True or False: This map reflects Europe accurately after the Roman Empire had just fallen to the Germanic tribes.

Question 1 options:
a) True
b) False

The term feudalism is best defined as a

Question 3 options:

a)

holy war between Christians and Muslims

b)

process in which goods are traded for other goods

c)

division of political power between three separate branches

d)

system in which land is exchanged for military service and loyalty

a) True

What was the most important force in providing unity, stability, and a sense of security throughout Europe during the Middle Ages (500 – 1500)?

Question 2 options:

a)

Knights and military leaders

b)

The Catholic Church

c)

Merchants who controlled trade routes

d)

Powerful kings

b) The Catholic Church

d) system in which land is exchanged for military service and loyalty

How was Feudal Japan different than Feudal Europe?

Question 4 options:

a)

Japan did not have warriors or knights, but Europe did.

b)

Japan's wealthy and elite were not landowners, but rather competitive merchants and fisherman.

c)

Japan's emperor had no power, whereas the Church "gave" European kings their power.

d)

Japan's merchants were in a higher order social class standing than the peasants and serfs of Europe.

b) Japan's wealthy and elite were not landowners, but rather competitive merchants and fisherman.

What best describes a long-term result of the Crusades?

Question 5 options:

a)

Cultural diffusion between Asia and Europe grew.

b)

Christians and Muslims achieved a lasting peace.

c)

Feudalism began to spread throughout Europe.

d)

Muslim control of Jerusalem came to an end.

a) Cultural diffusion between Asia and Europe grew.

Match the Definitions to the correct term.

One Term will NOT be used.

Question 6 options:

the Catholic Church leader who urged Christians to go to the Middle East to fight against the Muslims.

Crusaders "sometimes turned their fury against this group" in the Middle East, massacring entire communities.

Muslim leader in the 3rd Crusade.

Christian leader in the 3rd Crusade.

the series of political and religious wars initiated by the Catholic Church in 1096 – 1300.

the area in the Middle East where Christians and Muslims fought for 200 years to gain political and religious control.
1.
Holy Land

2.
Buddhists

3.
The Crusades

4.
Saladin

5.
Pop Urban II

6.
Richard the Lion Heart

7.
Jewish People

1. The Crusades

2. Jewish People
3. Saladin
4. Richard the Lion Heart
5. Pop Urban II
6. Holy Land

Which aspect contributed to favorable interactions among Muslim, Jewish and Christian societies in Europe during the Middle Ages?

Question 7 options:

a)

Each one wanted land provisions in the Holy Land.

b)

Each of them had a mutual agreement to stay out of North Africa.

c)

They all had a mutual desire to make money from trade.

d)

They had signed treaties so that there would be no more wars.

c) They all had a mutual desire to make money from trade.

What is the significance of the English document, the Magna Carta?

Question 8 options:

a)

The document allowed nobles to vote who would be king instead of a king inheriting the crown.

b)

The document said the king had to rule within limits of the law and that people had rights he must respect.

c)

The document said the king's power was limited; this is the beginning of a "limited monarchy."

d)

A and B

e)

B and C

e) B and C

The ___ caused trade to dramatically decrease in the 1300s because there were not enough healthy people to plow, plant or harvest crops, or to travel the trade routes.

Question 9 options:

a)

Viking raids

b)

Black Death

c)

Crusades

d)

Spanish Inquisition

b) Black Death

Because there was a shortage of laborers, peasants demanded higher wages. The Bubonic Plague was one of several major events that led to the end of in Europe.

Question 10 options:

a)

Monarchy

b)

Catholic Church

c)

Renaissance

d)

Feudalism

d) Feudalism

The series of conflicts and struggles between England and France in 1337 – 1453 was known as and it contributed to the end of Medieval Europe.

Question 11 options:

a)

The Hundred Years' War

b)

The Thirty Years' War

c)

The Glorious Revolution

d)

The Crusades

a) The Hundred Years' War

What is an appropriate title for the "topic" of this graphic?

Question 12 options:

a)

Events that ended the Dark Ages in Asia.

b)

Events that ended the Middle Ages in Europe.

c)

Events that led to the Mongolian Invasion of Europe.

d)

Events that led to the Catholic Church breaking apart.

b) Events that ended the Middle Ages in Europe.

The was when there was an increase in business, banking, insurance and investing in Europe during and after the Middle Ages.

Question 13 options:

a)

Industrial Revolution

b)

Protestant Reformation

c)

Commercial Revolution

d)

Great Schism

c) Commercial Revolution

During the 1100s in Europe, if you were a merchant, why would you want to join a guild?

Question 14 options:

a)

To protect your hard work and to set standards among your fellow merchants.

b)

To drive up competition so that you can earn higher profits throughout northern Africa.

c)

To meet other merchants from the Americas and develop new trade routes.

d)

To compete with new markets in the 13 Colonies.

a) To protect your hard work and to set standards among your fellow merchants.

Which important document fits chronologically in the timeline below (hint: it limited kings' powers)?

Question 15 options:

a)

US Constitution

b)

Magna Carta

c)

Declaration of Rights and Man and of the Citizen

d)

English Bill of Rights

b) Magna Carta

Who was an important political philosopher from Italy in the 1200s who explained Christian beliefs and the logic behind those beliefs using Aristotle's ideas of reason?

Question 16 options:

a)

John Calvin

b)

Martin Luther

c)

Benedict of Nursia

d)

Thomas Aquinas

d) Thomas Aquinas

Cologne Cathedral, Salisbury Cathedral and Notre Dame were built in the Middle Ages and are all examples of . . .

Question 17 options:

a)

Romanesque architecture

b)

Classical architecture

c)

Gothic architecture

d)

Baroque architecture

c) Gothic architecture

Which item has correctly labeled the Holy Land during the Crusades?

Question 18 options:

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

a) 1