unit 6 and 7 test

Question 1

fall of roman empire

Answer 1

476CE

Question 2

Dark ages

Answer 2

600-800CE

Question 3

battle of hastings

Answer 3

1066CE

Question 4

crusades

Answer 4

1100-1300 CE

Question 5

black death

Answer 5

1347 CE

Question 6

The Renaissance, the Reformation, and the Age of Exploration

Answer 6

1450-1650 CE

Question 7

pillar 1=faith

Answer 7

to believe in god

Question 8

pillar 2=prayer

Answer 8

pray five times a day

Question 9

pillar 3=almsgiving

Answer 9

donate 2% of annual income to the poor

Question 10

pillar 4=fasting

Answer 10

fast during rammadan

Question 11

pillar 5=pilgrimage

Answer 11

go to mecca once in a lifetime

Question 12

mecca

Answer 12

birthplace of islam

Question 13

islam

Answer 13

the religion

Question 14

allah

Answer 14

god

Question 15

muhammad

Answer 15

founder of Islam and Allah’s prophet (messenger)

Question 16

muslim

Answer 16

follower of islam

Question 17

koran

Answer 17

islamic sacred book

Question 18

crusade

Answer 18

religious war
Christian holy wars against the Muslims

Question 19

outremer

Answer 19

The Land Beyond the Sea

Question 20

cause of crusades

Answer 20

Muslim invasions and conquests, driving out the Christians

Fears of the Christian Emperor of Constantinople that Muslims would attack Constantinople

Question 21

pope urban II call

Answer 21

Stop fighting each other, and instead, regain the Holy Land.
God wills it!
Promise of heaven and forgiveness of sins
1095

Question 22

infidels

Answer 22

“non-believers” - a derogatory term referring to the Muslims

Question 23

seljuk turks

Answer 23

Muslim group that took over the Holy Land

Question 24

reason for crusade #1

Answer 24

Religious – regain the Holy Land; wash away sins; reward of Heaven after death

Seeking adventure

Business and trade opportunities

Forced by feudal lords

Escape harsh times at home

Bored – knights not allowed to fight each other

Question 25

problems on crusade #1

Answer 25

Costly – weapons, armor, food, supplies

Lack of weapons, armor, food, supplies, and trained soldiers

Language differences while traveling into new areas and between leaders

Inability to organize the bands of crusaders and disagreements between leaders on military tactics and strategies

Marauding bands; cruel and ruthless

climate differences

Question 26

positive impact of crusades #1

Answer 26

United European people in one common cause

Brought Europeans in dramatic contact with other cultures

Exposed Europeans to new trade goods
Herbs, spices, and new foods such as sugar cane and apricots
Glass, slippers, cotton, and mirrors

Encouraged travel

Spread new ideas in science, medicine, mathematics, art, and literature

Exposed Europeans to new technologies
Shipbuilding
Castle building; architecture

Question 27

decline of fuedilism

Answer 27

Peasants had greater “bargaining power”
One-third of Europeans died journeying to and fighting in the Crusades
Serfs in Europe were in more demand by feudal lords who needed workers
Some commoners took over abandoned lands to farm
Slow emergence of a new “Middle Class”

Question 28

black death decline of feudalism #1

Answer 28

Serfs had “bargaining power”

With the deaths of so many serfs, those who survived were in high demand

Serfs who were not content with their lives could make greater demands on their lord or would leave the manor for another manor or for a town

With the deaths of many lords, as well as peasants, poor land in some areas was abandoned; eventually, some of this land was taken over by surviving serfs who hoped to rise in their social status

Not enough workers to produce food for all of Europe

With food shortage, prices rose

famines occured

Poor land was abandoned and villages fell to ruin – the remaining people left for the nearest town or city

Question 29

decline of crafts

Answer 29

Traders and town workers found that there was no longer a large trading market for their goods.
Some master craftsmen died and, with them, their secrets of production “died”

Question 30

impact of black death

Answer 30

People who had never before been really free became independent

Question 31

The European Crusades and the Black Death/the Plague had a dramatic impact on Europe, ushering in the Renaissance in the 1400s and 1500s!

Answer 31

The European Crusades and the Black Death/the Plague had a dramatic impact on Europe, ushering in the Renaissance in the 1400s and 1500s!