Global Insights 7 Final Exam Review Semester 1

Question 1

Which term describes Roman artwork made from small pieces of tile, glass or colored stone?

Accepted Answer

mosaic

Question 2

Which of the following was an effect of Rome's expanding territory?

Accepted Answer

Higher taxes, needed larger military

Question 3

Which of the following best describes a monastery

Accepted Answer

Provided education and a community for monks

Question 4

What problem did the leaders of the Roman Empire never solve?

Accepted Answer

How to peacefully transfer power

Question 5

What happened after the fall of the Western Roman Empire?

Accepted Answer

There was a steady rise of faith in the west

Question 6

Which is NOT a characteristic of Romanesque architecture?

Accepted Answer

high, thin walls

Question 7

This Roman Emperor made the decision to split the Roman Empire in two.

Accepted Answer

Diocletian

Question 8

Which peninsula is Rome located on?

Accepted Answer

Italian

Question 9

What event marked the fall of Rome in 476 C.E.?

Accepted Answer

Germanic tribes overthrew the last emperor in the west

Question 10

What type of gov't was used in the Roman Republic?

Accepted Answer

representative democracy

Question 11

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of Gothic architecture?

Accepted Answer

thick walls

Question 12

Warriors who fought for nobles in exchange for land were called...

Accepted Answer

vassals

Question 13

All of the following were considered sacraments of salvation EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

Birth of a child

Question 14

Peasants who were bound to work for a landowner, usually a lord

Accepted Answer

serfs

Question 15

What major innovation allowed the cathedral walls to reach to new heights?

Accepted Answer

flying buttresses

Question 16

Charles Martel, aka ______ founded the Carolingian Dynasty.

Accepted Answer

Charles the Hammer

Question 17

How much of their earnings did people give the church?

Accepted Answer

1/10

Question 18

Which feature of cathedrals might depict a scene from the Bible for religious instruction?

Accepted Answer

Stained class

Question 19

True or false: The Catholic Church was the only church in Europe during the middle ages.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 20

Which of these traits did the Stoics most value?

Accepted Answer

courage and self-control

Question 21

Which of the following statements describes a "friar?"

Accepted Answer

Traveling preacher that took a vow of poverty

Question 22

This Roman Emperor was the first to adopt Christianity as the religion of the Empire.

Accepted Answer

Constantine

Question 23

Romans built aqueducts to carry

Accepted Answer

water

Question 24

An ancient Roman invention of letters at the beginning of a word that changes its meaning is

Accepted Answer

the prefix.

Question 25

The Roman Empire was centered around what sea?

Accepted Answer

Mediterranean

Question 26

Which group was the top magistrates (executives) of the Roman Republic?

Accepted Answer

Consuls

Question 27

Which of the following was the law-making body of the Roman Republic?

Accepted Answer

Senate

Question 28

What was the official language in Rome?

Accepted Answer

Latin

Question 29

In what style of architecture were cathedrals built in the 13th century?

Accepted Answer

Gothic

Question 30

This group consists of landowners and powerful nobility in the Roman Republic:

Accepted Answer

patricians

Question 31

Which of the following describes how Latin most influences modern English?

Accepted Answer

prefixes and roots

Question 32

Which feature of American democracy comes from the Romans?

Accepted Answer

Citizens have certain rights and responsibilities.

Question 33

How were universities developed?

Accepted Answer

Cathedral schools split into higher and lower schools

Question 34

Which of the following was considered the top authority in the church?

Accepted Answer

Pope

Question 35

Most of a noble's estate on a manor was comprised of ______ which helped the nobles make money.

Accepted Answer

farmland

Question 36

Which of the following was true about Augustus Caesar?

Accepted Answer

Took advice form the Senate

Question 37

During the height of the Roman Empire, what protected the borders of the empire?

Accepted Answer

soldiers

Question 38

The Crusades were originally fought by European Christians to free __________.

Accepted Answer

the Holy Land of Jerusalem from Muslim rule

Question 39

What was an economic purpose of the medieval Manor System in Europe?

Accepted Answer

to provide wealth for the nobles

Question 40

Under the feudal system which of the following groups ranked the lowest?

Accepted Answer

serfs

Question 41

Which of the following were considered the lowest type of person on a manor?

Accepted Answer

Serfs

Question 42

The ____ was built to house gladiator games and mock naval battles in Rome.

Accepted Answer

Colosseum

Question 43

Use the list below to answer the question.

Accepted Answer

Protected by local knights

Question 44

Which of these made the empire harder to defend as it grew?

Accepted Answer

slow communication

Question 45

The Twelve Tables were created to prevent this group from abusing their power/position.

Accepted Answer

patricians

Question 46

A painting on a wall or ceiling that uses moist plaster and water-based paints is called

Accepted Answer

a fresco

Question 47

Charlemagne wanted to restore the strength of the...

Accepted Answer

Roman Empire

Question 48

All of the following statements describe the role of the church during Medieval Europe EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

The church was much less influential than the king and queen

Question 49

What type of Roman sculpture inspired some American artists?

Accepted Answer

lifelike statues of famous people

Question 50

The fall of the Roman Empire divided the ancient times form what other time period?

Accepted Answer

the Middle Ages

Question 51

In the Roman Rep., this group was not based on race, and often consisted of conquered people.

Accepted Answer

slaves

Question 52

In the Middle Ages, the first type of church architecture is called...

Accepted Answer

Romanesque

Question 53

Which engineering feat connected the city of Rome with territory throughout the empire?

Accepted Answer

roads

Question 54

In the Roman Republic, this group consists of farmers & merchants. Majority of population.

Accepted Answer

plebeians

Question 55

Which of the following was an effect of the overproduction of Roman currency?

Accepted Answer

inflation

Question 56

What was the written law code of Rome?

Accepted Answer

Twelve Tables

Question 57

The name Charlemagne translates to...

Accepted Answer

Charles the Great

Question 58

If people did not pay their church taxes, they would be

Accepted Answer

excommunicated.

Question 59

Where did bishops have their headquarters?

Accepted Answer

Cathedrals

Question 60

Charlemagne encouraged learning by setting up these places where monks copied texts

Accepted Answer

scriptorium

Question 61

What was the name of the standardized form of writing that Charlemagne promoted?

Accepted Answer

miniscule

Question 62

Feudalism improved life in Europe in all of the following ways except

Accepted Answer

all classes of people grew wealthier.

Global Insights 7 Final Exam Review Semester 1

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Global Insights 7 Final Exam Review Semester 1

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