World History Mid-Term

Henry II strengthened the royal authority in England by:

Essay: (Worth 10 points) What are the 7 sacraments of the Roman Catholic Church, evaluate in light of Scripture

Who won a victory at the Battle of Tours?

At what mountain-pass battle did a Spartan army fight to its death?

What was the second stage in becoming a knight?

What group was at the top of the Indian caste system?

Charlemagne’s royal court and center of learning was located at

This civilization ruled in the Yucatan peninsula of Mexico and came up with a creative counting system and calendar

Which building in Athens is dedicated to the goddess Athena?

Which of the following is not true of Plato?

After the two centuries of Mongol rule in Russia, which city rose to power in the north?

The growth of which city weakened the Golden Horde in Russia?

The population of India was divided into this rigid system of social groups

In what year did the Roman empire fall?

medieval architecture with flying buttresses for cathedrals to have higher ceilings, thinner walls, etc

The new seventh-century threat to the Byzantine Empire was the

When Octavian returned to Rome after winning the third civil war, what type of government did he say he was restoring?

The Chaldeans can also be called the:

Spread Gospel all over the Mediterranean world, originally named Saul, wrote much of the New Testament

The Slavic alphabet was adapted from the

Which of the following was not a view of the Roman Catholic Church concerning economic activity?

The Hundred Years’ War was fought between which 2 countries?

Alexander the Great’s father, who united Macedonia, was

The basic political unit of Greece was the:

Polygamy is best defined as:

What religion follows the Four Noble Truths?

Which dynasty ruled the areas of Macedonia and Greece following Alexander the Great’s death?

The pope rose to prominence in which city?

place of temporary punishment in Roman Catholic teaching where souls bound must go after death to pay for minor sins

What caused the city-states to unite during the fifth century BC?

Its alliance with the Roman Church and its symbolic association with ancient Rome, the German empire of middle ages was

Which one of the following is not included in the Four Noble Truths taught by Siddhartha Gautama, also known as Buddha?

The self-contained farming community controlled by a lord and farmed by his peasants was called a

This young leader conquered the vast territory from Greece to India before the age of 33

The Taika Reform changed Japan from

What culture had a strong impact on Russia?

What aspect of the Judeo-Christian belief impressed and influenced Muhammad?

What is the term for a “submitter” to Allah?

He was perhaps the best representative of the early medieval popes:

This empire developed in modern Cambodia and featured the Buddhist temple Angkor Wat:

What name or title of Octavian's was originally a family name that became a title for later emperors to use?

The “Great Charter” that would limit the king of England’s power and which the king was forced to sign

Muhammad supposedly received his ideas for Islam through

Art and architecture of the Middle Ages were most influenced by the

The primary centers of education during the early Middle Ages were

Who committed the 1st murder?

Which of the following groups did not rule England before 1066?

What Persian king led the second invasion of Greece after crossing the Hellespont on a bridge of boats?

Charlemagne means:

What ruler conquered Sumer, built the first empire, and had his capital at Akkad?

What did Sophocles and Aristophanes have in common?

Who was a missionary to the Slavic people?

This term describes “Roman Peace” that was a time of stability during the Roman Empire around when Christ was born

What was the name of the battle fought between William of Normandy and Harold?

The Eastern Roman Empire became known as the

What ultimate goal does a Buddhist want to achieve?

The Île-de-France was land

The official language of the Roman Catholic Church was

At the Battle of Cannae, Hannibal defeated the Romans by

The Arabs trace their beginnings to:

The Holy Roman Empire was founded by:

Al- and Ibn Sina are best known for their knowledge in the field of

A popular theory of where the earliest settlers came from in North America was a ice or land bridge called:

In 1054, this split the Roman Catholic Church of the West with the Eastern Orthodox Church

What was the basic social, religious, and political unit in early Japanese society?

Feudalism arose as a political system in Europe after the collapse of which empire?

The mountains that run down the middle of the Italian Peninsula are the