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Which of the following is a basic belief of Islam?
Who was the father of geometry?
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1
Who was the father of geometry?
Euclid
Aristotle
Pythagorus
Phidias
2
Which of the following is a basic belief of Islam?
10 Commandments
4 Noble Truths
The 8-fold path
5 Pillars
3
Who was the founder of Buddhism?
Ashoka
Siddhartha Guatama
Abraham
Jesus
4
What trade made the West African kingdoms of Ghana, Mali and Songhai rich and powerful?
Spice trade
Columbian Exchange
Gold-salt trade
Slave trade
5
The temple in Rome dedicated to the gods?
Pantheon
Agora
Forum
Parthenon
6
Which of the following is not a characteristic of Buddhism?
4 noble truths
8 fold path
Polytheistic
Suffering is universal
7
The Crusades were meant to free what city from Muslim control?
Alexandria
Beijing
Jersusalem
Athens
8
Which of the following is NOT a god from Greek mythology?
Marduk
Artemis
Aphrodite
Zeus
9
What is the Holy Book of Islam?
Vedas
The Bible
Koran
The Torah
10
Who founded Islam?
Mohammad
Moses
Abraham
Jesus
11
Which group of invaders comes from Scandinavia?
Magyars
Angles
Vikings
Goths
12
Which of the following is a Romance language?
English
German
Spanish
Greek
13
Which type of boat comes from China?
Barge Ships
Sail boats
Junk
Lateen
14
Which of the following areas did Alexander NOT claim?
China
Egypt
Indus Valley
Perisa
15
Government run by a small group of people is called...
Democracy
Aristocracy
Tyranny
Oligarghy
16
Who led the Norman Conquest?
Richard the Lionhearted
William the Conqueror
Edward the Confessor
Charlemagne
17
Which of the following is NOT a civilization from the Western Hemisphere?
Axum
Aztec
Inca
Mayan
18
Who held the highest social position on an estate in medieval Europe?
Serf
Lord
Vassal
Knight
19
What is the dominant religion in the Persian Empire?
Zoroastrianism
Christianity
Buddhism
Cult of Osiris
20
The two holiest cities of Islam are --
Mecca and Medina
Mecca and Jersusalem
Mecca and Damascus
Jerusalem and Bahgdad
21
What was NOT an area of Muslim contribution?
Maps of the world
Sculpture and painting
Arabic numerals
Medicine
22
Japan's closeness to what area led to major cultural influences?
China
Russia
Persia
India
23
Who painted
The Last Supper
and
the
Mona Lisa
?
DaVinci
Michaelangelo
Donatello
Raphael
24
What civilization developed in East Africa?
Mali
Ghana
Axum
Songhai
25
Which of these Renaissance artists is correctly paired with his famous works?
Michaelangelo-Last Supper
Raphael- Sculpture of David
Raphael- Sistine Chapel
daVinci - Mona Lisa
26
A place in the countryside that was mainly used to educated monks was called a --
Nunery
University
Convent
Monastary
27
A person who migrates in search of food, water, and shelter is a...
Persian
Wanderer
Nomad
Lost person
28
What area was NOT effected by the Black Death?
Australia
East Asia
Europe
Middle East
29
Which countries took part in the Crusades?
England
Germany
France
All of the Above
30
Temples in Mesopotamia used for worship and government activities
Pyramids
Parthenon
Forum
Ziggurat
31
Which of the following was NOT a major trade city in western Europe during the Renaissance?
Genoa
Florence
Constantinople
Venice
32
Who was NOT in the first triumvirate?
Pompey
Lepidus
Julius Ceasar
Crassus
33
What type of government was best according to The Prince?
Democracy
Oligarchy
Republic
Absolute Monarchy
34
On what river was Ghana, Mali and Songhai located?
Zambezi
Limpop
Niger
Nile
35
Who is the Queen of the gods?
Hera
Aphrodite
Athena
Artemis
36
The system of social hierarchy in India instituted by the Aryans was called...
Caste system
Ladder system
Pyramid system
Class system
37
Which of the following is NOT a Roman god?
Jupiter
Athena
Venus
Diana
38
What does Renaissance mean?
Reenergize
Reinvent
Rebirth
Reimagine
39
What is a maritime route?
Trade route in the air
Trade route on the sea
Trade route over land
Trade route through mountains
40
Which Indian leader was best known for sending missionaries to spread Buddhism?
Asoka
Chandra Gupta
Moses
Abraham
41
The Romans built a large common area where citizens could mingle. What was this area called?
Colonnade
Mese
Great walkway
Forum
42
What group eventually conquered the Greek city-states?
Egypt
Mesopotamia
Macedonia
Gaul
43
Which tribe invaded Europe from current days Hungary?
Vikings
Goths
Angles
Magyars
44
Which word means, "to scatter"?
Diaspora
Oligarchy
Cuneiform
Alphabet
45
Philosophy that emphasizes the importance of relationships
Taoism
Buddhism
Confuciansim
Hinduism
46
What civilization was located in southern Africa?
Mali
Axum
Ghana
Zimbabwea
47
Early Indian civilization was centered around what rivers?
Rhine and Seine
Tigris and Euphrates
Ganges and Indus
Nile and Jordan
48
The Hundred Years War was fought between...
England and France
France and Spain
France and Italy
England and Spain
49
Which of the following is NOT a River Valley Civilization
India
Macedonia
Egypt
China
50
Which of the following products did NOT come from China?
Paper
Silk
Porcelain
Spices
51
Which group is responsible for invading the Indus River Valley Civilization?
Aryan
Mongols
Huns
Persians
52
What did Johannes Guttenberg invent?
Water Wheels
Printing Press
Lateen Sale
Compass
53
Which of the following areas does Islam NOT spread to?
North America
Spain
Northern Africa
Southeast Asia
54
Which of the following is NOT a democratic principle that began in Athens?
Public Debate
Dictatorship when necessary
System of laws
Voting
55
Which ruler in Russia overthrew the Mongols?
Slovac
Olga
Vladimir
Ivan
56
Who did the Magna Carta give rights to?
Everybody
Woman
The King
The Nobles
57
What is usury?
Printing machine
Loans from the bank
Taxes on money loaned from the Church
Tax from King
58
Which mountain range is located north of the Italian peninsula?
Pyrenies
Appalachians
Appenines
Alps
59
What geographic feature cause the Japanese to become dependent on other cultures for food?
Peninsulas
Mountains
Rich farmland
Swamps
60
Which of the following is NOT paired with the appropriate people
Sumerians-cuneiform
Chinese-caligraphy
Indians-pictorgrams
Egypt-heiroglyphics
61
Which Greek historian is best known for documenting the Persian War?
Euripides
Thucydides
Plato
Herodotus
62
The word "Hellenic" means...
Greek
All of the Above
Egyptian
Persian
63
Which war did Joan of Arc fight in?
Crusades
Punic Wars
Persian Wars
100 Years War
64
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of the Paleolithic Age
Advanced Weapons
Stone tools
Hunter gathering
Use of fire
65
What books was popularly copied by Monks?
Math concepts of Euclid
History works of Herodotus
Medical books of Hippocrates
The Bible
66
What civilization founded its capital in Tenochitlan?
Aztec
Inca
Maya
Axum
67
What figure of the northern Renaissance wrote
The Utopia
?
Shakespeare
Thomas More
Petrarch
Erasmus
68
What was the series of wars between the Romans and Carthaginians called?
Peloponessian
Roman Civil
Punic
Persian
69
The monarchy that came to rule medieval France was founded by --
Charlemagne
Leo
Hugh Capet
William the Conquerer
70
What is the soil that turns the yellow river yellow called?
Loess
Dirt
Scum
Sediment
71
Which Pope called for the Crusades?
Pius
Urban
Innocent
Leo
72
On which continent did the the first forms of early man come from?
Africa
North America
Asia
Europe
73
Who is considered the Father of all monotheists and the founder of Judaism?
Moses
Mohammed
Abraham
Jesus
74
What civilization was centered in the Andes mountains with its capital of Macchu Pichu?
Maya
Axum
Azten
Inca
75
Byzantium was renamed -- after a Roman Emperor shifted power from the west to the east
Moscow
Constantinople
Istanbul
76
What religions coexisted in Japan?
Buddhism and Hinduism
Shintoism and Hinduism
Buddhism and Shintoism
Hinduism and Christianity
77
The trade route that stretched from Europe to Asia was called --
The Silk Road
The Indian Ocean trade
The Trans-Saharan Trade
Mediterranean Trade
78
What group in Mesopotamia was known for being expert sea men?
Babylonians
Phoenicians
Hebrews
Sumerians
79
Who wrote the Illiad and the Odyssey?
Sophocles
Socrates
Euripides
Homer
80
Who studies the remains of civilizations?
Paleontologists
Cartographers
Historians
Archeologists
81
Vikings migrated as far east as...
Germany
Italy
Russia
Mongolia
82
Who created the Slavic alphabet?
St Cyril
St John Chrysostym
St John
St Basil
83
What kind of ruler ruled Egypt?
Pharaoh
Dictator
Emperor
King
84
The Nile flows __ towards the Mediterranean Sea.
South
West
North
East
85
Which war united Athens and Sparta against an external enemy?
Persian War
Peloponesian War
1st Punic War
2nd Punic War
86
Christianity was the main religion in which African Kingdom?
Songhai
Ghana
Axum
Mali
87
What was the basis of the economy of each major civilization in the Americas?
War
Trade
Mining
Agriculture
88
Where did the Renaissance being?
Germany
Southern England
Northern Italy
France
89
What is the rule by a series of rulers from the same family called?
Empire
Dictatorship
Tyranny
Dynasty
90
Who is the founder of Christianity?
Mohammad
Abraham
Jesus
Moses
91
What was the name of the Byzantine domed church located in Constantinople?
Pantheon
Hagia Sophia
St Peters Basilica
Forum
92
Northern Humanism placed Humanist principles on -- topics.
Enviornmental
Religious
Scientific
Secular
93
What was the first monotheistic religion?
Christianity
Islam
Hinduism
Judaism
94
Which mountain range is to the east of the Indian subcontinent?
Himalayan
Pyrenees
Hindu Kush
Alps
95
Organization of government where there are levels of leadership?
Bureaucracy
Democracy
Republic
Dictatorship
96
Which city-state is best known for it's devotion to learning and government?
Athens
Troy
Sparta
Ionia
97
What region was a major source of gold?
West Africa
Persia
China
East India
98
Scientist who digs to discover artifacts is called a...
Archeologist
Paleontologist
Anthropologist
Historian
99
The introduction of new book keeping practices after the Crusades aided by what?
Arabic Numerals
Paper from China
Florentine record keeping
Coins from Rome
100
Who did the Pope crown Roman Emperor?
Ceasar
Leo
Ferdinand
Charlemagne
101
In what empire was Chichen Itza located?
Mayan
Aztec
Ghana
Incan
102
What was NOT a result from the conditions after the Black Death?
Gradual elimination of serfdom
Growth of towns and cities
Strengthening church authority
Beginning of capitalism
103
The River Valley civilizations comprised of the Tigris and Euphrates river was called...
India
Egypt
Mesopotamia
China
104
What were the first written laws in Rome called?
12 Tables
Code of Hammurabi
10 Commandments
Justinian's Code
105
The first written law code was called ...
Justinian's Code
12 Tables
The 10 Commandments
Hammurabi's Code