1. Unit 1 Study Guide
Review
Chapters 1-6

2. Chapter 1~The
Legacy of the Roman
Empire

3. Architecture &
Engineering
1. What were the two areas that
the Romans were famous for?

4. Dome/Columns/Arches
2. What architectural design is
seen throughout some of our own
government buildings?

5. Aqueducts
3. What other feature were the
Romans known for which helped
bring water to areas within the
empire?

6. 1. taxes
2. poverty
3. decline in trade
4. Give three economic (money)
reasons why the Roman Empire
collapsed?

7. vault
5. An arched structure used to
hold up a ceiling or a roof.

8. Dome
6. A roof shaped like a half-circle
or hemisphere.

9. proverb
7. What is the term that states a
popular saying that is meant to
express something wise or true?

10. Chapter 2~The
Development of
Feudalism in Western
Europe

11. 1. Crowned Holy Roman Emperor
2. Ruled the Franks from 768 to 814 ce
3. United the Christian lands of Europe
8. Give three facts about
Charlemagne.

12. To provide protection
and to be loyal to their
lord.
9. What is the main job of a
vassal?

13. fief
10. What is the term of land
granted by a lord to a vassal in
exchange for loyalty and service?

14. There was no central
government
11. Why did the Roman Empire
fall?

15. hierarchy
12. A system of organizing people
into ranks, with those of higher
rank having more power and
privileges.

16. Chapter 3~The Role
of the Church in
Medieval Europe

17. Answers will vary
13. Give three examples of medieval
technology.

18. 1. Owned valuable property & land
2. Everything evolved around the church.
3. Church officials were leaders in the government.
14. Give three facts about the
Catholic Church during the
Middles Ages.

19. A person that goes on a sacred journey for
penance, to cure the sick or to worship.
15. Describe a pilgrim

20. Possible Answers: The Catholic Church has the power to
excommunicate, to stop selling of official positions and to
prohibit bishops electing kings to powerful positions
within the church.
16. Explain why the Catholic
Church was powerful.

21. To read from the Bible. To teach others
about religion and to help with
governmental duties.
17. Why would a church official
need to be educated?

22. Chapter 4~Life in
Medieval Towns

23. By River: protection & trade
By Trade Routes: to help their towns
prosper through traveling merchants.
18. Why were many medieval towns
built by rivers and trade routes?

24. An organization of people in the same
craft or trade that limits the amount of
people who practice that trade in a town.
This is done for supply and demand as
well as pride in one’s work.
19. Explain the purpose of a guild.

25. merchants
20. What group of people continued to
thrive not only in politics, but also
economics?

26. It allows a craftspeople or a certain area
to concentrate in one area so they are
known for that specific craft.
21. What does “specialization” mean
in the world of trade?

27. Common Law
22. What is the term of the body of
rulings made by judges that become
part of a nation’s legal system?

28. Chapter 5~The
Decline of Feudalism

29. King Edward I’s model parliament
23. What was the key event for
commoners to have a voice in
England?

30. Magna Carta
24. What document gave power to
the nobles that a king could not take
away?

31. commoner
25. What is the term of a person who
is not of noble rank?

32. Asia
26. Where did the Black Plague
originate?

33. Trade Ships
27. What was the one means of
transportation that helped spread the
Black Plague quickly?

34. The plague caused many workers to
demand for more money and power since
too many people had died.
28. Why did commoners have a voice
in many areas after the black plague?

35. Longbows
29. What did the English have that
the French lacked in the Hundred
Years’ War?

36. Chapter 6~The
Byzantine Empire

37. Constaninople
30. What was the capital of the
Byzantine Empire?

38. He took the laws from the
Romans/Roman Empire
31. Where did Justinian get many of
the laws that he simplified and threw
out?

39. It represented heaven.
32. What is the significance of the
dome in many of the churches in the
Byzantine Empire?

40. Patriarch
33. What is the term of a bishop in the
Eastern Orthodox Church?

41. 1. It was surrounded on three sides of water.
2. It was located at the crossroads of Europe and Asia.
3. It had a harbor that could easily be blocked against
enemy ships. (through the use of a chain)
34. Give three examples of
Constantinople’s geography?

42. Justinian
35. Who was responsible for
rebuilding Constantinople after a riot
that was meant for its emperor?