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SOW- The middle ages history Exam through ch 11

Total questions: 52

Worksheet time: 3hrs 36mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which countries were part of the roman empire

a)

Britain, Spain, Greece and China

b)

Gaul, Spain, Africa, and India

c)

Spain, Russia, Greece, and Egypt

d)

Gaul, Britain, Spain, and Egypt

2.

Which of these tribes did not invade Rome?

a)

the Huns

b)

the Aryans

c)

the Visigoths

d)

the Vandals

3.

After the Roman Empire was divided into two parts, what happened to the Western Roman Empire

a)

It became stronger and well-protected

b)

It lasted for 500 more years

c)

It was destroyed and all of its treasures were taken

d)

It was soon divided into 3 smaller parts

4.

What were the names of the two tribes who came to help one Celtic king fight his enemies?

a)

The Celts and the Scots

b)

The Scots and the Angles

c)

The Saxons and the Welsh

d)

The Angles and the Saxons

5.

What happened to the Celts?

a)

They were destroyed by the Romans

b)

They were destroyed by the two tribes

c)

They moved to Scotland, Ireland, and Wales

d)

They drove the two tribes out so they could have Britain for themselves

6.

Who was the Archbishop of Canterbury?

a)

He was the leader of all the Christians in England

b)

He was the leader of all the Christians in Rome

c)

He was the most powerful king in England

d)

He was the most powerful king of the Celts

7.

What is scriptorium?

a)

and expensive book

b)

a special room where monks copied books

c)

a technique of decorating books

d)

a monk who copied books by hand

8.

Who or what was the Hagia Sophia?

a)

the largest palace in Constantinople

b)

the largest church in Constaninople

c)

the leader of the church in the Byzantine Empire

d)

the empress of the Byzantine Empire

9.

Why did the Roman Empire divide into two parts?

a)

It got too big for one ruler to lead and protect

b)

Barbarians invaded and divided it

c)

The Eastern side did not get along with the Western side

d)

The two parts had different customs and spoke different languages

10.

Why did the Golden age of India end?

a)

Fighting off the barbarians had made India poorer and weaker

b)

There were no good leaders

c)

The people began to fight with each other

d)

A famine came and wiped out out many villages

11.

Which of these things did not happen during the Golden Age of India?

a)

Poets and playwrights wrote great works.

b)

Artists painted and sculpted in copper and iron

c)

Doctors learned how to reattach ears and noses that had been cut off

d)

Women had great power; one woman even became king

12.

Where was Muhammad when he had his vision?

a)

in a cave

b)

in a tent

c)

in the city

d)

on a mountain

13.

The followers of Muhammad's teacings are called

(a)  

14.

What did Muhammad see in his vision?

a)

an angel writing with fire

b)

Allah writing with fire

c)

letters of fire written on a silk scroll

d)

people traveling to Mecca

15.

What did Muhammad declare to be a holy place?

a)

Mecca

b)

Medina

c)

Arabia

d)

Baghdad

16.

Where was the new capital of the Islamic empire, Baghdad, built?

a)

near the Caspian Sea

b)

on the banks of the Euphrates River

c)

on the banks of the Tigris River

d)

in North Africa

17.

When Muhammad died, who became the new leader of Islam?

a)

Muhammad's son

b)

Abu Bakr

c)

Allah

d)

the king of Mecca

18.

What did the Chinese learn how to make during the Golden Age?

a)

paper

b)

gold

c)

ink

d)

gunpowder

19.

The years of this dynasty were the Golden age of China

a)

Chin

b)

Sui

c)

Tang

d)

Xi'an

20.

What three sacred objects are always given to a new Japanese emperor when he comes to the throne?

a)

a sword, a string of beads, and a mirror

b)

a sword, a fish, and a picture of the sun

c)

a string of beads, a picture of the sun, and a mirror

d)

a fish, a string of beads, and a mirror

21.

Why did the Japanese emperor eventually break all ties with China?

a)

He thought the Chinese customs were not as advanced as the Japanese

b)

He was worried that China would try to invade Japan

c)

He did not want all of his people to move to China

d)

He found sushi more nutritious than kung pow chicken.

22.

Who was the emperor that decided to divide the Roman Empire into two parts?

a)

Hediran

b)

Constantine

c)

Diocletian

d)

Nero

23.

When did the Dark Ages happen? And why was it called the Dark Ages?

4 lines
24.

Who was the leader of the Christian church during the Middle Ages?

a)

The Pope

b)

The Holy Roman Emperor

c)

The High Priest

d)

The Archbishop

25.

The capital city of the Eastern Roman Empire was...

a)

Rome

b)

Alexandria

c)

Constantinople

d)

Bagdad

26.

The Christians in the EAstern Roman Empire did not believe that the pope should be able to make decisions for the whole church. They split from the Christians in the west and became known as the:

(a)  

27.

The Eastern Roman Empire became known as the (a)  

28.

Who were Justinian and Theodora

a)

Rulers of the Roman Empire

b)

Rulers of the Mauryan Empire

c)

Rulers of the Byzantine Empire

d)

Rulers of the Persian Empire

29.

These are the highest mountians in the world, located in northern India

a)

Andes

b)

Himalayas

c)

Alps

d)

Pyrenees

30.

Choose the answer that has the Indian Empires in the correct order of existance

a)

Indus River Valley Civilization, Gupta, Mauryan, Mughal

b)

Mauryan, Indus River Valley Civilization, Gupta, Mughal

c)

Mughal, Indus River Valley Civilization, Gupta, Mauryan

d)

Indus River Valley Civilization, Mauryan, Gupta, Mughal

31.

The most important river in India

a)

Indus

b)

Ganges

c)

Bengal

d)

Tigiris

32.

Islams holy book which contain the writings of Muhammad is called the

a)

Quran

b)

Torah

c)

Vedas

d)

Avesta

33.

What are the five pillars of Islam

a)

1- Declaration of faith 2- Prayer

3- Alms to the poor

4- Fasting

5- Pilgrimage

b)

1- Dress modestly

2- Give money to the mosque

3- Pray 5 times a day

4- Be orderly

5- Read the Koran

c)

1- The Shahadah

2- Salah

3- Zakat

4- Sawm

5- Hajj

34.

What is every faithful Muslim supposed to do, at least once during his life?

a)

Pray to Muhammad

b)

visit Mecca

c)

Visit Medina

d)

Give to the rich

35.

What provlem did the emperors have in keeping northern and southern China united?

a)

The two areas were too far apart

b)

Two large rivers separated the north and the south

c)

The people did not want to trade with each other

d)

They did not have a strong army

36.

Yang Chien founded the Sui dynasty by uniting northern and southern China into one. During this dynasty what was built to keep the north and the south better united?

a)

the Yellow Canal

b)

the Yangtze Canal

c)

the Grand Canal

d)

the Grand River

37.

The oldest dynasty in the world is the Japanese dynasty of:

a)

Yamato

b)

Sui

c)

Tang

d)

Shang

38.

Japan is the "Land of the (a)   Sun"

39.

China is the "Land of the (a)   Sun"

40.

Which of these Asian countries is a peninsula?

a)

China

b)

Japan

c)

Korea

d)

all of the above

41.

What do we call the first people to live in Australia?

a)

Nomads

b)

Maori

c)

Aborigines

d)

Islander

42.

The first people to live in New Zealand are called?

a)

Nomads

b)

Maori

c)

Aborigine

d)

Islander

43.

From where do we think the first people of New Zealand came?

a)

Australia

b)

the Polynesian Islands

c)

Korea

d)

Japan

44.

When did these people come to New Zealand?

a)

no one knows

b)

during the eighteenth century

c)

during the Middle Ages

d)

during the height of the Roman Empire

45.

The Franks were a tribe of people that invaded and settled in the Roman area of:

a)

France

b)

Gaul

c)

Saxony

d)

Burgundy

46.

Merovius was the chief of a Frankish tribe that convinced many tribes to unite together to defeat the:

a)

Celts

b)

Romans

c)

Huns

d)

Burgundians

47.

Merovius' grandson (a)   set out to unite all these tribes into one country/empire.

48.

To unite the different tribes into one empire, the Frankish emperor...

a)

Married a princess from another tribe

b)

fought other tribes to become their leader

c)

defeated the last Roman soldiers in the area

d)

all of the above

49.

Clovis married a Christian princess by the name of

a)

Clovietta

b)

Clotilda

c)

Bodecia

d)

Paris

50.

Clovis became a Christian...

a)

when he was married

b)

after he became the emperor

c)

during a battle

d)

on his deathbed

51.

What were the Salic Laws?

a)

The Salic law, also called the Salian law, was the ancient Byzantine civil law code compiled by the Byzantine King, Justinian.

b)

The Salic law, also called the Salian law, was the ancient Ottoman civil law code compiled by the first Sultan, Osman.

c)

The Salic law, also called the Salian law, was the ancient Frankish civil law code compiled by the first Frankish King, Clovis.

d)

The Salic law, also called the Salian law, was the ancient Roman civil law code compiled by the first Roman King, Romulus

52.

The new capital of the Frankish empire was?

a)

Burgundy

b)

London

c)

Seine

d)

Paris