WAS I Semester 2 FULL Review

Who is the Indian military leader who takes power after expelling the kingdom of Macedon?

A third of Africans speak a language in this linguistic family:

These people were the common farmers, merchants, workers, and artisans; the majority of the pop

mystical Islamic belief and practice in which Muslims seek to find the truth of divine love

Who was and still is considered the richest man in history?

The Inca did NOT have a writing system, but they did have a numerical system known as

What was the Justinian Code?

What did the Magna Carta NOT guarantee?

Which of the following is NOT an example of Incan ingenuity

This was someone chosen to represent the upper class of Roman citizens

a long period of peace and stability during the Roman Empire

What was the warrior class called in Japan?

Which society is considered the first influential society in South America?

Which of the following kingdoms/empires was a huge international trading power at this time?

tax imposed upon non-Muslim under Muslim rule

Which Western African empire was first?

What were NOT some environmental obstacles to trading on the Silk Roads?

Which of the following are NOT a Renaissance artist we discussed in class?

Who are Anabaptists?

Bantu speaking people had to migrate every so often because of their farming technique known as

What early religion dominated Japan?

Where would the Khmer Empire be located today?

Apocalypto was a completely historically accurate film

In the early Roman republic, someone whose power was absolute but limited to a 6-month period.

How was West Africa converted to Islam?

What industry is popular in India and produces more movies than anywhere else in the world?

What kingdom emerges south of the Kush Empire, which would be in modern-day Eritrea & Ethiopia?

Dictator who was assassinated at the senate on the Ides of March

How many different types of potatoes were the Inca able to cultivate?

coalition of Antony, Ledipus, and Octavian in 43 BCE

What are chinampas?

a group of three men holding power

Who was the Angkor Wat dedicated to?

What group of people were used as scapegoats during the Counter Reformation?

the Kingdom of Aksum's official religion was

Elizabeth I compromised on ideas for the Church; services in English. What was this compromise?

Why did King Henry VIII of England separate from the Catholic Church?

What region did the Mauryan or Gupta Empires never conquer?

What does Renaissance mean?

What practices were NOT able to spread along the Silk Roads?

What group is known as Mesoamerica's "mother culture?"

What were the Crusades?

There were few written languages in Africa, so how did people pass on their histories?

What was Machiavelli’s question in the Prince?

How did the Mongols become an empire?

Which kingdom outside of Egypt & Meroë developed a written language?

Chandragupta leaves his position as leader & converts to what peaceful religion from the East?

What are chultunes?

What products were NOT spread along the Silk Roads?

Who began the Protestant Reformation?

first Roman Emperor who converted to Christianity

What was the Treaty of Verdun?

What church did Henry VIII establish?

Knights most commonly traded military service for

Why did Catholicism and Orthodoxy split?

Most of the patriarchies in India can be found in the South, while most matriarchies = North.

These were the wealthy, aristocratic landowners who held most of the power in the republic

What important mathematical creation did the Maya come up with?

What countries can be the lands of the Maya be found today?

What is NOT an abuse that the catholic church was participating in?

Who are still groups of hunter-gatherers in Africa?

Migration from Mecca to Medina by the Prophet Muhammad and the first community

One of two officials whose time in office was limited to 1 year in Rome

Who are the main three gods of Hinduism?

branch of Islam that accounts for the majority of the world's Muslim population = 85-90%

Why was Djenné-Djenno abandoned?

the Aztecs participate in human sacrifice

The Druids were an Indo-European group of people who shared a common language and culture

This was someone elected to represent the lower class of Roman citizens

A tithe is

coalition of Caesar, Pompey, and Crassus in 60 BCE

Nero is one of the most infamous emperors of the Roman Empire; "fiddled" while Rome burned

Mansa Musa went to Mecca to complete this pilgrimage

Which of the following TWO empires influenced SE Asia the most?

Head covering that Muslim women choose to wear as a sign of modesty

Who was the most influential ruler of the Songhai Empire?

What is the earliest known West African culture?

branch of Islam accounts for 10-15% of total Muslim pop; believes that rightful successor = Ali

Which of the following is NOT a climate found in Africa?

religious belief that objects, places, and creatures all possess a distinct spiritual essence

Which society created huge drawings of plants by scraping away to reveal the soil underneath?

Who were middlemen on the Silk Roads?

A fief is

Under the Mauryan empire there was even a tax on water. How did people pay for this tax?

the Muslim community; can be local or global

A manor is

Which empire came after the Mali in Western Africa?

one of the most powerful Egyptian pharaohs; had affairs with Antony & Caesar

Which of the following was the major city of the Aztecs?

What metal did the Aztecs have that the Europeans would later kill for?

What infamous ruler did the Viet defeat?

What was one of the most important crops to the Maya?

Which of the following mathematical elements were invented in India?

What was one negative effect of the Silk Roads?

What invention did Chinese create that Europeans would later use in Gutenberg’s printing press?

The Maya are known for beginning to drink this:

Which empire came after the Ghanian Empire in W. Africa?

What is the major Incan ruin that you can still visit today in Peru?

What great Western leader conquers parts of India and takes control of them until 326 BCE?

Where did China get their fast-ripening rice?

Ghana, Mali, and the Songhai Empires all had _____ as their official religion.

Which of the following is NOT a group of Native Americans from the United States

One of the pillars of Islam where you go on a pilgrimage to Mecca if you are phys & fin able

Who was the first female ruler of China?

What caused the bubonic plague?