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World History
Mid-Term Review
1.
• This is an estate granted to a vassal by his lord.
• fief
2.
• This is a peasant bound to the land
• serf
3.
• This is a document that set out the rights a privileges of a town
• Charter
4.
• This is the founder of the first order of friars
• St. Francis of Assisi
5.
• This is the Frankish leader who conquered the former Roman
province of Gaul.
• Clovis
6.
• This was a religious French king who improved royal government.
• King Louis IX
7.
• This was the Holy Roman Emperor who fought to control wealthy
northern Italian cities.
• Frederick Barbarosa
8.
• This was the English king who signed the Magna Carta
• King John
9.
• This is the appointment and installation of bishops by non-clergy
• Lay investiture
10.
• This was the name of the campaign to drive Muslims from the Iberian
peninsula
• Reconquista
11.
• This was the name of Mongol armies who ruled much of medieval
Russia.
• Golden Horde
12.
• This was the Byzantine emperor determined to revive ancient Rome.
• Justinian
13.
• This was a document that limited the power of Magyar rulers.
• Golden Bull of 1222
14.
• This was a tsar who brought much of northern Russia under his rule.
• Ivan the Great
15.
• This tsar left Russia seething with rebellion at the time of his death.
• Ivan the Terrible
16.
• This is the art of beautiful handwriting
• calligraphy
17.
• This is the name of Islamic system of law
• Sharia
18.
• This is the name for a successor to Muhammad
• caliph
19.
• These are slender towers of mosques
• minarets
20.
• This is the sacred text of Islam
• Quran
21.
• Pope Leo III proclaimed him to be Emperor of the Romans because he
crushed a rebellion in Rome.
• Charlemagne
22.
• This treaty in 843 split Charlemagne’s empire into three regions for
his heirs.
• Treaty of Verdun
23.
• Under the feudal contract, one of this person’s (not specific)
obligations was to serve in the military.
• vassal
24.
• When ownership of a manor was granted to a new lord, what
happened to the serfs on that land?
• They remained on that land and served the new lord.
25.
• In order to achieve salvation, medieval Christians believed that they
must:
• Receive the sacraments
26.
• In the three-field crop system, what crop helped to restore fertility of
the soil?
• legumes
27.
• Who took the important steps of converting to Christianity in the late
400s?
• King Clovis
28.
• In the late 700s, which group attacked Western Europe from the sea?
• Vikings
29.
• This was a way for medieval societies to protect themselves.
• Feudalism
30.
• A vassal owed his first loyalty to his _________________.
• Lord
31.
• This was a code of conduct for knights.
• Chivalry
32.
• What group of people were required to stay on the land for life?
• peasants
33.
• This term claimed that the pope had authority over all kings and
emperors.
• Papal supremacy
34.
• The new middle class in medieval society included which people?
• merchants
35.
• How did medieval cities expand when faced with overcrowding?
• They built upward
36.
• This treaty in 1122 gave the Church the sole power to elect and invest
bishops with spiritual authority.
• Concordat of Worms.
37.
• This system established by English King Henry II applied to all of
England, unlike local feudal laws.
• Common law
38.
• This king of England strengthened his power by requiring every vassal
to swear first allegiance to him.
• William the Conqueror
39.
• This king signed the Magna Carta in England in 1215 to appease
rebellious nobles angered over his abuse of power.
• King John
40.
• This leader was so concentrated on conquering Italy that it allowed
German nobles to become independent.
• Frederick II
41.
• What was the result of the First Crusade?
• Christians captured Jerusalem
42.
• In his work Summa Theologica, he concluded that there is no conflict
between faith and reason.
• Thomas Aquinas
43.
• This style of architecture is noted for its graceful spires and tall
windows.
• Gothic
44.
• What was the basis of the debate between Henry II of England and
the Church?
• Henry claimed the right to try clergy in royal courts
45.
• This city commanded key trade routes linking Europe and Asia.
• Constantinople
46.
• His “Body of Civil Law” was one of his most important achievements.
• Justinian
47.
• What region of Russia served as a highway for nomadic migration?
• Southern Steppe
48.
• The Magyars eventually settled in this country.
• Hungary
49.
• Under Justinian, this empire built the strongest military force in the
world.
• Byzantine
50.
• After the Great Schism, the Byzantine church became known as this.
• Eastern Orthodox Church
51.
• Medieval Russian traders most often reached Byzantium by traveling
via these.
• Rivers
52.
• Which two groups of people blended in the development of Kiev?
• Slavs and Vikings
53.
• These are Muslim mystics who sought communion with God through
meditation and fasting.
• Sufis
54.
• What did Muslims do to non-Muslim when they conquered a
territory?
• Taxed them.
Review sheet answers:
Matching:
• Serf – d
• Fief – f
• Assisi – I
• Clovis – N
• Charter – G
• Reconquista – R
• King John – C
• Barbarosa – A
• Louis IX – K
• Lay investiture – P
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Golden Horde – H
Justinian – B
Ivan the Great – O
Ivan the Terrible – T
Golden Bull – E
Minarets – S
Sharia – L
Calligraphy – J
Quran – Q
Caliph - M
Review sheet answers:
1. What helped the Umayyad caliphs expand their empire?
- The fact that the Byzantine and Persian empires were weak.
2. How do the beliefs of Shiite and Sunni Muslims differ?
- Shiites – followed Muhammad’s son-in-law
- Sunnis – think anyone worthy could be a caliph
3. How did Muhammad become the prophet of Islam?
- He heard the angel Gabriel calling him.
4. What was an effect of Mongol rule over medieval Russia?
- They cut Russia off from western Europe
- They ruled harshly
5. Where did Russia’s first civilization begin?
- Farming region in Ukraine
6. How did medieval Russian reach the Byzantine world for trade?
- Through the rivers running north and south.
7. What issue was the cause of the battle between eastern and western
Christianity?
- The Byzantine emperor banned religious icons.
8. What happened when the translations of Greek works reached Christian
scholars in the 1100s?
- It began a revolution in the world of learning.
9. What were some effects and results of the Hundred Years’ War?
- French kings were able to expand their power
- English rulers turned to new trading ventures overseas
10. Why did universities emerge in medieval Europe?
- Better educated clergy were needed for church positions
11. Why did science make little progress in the Middle Ages?
- Most scholars thought that all knowledge must fit with church teachings.
12. After the Reconquista, what did Queen Isabella do?
- She launched a crusade against Jews and Muslims.
13. Why did Pope Urban II rally Christians to help Byzantine emperor
Alexius I?
- To help drive the Muslim Turks from the Holy Land.
14. What caused the dispute between Henry II and Thomas Beckett?
- Henry claimed the right to try clergy in royal courts.
15. How did monarchs gain power during the High Middle Ages?
- They strengthened ties with the middle class.