MID-TERM: 8th GRADE WORLD HISTORY
Study Guide
The Middle Ages In Europe (Part 1)
Word
Manor
Definition
Inquisition
Chivalry
Papal
Supremacy
Lay Investiture
Guild
Parliament
Reconquista
Inquisition
What signaled the beginning of the Middle Ages?
Why did Germanic peoples invade the Roman Empire?
How would you best summarize the legacy of the Roman Empire?
What regions of the world today are still strongly influenced by the achievements of Rome?
What is the feudal system based on?
Who was the feudal contract between?
How would you describe a medieval serf?
How were feudalism and the manor system related?
What was the most powerful institution of the Middle Ages?
According to the code of chivalry, who were the three people a knight fought for?
What was the status of women in the Middle Ages?
What was the chief goal of the Crusades?
What did the Magna Carta grant to the nobles?
What was the major cause of the Great Schism?
What was the central issue of the Hundred Years War?
What was the most important effect of the Hundred Years War?
Why did Science make little real progress in Europe during the Middle Ages?
Describe Gothic cathedral architecture.
What did the devastation caused by the bubonic plague lead to?
What city were they looking to recapture during the Crusades?
What caused the decline of the middle ages?
The Byzantine Empire, Russia and Eastern Europe ( Part 2)
Word
Justinian’s Code
Definition
Czar
What was the capital of New Rome, or the Byzantine Empire?
Describe the city of Constantinople.
What caused the split between the Roman Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church?
What was one of the most important contribution of the Byzantine Empire ?
What helped cause the decline of the Byzantine empire?
Describe the Mongol rule of medieval Russia
After the Great Schism, what was the new name given to the Byzantine church?
What civilizations most influenced the development of Russia?
The Abbasids were rulers of what empire?
The Rise of Islam ( Part 3)
Word
Definition
Islam
Sunni
Shiite
What was the academic subject developed by al-Khwarizmi and originally called al-jabr ?
What are two important teachings that are common to all three faiths?
Why was the Hijrah important
Short Answer Section ( Part 4)
1. Explain how the church shaped medieval life and society? Provide two examples.
2. Define feudalism and explain how it helped to create the manor economy.
3. Explain the three issues that to the mistrust and desire to reform the Medieval Church.
4. Define the Reconquista and Spanish Inquisition? Explain how the two are connected.
5. What were three effects of the Black Death?
6. What were two main causes of the Crusades? What were two results of the Crusades?
7. Describe three things that Justinian accomplished that improved the Byzantine Empire.
Explain why.
8. Explain/ Describe the Five Pillars of Islam.
Essay Section ( Part 5)
1. Explain how Feudalism developed in Europe starting with the fall of Rome.
2. Discuss the main beliefs and concepts connected to the three monotheistic religions: Judaism,
Christianity, and Islam. Explain three similarities and three differences between Judaism,
Christianity, and Islam.
3. Evaluate what caused the decline of the Middle Ages. Explain/ describe two reasons.