World History Semester Exam Study Guide

What religion is this symbol for?

What religion is this symbol for?

The world five major religions are

William Shakespeare’s plays showed his keen understanding of

What allowed Spanish authorities to draft indigenous workers to work in the mines?

King of England from 1509 to 1547. Best known for his six marriages.

A braid of hair worn at the back of the head

What were continents that were an essential part of the triangular trade?

America was named in honor of who?

The ultimate “renaissance man”

Where is the largest Muslim population located?

Most powerful ruler in French history who weakened the power of the nobility

Why did monarchs believe that they were justified in exercising absolute power?

The three sailing technological improvements that made voyages of exploration possible

Official measure that made the king the head of the English Church

A banking family that controlled Florence throughout much of the Renaissance

The dominant sculptor of the High Renaissance

King or queen in complete control

Leaders in the Spanish conquest of the Americas

In his book, he stated that people are selfish and corrupt, and a prince should be feared more than loved

Aztec emperor who was defeated by the Spanish conquistador Hernando Cortes in 1520

What was the first full-sized book Gutenberg printed?

This document made clear the limits on royal power after the Glorious Revolution

Less focused on religion.

Persian title meaning king

The two main sects of Islam

Japanese theater featuring actors in elaborate costumes and mask-like makeup

The mestizo population in the Americas was a mixture of

A meeting of Catholic bishops and cardinals where they agreed on doctrines reforming the Catholic Church

In 1492, where did Columbus sail in search of a trade route to Asia?

An Italian sailor who sailed west across the Atlantic in search of an alternate route to Asia, landing in the Caribbean

What modern day Chinese city is the Forbidden City located in?

Who built the Taj Mahal in memory of his wife, Mumtaz Mahal?

Global transfer of plants/animals/diseases/culture/ideas between the old and new worlds

What religion is this symbol for?

German craftsman who developed the printing press

The holy book of Islam

What was the main reason for Henry VIII’s split with the Roman Catholic Church?

Russian word for Caesar

What are followers of John Knox known as?

The three great giants of art during the High Renaissance were

War fought from 1642 to 1649 between the Royalists and the Puritans in England

Who were French Protestants?

Japan remained isolated from the 16th to 18th century because

The Spanish conquistador who conquered the Incan Empire

How did slavery in African and Muslim societies differ from slavery in the Americas?

The Catholic king of Spain who launched the Spanish Armada

Followers of Islam are known as

This Portuguese explorer’s expedition was the first to cross the Pacific and was the first to circumnavigate the earth

Huge marble tomb Shah Jahan built for his wife Mumtaz Mahal

Renaissance painters showed three dimensions using what technique?

The Portuguese and Spanish increased their wealth by removing what natural resources?

A religious settlement that declared that each ruler would decide the religion of their state

Christians that belonged to non-Catholic churches

A policy/doctrine of isolating one’s country from the affairs of other nations by declining alliances

The last Incan emperor

Instead of writing in Latin, a Renaissance writer might use their native language, or the—

What caused Luther’s call for the Catholic Church to reform?

Puritan general who defeated Charles I in the English Civil War

A pardon that releases a sinner from a penalty for committing a sin

What makes the Korean alphabet Hangul different from the Chinese alphabet?

Forced labor system in which the Spanish used Native Americans as laborers in Latin America

The Safavids used religion to unify their empire by

How was Africa affected by the Atlantic slave trade?

Another word for an Ottoman leader that means “overlord” or “one with power”

Members of the Russian nobility

The holiest city in Islam

Social class in Latin America in the 1500s was based on

Portuguese Explorer who was the the commander of the first ships to sail from Europe to Asia

The Line of Demarcation established what boundary?

What religion is this symbol for?

What was the Edict of Nantes issued in an effort to do?

The economic theory that a country’s power depends on its wealth

Some local officials in the Moguls dynasty were called

A movement within the Catholic Church to reform itself and help Catholics remain loyal

What religion is this symbol for?

List of statements criticizing Catholic Church practices

What two Chinese dynasties used the Forbidden City as the palace for their emperor?

The intellectual movement that focused on human potential and achievement:

What was the first Protestant faith?

Name for the period of Charles II’s reign

One who does not conform to established doctrine

Supporters of the king were

Leader of the Scottish Protest Reformation and founder of the Presbyterian denomination in Scotland

A private domain of the sultan

What concept was the belief in “divine right” used to support?

Portuguese explorer who rounded the tip of Africa in 1488

Transatlantic trading network between Europe, Africa, and the Americas

The magnificent palace built for Louis XIV

Architectural style characterized by elaborate ornamentation

The intellectual and cultural movement known as humanism arose from the study of

What kind of person represented the ideal of the “Renaissance man”?

Conquistador who defeated the Aztecs

The seat of government as well as the home of the Chinese emperor

The voyage also known as the second leg. Brought captured Africans to the Americas

His actions began the Reformation

The period of history known as the Renaissance roughly covers the time from

Predestination was one of the main doctrines of what?

King of England who was executed for treason against Parliament in 1649

Why was the encomienda system a failure?