Sol World History Medieval World and Empires 2

Question 1

What were the Crusades, which began in 1095 CE?

Accepted Answer

Christian military campaigns to recapture the Holy Land

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Trade expeditions to Asia

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Muslim conquests of Europe

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Viking raids on Christian monasteries

Question 2

Which Mongol leader united the Mongol tribes and launched conquests that created the largest contiguous land empire in history?

Accepted Answer

Genghis Khan

Answer

Kublai Khan

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Timur (Tamerlane)

Answer

Ögedei Khan

Question 3

The Black Death of the 14th century was caused by which pathogen?

Accepted Answer

Yersinia pestis (bubonic plague)

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Influenza virus

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Cholera bacterium

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Smallpox virus

Question 4

What was the significance of Constantinople's fall in 1453 CE?

Accepted Answer

It ended the Byzantine Empire and shifted trade routes

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It began the Ottoman Empire

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It started the Protestant Reformation

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It ended the Crusades

Question 5

What economic system emerged in medieval European cities centered on craftsmen and merchant organizations?

Accepted Answer

Guild system

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Capitalism

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Feudalism

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Mercantilism

Question 6

Which Islamic scholar and physician wrote 'The Canon of Medicine,' a medical encyclopedia used in European universities until the 17th century?

Accepted Answer

Ibn Sina (Avicenna)

Answer

Al-Khwarizmi

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Ibn Battuta

Answer

Averroes