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1
Which of the following was NOT a goal of European exploration & colonization
To convert natives to Christianity
To acquire wealth in GOLD and others
To spread the ideas of the Enlightenment
To claim new lands for the GLORY of the kingdom
2
What invention led to the widespread dispersion of ideas and literature?
The printing press
The printed book
The wheel
The plough
3
Wild Card: How many oceans are there?
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5
7
6
4
King Henry VIII broke away from the Catholic Church & formed the Anglican Church b/c
he felt that the monasteries were corrupt
he believed in the teachings of Martin Luther
he wanted to make Sir Thomas Moore the Archbishop of Cant.
he wanted a divorce in order to remarry & have a male child
5
In Japan, the Meiji Restoration resulted in the
Modernization of the nation's industry
Government being controlled by the samurai
Division of the nation between the European powers
Abolition of the position of emperor
6
The term feudalism
Means feuds b/w aristocratic families
Means the king's power being completely overthrown by lords
Means a political and social order that is organized
Term that has fallen out of favor among historians
7
Feudalism & manorialism played an important role in western European society during the
Age of Exploration
Enlightenment
Pax Romana
Medieval Period
8
In Buddhism, the release from selfishness and pain is known as
Dharma
Sangha
Nirvana
Moksha
9
What was Muhammad's teachings about other monotheistic religions?
Accepted the earlier Christian revelations, but rejected Jew
Accepted both, but his was the final refinement/reformation
Stressed his way and others were the devil
Accepted earlier Jewish revelations, but not Christian
10
Trade with Muslims helped spread what?
The use of chopsticks
Mathematics and Astronomy
Mathematics, Scientific and Astrological tools
Art, Literature, and Art
11
The historical development that is shown in the picture
Creation of the Hanseatic League
Columbian Exchange
Establishment of the line of Demarcation
Glorious Revolution
12
The rise of banking contributed to all of the following EXCEPT
The rise of the middle class
The wealth of the Medicis
The development of capitalism
The establishment of feudalism
13
Marco Polo & Ibn Battuta are best known for
Leading religious movements
Providing extensive information about lands and people
Exploring the Western Hemisphere
Opening trade between Africa & Japan
14
What new religion began to edge its way from Northern Africa onto the Iberian Peninsula
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
Roman Catholicism
Hinduism
Islam
15
What was the impact of the Bantu Migration?
They created a huge empire in Southern Africa
New trade routes were opened btw northern & southern Africa
New farming techniques were introduced in sub-Saharan Africa
They spread religion throughout sub-Sahara Africa
16
This emperor collected & simplified Roman laws, into a code that would be used for 900+ years
Justanothername
Caesar Augustus
Julius Caesar
Justinian
17
Because of the geography of ancient Greece, the Greek communities developed
Separate customs and forms of government
New ways of hunting and gathering
One central government
Close ties with each other
18
Who started the Protestant Reformation by speaking out against the abuses in the 95 Thesis
Martin Luther
John Calvin
John Wycliffe
Henry VIII
19
What was the most significant result of the Crusades on both the Islamic World & Europe
Spread ideas of Buddhism
Established trade between the two cultures
Allowed for the passing of the Magna Carta
Established relations between Europe and Africa
20
Which explorer wanted to reach Asia by sailing west, rather than east, from Europe?
Amerigo Vespucci
Ferdinand Magellan
Christopher Columbus
Vasco da Gama
21
Which of the following did most Enlightenment thinkers NOT believe in?
Locke's political philosophy & Newton's scientific theories
The individual's right to liberty
Superstition and the Catholic Church's emphasis on faith
Freedom of Speech
22
Who recorded data with quipu, developing a road system, and constructing Machu Picchu?
Inca
Egyptian
Roman
Mesopotamian
23
Wild Card: How many continents are there?
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8
9
6
24
A major feature of the Golden Age of Muslim culture was the
Persecution of Buddhists and Hindus
Development of the foundations of science and mathematics
Political and economic isolation of the Arab world
Adoption of democratic government
25
Which Chinese philosophy that life could be restored by using the five basic relationships?
Legalism
Daoism
Communism
Confucianism
26
What caused the Mongol Empire to fail?
Economic Problems
Rebellions
All of the Above
Corruption
27
The most able seafarers of the early Mediterranean were the
Babylonians
Phoenicians
Assyrians
Hittites
28
What ruler was famous for a uniform code of laws that unified his empire?
Ra
Moses
Hammurabi
Gilgamesh
29
Historians would agree that this made native Americans least able to resist colonization
Their vulnerability to Eurasian diseases
The smallness of their armies compared to the invading ones
The political decentralized nature of their societies
Their unfamiliarity with horse warfare
30
Which of the following statements regarding the Industrial Revolution is FALSE?
A shift from simple tools to complex machines
Was a violent era in which peasants overthrew the nobility
New sources of power were discovered to replace human&animal
It began in Europe and spread quickly to the U.S.
31
Increasing trade led to the growth of
towns and cities
a megalopolis
villages
the church
32
The most sacred writings of the Jewish religion are the first five books of the Old Testament
Old Testament
Torah
Ten Commandments
Ark of the Covenant
33
The Byzantine Empire was conquered by
The Ottoman Turks
The Bantus
The Russians
The Mongols
34
What is the belief in many gods?
Momotheism
Polytheism
Monotheism
Ditheism
35
Which empire was ruled by Cyrus-famous for his kind treatment of the peoples he conquered?
Assyria
Persia
Babylon
Kush
36
Which is an accurate statement about the partitioning of Africa by European imperialist nations
The culturalðnic diversity of Africa was disregarded
African unity was encouraged
The continent was divided equally among the colonial powers
New nations were based on old tribal boundaries
37
Which city sat at the crossroads of water and land trade routes?
Moscow
Kiev
Constantinople
Venice
38
This man was assassinated on the Ides of March 44 BC
Marc Antony
Augustus Caesar
Octavian
Julius Caesar
39
What economic activity characterized the advanced cities in Sumer?
Trade
Barter
Agriculture
Farming
40
What was the Catholic Counter Reformation?
changes that took place within the church to keep members
break-up of Protestants into Calvinists,Anglicans,Luterans
merging of the Protestants and the Catholics
attempts by the Protestants to come together against them
41
The Mings banned the building of large ships&The Tokugawa's Act of Seclusion-Led to increased
Isolation
Cultural Diffusion
Golbalization
Social Mobility
42
Which of the following best describes the Christian humanism of Erasmus?
A complete break with Roman Catholic theology
A return to monasticism as the highest Christian calling
A defenses of individual interpretation of the Bible
The app. of Renaissance scholarship to ?s of moral reform
43
Which ruler was considered to be both a king and a god?
Pharaoh
Priest
Emperor
King
44
The process of mummification was connected to the Egyptian belief in the
Magic
Spirits
Afterlife
Polytheism
45
The 200-year period of peace in Rome was the
Pax Caesar
Pax Julius
Peace of Nero
Pax Romana
46
Which of the following best describes the impact of industrialization on the lives of women
Demand for trained engineers/technicians=higher education
Women gained social & political equality b/c of the respect
Worked for lower wages&still had to take care of the home
Gained voting rights & allowed to rule local counties
47
What was the system of writing that the Sumerian scribes created?
Phoenician
Hieroglyphics
Cuneiform
Alphabet
48
How did the rulers of Ghana profit from the trade routes that met in their empire?
by allowing trade only on certain days of the week
by ambushing merchants and stealing their goods
by bribing traders who came to them
by collecting a tax on all traders who passed through
49
This leader united the Mongols and conquered much of Asia using terror as a weapon.
Jabba the Hut
Kublai Khan
Genghis Khan
Attila the Hun
50
One way in which the ancient Sumerians, Egyptians,&Mayans are similar is that they developed
Irrigation Systems
Iron Weapons
Block Printing Systems
Wheeled Vehicles
51
This African king caused massive inflation in Northern Africa during his Hajj
Mansa Musa
Leo
Sundiata
Ghandi
52
Francis Bacon, Galileo, & Isaac Newton promoted the idea that knowledge should be based on
the experiences of past civilizations
experimentation and observation
the teachings of the Catholic Church
emotions and feelings
53
Which of the following was one thing done by Charlemagne?
He established a large bureaucracy to rule his empire
He wrote an important book on the art of statecraft
He built an empire in Western Europe
He rejected coronation by the pope
54
This Greek philosopher said that people would only understand themselves by questioning things
Plato
Aristotle
Sophocles
Socrates
55
Which European power's N. American colonies 1st revolted against their European mother country
Great Britain
France
Portugal
Spain
56
"Survival of the fittest" is a term that describes what theory?
Anarchism
Fascism
Captialism
Social Darwinism
57
One reason Northern and Southern Africa developed differently is because of the
Sahara Desert
Congo River Basin
Arabian Sea
Great Rift Valley
58
The Black Death caused all of the following EXCEPT:
Changes in the nature of warfare
Huge population losses
Reduced food production
Economic decline
59
The Columbian Exchange refers to the movement of people, ideas, &things between which countries
Europe to the Americas to Africa
Europe to Africa to the Americas
Europe to Africa to Australia
Europe to Asia to the Americas
60
A primary reason the Mongols & British were able to expand their empires through conquest was
The development of religious & cultural reforms
A rejection of democratic policies & practices
An extended period of peaceful trade & commerce
A knowledge & command of advanced technologies
61
One way in which Suleiman the Magnificent & Peter the Great are similar is that they both
Promoted free speech
Modernized their military
reduced taxes levied on their people
Isolated their people from outside influences
62
The Middle Passage is best defined as
a narrow body of water connecting two larger bodies of water
a route through the Swiss Alps
the expulsion of Muslims from Spain
the forced journey of enslaved Africans to the Americas
63
By the late 1500s, the Ottoman Empire governed an area that extended from
Southwestern Asia to eastern Europe and into Northern Africa
The Arabian Peninsula-northern African & into southern Spain
Mongolia to central Asia
The Indian subcontinent to the Straits of Malacca
64
The followers of this Islamic sect believe that their leader should be chosen by vote
Kabal
Shiva
Shi'a
Sunni
65
As a result of the voyages of Zheng He, China gained control of vast new territories.
True
False
66
Which of these men best exemplified the Renaissance ideal of the "Renaissance Man"?
Dante Alighieri
Lorenzo Vala
Cosimo de'Medici
Leonardo da Vinci
67
The writings of the Enlightenment philosophers later political rev.s with their support of
imperialism
the divine rights of manarchies
socialism
the natural rights of man
68
Asoka spread Buddhism, Constantine made Christianity THE religion, Vladamir required to convert
Many political leaders encouraged religious toleration
Leaders often use religion to unify an empire
Leaders sometimes use religion as a reason to wage war
Political leaders usually become the head of the church
69
The Renaissance was essentially all of the following EXCEPT
A rediscovery of Greek & Roman writings & cultures
A re-emphasis upon scholasticism and church authority
A departure from feudal restrictions
A development of individualism
70
In most societies, works of art and architecture generally serve to
Reflect the values of that society
Satisfy the needs of the leaders
Express opposition to the government
Limit the influence of religion
71
Which idea is most closely associate with the economic concept of mercantilism?
Wealth and power based on land exchanged between nobles
Goods and services are traded w/out govern. interference
Colonies exist to provide raw materials & markets
Property is owned collectively and administered by the state
72
Ashoka used his influences to spread what religion throughout India and Asia?
Judaism
Hinduism
Buddhism
Daoism
73
Which early civilization had the first carefully planned cities with sophisticated plumbing?
Sumer
Greek
Indus Valley
Egypt
74
British control over S.Africa, French-Indochina, & Spanish-Mexico
are examples of
Isolationism
Imperialism
Appeasement
Nationalism
75
Which of the following caused the most of the wealth in northern Italian cities in the 1500s
Overseas trade
Mining of minerals
Finance and banking
Manufacture of luxury products
76
One way in which the Aztec & Inca civilizations are similar is that they both
defeated the Spanish conquistadors
lacked strong central governments
settled primarily in river valleys
developed advanced architectural techniques
77
What do historians call the culture created by Alexander the Great
Greco-Roman
Roman Culture
Hellenistic
Egyptian
78
The Egyptians use hieroglyphics in the same way as the Sumerians used
Letters
Cuneiform
Ideographs
Calligraphy
79
Which country's limited monarchy was the exception to absolute monarchies in Europe?
England
Russia
France
Spain
80
In the early Middle Ages, the economic activity of Western Europe was
Commercial and Urban
Based on long distance trade
Efficient and fast
Predominantly agricultural
81
All but which of the following were consequences of the Crusades?
The centralization of political power in England and France
The decline of luxury goods in Western Europe
The availability in France of Arabic translations of Greeks
The revival of trade between the East and the West
82
What sped up the migration rates of Bantu speaking people in Africa?
Their ability to make iron tools
the extensive river network and their ability with canoes
Their common language
the cooperation of their many different ethnic groups
83
This was the largest continuous land empire in history
Roman
Ottoman
Mali
Mongol