Question 1

Who held real political and military power in feudal Japan?

Accepted Answer

The shogun

Question 2

What role did the emperor have in feudal Japan?

Accepted Answer

A sacred and symbolic ruler with no real power

Question 3

A sacred and symbolic ruler with no real power

Accepted Answer

Wealthy landowning nobles who controlled land and armies

Question 4

Who did the samurai serve, and what was their job?

Accepted Answer

They served daimyo and fought, protected land, and enforced order

Question 5

What was Bushido, and what values did it emphasize?

Accepted Answer

The samurai code stressing loyalty, honor, bravery, and self-discipline

Question 6

Why were merchants the lowest social class in feudal Japan?

Accepted Answer

Because they did not produce goods and only sold others’ work

Question 7

How did paper and printing change Chinese society and the world?

Accepted Answer

They made education and communication easier and spread ideas

Question 8

What was gunpowder, and why was it important?

Accepted Answer

A Chinese invention that later changed warfare

Question 9

What was the Silk Road?

Accepted Answer

A network of trade routes connecting Asia, the Middle East, and Europe

Question 10

What was feudalism in medieval Europe?

Accepted Answer

A system where land was exchanged for loyalty and service

Question 11

Who were vassals, and what did they promise?

Accepted Answer

People who promised loyalty and military service to a lord

Question 12

Who were serfs, and how were they different from slaves?

Accepted Answer

Peasants tied to the land who worked for protection but were not owned

Question 13

What was a manor?

Accepted Answer

A self-sufficient farming community

Question 14

Why was the Catholic Church so powerful in the Middle Ages?

Accepted Answer

It influenced beliefs, education, daily life, and government

Question 15

What were the Crusades?

Accepted Answer

A series of religious wars between Christians and Muslims

Question 16

What was the main goal of the Crusades?

Accepted Answer

To capture the Holy Land, especially Jerusalem

Question 17

Who called for the First Crusade and when?

Accepted Answer

Pope Urban II in 1095

Question 18

How did religion influence people to join the Crusades?

Accepted Answer

They believed fighting would forgive their sins

Question 19

What were two effects of the Crusades on Europe?

Accepted Answer

Increased trade and weakened feudalism

Question 20

What was the Black Death?

Accepted Answer

A deadly plague that spread across Europe in the 1300s

Question 21

How did the Black Death affect families?

Accepted Answer

Fear caused people to abandon sick family members

Question 22

How did burial practices change during the Black Death?

Accepted Answer

Bodies were buried in mass graves without ceremonies

Question 23

Why did the Black Death cause fear and confusion?

Accepted Answer

People died quickly and didn’t understand how it spread

Question 24

What was the Renaissance?

Accepted Answer

A rebirth of classical Greek and Roman learning

Question 25

Where did the Renaissance begin?

Accepted Answer

Italy

Question 26

What was humanism?

Accepted Answer

A belief in human potential, achievement, and education

Question 27

How did Renaissance art differ from medieval art?

Accepted Answer

It focused on realism and perspective

Question 28

How did the printing press help spread Renaissance ideas?

Accepted Answer

It made books cheaper and easier to produce

Question 29

Who were patrons during the Renaissance?

Accepted Answer

Wealthy families who supported artists and thinkers

Question 30

Who was Petrarch?

Accepted Answer

An early Renaissance thinker and humanist

Question 31

Why did Petrarch admire ancient writers?

Accepted Answer

He believed they were clearer thinkers than people of his time

Question 32

What does Petrarch’s writing show about Renaissance thinking?

Accepted Answer

A shift toward education, self-improvement, and critical thinking

History midterm