How did the Mandate of Heaven affect government in China?

justified the overthrow of a declining dynasty

Until the Scientific Revolution, what was considered the authorities on the solar system?

Catholic Church and ancient scholars

What was the initial response of Meccan leadership to Muhammad's new faith?

a threat to their wealth & power it challenged their gods

Which of the following were caused by Scientific Revolution?

improvements in medicine and scientific instruments

One way in which the actions of Cyrus the Great and Alexander the Great were similar was?

each conquered neighboring people to build vast empires

Why did the Pilgrims and Puritans come to the Americas?

to escape persecution in England

How did Arab merchants spread Islam to Europe, Asia, and North Africa?

brought news of their religion as they traded in those areas

What was the Columbian Exchange?

a global exchange of people, plants, animals, and ideas

Muhammad conceived Islam after

experiencing revelations from an angel

Which of these best describes Aristotle

developed rules of logic that apply to science & literature

What do Muslims believe about Muhammad?

he was the last and greatest of the prophets

An important feature of Athenian Democracy under Pericles

increased the number of paid public officials

The Line of Demarcation established a boundary between which two regions?

New lands Portugal could claim & those Spain could claim

What was unusual about how free women were treated in Sparta?

able to obtain and education and physical training

Mecca is an important city because it

is a caravan city and pilgrimage site of the Ka’aba

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1
How did the Mandate of Heaven affect government in China?
Led to long periods of war among families
justified the overthrow of a declining dynasty
Religious leaders read oracle bones to select new leaders
ruler received mandate from heaven that he should resign
2
Which of the following is a primary source?
gas mask from WWI
documentary about Egyptian pyramids
World History textbook
biography of Julius Caesar
3
Until the Scientific Revolution, what was considered the authorities on the solar system?
Jews
navigators and explorers
Aquinas and his followers
Catholic Church and ancient scholars
4
What was the initial response of Meccan leadership to Muhammad's new faith?
immediately accepted Muhammed as their leader
they sought him as an ally against the Byzantines
they simply ignored him
a threat to their wealth & power it challenged their gods
5
An example of a secondary source would be?
diary
artifact
autobiography
biography
6
Which of the following were caused by Scientific Revolution?
more belief in religion to explain mysteries
The belief the earth is the center of the universe
improvements in medicine and scientific instruments
belief the animals are more important than humans
7
One way in which the actions of Cyrus the Great and Alexander the Great were similar was?
introduced legal changes to protect human rights
issued written constitutions defining citizen rights
refused to grant religious freedom to their subjects
each conquered neighboring people to build vast empires
8
Who invented to "shot" or vaccination to keep people from getting smallpox?
Vivaldi
Franklin
Jenner
Edison
9
Why did the Pilgrims and Puritans come to the Americas?
to escape persecution in England
searching for a place to raise cotton and tobacco
wanted to convert the natives to Christianity
searching for gold
10
Which is NOT one of the "five pillars" of Islam
make a Hajj
pray 5 times a day
give to charity, almsgiving
eat pork during Ramadan
11
How did Arab merchants spread Islam to Europe, Asia, and North Africa?
paid non believers to convert to Islam
acted as secret missionaries to win over non believers
forcibly converted non believers to Islam
brought news of their religion as they traded in those areas
12
What was the Columbian Exchange?
passage between Africa and the Americas that involved slaves
The trade passages between Europe, Africa, and the Americas
the investment of money in a company to make a profit
a global exchange of people, plants, animals, and ideas
13
Muhammad conceived Islam after
dreaming abou Ishmael from the Old Testament
many years of religious study
reading the bible
experiencing revelations from an angel
14
Which of these best describes Aristotle
wrote about a society ruled by philosopher kings
defended the belief in gods of the state religion
developed rules of logic that apply to science & literature
suggested reality is a reflection of ideal forms
15
What do Muslims believe about Muhammad?
he was the combination of god and man
he was the last and greatest of the prophets
he was the only son of the one true God, Allah
he was the physical form of the god, Allah
16
What was Cyrus the Great famous for?
religious beliefs
intellectual abilities
courage
tolerance of diversity
17
The foundations of Islamic civilizations and rules about daily life is the shari'a or
taxes
literature
philosophy
law
18
Philosopher that was condemned to death for "corrupting the youth of Athens" & neglecting gods
Protagoras
Socrates
Plato
Aristotle
19
What, outside of direct warfare, had the most devastating impact on the Native Americans?
smallpox
enslavement
poverty
famine
20
What were the main advantages of using enslaved Africans in America?
all of the previous
they were familiar with farming
already immune to diseases in America
less likely to run away, they didn't know where they were
21
Heliocentric model, inductive reasoning, and the world of Robert Boyle are all associated with?
Scientific Revolution
Agricultural Revolution
Commercial Revolution
Financial Revolution
22
Which nation did Prince Henry help to take the lead in overseas exploration?
Netherlands
Italy
Spain
Portugal
23
An important feature of Athenian Democracy under Pericles
increased the number of paid public officials
Introduced concept of elected officials
decreased requirements for citizenship
unified executive and legislative branches of government
24
The Line of Demarcation established a boundary between which two regions?
part of the world the pope controlled and the part he didn't
claimed and unclaimed lands
Portugal and Spain
New lands Portugal could claim & those Spain could claim
25
What was unusual about how free women were treated in Sparta?
able to obtain and education and physical training
treated as equals of men
had their feet bound to enhance their beauty
bought and sold like slaves
26
Mecca is an important city because it
is abundantly watered and needs no irrigation
is a caravan city and pilgrimage site of the Ka’aba
has an unusually cold climate in the Arabian penninsula
is a rival of Jerusalem

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