Dark Ages Review

What is the name of the holy Islamic city?

• Mecca

• Jerusalem

• Baghdad

• Taraq

Who was Bede during the Dark Ages?

• A Monk who hand-wrote and preserved centuries of history.

• A Viking that discovered Vinland (modern day Newfoundland).

• A Byzantine ruler that helped push education and Christianity in his conquered lands.

• A messiah that helped spread the word of God and share the teaching of Christianity.

What do you call a follower of the Islamic faith?

• Judaist

• Islamite

• Muslim

• Quran

The belief in one god or goddess is ...

• Polytheism

• Monotheism

• Solotheism

• Atheistic

Are the religions of Christianity, Judaism and Islam monotheistic or polytheistic?

• Monotheistic

• Polytheistic

Were the Vikings monotheistic or polytheistic?

• Monotheistic

• Polytheistic

What was the name of the Germanic tribe that lead to the downfall of Rome and lead to the Dark Ages?

• Vikings

• Visigoths

• Mongolians

• Huns

True or False: Very few of the Vikings were warriors who attacked other European cities, while the majority stayed in Scandinavia and lived on farms or in villages.

• True

• False

Would traders and merchants travel the entire 4000 miles of the Silk Road or only parts of it?

• Traders and merchants traveled the entire Silk Road

• Traders and merchants only traveled on parts of the Silk Road

• Traders and merchants would travel on both the maritime and overland routes to make the entire 6000 km trip as quickly as possible

The holy book of Islam is the...

• Quran/Koran

• Torah

• Bible