World History Sem 1 Review

What famous mathematician discovered many of the basic laws of physics?

What was the epidemic that struck Europe in the 1300s killing 1/3 of Europeans?

What was the central interest of the city-state of Sparta?

What were the military journeys to the Holy Land called?

What astronomer was excommunicated for his findings relating to the solar system?

What was a lasting contribution from the Romans?

Who objected to the Catholic Church and formed their own new churches?

Who invented the printing press?

What Carthaginian general made his military reputation by crossing the Alps with elephants?

What contributed to the fall of Rome?

What Babylonian King developed a code of laws that were kept public?

What political system in the Middle Ages included a relationship between a lord and a vassal?

What is the period of time after people first appeared, but before they developed writing?

What did Egyptian pharaohs build as tombs in order to bury their dead?

Who wrote 95 Theses to show what he thought of the Catholic Church selling indulgences?

What modern-day country contains the Tigris and Euphrates River?

What technological advance was most important to the spread of the Renaissance?

What civilization developed in the valley of the Nile River?

What is the name of the Macedonian Greek who spread culture by conquering land?

What movement led to the split of the Christian Church in the early 1500s?

What Renaissance artist is best known for his painting of the "Mona Lisa"

On what continent did the first human live?

What is an example of ancient Greek architecture?

Who was Rome's 1st Christian emperor that issued the Edict of Milan?

Who is recognized as both a painter and a sculptor during the Renaissance?

What English playwright, wrote 39 plays and is best known for Romeo and Juliet?

Who took power by marching his army into Rome and was later stabbed by the Senate?

What geographic feature in Greece encouraged the development of independent city-states?

What type of government was preferred by Athens?

Who built a telescope to view the moon and other planets?