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What three continents were connected by the trade route known as the Silk Road?
a) Europe, Africa and Australia
b) Europe, Asia and Africa
c) Africa, Asia and South America
d) Africa, Asia and Australia
Which of the following was a direct effect the Mongols had on Europe?
a) Spread of the Bubonic plague
b) Spread of Buddhism
c) Spread of Christianity
d) Spread of Mullerian Fever
Which reason best explains why Constantinople became a leading world city?
a) Byzantine emperors were great military leaders
b) Christianity started and spread in Constantinople
c) It straddled the Bosporus Strait and was situated on two continents (Europe and Asia)
d) It was a center of learning for monks in Western Europe
In what way was the Byzantine Empire related to the Roman Empire?
a) It was another name for the Roman Empire.
b) It was the eastern portion of the old Roman Empire
c) It was the empire before the Roman Empire
d) It was the western portion of the old Roman Empire
In what ways were the Samurai similar to the Knights of medieval Europe?
a) They were both Christians who defended the land
b) They both devoted their lives to protecting their lands and lords
c) They both learned to read and write
d) They were both Christians who controlled their land
What was one reason for the rapid spread of the Bubonic Plague throughout Europe?
a) The amount of interactions between social classes
b) A lack of scientific and medical knowledge
c) Europeans were being punished by their god
d) Only available crops were contaminated with mold
What changes occurred in Medieval Europe after the Black Death and the creation of the Magna Carta?
a) Feudalism was weakened
b) Kings were assassinated
c) The Pope became the king
d) Tearing down towns and cities
The Romans created roads that ran throughout the entire empire. Why were these roads important?
a) It enabled people to move from city to city.
b) It allowed troops and traders to travel easily from place to place.
c) It was only used for troops to travel.
d) It was secret routes for the emperor to travel.
What does Medieval Japan and Medieval Europe have in common?
a) They both had a feudal system that depended on the bonds of land ownership and personal loyalty
b) They both had a democracy and depended on kings to give land to their nobles
c) They both had a monarchy and voted for leaders to decide who received land from the kings
d) They do not have anything in common
What environmental factors required Greece to trade?
a) Lack of natural resources and their location on the Mediterranean Sea
b) An abundance of farmland and their location on the Mediterranean Sea
c) Lack of natural resources and their location as a landlocked country
d) An abundance of natural resources and their location in the desert
Which of the following is not a monotheistic religion?
a) Christianity
b) Islam
c) Judaism
d) Hinduism
What holy city is shared by all three Abrahamic faiths (Judaism, Christianity, Islam)?
a) Jerusalem
b) Mecca
c) Rome
d) Cairo
Which civilization is accredited with creating a Direct Democracy?
a) Americans
b) Romans
c) Greeks
d) Chinese
What civilization is accredited with the start of a Republic?
a) Americans
b) Romans
c) Greeks
d) Chinese
Which of the following best describes the main idea of the Magna Carta?
a) A noble was more powerful than the king
b) Nobody should rule over a country
c) The king has total control of the people he ruled
d) The power of the king is limited
What was a result of the Black Death of the fourteenth century?
a) African populations destroyed from disease
b) African culture destroyed from forced slave captures
c) War in Western Europe
d) Dramatic shortages in laborers and people throughout Europe
What best describes the relationship under feudalism in Europe and Japan?
a) In exchange for land to the farmers/serfs, the farmers/serfs became warriors for their lord.
b) In exchange for land and protection, farmers/serfs swore loyalty and service to those who granted this protection.
c) In exchange for land to the farmers/serfs, the farmers/serfs farmed the land, protected the monarch, and traveled from town t
d) The farmers/serfs protected the monarch, who gave them land in return for feeding the Pope.
How were agriculture and civilization linked?
a) Agriculture led to permanent settlements and specialization
b) Civilizations did not need to depend on agriculture
c) People created civilizations and then began agriculture
d) Agriculture and civilization were not linked
Where were the earliest known developments of civilization?
a) Greece, Rome, Egypt and Mesopotamia
b) Rome, Egypt, Mesopotamia and China
c) Mesopotamia, Egypt, India and China
d) Mesopotamia, Egypt, India and Rome
Why was trade so important to early civilizations?
a) So people could become better warriors
b) So people could get the resources they needed or wanted that they could not produce in their area
c) It lessened the importance of the Silk Road
d) It was important to be able to trade with North America
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