Third Quarter Benchmark Review Game

1. Third Quarter Benchmark Review Game

2. Rules • You will play the game until you answer a question wrong. • Lifelines: 1. Ask a friend 2. Poll the crowd 3. 50/50

3. Eurasia is a. the landmass that includes Europe and Asia. b. the continent that is south of Asia. c. the continent that includes Europe and Asia. d. the landmass that includes all of Europe and part of Asia. 50/50

4. Eurasia is a. the landmass that includes Europe and Asia. b. the continent that is south of Asia. c. the continent that includes Europe and Asia. d. the landmass that includes all of Europe and part of Asia.

5. In what way did the geography of northern Europe affect the spread of Christianity there? • The mountains made it more difficult for missionaries to travel there. • b. The warm, dry climate made missionaries more eager to travel there. • c. The flat lands made it easier for missionaries to travel there. • d. The lack of rivers there meant that missionaries • had to travel on land. 50/50

6. In what way did the geography of northern Europe affect the spread of Christianity there? • The mountains made it more difficult for missionaries to travel there. • b. The warm, dry climate made missionaries more eager to travel there. • c. The flat lands made it easier for missionaries to travel there. • d. The lack of rivers there meant that missionaries • had to travel on land.

7. The shape and elevation of the land in a region is called its • geography. c. climate. • b. topography. d. vegetation. 50/50

8. The shape and elevation of the land in a region is called its • geography. c. climate. • b. topography. d. vegetation.

9. The people who were most important in spreading Christianity throughout Europe were • the monks, missionaries, and knights. • b. Saint Benedict, Saint Patrick, and the monks. • c. Saint Patrick, Saint Benedict, and Charlemagne. • d. the popes, missionaries, and monks. 50/50

10. The people who were most important in spreading Christianity throughout Europe were • the monks, missionaries, and knights. • b. Saint Benedict, Saint Patrick, and the monks. • c. Saint Patrick, Saint Benedict, and Charlemagne. • d. the popes, missionaries, and monks.

11. The Viking, Magyar, and Muslim invasions of Europe directly caused the development of the a. manor system. c. Benedictine rules. b. code of chivalry. d. feudal system. 50/50

12. The Viking, Magyar, and Muslim invasions of Europe directly caused the development of the a. manor system.c. Benedictine rules. b. code of chivalry. d. feudal system.

13. What did knights receive in exchange for their pledge of loyalty to a lord? a. weapon c. an income b. a fief d. a title 50/50

14. What did knights receive in exchange for their pledge of loyalty to a lord? a. weapon c. an income b. a fief d. a title

15. A manor was a large estate owned by a a. knight or lord. c. peasant or farmer. b. knight or peasant. d. daimyo or samurai. 50/50

16. A manor was a large estate owned by a a. knight or lord. c. peasant or farmer. b. knight or peasant. d. daimyo or samurai.

17. Which word has a similar meaning to the Japanese term Bushido? • chivalry c. fief • b. vassal d. manor 50/50

18. Which word has a similar meaning to the Japanese term Bushido? • chivalry c. fief • b. vassal d. manor

19. A samurai’s relationship to a daimyo was like a knight’s relationship to a a. horse. c. lord. b. weapon. d. fief. 50/50

20. A samurai’s relationship to a daimyo was like a knight’s relationship to a a. horse. c. lord. b. weapon. d. fief.

21. During the Middle Ages, power in Europe shifted from nobles to a. knights and peasants. c. kings and popes. b. merchants and traders. d. monks and priests. 50/50

22. During the Middle Ages, power in Europe shifted from nobles to a. knights and peasants. c. kings and popes. b. merchants and traders. d. monks and priests.

23. Medieval Christians feared excommunication because they believed that • those cast out from the church had to leave their village. • b. those cast out from the church would not get into heaven. • c. those cast out from the church could not get work. • d. those cast out from the church could not own property. 50/50

24. Medieval Christians feared excommunication because they believed that • those cast out from the church had to leave their village. • b. those cast out from the church would not get into heaven. • c. those cast out from the church could not get work. • d. those cast out from the church could not own property.

25. Pope Gregory VII and Emperor Henry IV were in disagreement about • how serfs and peasants should be treated in feudal society. • who should be able to select bishops. • where the church headquarters should be located in Europe. • d. who could excommunicate people. 50/50

26. Pope Gregory VII and Emperor Henry IV were in disagreement about • how serfs and peasants should be treated in feudal society. • who should be able to select bishops. • where the church headquarters should be located in Europe. • d. who could excommunicate people.

27. Why were the Crusades fought? • to bring the eastern bishops back under the pope’s control • b. to protect European territory from invading Muslims • c. to unite the Roman Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church • d. to gain control of Palestine, the Holy Land 50/50

28. Why were the Crusades fought? • to bring the eastern bishops back under the pope’s control • b. to protect European territory from invading Muslims • c. to unite the Roman Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church • d. to gain control of Palestine, the Holy Land

29. What was the outcome of the Crusades? • The Holy Land came under Christian control. • b. The Holy Land remained under Muslim control. • c. The Holy Land was destroyed and abandoned. • d. The Holy Land was divided by the two sides. 50/50

30. What was the outcome of the Crusades? • The Holy Land came under Christian control. • b. The Holy Land remained under Muslim control. • c. The Holy Land was destroyed and abandoned. • d. The Holy Land was divided by the two sides.

31. What was the most important result of the Crusades? • European kings increased their power. • b. Popes increased their power. • c. Muslims and Christians gained respect for one another. • d. Trade and exchange of ideas between Europe and Asia increased. 50/50

32. What was the most important result of the Crusades? • European kings increased their power. • b. Popes increased their power. • c. Muslims and Christians gained respect for one another. • d. Trade and exchange of ideas between Europe and Asia increased.

33. In medieval society, markets, festivals, and religious ceremonies took place at a • manor house. c. local church. • b. monastery. d. university. 50/50

34. In medieval society, markets, festivals, and religious ceremonies took place at a • manor house. c. local church. • b. monastery. d. university.

35. What is a pilgrim? a. a person who journeys to a religious location b. a person who works to convert people to Christianity c. a clergy member who lives with the general public d. a clergy member who takes a vow of silence 50/50

36. What is a pilgrim? a. a person who journeys to a religious location b. a person who works to convert people to Christianity c. a clergy member who lives with the general public d. a clergy member who takes a vow of silence

37. Why did nobles make King John sign Magna Carta in 1215? a. They wanted to assert the authority of the pope. b. They wanted to separate church and state. c. They wanted to replace him with a different ruler. d. They wanted to limit the king’s power. 50/50

38. Why did nobles make King John sign Magna Carta in 1215? a. They wanted to assert the authority of the pope. b. They wanted to separate church and state. c. They wanted to replace him with a different ruler. d. They wanted to limit the king’s power.

39. The deadly plague that swept through Europe in the 1300s was called the • Yellow Fever. c. Black Death. • b. Red Sickness. d. Great Flu Epidemic. 50/50

40. The deadly plague that swept through Europe in the 1300s was called the a. Yellow Fever. c. Black Death. b. Red Sickness. d. Great Flu Epidemic.

41. How did life change for surviving peasants and serfs after the plague? a. They began to demand wages for their labor. b. They moved from towns to the country. c. They had to work much longer days. d. They took over the manors. 50/50

42. How did life change for surviving peasants and serfs after the plague? a. They began to demand wages for their labor. b. They moved from towns to the country. c. They had to work much longer days. d. They took over the manors.

43. What is a heretic? a. a member of the pope’s army b. a person who goes to war for his or her religion c. a person who owns a small amount of land d. a person who disagrees with the church’s teachings 50/50

44. What is a heretic? a. a member of the pope’s army b. a person who goes to war for his or her religion c. a person who owns a small amount of land d. a person who disagrees with the church’s teachings

45. What was the purpose of the Spanish Inquisition? a. to expel all Muslim spies from the country b. to reveal and stop church corruption and waste c. to punish and kill heretics and non-Christians in Spain d. to find and burn places afflicted with the plague 50/50

46. What was the purpose of the Spanish Inquisition? a. to expel all Muslim spies from the country b. to reveal and stop church corruption and waste c. to punish and kill heretics and non-Christians in Spain d. to find and burn places afflicted with the plague

47. Which of the following describes one effect of Marco Polo’s journey to China? a. Marco Polo became the emperor of China. b. Marco Polo became a rich merchant c. Marco Polo’s travels and book created a new interest to reopen the Silk Road d. Marco Polo became an important banker. 50/50

48. Which of the following describes one effect of Marco Polo’s journey to China? a. Marco Polo became the emperor of China. b. Marco Polo became a rich merchant c. Marco Polo’s travels and book created a new interest to reopen the Silk Road d. Marco Polo became an important banker.

49. The printing press affected the spread of ideas during the Renaissance the same way that a. the Internet affects the spread of ideas today. b. the cellular phone affects the spread of ideas today. c. digital photographs affect the spread of ideas today. d. e-mail allows people to exchange ideas today. 50/50

50. The printing press affected the spread of ideas during the Renaissance the same way that a. the Internet affects the spread of ideas today. b. the cellular phone affects the spread of ideas today. c. digital photographs affect the spread of ideas today. d. e-mail allows people to exchange ideas today.