How did The Crusades contribute to the Age of Exploration?


A) They created a desire to spread Christianity among the American natives.
B) They created a desire in Europe for new products and new trade routes to the East.

C) The democratic spirit which accompanied the conquests of the Crusaders swept across Europe.

D) The establishment of sea routes used by the Crusaders which rounded South America made exploration easier.


2) Charlemagne was important in medieval Europe because


A) he stopped the spread of Islam into Spain.

B) his invasion of England made it a French colony.

C) he established a relatively unified empire in medieval Europe.

D) the Catholic Church was unable to control his political actions.


3) During the Middle Ages, which group was generally responsible for the preservation of learning and ancient literature?


A) nobles and kings

B) priests and monks

C) doctors and lawyers

D) traders and businessmen


4) Which of these statements regarding feudalism is MOST accurate?


A) Feudalism helped to sustain the growing industrial productivity of Europe.
B) Feudalism fueled the European ability to explore the New World and Africa.
C) Feudalism was a complex system of relationships between people of different classes.

D) Feudalism was built upon a system of buying and selling serfs obtained from other lands.


5) The Crusades were a series of battles that took place over more than two centuries to achieve what end for both Muslims and Christians?


A) remove the Pope from power

B) capture Jerusalem and the Holy Land

C) reopen the Silk Road to access new products

D) force the Sufis to adopt either Eastern Orthodox or Islam as a religion


6) During the Tang Dynasty, foot binding became a popular form of


A) military combat.

B) social control of women.

C) punishment for prisoners.

D) artistic expression for painters.


7) How might feudalism and the manorial system have impacted the social life of Europeans?


A) Unlike slaves, peasants retained legal rights in manorialism and in the feudal arrangement.

B) Peasants on manors and under feudalism owed financial obligations to the lord.

C) New agricultural techniques changed the open field system of manorialism.
D) The growth of cities decreased the importance of feudalism.


8) A major goal of the Christian Church during the Crusades (1096–1291) was to


A) unite warring Arab peoples.

B) establish Christianity in western Europe.

C) capture the Holy Land from Islamic rulers.

D) strengthen English dominance in the Arab world.


9) What was the impact of a surplus food supply that occurred during the Song dynasty as a result of better farming techniques?


A) The increased food supply led to widespread problems of obesity and new government programs.

B) Since not as many farmers were needed, many people became artisans and shopkeepers which led to more trade.

C) As a result of new techniques this led to China becoming the 1st nation to undergo an industrial revolution.

D) The increased farming led to a new for new workers so they began to import slaves from neighboring countries.


10) Which statement about the Silk Road is INCORRECT?


A) The Silk Road connected the Roman, Mauryan and Han empires.

B) Islam spread to China as a result of interactions on the Silk Road.

C) The Silk road was a series of interconnected roads and even ocean routes.
D) Valuable commodities such as jade, gold and silver were also traded in addition to Silk.