History Of The Medieval World Set 1

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This set of History of the Medieval World Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on History Of The Medieval World Set 1

Q1 | An influence that spread from the Byzantine Empire to Early Russia was the
  • orthodox christian religion
  • use of the latin alphabet
  • beginning of democracy
  • factory system
Answer: orthodox christian religion
Q2 | Which empire introduced the Eastern Orthodox Church and the Cyrillic alphabet to Russia?
  • mongol
  • byzantine
  • british
  • gupta
Answer: byzantine
Q3 | What city served as the capital of the Byzantine Empire?
  • adrianople
  • ankara
  • constantinople
  • nicodemia
Answer: constantinople
Q4 | Which of the following modern countries was not part of the Byzantine Empire?
  • bulgaria
  • egypt
  • france
  • germany
Answer: egypt
Q5 | What group conquered Constantinople in 1453?
  • bulgarians
  • greco-romans
  • kievan rus
  • ottomans
Answer: ottomans
Q6 | The city of Constantinople is now called __________.
  • athens
  • byzantium
  • istanbul
  • sarajevo
Answer: istanbul
Q7 | What was the state language of the Eastern Roman Empire after the 7th century?
  • arabic
  • greek
  • latin
  • russian
Answer: greek
Q8 | What renowned church was built by Emperor Justinian in the sixth century?
  • canterbury cathedral
  • st. sophia
  • notre dame
  • st. peter's basilica
Answer: st. sophia
Q9 | Middle Ages" in Western Europe includes the period __________________________.
  • ad 300 - ad 1600
  • beginning of byzantine through the end of the roman empire
  • beginning of early christian through the 13th or 14th centuries
  • end of the roman empire through the byzantine period
Answer: end of the roman empire through the byzantine period
Q10 | When was Charlemagne crowned as Roman Emperor?
  • 800
  • 860
  • 871
  • 899
Answer: 800
Q11 | Which one of the following is included in the rights of serfs?
  • the right to work on certain land and pass the lands to their heirs
  • the right to move from one manor to another
  • the right to marry whomever they wanted to marry
  • all the above
Answer: all the above
Q12 | What was the economic activity of Western Europe in the early middle ages?
  • commercial and urban
  • long-distance trade
  • agriculture
  • all the above
Answer: all the above
Q13 | What was the significance of the Battle of Tours in 732?
  • charlemagne converted many muslims to christianity
  • charles martel became king of france
  • it stopped the muslim advance into europe
  • muslims gained control of spain
Answer: muslims gained control of spain
Q14 | What is Chivalry?
  • the code charlemagne implemented
  • the code by which a christian family lived
  • the code by which knights lived
  • the code by which young men lived
Answer: the code by which knights lived
Q15 | Where can the finest examples of medieval architecture are seen?
  • cathedrals
  • castles
  • universities
  • all of the above
Answer: all of the above
Q16 | Who proclaimed the First Crusade?
  • alexios i komnenos
  • peter the hermit
  • pope gregory vii
  • pope urban ii
Answer: pope urban ii
Q17 | When did Europe capture Jerusalem?
  • 1081
  • 1099
  • 1095
  • 1096
Answer: 1099
Q18 | When did Saladin capture Jerusalem?
  • 1118
  • 1187
  • 1193
  • 1203
Answer: 1193
Q19 | Feudal society was characterized by
  • a hierarchical system of relationships and obligations.
  • the rule of a strong government.
  • increasing consolidation of power by frankish kings.
  • the absence of hostility between neighboring fiefs.
Answer: a hierarchical system of relationships and obligations.
Q20 | The Crusades were undertaken to
  • keep the holy land out of muslim control.
  • end the great schism.
  • free rome from the byzantines.
  • reform the medieval church.
Answer: keep the holy land out of muslim control.
Q21 | The Crusades contributed to all of the following except
  • the growth of mediterranean trading cities.
  • improvement in the level of european technology.
  • greater contact between europe and the byzantine and muslim civilizations.
  • an increase in the power of feudal lords.
Answer: an increase in the power of feudal lords.
Q22 | . The Third Crusade ended with the
  • decisive victory of richard i in palestine.
  • the defeat of the french at agincourt.
  • defeat of seljuk turks by french-led crusaders.
  • continued control of jerusalem by saladin.
Answer: continued control of jerusalem by saladin.
Q23 | The Crusades contributed to the breakdown of feudalism because.
  • muslims captured the property of feudal landholders.
  • the authority of kings increased while many nobles were financially weakened.
  • many peasants converted to islam.
  • all of the above
Answer: all of the above
Q24 | Which of these factors did NOT shape the evolution of society in Western Europe during theearly medieval period?
  • roman heritage
  • customs of barbarian tribes
  • roman catholic church
  • eastern orthodox church
Answer: customs of barbarian tribes
Q25 | Monks and nuns served the community by
  • providing social services.
  • remaining secluded and rarely seeing outsiders.
  • pressuring feudal lords to provide social services.
  • performing little manual labor.
Answer: providing social services.
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