Lesson 5 Review

All of the following empires collapsed by 550 C.E. EXCEPT

• the Han Empire.
• the Gupta Empire.
• the Roman Empire.
• the Sassanian Empire.

What was one key factor in the fall of the Han dynasty in 220 C.E.?

• lack of investment in military defense
• humiliating defeat in a war with the Japanese
• threats from nomadic tribes from Central Asia
• demands for more power for the Chinese parliament

In Rome in the 200s C.E., how did most emperors come to power?

• by seizing power with military force
• by inheriting the throne from the previous ruler
• by winning an election held by the Roman Senate
• by persuading religious leaders to offer the crown

The end of the Roman Empire in the West occurred when

• a Germanic leader overthrew the last emperor.
• the Bubonic plague spread into western Europe.
• a group of citizens used force to set up a republic.
• the White Huns invaded from across the mountains.

What was the main cause of the collapse of the Gupta Empire?

• invasion by the White Huns
• decline of trade on the Silk Road
• civil war between Muslims and Buddhists
• mass death caused by the Bubonic Plague

The period after the fall of Rome in Western Europe is often referred to as

• the Dark Ages
• the Catholic era
• the Classical era
• the Hundred Years War

Around 800 C.E. the Holy Roman Empire was established by

• Diocletian.
• Timur Lang.
• Constantine.
• Charlemagne.

Where did the Olmec, Mayan, and Aztec civilizations emerge?

• central Asia
• Afro-Eurasia
• North Africa
• Mesoamerica

Who founded the Muslim faith and the Muslim Empire?

• Abu Bakr
• Abraham
• Muhammad
• Genghis Kahn

What was the caliphate?

• the system of religious schools where the Koran was studied
• the Muslim state, which combined political and religious authority
• the pilgrimage to Makkah which became a pillar of the Muslim faith
• the Muslim army that eventually spread Islam across three continents