Medieval Interactions & Diffusion

All of the following empires are Medieval empires EXCEPT

• Tang China
• Islamic Empire
• Byzantine Empire
• Persian Empire

Which of the following is the best explanation for why these religions spread to new areas?

• Traders along the Silk Road helped spread new ideas to other parts of the world.
• Traders along the Columbian Exchange helped spread new ideas to other parts of the world.
• Traders along the Transatlantic Railroad helped spread new ideas to other parts of the world.
• Traders along the Gold-Salt Trade routes helped spread new ideas to other parts of the world.

What event in 1095 united western Europe and the remaining Byzantine Empire against the Islamic caliphate?

• Pope Urban II called on all European Christians to reclaim the Holy Land from Islamic control.
• Pope Urban II called on the noble population to overthrow the feudal system.
• Roman Catholics were called to convert to Eastern Orthodoxy at the Council of Clermont
• Pope Urban II called on Europeans to provide women with more rights and protections.

What battle in Northern France stopped the spread of Islam into Western Europe?

• Battle of Agincourt
• Battle of the Somme
• Battle of Tours
• Gettysburg

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

What similarity does the Crusades, the Black Death, and the Hundred Years' War share?

• casualties of all three events lead to the declining power of the nobility
• casualties of all three events lead to the increasing power of the nobility
• causalities of all three events lead to the increasing power of the Islamic caliphate in Europe
• causalities of all three events lead to the increasing power of the pope

Choose the best title for the information presented in the chart.

• New Inventions in Tang China
• New Inventions in Song China
• New Inventions in the Byzantium Empire
• New Inventions in the Mongol Empire

What is the best description for the relationship between the Church and state in Medieval Europe?

• The Church controlled the state including leaders, subjects, and laws.
• The Church was controlled by the state including kings and nobles.
• The Church only controlled religious functions within the state.
• The Church was controlled by state agencies.

Which events contributed to the end of Medieval Europe? Select THREE correct answers.

• The Crusades
• The 100 Years' War
• The Black Death
• The French War
• The Potato Famine

Which of the following is a TRUE statement concerning the Catholic and the Eastern Orthodox belief in the Pope?

• Both faiths consider the Pope to be perfect.
• The Eastern Orthodoxy thinks the Pope is perfect.
• The Catholic faith considers the Pope to be perfect.
• Neither faith believes the Pope is perfect.