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Post-Classical Test Review

Total questions: 127

Worksheet time: 1hrs 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which is NOT a name for the period we covered in Millennium News?

a)

Medieval Era

b)

Ancient Era

c)

Post-Classical Era

d)

Middle Ages

2.

Which date range most accurately describes this period?

a)

600 BCE – 600 CE

b)

600 – 1450

c)

1450 – 1750

d)

1750 – 1900

3.

Clovis I united the Barbarians to form which kingdom?

a)

The Roman Empire

b)

The Frankish Kingdom

c)

The Kingdom of the Visigoths

d)

The Kingdom of the Ostrogoths

4.

Which were the first two major Islamic Caliphates?

a)

Umayyad and Abbasid Caliphates

b)

Mughal and Umayyad Caliphates

c)

Abbasid and Ottoman Caliphates

d)

Fatimid and Mamluk Caliphates

5.

Which two dynasties are considered one of China’s Golden Ages?

a)

Tang and Song

b)

Ming and Qing

c)

Sui and Song

d)

Yuan and Ming

6.

In which continent did the Bantu Migration occur?

a)

Africa

b)

Asia

c)

Europe

d)

South America

7.

Which Mesoamerican culture developed Pitz?

a)

Aztec

b)

Maya

c)

Olmec

d)

Inca

8.

Which strategic game was invented in India before spreading west?

a)

Chess

b)

Go

c)

Checkers

d)

Backgammon

9.

When were the last ancient Greek Olympics held?

a)

393 CE

b)

476 BCE

c)

776 BCE

d)

1896

10.

Which invention helped sailors navigate by using the stars? (a)  

Choose from the below words
Astrolabe
Printing press
Moveable type
Chronometer
11.

(a)   was an ancestor of chemistry and involved trying to turn one material into another, such as turning other metals into gold.

Choose from the below words
Alchemy
Biology
Physics
Geology
12.

Which Chinese invention revolutionized communication?

(a)  

13.

What kind of musician would travel from city to city with their storytelling songs?

(a)  

14.

What was the split between the Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church called? (a)  

Choose from the below words
Great Schism
Great Divide
Major Split
Eastern Separation
15.

Who was the leader of the Catholic Church, and in which city was he located?

a)

Dalai Lama, Lhasa

b)

Pope, Vatican City (Rome)

c)

Archbishop, London

d)

Patriarch, Constantinople

16.

Who was the leader of the Eastern Orthodox Church, and in which city was he located?

a)

Patriarch, Constantinople

b)

Pope, Rome (Vatican City)

c)

Archbishop, London

d)

Dalai Lama, Dharamshala

17.

Which two sects (groups) of Islam split in 632? became (a)   .

Choose from the below words
Sunni and Shia
Orthodox and Reform
Catholic and Protestant
Theravada and Mahayana
18.

Which trade network connecting Eurasia and Africa experienced a resurgence during the Post-Classical Era?

(a)  
Choose from the below words
Silk Road
Trans-Saharan Trade Routes
Indian Ocean Trade Network
Mediterranean Sea Routes
19.

What economic system dominated Western Europe and Japan during this time?

Economic Systems

(a)  

20.

Whose trade network relied on goods such as jade, obsidian, and cacao? (a)  

Choose from the below words
Maya
Inca
Aztec
Roman
21.

The monsoon winds heavily impacted trade across which ocean?

a)

Atlantic Ocean

b)

Indian Ocean

c)

Pacific Ocean

d)

Arctic Ocean

22.

The period of economic, cultural, and intellectual decline (such as the one experienced in Medieval Europe) is also known as a what?

a)

Renaissance

b)

Enlightenment

c)

Dark Ages

d)

Industrial Revolution

23.

What word—like indigenous—means belonging to the first people to live in a place, before colonization?

a)

Aboriginal

b)

Colonial

c)

Migrant

d)

Foreigner

24.

Which sea completely froze over during the Little Ice Age?

a)

Baltic Sea

b)

Red Sea

c)

North Sea

d)

Black Sea

25.

The Black Death is the name given to the spread of which disease during this period?

a)

Bubonic Plague

b)

Smallpox

c)

Cholera

d)

Influenza

26.

(a)   called Christians to march into battle.

Choose from the below words
Pope Urban II
Pope Gregory VII
Pope Alexander III
Pope Leo III
27.

Which city did the pope wish to reclaim? (a)  

Choose from the below words
Jerusalem
Rome
Paris
London
28.

(a)   were in control of Jerusalem at the start of the Crusades.

Choose from the below words
Seljuk Turks
Ottoman Turks
Byzantine Empire
Mamluk Sultanate
29.

Which Caliphate was in power in the Holy Land after defeating the Abbasids?

a)

Umayyad Caliphate

b)

Fatimid Caliphate

c)

Ottoman Empire

d)

Mamluk Sultanate

30.

Which term best describes the period from the 5th to the 15th century, known for significant cultural, social, and political changes after the fall of the Roman Empire?

a)

The Renaissance Era

b)

The Post-Classical Era

c)

The Modern Era

d)

The Industrial Era

31.

Briefly describe the following terms in your own words: The Islamic Caliphate

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32.

What was The Great Schism?

a)

A division within the Christian Church in the 11th century

b)

A medieval European war

c)

A famous renaissance painting

d)

An ancient Greek philosophy

33.

Briefly describe the following terms in your own words: The Silk Road

a)

A digital marketplace on the internet

b)

An ancient network of trade routes connecting the East and West

c)

A modern highway system in Asia

d)

A famous railroad in the United States

34.

Briefly describe the following term in your own words: feudalism.

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35.

Briefly describe the following terms in your own words: The Crusades

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36.

The (a)   was a pandemic that resulted in the deaths of millions of people in the 14th century.

Choose from the below words
Black Death
Spanish Flu
Great Plague of London
Swine Flu
37.

Located in modern-day Mexico

a)

Maya & Teotihuacán

b)

Kievan Rus'

c)

Gupta Empire

d)

Early Christian Ireland

e)

Macedonian Renaissance

38.

Located in modern-day Russia, Ukraine, and Belarus

a)

Early Christian Ireland

b)

Islamic Caliphates

c)

Macedonian Renaissance

d)

Gupta Empire

e)

Kievan Rus'

39.

Located in Northwest Europe (on an island)

a)

Macedonian Renaissance

b)

Maya & Teotihuacán

c)

Kievan Rus'

d)

Sassanian Empire

e)

Early Christian Ireland

40.

Located in India

a)

Kievan Rus'

b)

Gupta Empire

c)

Macedonian Renaissance

d)

Islamic Caliphates

e)

Early Christian Ireland

41.

Located in modern-day Turkey and Greece

a)

Maya & Teotihuacán

b)

Kievan Rus'

c)

Sassanian Empire

d)

Macedonian Renaissance

e)

Early Christian Ireland

42.

Located in modern-day Iran (Persia)

a)

Sasanian Empire

b)

Maya & Teotihuacán

c)

Kievan Rus'

d)

Gupta Empire

e)

Early Christian Ireland

43.

Located in the Middle East and North Africa

a)

Maya & Teotihuacán

b)

Early Christian Ireland

c)

Islamic Caliphates

d)

Kievan Rus'

e)

Macedonian Renaissance

44.

Located in China

a)

Islamic Caliphates

b)

Maya & Teotihuacán

c)

Kievan Rus'

d)

Tang & Song Dynasties

e)

Early Christian Ireland

45.

Major Cities: Kiev and Novgorod

a)

Kievan Rus'

b)

Macedonian Renaissance

c)

Early Christian Ireland

d)

Islamic Caliphates

e)

Gupta Empire

46.

Major Cities: Chichen Itza, Cakamul, and Tulum

a)

Macedonian Renaissance

b)

Early Christian Ireland

c)

Gupta Empire

d)

Kievan Rus'

e)

Maya & Teotihuacán

47.

Major Cities: Ctesiphon and Esfahan

a)

Gupta Empire

b)

Maya & Teotihuacán

c)

Sassanian Empire

d)

Early Christian Ireland

e)

Kievan Rus'

48.

Which historical period or empire is associated with the major cities: Constantinople, Alexandria, and Antioch?

a)

Macedonian Renaissance

b)

Maya & Teotihuacán

c)

Sassanian Empire

d)

Early Christian Ireland

e)

Kievan Rus'

49.

Which historical period or empire is associated with the major cities: Chang'an, Hangzhou, Luoyang?

a)

Islamic Caliphates

b)

Early Christian Ireland

c)

Tang & Song Dynasties

d)

Maya & Teotihuacán

e)

Kievan Rus'

50.

Which historical period or empire is associated with the major cities: Baghdad, Damascus, Córdoba, and Mecca?

a)

Early Christian Ireland

b)

Macedonian Renaissance

c)

Maya & Teotihuacán

d)

Kievan Rus'

e)

Islamic Caliphates

51.

Which historical period or empire is associated with the major cities: Pataliputra, Ayodhya, and Mathura?

a)

Kievan Rus'

b)

Gupta Empire

c)

Islamic Caliphates

d)

Early Christian Ireland

e)

Macedonian Renaissance

52.

Major Cities: Armagh, Kilkenny, and Dublin

a)

Kievan Rus'

b)

Maya & Teotihuacán

c)

Sassanian Empire

d)

Early Christian Ireland

e)

Macedonian Renaissance

53.

Paper, magnetic compass, gunpowder

a)

Tang & Song Dynasties

b)

Islamic Caliphates

c)

Kievan Rus'

d)

Maya & Teotihuacán

e)

Early Christian Ireland

54.

Manuscripts, metal crosses, stonework

a)

Kievan Rus'

b)

Sassanian Empire

c)

Maya & Teotihuacán

d)

Early Christian Ireland

e)

Macedonian Renaissance

55.

Cyrillic alphabet, St. Sophia Cathedral

a)

Kievan Rus'

b)

Islamic Caliphates

c)

Early Christian Ireland

d)

Macedonian Renaissance

e)

Gupta Empire

56.

Arch of Ctesiphon, Zoroastrian, Chess, Polo

a)

Gupta Empire

b)

Maya & Teotihuacán

c)

Early Christian Ireland

d)

Sasanian Empire

e)

Kievan Rus'

57.

Ajanta & Ellora Caves, decimal system, reconstructive surgery

a)

Macedonian Renaissance

b)

Kievan Rus'

c)

Gupta Empire

d)

Early Christian Ireland

e)

Islamic Caliphates

58.

Elaborate mosaics, the Hagia Sophia, Eastern Orthodox Church

a)

Maya & Teotihuacán

b)

Sassanian Empire

c)

Early Christian Ireland

d)

Macedonian Renaissance

e)

Kievan Rus'

59.

Religious tolerance, House of Wisdom, astrolabe, algebra

a)

Islamic Caliphates

b)

Kievan Rus'

c)

Maya & Teotihuacán

d)

Early Christian Ireland

e)

Macedonian Renaissance

60.

Tzolk'in (calendar), Pyramid of the Sun, jade and obsidian jewelry/weapons are associated with which of the following?

a)

Macedonian Renaissance

b)

Early Christian Ireland

c)

Kievan Rus'

d)

Maya & Teotihuacán

e)

Gupta Empire

61.

Which economic system would you say is most like feudalism? Why?

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62.

Which economic system would you say is most different from feudalism? Why?

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63.

Do you think feudalism was good or bad for society? Defend using evidence. (at least FIVE sentences)

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64.

Would you rather be a European king or a Japanese emperor during the Middle Ages? Why?

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65.

Would you rather be a European lord or a Japanese daimyo during the Middle Ages? Why?

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66.

Would you rather be a European knight or a Japanese samurai during the Middle Ages? Why?

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67.

Would you rather be a European serf or a Japanese peasant during the Middle Ages? Why?

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68.

Would you rather be a European woman OR a Japanese woman? Why?

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69.
What is an absolute monarchy?
a)
The power is in the hands of all.
b)
All of the power is given to the people and no power is given to the monarch.
c)
The king (monarch) has all of the power.
70.

True or False: The people get to vote on who the next monarch is.

a)

True

b)

False

71.
What 13th century document established the rights listed below?
- Basic rights of citizens
- Rule of law
- Representative assemblies
a)
the Constitution
b)
Napoleonic Code
c)
the Communist Manifesto
d)
the Magna Carta
72.
This painting shows King John signing a document in 1215.  Which groups of people are forcing the King to sign this document?
a)
knights 
b)
nobles
c)
peasants
d)
serfs
73.
Why is the Magna Carta an important document in British history?
a)
It was the first document to place limits on the king's power
b)
It outlawed feudalism and gave voting rights to all citizens
c)
It established Parliament as the nation's legislative body.
d)
It determined England's physical boundaries
74.
The Magna Carta means...
a)
Grand Document
b)
Glorious Constitution
c)
Great Charter
d)
Magnificent Constitution
75.
This system was used to run life in England during the Middle Ages.
a)
Communism
b)
Feudalism
c)
Institutionalism
d)
Marxism
76.
What did the Magna Carta do?
a)
Gave more power to the King
b)
Limited the power of the King
c)
Got rid of the Feudal System in England
d)
Gave more power to the Common People
77.
How did the signing of the Magna Carta impact the feudal system?
a)
It strengthened the feudal system by making people more dependent on the king.
b)
It reinforced the feudal system by setting strict roles for each level of the social hierarchy.
c)
It weakened the feudal system and broke down the strict social hierarchy that was part of it.
d)
It had little effect on the feudal system since the king kept absolute power over the peasants.
78.

A grievance is a ________

a)

punishment

b)

document

c)

right

d)

complaint

79.

Which king was "forced" to sign the Magna Carta?

a)

King John

b)

King James

c)

King Louis

d)

King Henry

80.

The Magna Carta was signed in what year?

a)

1315

b)

1492

c)

1607

d)

1215

81.

Before the Magna Carta was signed, King John had ______

a)

limited power

b)

a democracy

c)

justice power

d)

absolute power

82.

Rule by the People

a)

Democracy

b)

Constitution

c)

Constitutional Monarchy

d)

Parliament

83.

In which country was the Magna Carta written?

a)

France

b)

Italy

c)

England

d)

U.S.A.

84.
The Mongols lived to the North of what country?
a)
China
b)
Japan
c)
Russia
d)
Thailand
85.
The Mongols were known for..
a)
Ability to ride horses well and to wage war.
b)
The ability to barbecue and hunt
c)
The ability to build houses and roads
d)
The ability to herd and hunt
86.
Temujin became 
a)
Genghis Khan
b)
Kublai Khan
c)
Ogedei Khan
d)
Khan Noonien Singh
87.
Temujin was elected as Khan in the year
a)
1206
b)
1602
c)
1062
d)
2106
88.
After Genghis Khan died the empire was 
a)

divided into four khanates

b)

returned to Chinese rule 

c)

converted to Islam

d)

destroyed entirely

89.
The Mongols learned to use gunpowder from the 
a)
Chinese
b)
Japanese
c)
Indochinese
d)
Javanese
90.
In order to communicate quickly, Genghis Khan 
a)
Established a postal system
b)
Invented the telephone
c)
Sent telegrams
d)
Established a signal system
91.

Kublai Khan's grandfather was 

a)
Genghis Khan
b)
A blacksmith
c)
Ogedei
d)
A farmer
92.

What is the Black Death?

a)

Virus

b)

Strong Common Cold

c)

Infectious Disease

d)

Cut

93.

Where did the Bubonic Plague come from?

a)

Africa

b)

North America

c)

Europe

d)

Central Asia

94.

How did the Black Death get to Europe?

a)

Car and train

b)

Ship and Silk road

c)

Mail and Air

d)

Buggies and Mile runs

95.

How did the Black Death spread?

a)

Bacteria carried by fleas

b)

Jews poisoning drinking water

c)

Lepers open wounds

d)

Position of planets

96.

People didn't understand bacteria yet, so what or who did they blame for the Black Death? (TWO answers)

a)

Position of planets

b)

Europeans

c)

Jews

d)

Fish in rivers

97.

What was the plague's impact on the population?

a)

Doubled the world population

b)

Killed 25% of Europe's population

c)

Did not do anything to population

d)

Wiped out Central Asia

98.

What was the shift in power?

a)

From Monarchs to Knights

b)

From Peasants to Monarchs

c)

From Knights to Lords

d)

From Lords to Peasants

99.

How did the Bubonic Plague contibute to the decline of Feudalism?

a)

Killed off everyone in the Feudal system

b)

Gave more power to the clergy allowing them to gain more land and taxes

c)

Desperate need for workers and now workers could demand more rights

d)

Stopped all legal reforms which gave power back to its original owners

100.

Who got the Black Death?

a)

Old people

b)

Rich People

c)

Anyone

d)

Nobody

101.

Why did people join the Crusades? (THREE answers)

a)

They wanted their sins forgiven

b)

They wanted to get into heaven

c)

They wanted to retake the Holy Land

d)

They wanted to claim treasure

102.

What did the Crusaders do when they reached Constantinople during the 4th Crusade?

a)

Destroyed the city

b)

Joined the Byzantines

c)

Looted the city

d)

Destroyed the Greek Orthodox Church

103.

What happened to Jewish communities during the Crusades?

a)

Communities were attacked and destroyed

b)

Communities were ignored by the Christian Crusaders

c)

Communities were made to serve the Crusaders

d)

Communities were avoided by Crusaders

104.

Venice and Genoa benefited from the wealth and trade brought by the Crusades.

a)

True

b)

False

105.

What happened in Clermont, France in 1095?

a)

King Arthur pulled the sword out of the stone

b)

King Charlemagne was crowned the first Holy Roman Emperor

c)

King John signed the Magna Carta

d)

Pope Urban II called for the 1st Crusade

106.

The Crusades closed trade routes between the Muslim East and Christian West.

a)

True

b)

False

107.

How did the Crusades fail?

a)

Crusaders failed to keep control of Jerusalem

b)

Crusaders failed to conquer Egypt

c)

Crusaders never won a battle in the Holy Land

d)

Crusaders destroyed trade relations between East/West

108.

Who lead the People's Crusade?

a)

Peter the Hermit

b)

Richard Lionheart

c)

William the Conqueror

d)

Alfred the Great

109.

What group's conquest of Jerusalem caused the start of the Crusades?

a)

Seljuk Turks

b)

Fatimid Arabs

c)

Byzantine Empire

d)

Roman Rebels

110.

What does "Deus Vult" mean?

a)

"God be praised"

b)

"God wills it"

c)

"Soldiers of God"

d)

"Holy War"

111.

What Muslim leader reconquered Jerusalem after the 2nd Crusade?

a)

William the Conqueror

b)

Saladin

c)

Richard I

d)

Ibn Batuta

112.

During the Crusades, Muslims were the only group targeted by Christians.

a)

True

b)

False

113.

The Crusades led to an interest in exploration to find better/faster trade routes.

a)

True

b)

False

114.

Muslim scholars preserved ancient __________ and ___________ knowledge that had been lost in Europe.

a)

Greek and Roman

b)

Egyptian and Mesopatamian

c)

Indian and Chinese

d)

Japanese and Mongolian

115.

What is the Reconquista?

a)

a fight between northern and southern Gaul

b)

A battle over land and water rights

c)

the movement to drive the Muslims from Spain

116.

The Christian Kingdoms in Spain formed a powerful ___________ against the Muslims.

a)

pact

b)

alliance

c)

battle plan

117.

Which city was attacked and fell in 1236?

a)

Majorca

b)

Portugal

c)

Cordoba

118.

When did James I Capture Majorca from its Muslim rulers?

a)

1229

b)

1306

c)

1653

119.

Majorca (captured by James I) was considered an important conquest. What made it so special?

a)

it was very large

b)

the city had numerous livestock

c)

it was an important trading and shipping center

120.

What kingdom was the last to survive the Reconquista, doing so by paying tribute?

a)

Genoa

b)

Catalonia

c)

Venice

d)

Granada

121.

What important marriage united the Spanish kingdoms in 1469?

a)

Ferdinand and Isabella

b)

Jack and Jill

c)

Henry and Isabella

122.

When did Granada eventually fall to the Catholics?

a)

1469

b)

1402

c)

1025

123.

What was the treatment of non-Christians after the Reconquista?

a)

they were treated equally

b)

non-Christians were allowed to move away

c)

they were treated with terrible persecution

124.

Reconquista means "reconquest" in ...

a)

Spainish

b)

French

c)

Arabic

d)

Latin

125.

Under the Umayyads, non-Muslims...

a)

were persecuted

b)

had to eat pork

c)

paid a special tax

d)

were crucified

126.

By 1248, which was the last Spanish territory still under Muslim control?

a)

Granada

b)

Castille

c)

Aragon

d)

Portugal

127.

The Inquisition was...

a)

The tolerance of Muslims in Spain

b)

The banishment of Monks from Spain.

c)

The search and execution of "heretics" in Spain

d)

Asking questions of scholars in Spain.

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