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World History Midterm 2020-2021
World History Midterm 2020-2021
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1
Why do we know so little about the Indus River Valley?
Archaeologists are not interested in India
The writing has not been deciphered
There was little organization
There are few artifacts left
2
One of the causes of the Protestant Reformation was
The rulers of N. Europe resented the power of the RCC
Islam was attracting many converts in W. Europe
The exploration of the Americas led to new religious ideas
The majority of the Catholic clergy had lost faith
3
The Columbian Exchange
did not affect East Asia
Did not involve Africa
Produced positive andadverse effects on the world.
Improved the nutrition of America indigenous peoples
4
Why did the Shia and the Sunni split ?
How the Quran should be interpreted
Arguments over Muslim expansion
Concerns over dietary laws of Muslims
A fight over Muhammad’s religious successors identity
5
What was the Counter Reformation?
The Catholic Church attempted to reform itself
The second Protestant Reformation
The failure of the Protestant Reformation
The countdown to the next Reformation
6
This person conquered the Inca.
Magellan
Cortes
Pizarro
Moctezuma
7
Which DOES NOT belong in this list of Sudanic states?
Axum
Ghana
Songhai
Mali
8
Where were the Inca located?
Central America
None of these
North America
South America
9
Vladimir I spread which belief system to Kievan Rus?
Islam
Catholicism
Orthodox Christianity
Greek philosophy
10
The social order of feudalism was...
Monarch, Knights/Vassals, Lords, Peasants, Nobles/Serfs
Monarch, Pope, Knights/Nobles, Vassals/Lords, Peasants/Serfs
Pope, King, Knights, Lords, Peasants, Vassals
Monarch, Lords/Nobles, Knights/Vassals, Peasants/Serfs
11
Who was Prince Henry the Navigator?
Portuguese explorer sailed to southern tip of Africa in 1488
He discovered Americas in 1492 while searching for India.
Portuguese sailor first European to reach India
Founded a school to teach navigation
12
What were the Punic Wars?
Wars between Athens and Spartans
Rome and Carthage started three total wars
The wars between Persians and Athenians
small wars in Rome
13
Qin Shihuangdi helped ___________ China.
ruin
unify
destroy
collapse
14
Who killed Caesar?
The Plebeians
The Military
The Senate
The First Triumvirate
15
Why did the Renaissance begin in Italy?
Money and the Catholic Church
Location of the Byzantine Empire
Trade and Money
Trade and the Catholic Church
16
The three ports in the transatlantic slave trade were
South Africa, American West Coast, Spain
Europe, American Colonies, Asia
Africa, Europe, Mexico
American colonies, Europe and West Africa
17
What type of government did the Mayans have?
Democracy
Theocracy
City-States
Anarchy
18
Lay Investiture
was founder of the Dominican monastic order
are the established rites of the Catholic Church
are the established rites of the Catholic Church
was appointment of church officials by secular rulers
19
Why were the Aztecs constantly at war? They...
had to defend themselves against aggressive neighbors.
were trying to win the favor of the gods
were capturing prisoners of war to use in human sacrifice.
were trying to convert their neighbors to their religion.
20
What was the Neolithic Revolution?
period in which adaptation of sedentary agriculture occurred
obtaining subsistence by humans before agriculture
use of evolving stone tools and hunting and gathering
technological changes in organization;led to agriculture
21
How did the Medici family become so wealthy?
Selling paintings
They stole money
Banking
Scientific learning
22
What was the Magna Carta?
A DOCUMENT RAISING TAXES
A DOCUMENT OUTLINING ENGLISH POLICIES
A DOCUMENT STOPPING TAXES
A DOCUMENT LIMITING THE KINGS POWER
23
What is cuneiform?
a system of writing developed by the Sumerians
a manuscript developed by the Polynesians
a trade system based on conifer seeds
24
Machiavelli
Dutch priest and humanist
Wrote "The Prince"
Italian sculptor who created ancient Roman ruins
French humanist
25
Confucianism emphasizes what?
self as disembodied spirit
self as unworth
self as center of relationships
self as primary ego
26
Alphabet spread to Russia by Cyril and Methodius (Byzantine Monks)
Cyrillic
Arabic
Phoenician
Byzantine
27
Who founded Judaism?
Jesus
Zoroaster
Abraham
Moses
28
What were the Jesuits?
A group of people trying to stop the spread of Lutheranism
A group of people who converted others to Catholicism
A new Religion separate from the Church
A group of people who converted others to Lutheranism
29
What is the definition of vernacular?
Repeats a thing from the beginning of a sentence at the end.
Using an adjective or adjective phrase to describe.
The language spoken by the ordinary people in a town.
An ordinary or familiar conversation.
30
What was the most important result of the Bantu Migrations?
Spread of Language
Spread of disease
Spread of Religion
Spread of recipies
31
What is a Manor?
A piece land, Where serfs and peasants work and farm
A large piece of land owned by the serfs
A large Kingdom
A boat
32
What was John Calvins major teachings
Indulgences
Adult Baptism
Predestination
Humanism
33
What accomplishment did Alexander the Great do
He built one of the world’s largest empires
He built the temple of Zeus
He Lead the Persian war
He built the Parthenon
34
Who was Johannes Gutenberg?
The inventor of the printing press and wheel
The inventor of Gutenberg bible and printing press
The inventor of the wheel and bible
none of the above
35
The Paleolithic Age is
also called the New Stone Age.
not proven to have existed.
the period in which humans used simple stone tools.
usually known as the Primitive Age.
36
Which accomplishments are associated with the Gupta Empire?
Use of Sanskrit and the development of the concept of zero
Defeat of the Roman Empire and adoption of Christianity
Creation of Pax Mongolia & founding of a Chinese dynasty
Adoption of democracy and construction of the Pantheon
37
Which of the following was NOT a technological advancement of the Han Dynasty?
Watermill
Horse collar
Standardized weights and measures
Crossbow
38
What was the Mayan calendar based on?
Holidays
Astromony
The end of the world
Earthquakes
39
Who was Plato?
Socrates's student who built The Academy
Socrates's wife who challenged his ideas
Greek philosopher
Socrates's executioner
40
The writing of Ancient Egypt was called
Cuneiform
Arabic
Hieroglyphics
Cyrillic
41
The Gupta Empire was also known as the
Golden Age of India
The Age of Indian Empires
The Great Age of India
The Bronze Age
42
Who destroyed the Byzantine Empire
Ottoman Turks
Western Rome
Crusaders
Alexios Angelos
43
The holy text of Judaism
Bible
Torah
Vedas
Koran
44
What was the Acropolis?
The high point of a city state
A type of clothing
A food
A pool
45
Who was Socrates' most famous student?
Alexander the Great
Aristotle
Plato
Homer
46
Which dynasty came before the Zhou Dynasty ?
Han dynasty
Xia dynasty
Qin dynasty
Shang dynasty
47
The first European country to start the Transatlantic Slave Trade was
France
Portugal
England
Spain
48
Who conquered the Aztecs?
Malinche
Cortes
Pizzaro
Moctezuma
49
All of the following were accomplishments of Julius Caesar EXCEPT:
Conquered Gaul (France)
First Emperor of Rome
Member of the First Triumvirate
Dictator for Life
50
Who is the founder of Buddhism?
Siddhartha Gautama
Kong Fuzi
Zoroaster
Moses
51
Where were the Aztecs Located?
Guatemala
Mexico
Germany
Peru
52
Cyril and Methodius?
translated the Bible into Latin
tried to kill Justinian I
fought in the holy war (jihad)
translated the Bible in Slavic
53
What did Ashoka preach?
Violence and war
That every one must act the same
That the only religion was Buddhism
Nonviolence, Mortality, and Buddhism
54
What did the Sumerians invent?
The Wheel
Writing
Plow
All the above
55
How was the Patriarch connected to the Byzantine Empire?
The Patriarch ruled the Roman Catholics
The Patriarch was the Islamic ruler
The Patriarch was the ruler of the Eastern Orthodox.
All of the above
56
The Columbian Exchange was ?
a period of exchanges between Asia & Europe
a period of exchanges between the US & Mexico
a period of exchanges between Portugal & Spain
a period of exchanges between the Old World & the New World
57
The Founder of Confucianism
The Buddha
Jesus
Abraham
Confucius
58
The Columbian Exchange:
All of these options.
brought mineral wealth to Europe from the Americas
brought new crops to Europe from the Americas
stimulated European population growth
59
Who is the founder of Hinduism?
Siddhartha Gautama
Zoroaster
Moses
None
60
What did the Council of Trent do?
Create a new religion
Clarify Catholic Church teachings
Add parts to the Bible
Pick a new Pope
61
Ibn Battuta was a(an) _______ traveler.
Arab
African
Spanish
Chinese
62
The most significant ruler of the Byzantine Empire was
Constantine
Justinian
Theodosius
Diocletian
63
What are the sacred books of Hinduism?
The Bible.
The Quran.
The Torah.
The Vedas and Upanishads.
64
Where is Indus River Valley located?
Turkey
Egypt
Pakistan and southwest India
Pakistan and northwest India
65
In the practice of religion, the 10 Commandments are to Judaism as the 8fold Path is to
Islam
Buddhism
Shinto
Daoism
66
The Inca didn't create a written language.
False
True
67
The encomienda system was similar to the Mita system in the New World in the sense that
both demanded service to gov't by a segment of the pop
they both brought disease and pestilence to a foreign land
both created a form of social stratification
it conferred Christianity on those dying for good of Spain
68
Qin Shihuangdi established all of the following EXCEPT:
weights and measures
uniform writing system
law code
civil service
69
Who are the Sumerians?
a people whose theology revolves around Summer
people from the Sume region
the founders of Mesopotamian civilization
70
How did the Zhou dynasty collapse?
Disease wiped out entire population
Uprising of the people in rebellion against emperor
Couldn't keep control over decentralised political system
Shang took over claiming "Mandate of Heaven"
71
Which was an immediate result of the European Age of Exploration?
Islamic culture spread across Africa and Asia.
independence movements developed in Asia and Africa.
military dictatorships were established throughout Europe.
European influence spread to the Western hemisphere.
72
What is the significance of Socrates?
Started The Academy, wrote The Republic.
Taught by asking questions, forced to commit suicide
None of the above.
His ideas form the basis for modern science.
73
Who was Martin Luther?
A popular early Renaissance artist.
A King of Spain
A German priest and professor of Theology.
An important figure of the Reformation.
74
Pax Romana???
A Time of Kindness
A Time of War
A Time of Peace
A Time of Cruelty
75
Which were the causes of the crusades?
Territorial and demographical reasons
Conquer the Holy Land of christians
Economical reasons and re open Mediterranean trade routes
Religious reasons, economical and need for peace
76
Which of the following were advancements in the Age of Exploration?
Compass, Astrolabe, Gunpowder, Poisonous Gas
Compass, Submarine, Astrolabe, and Gunpowder
Caravel, Compass, Astrolabe, and Gunpowder
Caravel, Ship, Compass, Astrolabe
77
the 4 noble truths, 8fold path and nirvana are associated with
Daosim
Hinduism
Buddhism
Confucianism
78
Which is NOT one of the Five Pillars of Islam
Fast during the holy month of Ramadan
Celebrate Yom Kippur
Pray 5 times a day facing Mecca
Make a hajj to Mecca
79
Who is Genghis Khan?
the king of the opposing team for the Mongol empire
one of the children of the ruler of the Mongol empire
The first leader and creator of the Mongol empire
The most powerful warrior in the Mongol Empire
80
Egyptian Pharaohs were considered gods
True
False
