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GCA IA2 World History Review 2021
GCA IA2 World History Review 2021
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1
The Great Wall of China was built primarily for
preventing European influence
defense against invasions
the improvement of agriculture
trade of silk and other valuable goods
2
The merchant class in feudal Japan held the lowest status in society.
True
False
3
Which of the following individuals' hajj to Mecca made Mali famous?
Nur Jahan
Mansa Musa
Kublai Khan
Marco Polo
4
How did Ibn Sina (Avicenna) contribute to the Muslim Golden Age?
Wrote new laws
Invented gunpowder
Wrote books on medicine
Discovered algebra
5
Which Byzantine city was in an ideal location for trade and defense?
Timbuktu
Edo
Rome
Constantinople
6
Which of the following is a major example of Byzantine influence in Kievan Russia?
devshirme
Cyrillic alphabet
bushido code
griots
7
The princes of Moscow grew powerful after invasion because they became tax collectors for...
The Safavid Empire
The Mongol Empire
The Mali Empire
The Byzantine Empire
8
What was the importance of Justinian's Code?
it continued Roman law
it began feudalism
it abolished slavery
it was the first law code ever
9
What brought a final end to the Byzantine Empire in 1453?
Germanic tribe invasions
Mongol invasions
Ottoman conquest of Constantinople
spread of the bubonic plague
10
Which of the following groups' migrations blended culture and religion throughout Africa?
Bantu
Egyptian
Manchu
Aksum
11
Religious syncretism in Africa was the blending of new religions with
economic policies
law codes
indigenous (native) religions
ice cream
12
What was a result of the Black Death?
shift of the papacy to Avignon
increase in feudal obligations
severe labor shortages
end to the Hundred Years' War
13
Which of the following would have been included in the Epic of Sundiata?
indigenous beliefs that seemed "magical"
the legendary founding of the Mali Empire
Sundiata's Muslim background
all of the above
14
System in Medieval Europe in which land ownership and labor was exchanged for military protection:
Federalism
Feudalism
Dictatorship
Monarchy
15
Are you ready for this test?
Yes!
Bring it on!
I'm going to ace it!
Absolutely!
16
Who isolated Japan from foreign influence?
Emperor Hongwu
Kangxi
Tokugawa Shogunate
Oda Nobunga
17
Trade in Medieval Europe grew due to which of the following?
the Great Schism of 1054
Growth of towns
the fall of Charlemagne's empire
the Hundred Years' War
18
Who was known for both defeating and creating a compromise with Crusaders?
Eleanor of Aquitaine
King John
Ibn Battuta
Saladin
19
Which dynasty ended Mongol rule and completed the Great Wall?
Zhou
Han
Qing
Ming
20
Who founded the Qing dynasty?
Zheng He
Kublai Khan
Oda Nobunaga
the Manchus
21
Which philosophy emphasizes the yin and yang, forces of nature, and harmony in the universe?
Confucianism
Scholasticism
Legalism
Taoism/Daoism
22
Which of the following religions shares its roots with Judaism?
Shintoism
Buddhism
Christianity
Hinduism
23
Which of the following ultimately increased trade and cultural diffusion between Europe and the Islamic world?
the Crusades
the bubonic plague
isolationist policy
trade with the Americas
24
Why did the population increase during the Qing Dynasty?
Food banks
no conflicts
social equality
farming reforms
25
Which is TRUE of the Byzantine Empire?
It never reached enough power to expand
It was the center of the Roman Catholic Church
It declined slowly over many centuries
It was ruled by direct democracy
26
Which of the following rulers created a fairer tax system and allowed religious tolerance for India?
Akbar the Great
Selim the Grim
Askia Mohammad
Mehmed II
27
Who helped to expand Chinese influence and trade during the Ming Dynasty in the 1400s?
Murasaki Shikibu
Emperor Meiji
Lao Tzu
Zheng He
28
The House of Wisdom was established by the Abbasid caliphate as...
a library
an academy
all of the above
a center for research
29
Which of the following did Berber traders cross in their trade with the Ghana Empire?
The Mediterranean Sea
The Congo
The Silk Road
The Sahara Desert
30
The Great Schism of 1054 split which two branches of Christianity?
Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox
Lutheran and Roman Catholic
Eastern Orthodox and Russian Orthodox
Church of England and Roman Catholic
31
The Hundred Years' War was between England and _______.
United States
China
Spain
France
32
What is the traditional religion of Japan?
Shinto
Buddhism
Confucianism
Islam
33
Which of the following would have affected medieval Europeans' lives the MOST?
the Fourth Crusade
the Enlightenment
the Catholic Church
the spread of Islam
34
Bonus: The Church was often involved in secular needs of kingdoms. What does secular mean?
economic
basic
worldly (non-religious)
Religious
35
Which geographic barriers might have prevented empires of India from expanding north?
rivers
mountains
grasslands
seas
36
Who unified Japan by force and brought stability?
Tokugawa Ieyasu
Kublai Khan
Matsuo Basho
Shi Huangdi
37
Which of the following leaders gained control of the Silk Road during the 1200s?
Shah Abbas
Suleyman the Magnificent
Genghis Khan
Justinian
38
What was the position of shogun in feudal Japan?
emperor
military dictator
King
Chief
39
A philosophy that encouraged a person's abilities or merits along with tradition and honor of ancestors:
Sikhism
Legalism
Confucianism
Classicism
40
Which of the following individuals contributed to the spread of Christianity?
Ashoka the Great
James
the Apostle Paul
Mansa Musa
41
Holy Roman Emperor Henry IV was excommunicated because...
He sent troops to fight in the Crusades
Pope Gregory VII did not want him appointing bishops
He banished the icons in all Byzantine Churches
Charlemagne did not approve of him
42
Which of the following blended with indigenous religions of West African societies?
Islam
Eastern Orthodoxy
Shinto
Hinduism
43
What was the basis of the power the of Ghana, Mali, and Songhai empires?
gold and salt trade on the Trans-Saharan network
large armies equipped with cannons
control of the Silk Road trade
a legal code based on old Roman laws
44
Which of the following groups established the first lasting monotheistic religion?
Mughals
Hebrews
Ancient Greeks
Mongols
45
Which of the following was a Buddhist ruler of the Mauryan Empire in India?
Shi Huangdi
Ashoka
Siddhartha Gautama
Tamerlane
46
Which of the following included monotheistic beliefs?
Judaism
all of the above
Zoroastrianism
the rule of Amenhotep IV
47
What was the initial goal of the First Crusade?
Christians to regain control of Turkey
To carry out the Reconquista in Spain
Christians to capture Jerusalem
Muslims to regain control of Spain
48
The Roman Empire would have controlled the most territory in which year? (CE=AD; BCE=BC)
476
117 CE
1200 BCE
1453
49
Who was crowned the first Holy Roman Emperor by Pope Leo III because he spread Christianity to the Germanic kingdoms?
Pippin
Saladin
Charlemagne
Henry IV
50
Which of the following was true of Alexander the Great?
He blended practices of different cultures he conquered
He forced the adoption of Greek culture
His empire lasted for over three centuries after his death
He conquered all of India
