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1
How did the Zhou dynasty collapse?
Uprising of the people in rebellion against emperor
Couldn't keep control over decentralised political system
Disease wiped out entire population
Shang took over claiming "Mandate of Heaven"
2
Which dynasty came before the Zhou Dynasty ?
Han dynasty
Xia dynasty
Shang dynasty
Qin dynasty
3
Machiavelli
Italian sculptor who created ancient Roman ruins
Wrote "The Prince"
Dutch priest and humanist
French humanist
4
What was the Acropolis?
The high point of a city state
A type of clothing
A food
A pool
5
What were the Jesuits?
A group of people trying to stop the spread of Lutheranism
A group of people who converted others to Lutheranism
A new Religion separate from the Church
A group of people who converted others to Catholicism
6
Ibn Battuta was a(an) _______ traveler.
Spanish
Chinese
Arab
African
7
Qin Shihuangdi established all of the following EXCEPT:
law code
weights and measures
civil service
uniform writing system
8
What was John Calvins major teachings
Adult Baptism
Indulgences
Humanism
Predestination
9
The writing of Ancient Egypt was called
Cyrillic
Arabic
Cuneiform
Hieroglyphics
10
Why did the Shia and the Sunni split ?
Arguments over Muslim expansion
How the Quran should be interpreted
Concerns over dietary laws of Muslims
A fight over Muhammad’s religious successors identity
11
What was the order of Japanese feudalism?
Emperor, Daimyo, Shogun, Samurai
Emperor, Daimyo, Shogun, Samurai
Emperor, Daimyo, Shogun, Samurai
Emperor, Shogun, Daimyo, Samurai
12
Where is Indus River Valley located?
Turkey
Pakistan and southwest India
Egypt
Pakistan and northwest India
13
What was the Magna Carta?
A DOCUMENT LIMITING THE KINGS POWER
A DOCUMENT RAISING TAXES
A DOCUMENT OUTLINING ENGLISH POLICIES
A DOCUMENT STOPPING TAXES
14
Which DOES NOT belong in this list of Sudanic states?
Songhai
Axum
Mali
Ghana
15
Qin Shihuangdi helped ___________ China.
destroy
ruin
unify
collapse
16
Islamic state founded by Osman
Mughal Empire
Safavid Empire
Ottoman Empire
Byzantine Empire
17
What accomplishment did Alexander the Great do
He built the temple of Zeus
He built one of the world’s largest empires
He built the Parthenon
He Lead the Persian war
18
What did the Sumerians invent?
The Wheel
Plow
All the above
Writing
19
Who was Johannes Gutenberg?
The inventor of the wheel and bible
none of the above
The inventor of Gutenberg bible and printing press
The inventor of the printing press and wheel
20
Who killed Caesar?
The First Triumvirate
The Senate
The Plebeians
The Military
21
After its capture by Mehmet II, the name of the city of Constantinople was changed to...?
Austria-Hungary
Istanbul
Russia
22
Why do we know so little about the Indus River Valley?
There was little organization
There are few artifacts left
Archaeologists are not interested in India
The writing has not been deciphered
23
What is the dominant religion in Japan?
Christianity
Buddhism
Judaism
Shintoism
24
Who is the founder of Hinduism?
Zoroaster
None
Moses
Siddhartha Gautama
25
In the practice of religion, the 10 Commandments are to Judaism as the 8fold Path is to
Buddhism
Islam
Shinto
Daoism
26
What is cuneiform?
a manuscript developed by the Polynesians
a trade system based on conifer seeds
a system of writing developed by the Sumerians
27
Pax Romana???
A Time of Kindness
A Time of Peace
A Time of Cruelty
A Time of War
28
The Paleolithic Age is
also called the New Stone Age.
the period in which humans used simple stone tools.
not proven to have existed.
usually known as the Primitive Age.
29
What was the Neolithic Revolution?
obtaining subsistence by humans before agriculture
period in which adaptation of sedentary agriculture occurred
use of evolving stone tools and hunting and gathering
technological changes in organization;led to agriculture
30
Who is the founder of Buddhism?
Zoroaster
Moses
Siddhartha Gautama
Kong Fuzi
31
What are the sacred books of Hinduism?
The Bible.
The Vedas and Upanishads.
The Torah.
The Quran.
32
Which of the following was NOT a technological advancement of the Han Dynasty?
Watermill
Crossbow
Horse collar
Standardized weights and measures
33
Who was Martin Luther?
A German priest and professor of Theology.
An important figure of the Reformation.
A King of Spain
A popular early Renaissance artist.
34
The Founder of Confucianism
Confucius
Jesus
The Buddha
Abraham
35
What did Ashoka preach?
Violence and war
That every one must act the same
That the only religion was Buddhism
Nonviolence, Mortality, and Buddhism
36
What is a Manor?
A large piece of land owned by the serfs
A piece land, Where serfs and peasants work and farm
A boat
A large Kingdom
37
Who is Genghis Khan?
the king of the opposing team for the Mongol empire
one of the children of the ruler of the Mongol empire
The most powerful warrior in the Mongol Empire
The first leader and creator of the Mongol empire
38
Vladimir I spread which belief system to Kievan Rus?
Greek philosophy
Catholicism
Islam
Orthodox Christianity
39
the 4 noble truths, 8fold path and nirvana are associated with
Daosim
Hinduism
Buddhism
Confucianism
40
Lay Investiture
are the established rites of the Catholic Church
was appointment of church officials by secular rulers
are the established rites of the Catholic Church
was founder of the Dominican monastic order
41
This was the only Japanese port-city open to foreigners:
Kyoto
Hiroshima
Tokyo
Nagasaki
42
How was the Patriarch connected to the Byzantine Empire?
The Patriarch was the ruler of the Eastern Orthodox.
All of the above
The Patriarch ruled the Roman Catholics
The Patriarch was the Islamic ruler
43
What were the Punic Wars?
The wars between Persians and Athenians
Wars between Athens and Spartans
small wars in Rome
Rome and Carthage started three total wars
44
All of the following were accomplishments of Julius Caesar EXCEPT:
First Emperor of Rome
Conquered Gaul (France)
Member of the First Triumvirate
Dictator for Life
45
One of the causes of the Protestant Reformation was
The rulers of N. Europe resented the power of the RCC
The exploration of the Americas led to new religious ideas
Islam was attracting many converts in W. Europe
The majority of the Catholic clergy had lost faith
46
Which were the causes of the crusades?
Economical reasons and re open Mediterranean trade routes
Territorial and demographical reasons
Conquer the Holy Land of christians
Religious reasons, economical and need for peace
47
Who was Plato?
Socrates's wife who challenged his ideas
Socrates's executioner
Socrates's student who built The Academy
Greek philosopher
48
The Gupta Empire was also known as the
Golden Age of India
The Bronze Age
The Great Age of India
The Age of Indian Empires
49
What was the Counter Reformation?
The second Protestant Reformation
The countdown to the next Reformation
The failure of the Protestant Reformation
The Catholic Church attempted to reform itself
50
Confucianism emphasizes what?
self as unworth
self as disembodied spirit
self as primary ego
self as center of relationships
51
What is the significance of Socrates?
None of the above.
Taught by asking questions, forced to commit suicide
His ideas form the basis for modern science.
Started The Academy, wrote The Republic.
52
Who was Socrates' most famous student?
Alexander the Great
Plato
Homer
Aristotle
53
What did Suleyman the Lawgiver support?
the conquest of Constantinople
equality for people of all faiths in his empire
the military conquest of India
government reform and cultural achivements
54
Akbar instituted reforms that...
eliminate Sikhism
redistribute land to janissaries
alleviate tensions b/w Muslims & Hindus
establish Buddhism
55
Which is NOT one of the Five Pillars of Islam
Celebrate Yom Kippur
Pray 5 times a day facing Mecca
Fast during the holy month of Ramadan
Make a hajj to Mecca
56
How did the Medici family become so wealthy?
They stole money
Scientific learning
Banking
Selling paintings
57
The overthrow of the Ming Dynasty allowed:
The peasants to reclaim lands stolen by the Russians
Manchus to seize power and establish the Qing Dynasty
The Mongol dynasty to regain power in Ceylon
Europeans to seize centers of trade in southern China
58
Who founded Judaism?
Moses
Abraham
Zoroaster
Jesus
59
Who founded the Ming Dynasty in China?
Yongle
Zheng He
Li Bo
Hongwu (Zhu Yuanzhang)
60
In contrast to Qing China, political power in Tokugawa Japan was not
supported by the military
enhanced by economic prosperity
influenced by Confucian values
centered in the hands of the emperor
61
Who destroyed the Byzantine Empire
Alexios Angelos
Western Rome
Crusaders
Ottoman Turks
62
Who are the Sumerians?
the founders of Mesopotamian civilization
people from the Sume region
a people whose theology revolves around Summer
63
Why did the Renaissance begin in Italy?
Location of the Byzantine Empire
Trade and Money
Trade and the Catholic Church
Money and the Catholic Church
64
Cyril and Methodius?
fought in the holy war (jihad)
translated the Bible into Latin
translated the Bible in Slavic
tried to kill Justinian I
65
What is the definition of vernacular?
Repeats a thing from the beginning of a sentence at the end.
The language spoken by the ordinary people in a town.
An ordinary or familiar conversation.
Using an adjective or adjective phrase to describe.
66
Zheng He...
All of these
Led many great Chinese Sea Expeditions
Captained enormous ships that held thousands of soldiers
Asserted China's dominance over the Indian Ocean
67
Alphabet spread to Russia by Cyril and Methodius (Byzantine Monks)
Cyrillic
Phoenician
Byzantine
Arabic
68
Who founded the Tokugawa Shogunate?
Tokugawa Yoshinobu
Korekiyo Shinguji
Tokugawa Ieyasu
Toyotomi Hideyoshi
69
The holy text of Judaism
Koran
Vedas
Torah
Bible
70
What was the most important result of the Bantu Migrations?
Spread of disease
Spread of recipies
Spread of Religion
Spread of Language
71
The social order of feudalism was...
Pope, King, Knights, Lords, Peasants, Vassals
Monarch, Lords/Nobles, Knights/Vassals, Peasants/Serfs
Monarch, Knights/Vassals, Lords, Peasants, Nobles/Serfs
Monarch, Pope, Knights/Nobles, Vassals/Lords, Peasants/Serfs
72
What did the Council of Trent do?
Clarify Catholic Church teachings
Create a new religion
Pick a new Pope
Add parts to the Bible
73
Egyptian Pharaohs were considered gods
False
True
74
The most significant ruler of the Byzantine Empire was
Constantine
Theodosius
Justinian
Diocletian
75
Which accomplishments are associated with the Gupta Empire?
Defeat of the Roman Empire and adoption of Christianity
Adoption of democracy and construction of the Pantheon
Use of Sanskrit and the development of the concept of zero
Creation of Pax Mongolia & founding of a Chinese dynasty
