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World History Unit 2 Review

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 50mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was Justinian's original main goal?

a)

He wanted to restore the Old Roman Empire

b)

He wanted to restore Alexander the Great's Empire

c)

He wanted to spear Islam

d)

He wanted to clear Bosporus

2.

What is the Hagia Sophia?

a)

A church

b)

A castle

c)

A towering statue

d)

Shrine to Sophia I

3.

The form of Christianity that developed in the Byzantine Empire became known as ___________.

a)

Eastern Orthodox

b)

Roman Catholic

c)

Western Church

d)

Judaism

4.

In 1054, a schism, or complete break, separated

a)

the Eastern and Western Churches

b)

The South Slaves

c)

Greeks and Byzantines

d)

Browns with Cleveland

5.

Which statement is true about the city of Constantinople?

a)

It sat at the location of many trade system crossroads

b)

It was able to prosper despite having no harbors

c)

It cut all cultural ties with Rome

d)

It was a lawless state with few rules and lots of crime

6.

Emperor Justinian revised the Roman laws which then became known as?

a)

Justinian's Code

b)

Hammurani's Code

c)

The Da Vinci Code

d)

Chaussard's Code

7.

Which of the following issues divided the Western and Eastern Churches?

a)

practices of animal sacrifices

b)

practices such as scalping

c)

authority of the pope

d)

belief in Jesus

8.
Who was the famous lady that influenced her husband to increase some legal rights of women?
a)
Irene
b)
Theodora
c)
Joan of Arc 
d)
Eleanor of Aquitaine 
9.

Leader of the Eastern Church was called:

a)

Patriarch

b)

Pope

c)

Pastor

d)

Father

10.

What is an icon?

a)

A famous painter

b)

A religious image

c)

An emperor who governs an army

d)

A relic

11.

the punishment of an individual by depriving him of the sacraments and excluding him from the fellowship of the Church.

a)

Matrimony

b)

Excommunication

c)

Execution

d)

Interdict

12.
This map shows the _________ empire
a)
Mongol
b)
Tong
c)
Khan
d)
Byzantine
13.

This is the vast grassland that stretches across Northern Asia

a)

Siberia

b)

Steppe

c)

Tibetan Plateau

d)

Ethiopian Highlands

14.

The ___________________ was largely key to the Mongols success. It provided transportation and food

a)

Cow

b)

Lizard

c)

Horse

d)

Ox

15.

What is true about the boundaries of the Mongol Empire?

a)

It included North and South America

b)

It was very small compared to other empires.

c)

It stretched across Europe and Asia.

d)

It was never peaceful or stable.

16.

Around 1200 CE, this person unified the Mongol Empire

a)

Kublai Khan

b)

Genghis Khan

c)

Confucius

d)

Marco Polo

17.
What was Genghis Khan's real name?
a)
Temujin
b)
Zheng-He
c)
Xiao-Na
d)
Choujin
18.
A period of peace, prosperity, and cultural achievement.
a)
Pax Mongolica
b)
French Revolution
c)
Establishment of Feudal System
d)
Economic System of Manorialism
19.

Genghis Khan promoted people based on ___________

a)

merit (individual ability)

b)

noble birth

c)

blood ties to his wife's family

d)

what fortune cookies told him

20.

Which two cities on the Arabian peninsula are holy to Muslims?

a)

Constantinople and Athens

b)

Cairo and Rome

c)

Mecca and Medina

d)

Baghdad and Jerusalem

21.

Which text is considered the holy to the religion of Islam?

a)

Torah

b)

New Testment

c)

Qur'an

d)

Vedas

22.

Who is the founder of Islam?

a)

Muhammad

b)

Jesus

c)

Gautama

23.

The Islamic region split into which of the following two sets.

a)

Sunni and Shia

b)

Eastern Orthodox and Roman Catholic

c)

Mahayana and Theravada

24.

The Islamic religion split into which of the following two sects?

a)

Sunni and Shi'a

b)

Eastern Orthodox and Roman Catholic

c)

Mahayana and Theravada

25.
What animal was used to trade in Africa?
a)
Horses
b)
Camels
c)
Elephants
d)
Birds
26.
_____ was the first of the great trading states to emerge in the area south of the Sahara in West Africa.
a)
Ghana
b)
Axum
c)
Nubia
d)
Sierra Leone
27.
Which of the following factors is the main reason that Ghana became a powerful empire in West Africa?
a)
It had extremely productive agriculture
b)
It controlled the gold and salt trade in that region
c)
It traded extensively with European countries
d)
It was the first African empire to industrialize
28.
The language of Swahili mixes which two languages?
a)
Malinke & Portuguese
b)
Arabic & Bantu
c)
Asian & Bantu
d)
Bantu & Spanish
29.
Mansa Musa ruled the Mali Empire from 1312 – 1337. What was 1 effect of his rule?
a)
The empire moved to South Africa.
b)
The poor became more powerful.
c)
Democracy was started in his kingdom.
d)
Islamic religion spread in the region
30.
The migration of which people to East Africa helped spread language and farming?
a)
Bantu
b)
Mali
c)
Zulu
d)
Bedouins
31.
The trade of which two products shaped the early history of North and West Africa?
a)
ivory and salt
b)
salt and gold
c)
silk and gold
d)
spices and ivory
32.
What is the name of the huge desert that covers northern Africa?
a)
Sahara
b)
Arabian
c)
Gobi
d)
Kalahari
33.
The kingdoms of Ghana, Mali, & Songhai prospered primarily due to their 
a)
exchanges with Indian ports
b)
direct access to the Arabian Sea
c)
control of trade routes
d)
abundance of diamonds
34.
What term describes a religion that believes in one God?
a)
Polytheistic
b)
Monotheistic
c)
Unotheistic
d)
Singular God
35.
The 5 Pillars are related to which religion?
a)
Judaism
b)
Christianity
c)
Islam
d)
Hindu
36.
What document created a Parliament, and will  allow more rights to lower classes in England?
a)
Edict of Milan
b)
Great Schism 1054
c)
Magna Carta
d)
Justinians Code
37.
All of the following are associated with the Crusades EXCEPT which one?
a)
Reopening of trade between Europe and Asia
b)
Return of lost text from the Middle East to Europe
c)
Beginning of Exploration and Colonization of the Americas
d)
Heavy Persecution of Jews and Muslims
38.
What event triggered both prolonged Knightly violence in Europe and a growth in trade?
a)
Black Death
b)
Crusades
c)
100 Years War
d)
Norman Invasion of England
39.
What drastic world changing event led to the fall of the Feudal System?
a)
Crusades
b)
100 Years War
c)
Holocaust
d)
Black Death
40.

Which of the following focused on the need for education throughout his Empire?

a)

Charlemagne

b)

Clovis

c)

Charles Martel

d)

Pepin the Short

41.
Why were many of the texts written during the Middle Ages religious texts?
a)
Catholic Church purged all other writings that were created
b)
Only those members of the Catholic Clergy could read and write
c)
It was required by Church law
d)
People only wanted to read only religious texts
42.
Which of the following does not describe Europe after the fall of the Western Roman Empire? 
a)
Nobles move from rural areas into towns and cities
b)
Barabarians attack from all angles
c)
trade collapses
d)
Learning declines
43.
What is the only entity to survive the fall of Rome?
a)
Kings
b)
Church
c)
Democracy
d)
Monarchy
44.
A piece of land, given in exchange for loyalty and protection.
a)
Manor
b)
Fief
c)
Estate
45.
What is the name for the system of promises between lords and vassals that governed Europe in the Middle Ages?
a)
Christianity
b)
Feudalism
c)
Shinto
d)
Chivalry
46.
Which religious group fought against the Christians in the Crusades?
a)
Hindus
b)
Buddhists
c)
Muslims
d)
Catholics
47.
What is the name for the large estate of land a knight lived on?
a)
castle
b)
manor
c)
chivalry
d)
land
48.
Who was responsible for farming the fields on a manor?
a)
knights
b)
peasants
c)
merchants
d)
nobles
49.

The top of the feudalistic pyramid

a)

King

b)

Nobles

c)

Knights

d)

Lords

50.

Protected the kingdom

a)

Kings

b)

Nobles

c)

Knights

d)

Serfs

51.

Was the main leader of the Catholic Church

a)

Pope

b)

Cardinal

c)

Priest

d)

Monk

52.

Excommunicate

a)

Kick out of the church/heaven

b)

Could not pray

c)

Could not attend church

53.
What was the goal of the First Crusade?
a)
To take Jerusalem  away from the Muslims
b)
To convert Christians to Islam
c)
To conquer Europe
54.
This map shows the _________ empire
a)
Mongol
b)
Tong
c)
Khan
d)
Byzantine
55.
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.
56.

________________ 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

57.

The Mongols were known for being _______________ or people who herd animals from place to place

a)

Herbalists

b)

Pastoralists

c)

Tribalists

d)

Nomadic wanderers

58.

Which phrase best describes the Mongols view of the religious practices of their subjects?

a)

Tolerance

b)

Intolerance

59.

Muslims believe that its followers should pray five times a day facing:

a)

Medina

b)

Jerusalem

c)

Cairo

d)

Mecca

60.

This city became the capital of the Abbasid Empire.

a)

Jerusalem

b)

Madinah

c)

Baghdad

d)

Cairo

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