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Midterm Exam
40 questions
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| what is the holy book of Islam? | Quaran |
| What do Muslims believe about Muhammad? | he was the last and greatest prophet |
| what is the hey difference between Sunnis and Shiites? | how the leader is chosen |
| what is the same about all three religions? | Abraham was the founder |
| what division of Islam believes that only a relative of Muhammad is qualified to be the leader? | Shiites |
| the Muslim civilization was most known for the development of what field of math? | algebra |
| Holy day for Judaism? | Saturday |
| holy day for Christianity? | Sunday |
| Islam | Friday |
| what does Islam mean? | to submit to god |
| what was the body of civil law created for the Byzantine Empire? | Justinian's Code of Law |
| the use of what was the center of the split between the two churches? | icons |
| the worlds most beautiful church built by Justinian was called? | Hagia Sophia |
| the capital of the Byzantine Empire was? | Constantinople |
| the Abassids were rulers of what empire? | Muslim Empire |
| Which title did Ivan III use? | tsar |
| the Seljuks converted to which of the following religions? | Islam |
| What culture most influenced the Seljuk culture? | Persian Culture |
| which civilizations most influenced the development of Russia? | The Byzantine and Mongol Empires |
| After the great schism, the Byzantine church became known as what? | eastern orthodox church |
| why did the age of chivalry eventually decline? | longbow made learning to become a knight important. |
| what caused devastation which led to the collapse of medieval society? | Bubonic Plague |
| what impact did the second agricultural revolution have on medieval society? | Increased population |
| the group of people most responsible for spreading the bubonic plague were? | traders |
| the central issue of the Hundred Years' War was? | the throne of France |
| the rights that the magna carta originally intended to defend were the? | English nobility |
| the decisions of the English royal courts of justice created were? | English Common Law |
| Who led the Norman conquest of England? | William the Conquer |
| the magna carta guaranteed? | basic legal rights |
| the architectural style most closest associated with the age of faith was? | Gothic |
| what happened to the status of women during the middle ages? | women's role became limited |
| who had the authority to declare a squire a knight? | knights lord |
| what was the main job of a squire? | to serve a knight |
| which of the following was a page supposed to learn? | Courtly manors |
| where did a young page begin his education? | another lords castle |
| what is chivalry? | a code of conduct for knights |
| what was a manor? | Lords estate |
| who was the leader that brought Christianity to the Franks? | Clovis |
| who was a knight expected to fight bravely for? | His three masters |
| what did the Treaty of Verdun end? | civil war in the empire established by Charlemagne |