1. Middle Ages Knowledge Challenge Submitted by C. Stephen Ingraham 2013

2. Middle Ages Knowledge Challenge The time of medieval Europe from 500 CE. - 1,500 CE. Is known as a)The Byzantine Empire b) The Golden Age c) The Middle Ages d) The Age of Augustus

3. Middle Ages Vocabulary Challenge The Paintings and pictures using bits and pieces of colored glass or stone are a)mosaics b)icons c) pictographs d) hieroglyphics.

4. Middle Ages Knowledge Challenge To help build the Byzantine Empire, Justinian I based his new code of laws on the old? a)Code of Hammurabi b) Egyptian code of laws c) Christian Code of Laws d) Roman Twelve Tables

5. Middle Ages Vocabulary Challenge The officially accepted Christianity of the Byzantine Empire and centered in Constantinople is a)orthodox b) catholic c) patriarchs d) caliphs.

6. Middle Ages Knowledge Challenge The Byzantine Capital was a)Meca b) Cordoba c) Constantinople d) Rome

7. Middle Ages Vocabulary Challenge The Roman laws made simpler and more understandable by Byzantine Emperor Justinian were known as a) Justinian Code b) The Just Rules c) Code of Hammurabi d) Pharaoh’s Monopoly.

8. Middle Ages Knowledge Challenge Empress Theodora improved the lives of Byzantine women by helping to make laws? a)Giving all top government jobs to women b) Allowing parents to leave property to daughters c) Opening private schools for female children d) Making women the leaders of the Christian Church.

9. Middle Ages Vocabulary Challenge The Byzantine church leaders were known as a)orthodox b) catholic c) patriarchs d) popes.

10. Middle Ages Vocabulary Challenge The leader of the Christian church based in Rome is called a)Crusaders b) pope c) caliph d) patriarch.

11. Middle Ages Knowledge Challenge One reason that the Christian Church split into the Eastern Orthodox Church and the Roman Catholic Church is that? a)Church leaders disagreed about where the church should have its headquarters b) Church leaders disagreed about the use of icons c) Church leaders disagreed about whether women should be priests d) Church leaders disagreed about who should be taught to read and write.

12. Middle Ages Knowledge Challenge Mecca was an important city in Arabia because of? a)farming b)trade c)Mining d)shipping.

13. Middle Ages Vocabulary Challenge The religion of the followers of Muhammad’s teaching and Islam. a)Hindu b) Muslim c) Qur’an d) Buddhism.

14. Middle Ages Knowledge Challenge Why did the leaders of Mecca oppose the message of Muhammad? a)They feared Islam would keep people from worshipping at the Ka’ba b)They believed he would cause the city to go to war c)They did not want Muhammad to take over the Byzantine Empire d)They thought he would move trade routes to the city of Medina.

15. Middle Ages Vocabulary Challenge The holy book of Islam is a) Torah b) Muslim Law c) Qur’an d) Bible.

16. Middle Ages Vocabulary Challenge The Muslim religious leaders who are successors to Muhammad. a) orthodoxs b) catholics c) patriarchs d) caliphs.

17. Middle Ages Knowledge Challenge The Muslim Empire split into several groups because of? a)Disagreements over who its trading partners should be b)Disagreements over what to call their numbering system c)Arguments over who should rule the empire d)Arguments over which holy book to use.

18. Middle Ages Vocabulary Challenge This means submitting to God’s will or following the Qur’an. a) Islam b) Muslim Law c) Hinduism d) Bible.

19. Middle Ages Knowledge Challenge Within a few years after the death of Muhammad, the first caliphs? a)Wrote the Qur’an b)United Arabia under Muslim rule c)Made Medina a holy city d)Worked to spread Christianity.

20. Middle Ages Vocabulary Challenge The Muslims who remain loyal to the descendants of the fourth caliph are called a)Orthodox b) Sunni c) Catholic d) Shiite

21. Middle Ages Vocabulary Challenge The Muslims who accept the changing dynasties of caliphs or successors to Muhammad are known as a)Orthodox b) Sunni c) Catholic d) Shiite

22. Middle Ages Vocabulary Challenge The peasant farmers who worked the noble’s land and were tied to the land of a Noble. a) muslims b) serfs c) vassal d) caliphs

23. Middle Ages Knowledge Challenge To help strengthen his empire, Charlemagne a)Provided ways for scholars and priest to teach others b) Made Islam the official religion c) Sent people to study at Persian universities d) Forced the people of Europe to speak Latin only.

24. Middle Ages Vocabulary Challenge A noble who agrees to perform service for the king in time of war in exchange for use of the land is known as a a)muslim b) tenant c) vassal d) caliph.

25. Middle Ages Knowledge Challenge Life in the Middle Ages included a system of trading protection for loyalty, which has come to be known as the a) caste system b) Draft system c) Feudal system d) civil service system.

26. Middle Ages Vocabulary Challenge A written agreement (with the king & vassal) is a a)covenant b) contract c) inscription d) minaret.

27. Middle Ages Knowledge Challenge During the Middle Ages, a Knight was a) the ruler of a manor b) The next in line to be king c) A special king of soldier d) A squire’s assistant.

28. Middle Ages Vocabulary Challenge The Christian volunteers who fought to free the holy land from the Seljuk Turks who were Muslims are a)crusaders b) popes c) caliphs d) patriarchs.

29. Middle Ages Knowledge Challenge What was the purpose of the Crusades? a) to unite the Roman Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church b) To conquer the Byzantine Empire c) To spread the religious teaching of Muhammad d) To regain the Holy Land from the Muslims.

30. Middle Ages Vocabulary Challenge The idea that all the Christians of every kingdom formed a community is called a) The Kingdom of God b) The Middle Kingdom c) The Kingdom of Christ d) Christendom.

31. Middle Ages Knowledge Challenge One result of the Black Death that occurred in the late 1340s was? a) the population of Europe decreased greatly b) That Charlemagne was given the title of “Augustus c) A large increase in the number of manors in Europe d) That the pope moved to Constantinople.

32. Middle Ages Vocabulary Challenge People who pays rent to the landowner are called a)muslims b) tenant c) vassal d) caliphs

33. Middle Ages Knowledge Challenge By signing the Magna Carta, King John agreed to? a) allow a president to govern England b) Follow the laws like everyone else c) Eliminate all nation-states in Europe d) Make the Roman Catholic Church the official church of England.

34. Middle Ages Vocabulary Challenge A government with a strong central government, laws, single ruler, language, customs, & standing army is called a) fatal system b) feudal system c) nation-state d) city-state.

35. Middle Ages Vocabulary Challenge The list of 63 demands of the English nobles forcing King John to follow All laws like everyone else. a) code of Hamurrabi b) The Justinian Code c) common law d) Magna Carta

36. Middle Ages Vocabulary Challenge A system of laws based upon court decisions, doctrines, customs, and usages rather than written laws is known as a) code of Hamurrabi b) Ten Commandments c) common law d) Magna Carta

37. Middle Ages Vocabulary Challenge Bonus Questions

38. Middle Ages Vocabulary Challenge The Muslim houses of worship are a)manor b) minarets c) mosques d) vassals.

39. Middle Ages Vocabulary Challenge The towers on mosques where Muslims are called to worship five times a day are a)manor b) minarets c) Mosquesd) vassals.

40. Middle Ages Vocabulary Challenge The complete control of the means of production is called a) Justinian Code b) The Just Rules c) Code of Hammurabi d) Monopoly.

41. Middle Ages Vocabulary Challenge The holy pictures of Jesus and the saints are called a)mosaics b)icons c) pictographs d) hieroglyphics.

42. Middle Ages Vocabulary Challenge The word meeting universal or “all embracing” is a)orthodox b) catholic c) patriarchs d) caliphs.

43. Middle Ages Vocabulary Challenge The Semi-dry plains of grass lands are a)Steppes b) Muslim Deserts c) Qur’ans d) Swamps

44. Middle Ages Vocabulary Challenge A large block of land made up of forests, meadows, a church, a village, and the castle of the noble, who owned it all is called a)manor b) minarets c) mosques d) vassals.

45. Middle Ages Vocabulary Challenge The system of trading protection for loyalty is known as the a)fatal system b) feudal system c) nation-state system d) city-state system.

46. Middle Ages Vocabulary Challenge A sickness causes by bites from fleas on rats is known as Black Death or the a) fatal death b) inoculation c) sickness-state d) bubonic plaque.