MWH Midterm Review

The first European power to establish a trade presence in Asia was

In his 95 Theses, Martin Luther criticized

All of the following are causes of migration EXCEPT

One strategy Louis XIV used to maintain his power was

After the Reign of Terror, French public opinion

The belief that government should promote the greatest good is characteristic of

After the fall of the Roman Empire, one of the few unifying forces in

The main motive for European exploration in the 1400s was

One major effect of the Hundred Years’ War was

The main cause of the collapse of the Roman Republic was

The period of reform and modernization in Japan is known as

The trading of enslaved persons began

Like artists of the Middle Ages, Renaissance artists

The Crusades had the most favorable long-term impact on

An idea found in the writings of both Locke and Rousseau is

The first industry to benefit from industrialization was

Peter the Great increased his powers as an absolute ruler

The people who benefited least from industrial expansion were

Reincarnation, karma, and moksha are elements of the belief system of

As the population of farming villages increased, early societies became more

The feudal system was based on

Nationalism and the modern nation-state emerged from

Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva are the three main gods of

Both the Ottoman and Safavid dynasties declined due to

One reason the Chinese resented the Mongol rulers was

The bubonic plague reached Europe in

The Japanese initially welcomed visitors from Europe because

The military success of the early Ottomans was largely due to

A key geographic advantage of the river valley was its

Most of Africa’s people live in

During the Middle Ages, Church authority became more

One main cause for the weakness of the Spanish economy was

The earliest hominids emerged about

All of the following ideas were part of Martin Luther’s teachings EXCEPT

A common thread of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam is

Empires in West Africa grew powerful by

The major goal of the French Revolution was

Japan’s closed country policy developed in response to

Triangular trade refers to

The most important vehicle for the spread of Renaissance ideas was

Nomadic groups who obtain food by hunting animals and collecting plants are called

An important difference between Buddhism and Hinduism is

The most enduring contribution of Rome was

The Ming Dynasty allowed only the government to conduct foreign trade in order to

French voters supported Napoleon’s decision to appoint himself emperor because

Civilization developed largely as a result of

The spread of corn and potatoes beyond the Americas

The invention of tools, mastery over fire, and the development of language all occurred in the

Efforts to apply the scientific method to society created the movement called

England became a constitutional monarchy as a result of