WHH Unit 2 Test

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1. Laity refers to the regular members of the Catholic Church while clergy refers to
a.
b.
c.
d.

The pope
The church leaders
The church founders
The 12 apostles

2. The Mongols destroyed the city of Baghdad in the year

a.
b.
c.
d.

1258 AD
1528 AD
1453 AD
1099 AD

3. Muslims trace their religious heritage through Abrahams son

a.
b.
c.
d.

Moses
Ishmael
Isaac
Abu Bakr

4. The Catholic pope resides in the city of

a.
b.
c.
d.

Milan
Jerusalem
Rome
Constantinople

5. What document issued by Emperor Constantine proclaimed official toleration for Christianity within the Roman
Empire?
a.
b.
c.
d.

Edict of Milan
Edict of Trent
Edict of Nantes
Edict of Rome

6. The word Islam means

a.
b.
c.
d.

Peace through belief and submission

People of God and Allah
People of the land
Submission to God

7. Following Muhammads death, who lead the people of Islam?

a.
b.
c.
d.

Abu Bakr
Abbasid
Umayyad
Fatimid

8. The journey of Muhammad and his followers to the city of Medina in the year 622 AD is called the
a.
b.
c.
d.

Five Pillars of Islam

The Haj
The Hijrah
The Kabah

9. Muhammad was born in Mecca, but is buried in

a.
b.
c.
d.

Jerusalem
Medina
Cairo
Baghdad

10. The second part of the Christian bible is called the

a.
b.
c.
d.

Old Testament
The Gospels
The New Testament
The Dead Sea Scrolls

11. The time period beginning with the fall of the Roman Empire and ending with the Battle of Hastings in 1066 is
called
a.
b.
c.
d.

The Medieval Period

The Dark Ages
The New Ages
The Classical Age

12. What date is commonly associated with the fall of the Roman Empire?
a.
b.
c.
d.

476 A.D.
467 A.D.
46 A.D.
47 A.D.

13. Though the Western Empire fell with the sacking of Rome, the Eastern Roman Empire endured and became the
a.
b.
c.
d.

Constantinople
The New Roman Empire
The Orthodox Christian Empire
The Byzantine Empire

14. In Islam, Jesus is considered a

a.
b.
c.
d.

Messiah
Prophet
Messenger
God

15. The Christian bible consists of two books, the

a.
b.
c.
d.

Torah and the Old Testament

New Testament and the Gospels
Old and New Testaments
Old Testament and the Quran

16. What is the name of the large cube in Mecca whose history predates Islam?
a.
b.
c.
d.

The Cube
The Quran
The Hajj
The Kaaba

17. What is the place of worship in Islam called?

a.
b.
c.
d.

Synagogue
Church
Mosque
Temple

18. What is the sacred text of Judaism called?

a.
b.
c.
d.

The Torah
The Bible
The Quran
The New Testament

19. What is the sacred text of Islam called?

a.
b.
c.
d.

The Torah
The Bible
The Quran
The New Testament

20. Which early Christian leader helped to establish communities in Asia Minor and wrote many letters found in the New
Testament?
a.
b.
c.
d.

Paul
Peter
Judas
John

21. Which Roman emperor was the first to convert to Christianity

a.
b.
c.
d.

Julius Caesar
Constantine
Augustus
Baldwin

22. What is the place of worship in Judaism called?

a.
b.
c.
d.

Synagogue
Church
Mosque
Temple

23. All of the following are true except

a.
b.
c.
d.

Islam formed in the 9th century AD

Judaism formed in the 2nd century BC
Christianity formed in the 1st century AD
Constantine was the last emperor to convert to Christianity

24. All of the following are part of the Five Pillars of Islam except
a.
b.
c.
d.

Pilgrimage to Mecca
Seven daily prayers
Giving of Charity to the less fortunate
Fasting during Ramadan

25. Who was the last of the five good emperors?

a.
b.
c.
d.

Julius Caesar
Octavian
Brutus
Marcus Aurelius

26. Which religion challenged Christianity for spiritual supremacy in the Roman Empire from the 1st to 5th centuries AD?
a.
b.
c.
d.

Paganism
Mithraism
Mithraism
Arianism

27. Following the collapse of the Western Roman Empire, what replaced the political authority of the Roman Emperors?
a.
b.
c.
d.

The Catholic Church

The Greek Orthodox Church
The Eastern Roman Emperors
The Caliphate

28. During the Dark Ages, many of the barbarian tribes that brought about the end of the Western Roman Empire
a.
b.
c.
d.

Established their authority in Rome and established the Holy Roman Empire
Established small regional kingdoms that eventually evolved into the major kingdoms of the Middle Ages
Continued on their conquests into Mesopotamia
Continued with their barbarians ways

29. Which Roman emperor decided to split the administration of the Roman Empire due to the difficulties of governing so
much territory and so many people?
a.
b.
c.
d.

Caesar
Constantine
Brutus
Augustus

30. Who did Sunni Muslims support as the successor of Muhammad?

a.
b.
c.
d.

Ali
Abu Bakr
Umayyad
Shia

31. What is cited as the chief motivation for the Viking invasions?
a.
b.
c.
d.

Desire for plunder

Polygamy
Exploration
Overpopulation

32. Legally, a serf was bound to

a.
b.
c.
d.

the king
the land
the lord
the church

33. The crisis of the 3rd century within the Roman Empire resulted in the decision to
a.
b.
c.
d.

Unite the factions of the empire

Split the administration of the empire
Legalize and legitimize Islam
Return Rome to a republican form of government

34. The authority of the Roman Empire was irreparably damaged by the invasions and incursions of all of the following
barbaric groups except
a.
b.
c.
d.

Huns
Goths
Vandals
Mongols

35. Which Frankish king was the first to unite the political authority of the roman emperors and the spiritual authority of
the Catholic Church after the collapse of the Roman Empire?
a.
b.
c.
d.

Otto I
Charles Martel
Charlemagne
Pepin the Short

36. The Great Schism refers to

a.
b.
c.
d.

A massive earthquake that divided Europe form Africa

The split between the protestant faiths and the Catholic Church
The split between the Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Church
The split between the Eastern and Western Roman Empire

37. The Dukes of Normandy were descendents of

a.
b.
c.
d.

English lords and nobles

Germanic tribes such as the Goths
Viking raiders who were given land by the King of France in exchange for becoming vassals
Christian knights given land by the pope for their service during the crusades

38. All of the following are accurate descriptions of Gothic Architecture except
a.
b.
c.
d.

Tall ceilings were meant to simulate the church reaching towards heaven
Flying buttresses and ribbed vaults were borrowed from east Asian culture
Large amounts of natural light were meant to express the perfection of God
The walls and narrow construction contrasted greatly with the thick, block, and marble construction of the ancient
Greeks and Romans

39. Arianism was a branch of Christianity that existed during the 4th and 5th centuries that was primarily supported by
a.
b.
c.
d.

The elite of the Germanic peoples as a way of showing their status

Common people of Europe prior to the ascendancy of the Pope and the Catholic Church
Heretics and outlaws seeking to undermine the Papacy
Powerful eastern kings that were eventually conquered by the Muslims

40. Monasticism and the practice of devoting ones entire existence to God originally emerged from religious hermits
from
a.
b.
c.
d.

Egypt and Syria

Germany and England
Italy and Spain
Morocco and Asia Minor

41. One theory behind the formation of feudalism was that it was a
a.
b.
c.
d.

system of mutual protection created to defend against raiding peoples like the Vikings
system of control created by the Catholic Church to exert secular authority
social contract between lords and vassals with the intention of creating equality
political structure intended to improve upon the political systems developed by the Romans

42. Historians define the early Middle Ages, or the Dark Ages, by all of the following except
a.
b.
c.
d.

Lack of contemporary written literature

Population decline
Spread of protestant faiths
Limited building and cultural achievements

43. The territory in central Italy controlled by the pope is called the
a.
b.
c.
d.

The Crusader States

The Vatican City
The Roman States
The Papal States

44. The first emperor of the Holy Roman Emperor to use the title Holy was
a.
b.
c.
d.

Otto I
Charlemagne
Henry IV
Frederick I Barbarossa

45. William the Conquerors transformation of England after he defeated Harold Godwinson is called the
a.
b.
c.
d.

The Norman Conquest

The Bayeux Tapestry
The Great Crusade
The 100 Years War

46. The land a noble or knight holds as a grant of vassalage from a higher lord is called a
a.
b.
c.
d.

Vassal
Feudalism
Fief
Land Grant

47. Following the successful completion of the First Crusade, some crusades remained in the holy land and created the
a.
b.
c.
d.

Papal States
Holy Kingdoms
Crusader States
Byzantine Empire

48. In what year did William the Conqueror defeat Harold Godwinson?
a.
b.
c.
d.

1066
1099
1204
1453

59. The long poem about Charlemagnes failed expedition into Spain is called
a.
b.
c.
d.

The Song of Charles

The Song of Oliver
The Song of William
The Song of Roland

50. The term used to describe the most common law of succession during the Middle Ages is
a.
b.
c.
d.

Primogeniture
Cuius regio
Pontifex Maximus
Eius religio

Historical Term Identifications:

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First Crusade