ALE Social Studies Semester Review

Which of the following describes the overall message of Taoism?

After the fall of the Qi Dynasty in 221 BCE, who declared himself leader and created the first united China?

What was the Columbian Exchange?

Where did the Bubonic Plague first reveal itself?

Abu Bakr was known to be 1 of the 4 Guided Caliphs of Islam. His supporters became known as what?

Why did the Indigenous religion and culture eventually suffer?

For what is the Medici family famous?

Who named and claimed Canada for France?

What book did Machiavelli write about how to be a powerful ruler?

Medieval is a word that means what in Latin?

Which explorer conquered the Aztecs in 1519?

Judaism, Christianity, and Islam are all religions that fall under which category?

Siddhartha Gautama, the founder of Buddhism, was born in to a what?

One reason for European exploration was to - 

How was Henry II able to own more than half the land in France?

Which of the following was NOT a principle emphasized in Confucianism?

Which concept stemmed from the idea that people are naturally selfish and immoral?

Who declared himself the head of the English Church?

Martin Luther protested the Catholic Church by doing what?

Why was Charlemagne titled the "Holy Roman Emperor"?

In what way did Leonardo da Vinci represent the Renaissance Man?

Which group of people were seafaring and from Scandinavia?

Humanists would encourage someone to do what?

Which of the following is NOT an aspect of the Muslim way of life?

What was the Renaissance a rebirth of?

How did the Columbian Exchange impact global economics?

What was the overall effect of the Crusades?

What is another name for the Medieval times?

Under the Qin dynasty, all critics of the regime were...

The Muslim community struggled over the topic of Muhammad's successor because - 

What is the definition of a person with "mestizo" descent?

This dynasty was the longest lasting in Chinese history. Which once was it?

What was the result of all the different invasions from foreign groups into Europe?

What was the main reason for Henry VIII's split with the Roman Catholic Church?

North and South America were named after who?

Which of the following was NOT a result of Germanic invasions?

Kublai Khan established the _____ Dynasty in China.

A person who produces work "in the vernacular" is one who does what?

What did the civil service exams of the Han dynasty dictate?

King Alfred the Great had to defend England against who?

Why did European life expectancy slowly increase?

Which of the following was agreed upon at the Council of Trent?

What is the definition of filial piety?

Across the Old World, many people encountered each other via trade. Which trade route was 1 of the longest in the world?

Who was a Spanish explorer and the governor of Puerto Rico?

The rise of Islam occurred in which part of the world?

Which of the following defines the term "hajj"?

The term "Bedouin" means what?

Allah and Eluhim are two religious terms in Arabic and Hebrew that means what?

When Muslims conquered Persia and the Byzantine empire, what did they give non-Muslims to get them to convert religions?