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WorksheetsWorld History TEST Review Topic 7 (21-22)
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 34mins
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
