HST 276 Week 2 Week Two Knowledge Check

1.

The Magna Carta is considered the cornerstone of modern English law because it

granted legal equality to all subjects, male and female.

recognized the English king as divine-right ruler.

established the principle of one man,one vote in all national elections.

set limits on royal power and insured the right of representation to certain groups in society.

Concept: THE CRUSADES

Materials on the concept

• The Second and Third Crusades

2.

One of the most important results of the Crusades was that

permanent Christian kingdoms were established in the Near East.

the Black Death spread from Europe to Asia.

trade and cultural exchanges with Asia were encouraged.

None of these answers are correct.

Concept: AFRICAN AND EUROPEAN DEVELOPMENT

Materials on the concept

• North Africa and Egypt
• The Reviving Catholic Church
• The Cluny Reform Movement

3.

The states, city-states, and tribal groups in the lands north of the Sahara after 1000 C.E. were characterized primarily by

prolonged control by a dominant power.

religious instability and regional war.

deep-rooted regionalism and the desire for political independence.

European political control.

4.

As compared to its experience in the early Middle Ages, Europe in the High Middle Ages was

more decentralized.

less isolated.

less militaristic.

more religiously diverse.

Concept: AFRICAN AND EUROPEAN CULTURAL CONTRIBUTIONS

Materials on the concept

• The Spread of Islam South of the Sahara

5.

How did the spread of Islam in East Africa tend to differ from the way it spread in Central and West Africa?

East Africa was Islamized by overland routes, while West Africa was converted by sea routes.

East Africa was Islamized by sea routes, while West Africa was converted by overland routes.

West Africa was never Islamized as was East Africa.

East Africa was converted by force and West Africa by choice.