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US History World Medieval Test 1

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History World Medieval (High School) High School (USA History, 9-12, AP) USA USA History Standards & AP
What is this test? for High School History (9-12, AP US History), USA — High School (USA History, 9-12, AP) level, USA.
For High School students (9-12) including AP History in the USA
Section: History World Medieval (High School) · Education: High School · Part: History World Medieval (High School) · Country: USA

Knowledge of history is essential for understanding the vast accumulation from past to present and for establishing cause-and-effect relationships among historical events.

This test will help you develop chronological thinking and prepare for history questions on your exams.

By solving this test of 20 questions, you can both test your knowledge and identify the topics you need to improve.

Question 1
What was Magna Carta?
A) 1215 limits charter
B) War declaration
C) Trade pact
D) No charter
Question 2
Which term means "1337 to 1453 clash"?
A) the Domesday Book (1086)
B) Hundred Years War
C) feudalism
D) the Black Death
Question 3
What was the Domesday Book (1086)?
A) Tax record
B) Bible
C) William the Conqueror's survey
D) Law code
Question 4
Which of the following best defines Byzantium?
A) a plague
B) a French city
C) a Viking ship
D) Eastern Roman Empire
Question 5
Who forced Magna Carta?
A) English barons
B) King
C) Pope
D) Peasants
Question 6
Which person was Joan of Arc?
A) Queen
B) French heroine
C) Nun
D) No hero
Question 7
Which plague killed 1/3 of Europe (1347-51)?
A) Cholera
B) Smallpox
C) Black Death
D) Spanish Flu
Question 8
How many Crusades?
A) One
B) Three
C) Fifty
D) Nine major
Question 9
Which term means "land-for-service system"?
A) feudalism
B) the Domesday Book (1086)
C) the Black Death
D) Magna Carta (1215)
Question 10
Which city was the Islamic center for learning?
A) Cairo
B) Baghdad
C) Medina
D) Mecca
Question 11
Provide the definition of Hundred Years War:
A) Ten years
B) One battle
C) 1337 to 1453 clash
D) No war
Question 12
Which trade route connected Europe and Asia?
A) Spice Route
B) Tea Road
C) Amber Road
D) Silk Road
Question 13
What is manorialism?
A) Manor economy
B) Trade economy
C) No economy
D) City markets
Question 14
Which term means "Trade towns group"?
A) Gothic style
B) Hanseatic League
C) the Black Death
D) manorialism
Question 15
Identify Marco Polo.
A) Explorer sea
B) No travel
C) Venice traveler
D) Merchant only
Question 16
Which person were Mongols?
A) Farmers
B) Sailors
C) No tribe
D) Steppe conquerors
Question 17
Provide the definition of scholasticism:
A) Medieval learning
B) No learning
C) Art only
D) Trade skills
Question 18
How many Crusades are there?
A) One
B) Nine major
C) Three
D) Fifty
Question 19
What best defines Magna Carta?
A) War declaration
B) Trade pact
C) 1215 limits charter
D) No charter
Question 20
When were Middle Ages?
A) 0 to 500
B) 1500 to 1800
C) No ages
D) 500 to 1500

About This Test

For Elementary to University (USA) — U.S. History from Colonial to modern era and World History across ancient to contemporary, including state history and AP. Section: History, USA.

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