World History, Story of the World, Volume 2: Middle Ages
Test #6
9.25.15
Using your book, draw and label the map on page xii.
Extra Credit:
What numbering system is the page
number xii based on?
Circle the best choice for each blank:
1. The leaders in the Eastern Orthodox Church are called
______________ (patriarchs /
popes);
the leaders in the Roman Catholic Church are called _______________
(patriarchs / popes).
True / False:
Fill in the blank with the correct answer:
1. Three
“barbarian” people associated with Britain were the Celts, the
A_______s, and the S_____________s. (Extra credit: Another tribe from the area was
the J__________s).
2. When new
tribes displaced the Celts in Britain, the Celts retreated to Scotland,
I________land, and W_______s.
Multiple choice, circle the best answer:
1. The name of
the great church built in Constantinople by Justinian is
a. Justantinople
b. Hagia Sophia
c. the Acropolis
d. the Colosseum
2. The room
monks used to copy books was sometimes called a
a. bibliotech
b. libratorum
c. scriptorium
d. clerkory
3. The capital
city of the Byzantine Empire was
a. Rome
b. Carthage
c. Ravenna
d. Constantinople
4. A painting
done directly on wet plaster is called a
a. fresco
b. mosaic
c. gesso
d. alabaster
Short answer, answer with one or two phrases, words, or
sentences:
1. What was different about Justinian and Theodora, compared
to other rulers of the Empire?
2. What
mountain range contains Mt. Everest, the highest mountain in the world (almost
twice as high as Pikes Peak)?
3. Name one
Indian dynasty or leader.
Extra credit:
Which desert lies south of the Indus River?
First set of essay questions, remembering and
comprehending:
Read all questions in this section and pick one you would
like to answer (high school students pick two). Answer with about 75 to 150 words (high school students use
150 to 250 words)
1. Retell a
story of Beowulf.
2. Retell the
story of Augustine from the book;
include an explanation of why his life was historically important.
Extra Credit:
What Roman Christian leader in Ireland had a similar story to
Augustine’s, except in his case he was the slave?
3. Describe how
books were made in the Middle Ages.
Who usually made them? Why?
4.
Describe the development of the Gupta Dynasty and the Golden Age.
Second set of essay questions, analyzing and synthesizing
information:
Read all questions in this section and pick one you would
like to answer (high school students pick two). Answer with about 75 to 150 words (high school students use
150 to 250 words)
1. Susan Wise
Bauer has written this book from the point of view of the Western World, but
including a lot of history from outside of the Western tradition.
Do you think her balance is good, or would you like to see more Western
history, or would you like to see more nonWestern history? Why?
2. Describe and
explain the division of the Roman Empire.
Do you think it was wise to divide the empire or not? Why?
3. Compare the
Code of Justinian to the Code of Hammurabi; discuss their purposes, their contents, and the situations
in which they were written.
4. When the
Indian kings like Chandragupta conquered large territories, or Alexander the
Great took over most of the known world, or Rome expanded all the way to
Britain, we call that empires.
When the Huns attacked China, India, or the Roman territory,
we call that barbarian invasions.
Why? Do you
think this makes sense? What
distinguishes barbarian attacks from empire building? Do you find one justified as moral and the other not? Defend your opinion.
5. The Golden
Age of India ended in 550 AD. The
Roman Empire last just a little longer than it, and ended in 520 AD.
Compare the rise and fall of the two empires.
Extra Credit:
1. What two
major religions have we studied that have monks?
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