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Byzantine Empire, Medieval Europe, and Renaissance
Byzantine Empire, Medieval Europe, and Renaissance
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Review of Time Period 3, specifically Medieval Europe, Renaissance, and Byzantium
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What was the Hanseatic League?
The guild system
Agricultural resources of Europe
Transportation agreement
Alliance of German states
2
St. Cyril and St. Methodius were
Revived the Olympic games in Byzantium
Revolutionary painters from Byzantium
spread Orthodox Christianity among the Slavs
missionaries of Islam in Southern Europe
3
Mu'awiya started this caliphate after the death of Husayn
Mamluk
Umayyad
Fatimid
Abbasid
4
Byzantine women were increasingly confined to home life and
Began wearing the veil in public
No longer serving as religious leaders
Increased rights to property and inheritance
began to rule the empire
5
After the 10th century, the Catholic church
Agreed on all regulations
Had an overabundance of clergy
Had residual pagan practices and worship
The pop was not recognized internationally
6
Which of the following is true?
Viking boats were limited when travelling in the open sea
Viking settlements have been found in Greenland
Viking settlements were prosperous in Amerca
Vikings were unable to sail to America
7
Why did the Umayyad dynasty begin to decline?
Repeated attacks from the Huns and Mongols
A Jewish revolt in Islamic lands
A decrease in Islamic converts
non-Arab Muslims unrest due to unfair treatment
8
What was the primary cause of the Schism of 1054 was due to
The 1st Crusade
Supremacy of the Pope in Rome
Arianism
The language of mass
9
Vladimir I rejected Islam in favor of Orthodox Christianity because
His people would never accept multiple wives
He knew he'd had to give up alcohol
Would not promote enough trade
He was an accomplished figurative painter
10
Which Germanic tribe took over the Rhine Valley?
Visigoths
Vandals
Ostrogoths
Franks
11
The pope's crowning of Charlemagne
Due to societal changes in the Carolingian dynasty
Was because the Pope said a woman could not be Emperor
Due to Charlemagne defeating the Byzantine army
due to decline of Byzantine power
12
What caused the most conflict in Europe during the late Middle Ages?
Differences of Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Christians
Islamic incursions into Christian European territory
Power struggle between church officials and kings
Corrupt papal authority
13
All of the following were environmental changes in Europe except
Damming rivers
Pollution
Extinction of animals
Deforestation
14
Why did Muhammad make the hijra?
Meccan authorities forced him to flee
His family lived in Medina
Wanted followers in the north
His visions commanded him to
15
Medieval women
Completely dependent on men
Frequently led troops into battle like Joan of Arc
Were powerful women, like Eleanor of Aquitaine
"Wore the pants" in the relationship
16
Early Renaissance art
Included nude works
Started with frescoes
Never created a new kind of artistic expression
Explored the possibilities of 3-d scroll portaits
17
After the death of Muhammad,
His wife, Khadija, became the leader
Teachings of Islam were relaxed
Abu Bakr became the first calip
There was no successor
18
After the fall of Rome in 476 C.E.
the Western portion was absorbed into the Byzantine Empire
No powerful rulers or armies took Rome's place
The empire fell to pieces in the hands of German tribes
Was conquered by Islamic leaders
19
The Crusades are credited with everything below except
Muslim poets and writers
Classical Latin works, such as Aristotle
Hard soap, colored glass, and paper goods
Arabic translations of ancient Greek philosophers
20
The Hagia Sophia was not
Constructed on a rectangular plan
rebuilt by Justinian and Theodora
Was not constructed in a spherical manner
"The Church of Holy Wisdom"
21
The Hundred Years' War included all of these except
Use of longbow and gunpowder for the first time in Europe
Joan of Arc fighting for the French
War between England and France
Nobles fighting on the front lines
22
What was NOT a primary reason for the Renaissance?
Economic recession
Loss of faith in the church
Black Death
Political disorder
23
Basil II fought against the
Franks
Bulgars
Muslims
Russians
24
Mecca was
birthplace of Jesus and Abraham
a rival economic center to Byzantium
Had an unusually wet climate
A pilgrimage site for multiple religions
25
The Spanish and Portuguese "reconquista" was against
Visigoths
Franks
Protestants
Muslims
26
Muhammad experienced his revelations
Reading the Old and New Testament
Being possess by a djinn
As visions from the Archangel Gabriel
As a dream from Jesus and Abraham
27
Which statement is true of Gothic architecture?
Took multiple generations to build
Became places of worships and schools
Development of flying buttresses and arches
Expressions of the architects who built them
28
How did Latin Europe regain the works of Classical Greece?
Import of antiquities from China
Trade with the Huns and Mongols
Discovery of the ruins of Alexandria
Recapture of European lands from Muslims
29
Which group of Muslims believe that a descendant of Muhammad should be the caliph?
Sunnis
Shi'ites
Sufis
Ismali'is
30
Kievan Rus mainly developed
Trade
Warfare
Landholding
Mining
31
In Islam, Muslim woman
Play large role in public life
Cannot own property
Cannot ask for divorce
Did not adopt the Byzantine custom of veiling
32
The Sasanid Empire, last pre-Islamic empire, was located in
Iraq
Iran
Lebanon
Syria
33
These people are considered a language and cultural isolate of Europe
Vikings
Angles
Slavs
Magyars
34
The Crusades contributed to Europe
Complete social upheaval
Higher levels of peace
Higher levels of chaos
Crime waves that lasted for centuries
35
What threat to Western Europe came from Scandinavia?
Abbasid conquest of Europe
Norman conquest of England
Anglo-Saxon conquest of France
Viking raids on northern European coasts
36
Which of the following was not an economic or social crisis of the Black Death?
Unrest amongst the people because common place
Trade declined due to the death rate
Peasants rebelled against being excluded from artisan guilds
Serfs became more economically independent
37
Arabs were traditionally
Sailors
Pastoral nomads
Self-sufficient farms
Artisans
38
Due to the Black Death, which of the following is NOT a social result?
Democracy became the law of the land
Peasant revolts
End of serfdom in Europe
Pay increase for laborers
39
Which of the following was not under a caliph's control?
Spain
Indus River Valley
North Africa and Egypt
Eastern Europe
40
In the aftermath of the 4th Crusade, the Byzantine Empire became
Latin Kingdom of Anatolia
The Latin Empire of Constantinople
Venetian trading post of the Venetian Kingdom
Ottoman Turk Istanbul
41
The representatives of Charlemagne in the Carolingian dynasty were
Chandiar
Scriptoria
Missi dominici
Mark graf
42
Trade gradually revived in Europe due to
Emergence of a specialized middle class
Growth of industrial towns
The security of the Carolingian Empire
With the introduction of paper money
43
What does theme mean?
Military and civil authority combined
The name for Eastern Roman Empire
Usage of Greek fire
Peasants of Anatolia
44
During the Middle Ages, serfs
Serfs were able to change professions
Taxes were designated by the lord
Most serfs owned a small portion of land to produce food
Unlike slavery, serfdom was not hereditary
45
What is the definition of ulama?
religious and government officials
rural warlords
mercenaries
Outcasts or "untouchables"
46
The Magna Carta did not give rights to
Peasants
Nobles
The church
London
47
Byzantine power declined after
Seljuks and Mamluks created an alliance
The Schism of 1054
Seljuk win at Manzikert
The results of the First Crusade
48
All of the following are true about the Crusades except
They were a serious of religious wars
Threats against pilgrims decreased
Jerusalem constantly switched between Christians and Muslims
Economic reasons sparked the wars
49
Why is describing the Middle Ages as "feudal" too simplistic?
Serfdom was not the same from region to region
The social structure of Germany had no serfs
Feudalism never existed
Most of the old Roman ways never died out
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During the Middle Ages, agriculture
Was worked by slaves
Owned by the serfs
Communal property
Was self-sufficient farms