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Fall semester review for World History of topics covered in Texas.
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1
What political system developed in Western Europe after Rome collapsed?
Manorialism
Feudalism
Monarchy
Oligarchy
2
Emperor Diocletian split the Empire into two parts because
Was easier for language purposes
Empire was too large to run by one person
All the above are true
Made it easier to move Roman legions around
3
The Crusades was a series of wars fought over
Control of Damascus
Control over the Bosphorus Strait
Control over Jerusalem and the Holy Land
Control of Constantinople
4
The first written legal code was known as...
Twelve Tables
Justinian's Code
Hammurabi's Code
Ten Commandments
5
The most famous of all Renaissance Humanist thinkers was?
Mosaccio
Leonardo da Vinci
Petrarch
Erasmus
6
If the historian Herodotus had known of the Harappan society, it would have been called what?
Tigris
Nile
Yangtze
Indus
7
What Germanic tribe would establish the kingdom known as the "Holy Roman Empire
Angles
Ostrogoths
Visigoths
Franks
8
Buddha described two ways in which one can leave the material world to attain nirvana. They are
Ahimsa Path and Second Tria
Asceticism and Meditation
xiao and junzi
Four Noble Truths and Eight Fold Path
9
According to legend, Romoulus and Remus founded what major city?
Rome
Corinth
Pompeii
Athens
10
What modern capital of Ukraine was the original site of the Russian empire?
Donetsk
Kiev
Kharkov
Odessa
11
This religion is named after the main prophet Zarathustra
Islam
Judaism
Christianity
Zoroastrianism
12
This religion is known as the first monotheistic religion in the world.
Judaism
Islam
Christianity
Zoroastrianism
13
These two saints are credited with creating the language used today by 315 million people
St. Francis and St. Francis
St. James and St. Paul
St. Methodius and St. Cyril
St. Peter and St. Bartholomew
14
What role did the Justinian code play in modern legal systems?
Did not play any role in modern legal systems
Codified the Twelve Tables into Law
Codified all the different laws of the empire
Codified only those laws Emperor Justinian liked
15
A polis is what in English
empire
nation-state
city-state
country
16
The Eastern Roman Empire became known by the name
Pan-German Empire
Byzantine Empire
Corinthian Empire
Constantinian Empire
17
This man is credited with starting the Protestant Reformation with his 95 Theses
John Knox
John Calvin
Martin Luther
King Henry VIII
18
The leader of the Muslim forces, respected by even the Crusaders, was named
Saladin
Uthman
Ali
Muhammad
19
Why was Christianity a threat to the Roman Empire?
Did not allow for the belief in a god
Was destroyed in Jewish revolt of 70 C.E
Challenged Roman Emperor's authority
All followers had to become ascetics
20
The term pax romana and pax mongolica both refer to a time period in which
The known world was divided into different languages
The known world was constantly divided into empires
The world was in a state of peace for a period of time
The known world was constantly at war
21
The bubonic plague is known for killing what percentage of the world?
over 50%
100%
60-70%
90-100%
22
Why were Jews blamed for spreading the plague?
They had secret medicine they didn't share
They did not get as sick as their Christian counterparts
They poisoned the wells of the Christian neighbors
They suffered more than Christians
23
Medieval society was defined by what kind of economy?
Capitalism
Communism
Manorialism
Trade restricted by the rulers
24
Vikings, the great warriors, came from what region of the world?
Scandinavia
Central Asian Steppes
Western Europe
Northern Africa
25
During the Crusades, Christian crusaders would often
Kill men, women, and children of any faith indiscriminately
Target the women and children of Muslim families
Protected all religious pilgrims to the Holy Land
Killed women and children of Eastern Orthodox Christians
26
1054 is the year that is known as what in Christianity?
Great Schism
Council of Nicea
Protestant Reformation
Pax civilis
27
What are the four qualities of Renaissance art?
abstract design and use of surrealism
perspective, depth, use of color, and realistic styles
Religion, monochromatic, non-realistic
None of the above
28
The term "Christ" is the Greek translation from the Hebrew "moshiach" or "messiah" which means?
"the Redeemer"
"the Saviour"
None of these
"Anointed one"
29
The effects of the Crusades on Europe were
Increased trade and entrenched feudalism
Increased trade, decline in feudalism and church power
Decline of the feudal and manorial systems
Constant clashes between Christians and Muslims
30
Charles Martel is grandfather of what Frankish ruler
Louis the Pious
Charlemagne
Peter the Great
Otto of Saxony
31
The fall of the Western Roman Empire happened in what year?
1476 C.E.
The East fell first
1054 C.E
476 C.E
32
King Henry VIII broke away from the Catholic church because the refused to give him
a second wife to have daughters
Question papal authority
allow him to divorce Catherine of Aragon
pay taxes to him
33
Emperor Justinian built the largest church in Christendom called the
St. Peter's Basillica
None of the above
Westminster Abbey
Hagia Sophia
34
In feudalism, who was the lowest in the pyramid of power?
King
Knight
Serf
Vassal
35
England was conquered by which Norman invader in 1066
None of these answers
Charles I
Philip IV
William of Normandy
36
Renaissance humanism is defined as
Having to follow all church laws without question
Embraced scholastic thought and ideals
A resurgence in the belief of pagan ideals
Thinking and questioning civic life
37
The French term "Renaissance" means rebirth. It was a rebirth of what?
Rebirth of the use of Latin as a daily language
Rebirth of the power of the Christian church
Western thought and belief in Classical civilizations
Spread of Islamic faith into Europe
38
The description of the Mandate of Heaven allowed Chinese dynasties to rule until
Heaven killed the emperor
Gave unlimited power to any emperor
A new mandate was given to a new dynasty
China being ruled as a theocracy
39
What three times of plague were common during the Middle Ages and Renaissance time periods?
Bubonic, septicemic, and cancerous
Bubonic and pneumonic only
Bubonic, pneumonic, and septicemic
Bubonic only
40
Who was the most famous Christian leader during the Crusades?
John I
Ferdinand of Castile
Richard the Lionheart
Conrad I
