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Total questions: 82

Worksheet time: 1hrs 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Dark Ages lasted approximately from ​ (a)   to ​ (b)   .

Choose from the below words
500 C.E.
600 C.E.
1500 C.E.
1300 C.E.
0
700 C.E.
900 C.E.
1700 C.E.
400 C.E.
2.

Approximately how long did the Dark Ages last in Western Europe?

a)

500 years

b)

1000 yeasr

c)

700 years

d)

100 years

e)

1500 years

3.

While the Dark Ages were going on in Western Europe what was happening in India?

a)

Gupta Dynasty

b)

Mughal Dynasty

c)

Mauryan Dynasty

d)

Regionalism

e)

British Raj

4.

What was the political, economic, and social structure of the Middles Ages in Europe?

a)

Fedualism

b)

Manorialism

c)

Capitalism

d)

Enlightened Despotism

e)

Monarchy

5.

What started the Dark Ages in Western Europe?

a)

Fall of the Roman Empire

b)

Fall of the Byzantine Empire

c)

Crusades

d)

Great Schism

e)

Bubonic Plague

6.

What ended the Dark Ages in Western Europe?

a)

Bubonic Plague

b)

Renaissance

c)

Invention of the Magnetic Compass

d)

Crusades

e)

Great Schism

7.

Organize these options into the right categories.

Categorize the following

Way of life in the Dark Ages

Social, political and economic system

Manorialism
Feudalism
8.

This was a condition in medieval Europe in which a tenant farmer was bound to a hereditary plot of land and to the will of his landlord.

a)

slavery

b)

serfdom

c)

manorialism

d)

Crusader

e)

Catholic

9.

This was the richest and most power institution in Europe during the Dark Ages.

a)

Catholic Church

b)

Britain

c)

France

d)

Holy Roman Empire

e)

Byzantine Empire

10.

More Christians are ____ than any other Christian sect.

a)

Orthodox

b)

Protestant

c)

Catholic

d)

Lutheran

e)

Baptist

11.

Put in Order.

a)

Start of Christianity

b)

Great Schism

c)

Crusades

d)

Protestant Reformation

1)
2)
3)
4)
12.

The Crusades were...

a)

a war against Muslims to capture the Holy land in the Levant

b)

a war between Orthodox and Catholics over the Great Schism

c)

a war between Protestants and Catholics

d)

a war against Christians for the trading city, Constantinople

13.

When was the Great Schism?

(a)  

14.

When did the Byzantine Empire fall? (Click ALL that apply.)

a)

1453

b)

When Mehmed II invaded Constantinople

c)

When Suleyman the Magnificent invaded Constantinople

d)

1279

e)

1054

15.

Why did the Byzantine Empire start?

a)

The Roman Empire split, and the Byzantine Empire became the EAST half of the old Roman Empire

b)

The Roman Empire split, and the Byzantine Empire became the WEST half of the old Roman Empire

c)

When it took over the Abbasid Dynasty

d)

When it took over the Umayyad Dynasty

16.

Reorder the following in chronological order.

a)

Byzantine Empire Starts

b)

Dark Ages Start

c)

Ottoman Empire Starts

d)

Byzantine Empire collapsed

e)

Ottoman Empire takes Constantinople

1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
17.

Most people in Poland, Russia, Romania, Greece, and other Eastern European Countries are what Christian religion?

a)

Catholic

b)

Christian Orthodox

c)

Protestant

d)

Methodist

e)

Baptist

18.

Look at the map. Purple is Christianity on the map. Is this a map of the spread of Christianity during this time period of 1200-1450.

a)

YES!

b)

NO!

19.

When was the Bubonic Plague?

a)

1200s

b)

1300s

c)

1500s

d)

1600s

20.

What does Dar al-Islam mean?

a)

the world of Islam

b)

Islam is superior to all other religions

c)

Allah (God) is Great

d)

The spread of Islam

e)

Golden Age of Islam

21.

Organize these options into the right categories.

Categorize the following

Happened 1st

Happened 2nd

Happened 3rd

lasted the longest

lasted the 2nd longest

didn't last long

Formed after Muhammad died

"Golden Age of Islam"

One of the 3 Muslim Gunpowder Empires

Capital was Damascus

Expanded into Spain

Capital was Baghdad

Overthrown by Mongols

Capital was Istanbul

Conquered Constantinople

Umayyad
Abbasids
Ottoman Empire
22.

Who can be blamed for the end of the "Golden Age of Islam" and the "House of Wisdom"?

a)

Abbasids

b)

Mongols

c)

Crusades

d)

Ottomans

e)

Mongols

23.

What does Caliphate mean?

a)

a Kingdom or Empire that claims they are in charge of Islam

b)

simply an Empire with Muslims in it

c)

an Empire that has control of Istanbul

d)

an empire that has control of Mecca

24.

The Song Dynasty is known for ALL of the following EXCEPT which ONE? (CLICK 1.)

a)

Had footbinding

b)

A Golden Age in China

c)

Collapsed with the Mongols Invasion

d)

Neo-Confucianism was banned

25.

Where was the House of Wisdom?

a)

Damascus

b)

Baghdad

c)

Instanbul

d)

Cairo

e)

Jerusalem

26.

This is a mystic body of religious practice found within Islam.

a)

Sufism

b)

Sunni

c)

Shia

d)

Sikhism

e)

Zen Buddhism

27.

What is Filial Piety?

a)

a belief of Buddhism to be one with nature

b)

a belief to respect your elders

c)

to live a life of dignity and worth, a Confucian core belief

d)

to be pure and have no bad karma

28.

Which religion is most associated with Chinese government values during the Song Dynasty?

a)

Confucianism

b)

Buddhism

c)

Sufism

d)

Daoism

e)

Islam

29.

Which ONE of the following is a TRUE description of bureaucracy?

a)

People in a Bureaucracy are appointed, not elected

b)

the government works for the people

c)

Exams are a core part of getting into any bureaucracy

d)

bureaucracy can only appear in a monarchy, empire, or dictatorship

30.

Which one of the following supports or provides evidence of the following statement:

"Song China had social mobility."

a)

Use of Foot Binding

b)

Use of Civil Service Exams

c)

Champa Rice

d)

Growth in population

e)

Neo-Confucianism

31.

During the Roman Empire there was a time of peace called "Pax Romana." After all the conquering, there was a time of peace, prosperity, and stability. Later on in history that term is applied to another group of people. Who?

a)

Byzantines

b)

Mongols

c)

Abbasids

d)

Ottomans

e)

Ming Dynasty

32.

What is a Khanate?

a)

a grandson of Genghis Khan

b)

one of the 4 division states after Genghis Khan when the Mongol empire was divide up

c)

the leadership or legacy of Genghis Khan, like a Shogunate

d)

the title of Genghis Khan

33.

What 2 big "cultural" things spread along the Silk Road as a result of the Mongols? (CLICK 2.)

a)

Gunpowder

b)

Magnetic Compass

c)

Champa Rice

d)

Paper

e)

Foot Binding

34.

Match the following empire to its description.

a)

Yuan Dynasty

1.

"Mongol Dynasty"

b)

Song Dynasty

2.

Golden Age

c)

Ming Dynasty

3.

Time of a "Chinese Renaissance."

35.

When was Timur or Tamerlane?

a)

1200s

b)

1300s

c)

1400s

d)

1500s

36.

Where was Timur's empire, also known as Tamer the Lame's empire?

a)

b)

c)

d)

37.

More people have been this religion in India throughout history and now.

a)

Buddhist

b)

Sikhism

c)

Muslim

d)

Hindu

38.

When was Marco Polo?

a)

1200s

b)

1300s

c)

1400s

d)

1500s

39.

Which of the following statements is true about Kublai Khan? (CLICK ALL that apply!)

a)

He met Marco Polo.

b)

He met Ibn Battuta.

c)

He was Mongolian.

d)

He was an Emperor of the Yuan Dynasty.

e)

He was related to Genghis Khan.

40.

All of the following were happening at the same time EXCEPT which ONE?

a)

Kublai Kahn

b)

Mongol Empire

c)

Marco Polo

d)

Bubonic Plague

e)

Yuan Dynasty

41.

TRUE or FALSE: While India was under regional rule by princedoms ruled by Rajputs, it did not enter a "Dark Ages" like Western Europe did.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

42.

A Rajput was a...

a)

time in Indian History where Britain ruled India as a colony

b)

a prince of a regional princedom in India

c)

a form of Hinduism, popular in Southern India

d)

term used to apply to which area of the world was in charge of Southernization

43.

TRUE or FALSE: The Delhi Sultanate came around in the 1200s in northern India, and it was a short lived Empire that was Muslim.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

44.

The Srivijaya Kingdom was located in...

a)

South India

b)

Indonesia

c)

Northern India

d)

Swahili Coast

e)

Pacific Ocean

45.

Which ONE of the following came first?

a)

Start of the Ottoman Empire

b)

End of the Dark Ages in Europe

c)

Mansa Musa

d)

Vasco Da Gama

46.

When you see "Seljuk Turks" on the AP World History Exam... Who should you think of?

a)

Ottomans

b)

Safavids

c)

Mughals

d)

Abbasids

e)

Mamluks

47.

There were 3 major trade routes during the era of 1200 to 1450. CLICK the 3.

a)

Silk Roads

b)

Triangle Trade

c)

Trans-Saharan Trade Routes

d)

Indian Ocean Trade Routes

e)

Atlantic Middle Passage

48.

Match the following location to its trade route.

a)

Muslim Trade Routes

1.

West and North Africa

b)

Silk Road

2.

Central Asia to the Mediterranean

c)

Indian Ocean Trade Route

3.

Connecting East Africa, Middle East, India, and Southeast Asia

49.

When you think "Trans-Saharan Trade Routes" you should think of all of the following EXCEPT which ONE does NOT belong.

a)

Timbuktu

b)

Mansa Musa

c)

Mali

d)

Camel Saddle

e)

Marco Polo

50.

When you think "Silk Roads" you should think of ALL of the following EXCEPT which ONE? Which ONE does not belong?

a)

Timbuktu

b)

Caravanserai

c)

Camel Saddle

d)

Marco Polo

e)

Mongol Empire

51.

What is this a picture of?

a)

Caravan

b)

Astrolabe

c)

Caravanserai

d)

Monsoon

e)

Rajput

52.

Which ONE of the following is NOT an example of technology used between 1200-1450 to facilitate trade in the Indian Ocean?

a)

Magnetic Compass

b)

Lateen Sail

c)

Astrolabe

d)

Gunpowder

e)

Dhow Ships

53.

This little important trading waterway in Indonesia today is called what?

a)

Yellow Sea

b)

Malacca Strait

c)

Samrakand

d)

Srivijaya

e)

Swahili Coast

54.

All of the following are associated with Mansa Musa EXCEPT which ONE?

a)

Muslim

b)

Mali Empire

c)

Timbuktu

d)

Hajj

e)

Ibn Battuta

55.

Why is Champa Rice such a big deal? (CLICK ALL that apply.)

a)

It can grow throughout the year with multiple harvests

b)

It can withstand bad weather

c)

It helped grow the Chinese population during the Song Dynasty

d)

It was a way in which the Song Dynasty could consolidate its power.

56.

____ came first.

a)

Southernization

b)

Westernization

57.

Southernization means that _____ had the control on trade until the Age of Exploration.

a)

South Asia and the Indian Ocean

b)

China

c)

Silk Roads

d)

Swahili City states

e)

The entire Southern Hemsphere

58.

Match the following technology to its picture.

a)

1.

Dhow Ship

b)

2.

Lateen Sail

(Triangle Sail)

c)

3.

Astrolabe

d)

4.

Magnetic Compass

e)

5.

Junk

59.

Did Westernization exist yet in the era of 1200-1450?

a)

NO!

b)

YES!

60.

All of the following are themes during this time period (1200-1450) EXCEPT which ONE?

a)

Civilizations grow!

b)

New Technology!

c)

Religions Spread!

d)

Age of Exploration

61.

AP World Exam defines ____ as this: An organized political community under 1 government.

a)

Bureaucracy

b)

A State

c)

Empire

d)

Colony

e)

Nomadic empire

62.

This is an example of a manual labor system that was also a tax system.

a)

Mita System

b)

Hacienda System

c)

Encomienda System

d)

Blood Tax

e)

Tax Farming

63.

Which of the following TWO CULTURAL things revived (came back) during the era of 1200-1450 in China? (CLICK on 2.)

a)

Neo-Confucianism

b)

Civil Service Exam

c)

Grand Canal

d)

Gunpowder

e)

Zen Buddhism

64.

While ​ (a)   was doing Great during this time between 1200-1450, ​ (b)   was fractured and on the decline.​

Choose from the below words
Song Dynasty
Abbasid Dynasty
65.

Classic history understanding. "More ​ (a)   means more ​ (b)   "

Choose from the below words
food
babies
66.

There were 3 major religions that spread between 1200-1450. Click the 3.

a)

Christianity

b)

Islam

c)

Hindusim

d)

Buddhism

e)

Protestantism

67.

Why did Islam spread so much during the time period of 1200-1450? Click ALL that apply.

a)

The use of military and conquest

b)

Through trade

c)

Through tax exemptions, Jizya

d)

Missionaries

68.

This is a picture of ​ (a)   , and ​ (b)   and this American civilization used this type of farming known as the ​ (c)   .

Choose from the below words
Terrace Farming
China
Aztecs
Incas
West Africa
Chinampas
69.

This is a picture of ​ ​ (a)   , and this American civilization used this type of farming known as the ​ ​ (b)   .

Choose from the below words
Incas
West Africa
Chinampas
Tax Farming
Maritime trade
70.

Organize these options into the right categories.

Categorize the following

Mesoamerica

Andes Mountains

Tenochtitlan

Hernan Cortes

Francisco Pizarro

Conquered first

Conquered 2nd

Quipu

Chinampas

Terrace Farming

Mita System

Blood Tax

Aztecs
Incas
71.

This is a map of what?

a)

Where Ibn Battuta went

b)

Where Marco Polo went

c)

Where Zheng He went

d)

Where Mansa Musa went

72.

This is a map of what?

a)

Where Ibn Battuta went

b)

Where Marco Polo went

c)

Where Zheng He went

d)

Where Mansa Musa went

73.

This is a map of what?

a)

Where Ibn Battuta went

b)

Where Marco Polo went

c)

Where Zheng He went

d)

Where Mansa Musa went

74.

This is a map of what?

a)

Where Ibn Battuta went

b)

Where Marco Polo went

c)

Where Zheng He went

d)

Where Mansa Musa went

75.

This is a map of what?

a)

Where Ibn Battuta went

b)

Where Marco Polo went

c)

Where Zheng He went

d)

Where Mansa Musa went

76.

The Forbidden City or Palace was built during the ​ (a)   in the city of​ (b)  

Choose from the below words
Ming Dynasty
Beijing
Qing Dynasty
Yuan Dynasty
Timbuktu
Mecca
Baghdad
Shaghai
Edo
77.

Which Dynasty had a "Chinese Renaissance" at the same time that Europe was having one?

a)

Ming Dynasty

b)

Yuan Dynasty

c)

Qing Dynasty

d)

Song Dynasty

78.

Most people that lived in Europe during the Dark Ages was what religion?

a)

Catholic

b)

Muslim

c)

Protestant

d)

Anglican

e)

Methodist

79.

During the Dark Ages there 2 areas of Europe were having a very different experience. Categorize accordingly.

Categorize the following

Byzantine Empire

Cultural Thriving

Dark Ages

No Centralized government

Feudalism

Manors

Orthodox Christianity

Cahtolic

West Europe
East Europe
80.

Swahili Coast is named after the language spoken there, Swahili. Swahili is a combination of 2 languages. Click the 2 below.

a)

Arabic

b)

Bantu

c)

Hindi

d)

Chinese

e)

Sudanic

81.

This is a map of what?

a)

Swahili Coast

b)

Malacca

c)

Gujrat

d)

Sudanic States

e)

Srivijaya

82.

All trade routes had common goods, luxury goods, and cultural exchanges. Which ONE of the following trade routes had more and was known for more luxury goods than common goods?

a)

Silk Roads

b)

Indian Ocean Trade Route

c)

Tran-Saharan Trade Route