1301 Spring Semester Exam Review Part 1

A crucial part of every Muslim city or town was the

Conquered Russia in the 13th century.

The chief aim of _____________ was to harmonize Christian teachings with Greek philosophers

Which of the following was a code of ethics knights were to uphold?

Holy scripts of Islam.

Created the first French parliment

An unjust or untrue statement intended to create a negative impression of someone

Native peoples in Russia and Ukraine were conquered by

The war between France and Spain for control of Italy reached a turning point when

painting done on fresh wet plaster with water-based paints

Pre-Islamic belief in multiple gods.

Introduced metal-working to Mesoamerica

state in southern Italy ruled by a hereditary monarch

Group of related families

As the Arab Empire grew, people who were not Muslims or who didn't convert in the conquered territories

A historian of the Byzantine Empire

A form of government in which the leader is not a monarch and some citizens have the right to vote

Won the Battle of Hastings

civilization that appeared around A.D. 300 near the Pacific coast

Born to a wealthy family, Francis of Assisi

Intellectual movement based on the study of the literature of ancient Greece and Rome

An annual direct tax, usually on land or property

"Struggle in the way of God".

state that was the cultural center of Italy

The most important gift a lord could give to a vassal was

In Renaissance Italy, most people lived in

Court created by the Church to find and try heretics

First census in Europe since Roman times

Scientist who wrote a medical encyclopedia stressing the contagious nature of disease.

During the Abbasid dynasty, the council that advised the caliph was led by a prime minister known as

Joan of Arc brought the 100s Years' War to a decisive turning point by

Journey of Muhammad and his followers to Madinah.

Which of the following was written in the language of everyday speech

The development of printing using movable type enabled people to

Flemish painter who perfected the technique of oil painting

Philip II Augustus greatly increased the power of the French monarchy by

The Vikings were made part of European civilization by

Composer and important contributor to Gregorian chant

The greatest political power in the Inca Empire was the

Converted the Eastern Slavs to Orthodox Christianity

Orthodox Christianity became the chief religion for the

The main goal of a humanistic education was to

Defeated the French at the Battle of Agincourt

At the heart of feudalism was

A group that accepts only Umayyads as the true rulers of Islam.

To explain his idea of a holy war to the people, Pope Urban II called Christians together at

Iroquois house built of wooden poles, covered in bark, housing dozens of families

Petrarch is considered the father of Italian Renaissance humanism because he

Which of the following best describes Maya social structure?

The popes' behavior during the Great Schism caused people like John Wyclif and John Hus to

By the time the Umayyad dynasty was established, the Arab Empire had already conquered

Contest where knights could show their fighting skills.

a member of the middle class

Forbids priests from giving the sacraments to a certain group of people

Which of the following best describes the Inca agricultural system?

The plagues that struck Europe in the 14th century

Gave written recognition to the mutual rights and obligations between king and vassals

Spain's 2 strongest kingdoms, Castile and Aragon, were united when

Hungarians

Inca ruler who launched a campaign of conquest across the Pacific coast

How did craft guilds improve economic conditions in cities?

Introduction of large stained-glass windows into churches was possible by

City built above the Urubamba River on a high hilltop surrounded by mountain peaks

corn grown by many Native American groups

Eastern Slavic people were converted to Christianity by

System of knotted strings used by the Inca people for keeping records

In the Prince, Machiavelli argues that

After Muhammad's death, Muslim scholars drew up the shari'ah, which is

German printer who developed movable type

author of an influential treatise on political power

Settled by Oleg the Viking in the tenth century.

local spoken language

One of the Five Pillars of Islam, the hajj, is

On ceremonial occasions and to appease the gods, the Maya

In return for protecting the pope, Otto I was

The Maya city-states were

Those who do not share a certain religious view

Aztec god of war and of the sun

states were able to function independently because

The Aztec government was authoritarian, ruled by a monarch who

Italian city where the first European university was established

Venice became an important state because it

Circular tent made by stretching buffalo skins over wooden post

Which people preserved, especially in pottery, the Chavin culture?

Group that accepts only the descendants of Ali as the true rulers of Islam.

Why did Inca wise men turn historical events into spoken stories?

Leonardo da Vinci was a good example of Renaissance Italy's ideal because he

The distinctive tower of a mosque.

The grant of land made to a vassal

Through the achievements of Muslim scholars, Europeans

Early converts to Islam who lived in the desert.

The revolt led by Hussein during the early Umayyad period led to

What led to a prosperous culture in the Mississippi River valley in A.D. 700?

The Umayyad dynasty was replaced by

Site settled by the Aztec, from which they spread their empire across much of Mexico

Dominic de Guzman believed the best way to attack heresy was

Secular and spiritual leader of an Islamic community.

The main way in which the works of Northern European Renaissance artiss differed from those of Italian artists was in

The Bubonic plague was spread by

Muhammad began to meditate in the hills because