WH Chapter 4, 5, 6
What is one reason why the Battle of Orleans in 1429 had a different outcome from the battle in 1364?
Joan of Arc led the French
Who were the Blues and the Greens?
fans of opposing teams
Why was Thomas Becket killed?
he sided with the Church against the king
How did the Roman emperor Diocletian solve the problem of governing an enormous empire?
he split it into eastern and western halves
How did the plague increase the power of the common people?
it created a shortage of workers
The Silk Road was significant between 1300 to 1500 because
it was the world's largest trade network
How did political changes in England weaken feudalism?
nobles lost power to the king or common people
Which was a cause of the collapse of the Han Empire? a. power struggles among government factions b. not enough spending on military defense c. the closing of the Silk Road d. overpopulation due to lack of disease
power struggles among government factions
Which development in the Hundred Years' War was partly a response to Joan of Arc?
stronger national identity
Who rules northern India in the same period as the Han and Roman empires?
the Guptas
Which Chinese dynasty rose first, the Han of the Tang
the Han Dynasty
The Constitutions of Clarendon in 1164 led to conflict between King Henry II and
the Roman Catholic Church
The main cause of the Mongol Empire's collapse was
the bubonic plague
What event marked the fall of Rome and when did it take place?
the last Western emperor was overthrown in 476 C.E.
What technological advantage helped the English win many early battles of the Hundred Years' War?
the longbow
When the pope crowned Charlemagne as Holy Roman emperor, the Byzantines were angry because they felt that
their empress should rule the remains of the Roman Empire
How did the plague make life harder for Jews in Europe?
they were often blamed for the disease
Which sentence best describes the lives of the jobless in Constantinople? a. They worked in exchange for bread from the emperor b. They got regular hot meals at hospitals and orphanages c. They quickly found jobs and rose to the middle class d. They were required by law to move to the countryside
they worked in exchange for bread from the emperor
What was a reform made by King Henry II of England?
trials were held before a royal judge
Which event led Justinian I to start a major public works program?
violent riots destroyed the city
The Sunni and Shi'a branches of Islam originally split over
which ruler's authority they respected
All of these peoples lived in Mesoamerica except the a. Aztecs b. Maya c. Inca d. Olmecs
Inca
By the time Charlemagne became Holy Roman emperor, how many years had passed without a Roman emperor in the west?
about 324 years
About how many years did it take for the Mongol Empire to extend from China into Europe?
about 94 years
The Eastern Orthodox missionary Saint Cyril is remembered for creating the Cyrillic
alphabet
What was Justinian's Code?
an organized set of laws
Spiritual and political leaders of the Muslims were called
caliphs
What action by an English king gave ordinary people a voice in government?
calling the Model Parliament
A particular advantage of the Muslim Empire in warfare was its use of
camels
Hippo means "horse." Which events took place in the Hippodrome
chariot races
Justinian built Hagia Sophia as a
church