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A world history 1st semester Review
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1
Which leader of the Persian Empire extended it to become the largest empire
Darius
Moses
Nebuchadnezzar
Marc Antony
2
The city-state that was led by a group of wealthy merchant-aristocrats was?
The Papal States
Venice
Milan
Rome
3
The real change in the Neolithic Revolution was
movement away from eating just fruits and grains to meat
development of bowls and spoons
discovery of new caves
shift from hunting and gathering to agriculture
4
Paintings and sculptures of the Renaissance were more
simple
abstract
Chinese-like
realistic
5
Justinian's accomplishments include all of the following EXCEPT
winning the Crusades
creating a written code of laws
building underground reservoirs
building the Hagia Sophia
6
A theocracy is a government in which
the military ruled the people
only women could rule
leaders rule by divine authority
a council of elders makes all the laws
7
Owners of large landed estates did NOT include
Bishops
Dukes
Barons
Serfs
8
Byzantine Emperor Alexius I asked Europeans for help against
Hagia Sophia
the Eastern Orthodox Church
The Seljuk Turks
Palestine
9
The history of Egypt begins around 3100 B.C. when
The Nile River flooded
Menes united Upper and Lower Egypt
a volcano at Giza erupted
the first pyramid collapsed
10
Which of the following was NOT a consequence of the plague
Anti-Semitism
decline in trade
increase in the number of workers
increase in the price labor
11
Which is the most complete definition of a civilization?
the gathering of humans in farms, settlements and villages
culture uses written records and practices art and religion
rulers claimed that their power was based on divine approval
a social structure based on economic power
12
Renaissance women were educated in which of the following
religion and morals
rhetoric
hunting
mathematics
13
The Renaissance artists of northern Europe painted?
frescoes
ships
church ceilings and walls
detailed books of illustrations
14
The king who engineered the election of a Frenchman, Clement V, as pope was
Philip IV
Henry V
Louis XI
Gregory IX
15
Pope Innocent III did all of the following EXCEPT
weaken the papacy
increase the Church's political power
force King Philip to take back his wife
use the interdict as a weapon
16
Hammurabi is remembered for
overthrowing the Akkadian Empire
inventing the first wooden bicycle
creating a post office
his law code
17
The Frankish leader who defeated Muslims in 732 was
Benedict
Pepin
Gregory I
Charles Martel
18
The population increased during the High Middle Ages for all of the following EXCEPT
better food production
more doctors
increased peace and stability
new technology
19
The conflict between nobles in England who sought control the monarchy is known as the
War of England
Hundred Years' War
War of the Magnolias
War of the Roses
20
What is the term for a large state under a single leader controlling many territories
Epic of Gilgamesh
empire
stylus
system of justice
21
In Athens every male citizen
broke pottery
voted on all major issues
was lower class
was in the military
22
Convents were havens for all of the following EXCEPT
female intellectuals
daughters without husbands
widows
women merchants
23
Rome's first code of laws was the
Council of the Plebs
Law of Nations
Twelve Tables
Tribune
24
The Pax Romana was
leader of the Senate
period of peace and prosperity
program of public works
series of fortifications
25
How did the nature of warfare change in the Hundred Years' War
the peasant foot soldiers won the main battles
the French crossbow became the weapon of choice
the cavalry was used for the first time
the knights were finally able to show their fighting skills
26
The Roman Senate was a select group of
Emperors
Praetors
Consuls
Patricians
27
The Mesopotamian religion can be described as
cuneiform
theocracy
patriarchal
polytheistic
28
Christianity was especially attractive to the
merchants
poor
Diocletian
powerful
29
Luther taught that
good works, not faith bring salvation
selling of indulgences is wrong
the sacraments promote the gospels
the clergy should remain celebate
30
Alexander's empire extended as far east ast
Baylon
Pakistan
Japan
Rome
31
The first empire in world history
Akkadian
British
Eskimo
Sumerian
32
Rome defeated then destroyed Carthage in
Battle of Cannae
Fourth Macedonian War
conquest of southern Italy
Punic Wars
33
Augustus' new political system allowed emperors to choose
their language
their family
their senate
their successors
34
The lord-vassal relationship did all of the following EXCEPT
require a military service
involve salary for the vassal
grant the vassal land
not imply a sense of servitude
35
Roman sculptors created statues that
were only male
aimed for ideal figures
were only female
were realistic
36
Romans were tolerant of other religions unless
they worshipped Yahweh
threatened public order
worshipped the stated gods and emperors
were sects of Judaism
37
In return for protecting the pope, Otto I was
converted to Christianity
linked to Byzantium
crowned Holy Roman Emperor
granted land in Normandy
38
The High Renaissance was all of the following EXCEPT
the higher regard for the value of the human
the end of poverty
an age of recovery
an urban society
39
All of the following are associated with painting during the High Renaissance EXCEPT
Michelangelo
Raphael
Machiavelli
Leonardo da Vinci
40
Heroic epic poems usually described
Aristotle's works
love of a lady
battles and political contests
lives of saints
41
Humanist educators of the Renaissance stressed all of the following EXCEPT
liberal arts
practical tool skills
rhetoric
physical education
