Fall 2016 World History Midterm Review

The people of Ghana often traded their gold for...

Montezuma II was the final emperor of which Mesoamerican group?

What was the nickname for Louis XIV?

Democracy is rule by:

What major world religion replaced the traditional polytheistic beliefs in Rome?

Who was the greatest ruler of the Yuan Dynasty?

The term for the blend of Greek culture with Egyptian, Indian, and Persian cultures is called:

The heliocentric, or sun-centered, theory was first proposed by:

A major goal of the Counter Reformation was to:

Which of the following did not cause the fall of the Roman Empire?

Which of the following groups introduced Hindu beliefs and texts to India?

Which of the following best describes China under the Tang and Song Dynasties?

What Greek city-state were Philip II and Alexander the Great from?

Which group developed quipu, the record keeping system based on knotted string and rope?

The numerous mountains in ancient Greece left the city-states:

Which of the following conquered the Ming Dynasty and started the Qing Dynasty?

The Crusades contributed to the breakdown of feudalism because:

What is Zheng He known for?

What idea about government did Niccolo Machiavelli support in The Prince?

Form of government which people elect representatives who then go on to rule on their behalf:

Which of the following was not a navigation technology used by Europeans during exploration?

Tenochtitlan was the capital of which Mesoamerican group?

The division of Islam that claims that only a relative of Muhammad is qualified as a leader:

The king offered land to the lords and vassals in exchange for:

Which of the following was not a main leader of early Christianity?

Which of the following groups diminished (decreased) as a result of the Neolithic Revolution?

Which of the following bests describes Feudal society?

Which best describes the exchange of 'stuff' between the Old World and the New World?

Followers of Judaism, called Hebrews, were the first to believe in:

Siddhartha Gautama was a prince who founded which religion?

Who captained the first European ship to sail around the southern tip of Africa to India?

Which of the following individuals spread Hellenistic culture from Egypt to India?

Humanists differed from the traditional medieval philosophers in that humanists:

What was the name of Martin Luther’s published complaints to the Catholic Church?

Johann Gutenberg helped to spread the ideas of the Reformation and Renaissance by:

Found in South America, the cities of Machu Picchu and Cuzco were part of which American group?

Which of the following was not a contribution of Charlemagne?

Cuneiform was:

The period of peace, wealth, and prosperity in Rome is known as the:

Which religion did Asoka convert to?

Division of Islam that follow the example of Muhammad and accepted the Umayyads is:

What king became France’s most powerful ruler and boasted “I am the state?”

Papyrus was used as a surface for the Egyptian writing system called:

Why did some German princes side with Luther?

Where did Louis XIV build his palace as a demonstration of his wealth and power?

Which of the following was not a Byzantine contribution to early Russia?

What religion did Mansa Musa practice and spread across western and northern Africa?

Which of the following describes Russia compared to Europe prior to Peter the Great?

In which of the following’s religion was the main god called Ahura Mazda?

How did Phoenicians write and maintain their trade records?

Which of the following was the Incan animal of choice?

According to the Mandate of Heaven, who gave Chinese emperors permission to rule?

Which of the following fields did Leonardo da Vinci not contribute to?

Which of the following is when a king has the ability to appoint clergy and priests?

Which said, “If a man put out the eye of another man, his eye shall be put out?”

Which of the following was the blending African beliefs with Christianity and Islam?

Which of the following is not an Abrahamic religion?

Which of the following was not a contribution of Galileo Galilei?

Who was the Mongol leader that unified the Mongols and led the Mongolian conquest of Eurasia?

Which of the following best describes Qing China’s foreign policy?

Which of the following were Indian empires during the Classical Period?

Which of the following best describes Pax Mongolica?

Which of the following best explains the spread of Buddhism?

What did the Catholic Church not provide Henry VIII to cause him to make the Anglican Church?