DCS Middle Ages

Why was the time immediately following the fall of Rome called the Dark Ages?

• Emperors kept tight control of the people.
• There was little formal education for the masses.
• Artwork from Greece, not Rome, survived.
• There was no building being done.

The medieval Church was a unifying force in Europe after the fall of Rome because it offered:

• indulgences for sinners
• stability and security
• redistribution of wealth
• multiple sets of beliefs 

Which of Justinian’s actions reflects the close connection between church and state in the Byzantine Empire?

• He built large churches such as the Hagia Sophia.
• He developed and published Christian tenets.
• He relocated the capital from Rome to Byzantium.
• He was crowned head of the church by the Pope.

Which of the following groups had the MOST political power?

• vassals
• serfs
• lords
• knights

What is the historical significance of Justinian's Law Code?

• It served as the first written legal constitution.
• It promoted the idea of the king as the primary legal authority.
• It introduced the ideas of legalism and retribution for  crimes. 
• It preserved the Roman legal customs for later Western civilizations.

 Which practice contributed to the spread of the Black Death in Europe?

• warfare, as knights carried the disease to Valencia
• religion, as pilgrims contracted the disease in Liege
• industry, as laborers spread the disease by the North  Sea
• trade, as merchants brought the disease to the  Mediterranean Sea

_____________ is a political/social system and _____________ is an economic system.

• Middle Ages…feudalism
• manorialism…feudalism
• feudalism…manorialism
• Roman Empire…feudalism

Catholics and the Eastern Orthodox were the two main factions of Christianity. How do the two differ?

• Orthodox is monotheistic while Catholic is polytheistic
• Catholic is headed by a Patriarch while Orthodox is controlled by the Pope
• Orthodox has priests while Catholic has shaman
• Orthodox is headed by a Patriarch while Catholic is controlled by the Pope

When Rome split near the end of its existence, why did the West fall when the East survived a thousand years longer?

• The Eastern Empire had a powerful army which the West did not.
• The Western Empire had no slaves to use for fighting the barbarians.
• The Eastern Empire had a more sustainable and advanced economy.
• The Western Empire had the political system that the East did not.

A major goal of the Catholic Church during the Crusades (1096-1291) was to –

• Unite Arab peoples
• Establish Christianity in Western Europe
• Capture the Holy Land from Islamic rulers
• Strengthen the power of European rulers