WHI Final Exam Jeopardy: Byzantine Empire, Islamic Civilization, Middle Ages, Renaissance

1. WHI Final Exam Jeopardy Byzantine Empire Islamic Civilization Early Middle Ages Late Medieval Period Renaissance 100 100 100 100 100 200 200 200 200 200 300 300 300 300 300 400 400 400 400 400 500 500 500 500 500 Final Jeopardy

2. QUESTION:to organize into a system. Often applies to laws ANSWER: codify Byzantine Empire-100 Answer Question

3. QUESTION: to ban from membership in a church and from taking part in its rites. ANSWER: Excommunicate Topic 1-200 Answer Question

4. QUESTION: a small, artistic image of a holy person, developed in the Byzantine empire and playing as important part in Eastern Orthodox churches. ANSWER: Icon Byzantine Empire-300 Answer Question

5. QUESTION: in the Middle Ages, the head of the Eastern Orthodox Church. Today, the head of any one of the Orthodox churches (Greek, Russian, etc.). ANSWER: Patriarch Byzantine Empire-400 Answer Question

6. QUESTION:the language of the people. In the Middle Ages, educated people spoke and wrote Latin, while ordinary people spoke dialects of English, French, etc. ANSWER: Vernacular Byzantine Empire-500 Answer Question

7. QUESTION: a group of pack animals, such as camels, traveling in a long line. ANSWER: Caravan Islamic Civilization-100 Answer Question

8. QUESTION:a holy war with the purpose of spreading Islam. ANSWER: Jihad Islamic Civilization-200 Answer Question

9. QUESTION:a small area with a source of water in an otherwise dry region. ANSWER: Oasis (plural oases) Islamic Civilization-300 Answer Question

10. QUESTION:one of the two divisions of Islam. They believe that the fourth caliph, Ali, should have been Muhammad’s successor. Today the majority of them are located in Iran. ANSWER: Shi’a Islamic Civilization-400 Answer Question

11. QUESTION: one of the two divisions of Islam. They believe that the first three caliphs were rightfully chosen while Ali, the fourth, was not. Most Muslims today belong to this division. ANSWER: Sunni Islamic Civilization-500 Answer Question

12. QUESTION: referring to a line of Frankish rulers whose most distinguished members were named Charles ANSWER: Carolingian Early Middle Ages-100 Answer Question

13. QUESTION: under feudalism, an area of land granted to a local ruler by a monarch. In return for full control over that area, the local ruler promised to support the monarch with soldiers and equipment. ANSWER: Fief Early Middle Ages-200 Answer Question

14. QUESTION:a style of architecture influenced by ancient Rome. One feature of it is a broad rounded arch. ANSWER: Romanesque Early Middle Ages-300 Answer Question

15. QUESTION:under feudalism, a peasant farmer under the control of a local ruler. ANSWER: Serf Early Middle Ages-400 Answer Question

16. QUESTION: under feudalism, a local ruler who swore allegiance to the monarch in return for full control over the local land and people. ANSWER: Vassal Early Middle Ages-500 Answer Question

17. QUESTION: the southeastern peninsula of Europe. Today it includes the countries of Yugoslavia, Bosnia and Croatia, Albania, Greece, Bulgaria, and part of Turkey ANSWER: Balkans Late Medieval Period-100 Answer Question

18. QUESTION: “Great Charter” (in the Latin language). A document that nobles forced King John of England to sign in A.D. 1215. It granted them rights while limiting the king’s power. ANSWER: Magna Carta Late Medieval Period-200 Answer Question

19. originally a meeting of local representatives summoned by the English monarch to serve as advisers. Today, a house or house of lawmakers, elected or chosen in some other way, who hold the supreme legislative power in certain countries. ANSWER: Parliament Late Medieval Period-300 Answer Question

20. QUESTION: a state ruled by a prince. Russian and Germany are nations that were once groups of these. ANSWER: Principality Late Medieval Period-400 Answer Question

21. QUESTION: the Spanish “reconquering” of their country from occupation as part of the Muslim empire. ANSWER: Reconquista Late Medieval Period-500 Answer Question

22. QUESTION: a wealthy or influential supporter of the arts or of individual artists. ANSWER: Patron Renaissance-100 Answer Question

23. QUESTION: technique used in drawing and painting to make the pictures appear three-dimensional. ANSWER: Perspective Renaissance-200 Answer Question

24. QUESTION: a period of “rebirth” in Europe, from about 1350 to 1550, in which there was an upsurge of creativity in the arts and sciences. ANSWER: Renaissance Renaissance-300 Answer Question

25. QUESTION: a poem of 14 lines with various rhyme patterns. It originated in Italy and flourished during the Renaissance, when it spread to most of Europe. It is still in use today. ANSWER: Sonnet Renaissance-400 Answer Question

26. QUESTION: charging interest on loans. ANSWER: Usury Renaissance-500 Answer Question

27. QUESTION: the warrior class in medieval Japan. FINAL JEOPARDY • ANSWER: Samurai Answer Question

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