WorksheetsReview WH TEST Topic 7 Part 2 (20-21)
Total questions: 36
Worksheet time: 1hrs 12mins
Justinian contributed to the flourishing of the Byzantine empire after Rome's decline by
freeing slaves throughout the empire.
reforming the laws of ancient Rome.
reducing poverty in Constantinople.
reviving the traditions of ancient Greece.
How did ideas in Justinian's Code influence Western political and legal traditions?
They provided useful models for modern political campaigns.
They encouraged European rulers to decentralize their power.
They helped legal thinkers to create modern international law.
They supported the development of parliamentary democracy.
How did the fall of Rome impact Western Europe?
Trade slowed greatly, and Western Europe became politically divided.
Cities grew rapidly, and Western Europe's economies expanded.
Western Europe's contact with advanced civilizations in Asia increased.
Waves of Roman immigrants settled in a thriving Western Europe.
How did Germanic tribes carve Europe into small kingdoms?
Germanic leaders formed strong alliances.
Germanic traders set up free-trade zones.
Germanic priests unified religious groups.
Germanic kings waged wars of conquest.
Charlemagne briefly reunited much of Western Europe by
ceasing war with his enemies after calling upon the Pope's support.
compiling the Corpus Juris Civilis to reform laws within his empire.
sending out missi dominici to keep control over his provincial rulers.
bringing back missionaries from Asia to strengthen belief at his court.
How would you BEST describe the factors contributing to the development of the political and social system of feudalism?
Vandals, Goths, and Saxons arriving in Europe caused great economic growth.
The population of cities declined so rapidly rulers could not maintain order.
Vikings, Muslims, and Magyars invaded Europe at a time of political weakness.
The powerful Roman army continued to safeguard citizens of the empire.
What characteristic of the development of the political and social system of feudalism BEST summarizes the life of knights and nobles?
Chivalry served them as a way to attain positions of power.
As lords, they constructed large castles and raised armies.
They were mainly involved in manor duties and competing in tournaments.
As vassals, they swore loyalty and provided military service.
Which describes how noblewomen contributed to the economic system of manorialism?
They brought dowry income to their lord's manor.
They managed the daily activities of their manor.
They fostered trade among peasants on their manor.
They left the manor to support their lord during war.
How did the economic system of manorialism MOST affect nobles?
They supported peasant efforts to become self-sufficient.
They let peasants grind grain for a fee at the manor's mill.
They provided protection and gave peasants land to farm.
They rewarded peasants with money after good harvests.
Which could MOST likely have caused peasants on medieval manors to die so young?
They could be hurt while away from the manor on the lord's service.
They received no or inadequate medical treatment for their illnesses.
They could be at risk of injury or death during attacks by rival lords.
They worked hard and had poor diets, so were vulnerable to disease.
Which practice was a defining characteristic of feudalism in medieval Europe?
Universities granted degrees to qualified students.
Lords granted land to vassals in return for military service.
Guilds supervised the work done by craftsmen.
Troubadours performed concerts in town halls in return for food and lodging.
Which of the following was one of the ways Christianity spread across Europe?
The pope ordered interdicts, which established new monasteries.
Traveling friars lived and preached among the common people.
Parish priests established schools to attract new converts.
Secular rulers excommunicated those who would not convert to Christianity.
Canon law
only applied to monks and nuns.
was intended to prevent corruption within the Church and encourage reform.
was the primary system of secular law in the Middle Ages.
was based on religious teachings and governed many aspects of medieval life.
Which statement best describes the role of the popes in the Middle Ages?
They were opposed to mixing spiritual and secular duties.
They were secular leaders who also claimed spiritual power.
They were spiritual leaders who also exercised secular power.
They always opposed reform of the Church or its policies.
Why did prejudice against Jews increase in the late 1000s?
Muslim rulers in Spain were intolerant of Jews.
Many medieval Christians were suspicious of Jewish culture and practices.
Jewish leaders wanted more control of government.
Christian leaders believed that Jewish leaders were competing with them in an effort to win converts to their religions.
Which of the following is a characteristic of the medieval Eastern Orthodox Church?
the use of icons in Church teachings and worship
the belief in papal supremacy
the use of Latin throughout the Church
the rejection of secular authority
In the early Middle Ages, the Catholic Church contributed to cultural unity in western Europe by —
challenging the legitimacy of the Carolingian Empire
using missionaries to convert Germanic tribes
maintaining trade routes commonly used by Italian merchants
sending armies to recapture cities under Byzantine rule
Why was the invasion of the Byzantine empire by the Seljuk Turks significant?
It made the papacy less powerful.
It prompted the first of the Crusades.
It led to peace between Alexius I and Pope Urban II.
It gave Alexius I control over the entire Middle East.
Which of the following items best explains the Crusades' lasting influence on life in Europe?
They caused wars among the European monarchs.
They brought new ideas and goods to Europe.
The sparked an agricultural revolution in Europe.
They spread religious tolerance throughout Europe.
How did the growth of trade and manufacturing change women's lives in Europe?
Women were able to join and even run guilds.
Women were given access to higher education.
Women were forced to do dangerous hard labor.
Women were at risk because towns were dangerous.
How did the growth of towns affect the lives of children in the Middle Ages?
More children worked as farm laborers.
More children were paid high wages for their work.
More children had access to education.
More children were born to each family.
What was the result of Isabella's efforts to bring religious unity to Spain?
Many talented people fled Spain.
Spain became a more tolerant country.
Isabella became less powerful.
The people rebelled against the Church.
Which of the following began this chain of events?
The opening of trade routes during the Crusades
A population decline caused by the Black Death
The discovery of new foods in the New World
A religious conflict caused by the Protestant Reformation
How was the Church an obstacle to monarchs who wanted more power?
It challenged monarchs' attempts to control the clergy.
It promoted the development of individual rights.
It incited nobles to revolt against monarchs.
It sent armies against the monarchies of Europe.
How did William increase royal power in England?
He kept land for himself.
He compromised with his vassals.
He executed his enemies.
He freed the serfs.
The Magna Carta was important because it established
the principle that the monarch must obey the law.
the limitation of the rights of nobles and freemen.
the supremacy of the monarchy over the Church.
a Parliament of lords and common men.
How did Pope Innocent III assert the power of the Church?
He stated that the pope was second only to God.
He authorized the Concordat of Worms.
He allied himself with the Albigensians against Philip II.
He challenged efforts to reform the Church's courts.
What compromise resulted from the Concordat of Worms?
Henry IV claimed supremacy over secular rulers, and the Church was now able to grant land to vassals.
The Church was granted the power to elect and invest bishops, but the emperor could invest them with fiefs.
Pope Gregory VII was given the power to raise armies and collect taxes.
It banned the practice of lay investiture.
Which of these best explains how the powers listed in the diagram supported the authority of the Catholic Church in western Europe?
The powers were exercised against kings and nobles who failed to adhere to church customs and mandates.
The powers were used to force local populations to pay taxes supporting parishes and monasteries.
The powers allowed the nobility to appoint bishops and abbots.
The powers allowed dioceses to collect funds that paid for the construction of cathedrals and schools.
Which principle of government is reflected in the excerpt above?
Federalism
Separation of church and state
Popular sovereignty
Representative government
How did new knowledge based on Aristotle and other Greek thinkers pose a challenge to Christian scholars?
Christians believed that the new knowledge was based on faulty evidence.
Christians accepted many ideas on faith rather than by using reason.
The Church said that the popes were greater philosophers than the Greeks.
The Church decreed that all new knowledge was heretical and dangerous.
How did epic poems reflect the culture of medieval Europe?
They reflected the European ideal that the group was more important than the individual.
They reflected the belief in the power of compromise and negotiation.
They reflected the view that the common people were as important as the nobility.
They reflected themes of loyalty and heroism that were prized in Europe.
We know that religion was central to the art and architecture of the Middle Ages because
the subjects of all paintings had to be approved by the Church.
Gothic cathedrals were the major architectural advancement.
religious icons were in common use.
the Church dictated the themes and subjects in vernacular poetry.
How did the development of universities affect members of the growing middle class?
It made it more difficult for poor people to enter the middle class.
It provided them an opportunity for advancement.
It guaranteed them a place in the royal court.
It forced many to choose between the military and an education.
Why were Byzantine scholars so important to Western Europe?
They promoted Arabic advances in European courts.
They translated ancient texts into Arabic and then Latin.
They helped preserve ancient Greek and Roman ideas.
They made significant advances in science and mathematics.
Which features of this building are correctly identified with an architectural style?
Spires and flying buttresses: Gothic
Rounded vaults and arches: Renaissance
Balance and symmetry: Neoclassical
Thick walls and sturdy design: Romanesque
