WorksheetsPost-Classical Civilizations
Total questions: 101
Worksheet time: 51mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Peninsula, hills, and a natural harbors
a)
3 defensive features of Constantinople
b)
Scandinavia
c)
Vikings
d)
Parish church and priest
2.
Byzantium, Constantinople, and Istanbul
a)
3 Names for the same city located on the Bosporus Strait
b)
3 defensive features of Constantinople
c)
Scandinavia
d)
Vikings
3.
Western Roman Empire falls to the Gothic tribes
a)
476 CE
b)
3 Names for the same city located on the Bosporus Strait
c)
3 defensive features of Constantinople
d)
Scandinavia
4.
Black Sea and Aegean Sea
a)
2 Seas connected by the Bosporus Strait
b)
476 CE
c)
3 Names for the same city located on the Bosporus Strait
d)
3 defensive features of Constantinople
5.
Far from invasions, easily protected, and closer to Silk Road trade routes
a)
3 benefits of moving the capital to the Eastern Roman Empire
b)
2 Seas connected by the Bosporus Strait
c)
476 CE
d)
3 Names for the same city located on the Bosporus Strait
6.
Trade through the Black Sea to Eastern Europe
a)
Connected Byzantine culture to Russia
b)
3 benefits of moving the capital to the Eastern Roman Empire
c)
2 Seas connected by the Bosporus Strait
d)
476 CE
7.
Conquer Byzantine Empire in 1453 and rename Constantinople as Istanbul
a)
Ottoman Turks
b)
Connected Byzantine culture to Russia
c)
3 benefits of moving the capital to the Eastern Roman Empire
d)
2 Seas connected by the Bosporus Strait
8.
Most famous Byzantine Emperor, AKA "Last of the Roman Emperors"
a)
Justinian
b)
Ottoman Turks
c)
Connected Byzantine culture to Russia
d)
3 benefits of moving the capital to the Eastern Roman Empire
9.
Reconquers Italy and North Africa
a)
Military achievement of Justinian
b)
Justinian
c)
Ottoman Turks
d)
Connected Byzantine culture to Russia
10.
Justinian's Code or Corupus Juris Civilis (natural law, law of nations, and CIVIL LAW)
a)
Legal achievement of Justinian
b)
Military achievement of Justinian
c)
Justinian
d)
Ottoman Turks
11.
Influenced European law codes for generations
a)
Impact of Justinian's Code
b)
Legal achievement of Justinian
c)
Military achievement of Justinian
d)
Justinian
12.
Bloody peasant revolt that shows Justinian's ruthlessness
a)
Nika Revolt
b)
Impact of Justinian's Code
c)
Legal achievement of Justinian
d)
Military achievement of Justinian
13.
Example of Byzantine domed architecture
a)
Hagia Sophia
b)
Nika Revolt
c)
Impact of Justinian's Code
d)
Legal achievement of Justinian
14.
Cultural achievements of Greek Orthodox Christianity
a)
Icons, mosaics, and domed architecture
b)
Hagia Sophia
c)
Nika Revolt
d)
Impact of Justinian's Code
15.
Sacred images of religious figures
a)
Icons
b)
Icons, mosaics, and domed architecture
c)
Hagia Sophia
d)
Nika Revolt
16.
Images created with small pieces of glass, stone, or other materials
a)
Mosaics
b)
Icons
c)
Icons, mosaics, and domed architecture
d)
Hagia Sophia
17.
Weapon used by Byzantine navy (basically napalm!)
a)
Greek Fire
b)
Mosaics
c)
Icons
d)
Icons, mosaics, and domed architecture
18.
Preserved Greek and Roman texts
a)
Importance of Byzantine libraries
b)
Greek Fire
c)
Mosaics
d)
Icons
19.
Church split caused by cultural and political differences
a)
The Great Schism
b)
Importance of Byzantine libraries
c)
Greek Fire
d)
Mosaics
20.
Constantinople
a)
Primary city for Greek Orthodox
b)
The Great Schism
c)
Importance of Byzantine libraries
d)
Greek Fire
21.
Patriarch
a)
Primary religious leaders for Greek Orthodox
b)
Primary city for Greek Orthodox
c)
The Great Schism
d)
Importance of Byzantine libraries
22.
Rome
a)
Primary city for Roman Catholic
b)
Primary religious leaders for Greek Orthodox
c)
Primary city for Greek Orthodox
d)
The Great Schism
23.
Latin
a)
Primary language for Roman Catholic
b)
Primary city for Roman Catholic
c)
Primary religious leaders for Greek Orthodox
d)
Primary city for Greek Orthodox
24.
Pope
a)
Primary religious leader for Roman Catholic
b)
Primary language for Roman Catholic
c)
Primary city for Roman Catholic
d)
Primary religious leaders for Greek Orthodox
25.
Missionary who invented an alphabet for Slavic people of Russia
a)
St. Cyril
b)
Primary religious leader for Roman Catholic
c)
Primary language for Roman Catholic
d)
Primary city for Roman Catholic
26.
Alphabe based on Greek, but adapted to Slavic speaking Russians
a)
Cyrillic Script
b)
St. Cyril
c)
Primary religious leader for Roman Catholic
d)
Primary language for Roman Catholic
27.
Eastern Orthodox Church in Moscow
a)
St. Basil's Cathedral
b)
Cyrillic Script
c)
St. Cyril
d)
Primary religious leader for Roman Catholic
28.
Unique domed architecture of St. Basil's Cathedral in Russia
a)
Onion Domes
b)
St. Basil's Cathedral
c)
Cyrillic Script
d)
St. Cyril
29.
Invasion and wars<br />Crusaders sack Constantinople<br />The rise of Islamic Ottoman Turks
a)
3 signs of Byzantine decline
b)
Onion Domes
c)
St. Basil's Cathedral
d)
Cyrillic Script
30.
Nomadic warriors from Central Asia and Eastern Europe who were an early threat to the Byzantine Empire
a)
The Huns
b)
3 signs of Byzantine decline
c)
Onion Domes
d)
St. Basil's Cathedral
31.
Scandinavian warriors and sailors who threatened Byzantine territory, then later served as mercenaries
a)
The Vikings
b)
The Huns
c)
3 signs of Byzantine decline
d)
Onion Domes
32.
Russian ruler who expelled the Mongols
a)
Ivan the Great
b)
The Vikings
c)
The Huns
d)
3 signs of Byzantine decline
33.
first czar of Russia, known for cruelty and being constantly at war
a)
Ivan the Terrible
b)
Ivan the Great
c)
The Vikings
d)
The Huns
34.
Cultural region originally settled by Vikings, greatly influenced by the Byzantine culture, and gives us the name Russia
a)
Kievan Rus
b)
Ivan the Terrible
c)
Ivan the Great
d)
The Vikings
35.
Capital city of Russia, and seen by early Russians as the "Third Rome"
a)
Moscow
b)
Kievan Rus
c)
Ivan the Terrible
d)
Ivan the Great
36.
From Latin caesar, this Russian title for a monarch
a)
Czar
b)
Moscow
c)
Kievan Rus
d)
Ivan the Terrible
37.
Homeland of Islamic tradition
a)
Arabian Peninsula
b)
Czar
c)
Moscow
d)
Kievan Rus
38.
Holiest city of Islam
a)
Mecca
b)
Arabian Peninsula
c)
Czar
d)
Moscow
39.
Second holiest city of Islam
a)
Medina
b)
Mecca
c)
Arabian Peninsula
d)
Czar
40.
Place Muhammad dies, 3rd holiest city in Islam
a)
Jerusalem
b)
Medina
c)
Mecca
d)
Arabian Peninsula
41.
Founder of Islam
a)
Muhammad
b)
Jerusalem
c)
Medina
d)
Mecca
42.
Gives Muhammad visions and prophecies
a)
Angel Gabriel
b)
Muhammad
c)
Jerusalem
d)
Medina
43.
Arabic word for God
a)
Allah
b)
Angel Gabriel
c)
Muhammad
d)
Jerusalem
44.
Type of religion with one god
a)
Monotheistic
b)
Allah
c)
Angel Gabriel
d)
Muhammad
45.
Holy book of Islam, the Word of God given by Muhammad
a)
Qu'ran (Koran)
b)
Monotheistic
c)
Allah
d)
Angel Gabriel
46.
Islamic belief system
a)
Five Pillars of Faith
b)
Qu'ran (Koran)
c)
Monotheistic
d)
Allah
47.
Believe that Allah is the one true god
a)
Faith (Iman)
b)
Five Pillars of Faith
c)
Qu'ran (Koran)
d)
Monotheistic
48.
Pray 5 times a day towards Mecca
a)
Prayer (Salah)
b)
Faith (Iman)
c)
Five Pillars of Faith
d)
Qu'ran (Koran)
49.
Give a portion of your income to the poor each year
a)
Alms to poor (Zakah)
b)
Prayer (Salah)
c)
Faith (Iman)
d)
Five Pillars of Faith
50.
No eating, drinking, or smoking from sunrise to sunset
a)
Fast during month of Ramadan (Swam)
b)
Alms to poor (Zakah)
c)
Prayer (Salah)
d)
Faith (Iman)
51.
Journey to Mecca once in your life
a)
Pilgrimage to Mecca (Hajj)
b)
Fast during month of Ramadan (Swam)
c)
Alms to poor (Zakah)
d)
Prayer (Salah)
52.
How Islam spread
a)
Trade routes
b)
Pilgrimage to Mecca (Hajj)
c)
Fast during month of Ramadan (Swam)
d)
Alms to poor (Zakah)
53.
Barriers to spread of Islam
a)
Deserts, seas, mountains, and large distances
b)
Trade routes
c)
Pilgrimage to Mecca (Hajj)
d)
Fast during month of Ramadan (Swam)
54.
Helped the spread of Islam
a)
Weak Byzantine and Persian Empires
b)
Deserts, seas, mountains, and large distances
c)
Trade routes
d)
Pilgrimage to Mecca (Hajj)
55.
3 continents Islam spread to
a)
Europe, Asia, and Africa
b)
Weak Byzantine and Persian Empires
c)
Deserts, seas, mountains, and large distances
d)
Trade routes
56.
Language that united the Islamic Empire
a)
Arabic language
b)
Europe, Asia, and Africa
c)
Weak Byzantine and Persian Empires
d)
Deserts, seas, mountains, and large distances
57.
Believed Caliph should be elected, no relation to Muhammad needed, Majority
a)
Sunni
b)
Arabic language
c)
Europe, Asia, and Africa
d)
Weak Byzantine and Persian Empires
58.
Believed Caliph should be relatives of Ali (Muhammad's cousin/son-in-law), Minority
a)
Shi'a
b)
Sunni
c)
Arabic language
d)
Europe, Asia, and Africa
59.
Capital of Umayyad Caliphate until conquest in 635 CE
a)
Damascus
b)
Shi'a
c)
Sunni
d)
Arabic language
60.
Muslims lose to Charles Martel in France
a)
Battle of Tours
b)
Damascus
c)
Shi'a
d)
Sunni
61.
Shrine in Jerusalem where Muhammed ascends to Heaven
a)
Dome of the Rock
b)
Battle of Tours
c)
Damascus
d)
Shi'a
62.
Holiest site and destination of the Hajj in Mecca
a)
Ka'aba
b)
Dome of the Rock
c)
Battle of Tours
d)
Damascus
63.
Arabic
a)
Language of the Qu'ran (Koran)
b)
Ka'aba
c)
Dome of the Rock
d)
Battle of Tours
64.
Tall column-like architectural feature (added to Byzantine buildings by Ottomans)
a)
Minarets
b)
Language of the Qu'ran (Koran)
c)
Ka'aba
d)
Dome of the Rock
65.
Educational institutions, earliest found in Muslim territory
a)
Universities
b)
Minarets
c)
Language of the Qu'ran (Koran)
d)
Ka'aba
66.
Conflict over leadership after Ali, the 4th Caliph, is assassinated
a)
The Sunni Shia Split
b)
Universities
c)
Minarets
d)
Language of the Qu'ran (Koran)
67.
Famous Arabic story, shows the reach of Islamic influence
a)
Arabian Nights
b)
The Sunni Shia Split
c)
Universities
d)
Minarets
68.
0-9 borrowed from India
a)
Arabic numerals
b)
Arabian Nights
c)
The Sunni Shia Split
d)
Universities
69.
Expanded knowledge and practices based on Greek works like Hippocrates
a)
Islamic medicine
b)
Arabic numerals
c)
Arabian Nights
d)
The Sunni Shia Split
70.
Islamic doctor and "Father of Early Modern Medicine"
a)
Ibn Sina
b)
Islamic medicine
c)
Arabic numerals
d)
Arabian Nights
71.
Arabic word 'al-jabr' = 'the reunion of broken parts'
a)
Algebra
b)
Ibn Sina
c)
Islamic medicine
d)
Arabic numerals
72.
Islamic mathematician and "Father of Algebra"
a)
Al Khwarizmi
b)
Algebra
c)
Ibn Sina
d)
Islamic medicine
73.
Mapmaking
a)
Cartography
b)
Al Khwarizmi
c)
Algebra
d)
Ibn Sina
74.
Islamic cartographer, created a world map including parts of Europe, Asia, and Africa
a)
Al Idrisi
b)
Cartography
c)
Al Khwarizmi
d)
Algebra
75.
Most powerful institution in Medieval Europe
a)
Roman Catholic Church
b)
Al Idrisi
c)
Cartography
d)
Al Khwarizmi
76.
Unable to read or write
a)
Illiterate
b)
Roman Catholic Church
c)
Al Idrisi
d)
Cartography
77.
Language of Roman Catholic Church
a)
Latin
b)
Illiterate
c)
Roman Catholic Church
d)
Al Idrisi
78.
Local churches, dominated life in Europe
a)
Parish churches
b)
Latin
c)
Illiterate
d)
Roman Catholic Church
79.
Roman heritage, Germanic customs, and Christianity
a)
Basis of Medieval society
b)
Parish churches
c)
Latin
d)
Illiterate
80.
United Franks and started Frankish Kingdom, spread Christianity
a)
Clovis
b)
Basis of Medieval society
c)
Parish churches
d)
Latin
81.
Defeated Muslims at Battle of Tours, spread Christianity
a)
Charles Martel
b)
Clovis
c)
Basis of Medieval society
d)
Parish churches
82.
Anointed Holy Roman Emperor by Pope Leo III, briefly unified Europe, spread Christianity
a)
Charlemagne
b)
Charles Martel
c)
Clovis
d)
Basis of Medieval society
83.
Empire stretching from Germany to Northern Italy
a)
Holy Roman Empire
b)
Charlemagne
c)
Charles Martel
d)
Clovis
84.
Crowned Charlemagne Holy Roman Emperor
a)
Pope Leo III
b)
Holy Roman Empire
c)
Charlemagne
d)
Charles Martel
85.
Another name for Early Middle Ages in Europe
a)
Dark Ages
b)
Pope Leo III
c)
Holy Roman Empire
d)
Charlemagne
86.
No national unity or national government protection
a)
Political problems in Western Europe
b)
Dark Ages
c)
Pope Leo III
d)
Holy Roman Empire
87.
Disrupted of trade because of invasions
a)
Economic problems in Western Europe
b)
Political problems in Western Europe
c)
Dark Ages
d)
Pope Leo III
88.
Cultural and educational decline
a)
Social problems in Western Europe
b)
Economic problems in Western Europe
c)
Political problems in Western Europe
d)
Dark Ages
89.
Barbarians who invade parts of the Roman Empire in Europe
a)
Franks, Angles, and Saxons etc.
b)
Social problems in Western Europe
c)
Economic problems in Western Europe
d)
Political problems in Western Europe
90.
Ended a civil war within Holy Roman Empire and split up Charlemagne's empire
a)
Treaty of Verdun
b)
Franks, Angles, and Saxons etc.
c)
Social problems in Western Europe
d)
Economic problems in Western Europe
91.
System of contracts between lords, vassals, knights, and serfs (NO SOCIAL MOBILITY)
a)
Feudalism
b)
Treaty of Verdun
c)
Franks, Angles, and Saxons etc.
d)
Social problems in Western Europe
92.
Invasions, destruction of monasteries, and disruption of trade
a)
Causes of feudalism
b)
Feudalism
c)
Treaty of Verdun
d)
Franks, Angles, and Saxons etc.
93.
System where serfs are dependent on the manor lord's land and protection
a)
Manoralism
b)
Causes of feudalism
c)
Feudalism
d)
Treaty of Verdun
94.
Land owner or noble
a)
Lords
b)
Manoralism
c)
Causes of feudalism
d)
Feudalism
95.
Land managers, owed services to the manor lord
a)
Vassals
b)
Lords
c)
Manoralism
d)
Causes of feudalism
96.
Manor protectors, usually sons of lords (nobles), tax collectors
a)
Knights
b)
Vassals
c)
Lords
d)
Manoralism
97.
Land given to a vassal, serfs farm on this land
a)
Fief
b)
Knights
c)
Vassals
d)
Lords
98.
Peasants living and working on a lord/vassal's manor/land, NOT FREE
a)
Serfs
b)
Fief
c)
Knights
d)
Vassals
99.
Serves the religious and social need of serfs
a)
Parish church and priest
b)
Serfs
c)
Fief
d)
Knights
100.
Scandinavian invaders, settle England to Russia (mythology of Thor, Loki, and Odin)
a)
Vikings
b)
Parish church and priest
c)
Serfs
d)
Fief
101.
Northern Europe, Arctic climate
a)
Scandinavia
b)
Vikings
c)
Parish church and priest
d)
Serfs
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