What is the significance of the Qu'ran?

It was derived form the revelations of Mohammad

Why does the Protestant reformation represent a turning point in World History?

It ended religious unity in Europe

By what was the movemnt that was led by sculptor Donatello and architect Burnelleschi characterized.

The use of single-point perspective

How was feudalism in western Europe similar to feudalism in Japan?

Power was based on a rigid class distinctions

How were the Roman Emperor Constantine and the Maurayan Emperor Asoka similar?

Both leaders influenced the spread of a major world religion

How were the Protestant Reformation and the Renaissance in Europe similar?

Both encouraged people to question tradition

How did Copernicus, a mathematician, differ from Ptolemy, an astronomer?

Ptolemy was geocentric and Copernicus was heilocentric

What caused the Protestant Reformation in England, and what resulted from it?

Henry VIII wanted a divorse, so Parliament created the Church of England

Which statement summarizes the impact of hte works of Copernicus, Galileo, Newton, and Descartes?

The scientific method was applied to solve problems

What are the similarities among Maya, Gupta, and Songhai cultures?

Each developed great civilizations without influences from Western Europe

Why , according to Erasmus, other Christian humanists, and other critics, did the Church need reform?

chruch leaders and priest were corrupt

Why di dhte Renaissance flourish in Italy?

Italian city-states dominated key Mediterranean trade routes

What historical event did technological advances such as the astrolabe and the Mercator projection contribute?

Overseas exploration and establishment of colonies

What characteristics did the Mayan, Aztec and Incan civilizations have in common?

Human sacrifice was an intergral facet of heir culture

According the diagram, what was the movement led by these artists?

the use of single-point perspective

What was the GOlden Age of Muslim culture best known for?

Advances in mathmatics, science, and medicine

What was a direct cause of great political conflict and a division of Europe for decades during the Middle Ages

The great Schism of the Catholic Church

What was a long-term effect of the Black Death on Europe?

Religious authority was undermined and the economic system was altered

Which factor helped the Byzantine Empire outlast the Roman Empire by nearly a thousand years?

Constantinople had a defensive location and access to rich trade routes

What is the significance of Gabriel's messages to Muhammad according to Islamic teachings?

To serve as the final revelations of God

Why did the societies in western Africa flourish?

They developed extensie trade in gold, ivory, and salt

What do the contributions of the ancient cilvilizations of Ghana, Axum, Kush, and Mali demonstrate?

Advance societies developed in Africa before European colonized the region

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1
What is the significance of the Qu'ran?
It contains the holy scriptures of Judaism
It first appeared in 476 CE
It contains directions fro daily living for Hindus to follow
It was derived form the revelations of Mohammad
2
Why does the Protestant reformation represent a turning point in World History?
It converted all European monarchs to Protestantism
It standardized all religious writing
It ended religious unity in Europe
It allowed religious reformers to escape persecution
3
What did Dante, Alighieri and Pizan have in common during the Renaissance?
painted humanistic art
contintued to spead classical Latin writings
wrote in the vernacular
constructed arches and buildings
4
What institution sustained medieval society after the fall of the Roman Empire?
the manorial system
the Catholic Chruch
the absolute monarchs
the Knights Templar
5
By what was the movemnt that was led by sculptor Donatello and architect Burnelleschi characterized.
The rejection of religious of classical themes
The illumination of printed manuscripts
The abstract depiction of human anatomy
The use of single-point perspective
6
Which of the following was a major influence on Renaissance art?
conformity
mysticism
humanism
obedience
7
How was feudalism in western Europe similar to feudalism in Japan?
Power was based on a rigid class distinctions
Citizens engaged in direct democracy
Separation between church and state was supreme
Women's equality was guaranteed by law
8
How were the Roman Emperor Constantine and the Maurayan Emperor Asoka similar?
Both leaders changed their religions to support their people
Both leaders were Christian
Both leaders converted to Islam
Both leaders influenced the spread of a major world religion
9
How were the Protestant Reformation and the Renaissance in Europe similar?
Both were led by the military elites
Both discouraged the growth of strong monarchs
Both encouraged people to question tradition
Both supported the return of the Roman Empire
10
How did Copernicus, a mathematician, differ from Ptolemy, an astronomer?
Ptolemy believed the world was flat and Cop,ernicus believed it was round
Ptolemy was geocentric and Copernicus was heilocentric
Ptolemy was heliocentric and Copernicus was geocentric
Ptolemy believed the world was round and Copernicus believed it was flat
11
Which empire is Mansa Musa associated
Ethiopia
Songhai
Ghana
Mali
12
Where were the major civilizations like, Maya, Olmec, Inca, and Aztec located?
Kush and Mesoamerican
Andean and Fertile Crescent
Mesoamerican and Andean
Fertile Crescent and Kush
13
What caused the Protestant Reformation in England, and what resulted from it?
The great schism created two different Catholic churches
Henry VIII had beheaded his wife and wanted forgivness
Luther wrote the 95 Thesis and caused the separation of the church
Henry VIII wanted a divorse, so Parliament created the Church of England
14
Which field of study was founded by Islamic scholars during the Islamic Golden Age?
modern physics
geometry
modern astronomy
algebra
15
Which statement summarizes the impact of hte works of Copernicus, Galileo, Newton, and Descartes?
Scientific achievement strengthened traditional authority
There was a renewed interest in Greek and Roman drama
The scientific method was applied to solve problems
The English crown increased funding to education
16
What are the similarities among Maya, Gupta, and Songhai cultures?
Each developed great civilizations without influences from Western Europe
Each depended on trade with Wuropeans to remain economically powerful
Each was destroyed by military forces of European nations
Each emerged from nationalist movements of he 14th century
17
Why , according to Erasmus, other Christian humanists, and other critics, did the Church need reform?
people were bored with Catholicism
chruch leaders and priest were corrupt
the King was disappointed with church attendance
the Pope was mad at what was happening
18
Why di dhte Renaissance flourish in Italy?
Italian city-states dominated key Mediterranean trade routes
Italian city-states were not affected by the Commercial Revolution
Italian city-states helped England defeat of hte Spanish Armada
Italian city-states were unified as a namtion under the Pope
19
What historical event did technological advances such as the astrolabe and the Mercator projection contribute?
Overseas exploration and establishment of colonies
Spread of Christianity and Islam
Factory system andd first industrial revolution
Divine right monarchy and absolution
20
What belief do followers of Judaism, Islam, and Christianity share?
reincarnation and the Four Noble Truths
monotheism and ethical conduct
the central authority of the Pope
prohibition of eating meat (pork)
21
What characteristics did the Mayan, Aztec and Incan civilizations have in common?
Each built intricate road systems
government involved rule by the sunn-god king
Human sacrifice was an intergral facet of heir culture
Religion played a major role in society and government
22
According the diagram, what was the movement led by these artists?
the rejection of religious or classical themes
the abstract depiction of human anatomy
the illumination of printed manuscripts
the use of single-point perspective
23
What concept did Machiavelli espose in "The Prince" that is still an influence on politics todady?
Trickery is allowable
Morality is the basics for all decisions
A true leader must always do good
The ends justify the means
24
What was the GOlden Age of Muslim culture best known for?
frequent conflicts between Christians and Jews
Advances in mathmatics, science, and medicine
Attempts to colonize North America
Policies to reduce trade between the Middle East and China
25
Which of the following Byzanatine influences spread to early Russia?
Latin alphabet
divisioin of labor
roots of democracy
Orthodox Christianity
26
What was a direct cause of great political conflict and a division of Europe for decades during the Middle Ages
The Islamic invasion
The Black death
The great Schism of the Catholic Church
The rise of Humanism
27
What document, during the Middle Ages, recognized individual rights and the limited powers of government
French Declaration of the RIghts of Man and the Citizen
Magna Carta
English Bill of Rights
Declaration of Independence
28
What was a long-term effect of the Black Death on Europe?
Descreases in number of urban residents led to strengthening of manoralism
Scientific advances were discredited and the social environment was changed
Declines in the power of the feudal lords call for democracy
Religious authority was undermined and the economic system was altered
29
Which factor helped the Byzantine Empire outlast the Roman Empire by nearly a thousand years?
the Byzantine Empire had natural defenses too difficult to attack
the Byzantine Empire simpy did not have any enemies
Constantinople had little wealth that other nations might want to take
Constantinople had a defensive location and access to rich trade routes
30
Who was the Byzantine emperor created a law code, built the Hagia Sophia and expanded his empire?
Justinian
Theodosius
Constantine
Diocletian
31
What is the significance of Gabriel's messages to Muhammad according to Islamic teachings?
To explain how the rulers were to control the lives of society
Define the separation between all religions
A specific set of rules that everyone was to live by
To serve as the final revelations of God
32
Why did the societies in western Africa flourish?
They practiced the Hindu beliefs of their rulers
They had no contact with the rest of the world
They developed extensie trade in gold, ivory, and salt
They were located along the Tigris and Euphrates rivers
33
What do the contributions of the ancient cilvilizations of Ghana, Axum, Kush, and Mali demonstrate?
Many Africans civilizations developed in southern Africa
Industrial technology was necessary for African cililizations to develop
Most of the African Continent was unified under a single political system
Advance societies developed in Africa before European colonized the region

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