Which of these statements about Constantinople is correct?

It's location makes it the perfect crossroads between Europe and Asia

A major goal of the Catholic Church during the crusades...

Capture the Holy Land from Islamic rulers

What was the role of the church in the Byzantine Empire?

The Church played a central role in government & daily lives of people

What impact did the Magna Carta have on todays political systems?

showed power of the monarch could be limited

The Great Schism of 1054 split...

Eastern and western Christian churches

Crusades could not take place in certain areas because...

the Church limited where and when Christians could fight

Why did the black death lead to a sharp decline in public works projects?

Tons of labor shortages due to the high death toll

The Byzantine Emperor...

Was the head of the church AND the government

What was the role of women during the middle ages?

They were confined to the home and managed daily tasks

What was the main characteristic of feudal society in Medieval Europe?

An exchange of land for services

What unified Western Europe during the Middle Ages?

Common faith in the same religion

Which BEST describes a result of the Crusades?

Trade increased between Europe and the Middle East

What was one impact of the crusades?

Increased trade between Europe and Asia

What was the chief goal of the Crusades?

to recover Jerusalem and the Holy Land from the Muslim Turks

How did the Hundred Years' War contribute to the decline of Feudalism?

hiring soldiers made monarchs less dependent on nobles

What was the feudal system?

A system where land was exchanged for services

Under the influence of medieval Christianity, what was society like?

Religion was a way of life that governed people from birth to death

What did the Justinian Code do?

Became the basis for modern legal code

How did the crusades contribute to the end of Medieval Europe?

Europeans leaving their homelands were introduced to new ideas & products

Head of the Catholic Church, Seen as God's chosen representative on Earth

The Feudal System & the Caste System are both examples of . . .

hereditary (born into) social classes

What is a Manorial System?

an agricultural estate run by a lord and worked by peasants

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1
Which of these statements about Constantinople is correct?
It was a religious center for Islam
It's location makes it the perfect crossroads between Europe and Asia
It is isolated from other major cities and empires
It was the capitol of the Christian world
2
What were the motives behind Europeans fighting the Crusades?
All of the answers are correct
Forgiveness of Sins
Desire to be released from Feudal obligations
Desire for wealth from the Middle East
3
A major goal of the Catholic Church during the crusades...
United the Arab peoples
establish Christianity in Western Europe
strengthen the power of European rulers
Capture the Holy Land from Islamic rulers
4
What happened that marked the beginning of the Byzantine Empire?
Constantinople fell
The Hagia Sophia was built
Russian Orthodox Church started
Division of the Roman Empire
5
What was the role of the church in the Byzantine Empire?
The Church was only significant to a small number of people
The Church controlled the empire
The Church played a central role in government & daily lives of people
The Church was only 1 of many different religious institutions
6
What impact did the Magna Carta have on todays political systems?
limited power of courts in criminal trials
showed power of the monarch could be limited
established the power of the English monarcy
led to renewed interes in Greco-Roman culture
7
The Fall of Rome was the beginning of the Middle Ages
True
False
8
The Great Schism of 1054 split...
Northern and Southern Christian churches
Christian and Muslim churches
Eastern and western Christian churches
All the churches
9
Crusades could not take place in certain areas because...
the Church limited where and when Christians could fight
religion was dictated by custom and feudal law
war was limited to religious holidays
landlords determined where war took place
10
The Great Schism reduced the power of the Catholic Church
True
False
11
Why did the black death lead to a sharp decline in public works projects?
Most churches were destroyed due to social chaos
Tons of labor shortages due to the high death toll
Many people abandoned religion after seeing disease
Governments lacked popular support
12
The Byzantine Emperor...
Was the head of the church AND the government
The pope
Head of the church
Head of the government
13
What was the role of women during the middle ages?
They were the primary providers for the family
They were confined to the home and managed daily tasks
They held positions in the government
They gained power by running convents
14
What was the main characteristic of feudal society in Medieval Europe?
Economic equality for all
Representative Government
Protection of individual rights
An exchange of land for services
15
What unified Western Europe during the Middle Ages?
common language
similar climatic & soil conditions for farming
Common faith in the same religion
allegiance to the same political ruler
16
Which BEST describes a result of the Crusades?
Trade increased between Europe and the Middle East
Europeans grew more tolerant of Muslims
Europeans gained lasting control over the Middle Eas
Islamic armies conquered western Europe
17
What was an impact of the Crusades?
Europe influenced Africa
Increased trade between Europe
It helped promote religious freedom
Serfs had more power
18
Which of the following was a direct result of the division of the Roman empire?
Emperor Constantine converted to Christianity
The Byzantine Empire formed
The capitol of Rome moved
19
After the Roman Empire was invaded and collapsed, what happened?
Travel became unsafe because of violence
Cities, towns, & villages were abandoned
Warfare disrupted trade throughout Europe
All of the answers are correct
20
What was one impact of the crusades?
Brought European influence to Africa
strengthened the power of serfs in Europe
promoted the idea of religious freedom
Increased trade between Europe and Asia
21
What was the chief goal of the Crusades?
to recover Jerusalem and the Holy Land from the Muslim Turks
to improve trade among Europe, Asia, and Africa
to force the Byzantines to become Catholics
to spread Christianity throughout Europe, Asia, and Africa
22
The technology of the longbow revolutionized warfare during which war?
Battle of Tours
Battle of Hastings
The Crusades
The Hundred Years War
23
Which institution served as the main unifying force of medieval Western Europe?
military
legislature
monarchy
church
24
How did the Hundred Years' War contribute to the decline of Feudalism?
hiring soldiers made monarchs less dependent on nobles
Serfs ran away from the manors to fight in battles
Nobles insisted that monarchs consult them about new taxes
25
Justinian's Code is the basis for modern laws
False
True
26
Which scholar believed in the existance of natural laws?
St. Augustine
Thomas Aquinas
Richard the Lionheart
Pope Urban II
27
What did the Magna Carta guarantee?
The end of taxation
House of Commons
a model of parliament
Basic legal rights
28
What was the feudal system?
a system of feuds
A system where land was exchanged for services
29
Under the influence of medieval Christianity, what was society like?
Religion played a major role in ONLY the lives of the clergy
Religion influenced society by stressing equality of all religions
Religion permitted the freedom to choose how people worship
Religion was a way of life that governed people from birth to death
30
Which development in the Hundred Years' War was a response to Joan of Arc?
more powerful weapons
increase in foot soldiers
stronger national identity
Loss of royal authority
31
Christianity only played a small role in people's daily lives in Medieval Europe.
False
True
32
Believed in the existence of natural laws and that citizens have the right to remove rulers who break laws.
St. Augustine
Thomas Aquinas
Pope Urban II
Joan of Arc
33
What did the Justinian Code do?
Became the basis for modern legal code
The right to practice any religion was established.
Chinese & Japanese culture was copied.
Gave the right to free speech.
34
Crusades were:
Series of holy wars
Expeditions trying to find a new world
A game played by the Muslims
Expeditions in search of a new emperor
35
How did the crusades contribute to the end of Medieval Europe?
Europeans from different lands proved unable to cooperate with each other
European rulers surrendered their authority to the Pope
Europeans leaving their homelands were introduced to new ideas & products
Muslims in Spain attacked Europe after Crusaders went East
36
The manorial system of Western Europe during the middle ages...
All of the answers are correct
had farmers give service to landowners in exchange for protection
Was large estates that met all needs of those that lived there
had estates made of cottages, barn, fields, mill, church, & castle
37
The Pope is...
Leader of Mecca
Head of the Catholic Church
Emperor of Italy
Seen as God's chosen representative on Earth
38
The Feudal System & the Caste System are both examples of . . .
religious codes of conduct
hereditary (born into) social classes
military alliances
government systems
39
What is a Manorial System?
an agricultural estate run by a lord and worked by peasants
the political and social order in the Middle Ages
the code of ethics upheld by knights
the practice of individual combat between 2 knights
40
The Byzantine Church played a central role in government as well as people's lives
False
True

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