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G6 Islam+middle ages

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following change didn't take place after the middle ages began in western europe?

a)

deurbanization

b)

increase power of the church

c)

unification of language

d)

political decentralization

2.

which of the following group was not a threat to Western Europe in the early Middle Ages

a)

Muslims

b)

Magyar

c)

Byzantines

d)

Vikings

3.

Nobles owed their lords loyalty in exchange for

a)

troops

b)

money

c)

land

d)

titles

4.

A serf is different from a slave in that

a)

a serf had freedom

b)

a serf's children cannot be serfs

c)

a serf cannot be bought or sold

d)

a serf must obey their lord

5.

which of the following is least likely to be in a medieval manor

a)

large market

b)

common land belonging to all peasants

c)

castle

d)

forest

6.

which of the following is not a reason for the early expansion of Islam

a)

it attracted lower class people by preaching equality

b)

it gained supported from the Meccan ruling class

c)

Muhammad was a talented general and politician

d)

Muslims tried to help the poor

7.

"Shia" means

a)

supporters (of Ali)

b)

followers (of the Sunna)

c)

Ones who submit

d)

(religious) Laws

8.

Muslims believe Jesus to be

a)

the son of god

b)

a pagan

c)

a messenger of god

d)

the first prophet

9.

a change that took place in the Umayyad Caliphate was

a)

the Umayyad Caliphs were hereditary

b)

the Umayyad Caliphs gave up simple living

c)

converts were not treated equally compared to Arab muslims

d)

all the above

10.

the Quran contains

a)

the word of god revealed to Muhammand

b)

the deeds of Muhammad

c)

Islamic laws

d)

Muhammad's teachings

11.

Expansion of the Islamic empire stopped where in Europe?

a)

France

b)

Spain

c)

Greece

d)

Britain

12.

The Fatimid dynasty claimed lineage from

a)

Abu Bakr

b)

Muhammad's Daughter

c)

Muhammad's Wife

d)

Muhammad's Son

13.

Christians in the Islamic empire were

a)

forced to convert to Islam

b)

treated equally by muslims

c)

barred from official positions

d)

allowed to keep their religion

14.

Islamic empires considered Christians, Jews and Zoroastrians "protected people" because

a)

these people were oppressed in the past

b)

they were all Abrahamic religions

c)

these religions came before Islam

d)

they were all Monotheistic religion

15.

Mecca was important because

a)

it was a large trade center

b)

it was the only holy city in Islam

c)

It was the first city that submitted to Islam

d)

all the above

16.

Which was not the duty of a serf

a)

paying tithe to the lord

b)

serving in the lord's army

c)

help farm the lord's land

d)

all the above

17.

what was Germany known as in the middle ages

a)

the Holy Roman Empire

b)

the Frankish Kingdom

c)

Empire of the Romans

d)

the Papal state

18.

The power of the Clergy can be seen in

a)

the Pope's power to command any christian king's army

b)

the Pope's ability to give land to nobles

c)

the Pope's power to intepret the bible

d)

all the above

19.

where can one expect to learn about Roman and Greek philosophy in the middle ages

a)

the monasteries

b)

the lords castle

c)

the village church

d)

the town market

20.

Which wasn't a reason why the vikings stopped raiding Western Europe

a)

The Vikings were conquered by Western Europeans

b)

they started to farm the land more

c)

tempreature became warmer

d)

they converted to Christianity

21.

Explain the relationship between the terms "lord", "fief" and "vassal"

4 lines
22.

Why did Europeans adopt Feudalism?

4 lines
23.

why did Europeans adopt manorialism

4 lines
24.

explain the cause of the Abbasid revolution against the Umayyad

4 lines
25.

Explain how the first four caliphs were selected

4 lines
26.

what was the relationship between "God", "Allah" and "Yahweh"

4 lines