Fall of Rome + Medieval Europe

Fall of Rome

100

What two empires did the Roman empire split into?

Eastern Roman Empire and Western Roman Empire

200

1. Which are some of the causes of the fall of the Roman Empire? (choose 4 answers for credit)

1. 
   
   1. Fighting and civil wars within the empire
   2. The empire became so large it was difficult to govern
   3. Attacks from Barbarian tribes outside the empire
      1. Politicians and rulers of Rome became more and more corrupt

300

1. After the Roman Empire split in two, what did the Eastern Roman Empire become known as?

Byzantine Empire 

400

Which leader legalized Christianity? 

Constantine 

500

Created Justinians Law 

Justinian 

Byzantine Empire

100

1. What dynasty occurred during the peak of the Byzantine Empire?

Constantine 

200

1. What ended the Byzantine Empire?

1. 
   
   1. Constantinople fell to the Ottoman Empire

300

1. What is the Black Death known as today?

Bubonic Plague

400

What was the capital of the Byzantium Empire?

Constantinople 

Random Trivia

100

Weighing around eight pounds, this is the human body's largest organ

the skin 

200

What is the main sport featured in the movie "Space Jam

Basketball

300

What is the only letter that doesn't appear in any U.S. state name

Q

400

What is the name of the fictional city where Batman lives?

Gotham City

500

What does the acronym "STEM" stand for

Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics

The Crusades

100

1. Over how many years did the Crusades take place?

200

200

1. What were the Crusades?

1. 
   
   1. A series of wars during the Middle Ages where the Christians of Europe tried to retake control of Jerusalem and the Holy Land

300

1. How many Crusades were there?

9

400

1. What order did the hierarchy of the Roman Catholic Church look like?

1. 
   
   1. Pope, Cardinals, Archbishop, Bishop, Parish Priests

500

1. What would happen if you choose not to believe or follow the teachings of the church?

Excommunicated 

Feudalism + Magna Carta

100

1. How did Feudalism begin?

1. 
   
   1. Emperors and Kings were too weak to protect their people, so they put powerful lords in charge of territories to protect the people and the land

200

1. What group of people lived on a Manor and were considered slaves who could not leave the Manor?

1. 
   
   1. Peasants

300

1. Why was the Magna Carta signed?

1. 
   
   1. The Barons were tired of King John’s high taxes and wanted to guarantee certain rights for themselves

400

1. What happened after the Magna Carta was signed?

1. 
   
   1. Neither side followed the agreement and the First Barons’ was started

500

1. What was included in the Magna Carta? (choose 4 for credit)

1. 
   
   1. Protection from illegal imprisonment
   2. No new taxes without the Barons’ agreement
   3. Access to swift justice
   4. Protection of church rights