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A Social Studies #MidTerm Review Game!
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1
What is the main difference between Sunni and Shia Muslims?
How to act toward members of other religions
Belief of who is the rightful caliph of the Islamic Faith
How many wives a husband is allowed to have
The time of the day Muslims are to pray toward Mecca
2
How did wealthy merchants and bankers like the Medici’s help to promote learning and the arts?
By becoming patrons
By opening shops
By funding trading expiditions
By building large churches
3
Which of the following is NOT one of the major cultures that influenced the Byzantine Empire?
The Roman Empire
The Greeks
African Tribes
The Middle East
4
How did the use of the printing press increase the spread of literacy?
Books publishers advocated for an increase in literacy to make more profits
The printing press did not increase the spread of literacy.
It led to church officials forcing children to be formally educated.
Books could be printed faster and cheaper – making books more accessible.
5
Who does this describe? - "Believed government’s purpose is to protect people’s natural rights"
Voltaire
Newton
Locke
Montesquieu
6
Which Muslim state captured Constantinople?
Safavid Empire
Umayyad Empire
Abbasid Empire
Ottoman Empire
7
Who made this advancement? - "Calculated that the planets move in oval shaped orbits"
Galileo
Nicolaus Copernicus
John Locke
Johannes Kepler
8
Which of the following was an improvement in
architectural
design pioneered by Roman engineers?
Concrete columns
Aqueducts
Arched supports / Vaults
Drains
9
Who wrote a list of 95 theses against indulgences and nailed them to the door of the church in Wittenberg?
Pope Paul III
John Calvin
Martin Luther
Willian Tyndale
10
Who does this best describe? - "Created the heliocentric theory; Founder of modern science"
Newton
Bacon
Montesquieu
Copernicus
11
The Holy Book of Islam is called the _________.
Qu'ran
Caliph
Bible
Torah
12
Who does this best describe? - "Advocated for the ‘Separation of Powers’ within a government"
Hobbes
Locke
Montesquieu
Voltaire
13
What practice allowed people to gain forgiveness by giving the Catholic Church money?
Golden Forgivness
Fee for Sinners
Paying Indulgences
Bribing
14
Which English King was forced to sign the Magna Carta by rebellious barons?
King Edward ‘The Confessor’
King William ‘The Conqueror’
King Henry
King John
15
Who "Believed government’s purpose is to protect people from their own selfishness"?
Hobbes
Locke
Newton
Voltaire
16
Who created the Scientific Method, and believed truth can only be found through investigation?
Newton
Ptolemy
Kepler
Bacon
17
Who does this best describe? - "Proved the existence of gravity; Created the Laws of Motion"
Galileo
Copernicus
Bacon
Newton
18
The Arabian Peninsula lies at the crossroads of which three continents?
South America, Asia, Africa
Australia, Asia, and Africa
Europe, Africa, and Asia
North America, South America, and Europe
19
Constantinople was fortified exceptionally well. What is the major defense that they utilized to protect their harbors?
Moats
Navy Ships
Greek Fire
Archers
20
Who does this describe? "Built the first telescope; Persecuted by the Church for his findings"
Galileo Galilei
Nicolaus Copernicus
Francis Bacon
Sir Isaac Newton
21
The list above is the effects of which major event in Europe?
The reason the pope called for a Christian Crusade
The result of William the Conqueror's invasion of England.
The economic and social effects of the bubonic plague.
The causes of the Hundred Years War in medieval Europe
22
What is the purpose of the Council of Trent?
To begin reforming the Protestant religions
Redefine the practices and doctrines of the Catholic Church
Attempt to abolish the growing Protestant religions
Establish new schools to teach Church obedience
23
What were TWO reasons writing the Bible in vernacular (ordinary language of the people) was significant? *Choose 2*
More people became literate in Arabic as a result
Lead to the development of additional branches of Protestant Christianity
Latin became the language of the educated
It allowed people to interpret the Bible for themselves
24
How do Muslims view other major world religions?
Choose the BEST possible option.
Do not accept any other prophet’s teachings except Muhammads
Muslims can't learn to improve their relationship with Allah
Accept the teachings of the Jewish Torah & Christian Bible.
Differ on all aspects of the religion, even moral values
25
Are you ready for the Mid-Term Exam?!?!
I'm going to ace this!!! *Yeet*
*Coughs* I've got the plague... I'll take it after Break...
Mr. H... help... :'( Plz... not another exam...
I've been studying for weeks! It's in the bag!!!
26
Which Ottoman Sultan’s reign is remembered as the ‘Golden Age of Islam’?
Augustus the Child King
Sulieman the Magnificent
Justinian the Great
Mehmed the Conquer
27
Who "Advocated for women’s rights and wrote ‘
A Vindication of the Rights of Women’"?
Locke
Wollstonecraft
Copernicus
Voltaire
28
Which Roman Emperor moved the capital city to the east?
Julius Ceasar
Nero
Constantine
Augustus
29
Which of the following is NOT a cause of the collapse of the Western Roman Empire in 476 AD?
Political Instability
High Unemployment
Economic and Social Problems
Weakening Frontiers
30
The Roman Empire had weakening frontiers because of __________________ pressing on the western borders.
The Germanic Tribes
The Mongols
The French
The Ottoman Turks
31
The Justinian Code was important for all of the following reasons EXCEPT:
Preserved laws of the Roman Empire
Became the basis of current English civil law
Provided a framework for many European legal systems
Allowed peasants to make up new laws at any time
32
How did monasteries help keep classical Greek and Roman civilizations alive?
Monks dedicated religious chants to leaders of Greek and Roman civilization
They had libraries of Greek & Roman works that monks copied for education
Nuns traveled across Western Europe to exhibit artistic works.
Nuns baked bread for the leaders of their communities to honor traditions
33
Which of the following Pope / Monarch relationship was positive?
Henry IV / John VI
Henry IV / Pope Leo III
Charlemagne / Gregory VII
Charlemagne / Leo III
34
Why was Charlemagne seen as an example for future rulers to strengthen their kingdoms?
He acted as an extreme dictator that ruled over all aspects of his kingdom.
He set up a strong, efficient government and safely expanded Christianity
Created the first political system that assured the poor were taken care of
He peacefully worked with the Byzantine Empire to expand his territory.
35
What was the main cause for the development of a Feudal Society in Western Europe?
Kings and Queens were too weak to protect their people in the Middle Ages
Drought and famine spread throughout Europe during the 7th Century AD
Unrest from the lower social classes caused a revolt in the empire.
Trade Routes to the Middle East shut down, collapsing the economy in Europe
36
What was the main achievement of the third Crusade?
King Richard the Lionheart slaughtered all of Saladin’s army
Pope Raymond VIII was the first to make it to the Holy Land.
Saladin and Richard the Lionheart signed a truce.
Pope Gregory VII showcased his authority over the King Henry
37
Which led to a revival of classical learning new interest in the arts including balance between intellect and religion?
Scientific Revolution
Age of Exploration
Humanism
Reformation
38
The term Renaissance means __________.
angry
sadness
rebirth
experimentation
39
The system of Arabic numbers originally came from __________ and spread all the way to __________.
Medina; China
Mecca; India
India; Europe
Baghdad; North Africa
40
Why did Church officials begin to censor certain published works during the Renaissance?
They wanted to put a stop to the criticism of the church.
Because they wanted to show support for self-expression.
So more people would learn to read the Bible.
Because Renaissance thinkers needed guidance from the Church
41
What happened at the Battle of Hastings?
The English army defeats the Norwegians after 4 months of combat
William the Conqueror’s army defeated Harold’s English army
The Norwegian army forces a surrender of William the Conqueror’s Army.
The English army forced a surrender from William the Conqueror.
42
Which of the following is the correct hierarchy of Feudalism in Medieval Europe (High to Low)?
King – Knights – Lords and Vassals – Peasants and Serfs
King – Lords and Vassals – Knights – Peasants and Serfs
King – Lords and Vassals – Peasants and Serfs – Knights
Knights – King – Lords and Vassals – Peasants and Serfs
43
What type of church did Henry VIII establish?
Calvinist
Huguenot
Anglican
Presbyterian
44
Who does this best describe? - "Believed in freedom of speech and religious tolerance"
Montesquieu
Wollstonecraft
Voltaire
Hobbes
45
The Great Schism was the split between which two religious traditions split?
The Roman Catholic Church and the Christians
The Christians and the Muslims
The Eastern Orthodox Church and the Hagia Sophia
The Roman Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church
46
Which of the following Renaissance figures created the "Mona Lisa" and the "Last Supper?"
Raphael
Leonardo da Vinci
Michelangelo
Albrecht Durer
