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Midterm Review
Question | Answer |
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The Muslim civilization was most known for the development of what field of mathematics? | algebra |
What does Islam mean? | to submit to God |
What is the body of civil law created for the Byzantine Empire? | Justinian's Code |
The main reason for the split in the church was over the debate of what? | icons |
What was the capital of the Byzantine Empire? | Constantinople |
What was the title of Ivan III? | czar |
What religion did the Seljuks convert to? | Islam |
What culture most influenced Seljuk culture? | Persian culture |
What caused devastation which caused both the destruction and led to the collapse of Medieval society? | The Bubonic Plague |
What impact did the second Agricultural Revolution have on Medieval society? | Increased population |
What group of people were most responsible for the spread of the Bubonic Plague? | Traders |
Whose rights were the Magna Carta originally supposed to defend? | the English nobility |
Who led the Norman conquest of England? | William the Conquerer |
What is simony? | The selling of church positions |
What was the main job of a squire? | to serve a knight |
Who was the pope that issued the first Crusade? | Urban II |
Who was the leader that brought Christianity to the Franks? | Clovis |
What is the main similarity between Christianity, Judaism, and Islam? | They are all monotheistic. |
What is the holy book of Islam? | the Qur'an |
What do Muslims believe about Muhammad? | He is the last and greatest prophet. |
Ivan IV introduced what to Russian society? | Feudalism and the Manor system |
What language did most Byzantines speak? | Greek |
What kind of government did the Byzantine Empire have? | Autocracy |
Who was the most important Byzantine emperor? | Justinian |
Who was the most famous Seljuk sultan? | Malik Shah |