MWH Midterm Review

One strategy Louis XIV used to maintain his power was

A key geographic advantage of the river valley was its

The trading of enslaved persons began

The main motive for European exploration in the 1400s was

The Japanese initially welcomed visitors from Europe because

Peter the Great increased his powers as an absolute ruler

Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva are the three main gods of

The belief that government should promote the greatest good is characteristic of

French voters supported Napoleon’s decision to appoint himself emperor because

The Ming Dynasty allowed only the government to conduct foreign trade in order to

Nationalism and the modern nation-state emerged from

After the Reign of Terror, French public opinion

An important difference between Buddhism and Hinduism is

Both the Ottoman and Safavid dynasties declined due to

The feudal system was based on

After the fall of the Roman Empire, one of the few unifying forces in

A common thread of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam is

England became a constitutional monarchy as a result of

Civilization developed largely as a result of

In his 95 Theses, Martin Luther criticized

The first industry to benefit from industrialization was

One major effect of the Hundred Years’ War was

The first European power to establish a trade presence in Asia was

The invention of tools, mastery over fire, and the development of language all occurred in the

The most enduring contribution of Rome was

The people who benefited least from industrial expansion were

Reincarnation, karma, and moksha are elements of the belief system of

One main cause for the weakness of the Spanish economy was

Most of Africa’s people live in

During the Middle Ages, Church authority became more

Like artists of the Middle Ages, Renaissance artists

Empires in West Africa grew powerful by

Nomadic groups who obtain food by hunting animals and collecting plants are called

The period of reform and modernization in Japan is known as

As the population of farming villages increased, early societies became more

The military success of the early Ottomans was largely due to

The most important vehicle for the spread of Renaissance ideas was

All of the following are causes of migration EXCEPT

Triangular trade refers to

Efforts to apply the scientific method to society created the movement called

The spread of corn and potatoes beyond the Americas

The earliest hominids emerged about

The bubonic plague reached Europe in

The Crusades had the most favorable long-term impact on

Japan’s closed country policy developed in response to

The major goal of the French Revolution was

All of the following ideas were part of Martin Luther’s teachings EXCEPT

An idea found in the writings of both Locke and Rousseau is

The main cause of the collapse of the Roman Republic was

One reason the Chinese resented the Mongol rulers was