World History Midterm Review

Muhammed was born in what holy city?

This Hebrew leader recieved the 10 commandments

Mesopotamia was found between what 2 rivers?

This Babylonian King created the first written laws

These were the main Laws of Rome

In ancient China this was the approval of the gods to rule.

Why is Constantine important

How did Triangular Trade/the Colombian Exchange impact the world?

The Middle Passage was taken by slave ships across the Atlantic to the Americas

Aqueducts were important in rome because of what reason?

Christopher Columbus landed in the West Indies (Caribbean Islands)

Polytheism means what

Roads were used to communicate and control the Roman Empire

This man controlled the largest Frankish Empire in history

This Western African city was an imprtant city for trade and learning

This Chinese emperor started building the Great wall of China

Trade increased between the Middle East and Europe durin the Crusade

The mongols conquered what areas?

Mongol expansion increased trade on the Silk Road

Where was democracy created?

This Spanish Explorer conquered the Aztecs

flea infested rats were the main cause of the spread of the Bubonic Plague

The Great Schism split into what religions

This civilization lived in the Andes Mountains in South America

Jesus wanted to change how people viewed their personal relationship with god

Socrates believed that everyone should question everything in their lives

Shi and Sunni Muslims disagree on what?

This civilization was on the Nile River

The Aztec were a powerful Mesoamerican society

The church was the only source of religious teachings in Europe due to massive illiteracy

This was a long term impact from Marco Polo's visit to China

Why was Justinian significant?

This language is a blend of Arabic and Bantu

This Mongol leader united the clans and created a huge empire

This man started Judaism

This religion believe in the caste system

This is the rebirth of the soul into another body after death

Why did Muhammaed flee Mecca during the Hijrah?

The European Feudal system was dependent on peasant labor

The Aztec Religion practiced human sacrifice

Diseases killed of many of the Native population in the Americas over the Span of 100 years

Feudalism was an economic and political system that existed in Middle Ages Europe.

The Middle Ages in Western Europe involved land ownership and the Manor System

Germanic tribes were a reason that the Roman Empire fell

This man was the first emperor of Rome

Paul was responsible for spreading Christianity throughout the Roman Empire

This Mali ruler was one of the richest men ever

Judaism, Christianity, and Islam all descended from what man?

Vasco da Gama was the first European to sail around Africa to get to Asia

This civilization used mummification and built the pyramids

This man spread Hellenistic/Greek culture through conquest

The main goal of the Crusades was to take back the Holy Land

These were tha main things traded in Western Africa

These were the Barbarians from Scandinavia who attacked monastaries and villages throughout Europe

Why were African Slaves introduced to the Americas?

These were the wealthy landowning aristocratic members of Roman society