7th Grade: History of the Medieval World – Exam B Study Guide
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Unit I – Review of the Decline of Rome and the Splitting of the Roman Empire
The Legacy of the Roman Empire:
Below list and label an important Roman contribution and innovation to the following areas:
1. Art (10-11)
2. Architecture/Engineering (12-13)
3. Language (14-15)
4. Law/Citizenship (16-17)
In the space below create a web diagram that recognizes the causes for the decline of the Roman Empire: (8-9)
The Byzantine Empire:
1. What was the state religion of the Byzantine Empire and how did it specifically relate to the government. (64)
2. What was Justinian’s Code and what impact does it have on the legal codes of the western world? (63)
3. Who was Theodora? What was her most important advice to Justinian during his rule? (63)
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What improvements did Justinian make in the appearance of the Byzantine Empire? (63)
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Unit II – Europe in the Early Middle Ages
Development of Feudalism in Western Europe
Who was Charlemagne and list 3 of his accomplishments? (20-21)
Define feudalism and complete the diagram by identifying each power level and include a characteristic for each.
FEUDALISM: (19-29)
The Role of the Church in Medieval Europe:
Identify the hierarchy of the clergy of the Catholic Church. (32-33)
Identify at least four ways the Catholic Church had an influence on daily life in Feudal Europe. (31-41)
Life of the Medieval Towns:
What was the purpose of guilds and what caused them to be necessary in medieval towns? (45)
As populations within Medieval towns began to grow merchants and commoners gained political and social power.
What factors allowed this to happen? (45-46)
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Decline of Feudalism:
Magna Carta:
What changes did the Magna Carta bring about in English Government?
The Bubonic Plague:
How was the Bubonic Plague spread? (56-57)
What effects did the Bubonic Plague have on the decline of feudalism in Western Europe? (56-57)
The Hundred Years War:
Who was the Hundred Years War between? (58-59)
How did this event contribute to the decline of feudalism in Western Europe? (58-59)
Unit III – The Middle East in the Early Middle Ages:
The Geography of the Arabian Peninsula: (75-81)
List the four physical geographic features of the Arabian Peninsula and their influence on a nomadic way of life.
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Describe the differences between a nomadic and sedentary lifestyle.
The Prophet Muhammad:
What importance did Muhammad have in the founding of the Islamic Faith? (86)
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The Teachings of Islam:
List and define the “Five Pillars of Islam” and explain its importance to the daily lives of Muslims. (96-100)
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Importance:
Contributions of Muslims to World Civilization:
Below list and label an important Muslim contribution or innovation to the following areas:
1. Art (114-115)
2. Science/Technology (109)
3. Math (110-111)
4. Architecture (107)
Crusades: (120-123)
What two major religions fought in the Crusades and why were they fighting?
Why did the Pope Urban II order the Crusades?
Identify three figures from the Crusades there importance?
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