2. How did the Ostrogoth, Theodoris, govern the Italian Peninsula after he took over?
 
 

3. What is the difference in the way Visogoth Spain and Britain are governed after the fall of Rome?
 
 

4. Which Frankish king first adopted Christianity for himself and his kingdom?
 

5 How does he benefit from his adoption?
 

6. What is the title given to the head of the Catholic Church?
 

7. What was the accomplishment of Pope Gregory I (590 - 604)?
 
 

8. Give three reasons why monasticism was an important factor in the development of European civilization.
 
 

9. What services did the church provide the people?
 
 

10. What role did the church play during the Middle Ages?
 
 

11. What is the chief officer of the Frankish Empire called? (What position is created by the Frankish Emperors to help them govern?)
 
 

12. What battle, led by Charles Martel, stopped the Muslims from advancing into Western Europe? (notes)
 
 

13. Which Medieval king was a Carolingian and was crowned by the pope in France?
 

14. Who was crowned by the Pope an named "Emperor of the Romans" beginning the Holy Roman Empire?

15. What is the significance of his empire? Or What did this Carolinigian king accomplish?
 

16. Name the treaty which divided his empire and
 

17. Give the manner in which the empire was divided?(notes)
 

18. What is primogeniture?
 

19. Why was feudalism such a complex system?
 

20. Define wergeld.
 

21. Define chivalry.
 

22. Which ancient peoples settled Hungary?
 

23. How were the Vikings made a part of European civilization?
 
 
 

Chapters 8, 31., 4.1,
24. Name the four largest religions in the world.
 

25. What do Judaism, Islam and Christianity have in common?(Three general areas)
 
 

26. Name the three chief deities of the Hindu religion.
 
 

27. Describe one way in which the Taoist view of life differed from the view of the Confucianist.
 
 

28. Name two of the five chief obligations of a Muslim. (also called the Pillars of Faith)
 
 

29. What were the Muslims of Spain called?
 

30. What are the two major divisions of Islam?(divisions of the Islamic religion)
 

31. Name the two types of Turks who took over the Muslim Empire in the east.
 
 

Chapters 13 & 12.3 (change from Early Middle Ages to the High Middle Ages)
32. What was the large estate of the noble called?

33. What is the economic system of the Medieval period called?
 

34. What is the political system of the Medieval period called?

35. What is the function of a Castle?

36. Why does the population increase in the later Middle Ages?
 
 

37. List at least two factors that led to the change from self-sufficient manors to the new kind of commercial capitalism.
 
 

38. Define scholasticism.
 
 

39. Who is the author of Summa Theologica?
 

40. What is the difference between Romanesque and Gothic?
 
 

41. If I wrote in every day language I would be writing in the .
 

42. What is a troubadour?
 
 

43. Where did William the Conqueror (also called William of Normandy)defeat the Anglo-Saxons? or What year?
 
 

44. Who was Hugh Capet?

45. In what country did they form the Lombard League?

46. What is the difference between the Lombard League and the Hanseatic League?

47. What main dispute was settled by the Concordat of Worms?
 

48. What two punishments did the church use to control people?
 

49. What is the period in Church history when it had two popes?(What is the period called)

50. What group of people followed the code of chivalry?

51. During which European war were longbows and cannons first significant?
 

52. How does the 100 Years War help the Bourbon King Louis XI known as the Spider King?
 

53. England loses the 100 Years War yet is strengthened. In what way is England strengthened?
 

54. What were three results of the Black Death?
 

55. Why were the works of Chaucer and Dante so important?
 

56. Name one promise made by King John when he "signed" the Magna Carta in 1215?
 

57. What was the long term impact of the Magna Carta?
 

58. How did the Crusades effect the downfall of feudalism?
 

59. During which Crusades were the most lives lost?
 

60. What was one accomplishment for the Christians during the first Crusades?
 

61. Explain why you think that although the Crusades are described as a Holy war that the main reason for the Crusades may have been different. Think in terms of why did Pope Urban call for the Crusades, why did people go on the crusades and what did they gain?
 
 
 

62. Why do historians think that in fighting the Crusades the Europeans may "have lost the battle but won the war"?
 

63. Which groups of Turks conquered the Byzantine Empire in 1453?
 

64. Name four characteristics of art during the Middle Ages.
 

65. Prior to 1469 Spain on the Iberian Peninsula was governed by many different kings. How was it unified?
 

Chapter 14
66. Describe a " Renaissance man". Don't give a name but tell how a person became known as a "Renaissance man"
 

67. The philosophy of the Renaissance era is Humanism. Give two characteristics of this philosophy.
 

68. What two monarchs tried to force the Jews and moors to convert to the Catholic faith?
 

69. Who wrote "The Prince"?
 

70. State the main idea of "The Prince".
 

71. What family dominated Florence during the Renaissance?
 

72. What man is given credit for developing movable type in Europe?
 

73. Why were the works of Chaucer and Dante so important?
 

74. What organization did Loyola begin?
 

75. Who wrote "Utopia"?
 

76. What was the Renaissance? (Don't define the word but tell about the era)
 

77. What did Erasmus write?
 

78. In what country did the Reformation begin?
 

79. What was the man reason for Martin Luther writing the 95 Theses?
 

80. What monarch began the Anglican church in England?
 

81. What document gave Huguenots religious freedom in France?
 

82. What document states that German princes could chose the Catholic or Lutheran faith?(notes)
 

83. Name three results of the religious upheaval in Europe during the 1500's.
 

84. What event was the framework for the reforms within the Catholic Church?
 

85. What was the Scientific Revolution?

Chapter 16.1
86. Name technological advances made during the Scientific Revolution that encouraged exploration.
 

87. How did mercantilism effect the Age of Exploration?
 

88. Name one reason for the decline of Spain.
 

89. Name one reason for the decline of Portugal.
 

90. Define Viceroy.
 

91. After 1437 the Holy Roman Emperor always came from which family?
 

92. Which country was the most powerful in Europe in the 1500's?
 

93. Which Spanish monarch ruled both Spain and the Holy Roman Empire? (Hint: He was a Hapsburg)
 

94. Name three problems encountered by this ruler.

Chapter 10.1 & 2
95. Name at least 3 dynasties present in China during their Middle Ages.
 

96. How were the separate territories of Genghis Khan divided?
 

97. What is the name for the Mongolian dynasty in China?
 

Chapter 11. 1 & 2
98. Who was Tamerlane?
 

99. Name two factors that contribute to mutual hostility between Muslims and Hindus in India.
 

100. Define Rajputs.
 

101. Define Maharaja.