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EHM Unit VIII_Middle Ages Practice Test

Total questions: 44

Worksheet time: 33mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

​ (a)   codified Roman law and had a major impact on western law.

Choose from the below words
Justinian
Theodora
Caesar
Constantine
2.

​ (a)   gave a speech during a crisis in the ​ (b)   Empire, and inspired her doubtful husband to resist the invasion.

Choose from the below words
Theodora
Byzantine
Caesar
Constantine
Justinian
Roman
3.

​ (a)   fell in 1453 to the ​ (b)   Empire. It's name was changed to Istanbul.

Choose from the below words
Constantinople
Ottoman
Roman
Abbasid
Ummayad
4.

​ (a)   expanded the Byzantine Empire to its largest size, but after him the empire ​ (b)  

Choose from the below words
Justinian
dwindled
expanded
Constantine
Marc Anthony
5.

​ (a)   united the ​ (b)   by converting to ​ (c)   and having a strong relationship with the Pope at ​ (d)   .

Choose from the below words
Clovis
Franks
Christianity
Rome
Charles Martel
Charlemagne
Islam
Constantinople
6.

​ (a)   won the Battle of ​ (b)   in 732 C.E. and stopped the ​ (c)   advance into Western Europe.

Choose from the below words
Charles Martel
Tours
Muslim
Charlemagne
Christian
Hastings
7.

​ (a)   was the first ruler of a confederation of Germanic states called the ​​ (b)   Empire .

Choose from the below words
Charlemagne
Holy Roman
King Richard the Lionhearted
Byzantine
Constantine
Ottoman
8.

Scandinavian invaders called ​ (a)   came from the modern countries of Norway, Sweden and ​ (b)  

Choose from the below words
Vikings
Denmark
Byzantines
Spartans
Finland
the Netherlands
9.

Vikings influenced modern culture through language and ​ (a)  

Choose from the below words
mythology
dietary customs
hair style
dress
sports
10.

The ​ (a)   (Bubonic Plague) that ravaged Europe from 1347-1351 C.E. resulted in the loss of ​ (b)   the population of Europe. This caused feudalism to ​ (c)   .

Choose from the below words
Black Death
half
decline
rise
a quarter
75%
Golden Age
11.

The Black Death spread from ​ (a)   to ​ (b)   via fleas on rats.

Choose from the below words
Asia
Europe
the Americas
Russia
12.

Some Byzantine Emperors used ​ (a)   as bodyguards.

Choose from the below words
Vikings
Aztecs
Ottomans
Spartans
13.

Arrange from the oldest (left) to the most recent (right)

a)

Fall of the Western Roman Empire

b)

Clovis unites the Franks

c)

The Battle of Tours

d)

The Black Death

e)

Fall of Constantinople

1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
14.
Question Image

Match the event and the "so what?"

a)

Fall of Rome

1.

Rise of the Germanic Franks and Feudalism

b)

Battle of Tours

2.

Islam doesn't spread to Western Europe

c)

Great Schism

3.

Christianity divided between Roman Catholic / Eastern Orthodox

d)

Mehmet the Conqueror buys a big honkin' cannon

4.

Constantinople falls to the Ottomans

e)

Battle of Kulikovo

5.

Moscow 1, Mongols 0

15.

Arrange the labels in chronological order, left (oldest) to right (most recent).

16.
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Match the Event and the Outcome

a)

Black Death

1346-1352 C.E.

1.

Half of Europe's population wiped out

b)

Battle of Tours 732 C.E.

2.

Muslims stopped before reaching Western Europe

c)

Battle of Kulikovo 1380 C.E.

3.

Moscow stops the Mongols

d)

Fall of Constantinople 1453 C.E.

4.

Ottomans conquer the Byzantines

e)

"Deus Vult!"

1095 C.E.

5.

Pope Urban II's famous crusade speech

17.

​ (a)   declined because of the ​ (b)   , the Black Death, the Magna Carta and the invention of the longbow!

Choose from the below words
Feudalism
Crusades
Golden Horde
Socialism
18.

The King's power was limited by this document, signed by King John in 1215 C.E. This was a major political reason for the decline of feudalism.

a)

The Treaty of Quesadilla

b)

The Edict of Milan

c)

The Magna Carta

d)

The Code of Hammurabi

19.

Match the terms and descriptions of things that led to the decline of feudalism.

a)

Magna Carta

1215 C.E.

1.

Limited the power of the King

b)

The Crusades

1095-1291 C.E.

2.

Drew manpower from Europe to the Holy Land

c)

The Black Death

1346-1352 C.E.

3.

Destroyed over 50% of peasant workforce

d)

English Longbow

1415 C.E.

4.

Nullified armor advantage of feudal knights

e)

Rise of the Merchant Class, 13th-14th centuries

5.

Noble - Peasant relationship undermined--better economic options

20.

The event that ushered in the age of feudalism was the ​ (a)   in 473 C.E.

Choose from the below words
fall of Rome
Fall of Baghdad
Fall of Constantinople
21.

The ​ (a)   was Spain's campaign to drive the ​ (b)   (North African Muslims) off the Iberian Peninsula.

Choose from the below words
Reconquista
Moors
Inquisition
Hindus
Franks
Black Death
22.

Match the following

a)

Ivan the Great

1.

United Northern Russia

b)

Clovis

2.

United the Germanic Franks

c)

Charlemagne

3.

Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire

d)

Charles Martel

4.

Stopped Muslim advance into Western Europe

e)

Marco Polo

5.

European traveler who met Kublai Khan, GK's grandson

23.
Which empire was best known for libraries that preserved ancient Greek and Roman knowledge
a)
Mongol
b)
Gupta
c)
Chinese
d)
Byzantine
24.
What is the Great Schism
a)
The split in Christian Church
b)
The split in the Islamic Religion
c)
The reign of Justinian 
d)
The split of the Roman Empire
25.
What was the set of laws that governed the Byzantine Empire?
a)
Theodora's Tablet of Codes
b)
The Articles of the Confederacy
c)
Justinian Bill of Rights
d)
Justinian Code
26.
Who overran Constantinople and ended the Byzantine Empire in 1453? 
a)
Christian Crusaders
b)
Ottoman Turks
c)
Seljuk Turks
d)
Mongols
27.
Who stopped Justinian from leaving Constantinople during the riots?
a)
his most trusted advisor
b)
his son 
c)
his wife
d)
the Pope
28.
What is the new name of Constantinople?
a)
Persepolis
b)
Persia
c)
Turkey
d)
Istanbul
29.
Why did people join in fighting in the Crusades?
a)
They thought it would help them to practice their fighting skills
b)
They thought it would help them to get rich
c)
They thought it would help them to get into heaven
d)
All of the above
30.

King Richard I of England, also known as Richard the Lionheart, led the...

a)

First Crusade.

b)

Second Crusade.

c)

Third Crusade.

31.

The city of Jerusalem is important to what three major religions?

a)

Buddhism, Hinduism, and Islam

b)

Islam, Christianity, and Hinduism

c)

Islam, Christianity, and Judaism

32.
This map shows the _________ empire
a)
Mongol
b)
Tong
c)
Khan
d)
Byzantine
33.

This is the vast grassland that stretches across Northern Asia

a)

Siberia

b)

Steppe

c)

Tibetan Plateau

d)

Ethiopian Highlands

34.

Around 1200 CE, this person unified the Mongol Empire

a)

Kublai Khan

b)

Genghis Khan

c)

Confucius

d)

Marco Polo

35.
Why did the Mongols terrorize people?
a)
To spread fear, thus making them more likely to surrender without a fight
b)
To make them fight for their lives
c)
To make other people talk about them, and write about them in books
d)
They only terrorized people after they conquered them.
36.

Eventually the Mongols would divided their empire into four regions or _______________

a)

Sects

b)

Divisions

c)

Khanates

d)

Territories

37.
A period of peace, prosperity, and cultural achievement.
a)
Pax Mongolica
b)
French Revolution
c)
Establishment of Feudal System
d)
Economic System of Manorialism
38.

________________ was allegedly the most famous European to viists China during years of Mongolian rule.

a)

Columbus

b)

Marco Polo

c)

John Wayne

d)

Tom Brady

39.

As a byproduct of the increased interregional connections they caused, the Mongols were probably responsible for this

a)

the Hundred Years War

b)

the Norman Conquest of 1066

c)

Global Warming

d)

the Black Death

40.

This capital of the Abbasid Empire was destroyed by the Mongols in 1258

a)

Baghdad

b)

Samarkand

c)

Damascus

d)

Kiev

41.

The term "Tsar" or Czar" comes from what latin term meaning emperor?

(a)  

42.
The Russian leaders called themselves Czar. Czar means
a)

Caesar

b)
Lowlife
c)
King
d)
President
43.

The first Russian ruler to adopt the title czar, meaning "caesar" was:

a)

Peter the Great

b)

Ivan the Terrible

c)

Michael Romanov

d)

Anastasia Romanov

44.

Ivan the Terrible's cruelty was aimed mainly at:

a)

serfs

b)

priests

c)

nobles

d)

merchants