WH 1st Semester Final Review

In 1066, _____invaded England, soundly defeating King Harold's forces at the Battle of Hastings

Leader of Athens during the "golden age"

What Latin word means "I Forbid?"

The exchange of goods and ideas among different societies and cultures is called____diffusion

The Plague caused a shortage of laborers.

Believed that government powers should be separated among different branches.

Three positive aspects of Greece's Dark Age were the intro to iron, city-states and...

The Scientific Revolution was a period of

Led the Muslim forces to retake Jerusalem from the crusaders.

The battles of Thermopylae and Salamis resulted in...

One of the three main reasons for exploration was to spread

Which Enlightenment writer used satire as his form of writing about politics?

What was the greatest effect of the Punic Wars?

An Oligarchy, like Sparta is a rule by

First dictator of Rome

Responsible for overseeing food supply, babies, and running the castle when lord was absent.

Greek Philosopher who established an academy and tutored Alexander the Great

Isaac Newton's universal law of gravitation

The Roman Senate was made up of...

The arch, wine-making, sewer systems, brick, government, and togas are from which civilization?

Exploration came from the Renaissance ideal of humanism & the focus on individual achievement?

Some cultural influences from the Greeks were...

Which of the following is NOT a branch of gov't?

Believed in "natural law" this guaranteed people "life, liberty, and property".

Humanists believed the focus of life should be on ___________ instead of __________.

In Jean-Jacques Rousseau's concept of a social contract,

The conquests of Alexander the Great created the..

The Peloponnesian War was fought between who?

The ideas of the Renaissance and Reformation were quickly spread through what invention?

Is best known for her works written in defense of women

A form of government that stresses alliances of mutual protection is called

The Vikings were made part of European civilization by

Enlightenment thinker who used satire as his form of writing about politics.

During the Renaissance, there was renewed interest in which ancient civilizations?

Polytheism is the worship of many gods.

The government of Athens after Cleisthenes became

The Enlightenment was

Which of the following is a similarity between the Bill of Rights and the Magna Carta?

Leonardo da Vinci was an excellent example of Renaissance Italy's social ideal because he

Won the Battle of Tours & stopping the Islam. empire from expanding into Western Europe

Men were encouraged to think freely & learn in Athenian life.

A ___ is a form of gov't that people elect their leaders and representatives.

The most important grant a lord could give to a vassal was

Enlightenment thinker who was one of the first women to advocate women's rights.

Vassalage was the heart of feudalism, which meant warriors swore loyalty to a lord.

Why did countries want to colonize?

The new type of ship that made exploration possible was the

Artist of the Renaissance who painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel.

Plebians could participate in gov't and their land was never taken.

What was the GREATEST effect of Alexander the Great?

Which of the following was NOT part of the Catholic Counter Reformation?

Established navigation school to make Portugal the leading sea power in Europe

Wealthy Renaissance family that sponsored art and loaned money like bankers.

Martin Luther's Ninety-five Theses

A crusade of knights reached the Holy Lands and recaptured Jerusalem in the

The Scientific Method applies

What was the purpose of the castles?

Martin Luther took action because he strongly disagreed with what Catholic practice?

Who was the first to argue that the sun, not the earth, was the center of the universe?

First Roman Emperor known for organization skills and marked the beginning of Pax Romana

Mercantilism was a European economic system that meant a country's power depended on

The emperor kept poverty-stricken masses pacified by...