World History Honors Midterm Review

The Catholic "Schism" involved dual popes: one in Rome, and one in _________, France.

In 1492, who was most likely to have believed that the earth was flat?

What is a "piece of eight"?

Author of the Canterbury Tales

How did the Inca farm on mountainsides?

William the Conqueror came from Normandy. The Normans were the descendants of ____________.

What killed about half the population of Europe in the 14th century?

This had the most negative impact on the behavior of the Catholic clergy.

What made it so easy for a small force of Spaniards to take down the Aztec and Inca empires?

His religious philosophy is most known for Predestination

The Catholic Monarchs Ferdinand and Isabela are from

Author of "The Prince"

Viking Battle Strategy

This apostle is most responsible for spreading Christianity throughout the Greek-speaking world

What is depicted in this picture?

Mexico City is built upon the ruins of

The Latin abbreviation "A.D" means:

After fighting in the Crusades, English King Richard the Lionheart

Who was the founder of Hinduism?

Aztec Emperor at time of Spanish arrival

These Native Americans are famous for feathered headdresses

The Inuit temporary shelters were called

English weapon used to gain early victories in the Hundred Years War

Seljuk Turks defeated the Byzantines in 1071 at the Battle of 

Which was NOT one of the "three sisters" of the North America?

At the Battle of Tours, Charles Martel won the victory to stop __________ into France

The Spanish wife of King Henry VIII was married to him for the longest time, but had no sons.

This lip / jaw .... result of cousins marrying cousins.... again and again..

Where did the Iroquois live?

Islam was founded by 

This English Queen was perhaps the most powerful woman in world history

The Renaissance began in....

The Church of England was created by ____.

What happened to most Mayan writings?

The Eastern Roman Empire was also called the _______ Empire

Mesoamerican women could become

Aztec : Maya as....

Which conquistator conquered the Inca?

English nobleman murdered by King Henry VIII for opposing his break with the Catholic Church

Before Clovis' conversion to Christianity, most Germanic tribes were:

Alexander the Great spread _______ culture.

Mother of Kings Richard the Lionheart and John II

The language spoken by people of a particular region

Where was the first democracy?

This Holy Roman Emperor drowned on his way to the Crusades

Anti-semitism: This group was blamed by many Europeans for spreading the Black Death

Catholic Priest who wanted to reform the Church from within; not break away & form a new church

This Italian wrote the "Divine Comedy" in the Tuscan vernacular

Ruling family of Renaissance Florence

William the Conqueror took control of England in 1066 at the Battle of

This mountaintop Inca city is notable for its masonry and architecture.

Who DIDN'T conquer England?

Which city is part of the Holy Land?

Who united the Iroquois Confederacy?

What is the name of this sculpture?

Marco Polo spent many years in the court of Mongol Emperor ________.

"Gold for man" - a fine to be paid for murder in Germanic societies

English bishop protested King Henry II’s authority over the Church, and was martyred for it.

A council member of the Iroquois Confederacy could be removed by

French heroine of the Hundred Years War

The First Americans traveled across the

The Black Death spread to Europe on the ships of 

The Holy Roman Empire ("neither holy nor Roman") was located in modern day ___________.

The Vikings came from this land of "ice and snow"

Elite Aztec Warriors

The code of ethics of Medieval Knights

Who is the "father" of Judaism

This Greek Philosopher wrote about a Man in a Cave

Why was the 4th Crusade a complete disaster?

After the Great Schism in 1054, the religion of the Byzantines became

Most famous of the Carolingian emperors

Mesoamerican religion was obsessed with

This Roman emperor made Christianity legal in the 4th century

Who was the first Bishop of Rome (the first Pope)?

Which is NOT an "Abrahamic" religion?

Martin Luther's main issue with corrupt Catholic clergy was based on:

The Council associated with the Catholic Counter Reformation

"Soldiers of Fortune" in Renaissance Europe - they were men who would fight anyone for money.

He invented the printing press

The rise of Capitalism (individuals becoming free to work for money) was helped by

Frankish King who converted to Christianity in 476 AD

The Viking heroine Lagertha was a:

This civilization conquered and "copied" the Greeks.

95 Theses nailed to the door of a church launched the Protestant Reformation

The lifestyle of the Plains Indians of North America depended on this animal: