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Duplicate of Dark Ages
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When did the Normans invade England?
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1999
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1066
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Where was the Holy Roman Empire?
Italy
Germany
France
England
3
The Byzantine Empire split from the Roman Empire and was a major force in Europe after Rome fell
True
False
4
This famous Viking was the first to raid England.
Björn Ironside
Ragnar Lothbrok
Lief Garret
Lief Ericson
5
How did the Plague change European society?
There were labor shortages due to dead peasants.
Both rich and poor were killed by the disease.
All of the Above
People lost faith in the church.
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The ______ re-introduced Europeans to classical knowledge, helping to end the Dark Age
Crusades
Invention of the Printing Press
Fall of Rome
Hajj
7
Who was the first person to be crowned Emperor of Rome following the Empire’s fall?
Alfred of Winchester
Charlemagne
King Arthur
Thomas Aquinas
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English king who took part in the Crusades.
Richard
John
George
Paul
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What was a characteristic of a "Dark Age?"
Loss of Literacy
A religious conflict
Times of poor weather that effects farming
Loss of Technology
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What was a "Vassal?"
A type of castle
Someone who worked land for a lord
Someone given land and a title by the King (Sovereign)
An Islamic Priest
11
Vikings practiced _________
Polytheism
Islam
Buddhism
Taoism
12
Mohammad's ______ marked the beginning of the Muslim Calendar.
birth
meeting with Gabriel
death
Escape from Mecca
13
What is a difference between Catholicism and Orthodox Christianity?
Fasting in the 9th lunar month
Prayer five times a day
The importance of the Pope
Views on Divorce
14
Which group of people is credited with being the founders of Russia?
The Macedonians
The Assyrians
The Angles
Slavic People
15
Who led the French during the 100 Years War?
Charles Martel
Charlemagne
Louis V
Joan of Arc
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Why is this time period often refereed to as the Dark Ages?
Most people living in this time preferred to wear black
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The sun was blocked out due to climate change
There is not a lot of written history from this time period
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Which group of people NEVER settled in England?
The Saxons
The Sioux
The Britons/ Celts
The Romans
18
Which of the following is NOT one of the Five Pillars of Islam?
Honoring your father and mother
Charity
Fasting during Ramadan
Prayer
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Which of the following is a factor that led to the fall of Rome?
Attacks from 'Barbarians'
Defunding/ weakening of Roman Legions
The Rise of Islam
Economic and Political instability
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Who signed the Magna Carta?
William the Conqueror
King Richard
King John
Pope Urban II
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Who were the only literate people in the Dark Ages?
The Monarchs
The Priests and Monks of the Catholic Church
Peasants
Aristocrats
22
Why did the Middle East avoid a Dark Age?
Local government was left in tact
All of the Above
On the edge of Roman Empire
Kept Ancient Knowledge
23
After the split of the Catholic Church what type of Christianity reins in the Byzantine Empire?
Eastern Orthodox
Protestants
Baptists
Methodists
24
What is Feudalism?
The disagreement between clans
A treaty between the Franks and the Normans
The social, political & economic system of medieval Europe
The steps to becoming a knight
25
What was the ultimate goal of the Crusades?
To reclaim Jerusalem for Christians
To unite Muslims and Christians
To capture England
To convert people to another religion
26
The _______ was what prevented the Umayyads from conquering Europe.
Siege of Quabec
Battle of Thermopylae
Battle of Tours
Great Schism
27
What was the Black Death?
Bubonic Plague
none of these
The nickname for Crusaders Knights
A pandemic that killed almost half of Europe
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The ______ were invaders from Asia who conquered China, Russia, and much of the Middle East.
Ottoman Turks
Mongols
Huns
Hittites
29
______ was famous for traveling the Silk Roads to China.
Christopher Columbus
Henry Morton Stanley
Marco Polo
Ponce de Leon
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When did the middle ages begin?
After the Fall of Rome
After the Siege of Jerusalem
After the Norman invasion of England
After the death of Caesar
31
Jerusalem is an important city in the Islamic Faith.
True
False
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What was the most powerful institution in Dark Age Europe?
Swiss banks
Silk Road Trade Companies
The Catholic Church
The Orthodox Church
