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TN Ready Review People (Conquerors, Emperors, Royalty)

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This Mongol ruler led a conquest of Asia and Europe, making the largest empire in the world.

a)

Prince Shotoku

b)

Kublai Khan

c)

Saladin

d)

Genghis Khan

2.

This Mongol ruler conquered China, ending the Song Dynasty and creating the Yuan Dynasty.

a)

Charlemagne

b)

Genghis Khan

c)

Kublai Khan

d)

William the Conqueror

3.

This English queen persecuted many Anglicans because she wanted England to be Catholic.

a)

Mary I

b)

Elizabeth I

c)

Joan of Arc

d)

Urban II

4.

Charlemagne began this social system in order to bring stability and protection to his people.

a)

Christianity

b)

manorialism

c)

feudalism

d)

slavery

5.

This Saracen leader conquered Jerusalem, taking it back from Christian crusader armies in the Second Crusade.

a)

Genghis Khan

b)

Emperor Justinian

c)

Mehmed II

d)

Saladin

6.

Which statement about Hernán Cortés explains his motivation to explore for 'Glory'.

a)

By conquering the Aztecs, Cortés would claim that land for Spain

b)

Cortés was horrified by the Aztec's human sacrifice.

c)

By conquering the Inca, Cortés could claim that land for Spain.

d)

Cortés was amazed at the amount of gold the Aztecs had.

7.

This Norman (French) noble led an invasion of England, becoming its king.

a)

King Henry V

b)

King Henry VIII

c)

William the Conqueror

d)

Hernan Cortes

8.

This Frankish king united western Europe after the fall of Rome and became the first Holy Roman Emperor.

a)

Emperor Justinian

b)

King Richard the Lionheart

c)

King Henry VIII

d)

Charlemagne

9.

This Ottoman Empire king conquered Constantinople, ending the Byzantine Empire.

a)

Mehmed II

b)

Saladin

c)

King John

d)

King Henry IV

10.

Identify two economic impacts of Mansa Musa's pilgrimage.

a)

Mansa Musa promoted Muslim learning when he returned to Mali.

b)

Local Egyptian and Arab economies collapsed because of all the gold they were given.

c)

West Africa lost, and hasn't regained, much of its wealth.

d)

Mansa Musa became very famous and well known in Europe.

11.

This emperor expanded the Byzantine Empire and created a new legal code for the Byzantines.

a)

Emperor Justinian the Great

b)

Pope Urban II

c)

Saladin

d)

King Richard the Lionheart

12.

Which long-term consequence did Saladin's victory in the 3rd Crusade is true?

a)

Saladin continued his conquest, eventually conquering Constantinople.

b)

Muslims lost control of the Holy Land and never got it back.

c)

Saladin's conquests were stopped during the Spanish Reconquista.

d)

Muslim kingdoms maintained control of the Holy Land for hundreds of years.

13.

Which two statements about Elizabeth I's Golden Age contributed to England becoming very powerful in Europe, and the Americas.

a)

In her reign, England began to colonize North America.

b)

She led England to victory during the Hundred Years War, defeating France.

c)

She defeated the Spanish Armada, making England a military power.

d)

She began a school of navigation, resulting in many voyages of exploration.

14.

This English monarch oversaw a golden age in England and was known as the Virgin Queen.

a)

Joan of Arc

b)

Mary I

c)

Elizabeth I

d)

Medici Family

15.

How did Genghis Khan's empire impact economics on the Silk Road in two ways?

a)

The Mongols encouraged the use of paper money.

b)

Merchants had to pay large taxes to trade.

c)

The Mongols nearly ended all trade because they were so brutal.

d)

Merchants had protection from the Mongols.

16.

Kublai Khan maintained control of the Yuan Empire because...

a)

he abandoned his Mongolian lifestyle, adopting a Chinese lifestyle.

b)

he included Chinese authorities and ideas in his strong and central government.

c)

He executed all who opposed him and was intolerant.

d)

He spoke Chinese.

17.

Justinian the Great's legal code sets the foundation for many modern legal systems. His legal code was called...

a)

Justinian's Code

b)

Twelve Tablets

c)

Five Pillars

d)

Magna Carta

18.

This king from the Kingdom of Mali is known for giving away gold on his pilgrimage to Mecca.

a)

Mehmed II

b)

Mansa Musa

c)

Elizabeth I

d)

St. Ignatius of Loyola

19.

This English king led the Third Crusade to reconquer Jerusalem.

a)

King Richard the Lionheart

b)

William the Conqueror

c)

Saladin

d)

Henry VIII

20.

One religious consequence of Mehmed II's conquest of Constantinople was...

a)

Constantinople remained Eastern Orthodox Christian.

b)

Mehmed was so impressed by Constantinople that he became Christian.

c)

Constantinople couldn't oppose Islam's spread into Eastern Europe.

d)

Mehmed continued his military campaign, eventually attacking Rome and killing the pope.

21.

After he conquered England, William the Conqueror was the first ruler to do this (after the fall of Rome)

a)

conduct a census, in his Domesday Book

b)

draw a piece of art, in the Bayeux Tapestry

c)

create a legal code, in the Magna Carta

d)

create his own church, the Anglican Church.

22.

Which positive outcome of King Richard the Lionheart's 3rd Crusade is accurate?

a)

Christian pilgrims could travel to Jerusalem without being persecuted.

b)

Christians reconquered the Byzantine Empire & Constantinople.

c)

Christians reconquered Jerusalem.

d)

Richard massacred thousands of Muslims at Acre.

23.

This English king won the Hundred Years War, but he died shortly afterwards and the war continued.

a)

Charlemagne

b)

Mansa Musa

c)

Henry V

d)

William the Conqueror

24.

Choose two long-term impacts, on England, from Henry V's reign and fighting in the Hundred Years War.

a)

Henry V lost the Hundred Years War for England.

b)

Henry made English the official language of England

c)

He is remembered for his victory at the Battle of Agincourt.

d)

Henry V became the first Holy Roman Emperor.

25.

He created the Church of England (Anglican Church) when the pope wouldn't grant him a divorce.

a)

Genghis Khan

b)

Henry VIII

c)

Lorenzo de Medici

d)

Bartolome de las Casas

26.

Cause: King Henry VIII creates the Anglican Church in England.

Effect: Queen Mary I...

a)

begins exploring the New World to spread Catholicism for England.

b)

focuses only on England's culture, sponsoring artists like William Shakespeare.

c)

keeps England's new religion, and destroys the Spanish Armada.

d)

returns England to Catholicism, killing many Anglicans during her reign.

27.

Which two reasons help explain why Henry VIII broke away from the Roman Catholic Church?

a)

He needed to produce a male heir to the throne of England.

b)

Henry was upset that the pope ordered him to divorce his wife, Catherine.

c)

Henry needed independence from the pope so that he could compete with Italian City-States over trade.

d)

He disagreed with the pope, who wouldn't grant him an annulment.

28.

Because of his conquest, Francisco Pizarro...(choose 2)

a)

colonized western South America.

b)

made a Spanish colony in eastern North America.

c)

created a strong alliance with the Inca Empire.

d)

introduced unique Incan goods, like potatoes, to Europe.