World History - Fall Final Exam Review

During Ramadan, Muslims are expected to

ties between the Catholic church and England were weakened by

Many commoners disliked the sale of church positions, a practice called

After the fall of Constantinople, Moscow became the center of the

Christianity and Islam were greatly influenced by Judaism's

30 Years' War triggered by

Between 1348 & 1350 almost 1/3 of the population of Europe

According to ancient Chinese belief, just and effective rulers would

The compass was invented by the

All of the following occurred during the Zhou dynasty EXCEPT

Two Native American empires destroyed by Spanish invaders were the

The region known as the Fertile Crescent includes parts of present-day

Plato preferred the Spartan government to the Athenian because

The first European country to explore the Atlantic in search of a sea route to Asia was

All of the following actions were taken by the Umayyads EXCEPT

Athens was defeated during the Peloponnesian War by an alliance led by the

The wealth of Venice during the Renassiance stemmed from its position as

A teacher using the Socratic method would

The European class that benefited most from the economic expansion of the Commercial Revolution

Charlemagne did all of the following EXCEPT

German princes met at Worms in order to

The first permanent English settlement in the Americas was

According to the teachings of Zoroaster, 

In most Greek city-states before 500 BC, citizenship and voting rights were usually extended

The primary reason for the decrease in the indigenous population on Spanish colonies was

The kingdom established around 3000 BC in the southern Nile River Valley was called

The Minoans did not need to build walls around their cities because

The Maya developed all of the following EXCEPT

According to Confucius, ethics began with respect for

In the AD 1000s, Jerusalem was taken over by

For 200 years from 1636 on, the Japanese maintained a policy of

Great stone heads discovered at La Venta and San Lorenzo were created by the

Under Wudi's rule, the Han did all of the following EXCEPT

In return for receiving powers previously held by government, feudal lords

Feudal society was characterized by

The Aztec Empire gained power in all of the following ways except

After the death of Muhammad, Muslims chose a new leader called

The "Dark Age" refers to the period after the fall of

Spanish injustice against Native Americans included

Montesquieu believed that government power

Bronze became a favored material for tools & weapons because

Complex societies with advanced knowledge of farming, trade, government, & art are called

All of the following are true of Spartan women EXCEPT that

All of the following are true of the Mycenaeans EXCEPT that

The scattering of Jewish communities outside their homeland has come to be called

Until the 1500s the Native American population grew mainly as a result of

William the Conqueror earned his title by

Early American peoples began to build permanent settlements once they learned how to

The Greek alphabet was based on the easy-to-learn, 22-character writing system of

The Crusades contributed to all of the following EXCEPT

The first emperor of Rome took the title

An individual risktaker in search of profits is called

Near-total authority within a fief was wielded by the 

The reign of Augustus Caesar was marked by all of the following EXCEPT

The self-sufficiency of the manor was important during the feudal era because

Viking expeditions out of Scandinavia were triggered by 

The concept of dharma refers to the

Most of India was brought under unified rule by the

Marco Polo is believed to have received a position in the court of the

Middle Passage refers to the

The behavior of knights was governed by a code of honor called

Mayan pyramids were used primarily for

The holiest city of Islam is

All of the following are true of the Rock Edicts EXCEPT that they

Two Aegean civilizations that preceded the Greeks were the

The Aryans are best described as

1453, the Ottomans conquered the Byzantines and made their capital in

To irrigate their crops, Egyptian farmers relied on

Achievements of the ancient Egyptians included all of the following EXCEPT

All of the following are characteristic of Aztec society EXCEPT

The purchase of a certificate of indulgence was supposed to provide

Members of India's priestly class were called

The river sometimes called "the Great Sorrow" because of its destructive flooding is the

The departure of Muhammad from Mecca to Yathrib is known as the

The great central plateau just south of the Sahara is known as

The Zhou justified their rule by claiming that the last Shang dynasty had

All of the following are TRUE of Mansa Musa EXCEPT

Most of our knowledge about Aryan life is derived from the study of

The Islamic world experienced a great scientific awakening during the rule of the

The Byzantines requested the pope's aid after being attacked by

Galileo was forced to recant many of his ideas by

One cause of the Mauryan Empire's collapse was

The Edict of Nantes decreed that

According to Confucius, the primary ethical relationships include all of the following EXCEPT

Despite Greece's mild climate, transport & communication were difficult because

Words such as police and politics derive from the Greek word polis, meaning

European exploration of the East African coast was motivated by desire to control the

All of the following factors contributed to Macedonia's conquest of Greece EXCEPT 

Spartan society was notable for

The greatest increase in trade during the 1600s took place in

The first circumnavigation of the world was completed by the crew of

The 100 Years War was fought between

The capital of the Abbasid empire was

The belief that spirits inhabit living and nonliving things

Lutheranism emphasized all of the following EXCEPT

Islamic artists used Arabic script to create an art form called

The Kaaba became a place for Islamic worship after the

The public square where meetings took place in Greek city-states was called the

After the death of Theodosius, the eastern part of the Roman Empire became known as the

For followers of the 8-fold path, the main goal is to

A standardized system of weights and measures was introduced by

The Inca ruler Pachacuti united his empire in all of the following ways EXCEPT by

A major accomplishment of Sargon of Akkad was to

Han peasants had difficulty entering government service because of

John Locke argued that the natural rights of people

Alexander the Great accomplished all of the following EXCEPT

The most valuable products in the Spanish colonies were

The idea of justification by faith is credited to

Cortes's expeditions were motivated primarily by the desire

All of the following are innovations of the Neolithic Revolution EXCEPT

The Egyptians built the pyramids as places to

Humanism encompassed all of the following beliefs EXCEPT

The holy scriptures of Islam are called

Theodora persuaded Justinian to ignore his advisers who advocated

Harappan cities are notable for their

Early Rome was divided into 2 main social classes, 

All of the following were Frankish kings EXCEPT

The Chaldean capital where Jews were taken into exile was

Land bridges that allowed migration between places now separated by water formed during

The form of Christianity that developed in the Byzantine Empire became known as

The Shiite form of Islam was practiced by the

Italian interest in classical tradition was fueled by

The formation of joint-stock companies allowed private investors to

Vesalius achieved is breakthrough discoveries by

Martin Luther criticized the sale of

The nomadic herders who inhabited the Arabian Peninsula were called

Cultural & lifestyle changes of Neolithic Revolution were mostly caused by

The theory of divine right proposed that

Kepler used mathematical formulas to prove that

Christianity was adopted as the official religion of the Roman Empire by

Confucian teachings were accepted in China

The first year of the Muslim calendar marks the

Before their defeat by the Qin, the Zhou

All of the following valleys are sites of early urban civilizations EXCEPT

According to the doctrine of predestination

The Inca leader Atahualpa was defeated by

Francis Bacon is credited with

During its height, the Ottoman Empire accommodated its diverse population by

The Hyksos were able to invade and defeat the Egyptians because of their

The exchange of ideas & goods between different groups of people is called

The Geneva-based leader of the Reformation in Switzerland was

The main ideas of Buddhism are found in the 

Primarily intended to protect feudal rights, the Magna Carta eventually

The transformation of Magadha from a small state into center of an empire was begun by

The Bantu migrations involved the mass movements of people from

During Renaissance, Italian gov was characterized by

The Crusades were undertaken to

Despite the death of Genghis Khan, by 1270 China was conquered by the

After the death of Ali and Husayn, Muslims split into 2 branches

Those farmers who could not leave the manor without permission were called

All of the following were Mughal rulers EXCEPT

Entrance into the Tang dynasty civil service was supposed to be based on

Advances in European shipbuilding in the 1400s included the use of

In 1054, a schism, or complete break, separated

Daoism & Confucianism shared an emphasis on

Czar who built St. Petersburg and endorsed western European customs was

The legal code of Hammurabi called for

The writings of Paul & other early Christians are collected in

By the end of the Hundred Years' War

Thomas Hobbes argued that best form of gov was

The Hellenistic Age was characterized by all of the following EXCEPT

Process by which people become more proficient at earning a living by performing single task

The founder of Buddhism was named

A major factor in Greece's victories during the Persian Wars was the

The theory used to justify absolutist rule in Europe was called

During Tokugawa rule, an individual's first loyalty was to

Opponents of Catholic rituals in the Protetant English Church became known as

In 49 BC, Julius Caesar began a civil war by

Daoism emphasizes

The Renaissance began in the city-states of

Islam improved the position of women by

Caravans originating in Ghana often carried produce and gold to

The Assyrians earned a reputation for

The Institutes of the Christian Religion expressed the theological beliefs of

Akbar's rule was marked by

The Golden Age of India refers to the 

The first European sailor to reach India by sailing around Africa was

A people's way of life, including diet, religious beliefs, artistic achievements, and language 

All Muslims are expected to make a pilgrimage called

To Hobbes, people

Philosophy of Daoism was developed by

At its height the Ottoman Empire included parts of all the following EXCEPT

Followers who backed Ali's claim to Islamic leadership became known as

 goal of Inquisition was to

Asoka adopted Buddhism after 

The Gupta rulers encouraged learning based on

The earliest Chinese dynasty that can be dated from written records is the

Shang dynasty kings tried to predict the future by

By the mid-1600s, control of the Spice Island trade in Asia had passed to the

The first Germanic ruler to accept Catholicism was

Period from 461 to 429 BC is called the Golden Age of Athens because during this time

The Great Schism refers to the controversy caused by the

60 BC, Caesar, Pompey, and Crassus formed a governing group called

In Hindu belief, the form a person will take in the next life is determined by 

Matrilineal  societies refer to groups of people who

The term Mesoamerican refers to the civilizations that emerged in the

The economy of the Phoenician civilization was based on

During the 1400s, advances in shipbuilding were incorporated into the design of

The theory that a state's power depends on its wealth is called

Gutenberg facilitated the spread of Renaissance ideas by

Thomas Jefferson based much of the Declaration of Independence on the ideas of

The strongest Germanic group to emerge during the 400s was the