APWORLD TOPIC 1.6

The invasion of which peoples led to the fall of the western Roman Empire?

• Mongols

• Germanic tribes

• Arabs

• Turks

During the early Middle Ages, there were attempts to reunite western Europe under one empire. Name two examples of these attempts.

• The Carolingian Empire and the Holy Roman Empire

• The Byzantine Empire and the Ottoman Empire

• The Roman Empire and the Greek Empire

• The British Empire and the French Empire

What led to political fragmentation in Western Europe?

• The fall of the Roman Empire

• The rise of the Byzantine Empire

• The spread of the Black Death

• The discovery of the New World

What system developed in Western Europe due to the lack of centralized power to raise an army and protect lands against raids?

• Feudalism

• Capitalism

• Socialism

• Democracy

Vassals promised to provide what to the lord?

• Loyalty and military service

• Land and resources

• Religious services

• Trade and commerce

What happened to the power of the noble class where feudalism ended or weakened?

• It increased significantly.

• It remained the same.

• It decreased or diminished.

• It became more centralized.

Who attempted to reconcile the natural philosophy of the classical world with Christian beliefs?

• Thomas Aquinas

• Galileo Galilei

• Isaac Newton

• Charles Darwin

What effect did the Crusades have on Europe?

• Increased trade and cultural exchanges

• Complete destruction of the region

• No significant impact

• Isolation from the rest of the world

What happened to Muslims and Jews during the Crusades?

• They were welcomed and protected.

• They were persecuted and killed.

• They were converted to Christianity.

• They were exiled to other regions.

Fill in the blank: The process of the Commercial Revolution began in the ______ city-states and spread to Northern Europe.

• Italian

• French

• German

• Spanish