearful Europeans

a)
b)

Bathing in Urine

c)

Hanging Dead Animals in the Home

d)

Burning of the home

64.

Which of the following is not a way the plague finally stopped?

a)

Quarantine

b)

Cleaner living standards

c)

Hygiene

d)

Movement of people away from cities

e)

Increase in Trade

65.

LAST QUESTION!

Which of the following is not true about the Plague in Europe

a)

Killed a possible 1/3 people in the world and almost 50% of Europe

b)

Bloodletting and leeching became popular

c)

The Plague destroyed the growing economy of the middle ages

d)

Art became obsessed with Death

e)

A Flagellant was a person that believed their sins could be cured with self inflicted punishments, became popular during the plague