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World History Midterm Review
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1
Octavian was the first Roman what?
Roman Emperor
Roman scholar.
Roman Senator
2
Which city is considered the birthplace of the Renaissance?
Florence
Medici
Venice
Rome
3
What is the split between the Catholic Church and the Greek Orthodox Church called?
The Holy Alienation
The Great Schism
The Great Divide
Christian Discord
4
What trade route helped the Bubonic Plague spread?
The Nile Road
The Silk Road
The Trans-Saharan Trade Route
The Salt Route
5
Who founded Buddhism?
Hubris
Abraham
Hammurabi
Siddhartha Gautama
6
What did aqueducts transport?
Electricity
Metal
Water
Ducks
7
Who was Theodora?
A former prostitute
The Empress of the Roman Empire
The Empress of the Byzantine Empire
The wife of Emperor Justinian
8
Which of these most accurately applies to Feudalism?
Land was granted to a lord by the king in return for knights
Peasants can vote on various pressing issues
Lords could overthrow the king if he was corrupt
The king is broke and excessively taxes the lower class
9
How did the Medici Family impact the Renaissance
By inventing the printing press
By being patrons of the arts
Writing books in commoner language
By paying their taxes
10
Where did Islam start?
The Byzantine Empire.
Medina
Mecca
Alesia
11
Which of these is
NOT
pillar of Islam?
Charity
A pilgrimage Mecca, if possible
Hating people of other religions
Pray five times a day
12
What is vernacular?
A dead language
A country's official language
Daily language
Formal language
13
In China, the divine approval of a ruler was called...
Mandate of Heaven
Feudalism
Consul
Oligarchy
14
What empire did Charlemagne rule over?
The Franks
Mesopotamia
The Gauls
15
What did Socrates teach his students?
That wealth could damage one's soul
That mentally unhealthy people have unsound philosophy
That classical conditioning can be used to train people
That human decision was based on the pursuit of happiness
16
Which of these was not a social class during the Middle Ages in Europe?
Commoner
Clergy
Scholar
Aristocracy
17
Which of these relates to polytheism?
Reading The Tale of Genji
Praying in a Synagogue
Accepting the Eight Fold Path
Worshipping multiple gods
18
How many Crusades were successful?
4
2
1
3
19
Define cultural diffusion.
Partaking in traditions from other cultures out of respect
Aspects of cultures being stolen from other cultures
Aspects of different cultures being blended together
20
Who created the first written code of laws?
Socrates
Hammurabi
Hammoorabee
Plebian
21
What is a likely cause of the spread of the Bubonic Plague?
Birds pecking people
Fleas on rats that came from trading ships
Contaminated fabrics
Chemical warfare from the Gauls.
22
Who is responsible for the spread of Hellenistic culture?
Pavlov the Grand
Ivan the Terrible
Alexander the Great
Young the Principal
23
What economic system was used Europe during the early Middle Ages?
Command
Manorialism
Communism
Free Market
24
Which cultures blended to become Hellenistic Culture?
Greek, Egyptian, Persian, and Indian.
Babylonian, Egyptian, Indian
Roman, Russian, and Egyptian
Egyptian, Russian, and Indian
25
What is monotheism?
A big mountain
A belief system specific to one region.
A belief in only one higher power
A belief in more than one higher power
26
Who built the Hagia Sophia?
Augustus
Octavian
Justinian I
Constantine
27
What empire was in the Fertile Crescent?
The Roman Empire
Babylon
Mesopotamia
The Franks
28
Which of these was not a Greek Philosopher?
Socrates
Aristotle
Plato
Pavlov
29
What is the holy book of Islam?
The Vedas
The Bible
The Torah
The Quran
30
What is excommunication?
Taking an oath of silence
Being banished from the Church
When there is a vote to determine who will be the next Pope
31
Who started Islam?
Siddhartha Gautama
Abraham
Vercingetorix
Muhammad
32
Who crowned Charlemagne emperor of the Holy Roman Empire?
Pope Leo II
Pope Leo X
Pope Paul III
Pope Francis
33
Where can most early civilizations be found?
Along bodies of water
On mountains
Valleys and canyons
In deserts
34
What type of government did Ancient Rome use?
Republic
Direct Democracy
Dictatorship
Absolute Monarchy
35
Which of these is a social class in the caste system?
Kshatriyas
Shudras
Vaishyas
Brahmins
