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Assignment #1: ============== __Read World History p. 116, top of 117 Who were the Visgoths and Vandals and what did they do?____________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ How old was the last Roman emperor and what kind of general overthrew him? ___________________________________________________________________________ What are people who move about instead of settling in one place called? ________________________ Assignment #2: ============== __Read World History p. 117-118 Name 6 things that make up a civilization.___________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ When were the Dark Ages?_____________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ What happened during the Dark Ages?___________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ What Empire did not decline during the Dark Ages?_____________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ Why was Constantinople hard to attack?________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ What is the city of Constantinople now called?________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ Assignment #3: ============== __Read World History p. 119-120 Who was the first Byzantine Emperor___________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ What did Justinian do?________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ When did Justinian rule?______________________________________________________ What was the Christian church called in Western Roman Empire? Who and where was its head? ______________________________________________________________________________ What was the Christian church in the Eastern Roman Empire called? Where was its leader? ______________________________________________________________________________ Who was the first Christian Emperor of the Roman Empire?______________________ Assignment #4: ============== __Read World History p. 119-122 Why did the Franks defend Rome? ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ Why were monasteries important in the Dark Ages? ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ What year did Charles the Great rule and what was his other name? ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ Why did the Pope crown Charlemagne as the Holy Roman Emperor? ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ Assignment #5: ============== __Read World History p. 123-124 Who united the Holy Roman Empire? ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ What was the most powerful institution during the Holy Roman Empire? Why? ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ Who attacked the Holy Roman Empire after Charlemagne died? ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ Assignment #6: ============== __Read World History p. 125-127 In Feudalism, the people gave loyalty and food to the lord in exchange for ___________________________. Why did the people need this protection? _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ If you promise loyalty to the lord you became his ____________________________ Starting at the bottom the __________________ served the main farmer. The farmer served the _____________________. He served a greater ___________________(same). He served the _______________. If you were a serf could you become a lord? _______ In addition to the lords who else ran the feudal countries? ____________________ Why?____________________________________________________________________________ 9 out of 10 people in the Middle Ages were ______________________________ Assignment #7 ============== __Study for World History Test TEST #1 ======= World History Test #1 Match the following with their descriptions: A. Now called Istambul, this city was the center of the Eastern Roman Empire. B. These 2 tribes brought down the Roman empire in 476 C. The 300 years after the end of the Western Roman Empire fell. D. Examples are the Visigoths, Vandals, Franks, Goths E. This part of the Roman Empire survived the Germanic Tribes. F. Italy, France, Britain, Spain etc. ___Visigoths and Vandals ___Germanic Tribes ___Western Roman Empire ___Eastern Roman Empire ___Dark Ages ___ Constantinople Name 6 things that make up a civilization: ________________________ _____________________ _____________________ ________________________ ______________________ ______________________ Why were monasteries important during the Dark Ages? ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ Who was the first Holy Roman Emperor? ___________________________ Who crowned the first Holy Roman Emperor?________________________ Assignment #8 ============== __World History 127-129 What was a manor? (Who owned it, what was on it?) ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ What kind of shelter did most people live in? ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ Peasant farmers were called ______________________. Name all the things they did? ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ What was the difference between serfs and Freeman? ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ Into how many pieces were the fields divided? Tell what happened on each. ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ What was the only happiness that serfs could look forward to? ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ Assignment #9 ============== __World History 130-132 What was the main purpose of a castle? ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ What was the knights code called and what did it say? ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ How did someone get to be a knight? ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ Assignment #10 ============== __World History 130-132 What was the main purpose of a castle? ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ What was the knights code called and what did it say? ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ How did someone get to be a knight? ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ Assignment #11 ============== __World History 135-138 The Normans ruled England for ___________ years. English is a mixture of _________________________ and _______________________ How did towns get started? (where, who, what kinds of activities, why) ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ An Association of people practicing the same craft (baking or carpenters or weavers, etc.) is called __________________________ What is an apprentice? ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ Why did towns start the end of feudalism? ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ASSIGNMENT #12 ============== __World History 138-140 King Henry II of England established the right of ____________________________ Henry II weakened the power of the feudal lords by _____________________________ Henry II appointed Thomas a Becket to be archbishop of Canterbury so that ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ Did this work as Henry wanted? ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ What did Henry II say about Becket? ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ What happened to Becket? ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ASSIGNMENT #13 ============== __World History 141-top of 142 In what way was Eleanor of Aquitaine different from most women of her day? ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ Where was Eleanor of Aquitaine from? ___________________________________ Who did Eleanor of Aquitaine marry after her first marriage was annulled? _____________________________________ What did Eleanor of Aquitaine do after she got mad at her second husband? ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ Who were Eleanor of Aquitaine's sons? ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ What did happened after Eleanor's sons grew up? ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ Why was Eleanor the real ruler of England after her husband Henry II died? ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ASSIGNMENT #14 ============== __Read p 142-145 How did the first English Parliament come about? ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ How many years after the first Parliament did all English people get a say in the running of their government? ____________________________________________________________________ What was an important reason that Parliament was able to gain power? ____________________________________________________________________ Who fought The Hundred Years War and why? ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ What is nationalism? ____________________________________________________________________ What did Joan of Arc want to do and why? ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ What did Joan of Arc accomplish? ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ How did Joan of Arc die? ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ Who became King of England after Henry II died? ____________________________________________________________________ Why was Eleanor the real ruler of England for a while? ____________________________________________________________________ What happened after Richard the Lionhearted died? ____________________________________________________________________ What kind of king was John? Why? ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ What did the nobles make King John sign? ____________________________________________________________________ What did this document say? 1.____________________________________________________________________ 2.____________________________________________________________________ 3.____________________________________________________________________ What U.S. document did the Magna Carta influence? 1.____________________________________________________________________ Who was Henry talking about when he said "Will no one free me from this turbulent priest?" ____________________________________________________________________ Why did Henry say that? ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ What is a pilgrim? ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ASSIGNMENT #15 ============== __Read p 145-148 What was the plague that happened during The Hundred Years War called? _______________________________________________________________ What animal carried the plague? ___________________ About what fraction of the people died from the plague? ___________________ Why did the lords free the serfs after the plague? _____________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ Islam was founded by ___________________________ who wrote the "bible" of Islam called the _____________________. Their god is called _____________________. Muslims pray _____________ times per day and try to make a pilgrimage to _____________ at least once in their lives. A muslim holy war is called a ___________________. What caused the Crusades? _________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ When did the first Crusade start? ________________ What did the Crusaders do when they recaptured the Jerusalem? __________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ASSIGNMENT #16 ============== __Read p 148-150 Who re-recaptured Jerusalem from the Crusaders? ___________________________ Who was his great opponent? __________________________________ Son of ________________________________. What happened between Richard the Lion-Hearted and Saladin? _______________________________________________________________ The two main Muslim sects were the ___________________ and the ________________ ASSIGNMENT #17 ============== __Read p 151-152 Where were Muslim traders headed when they crossed the Sahara desert? _________ What did Muslims trade away? 1. __________________ 2. __________________ 3___________________ 4.___________________ 5.___________________ What did the Muslims bring back? 1. __________________ 2. __________________ Usually who were the slaves that were sold? _______________________________________________________________ What are some places that used slaves? 1._________________________ 2._________________________ In what city of the Songhai Empire were colleges established? _________________ What was taught at these colleges? 1._________________________ 2._________________________ Which Africans were more likely to convert to Islam?_________________________ Who ruled Mali from 1312 to 1337? _________________ ASSIGNMENT #18 ============== __Read p 152-154 Which African country was Christian? ______________ What did King Lalibela do? ________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ What country did King Lalibela rule? _____________________________ What years did King Lalibela rule? ___________________________ How tall were the stone walls surrounding Great Zimbabwe? ________________ Who wrote down much of what we know about African history? _____________________ Why did the Crusades cause Europeans to trade for Asia's goods? ________________ _____________________________________________________________________ ASSIGNMENT #19 ============== __Read p 154-156 What Chinese dynasty occurred during Europe's Dark Ages? _______________________ What years did this dynasty rule? _______________________ What was the name of the biggest city in the world at that time? _______________ What countries did China influence? 1.__________________ 2.________________ 3._________________ Why was communication so good in China? _____________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ What goods did China export? 1.________________ 2. ________________ 3. ________________ What did you have to do to get a job in the government of the T'ang dynasty? _____________________________________________________________________ Who was the only woman who ever served in the T'ang government? _________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ ASSIGNMENT #20 ============== __Read p 156-158 What Chinese dynasty came after the T'ang? _______________________ What years did this dynasty rule? _______________________ What important advances were made during this dynasty? 1.____________________ 2. ___________________ 3. ___________________ 4.____________________ 5.____________________ 6.____________________ Who invaded China? ______________________ from what direction? ________________ What was the leader of the Mongols called? _________________ Which Mongol leader crashed through the Great Wall of China in 1215? ___________ What did the Mongols do? __________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ Which Mongol leader was not a destroyer? _________________________ What did this leader do?___________________________________________________ ASSIGNMENT #21 ============== __History p 158-159 Marco Polo left _____________________ when he was ____ years old. It took him _________ years to get to China. Europeans wanted to buy from China: 1.______________________ 2.______________________ 3._____________________ Who did Marco Polo visit in China? ______________________ When Marco Polo wanted to go home, what happened? ____________ ______________________________________________________________ Marco Polo was a prisoner in the war between ____________ and _________________. Who wrote down the stories of Marco Polo's adventures? ______________________________________________ Who was inspired by Marco Polo's stories to try and find a sea route to China?________________________ ASSIGNMENT #22 ============== ____History p 160-162 In 1453 the _____________________ conquered Constantinople. The Turkish empire was called the _____________________ Empire. Constantinople's name was changed to _______________________. The Turks' religion was _______________________. The official religion of Constantinople was changed from _______________________ to ________________________________. The Ottoman Empire was most powerful in the year, _______________. The most powerful Ottoman Empire leader was ______________________. The leader of the Ottoman Empire was called the ___________. The nickname for this leader was ________________________. Sinan was a great ________________________ who built many ________________ and _______________. The tall, pointed towers on Ottoman buildings were called _____________________________.