Honors World History
U3 Study Guide
The Byzantine Empire
1. What was Justinian’s Code? Origins?
4. Discuss Russia under the rule of the Mongols.
2. Discuss the origins of Orthodox Christianity.
5. Describe the emergence of Moscow.
3. Discuss the icon controversy.
6. Discuss the significance of Ivan III.
4. Define the Great Schism of 1054.
Islam
1. Define the term Islam.
5. How did Theodora influence Justinian?
2. What do Muslims believe about Muhammad?
6. Discuss the origins of the Cyrillic alphabet.
3. Discuss the split between the Sunni and Shia.
Early Russia
1. The early Russians were made up of which two
groups of people?
4. What are the Five Pillars of Islam?
5. What is sharia?
2. Discuss the importance of Kievan Rus.
6. Describe calligraphy.
3. Discuss the significance of Vladimir.
Sub-Saharan Empires
1. What were the Bantu Migrations?
7. Describe Ibn Battuta.
The Mongols
1. How did geography affect Mongols and the invasions
from the steppe?
2. What evidence suggests that the Bantu Migrations
occurred?
3. What was the cause of the Bantu Migrations?
2. Describe Temuchin, or Genghis Khan.
4. The trans-Saharan trade of Ghana, Mali and Songhai
focused on which products?
3. Why was Genghis Khan successful as a military
leader?
5. Discuss the significance of Mansa Musa.
4. Discuss how the empire was divided into khanates.
6. Discuss the significance of Timbuktu.
5. Discuss the significance of the Pax Mongolica.
7. Describe animism.
6. What was the legacy of the Mongol Empire?
7. Define pastoralists:
The Middle Ages
1. What were the results of the fall of the Roman
Empire? i.e. What were the conditions of society at the
start of the Middle Ages?
11. Define manor.
2. Describe the significance of Clovis.
12. Define tithe.
3. Describe the significance of Benedict.
13. Describe the Concordat of Worms.
4. Describe the significance of Pope Gregory I.
5. Describe the social structure of the Feudal System.
6. Describe the significance of Charlemagne.
7. What was the significance of the relationship
between Charlemagne and Pope Leo III?
8. Describe the significance of Charles Martel.
9. Discuss the conflict between Pope Gregory VII and
the German Emperor Henry IV.
10. Define lay investiture: