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1
The samurai of Japan were a new class of military servants whose purpose was to
Maintain law and order throughout the land, constantly traveling from villa
Protect the security and property of their employers.
Remain ever vigilant and ready to defend Japan from invaders.
Protect the emperor and his government from all threats.
2
What is the concept, believed by John Calvin, that God had determined long ago who would be saved
Predestination
Oath
Human Potential
Forgiveness
3
What method is most commonly used to determine the age of artifacts
Radiocarbon dating
Thermo-luminescence
Tree Ring Dating
4
he Vikings were made part of European civilization by
Their widespread invasions of Asian kingdoms.
The Frankish policy of settling them and converting them to Christianity.
The conquest of Scandinavia in 911 by Charlemagne.
5
The main gathering place in the Greek city-state at the top of a hill on a fortified area was called an ____.
agora
acropolis
ephor
oligarchy
6
Which of the following statements best describes citizens of Athens and other Greek city-states
They often overthrew their government by force.
They spoke in different languages.
They developed the art of war.
They valued their freedoms and took an active role in government.
7
Which term is an organized system of thought and literally means “pursuit of knowledge”?
philosophy
tragedy
Socratic Method
oracle
8
Greek and Romans influenced what group of people during the Renaissance
Renaissance teachers and educators
The Poor and Middle Class
Renaissance artists and writers
9
Who was Siddhartha Gautama?
founder of Buddhism
king of India
ruler of the Harrapans
ruler of the Aryans around 1500 BC
10
Which of the following shows the best similarity between Judaism, Christianity, and Islam?
View Mecca as the holy city
Belief in one god
Celebration of the Passover
Belief in Jesus as the Messiah
11
It was through the Muslim world that Europeans
Were able to obtain products from Spain and Egypt.
Recovered the works of Aristotle and other Greek philosophers.
Discovered tobacco.
Developed an appreciation for painting and sculpture
12
The real change in the Neolithic Revolution was the
Discovery of new caves
Development of bowls and spoons
Shift from hunting and gathering to systematic agriculture
Movement away from eating just fruits and grains to eating meat
13
Why did King Henry VIII of England break from the Catholic Church to for the Church of England
He did not want to give the church money to ask for forgiveness
The Church would not officially end his marriage
He disagreed with the Popes views
14
One of the distinguishing features of the human species is the ability to make ____.
Weapons
Homes
Fires
Tools
15
What decree reaffirmed traditional Catholic teachings in opposition to Protestant beliefs
Council of Trent (The Final Decress)
The Human Potential
The Great Schism
16
______ was called the father of Italian Renaissance humanism
De Vinci
Leonardo
Petrarch
17
Analyze the physical features of ancient Greece and pick the sentence that most accurately reflects the how those featur
It forced people to adapt to harsh weather conditions
It encouraged people to be traders and sailors yet kept cities separate
It encouraged the use of rich farm land and contact between cities
It prevented wars because people were concentrated in one area
18
The Black Death caused a collapse of what system in Europe
Caste System
Educational System
Economic System
Feudal System
19
According to the philosophy of Stoicism,
Happiness could only be found when people gained inner peace by living in h
Gaining material wealth brings happiness.
Life could only be complete when it was centered on the basic ideal of frie
Happiness was the goal of life, and the way to achieve it was the pursuit o
20
What Religious event helped trade grow during the Middle Ages
The Reinaissance
The War of Roses
The Crusades
Trojan War
21
The Magna Carta was a document that
Established peace between the Normans and the French.
Established the first English Parliament and defined its powers to grant ta
Eventually was used to strengthen the idea that a monarch’s power was limit
Conceded power over the courts to the Roman Catholic Church.
22
The Silk Road was a
Road covered in silk that only the king could travel upon.
The road that wound through Japan, the first area of the world to produce s
Trade route between the Roman Empire and China that ran through India’s Kus
Great wall three thousand miles long.
23
Hammurabi is remembered for
Creating a post office
The first written law code
Inventing the first wooden bicycle
Overthrowing the Akkadian Empire
24
Which of the following beliefs is NOT shared between Hinduism and Buddhism?
Caste system
Reincarnation
Release from the cycle of birth and death
Sacraments
25
What did the Roman Empire and the Han Dynasty have in common?
Same population
Conflicts with Nomads
Restoration of an empire
Same Size
26
What reason most accurately describes why Constantinople obtained so many riches?
It was located on a natural crossroads of trade.
It lasted for a thousand of years.
It was a large, walled city.
It was important to both Christians and Muslims.
27
What was the first Protestant faith
Anabaptism
Anglicanism
Calvinism
Lutheranism
28
Believing the Roman Empire had grown too large for a single ruler, Diocletian
Divided it in half and appointed Zeno as a ruler with equal power.
Withdrew armies from many of its borders, effectively shrinking the empire
Handed over power to the people, giving them control of the military for th
Divided it into smaller units, to make it easier to govern.
29
Ignatius of Loyola founded what religious group
The Roman Catholic Church
Judism
The Society of Jesus (Jesuits)
30
How was Leonardo da Vinci an excellent example of Renaissance Italy's social ideal
painter and sculptor
mathematican
great warrior
architect and inventor
31
The 208 year span of good emperors and peaceful stability in Rome was known as ?
Golden Age
Pax Romana
Greco-Roman Peace
Hellenistic Era
32
Which of the following is NOT one of the five pillars of Islam?
Alms Giving
Memorization of the Koran
Prayer
Profession of Faith
33
What famous document embodied the Enlightenment ideals of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness
The Constituion
Hammurabi's Code
The Roman Testaments
The Declaration of Independence
34
Which of the following is the period before writing was developed?
Ancient Times
Neolithic Age
Pre History
Archaeology
35
Saladin began to capture important Christian lands leading to the beginning of what
Battle of Marathon
The Crusades
100 years war
36
The Edict of Milan and Constantine are both most well know for their relationship to which of the following topics?
Social Changes
Warfare
Christianity
Government
37
Which of the following best describes the early Greek philosophers?
They performed some of the earliest scientific experiments
They thought that Greek gods weren't important
They studied wars to improve Greek ships and warfare
They observed natural events and tried to explain them with reason
38
Which religious leader was a caravan manager when he received a vision from an angel and what religion did he start?
Muhammad; Islam
Jesus; Christianity
Muhammad; Judaism
Abraham; Judaism
39
The holy book of Judaism is known as?
Torah
Sacraments
Koran
Bible
40
Justinian’s codification of Roman law resulted in
The Body of Civil Law.
The Divine Comedy.
The Magna Carta.
the Domesday Book.
41
At the heart of feudalism was
The knight, who was the enforcer of the lord and a protector of the lord’s
he grant of serfs made to loyal vassals, which was known as a fief.
Serfdom, which meant that all non-vassals labored to support the serfs.
Vassalage, which meant warriors, swore loyalty to a lord, who in turn took
42
Why was Chaucer's
The Canterbury Tales
an important wok
Chaucer's use of the English . . .Chief Ancestor of the modern English Lang
It was the first Poem every written
It showed people in the Renaissance how to write a good story
43
The Roman Senate, which came to hold an important position in the Roman Republic, was
A group of 500 plebeians who oversaw the expansion of Rome’s borders.
Made up of two consuls, two praetors, and officials.
A select group of about 300 patricians who served for life.
Made up of Greek generals, and was charged with protecting the Republic.
44
What was the result of the victory by the Athenians over the Persians at Marathon?
It was the last battle of the Peloponnesian War.
It frightened the Spartans into becoming allies with Athens.
It helped make them the most powerful city-state at that time.
It showed that Athens had the largest and most powerful Army at that time.
45
Mesopotamia and its rich farmland were created because of the regular flooding of what two rivers?
Bosporus and Dardanelles
Rhine and Po
Tigris and Euphrates
Nile and Yellow
46
What did the Roman empire replace?
Kingdoms
A Republic
Aristocratic rule
A Democracy
47
After the Hundred Years' War, what did England faced more turmoil from
The Battle Of Marathon
The Crusades
The War of Roses
48
During the Paleolithic Age people primarily obtained their food through what means?
Domestication
Trade
Hunting and Gathering
Farming
49
The conquests of Alexander the Great created the
Age of Lawlessness, a period of extreme cruelty and anarchy.
Macedonian Age, a period of advancement in art.
Hellenistic Era, an age that saw the expansion of the Greek language
Dark Ages, a time of great sadness for the Greek people.
50
What did the Peace of Augsburg formally change
How long it takes for God to forgive someone
Accepted the division of Christianity in Germany
The religion practiced in Italy
Separation between Christans and Muslims
51
In 1066 William of Normandy
Invaded England, soundly defeating King Harold’s forces at the Battle of Ha
Was forced to sign the Magna Carta.
Called for the death of Thomas à Becket.
Tried to invade England, but was soundly defeated by King Harold’s forces.
52
Which European leader pushed for the Crusades to begin
Muhammad
Julis Ceaser
The Pope
Constantine
53
What was the chief task of scholasticism
To harmonize Christian techniques with the works of Greek Philosophers
To teach the people about the Latin Language
To give woman a better education
54
Constantine become the Roman Empire's
Sole defender of Islam
First Christian emperor
Last non-Christian sailor
Greatest persecutor of Christians
55
Most early civilizations developed around or near what physical feature?
Mountains
Caves
Rivers
Oceans
56
Technological developments during the Tang dynasty included
Bronze
Gunpowder
Kites
Cheese
57
How were serfs different than peasants
Serfs were legally bound to the land upon which they worked and lived
Serfs had much more money than peasants
Serf had the right to vote and peasants did not
58
What did Christian Humanist believe
People should have freedom and individual conscunce as well as study ofbias
Believed there were multiple gods
Thought that most humans were actually the gods disgused
59
What revolution led to the questioning of assumptions and challenged the ideas about government leading to the US Rev.
The Great Schism
The Protestant Reformation
The Enlightenment
60
Buddhism and Hinduism were both polytheistic meaning?
They practiced sacrifice
The believed in more than one god
They had to have multiple followers in a certain area to be practiced
They required multiple prayers during the day
61
Ottoman expansion in the early fourteen century eventually led to their control over what region
China
The Bospons and the Pardaneiles
Mesopotamioa
62
The Crusades had little lasting impact on Southwest Asia, except to
Create a spirit of brotherhood between the Byzantines and the Muslims.
Establish Christianity in the Arab nations.
Divide the Muslims into the Shias and the Sunnis.
Breed centuries of mistrust between Muslims and Christians.
63
What was the purpose of parents in Renaissance Italy carefully arranging their children's marriages
Strengthen business or family ties
To gain riches from their partner
To get religious power and forgiveness
To be apart of an upper class
64
What did humanists like Sir Thomas More liked to focus on
Forgiveness
Government and Social Structure
Human Potenial
Prayer
65
What enlightenment group believed in freedom of religion, the pursuit of happiness and the progress of society
The Englightentis
Philosophers
The Roman Catholic Church
66
Which of the following contributions can be attributed to the Islamic civilization?
Taxes
Latin
Algebra
Written Law
67
What was the most powerful religion in Western Europe during the Middle Ages
Judism
Islam
Roman Catholic Church
Christianity
68
Which conflict resulted in the loss of political power by the Catholic Church
The Great Schism
The 100 Years War
The Crusades
Battle of Marathon
69
Which of the following most accurately depicts life in the Hellenistic kingdoms?
Learning and libraries were for Greeks only.
Greek kings ruled, but local people held the most important jobs.
Math and science flourished, especially in Alexandria.
Local cultures dominated the education and warfare.
70
Who was Machiavelli
Writer
Artist
Philosopher
71
Historians have identified the basic characteristics of civilizations as
Villages, Temples, Trade, tools, use of fire
Use of metals, weapons, houses, food, religion, and art
Vehicles, use of fire, nomadic lifestyle, hunting and gathering, and techno
Cities, government, religion, social structure, writing, and art
72
Which of the following was a set of unwritten rules that determined the relationship between a lord and his vassal?
Vassalage
Fief
Book of the Dead
Feudal Contract
73
What did the publication of Martin Luther's Ninety-five Theses change
It made the Church start later in the day but for more days a week
It allowed children to start going to sacrifices
Attacked the abuses in the- indulgences beginning the Protestant Reformatin
74
Which answer most accurately explains why the ancient Egyptian civilization began on the banks of the Nile River?
Egyptians could not travel to the Euphrates River
Fish in the Nile were easy to catch
Egypts oral traditions identified this location as their homeland
Regular flooding resulted in rich soil for farming
75
The samurai lived by a strict code known as Bushido, which
Was based on finding peaceful resolutions to conflicts, using violence stri
Was similar to the code that medieval European knights lived by.
Commanded them to kill anyone whom they thought was a threat to the Khan.
Was based on loyalty to the samurai’s lord.
76
The difference between the poor and wealthy in Rome could best be described as?
Fairly large; but wealthy people didn’t show off their wealth in their home
Not too great; most people were poor but still had many luxuries.
Not too great; most people were in the middle class.
Huge; most poor people were slaves or had no jobs and little materially.
77
During the third and second centuries B.C., the Romans adopted features of this style of art.
Italian
Greek
Latin
Catholic
78
India’s ____ was created by the Aryans and played a significant role in the social system of Hinduism.
Education System
Music
Sewer System
Caste System
