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Fall semester review for World History of topics covered in Texas.
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1
What political system developed in Western Europe after Rome collapsed?
Feudalism
Monarchy
Oligarchy
Manorialism
2
The most famous of all Renaissance Humanist thinkers was?
Leonardo da Vinci
Erasmus
Mosaccio
Petrarch
3
The Crusades was a series of wars fought over
Control over the Bosphorus Strait
Control over Jerusalem and the Holy Land
Control of Constantinople
Control of Damascus
4
The term "Christ" is the Greek translation from the Hebrew "moshiach" or "messiah" which means?
"the Saviour"
None of these
"Anointed one"
"the Redeemer"
5
What Germanic tribe would establish the kingdom known as the "Holy Roman Empire
Franks
Angles
Ostrogoths
Visigoths
6
Medieval society was defined by what kind of economy?
Manorialism
Trade restricted by the rulers
Capitalism
Communism
7
Why were Jews blamed for spreading the plague?
They did not get as sick as their Christian counterparts
They had secret medicine they didn't share
They poisoned the wells of the Christian neighbors
They suffered more than Christians
8
This religion is known as the first monotheistic religion in the world.
Christianity
Zoroastrianism
Islam
Judaism
9
If the historian Herodotus had known of the Harappan society, it would have been called what?
Yangtze
Nile
Tigris
Indus
10
What are the four qualities of Renaissance art?
None of the above
perspective, depth, use of color, and realistic styles
abstract design and use of surrealism
Religion, monochromatic, non-realistic
11
This religion is named after the main prophet Zarathustra
Judaism
Christianity
Zoroastrianism
Islam
12
What three times of plague were common during the Middle Ages and Renaissance time periods?
Bubonic, pneumonic, and septicemic
Bubonic only
Bubonic and pneumonic only
Bubonic, septicemic, and cancerous
13
The bubonic plague is known for killing what percentage of the world?
60-70%
100%
over 50%
90-100%
14
1054 is the year that is known as what in Christianity?
Protestant Reformation
Pax civilis
Council of Nicea
Great Schism
15
Who was the most famous Christian leader during the Crusades?
John I
Ferdinand of Castile
Conrad I
Richard the Lionheart
16
Vikings, the great warriors, came from what region of the world?
Central Asian Steppes
Western Europe
Scandinavia
Northern Africa
17
Why was Christianity a threat to the Roman Empire?
Did not allow for the belief in a god
Challenged Roman Emperor's authority
All followers had to become ascetics
Was destroyed in Jewish revolt of 70 C.E
18
These two saints are credited with creating the language used today by 315 million people
St. Francis and St. Francis
St. Peter and St. Bartholomew
St. James and St. Paul
St. Methodius and St. Cyril
19
Renaissance humanism is defined as
A resurgence in the belief of pagan ideals
Embraced scholastic thought and ideals
Thinking and questioning civic life
Having to follow all church laws without question
20
The term pax romana and pax mongolica both refer to a time period in which
The known world was constantly divided into empires
The world was in a state of peace for a period of time
The known world was divided into different languages
The known world was constantly at war
21
Emperor Justinian built the largest church in Christendom called the
Westminster Abbey
St. Peter's Basillica
None of the above
Hagia Sophia
22
The French term "Renaissance" means rebirth. It was a rebirth of what?
Western thought and belief in Classical civilizations
Rebirth of the use of Latin as a daily language
Rebirth of the power of the Christian church
Spread of Islamic faith into Europe
23
The leader of the Muslim forces, respected by even the Crusaders, was named
Saladin
Uthman
Ali
Muhammad
24
The description of the Mandate of Heaven allowed Chinese dynasties to rule until
A new mandate was given to a new dynasty
China being ruled as a theocracy
Heaven killed the emperor
Gave unlimited power to any emperor
25
During the Crusades, Christian crusaders would often
Kill men, women, and children of any faith indiscriminately
Target the women and children of Muslim families
Protected all religious pilgrims to the Holy Land
Killed women and children of Eastern Orthodox Christians
26
England was conquered by which Norman invader in 1066
Charles I
William of Normandy
None of these answers
Philip IV
27
This man is credited with starting the Protestant Reformation with his 95 Theses
King Henry VIII
Martin Luther
John Calvin
John Knox
28
Charles Martel is grandfather of what Frankish ruler
Peter the Great
Louis the Pious
Charlemagne
Otto of Saxony
29
What role did the Justinian code play in modern legal systems?
Codified only those laws Emperor Justinian liked
Codified the Twelve Tables into Law
Codified all the different laws of the empire
Did not play any role in modern legal systems
30
Buddha described two ways in which one can leave the material world to attain nirvana. They are
Four Noble Truths and Eight Fold Path
xiao and junzi
Asceticism and Meditation
Ahimsa Path and Second Tria
31
The fall of the Western Roman Empire happened in what year?
1054 C.E
The East fell first
1476 C.E.
476 C.E
32
King Henry VIII broke away from the Catholic church because the refused to give him
a second wife to have daughters
pay taxes to him
allow him to divorce Catherine of Aragon
Question papal authority
33
What modern capital of Ukraine was the original site of the Russian empire?
Kiev
Kharkov
Odessa
Donetsk
34
According to legend, Romoulus and Remus founded what major city?
Athens
Rome
Corinth
Pompeii
35
The Eastern Roman Empire became known by the name
Pan-German Empire
Constantinian Empire
Corinthian Empire
Byzantine Empire
36
A polis is what in English
country
empire
nation-state
city-state
37
The effects of the Crusades on Europe were
Constant clashes between Christians and Muslims
Increased trade, decline in feudalism and church power
Increased trade and entrenched feudalism
Decline of the feudal and manorial systems
38
Emperor Diocletian split the Empire into two parts because
Was easier for language purposes
All the above are true
Made it easier to move Roman legions around
Empire was too large to run by one person
39
In feudalism, who was the lowest in the pyramid of power?
King
Vassal
Serf
Knight
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The first written legal code was known as...
Hammurabi's Code
Justinian's Code
Ten Commandments
Twelve Tables
