Post-Classical Semester Review

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Using the map above, which was an important continuity in the history of the Mediterranean region between 400 and 1000 C.E.?

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The Byzantine Empire remained a centralized Christian empire in the Mediterranean.

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What is the significance of the timeline above?

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Language, trade, and conquest played an important role in the expansion of Islam.

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Which statement about the effects of the collapse of the Western Roman Empire is accurate? Options: The trade network continued to function in Europe after the political collapse. Feudalism developed out of a need for protection from constant invasions. The collapse of the empire left the Catholic Church too weak to provide stability. The Eastern half of the empire in Constantinople collapsed at the same time.

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Feudalism developed out of a need for protection from constant invasions.

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How does this image explain the development of manorialism?

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Self-sufficient manors developed when Rome’s collapse caused trade to decline.

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What is the significance of the timeline and excerpts 12 and 14 of the Magna Carta?

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Limiting the king’s power was a step in the development of the rule of law.

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What is the significance of the events in the timeline above?

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Religious wars were the source of conflict for nearly 800 years of Europe’s history.

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Which of the following was the most important factor in the spread of the bubonic plague in Europe and Asia?
The Mongol expansion from central Asia to China, eastern Europe, and the Middle East, The joining of western European monarchies, The spread of Buddhism from central Asia to China, The population decline and the outbreak of peasant revolts in eastern Europe

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The Mongol expansion from central Asia to China, eastern Europe, and the Middle East

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The description of the peasant revolt best supports which of the following conclusions?
- The bubonic plague caused peasant revolts
- Peasants wanted to earn money for working
- Peasant revolts were more frequent in England than other places
- Powerful religious leaders supported the peasants’ demand for equality

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Peasants wanted to earn money for working

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Which event at the end of the medieval period does the graph represent?

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The bubonic plague on the populations of Asia and Europe

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According to the excerpt above, what role did the Church have in the lives of the people during the Middle Ages in Europe?

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It often controlled all aspects of their daily life.