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WH MidTerm
10 questions for each chapter studied
Question | Answer |
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What is the key difference between Shiites and Sunnis? | how their leader is chosen and their role |
What do Muslims believe about Muhammad? | He was the last and greatest prophet |
How were Muslim centers of learning best described? | places that made advances in science, medicine, literature, and mathematics |
What field of mathematics did Muslims develop? | Algebra |
What does Islam mean? | to submit to G-d |
There is no separation between what two parts of Muslim life? | religion an government |
What is the Jewish holy day of the week? | Saturday |
What is the house of worship for Christians called? | church |
What is the holy month were Muslims fast from sunrise to sunset called? | Ramadan |
Islam, Judaism, and Christianity are all what type of religion? | monotheism |
What was the main reason the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox churches spilt? | idols |
What was the body of created for the Byzantine empire called? | Justinian's code |
What was the capitol of the Byzantine Empire called? | Constantinople |
The Mongols ruling over Russia led the Russian leaders to continue the Mongols' use of what? | absolute power/rule |
What did the byzantine Empire contribute to the world today? | preservation of Christianity and Greek and Roman knowledge |
The Persians caused what to happen to the Seljuk Empire? | the empire weakened and the Persian culture flourished |
Which two groups greatly influenced Russia? | Byzantine and Mongol |
What is one cause of the Byzantine Empire's decline? | bubonic plague |
What title did Ivan III use? | czar |
The Seljuks converted to what religion? | Islam |
What caused the Age of Chivalry to decline? | the invention of the longbow |
What was a key cause of the decline of the Middle Ages? | Great Schism |
The Second Agricultural Revolution impacted what in Medieval society? | increase in population |
The Hundred Years' War caused what to develop in England and France? | national identities |
How did the Battle of Hastings change the course of English history? | Normans took control of England |
What did the Magna Carta guarantee? | basic legal rights |
The major cause of the Great Schism was? | arguments over which man holding the position of pope was the true pope |
What is the name of the legislative body in England called? | parliament |
What was one of the problems identified by church reformers? | simony |
The main goal of the Crusade was? | to capture the holy land and city from the Muslims |
What was one of the main reasons for the Western Roman Empire's decline? | barbarian attacks |
What does inflation mean? | large drop in money and rise in the price of goods |
What type of government was Rome? | republic |
Who was also known as Charles the Great and was heir to the Frankish kingdom? | Charlemagne |
The most powerful person in the Frankish kingdom was called? | major domo |
What treaty was signed by the three sons of Louis the Pious? | Treaty of Verdun |
Pepin the Short started which dynasty? | Carolingian |
What was one of the main reasons feudalism developed in Europe? | control of land |
The Vikings were _________ | Germanic |
A to the was paid to whom? | a priest |
Were Magyars Turkish nomads? | yes |
What were troubadours? | poet-musicians |
Noblewomen were supposed to be ___________ | delicate and weak |
What was one of a knights three masters? | his lady |
At what age did a boy become a knight? | 21 |
Define chivalry | code of ideals that required for knights to be loyal and fight bravely for his lady, feudal lord, and heavenly lord |
Lay investiture was ___________ | a king appointing church officials |
What does canon law mean? | law of the church |
Who weakened the Western Roman Empire's military? | mercenaries |
Did moral standards increase or decrease when the Western Roman Empire was falling? | decrease |