WHAP Qualifier Review (UNITS 1-5)

What group did Ivan the Terrible attack as a means of furthering tsarist autocracy?

Which of the following best describes the social outlook of paleolithic hunter-gatherers?

China’s “First Emperor” who gave that country its name.

Largest branch of African Christianity, centered in Egypt 

Why did the Aztecs engage in human sacrifice?

Nomadic Germanic tribes that pushed through Europe in the 4th and 5th centuriesC.E.

Non-Arab converts to Islam.

Ship with lateen sails used in Indian Ocean trade. 

Peasant rebellions were often instigated by...

Famous Roman emperor that converted to Christianity in an attempt to save the empire.

What region was not a part of the Silk Road trade system?

Japanese city later called Kyoto; built to escape influence of Buddhist monks.

Kubilai Khan, the grandson of Chinggis Khan; conquered China and established...  

The only region not involved in Indian Ocean trade.

Seagoing Scandinavian raiders who disrupted coastal areas of Europeduring the Middle Ages.

The Aztecs adopted a rigidly monotheistic religious system devoted to Quetzalcoatl.

The most influential force in society after the collapse of classical civilizations was...

Tax for charity obligatory for all Muslims. 

Islamic mystics; spread Islam to many Afro-Asian regions. 

Established the Sui dynasty in 589with support from northern nomadic peoples.

Largest New World silver mine; located in Bolivia.

Greatest Mauryan ruler. Converted to and greatly promoted Buddhism. 

Adaptation of Chinese culture in other regions; typical of Korea andJapan.

A spiritual alternative to Confucianism that emphasized the harmony in nature and life.

The four books of Aryan religious traditions in whichcan be found the origins of Hinduism.

The first European to reach India by sea in 1498. 

The first major promotion of confucianism occurred under what dynasty?

Which of the following was not an impact of the Crusades?

East Asian form of Buddhism that emphasized itsfounder as a divine savior. 

Conquistador responsible for defeat of Aztec Empire; captured Tenochtitlan. 

Most famous Persian emperor, who united the northern Middle East and into NE India. 

Medieval philosophical approach based on the use of logic to resolve theological problems.

People of mixed European and Native American ancestry in Mesoamerica and South America.

Major cause of the collapse of classical civilizations.

Tang ruler who supported Buddhist establishment; tried toelevate Buddhism to state religion.

The Renaissance involved a firm rejection of all religious works in favor of humanism.

All of the following are items exchanged on the Silk Road EXCEPT...

The two men who shared executive power in the Roman republic.

In what river valley did the Sumerians established a civilization?

The time period before the development of writing systems is known as...

Japanese religion that provided for worship of political rulers and spirits of nature. 

Which of the following is NOT an American crop that was transferred to the "old world"?

This Chinese dynasty took over the  Huanghe river valley from the Shang around 1000 B.C.E.

The rise of the Russian state Kiev was most closely linked to what empire?

During what time period did the first early river civilizations emerge?

Professional oral historians who served as keepers of traditions and advisors to kings.

What was one implication of the practice of footbinding in China?

Merchant class in Aztec society; specialized in long-distance trade in luxury items. 

Four regional Mongol kingdoms that arose following the death of Chinggis Khan.

Seaport in Egypt, founded by Alexander theGreat and became the center of Hellenistic culture.