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on-level World History final exam review, Ancient Mesopotamia through Enlightenment
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1
The
philosophes
of the French Enlightenment believed in
following church doctrine
absolute rule of kings
progress for society
women's rights
2
The symbol below represents the Chinese emphasis on
natural order
importance of laws
differences between men & women
good leadership
3
Tokugawa Shogunate was a type of
religious authority
military government
commercial partnership
cultural institution
4
How did the Scientific Revolution influence the American Revolution?
people were afraid of the new scientific ideas
caused people to challenge gov't
heliocentric theory caused unrest in colonies
new science affected warfare
5
Arabic word for God
Mosque
Allah
Muslim
Qur'an
6
Rome & Carthage fought these wars to control the Mediterranean Sea
Punic Wars
Caliphate Conflicts
Civil Wars
Peloponnesian Wars
7
Mary Wollstonecraft applied Enlightenment ideals of equality to
gender issues
racial tensions
public debate rules
salon etiquette
8
They conquered the Byzantine Empire in 1453
Western Europeans
Balkans
Seljuk Turks
Ottoman Turks
9
Phoenician writing system was based on
hieroglyphics
pictographs
phonetics
cuneiform
10
Nearly 200 year period of peace and prosperity from Caesar Augustus to Marcus Aurelius
Dark Ages
Triumvirate
Pax Romana
Golden Age
11
The Assyrians were best known for their
developing the alphabet
unique religion
military strength
building programs
12
The yearly floods of the Nile gave rise to the development of a
new type of boat
new farming techniques
clock
calendar
13
"classical" civilizations
Greece & China
Rome & Carthage
India & China
Greece & Rome
14
Machiavelli encouraged rulers to believe that human nature was
truthful
humble
loyal
selfish
15
Eastern Roman Empire became
Greek Empire
Byzantine Empire
Islamic Caliphate
Mongolian Empire
16
Who built the magnificent palace at Versailles?
Tokugawa Ieyasu
King Henry VIII
Louis XIV
Peter the Great
17
In Russian, the word
czar
means
God-given
King
Caesar
Emperor
18
Major Babylonian achievement
discovery of glass making
Hammurabi's law code
inventing bronze
making purple dye
19
Whose invention increased literacy and the use of the vernacular?
Johannes Gutenburg
Leonardo da Vinci
Niccolo Machievalli
Martin Luther
20
Government where power is held by religious rulers
oligarchy
democracy
theocracy
bureaucracy
21
Facilitated both trade and cultural diffusion between civilizations
Patricians
Helots
Epic Poems
Silk Roads
22
Tokugawa expelled these people from Japan to protect Japanese culture
Catholic missionaries
French philosophes
U.S. diplomats
Russian students
23
Peter the Great's "Window on the West"
warm water seaport
university to learn western ways
colony in the West Indies
beautiful palace
24
What document did King John sign in 1215?
Magna Carta
Contract of Marriage
Declaration of Law
Constitution of England
25
Muslims believe that Muhammad was
the first & only prophet
the last & greatest prophet
an angel of Allah
the only son of the true God
26
This discovery provided the key to unlocking the mystery of Egyptian hieroglyphics
Rosetta Stone
Moksha
Ziggurat of Ur
Acropolis in Athens
27
John Locke's writings about social contract theory heavily influenced
Jean Jacques Rosseau
George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
Benjamin Franklin
28
Homer's epic poems
Socrates & Euripides
Macbeth & Hamlet
Epics of Gilgamesh
Iliad & Odyssey
29
Byzantine emperor who coded laws, and built the Hagia Sophia and the Hippodrome
Marco Polo
Saladin
Belisarius
Justinian
30
Shiite empire in Persia (most Muslims elsewhere where Sunni)
Safavid
Ottoman
Byzantine
Mughal
31
Al-Khwarizimi was a scholar who wrote a book,
Al-Jabr
, about
medicine
philosophy
mathematics
astronomy
32
Canon law deals with issues under the authority of
the church
the military
the feudal lord
the emperor
33
Confucius taught that everything relies on
strong laws
relationships
harmony with nature
powerful military
34
Religion that originated in India, but spread through China more
Buddhism
Hinduism
Islam
Christianity
35
Circumstances of life in ancient India were determined by
Vedas
the Dao
your social circle
the caste of your birth
36
Renaissance was a rebirth of
chivalry & tournaments
art and learning
Christian devotion
good health after the plague
37
Leonardo da Vinci was a painter, a sculptor, inventor, and scientist--a true...
Renaissance Man
Knight in Shining Armor
Vernacular Scholar
Ladies Man
38
Series of rulers from same family
maat
dynasty
mandate
empire
39
Absolute rule of monarchs was supported by the idea of
democracy
separation of church & state
Sharia law
divine right
40
Which civilization was known for the aqueducts they built to carry water to their cities?
Russians
Romans
Byzantines
Greeks
41
Islam divided in to 2 branches because of a conflict over
who should be leader
meaning of the Qur'an
types of sins
religious law
42
Foreign soldier who fought for money
captain
monarch
czar
mercenary
43
Main reason for Henry VIII's split from the Catholic Church?
his religious beliefs
he wanted a son
hated paying tithes
needed a younger wife
44
Greatest achievement of the Qin dynasty
Great Wall of China
Phalanx
Grand Canal
Tibetan Plateau
45
Veto
in Latin means
I said no
It is now law
I forbid
Leave it alone
46
The Roman Empire fell because of
a sudden attack from barbarians
a weak military
financial problems
internal weaknesses & outside attacks
47
Seasonal winds the bring summer rains
monsoons
deltas
tsunamis
floods
48
Shah Jahan built India's most famous landmark as a mausoleum for his late wife
Dome of the Rock
Taj Mahal
Hagia Sophia
Angkor Wat
49
Responsible for the spread of Greek, or Hellenistic, culture throughout SW Asia
Alexander the Great
Socrates the Wise
Philip II of Macedon
Peter the Great
50
Process by which ideas, beliefs, & products of 1 people are shared & accepted by other people
mandate
social sharing
cultural diffusion
reincarnation of ideas
51
Greek battle formation using a wall of shields
polis
helot
phalanx
acropolis
52
Type of government that began in Athens, all citizens participate
monarchy
tyranny
direct democracy
bureaucracy
53
Monotheistic religion that developed during the time of the Roman Empire
Christianity
Judaism
Zoroastrianism
Islam
54
the "Northmen" from Scandanavia
Vikings
Magyars
Franks
British
55
By 600s CE, the only Europeans who could write were usually
merchants
clergy
warriors
kings
56
People who believe in many gods
prophets
monotheists
polytheists
ziggurats
57
Why did scholars change recordkeeping terms from BC/AD to BCE/CE?
to remove religion
to emphasize Christianity
to simplify the terms
to make it more accurate
58
Christianity grew quickly within Roman Empire because it was
exclusive & ritualistic
simple & personal
included emperor worship
included the old ways
59
Cycle of rebirth
reincarnation
caste
karma
nirvana
60
First people to believe in only one God (monotheism)
Byzantines
Muslims
Assyrians
Hebrews
61
Religious images used by members of Catholic and Orthodox churches
idols
icons
relics
artifacts
62
Luther's central idea of Protestantism
trial by jury
justification by faith
infant baptism
predestination
63
Invented the alphabet used in many Slavic languages
Methodius & Cyril
Emperor Justinian
Slavs & Vikings
Pope Leo II
