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Unit 2 Test practice
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What was a significant economic impact of the Crusades on European society?
Many areas of Europe adopted the use of printed money from the Middle East
Gold brought back from the Holy Land eliminated poverty in parts of Europe
The demand for goods from Muslim territories decreased throughout Europe
Merchants helped establish new trade routes between Europe and Middle East
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Having created the largest continuous land empire in history, these terrifying warriors spread gunpowder and the plague.
Moors
Mongols
Chinese
Arabs
3
This group was responsible for stabilizing trade over the largest continuous land empire in history.
Romans
Franks
Chinese
Mongols
4
The Frankish king who spread Christianity by force was
Pepin the Short
Charlemagne
Clovis
Charles Martel
5
Originated in the Middle East. Holy scriptures called the Torah. Moses led Hebrews out of Egypt. Which religion is this
Judaism
Christianity
Shinto
Islam
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How were feudalism and the manor system related?
Feudalism involved only war, manor system involved farming
Feudalism was a social order, manor system was an economic arrangement
The laws of feudalism were set by the king, laws of manor set by church
Feudalism applied only to lords, manor system involved serfs
7
The map represents the military conquests associated with the spread of what major world religion?
Christianity
Hinduism
Judaism
Islam
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Which of the following describes the Crusades?
a business association of those who do the same type of work
religious beliefs or teachings that deny Church doctrine
military expeditions to recapture the Holy Lands from the Muslim Turks
a system of loyalty based on the control of land
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Trans-Saharan trade made possible by the _____ led to the spread of _____.
camel, Islam
horse, Christianity
horse, Islam
camel, Christianity
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Feudalism emerged (came to being) during Medieval times because
Europeans needed to defend themselves against constant raids and invasions
Overpopulation required that a more efficient agricultural system be made
Skilled craftspeople had emerged as farming techniques improved
the rarity of cash required land to be used as payment for services
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During the medieval period in Europe, political power of the kings/great nobles was often constrained by the actions of
organized groups of serfs
the growing middle class
high Church officials
elected parliaments
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Which did NOT lead to the growth of trade in the late Medieval Period?
decline in invasions
increased population
poor farming equipment
trade relationships established during the Crusades
13
Which of the following best represents the idea of syncretism in religion?
use of the guitar to sing Christian hymns in Baptist and Methodist churches
eating candy at Halloween
the use of incense in Buddhist temples along the Great Wall
the belief in/practice of magic along Muslim beliefs in Sudanic kingdoms
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What encouraged Muslim leaders to support places of learning such as the House of Wisdom?
optical advances that helped a king with bad eyesight
a desire to know more than the Greeks or Indians
Muhammad's emphasis on study and scholarship
a desire to keep ahead of rival factions within Islam
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Which of the following religions did NOT originate in the Middle East?
Buddhism
Christianity
Islam
Judaism
16
Islamic scholars preserved and expanded on the knowledge of all civilizations, except...
Chinese
Indian
Greco-Roman
the Franks
17
What significant event led to shock and outrage among many Muslims of the 7th century?
Muhammad's assassination by the Umayyad caliphate
the violent death of Husayn on the orders of the Umayyad caliph
Husayn's assassination of the Umayyad caliph, Mu'awiya
the unification of the Sunni and Shi'a branches of Islam
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The major schism in Islam during the 7th century resulted in the formation of what two branches of the faith?
Orthodox and Catholocism
Sunni and Jihad
Shi'a and Sunni
Shiite and Orthodox
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Pray 5 times a day. Belief in one god. Fast during the month of Ramadan. Pilgrimage to Mecca. Which religion is this?
Judaism
Buddhism
Islam
Hinduism
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Major resources exchanged in Trans-Saharan trade included....
spices, gold, emeralds
gold, salt, and emeralds
salt, slaves,pecan
gold, salt, slaves
21
His legendary pilgrimage to Mecca demonstrated the great wealth of the Sudan.
Charlemagne
Mohammad
Mansa Musa
Genghis Khan
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Which practice was a defining characteristic of feudalism in medieval Europe?
Troubadours performed concerts in town halls in return for food and lodging
Lords granted land to vassals in return for military service
Universities granted degrees to qualified students
Guilds supervised the work done by craftsmen
23
All of the following factors contributed to the decline of feudalism in Europe EXCEPT the...
growth of the merchant middle class
movements of peasants to rural areas
spread of the bubonic plague
the appearance of trade fairs and towns
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What is the Quran?
It is the holy book of Islam
It was Muhammad's journey to Yathrib
It is the law code of Islam
It is the group of priests who watched over the Ka'ba
