Midterm Finals Quiz Questions

Which Muslim rulers reached an agreement w/ Christian rulers which permitted Christian pilgrims free access 2 Jerusalem

Which of the following did NOT account for the growth in population during the High Middle ages

Why did the central government lose power and influence during the Nara period

This dynasty was considered to have set the standard for the dynasties that followed

In Athens every male citizen could help make decisions by attending mass metngs+voting on issues This system was called?

what were the reasons Greeks left their homeland and settled in places such as the coastlines of southern Italy

Which of the following was the universal language of medieval civilization

Which pope first called for crusades telling Christians to take up their weapons and join in a holy war

Which of the flowoing was Martin Luther protesting

Which of the following is NOT a climate zone in Africa

Early Arabs were:

This is believed to be the oldest major city in the Americas

Which river valley in India supported thousands of settlements from 3000BCE to 1500BCE such as Harappa and Mahenjo Daro

What river did Egyptians rely upon to flood ti create fertile soil

This was a set of laws on public display in Rome that established and protected rights for both patricians + plebeians

What is considered to be Justinian's most important contribution

What factor contributed 2 the Japanese belief that they had a separate destiny from the ppl on the main continentof Asia

This emperor had an army of terra-cotta warriors buried with him in order to accompany him into the next world

This group came from Scandinavia in the ninth century and attacked villages and towns throughout Western Europe

Who succeed Muhammad after his death

In Hinduism, the divine law that rules karma; it requires all ppl to do their duty based n their status in society

Which of the following religions was NOT spread along the Silk Road

The earliest know Indian literature, which contained religious chants+stories that were originally passed down orally

What language was spoken in the Roman Empire

Athens initially was an oligarchy, but eventually moved to this for of government

Why was Caesar Assassinated?

This is considered one of the finest examples of an Islamic palace. It is located in Grenada, Spain

What is the religion of the Byzantine Empire

The ruins of this society were discovered in the 1940s in Mesoamerica

Which of the following is a reason that a woman in the middle ages might join a convent

This kingdom was a major trading center in Africa centered on the city of Meroe

Which Roman emperor divided Rome into two parts (east and west) with each part containing two prefectures

Which pope strengthened the power of the papacy and Roman Catholic church by taking control of Rome+the surrounding area

During the later Tang Dynasty period countless temples and monasteries from this region were destroyed

Who is the prophet of Islam

To reach Nirvana, Buddhists must follow which path

The time period in which humans used simple stone tools.

During the time of Asoka which of the following became the state religion

Which river valleys were areas of food production in ancient China

The States of southeast Asia were divided into which two groups

Which European country was the first to experience the Black Death

The poet homer told the tale of the plundering of the city of troy by this group of people

What fllwing ppl dvlpd a phlsphy that happiness is the chief goal in life+the pursuit of pleasure is 2 achieve happiness

When the Aztecs first saw Spanish explorers in the 1500s they believed that representatives of this god had returned

The wealthy and powerful Medici family governed this city which was the cultural center of Renaissance Italy

Which ruler converted to Christianity during battle and later united the franks as a people

Which following groups drew lines in rocky soil of Peru2 rep animals+geometric shapes Lines so big only seen from air

Why did free peasants suffer during the Han dynsty

In 1368 the Mongol dynasty fell and this new dynasty was set up

Who did Rome fight in the Punic Wars

What was the name of the court the church created to deal with heretics

Which of the following did NOT account for the growth in population during the High Middle ages

This man was a Christian humanist who believed that Christianity should show ppl how 2 live good lives on a daily basis

Which of the following was NOT an element which supported the Catholic Reformation

Which of the following contributed to unrest in Rome

How were Gothic Cathedrals different than Romanesque chruchs

What was the main purpose of the pyramids

Which Roman Emperor issued the Edict of Milan which granted religious freedom to Christians within the roman empire

This Babylonian ruler came up with a code of laws

This dynasty ruled china from 1750 BCE to 1045 BCE

In Italian society what was a mothers cheif role

complex culture where large numbers of ppl share a # of common elements such as social structure, religion, and art.

This group built a system of roads which extended from the boarder of modern day Columbia to modern day Santiago, Chile

Some christians sought salvation by purchsing these

This religious group were considered radicals by catholic and other Protestnats. Believe in adult baptism

The system of political and ethical ideas was formulated by a Chinese philosopher toward the end of the Zhou dynasty.

What event sparked the hundred years war

InEngland King Hen. VIII used this act2 break w/ the cath. church in 1534+declrd him the head of the new Church of Eng.

This is considered the first empire in world history

What led to the growth of cities in Middle ages

The largest library in ancient times, as well as a museum that did scholarly research, were located in this city

At its height this empire extended from Ecuador to central chile to the edge of the Amazon basin

Which group united the Malaysian archipelgo under a single ruler in the late 1200s

Which ruler of Greece and Macedonia conquered much of Persia

Which Greek god is considered the father of the other gods

The time before writing was developed.

In Hinduism, the force generated by a person's actions that determines how the person will be reborn in the next life

What was the greatest gift that a lord could give a vassal

Which of the following was a technological accomplishment of the Han dynasty

When does specialization of labor happen

This man is generally considered to be the greatest ruler in the history of India

Why was the great wall of china built

Why did some authors choose to write in the local vernacular instead of in latin

This was the religion of the Persians. The belief system includes faith in one god and in a struggle between good+evil

What was the goal of a humanist education

What star did the egyptians base their 365 day calander on

Why did an early civilization develop in Mesopotamia

Which emperor made Christianity the official religion of the roman empire

What was Sumerian writing called

Which is the majority group in the Muslim world

This empire produced the hanging gardens, which was one of the seven wonders of the ancient world

what philosopher wassentenced 2 death for corrupting the youth of Athens by teaching them 2 question+think for their own

How were Jewish people different from other religious groups of the time