World History - Unit 2 & 3 Midterm Review

Question 1

An agreement between Portugal and Spain to divide territory in the Americas

Accepted Answer

Treaty of Tordisillas

Question 2

What was one of the economic causes of the Renaissance?

Accepted Answer

Overseas trade developed the port cities around Italy

Question 3

One of the expeditions in which medieval warriors sought to recover control of the Holy Land

Accepted Answer

Crusades

Question 4

Who was the British king that faced Saladin while battling for control of Jerusalem?

Accepted Answer

King Richard

Question 5

Which of these is NOT a pillar of Islam?

Accepted Answer

Reading the Qur'an

Question 6

A logical procedure for gathering information about the natural world using experimentation

Accepted Answer

scientific method

Question 7

What was the name of the group formed by the Catholic Church to spread its doctrine?

Accepted Answer

the Jesuits

Question 8

What theory was challenged by the findings of Galileo but supported by the Catholic church?

Accepted Answer

geocentric theory

Question 9

Which of these words can be defined as the Islamic system of governing non-Muslim societies?

Accepted Answer

dhimmitude

Question 10

Which is true of the original "rightly guided Caliphs" for the Islamic Empire?

Accepted Answer

They had each known Mohammad personnally.

Question 11

Which of these was NOT part of Martin Luther's 95 Theses?

Accepted Answer

Indulgences are an appropriate way to earn your salvation.

Question 12

What was the cause for the Ottoman Turk's military expansion?

Accepted Answer

They wanted to claim the territory for Allah.

Question 13

What was the occupation of William Shakespeare?

Accepted Answer

playwright

Question 14

What is the holy book of the Christians?

Accepted Answer

Bible

Question 15

Who took over the church in England so that the king could get a divorce?

Accepted Answer

Henry VIII

Question 16

What was NOT an impact of the Columbian Exchange?

Accepted Answer

decrease in the slave trade

Question 17

Who was not a contributor to the Scientific Revolution?

Accepted Answer

Niccolo Machiavelli

Question 18

Who believed that the authority of the Bible was greater than the authority of the Pope?

Accepted Answer

Jan Hus

Question 19

The body of law governing the lives of Muslims

Accepted Answer

shari'a

Question 20

What was Johannes Gutenberg known for?

Accepted Answer

developing the printing press

Question 21

Who painted the Mona Lisa?

Accepted Answer

Leonardo da Vinci

Question 22

This means "an ideal place"

Accepted Answer

utopia

Question 23

Who discovered the laws of motion and gravity?

Accepted Answer

Newton

Question 24

In the Qur'an this means an armed struggle against unbelievers

Accepted Answer

jihad

Question 25

Which of these was NOT a cause for the Age of Exploration?

Accepted Answer

Europeans had a population boom and needed more living space

Question 26

Who was considered the holy prophet of Islam?

Accepted Answer

Muhammad

Question 27

Who made the sculpture of David?

Accepted Answer

Michelangelo

Question 28

Which group is the larger of these two throughout the world?

Accepted Answer

Shi'a

Question 29

What is the holy city of the Islamic nation where the Muslims make their pilgrimage?

Accepted Answer

Mecca

Question 30

What is the best description of the relationship between Islam and their government?

Accepted Answer

Islam and the government are not separate

Question 31

Which of these cultures was NOT influential to the ideas of the European Renaissance?

Accepted Answer

Chinese

Question 32

Which area of the world was NOT involved in the slave trade during the 13th to 17th centuries?

Accepted Answer

Antarctica

Question 33

What most influenced the origin of the Scientific Revolution?

Accepted Answer

the Reformation caused people to question accepted beliefs

Question 34

What was the main cause of the original split within the Islamic nation?

Accepted Answer

Disagreement over who should become the leader of the nation

Question 35

Which of these was a response by the Catholic church to the Protestant Reformation?

Accepted Answer

the Council of Trent reviewed Catholic doctrine

Question 36

In what current country were the major City-states located?

Accepted Answer

Italy

Question 37

Which of these was NOT a consequence of the Reformation?

Accepted Answer

all of the monarchs of Europe allowed freedom of religion

Question 38

The art of beautiful handwriting

Accepted Answer

calligraphy

Question 39

Who were two important historical figures in the Crusades?

Accepted Answer

Alexius Conmenus and Saladin

Question 40

What is the name of the family that controlled Florence during the Renaissance?

Accepted Answer

de Medici

Question 41

Which of these was NOT a consequence of the slave trade?

Accepted Answer

it caused the New World countries to suffer financially

Question 42

What was the name of the Protestant church in England?

Accepted Answer

Anglican church

Question 43

A supreme political and religious leader in a Muslim government

Accepted Answer

caliph

Question 44

Which of these people did Not make significant contributions to the Renaissance?

Accepted Answer

Richard the Lionhearted

World History - Unit 2 & 3 Midterm Review

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World History - Unit 2 & 3 Midterm Review

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