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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


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