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Medieval Europe/Byzantine Quiz

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 12mins

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Class
Date
1.

In Western Europe, which development came first & was the cause of the other 3?

a)

Travel became unsafe because of violence

b)

The Roman Empire was invaded and collapsed.

c)

Cities, towns, and villages were abandoned

d)

Warfare disrupted trade throughout Europe.

2.

Why did feudalism develop in Western Europe?

a)

To bring some order out of the chaos created by the fall of Rome.

b)

So people in the cities would know who was running the government.

c)

The church was losing power and failed to protect the lords.

d)

Barbarians created this system to help control Rome.

3.

What did the caste system and the feudal system have in common?

a)

A strong belief in social equality

b)

A strong emphasis on getting rich

c)

Encouragement of trade between neighboring countries

d)

A division of society into hereditary social classes

4.

Manorialism developed because travel was dangerous which disrupted trade. Manors, therefore, had to be __________

a)

Owned by Christians to avoid extra taxes

b)

self-sufficient

c)

Prepared to protect and defend at all times

d)

Near cities and towns

5.

The Byzantines requested the Pope aid them after being attacked by the _______ .

a)

Slavs

b)

Venetians

c)

Seljuk Turks (Ottomans)

d)

Mongols

6.

How did the followers of Eastern Orthodoxy differ from Roman Catholics?

a)

The rejected the teaching of the New Testament.

b)

They refused to show images of Jesus, Mary, and the Saints in their churches-only calligraphy was allowed

c)

The built large churches where people could worship together.

d)

They saw their Patriarch, not the Pope as the true head of the church.

7.

Why was Justinian Code such an important legal advance?

a)

The law code established a woman, Theodora, as head of the empire.

b)

It simplified and shortened the old Roman law code.

c)

It spread Christianity by requiring everyone to follow Roman Catholicism.

d)

established New Rome in Constantinople under an imperial government.

8.

A major goal of the Catholic Church during the Crusades was to ______.

a)

Capture the Holy Land from Islamic rulers

b)

Establish Christianity in Western Europe

c)

Unite Arab peoples

d)

Strengthen the power of European rulers

9.

Which statement best describes the role of the Roman Catholic Church in Western Europe during the Middle Ages?

a)

Church leaders were limited solely to spiritual activities

b)

The Church encouraged individuals to question authority

c)

The Church gained influence as the world became more secular

d)

The Church provided a sense of stability, unity, order, and hope.

10.
Which factor most unified Western Europeans during the Middle Ages?
a)
a common faith in the same religion (Christianity)
b)
Allegiance to a single political ruler
c)
Common vernacular
d)
use of images in worship
11.

The Crusades were meant to free the city of _________ from Muslim control.

a)

Alexandria

b)

Jerusalem

c)

Beijing

d)

Athens

12.

Which 2 forces controlled people's lives the most?

a)

Gothic and Romanesque

b)

Church and Feudalism

c)

Crusades and Plague

d)

Magna Carta and Robin Hood

13.

This illustration of a medieval manor shows that-

a)

main crop was barley

b)

manor was economically self-sufficiet

c)

serfs owned the fallow land

d)

church was unimportant to daily life

14.

What building is shown in the picture

a)

St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome

b)

St. Basil’s Basilica in Moscow

c)

Hagia Sophia in Istanbul [Constantinople]

d)

The Kaaba in Mecca

15.
The Crusades began in 1095 when the Pope called upon Christians to recapture the “Holy Land” (Jerusalem) from Muslim control.  What was an unexpected result of the Crusades?
a)
Europeans learned of new products and ideas through their contact with Islamic culture.
b)

The Pope was unseated from his position of authority over the Catholic Church.
c)

It ended a long period of trade between Europe and the Middle East.
d)

Contact with the cultures of the Middle East brought about a decline in European art, music, and literature.
16.

What geographic advantage did Constantinople have?

a)

It was impossible to attack from the water because it was not located on water.

b)

It had an abundant supply of farmland and food in its immediate vicinity.

c)

It was located at a crossroads of Europe and Asia and was strategically located for extensive trade.

d)

Its high altitude prevented most diseases from affecting the population.