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WorksheetsHistory II quiz 1 1st trimester
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 57mins
What are the causes of Rome's downfall?
Civil wars, Barbarians, Rise of christianity, Political and Economic problems, vast territory to control
Spartan's ivansion, corruption in the government, lack of money
Lack of resources, disorganization in the senate, weak army, too much territory to control.
Middle ages was a period that lasted 1000 years and it is divided into 3 stages which are:
Roman Republic, Roman Empire, Punic Wars
Barbarians, feudalism and crusades
Persian wars, Peloponnesian wars, The golden age
Romans defined barbarians as:
(a)
The term barbarians or in latin Barbarici means:
(a)
Clovis was the first barbarian leader that:
conquered the territory known as Italy nowdays
Destroyed Roman armies
Converted to christianity
Who was the first holy Roman Emperor (1st Reich) ?
William the Conqueror
Clovis
Julius Caesar
Charlemagne leader of the Franks
What is Feudalism?
(a)
How was medieval society conformed?
Bishops, kings, peasants, lackeys
Kings and queens, nobility, clergy and serfs (peasants).
Jesters, kings, knights, servants
Why was feudalism born?
(a)
In Feudalism everyone owed loyalty to:
(a)
Knights provided (a) in return for land
(a) were bound to the manor and could never leave.
The nobles received (a) from the king and distributed it to others to work it.
What are the crusades?
Series of conflicts over territories
Religious wars to recover the holy land
Expeditions to charter new territories
Jerusalem is also known as the holy land, why was this city so important for muslims, jews and christians?
For christians it was where the pope lived, for jews it was the city where they have lived forever and for muslims it was the city they wanted to conquer
For christians it was the city chosen by god, for jews it was the city of joy and wonder and for the muslims it was the most important trading place in the world.
For christians it was where Jesus died and had resurrected, for Jews it was Zion (God's chosen city) and for the muslims, it was the place where the prophet Mohammed ascended to heaven
Why did the Pope call for a crusade?
To recover Jerusalem from the Muslims
To make all infidels pay the ultimate price
To make more people convert to christianity
What happened during the first crusade?
Crusaders refused to go to Jerusalem because it was far away from their homes.
Crusaders met in constantinople, they killed many jews and muslims along the way and some crusaders stayed behind and founded Palestine.
Crusaders met England and they went to Jerusalem by boats.
Describe briefly what happened in the 3rd Crusade?
Mention at least 4 effects the crusades brought about, write at least 3 negative effects and 1 positive?
