The Fall of the Roman Empire marks the beginning of the
Renaissance
Crusades
Dark Ages
Classical Period
The Western Roman Empire collapsed for many reasons, including
food surpluses
the Empire's neglect of the navy
Muslim invasions into Western Europe
expensive wars with neighboring tribes
Which system of government was based on the exchange of land for protection and services?
Manorial system
Feudalism
Excommunication
Canon Law
How were feudalism and the manorial system related?
Feudalism was a social order, and the manor system was the economic arrangement that supported it.
Feudalism applied only to lords, while the manor system involved serfs
The laws of feudalism were set by the king, and the laws of the manor were set by the Church
Feudalism involved only war, while the manor system involved farming
Which group of people in medieval Europe were bound to the land on which they were born, worked hard their entire lives and paid extremely high taxes to the lord and the church?
Peasants
Knights
Nobles
Clergy
In 1517 the Reformation began in Wittenberg, Germany. It led to the founding of Christian churches that did not accept the pope’s authority. The person credited with beginning the Reformation is
Michelangelo
Martin Luther
King Henry VIII
Queen Elizabeth I
In what way did Leonardo da Vinci represent the “Renaissance Man”?
He was a painter, sculptor, inventor, and scientist.
He painted the Mona Lisa while holding scientific discussions
He lived in Italy during the 1500s.
He used perspective in all of his drawings and paintings
Due to the fact that there was a direct relationship between religion and political authority in Ancient Egypt, it was what type of society?
Democracy
Republic
Theocracy
Dictatorship
“If a man had put out the eye of a free man, they shall put out his eye.
If he breaks the bone of a free man they shall break his bone.”
The major principle expressed in the segment of Hammurabi’s Code found above was that
the laws were written to ensure justice
the code ensured that the punishment fit the crime
those who break the law will be fined
laws are written in an organized code to establish a standard of behavior for all
Who developed the first system of writing and what was it called?
Egyptians, hieroglyphics
Sumerian, Cuneiform
Chinese, Daoism
Greeks, Byblos
Which law code was the body of civil law created for the Byzantine Empire?
The Roman Law
The Justinian Code
The Orthodox law
The Greek Code
What are two important teachings that are common to all three faiths?
Judgment Day and dietary laws
One God and dietary laws
One God and life after death
Judgment Day and Five Pillars
Who was the English king who separated from the power of the pope when he decided to divorce his wife in attempt to have a male heir?
Henry VIII
John Knox
Martin Luther
Henry IV
Who was the prophet who founded Islam?
Jesus
Siddhartha Gautama
Buddah
Muhammad
What was the capital of the Byzantine Empire that was both a center of religion, law, and trade?
Rome
St. Petersburg
Constantinople
Venice
Which of the following titles did Ivan III use?
Tsar
Patriarch
Khan
Sultan
What do the Hindu gods Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva represent?
creator, preserver, and destroyer
youth, adulthood, and old age
revelation, inspiration, and release
sleep, wakefulness, and time
Whose teachings form the foundations of Buddhism?
Nebuchadnezzar
Siddhartha Gautama
Chandragupta Maurya
Abraham
Polytheism in the Roman Empire was based primarily on the…?
Hindu gods
Greek gods
Christian god
Jewish god
Which Roman Emperor made Christianity a legal religion in the Roman Empire?