Middle Ages Unit Review

1. The Byzantine Emperor ____________ attempted to restore the Roman Empire and later codified
Roman Law into the ____________ _______.

2. The Byzantine Empire was centered around the city of _________________ in Thrace.

3. ________ was the primary language of the Byzantine Empire, as opposed to Latin in the Roman
Empire.

4. Christendom was split between east and west during an event known as the _______ ________.
5. The capital of the Byzantine Empire was sacked during the _________ Crusade.

6. _______________ was the founder of Islam.

7. Early Islam was made up of the __________ ethnic group.

8. The _________ _________ are the main rules and duties of faithful Muslims.

9. The successor to Muhammad held the title of _________.

10. The ______________ and ____________ ______________ expanded Islam and developed a
remarkably advanced culture respectively.

11. ___________ ___________ was a king of the African state of Mali who was so wealthy that he
broke the market for gold while on a pilgrimage to Mecca called the _______.

12. West African kingdoms traded ___________ for __________ with Muslim traders.

13. With the breakdown of the Silk Road, a great deal of trade went through the __________
________ __________ ___________ which was primarily controlled by Muslims.

14. The _________ Dynasty in China was short lived and is mainly known for the construction of the
__________ ________.

15. The ___________ Dynasty was militarily strong, but gradually grew corrupt and was replaced by
the ___________ Dynasty.

16. The _________ Dynasty was dynamic with technologies like gunpowder, but was ultimately
conquered by the ______________.

17. The main political, social, and economic system of the Middle Ages in Europe was called
________________.

18. The ___________ ___________ __________ was a confederation of many small states in
central Europe.
 Middle Ages Unit Review

19. _________________ was the king of the Franks at the height of their power.

20. _____________ ______ ____________ defeated Harold II to win the throne of England in 1066
at the Battle of _____________.

21. The ______________, ____________, and ____________ were the three estates of France.

22. King John of England was forced by the nobility to sign the ___________ _________, a
document that gave the nobility rights in relation to the king.

23. The ____________ were a series of wars in Europe and the Middle East that focused on the
recapture of Jerusalem.

24. The _________ were a group of people tied to the land or to their lord in medieval Europe.

25. _____________ was a Kurdish warrior who fought _____________ ____ ____________ of
England.

26. The _______ served as the spiritual leader of European forces in the Middle East.

27. _____________ _________ united the Mongol tribes and started a war of conquest across
Eurasia.

28. The Mongols were directly responsible for the end of the ______ Dynasty in China and the
_____________ _____________ in the Middle East.

29. ___________ ________ of the Mongols attempted an invasion of Japan.

30. The Mongol fleet was destroyed by a typhoon, or divine wind, also known by the Japanese word
_______________.

Study the story of Muhammad.

Formulate an opinion – what factors during the Middle Ages led to the stagnation of European society
when compared with European civilization during the classical era.

Which society produced the longest lasting legacy out of the civilizations studied during the unit. Cite
five reasons why.