ACE FINAL/Edited: History Unit Test 1

What do these places have in common? •parts of North Africa •Italy •southeastern Spain

Justinian I won them back for the empire

A sacrament in the Roman Catholic Church is . . .

Marriage

vikings are described as

Northern people who made quick, fierce raids on European villages

What was a main activity of the monastery?

Providing safe places for travelers to stay

A geographical feature that contributed to the growth of Lisbon, London, and Danzg was their location on or near

Seas

The actions below are examples of what process? • prohibiting kings from appointing priests • outlawing the selling of Church positions • excommunicating Holy Roman emperor Henry IV

Strengthening the power of the Church

What is the best title for this list: Head money, tallage, fee when a woman married

Taxes paid by peasants to lords

How did new farming methods contribute to the growth of medieval European towns?

enough crops were grown to sell to people who lived in towns

Who were the Blues and the Greens?

fans of opposing teams

How did the nature of trade goods change over the course of the middle ages

from imported luxury goods to more local items

Which factor gave Constantinople the biggest advantage for trade?

good location

the king gave his most important lords fiefs which were

grants of land

For what achievement is Charlemagne most remembered?

he united much or Europe

What stage comes between apprentice and master craftsman

journeyman

The franks grew powerful because of their style of war that used

knight on horse back

Pages and Squires were boys training to become

knights

What is one of the main reasons for the fall of Rome

lack of central government

who were the men in this picture

lord and vassal

What as the main job of medieval ladies

managing the household

who did feudal lords lose power to

merchants

Pope Leo III crowned Charlemagne in return for

military support

In addition to new farming methods, another reason for the growth of towns was the

revival of long distance trade

which term best describes these relationships: Flanders: woolen cloth & Venice: glass

specialization

Serfs were required to

stay on the land that they worked

Which guild would be most likely to put on a mystery play about the Last Supper, the final meal Jesus ate with his followers

the bakers guild

Community life in western Europe during the Middle Ages centered on . . .

the church

What was the power structure of the Byzantine Empire in religious matters?

the emperor had power over the patriarch

Rule of the Roman Empire was divided between two emperors until

the fall the Rome

Saint Benedict is best known for starting . . .

the pilgrimage to Canterbury

If you were a customer who bought shoes from a cobbler, a guild might help you by making sure that

the shoes were of good quality

What did the jobless in Constantinople do for food?

they worked in exchange for bread from the emperor

Why did towns buy royal charters?

to gain independence from feudal lords

What was a main goal of the Crusades?

to take Jerusalem from the Muslims

One of the biggest causes of disease in medieval towns was

unsanitary conditions

what was the best way to predict the job a medieval boy would do when he grew up

what does his father does

Historians sometimes call the Middle Ages in western Europe the . . .

Age of Faith

What features did most Gothic cathedrals have?

1. stained-glass windows 2. arches called flying buttresses 3. roof sculptures call gargoyles

For about how long did the Roman Empire have capitals or government operations in both in the east and west

146 years

By the time Charlemagne became Holy Roman emperor, how many years had passed without a Roman emperor in the west?

324 years

During which event did the Byzantine Empire not allow icons

800 Charlemagne crowned Holy Roman emperor

What was the Justinian Code?

A collection of laws that Justinian had revised and unified to make one, logical system of laws.

Describe the plot of the Canterbury Tales

A group of people goes on a religious pilgrimage

In the middle ages, what is one way in which the Divine liturgy was different from the Roman Catholic mass

It could be in the local language

Who would have been most likely to make the following statement: "I am traveling to Jerusalem to show God how sorry I am for having sinned. I pray we have a safe journey."

A pilgrim

What group of clergy members fits in the blank in the hierarchy? 1. Pope 2. Cardinals 3. ??? 4. Bishops 5.Priests

Archbishops

Who decreed that Rome would stop persecuting Christians?

Constantine

four cities involved in mediterranean trade were

Constantinople, tunis, Lisbon, venice

Suppose a knight is known for his chivalry. What does that suggest about him?

He followed a code of behavior

What was a main reason why the clergy were recorders and advisers to kings?

They could read and write

What do these medieval items have in common: Stone wall, Castle moat, Knight's armor

They describe form of military technology

Saint Francis of Assisi founded an order of mendicant friars. How did they differ from Monks?

They lived among ordinary people

Who believed in both faith and reason?

Thomas Aquinas

Trade between Africa and Europe likely contributed to the growth of the North African city of

Tunis

Which event led Justinian I to start a major public works program

Violent riots destroyed the city

What are the best sub-headings for the two columns in the chart below.

Western/eastern

Which of these did William the Conqueror introduce to england

a line of Norman kings

The eastern orthodox missionary Saint Cyril is remembered for creating the Cyrillic

alphabet

Which game played today was popular in medieval towns?

badminton

Which occupation was more open to Jews than to Christians?

banker

Social class in the Middle Ages was determined mainly by

birth

In the Middle Ages, many universities grew out of . . .

cathedral schools

which event took pace in the Hippodrome

chariot races

Justinian built Hagia Sophia as a

church

which if these did a girls education most often include

cooking

which of these eventually replaced trail by ordeal or combat

court trails

Common law developed out of a growing body of

decisions by judges

What belongs in the empty box to complete the cause-and-effect diagram?

disorder and danger