2. Semester 1 Exam Review #60-120

How did the focus of study change between the Middle Ages & the Renaissance?

What did Newton call the force that keeps planets in their orbits around the sun?

How did Mongol rule affect Russia's relations with Western Europe?

This group of Muslims believe only descendants of Muhammad can be leaders:

The ? is the sect of Islam that feels any good Muslim can lead (or be caliph).

What is a religious group that has broken away from an established church?

What is one way in which Islam is similar to Judaism & Christianity?

In his book The Prince, Machiavelli advises rulers to:

The Mongols who invaded Russia were known as:

Tolls collected from the flow of gold & salt helped to build the kingdom of:

What is the everyday language of ordinary people?

Who was the greatest ruler of ancient Mali?

Where was the Ottoman Empire capital?

What was the elite force of the Ottoman Empire?

What is a group of people who share the same language & cultural heritage?

What is the idea that God has already determined who will be saved?

What are Russia's open grasslands that offered no barriers to migration?

What is the most sacred temple of Islam that is located in Mecca?

What was the final factor that caused Martin Luther to revolt against the church?

Why did the Renaissance begin in Italy?

Who was the English scientist that developed the Scientific Method?

Who were the professional storytellers of West Africa?

What is the significance of the Battle of Tours in 732?

What is a way to buy entry into heaven?

What is the term for a government run by a religious leader?

Who invented the printing press?

What commodity was often more valuable than gold?

What is the key difference between the Sunni & Shiites?

What new drawing technique allowed artists to create more realistic drawings?

What is the term for someone who supports the arts?

Which famous humanists assembled a library of Greek & Roman manuscripts?

Which social reformer & humanists wrote a book about a perfect, ideal society?

What is the name of the sacred text of Islam?

Who was the Polish scholar that proposed the sun was the center of the universe, not Earth?

What technology enable the Ottoman Empire to capture Constantinople?

Ivan III sometimes referred to himself as _?_, the Russian word for Caesar?

Why were Jews & other people persecuted ?

How did Africa's geography lead to cultural diversity?

Who was the German mathematician & astronomer who calculated the orbits of the planets revolving around the sun?

What is the term that refers to non-Muslim citizens of an Islamic state?

Which statement best describes Muslim centers of learning?

During the 1100s, why did Jewish refugees flee Western Europe and settle in Eastern Europe?

Who developed a new type of advance math called calculus?

The Russian language is written using which alphabet?

As a result of the trading networks which led to new business practices, Muslims developed:

What section of math did Muslim mathematicians pioneer?

How were goods & ideas transported across the Sarah Desert?

What religion did Axum and Ethiopia practice?

What was impact of the printing press?

According to the Five Pillars, what must every Muslim do?

Who painted the "Mona Lisa" & "Last Supper"?

What is one belief Luther held that differed from Church practices?

What is Islamic religious law?

What was the common written language of Muslim areas in Africa?

Who introduced the religion of Islam to SW Asia after he heard the voice of the Archangel Gabriel?

What is the name/title of the successors to Muhammad called?

What were the main themes of the Renaissance?

Who was the leader of the Ottoman Empire when it was at its greatest?

What two Renaissance ideals did Shakespeare's work address?

Who sculpted the statue "David" & painted the Sistine Chapel?

What does the Arabic word Islam mean?