The Dark Ages...How Dark Were They, Really? Crash Course World History #14

Question 1

The system of controlling land during Medieval Times was called:

Accepted Answer

Feudalism

Question 2

What was the life expectancy in Europe in Medieval Times?

Accepted Answer

30

Question 3

During what Europeans called the Dark Ages, the Islamic Empire was advancing in which area?

Accepted Answer

architecture, science, agriculture, mathematics

Question 4

Which word is related to a leadership role in the Islamic Empire?

Accepted Answer

caliph

Question 5

Which civilization invented gunpowder which changed the course of history?

Accepted Answer

China

Question 6

The Islamic Empire spoke:

Accepted Answer

Arabic

Question 7

While many call this the Dark Ages in Europe, was this the case in the Islamic World?

Accepted Answer

No, the Islamic World was making a great deal of progress at this time.

Question 8

True or False: Peasants (also known as serfs) owned land.

Accepted Answer

False

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