Medieval World Final Exam Review

Prejudice towards Jews

Which of the following was NOT an effect of the growth of trade and commerce?

Which of the following factors increase trans-Saharan trade?

money paid in exchange for the release of prisoners

a mechanical device used to lift

Which does NOT describe the affect of Islam on the religious practices of West Africa?

Which of the following is one of the Five Pillars of Islam?

 ______________ was very important to Mayan their religious and cultural beliefs.

celebrates the end of childhood, acceptance into adult community

Which of Africa’s climate zones is least populated?

What change made literature more popular during the Renaissance than it had been before?

What family ruled the city of Florence for a long time?

A judicial body established by Catholic Church to combat heresy 

set of actions that is always performed the same way

Which of the following was not an explorer?

A person who supports the arts by supplying money for them.

What two factors lead to the growth of trans-Saharan trade?

According to the 3rd Pillar zakat, sharing with the needy makes wealth pure because

What was one result of the invention of the printing press?

Why was Florence called “the cradle of the Renaissance?”

Mayan ball game involving religious sacrifice

How often do Muslims fast?

A type of government ruled by a god or religious leader is a (n)

Pray 5x's daily,  dress modestly, don't drink alcohol, eat pork, support charities means Islam

Area of study focusing on the human life, culture; such as history or literature

What geographic factor contributed to Italy becoming wealthy?

Which of the following was one factor that led to the Renaissance?

Because of its location, what role did Ghana play in North African trade?

removal by force

the appearance of distance or depth on a flat surface

A period of rebirth.  A great flowering of culture

Which best describes the affect of Islam on the decorative arts of West Africa?

The crusades began as

The study of moral values and behavior.

Mayans uses _______________ to create flat land on which they could farm.

writing that uses pictures as symbols

A Jewish house of worship

Why did the Wangarans trade silently?

Where did Florentines (people from Florence) get ideas for the designs of their buildings?

An independent state consisting of a city and its surrounding territory

Henry VIII wanted to break away from the Catholic church because

A form of government in which people elect representatives to rule

Italian city-states were governed by

relating to earthly life rather than to religion.

Which activity was spread culture, technology, wealth, learning, disease throughout the world?

What political unit contributed most to the development of the Renaissance?

In the Renaissance and Age Of Reason, science explained natural occurrences by science. Before

What is one way the king of Ghana preserved his power?

The study of persuasive language.

instrument measuring the position of the sun and other heavenly bodies

an advanced school of music

How were Florence’s industries related to the city’s culture?

What new type of economy developed during the Renaissance?

He studied geometry, engineering, anatomy so his artwork appeared realistic.

What was one important function of the oral story telling tradition in Africa?

The empire of Ghana fell, in part, because of

Forced separation of one group from the rest of a community

How did the crusades affect Jews

Which empire survived the longest?

Vegetation is cut away and burned to clear land

Jihad means "to strive." Muslims are striving to

Wrote, posted Theses on church in Wittenburg because he was outraged by selling indulgences.

Many people were disappointed with the church because they thought the church was too