World Studies Mid-Term Review

Gutenberg invented the movable-type printing press, making books more available to the public.

The Battle of Tours was a cause of the spread of Islam.

African towns traded with merchants from Arabia, China, & India.

The Mojave is a geographical region in Africa.

The earliest Chinese dynasty was the Ming Dynasty.

Tamerlane extended his empire from Turkey to India.

Hugh Capet founded a new royal line in France.

Followers of Islam are forbidden to convert to another religion.

Phillip was a king of France.

The passage at the center of the Mosaic Covenant is the Ten Commandments.

African towns traded with merchants from various towns including Hawaii.

Vaccines was a contribution of the Abbassid Caliphate.

Taika was a Japanese clan.

Islam spread beyond the Arabian Peninsula.

The Crusades brought Greek and Arabic writings into Europe.

Muslims believe that Muhammad wrote the Qur'an after receiving his visions.

The Mongols worshipped many gods, including the supreme god of Tengri.

China did not develop large cities until the 19th century.

Huss was a reformer who was burned at the stake.

Man's characteristics that show what God is like is the image of God.

The Truce of Knights allowed fighting only on certain days of the week.

The Franks were the people group in western Europe who stopped the spread of Islam.

Yan is the name of China’s first foreign dynasty, founded by Kublai Khan.

Eastern African cities prospered in the trade of ivory, precious stones, and slaves.

William the Conqueror founded the Norman dynast in England after invading the country in 1066.

Zwingli was a reformer in Switzerland.

Followers of Islam composed the first written history of Africa.

The result of Adam and Eve's sin is the Fall.

Venice; prominent Italian city was located on the Adriatic Sea and had large navy.

"The Conquering Lion of the Tribe of Judah" is the imperial title of the Ethiopian ruler.

The Angka Wat is a temple, located in modern-day Cambodia, was built during the Khmer empire.

Henry II, great-grandson of William the Conqueror, strengthened English royal authority by using circuit courts.

During the Middle Ages, Europe experienced a warm period that enabled farmers to grow more crops.

Rounded vaults and thick walls are features of Romanesque architecture.

The Creation Mandate requires only that humans care for the world and its animals.

By the 14th century, the English Parliament had been divided into five groups.

The Taj Mahal is located in India.

The presence of a strong central government in Japan led to feudalism.

The Seljuk Turks captured Constantinople in 1071, thus ending the Byzantine Empire.

Gothic architecture can be characterized by high ceilings.

Erasmus was a scholar from Rotterdam who wrote In Praise of Folly.

The Renaissance started in Spain.

Heavenly focus was one of the new elements of Renaissance art.

Buddhism is a religion that was not practiced in Africa during this time period.

Petrarch was the Father of Humanism

Divine Sovereignty is God's complete control over the world.

During the Abbassid Caliphate, the focus shifted from conquest to learning and culture.

West African trading items were cotton cloth, gold & iron.

Martin Luther translated the Bible into German.

Kublai Khan successfully invaded Japan.

Erasmus was publisher of a Greek New Testament.

The artist who painted the Mona Lisa was da Vinci.

The Hundred Years' War was fought between France and the Byzantine Empire.

Ethiopian legend regards Menelik as the offspring of King Solomon.

Greek fire was an import Byzantine weapon used against the Islamic armies.

The Tartars was the European name for Mongol forces.

Another name for Aksum is Ethiopia.

The Bible and the Qur'an are equally true.

Luther did not write the Ninety-Five Theses.

Ghana traded only salt and grain.

The Crusades were motivated primarily by religious reasons.

Batu Khan led a Mongol army into Russia.

Cain killed Abel before the Flood occurred.

Eastern African cities prospered in the trade of ivory, precious stones, and slaves

A baillis was a papal servant who punished heretics

The act of God speaking the world into existence is called Creation.

Throughout history, Islam has been the source of much violence.

The Mughal was a Chinese dynasty.

The word vernacular describes a commonly spoken language.

Ethiopia is a part of West Africa.

The Africans used iron to forge into tools and use as a form of money.