7 - Final Review

Japan: Can be called to commit seppuku if dishonored

Rome: The great general who was assassinated by an old ally before he could become Emperor.

T/F: Africa is the largest country in the world

Vocab: When a nation dominates a weaker country economically, politically, or militarily.

Basics: Form of government in which the king/queen's power is limited by the law.

Rome: Nobles of Rome. High ranking citizens who could serve in the Senate.

Medieval: Which was NOT an effect of the Black Death?

Vocab: Seeking guidance from and holding the spirits of deceased ancestors in high esteem.

Africa/Middle East: How did trade from the Islamic Empire NOT impact the Sahara and West Africa?

T/F: Europe is south of Africa

Vocab: The religion/philosophy that stressed the importance of hierarchy in relationships from the Emperor to peasants.

Vocab: Spoken record of past events.

Vocab: A series of wars fought between Christian Europe and the Islamic world for the Holy Land.

Vocab: A person living in a country that has a legal say in how the country is governed.

Vocab: The noble class of Roman citizens. They were the wealthy and privileged few.

Medieval: What was the source of the Black Death?

T/F Geography: Fertile river valleys made farming easy in China

T/F: Antarctica is the extreme south of the planet

Reformation: What was the largest change brought on by the Protestant Revolution?

Vocab: One of the founding ethnic groups of Rome.

T/F Geography: The ocean was a natural barrier against invasion and a primary source of food in Mongolia

Vocab: When a large country has influence over its neighbors through politics, economics or its military.

Vocab: The code of honorable behavior that knights were supposed to follow.

Vocab: When rulership of a country is passed down through a family's bloodline.

Basics: Form of government in which the king/queen has all of the power.

T/F Geography: Rough mountainous terrain limited the amount of available farmland in Japan

T/F Geography: Mountains and deserts provided natural barriers to invasion in Japan

Medieval: Roughly what percentage of Europe was wiped out during the Black Death?

Vocab: When the people believe that their people are better than those of other nations, and that their wants come first

Reformation: What was NOT an objection that Martin Luther had to the Catholic Church's behavior?

Vocab: A way of thinking about the natural world, using observations, and a willingness to question accepted beliefs.

Renaissance: Which group did not participate in the art and culture of the Renaissance?

Japan: Not permitted to travel between regions

Rome: Those who served for a number of years before being freed. Typically taken in war.

Vocab: The working class citizens of Rome. They had voting rights, but few privileges.

T/F: Australia is a country that covers most of a continent

Rome: The Roman Philosopher-Emperor. Last of the so called "Good Emperor's. Famed for his adherence to Stoicism.

Vocab: A method of trading used between two or more people who do not speak the same language.

Vocab: The pilgrimage that all Muslims should take once in their lives.

T/F: Europe is not a true continent, because it is on the Eurasian continental plate

Vocab: The peasant class who worked the land owned by knights and lords. Little more than slaves.

T/F Geography: High desert grasslands were perfect for herding horses and cattle in Mongolia

Vocab: When a nation focuses on expanding and using its military constantly.

Vocab: The animistic religion known as “the way”. It believed in finding a balance of man within nature.

China: Which was NOT an element of Confucianism?

Medieval: What made the Vikings such a threat for the nations to the South?

Vocab: The warrior class who swore loyalty to local lords in exchange for land and wealth.

Japan: They were not permitted to carry weapons openly

Renaissance: What made Italy the starting point of the Renaissance?

Medieval: The Crusades began when the _________ ...

Japan: Could be called to fight by Daimyo or the Shogun

T/F Geography: Arid scrublands required a nomadic lifestyle in China

Vocab: A system in which land and people are defended by warriors in exchange for plots of property that they would own

Medieval: ... _________ decided to send the knights of Europe to the Holy Land.

Rome: The first Christian Emperor of Rome. He reunified Eastern and Western Empires

Rome: The first Emperor of Rome. Talented general, governor, and leader. Started Rome's golden age.

Africa/Middle East: What made the Arabian Peninsula the perfect place for the Islamic Empire to spread from?

Vocab: Leaders of the churches of Europe, including bishops, cardinals, priests, and even the Pope.

Vocab: A period of renewed interest in art, philosophy, and learning in Europe.

Vocab: Descended through the mother’s side of the family.

Vocab: When the right to rule a nation is supposedly given by god or the gods.

Rome: Low ranking citizens. They could vote and own property, but were economically limited.

Medieval: The Pope promised the crusaders ___________ to go to war in the Holy Land, but many went for wealth and land.

Vocab: The holy text of the Islamic faith. The holy book of Islam.

Rome: Non-citizens and freed slaves.

Vocab: A religious movement of the 16th century that began as an attempt to reform the Roman Catholic Church.

Vocab: Religious forgiveness sold by the Catholic Church to raise funds.

Vocab: A person who has sworn loyalty and service to a higher ranked lord.

Medieval: Which was NOT a Protection of the Magna Carta?

Rome: What of the Western Empire survived the Fall of Rome