In 1380, Russian princes of Moscow took control from the Mongols by

defeating the Golden Horde at the battle of Kulikovo

Which statement is true about the city of Constantinople?

It commanded key trade routes linking Europe & Asia.

What effect did the "free veto" have on the government of Poland-Lithuania?

It made it difficult for government to take decisive action

Why did the state of Poland-Lithuania weaken in the late 1600s?

The central government was weak due to the "free veto"

What issue was the cause of a bitter battle between eastern and western Christianity?

Byzantine emperor banned religious icons

What was an effect of Mongol rule over medieval Russia?

They cut Russia off from contacts with Western Europe

What lasting impact did the Magyars have on the kingdom of Hungary?

The adopted Roman Catholicism & rules the kingdom

What helped cause the decline of the Byzantine empire?

Venetian merchants gained control of Byzantine trade

Which of these statements is true about the Mongol rule of medieval Russia?

Russian rulers continued Mongols' use of absolute power

sought to limit the power of landowning nobles

Medieval Russian traders most often reached the Byzantine world

through rivers running from north to south

Rule of the Byzantine emperor Justinian differed from the rule of monarchs in W Europe in that

Justinian had both political and spiritual power

Under the rule of Justinian, the Byzantine empire

built the strongest military force in the world

Russian tsar Ivan the Terrible

issued laws that tied Russian serfs to the land

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1
Open, treeless grassland of southern Russia
lowlands
steppe
desert
forest
2
A tsar who brought much of northern Russia under his rule.
Lenin
Ivan the Terrible
Ivan the Great
Stalin
3
Islam was introduced to some areas of the Balkans in the 1300s by the invading
Mongols
Khazars
Ottomans
Magyars
4
In medieval Eastern Europe, goods & cultural influences traveled along the
Don & Rhone
Rhine & Loire
Danube & Vistula
Volga & Urals
5
A tsar who left Russia seething with rebellion at the time of his death.
Ivan the Terrible
Ivan the Great
Lenin
Stalin
6
Byzantine scholars produced many notable books especially in the field of
mathematics
history
Economics
biology
7
The highest official in Byzantine Church
Pope
father
patriarch
minister
8
Justinian's most important achievement was probably
his international diplomacy
his writings on democracy
his "Body of Civil Law"
his conquest of Hagia Sophia
9
In 1380, Russian princes of Moscow took control from the Mongols by
defeating the Golden Horde at the battle of Kulikovo
converting the Mongols to Roman Catholicism
encouraging Mongols to fight among themselves
defeating the Golden Horde at the battle of Novgorod
10
A document that limited the power of Magyar rulers
Peace Agreement of 2018
Magna Carta
Constitution
Golden Bull of 1222
11
Which statement is true about the city of Constantinople?
It commanded key trade routes linking Europe & Asia.
It cut all cultural ties with the heritage of Rome.
It had few defenses and so was vulnerable to attack.
It was able to prosper despite having no harbor
12
What effect did the "free veto" have on the government of Poland-Lithuania?
It made it difficult for government to take decisive action
It allowed the monarch to veto proposals by the assembly
It pitted the Church & nobility against the monarch
It angered the king so he dissolved the national assembly
13
Why did the state of Poland-Lithuania weaken in the late 1600s?
The central government was weak due to the "free veto"
King Jagiello disbanded the diet, or state assembly
Nobles rebelled against the autocratic government
Mongols overran Lithuania in 1683
14
After the Great Schism, the Byzantine church became known as the
Reformed Catholic Church
Eastern Orthodox Church
Greek Patriarchal Church
Roman Catholic Church
15
What issue was the cause of a bitter battle between eastern and western Christianity?
Byzantine emperor allowed priests to marry
Byzantine emperor banned religious icons
Roman Church rejected Justinian's Code
Roman Church used Latin as its official language
16
What was an effect of Mongol rule over medieval Russia?
They cut Russia off from contacts with Western Europe
Their code of laws served as model for later Russian rulers
They disrupted important trade routes of Russian merchants
Their teachings helped establish Russian Orthodox Church
17
In 900s, West Slavs of Poland were influenced by missionaries spreading
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
Judaism
Roman Catholicism
Lutheranism
18
What lasting impact did the Magyars have on the kingdom of Hungary?
They killed almost half the population & then withdrew
They forced most of the population to convert to Islam
The adopted Roman Catholicism & rules the kingdom
They put a council of nobles in charge of the government
19
The center of the first Russian state
Berlin
Kiev
Moscow
Constantinople
20
Byzantine emperor determined to revive ancient Rome
Sophia
Theodora
Ivan
Justinian
21
What helped cause the decline of the Byzantine empire?
Ottoman Turks captured Venice, a key ally
Mongol raiders plundered Constantinople
Rebels overthrew the Byzantine emperor
Venetian merchants gained control of Byzantine trade
22
City of Constantinople was in a key location on the strait that links Mediterranean Sea with
Red Sea
Black Sea
Caspian Sea
Aegean Sea
23
Russia's first civilization began in
the pasture region of the southern steppe
the forested region of the Ural Mountains
the fishing region of the Baltic Sea
the farming region of Ukraine
24
Which of these statements is true about the Mongol rule of medieval Russia?
Mongols destroyed trade routes between China & East Europe
Russian rulers continued Mongols' use of absolute power
Mongols tried to destroy the Russian Orthodox Church
Mongol rule strengthened ties between Russia & West Europe
25
Ivan the Great
sought to limit the power of landowning nobles
reformed Russian law based on Western traditions
was the first Russian ruler to be officially crowned tsar
organized the oprichniki to enforce his will
26
The capital of the Byzantine empire
Moscow
Constantinople
Kiev
Paris
27
Medieval Russian traders most often reached the Byzantine world
through rivers running from north to south
through canals dug by the ancient Romans
through sea lanes from ports in the Baltic region
over an advanced network of dirt roads
28
Rule of the Byzantine emperor Justinian differed from the rule of monarchs in W Europe in that
Justinian had both political and spiritual power
Justinian's Code limited the monarchy
Justinian's Code established a republic
The Byzantine church was the ruling power
29
Development of Kiev and its culture was the result of the blended cultures of what two peoples?
Poles & Slavs
Vandals & Bulgars
Slavs & Vikings
Mongols & Kurds
30
Magyars who raided Europe from Asian steppes eventually settled in
Hungary
Serbia
Poland-Lithuania
Bulgaria
31
Which region of medieval Russia served as a great highway for nomadic migration?
the southern steppe
the northern forests
the Ural Mountains
the Balkan Peninsula
32
Under the rule of Justinian, the Byzantine empire
replaced the system of Roman law with Muslim law
began to decline due to Muslim invasions
built the strongest military force in the world
passed strict laws limiting the power of the emperor
33
Mongol armies who ruled much of medieval Russia
Khan's Gang
Golden Horde
People from the North
Mongols
34
Area of southeastern Europe extending into the Mediterranean Sea
Upper Penisula
Lower Penisula
Balkan Penisula
Yucatan Penisula
35
Russian tsar Ivan the Terrible
helped to revive the power of the old boyar families
issued laws that tied Russian serfs to the land
abolished the manor system within Russia
issued laws protecting the rights of Russian Jews

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