Why were Nobles so powerful in the Middle Ages?

They had the peasants under their command, They were Knights and were the only ones with armour, They had the horses

The Catholic Church chose Saints were based on...

their being a martyr for Christianity, miraculous acts they performed

Leonardo Da Vinci was known for this...

Being a painter, writer, sculptor and architect, Being a scientist, astronomer and inventor

What is the City of Venice built upon?

Wooden piles driven into the marshly land

How were people that had views the Church didn't like (heretics) treated at this time?

They were burnt at the stake, They were excommunicated

What did Martin Luther do to protest the Catholic Church?

Nailed the 95 Theses on the door of Wittenburg Cathedral, Came up with 95 Theses (criticisms) of the Church

What does the term 'renaissance' mean?

Rebirth, A period in European history beginning in the 14th century

What happened between the Romans and Jews in the century after Christ's birth?

Jews became a Diaspora (displaced people), The Romans destroyed the temple in Jerusalem

Why were clergy some of the only literate people in the middle-ages

They had to be able to read the bible, They were the only ones who knew Latin

What were some of the effects of the European age of discovery on America?

The Slave trade was introduced into America, Indigenous people contracted diseases like smallpox

What were some features of Coat of Arms in the Middle Ages?

Used by feudal lords and Knights in battles, Identified families and cities or towns of origin, Showed who allies and supporters were

What is a primary source?

An eyewitness account of an event or time period, A piece of evidence from the time period we are studying

What happened to the relatives of the Mongols who conquered Northern India?

They became the Mughal Empire, They converted to Islam

The Mongol conquests were based of these two talents excelled at by their warriors

Horsemanship skills, Archery with a bow

Which was NOT a reason for the fall of the Roman Empire?

All the Roman Emperor were good rulers

What happened to plague victims when they got buboes?

They develop large, black boils on their skin, They would start becoming highly contagious

What did it mean to be a vassal in the feudal system?

You held land on the condition you payed homage

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1
How long did the Crusader Kingdom last in Jerusalem?
100 years
less than a year
200 years
37 years
2
What load-bearing architectural feature allowed Gothic Cathedrals to become huge?
Help from Jesus
The Flying Butress
The invention of concrete
The Apse and Knave
3
What is the oldest existing English work of literature from the Anglo-Saxon period?
The Canterbury Tales
Beowulf
Macbeth
Oliver Twist
4
What invention allowed the spread of Martin Luther's Protestant ideas?
The Catholic Reformation
The Newspaper
High speed internet
The Printing Press
5
Who conquered Constantinople (Byzantium) in 1453?
The Persians
The Ottoman Turks
The Seljuk Turks
The Mongols
6
What year was Columbus' voyage of discovery?
1521
1423
1632
1492
7
Who spread Greek culture as far as India in the 4th Century B.C.E.?
Moses
Julius Caesar
Hannibal
Alexander the Great
8
Why were Nobles so powerful in the Middle Ages?
They were elected by the Serfs of the Manor
They had the peasants under their command
They were Knights and were the only ones with armour
They had the horses
9
The Catholic Church chose Saints were based on...
their being a martyr for Christianity
Their guitar skills
How much $ they gave to the church
miraculous acts they performed
10
Leonardo Da Vinci was known for this...
Being the First Prime Minister of Italy
Being a painter, writer, sculptor and architect
Being a religious leader and a politician
Being a scientist, astronomer and inventor
11
What massive document tells the story William the Conqueror's victory over Harold in 1066?
The Bible
The Sutton Hoo Treasure
The Bayeux Tapestry
The Alfred Jewel
12
What is the City of Venice built upon?
solid bedrock
Wooden piles driven into the marshly land
Old boats
Concrete foundations
13
What kind of arch is shown here?
Gothic Arch
A Greek arch
A roman arch
A Peace arch
14
This was the name for the style of church that existed before the Gothic cathedrals?
Romanesque
Baroque
Neo- Classical
Renaissance
15
The warrior caste of the Sikh religion eventually conquered this area of India?
Goa
West Bengal
Orissa
Punjab
16
How were people that had views the Church didn't like (heretics) treated at this time?
They were burnt at the stake
They were excommunicated
They were sent to prison for a year
They were forced to work for free
17
What happened at the Battle of Hastings in 1066?
Harold won the battle
Harold Godwinson defeated William the Conqueror
The Normans invaded England
England remained under Anglo-Saxon control
18
What do Christians and Jews NOT have in common?
The Old Testament
both persecuted by the Romans
belief in Jesus Christ
Moses
19
What did Martin Luther do to protest the Catholic Church?
Burnt himself alive in front of the Catholic Church
Nailed the 95 Theses on the door of Wittenburg Cathedral
Came up with 95 Theses (criticisms) of the Church
Stopped believing in God
20
What is the name of the modern city of Constantinople?
Athens, Greece
Sofia, Bulgaria
Belgrade, Serbia
Istanbul, Turkey
21
What does the term 'renaissance' mean?
When an artist makes a masterpiece
Rebirth
A period in European history beginning in the 14th century
The end of an era of history
22
Who scultpted the Statue of David?
Donatello
Michelangelo
Raphael
Leonardo Da Vinci
23
What was the Roman name for the area controlled by the Frankish Kings (today's France)?
Prussia
Gaul
The Holy Roman Empire
Bavaria
24
What happened between the Romans and Jews in the century after Christ's birth?
Jews became a Diaspora (displaced people)
The Jews were forced to stay in Israel
The Romans destroyed the temple in Jerusalem
Mostly peaceful relations and friendship
25
Why were clergy some of the only literate people in the middle-ages
Because they all went to University
They had to be able to read the bible
They were the only ones who knew Latin
They had to be able to read the newspaper
26
What did European Christians at this time fear most?
An Islamic invasion of Great Britain
Damnation and Hell
The loss of Jerusalem in the Holy Land
27
What were some of the effects of the European age of discovery on America?
Indigenous people benefitted in a huge way
An easy sea route to Asia was found
The Slave trade was introduced into America
Indigenous people contracted diseases like smallpox
28
What is the most important of the Jewish Holy books?
The Qu'ran
The Torah
The New Testament
The Bible
29
What were some features of Coat of Arms in the Middle Ages?
Used by feudal lords and Knights in battles
Identified families and cities or towns of origin
Showed who allies and supporters were
Only allowed to be used by Kings
30
Because of their religious outlook, many in Europe during the black plague believed that....
It was intended to help spread Christianity
Jesus was going to appear and stop it
It was introduced by the Chinese
It must be punishment from god
31
What is the most beautiful relic of Mughal rule in India today?
The Red Fort
The Taj Mahal
The Golden Temple
Angkor Wat
32
What was an artistic technique the Byzantines improved upon from the Romans?
The Aqueduct
The Mosaic
The fresco
The Gothic arch
33
Out of Christianity, Judaism and Islam, which religion is the oldest?
Christianity
Judaism
They're all the same age
Islam
34
Which Empire is referred to as the 'Lost' or 'Forgotten' Empire?
The Umayyad Caliphate
The Byzantine Empire
The Ottoman Empire
The Hapsburg Empire
35
What is a primary source?
Evidence someone wrote after hearing second hand
An eyewitness account of an event or time period
Any article you can find on facebook
A piece of evidence from the time period we are studying
36
Who was the Frankish King who began to rebuild European culture after the Dark Ages in 800 C.E?
Pepin the Short
Charles Martel
Charlemagne
Clovis
37
How did the Romans bring water to their cities?
Aqueducts
They had plumbing
They took it mostly from wells
They made slaves carry it from Rivers
38
Where did Western European civilization begin?
The Baltic Sea
the Mediterranean Sea
Central Asia
The Nile River
39
What the name for an Islamic Holy building?
Mandir
Temple
Mosque
Shrine
40
What happened to the relatives of the Mongols who conquered Northern India?
They stayed there for only a short period of time
They became the Mughal Empire
They converted to Islam
They converted India to Christianity
41
Which of the following was NOT part of the Roman Empire?
Parts of the Middle East (Syria)
Scandinavia
France and Great Britain
Parts of Northern Africa
42
Which of these religions is NOT monotheistic (belief in only one god)?
Judaism
Christianity
Hinduism
Islam
43
The fearsome warrior that united the Mongols was...
Genghis Khan
Attila the Hun
Kublai Khan
Marco Polo
44
The Mongol conquests were based of these two talents excelled at by their warriors
Castle building
Horsemanship skills
Archery with a bow
Reading and writing
45
What religion did the Romans believe in before Christianity took over?
Scientology
Judaism
Buddhism
Paganism
46
What was the period after the fall of the Roman Empire called?
The High Middle Ages
The Renaissance
The Dark Ages
The Gothic period
47
People is this religion do not cut their hair and wear bracelets, ceremonial blades?
Sikhs
Jains
Hindus
Muslims
48
What was the name of the Northern Europe's break away from the Catholic Church?
The Renaissance
The Protestant Reformation
The dissolution of the monasteries
The Lutheran revolt
49
Which was NOT a reason for the fall of the Roman Empire?
Barbarian invasions
The empire got too large
All the Roman Emperor were good rulers
Romans used mercenaries as soldiers
50
What happened to plague victims when they got buboes?
They develop large, black boils on their skin
They exploded
They had to wear bird masks
They would start becoming highly contagious
51
What did it mean to be a vassal in the feudal system?
You held land on the condition you payed homage
You were at a higher position in the social hierarchy
You were a Knight with full armour
You controlled all the land and power
52
Who was the first King of England who helped drive the Danish out of England?
Alfred the Great
Edward the Confessor
William the Conqueror
Ethelred the Unready
53
Who brought Christianity to Ireland and helped spread it to the rest of the British Isles?
St. George
St. Bartholomew
St. Thomas Aquinas
St. Patrick
54
What Viking invention allowed them to plunder and pillage coastal towns and cities?
The steamship
The crossbow
The Longship
The sailboat
55
What artistic invention gave Renaissance paintings more depth?
pastel colours
fresco painting
Perspective
oil painting
56
What was a fief?
Given to vassal by an overlord in return for allegiance
The English way of saying 'thief'
A feudal Estate
A medieval stew
57
What were some new products brought back to Europe because of the discovery of the New World?
gunpowder
Coffee
tobacco
Sugar
58
What was the city that gave birth to the renaissance?
Venice, Italy
Florence, Italy
Paris, France
Moscow, Russia
59
What was NOT a feature of medieval towns?
often inside of fortified walls
hygienic conditions
Guilds controlled the trades and apprenticeships
Timber frame houses
60
How did the longbow change the nature of warfare in the 1400's?
It diminished the powers of Knights
They became more powerful than cannons
They could destroy castle walls
It could pierce through thick armour
61
What was Chivalry?
practiced during the Dark Ages
courtship and honour (courtly love)
Did not include rules about combat
knightly system with its religious, moral, and social code
62
What was the language of the Roman Empire and later, the Catholic Church?
Spanish
Latin
Greek
Italian
63
What two religions clashed in the Crusades?
Orthodox Christianity/Islam
Protestant Christianity/Islam
Catholic Christianity/Islam
Judaism/Catholic Christianity
64
Where did the invention of gunpowder come from?
Korea
India
Japan
China
65
What is a secondary source?
A newspaper article about the middle ages
The Domesday book (written in the 11th century)
Mr. Banks notes
An eyewitness account from the Black Death
66
What is it called when an army surrounds a castle?
Annexation
A siege
A frontal assault
An invasion
67
This Mongol leader became ruler of China and supposedly met adventurer Marco Polo?
Guyuk Khan
Ogedei Khan
Ghengis Khan
Kublai Khan
68
During the Middle Ages, these people took over more territory than any other
The British Empire
The Spanish Empire
The Ottoman Turks
The Mongols
69
She rallied the French against the English invaders during the 100 years War
Catherine of Aragon
Joan Of Arc
Catherine the Great
Eleanor of Aquitaine
70
According to Islamic religion, from what city did Muhammad rise to heaven?
Medina
Mecca
Constantine
Jerusalem
71
What is polytheism?
belief in multiple gods
Belief in one god
Belief in two gods
Belief in Zeus
72
Which city became the center of the Catholic Church?
Constantinople
Paris
Madrid
Rome
73
During the Fourth Crusade, the Bronze horses of Constantinople were stolen and taken here?
Venice, Italy
Jerusalem, Israel
Vienna, Austria
Rome, Italy
74
What products/ideas came back to Europe from the Crusades?
Soap
Potatoes
Geometry and Algebra
ginger, lemons, sugar, rice, coffee
75
Knights were associated with this code of conduct?
Chivalry
The Magna Carta
Roman Law
Guilds
76
How did gunpowder change the nature of warfare?
It diminished the effectiveness of Knights
It made war less destructive
It made armies move closer to each other
It diminished (lowered) the power of castles
77
This painting by Da Vinci is now a 'ghost' of its former self?
The Mona Lisa
The Last Supper
The School of Athens
Madonna on the Rocks
78
What were some complaints about the Catholic Church in the Middle Ages?
They churches were not decorated enough
Nepotism and corruption
the sale of Indulgences
They kept the scripture in Latin
79
Who confirmed Copernicus' theories by looking through his self-made telescope?
Tycho Brahe
Neil Armstrong
Edwin Hubble
Galileo Gallilei
80
Which people resisted Christianity longer than most and plundered the shores of Western Europe?
The Anglo-Saxons
The Irish
The Vikings
The Franks
81
What changed in the design of churches as a result of the change from Roman to Gothic arches?
More structures collapsed
More stained glass windows
The amount of light that could enter
Much taller Cathedral
82
Who is the main prophet of Islam?
Abu Bakr
Mohammed
Ishmael
Caliph Yazid I
83
What were some of the social effects of the Black Death?
People lost some of their faith in the Church
Women gained the right to vote
They were more demand on labour
The peasants lost power
84
What does the term canonized mean?
To feed someone to the Lions
When the Church decided someone is a Saint
To turn something into a cannon
To make someone into a knight
85
What two civilizations were most important in the early development of European civilization?
Finland and Estonia
Greece and Rome
Persia and Spain
England and France
86
Which does NOT describe why the Norman Kings of England built so many large castles?
Because they looked super cool
To show their power and prestige
To intimidate the people of each area they conquered
To protect the land from invaders
87
Which Roman Emperor made Christianity the official religion of Rome?
Emperor Nero
Augustus Caesar
Emperor Constantine
Julius Caesar
88
Which Western civilization had the largest influence on philosophy, art and drama?
The Persian
The Greeks
The English
The Romans
89
What were indlugences?
A cause of the Renaissance
They were like tickets to heaven=forgive you for your sins
Pieces of paper you bought from the Church
Fancy decorations on churches
90
What was the meaning of a 'fallow field' in the three fields system?
A field harvested year round
A field in which beets are planted
A rotating field system
A field left un-plowed in a rotation
91
Which of the following did the Catholic Church NOT control during the Middle Ages?
marriage and birth
The time of day (based on the ringing of church bells)
Who could be banished From the church (excommunicated)
The King of every nation
92
Which Germanic people invaded and settled in Celtic Britain during the Dark Ages?
Angles
Saxons
Huns
Normans
93
What was the legal status of women at this time?
They were free citizens
The same as men
They were in most positions of power
Property of their fathers then husbands
94
Who was the Polish man who first hypothesized that the Sun was at the center of the Universe?
Nicholas Copernicus
Galileo Gallilei
Tycho Brahe
Carl Sagan
95
Who was the Sultan who captured Jerusalem back from the Christians?
Saladin
Mehmet II
Justinian
Suleiman I
96
What is NOt an example of Gothic art?
tapestries
3 dimensional fresco paintings
two dimesnional figures
stained glass
97
What is the area that circles and protects a castle called?
The Battlements
A drawbridge
The Bailey
A Moat
98
What is the Golden Rule of both Confucius from China and Jesus Christ?
Treat others as you would like to be treated
Destroy your enemies with ruthlessness
Never cut your hair, it weakens you
Belief in one god and one god only
99
What religion flourished in the Byzantine Empire and spread to Russia and Eastern Europe?
Protestant Christianity
Orthodox Christianity
Coptic Christianity
Catholic Christianity

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