Unit Two-Group B- Places and States/Empires

Question 0

What was the northern border of the Byzantine empire in the mid eleventh century?

Dalinghaus

Answer 0

Danube river

Question 1

What was the aristocratic clan that was extended from Charles Martel called?

Dalinghaus

Answer 1

Carolingian Dynasty

Question 2

What was Byzantion’s natural harbor by Bosporus?

Dalinghaus

Answer 2

Golden Horn

Question 3

Prominent port in East Africa

Answer 3

Adulis

Noah Coleman

Question 4

First state known that reflected Indian influence

Answer 4

Funan

Noah Coleman

Question 5

What was the capital of the Western European empire ruled by Charlemagne?

Dalinghaus

Answer 5

Aachen

Question 6

What range of mountains in southwest Europe formed a natural border between France and Spain?

Dalinghaus

Answer 6

Pyrenees

Question 7

What did St scholastics spread to women living in convents.

Catenacci

Answer 7

Benedictine rule

Question 8

Where did Charlemagne build the great church of the Holy Mother of God?

Answer 8

Aachen

Owen Dixon

Question 9

Where was the Hagia Sophia built?

Answer 9

Constantinople

Owen Dixon

Question 10

Where was the Frankish Empire located?

Answer 10

Modern France

Owen Dixon

Question 11

What was the official religion of the Franks and the Byzantines?

Answer 11

Christianity

Owen Dixon

Question 12

What other empire did the Byzantines share a border with?

Answer 12

Sassanid Empire

Owen Dixon

Question 13

Who was the most successful and most influential of the Germanic people?

Catenacci

Answer 13

The franks

Question 14

What does “missi dominici” mean?

Catenacci

Answer 14

Envoys of the lord ruler.

Question 15

What connects Afghanistan and Pakistan?

Answer 15

The Khyber Pass

DeLong

Question 16

This kingdom was founded on the Deccan Plateau by two brothers.

Answer 16

The Vijayanagara Kingdom

DeLong

Question 17

A Muslim kingdom that ruled parts of Northern India from 1206-1526 AD.

Answer 17

The Delhi Sultanate

DeLong

Question 18

This region is at the North-East corner of India.

Answer 18

The Bengal Region

DeLong

Question 19

This river was very important to Angkor. It runs through Southeast Asia

Answer 19

Mekong River

DeLong

Question 20

What was the greatest church in Constantinople?

Catenacci

Answer 20

Hagia Sophia

Question 21

Where did Charlemagne establish his capital?

Catenacci

Answer 21

Aachen

Question 22

Came under great pressure from nomadic invaders. 6th century collapse.

Answer 22

Gupta dynasty

Noah Coleman

Question 23

Situated in south. Navy dominated waters and conquered Ceylon .

Answer 23

Chola kingdom

Noah Coleman

Question 24

Northern Ethiopians. Christians

Answer 24

Axum

Noah Coleman

Question 25

What are the virtues of Benedictine monks

Harrison Donnelly

Answer 25

Poverty chastity and obedience

Question 26

Who was Benedict’s sister

Harrison Donnelly

Answer 26

St scholastica

Question 27

What was the event that offered with christen churches in 1054

Harrison Donnelly

Answer 27

The great schism

Question 28

Why were heavy plows effective for agriculture

Harrison Donnelly

Answer 28

Could turn heavy northern soil. Allowed the land to be plowed faster. Production increased, and Rotating crops

Question 29

What does corpus iuris civilis mean?

Harrison Donnelly

Answer 29

The body of the civil law