Chapter 8 Review

In the Byzantine Empire, one important feature of life was the development of

• Eastern Orthodox Christianity

• social and political equality

• Islam

• civil service examinations

Which is the most valid generalization about the impact of the Crusades?

• They strengthened the power of the serfs in Europe.

• They increased trade between Europe and Asia.

• They brought European influence to Africa.

• They promoted the ideas of religious freedom.

What did the caste system in India and the feudal system in Europe have in common?

• encouragement of trade between neighboring countries

• a strong emphasis on the acquisition of wealth

• a strong belief in social equality

• a division of society into hereditary social classes

Which institution served as the main unifying force of medieval Western Europe?

• legislature

• monarchy

• church

• military

What was the primary characteristic of feudal society in medieval Europe?

• a representative government

• economic equality for all

• protection of individual rights

• an exchange of land for services

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

The above image represents which of the following?

• democracy

• socialism

• federalism

• feudalism

The center of trade and the capital city of the Byzantine Empire was

• Rome

• Constantinople

• Istanbul

• London

The Byzantine Empire created a law code that collected all of the existing Roman laws and organized them into a single code. What was the name of this law code?

• Code of Hammurabi

• The Byzantine Empire Code of Laws

• Twelve Tables

• Code of Justinian

Which of the following was the farming method used in Western Europe during the Middle Ages?

• three-field system

• slash and burn agriculture

• commercial farming

• intensive farming