UNIT TEST: Regional Transitions

Question 1

Which describes life in China during the rule of the Tang Dynasty?

Answer 1

a golden age of stability and achievement

Question 2

Under the Song Dynasty, farmers in China could use money instead of crops to pay their taxes. Which was the result?

Answer 2

most farmers prospered

Question 3

Which is not an invention from the Tang and Song dynasties in China?

magnetic compass
gunpowder
silk
porcelain

Answer 3

silk

Question 4

What was an important result of the trade of many goods on the Silk Road?

Answer 4

Inventions and ideas were exchanged.

Question 5

What was a key factor in the Mongols’ rise to power?

Answer 5

Genghis Khan conquering large parts of Asia

Question 6

How far did the Mongol Empire stretch under Kublai Khan?

Answer 6

from the Pacific Ocean to eastern Europe

Question 7

Which culture had the most influence on the development of society in Japan?

Answer 7

Chinese

Question 8

Which describes a shogun in feudal Japan?

Answer 8

military dictator

Question 9

Which was a major event associated with Kublai Khan?

Answer 9

the invasion of Japan in 1274

Question 10

Which was the result of barbarian invasions against the Western Roman Empire?

Answer 10

the weakening of Roman law and government

Question 11

After the fall of the Western Roman Empire, which Germanic tribe emerged as the strongest?

Answer 11

Franks

Question 12

Which king was the first Germanic ruler to convert to what is now known as Catholicism?

Answer 12

Clovis

Question 13

Which helped the spread of both Roman Catholicism and Orthodox Christianity?

Answer 13

monasticism

Question 14

Which was an important contribution of Benedict of Nursia?

Answer 14

founding a new monastic community and set of guidelines

Question 15

What did Charlemagne do to try to unify western Europe after defeating the Saxons?

Answer 15

he forced the Saxons to convert to Christianity

Question 16

After the death of his son, what happened to Charlemagne’s empire?

Answer 16

the empire was divided among Charlemagne’s grandsons

Question 17

As part of Europe’s feudal system, some people were tied to the land they worked and were unable to leave without permission. Who were they?

Answer 17

serfs

Question 18

Which was supposed to prevent lawlessness and skirmishes between knights in Europe’s feudal system?

Answer 18

the code of chivalry

Question 19

How did the church influence medieval society?

Answer 19

It affected nearly every aspect of daily life.

Question 20

What did Pope Urban II hope to accomplish when he called for the First Crusade in 1095?

Answer 20

recapturing the Holy Land

Question 21

Which leaders battled each other during the Third Crusade?

Answer 21

Richard I and Saladin

Question 22

What was a positive result of the Crusades on medieval Europe?

Answer 22

Crusaders returned to Europe with new ideas.

Question 23

What was an attempt to form a bridge between the philosophy of Aristotle and the teachings of the Christian church?

Answer 23

scholasticism

Question 24

Which best describes the role of Thomas Aquinas?

Answer 24

scholastic philosopher

Question 25

How did the architecture of Gothic cathedrals reflect the importance of religion in medieval Europe?

Answer 25

It was designed to lift the gaze toward heaven and fill the mind with thoughts of God.

Question 26

Which describes the Domesday Book?

Answer 26

a survey of every town in England for tax purposes

Question 27

How did the Magna Carta put limits on the power of England’s monarchy?

Answer 27

How did the Magna Carta put limits on the power of England’s monarchy?

Question 28

How did the Black Death affect medieval Europe?

Answer 28

it led to social upheaval and helped end the social order of the manor system

Question 29

What was the Great Schism?

Answer 29

the period when two popes argued over who was the true leader of the church