What change did Constantine make to the Empire that was ultimately most destructive?

The Capital was moved to Constantinople

What was NOT an effect of the Atlantic slave trade?

European traders lost money on their slave trading

Which set of people were influential during the Crusades?

Pope Urban, King Richard, Saladin

Which is NOT a criticism by Martin Luther of the Catholic Church?

People should have holy communion to reflect on their sins

Who were three key figures of the Byzantine Empire?

Justinian, Belisarius, Theodora

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World History - Semester 1 Exam Review

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1
Which of these words means "a landowner".
vassals
peasants
serfs
merchants
2
The Columbian Exchange enabled trade from North and South America to where?
Asia
Australia
Europe
3
Who was the leader fo the Turks who captured Constantinople in 1453?
Mehmet
Otto the Great
Suleyman
Justinian
4
Which was a leader of the Mali civilization?
Muhammad
Mansa Musa
Montezuma
Sunni Ali
5
Which of these countries settled in Brazil?
England
Portugal
France
Spain
6
Which of the following Japanese traditions was not copied from China?
The court system
Writing
Hairdressing
Cooking
7
What change did Constantine make to the Empire that was ultimately most destructive?
The Capital was moved to Constantinople
He built a wall as a border
Icons were made illegal
The Pope was no longer a strong leader of the Empire
8
Which of these was the Songhai civilization known for?
their system of taxation
provincial government
matrilineal inheritance
Sundiata
9
What was NOT an effect of the Atlantic slave trade?
Loss of many African males from African society
European traders lost money on their slave trading
Wars between African tribes
Hindered African development
10
Which of these cities was not a major city-state during the Renaissance?
Florence
Venice
Naples
Sicily
11
What is the monotheistic religion based on the teachings of Muhammad?
Hinduism
Christianity
Judaism
Islam
12
Which civilization required that all people work a certain # of days each year for the govt?
Inca
Mali
Aztec
Maya
13
Which set of people were influential during the Crusades?
Pope Urban, King Richard, Saladin
Pope Geoffrey, Justinian, Theodora
Charlemagne, Clovis Pope Leo
Al-Bakr, Ibn Battutta, Mansa Musa
14
Which of these men was not associated with the Scientific Revolution?
Rene Descartes
Francis Bacon
Blaise Pascal
Giotti DeBonotti
15
What was Japan's relatioship with Korea during feudal times?
They were military enemies
Koreans were sending their children to Japan for education
Korea was in control of Japan
They were trading partners
16
Which of these was not a contribution of the Byzantine Empire?
Justinian's Code
Preservation of Greek and Roman culture
Haggia Sophia
Magna Carta
17
Which of these civilizations was the earliest?
Ghana
Songhai
Mali
18
Which event in Middle Ages Europe killed the most people?
The Great Famine
The Hundred Years War
The Great Schism
The Black Death
19
What is an interchange of goods or commodities, especially on a large scale?
Commerce
Banking
Technology
Guilds
20
Which of these two countries was involved in the Treaty of Tordisillas?
Spain/Portugal
England/France
Spain/France
Netherlands/Portugal
21
What is the main reason given for the need for slaves in the American colonies?
Lack of native labor
There was an abundance of available slave labor
The Europeans needed the African to teach them to farm
22
What three current countries were a part of the Byzantine Empire?
Spain, Denmark, China
Germany, Russia, Finland
Italy, Greece, Turkey
England, Norway, Sweden
23
Who was originally responsible for the idea that the sun was the center of the universe?
Copernicus
Kepler
Galileo
Ptolemy
24
Which religion is the oldest?
Islam
Christianity
Judaism
25
Pertaining to a style of architecture originating in France in the Middle Ages
Neoclassical
Baroque
Gothic
Baltic
26
What was Martin Luther's first major grievance with the Catholic Church practices?
The sale of indulgences
Requirement that he preach during Sunday mass
Demands of tithing
the requirement of sacraments
27
Which of these positions on the feudal pyramid is distinct to Japan only?
military leader
army force
nobles
peasants
28
Which is NOT a criticism by Martin Luther of the Catholic Church?
People should be able to read the Bible for themselves
The Pope is not more important than the Bible
We are saved by faith alone
People should have holy communion to reflect on their sins
29
The idea of human ability to achieve is known as what?
renaissance
reformation
perspective
humanism
30
Which country sent out Columbus?
England
Netherlands
Italy
Spain
31
The legal and social system that evolved in Western Europe in the 8th and 9th centuries?
Natural law
Parliament
Scholasticism
Feudalism
32
What are the first five books of the Hebrew Bible called?
Magna Carta
Old Testament
Qu'ran
Torah
33
Which of these was not a major Caliphate Empire for Islam?
Songhai
Abbasid
Umayyads
Fatimid
34
Who opened the House of Wisdom in the Islamic Empire?
Al-Razi
Avicenna
Averroes
Al-Mamum
35
What is the name of the conflict that occured over the city of Jerusalem?
Inquisition
Reconquista
Renaissance
Crusades
36
Which of these rulers built the greatest empire in Western Europe?
Ferdinand and Isabella
Justinian
Otto the Great
Charlemagne
37
Which of these was a writer during the Renaissance?
Brunellischi
More
El Greco
Michealangelo
38
Which of these was the major weakness of the Columbian Exchange?
Transmission of disease
Mercantilism
Global trade
Joint stock companies
39
Any system of persons or things ranked one about the other?
Chivalry
Hierarchy
Habeas Corpus
Code
40
What is the legislature of certain British colonies and possessions?
Architecture
Banking
Habeas corpus
Parliament
41
In what part of Africa was the Songhai civilization located?
north
east
west
south
42
Which civilization was NOT a major influence on the art and literature of the Renaissance?
Incan
Byzantine
Islamic
Classic greek and roman
43
Which of these was not a development of the English legal/constitutional history?
Parliament
Habeas Corpus
Common law
Justinian's Code
44
Which of these countries did not have an East India Company?
Portugal
Netherlands
France
England
45
Whaich civilization required regular blood/human sacrifices to appease their gods?
Songhai
Byzantine
Aztec
Inca
46
Which of these countries began to develop as a country under William the Conqueror?
England
France
Germany
Spain
47
What was Columbus looking for during his first voyage?
North America
East Indies
West Indies
South America
48
Whic of these was not a cause of the fall of the Roman Empire?
Justinian's plague
Weak economy
Lazy, ineffective military
Capital was moved to Constantinople
49
Who is credited with starting the idea of the feudal system?
Justinian
Charlemagne
Charles the Simple
Otis II
50
Who were three key figures of the Byzantine Empire?
Justinian, Belisarius, Theodora
Charles Martell, Charlemagne, Otis the Great
William the Conqueror, Clovis, Philip II
King John, Pope Gregory, Henry II
51
The rules and customs of medieval knights.
Natural law
Bushido
Feudalism
Chivalry
52
What means the physical geography of a place?
location
physiography
terrain
anatomy
53
What is the religion based on the sacrifice of Jesus for the sins of mankind?
Christianity
Buddhism
Hinduism
Judaism
54
How many slaves died as they were making the passage across the Atlantic Ocean?
10%
15%
20%
5%
55
Which of these does not describe Suleyman?
Had and efficient government
Captured Constantinople
Had an unsuccessful lineage because of his fear of rivals
Allowed the practice of Christianity
56
Whic of these was a sculptor during the Renaissance?
Van Eyck
Michealangelo
Petrarch
Gentileschi
57
Which of these was not an effect of the Reformation?
Counter Reformation
Military conflict
Religious division
Growth of the Catholic Church
58
The early theories of the Scientific Revolution surrounded what issue?
the validity of religion
the composition of the human body
the heliocentric universe
the use of the scientific method
59
Which of these was not an effect of the fall of the Roman Empire?
Visigoths took over Rome
Increase in trade
Citizens lost their sense of patriotism
Civil wars and political unrest
60
Which was not a cause of the decline of the Byzantine Empire?
Plague of Justinian
Outside Invasions
Crusades
Hundred Years War
61
The Thousand and One Nights was a collection of fairy tales from the British Empire.
False
True
62
Who was considered a leader to the Jewish people?
Akbar
Charlemagne
Muhammad
Abraham
63
Which of these was NOT a consequence of the slave trade?
African slaves in North America were made citizens in 1800
North American colonies grew properous
Africans brought their expertise to farming
Large # of African descendents in Americas
64
Which of these was not a role of the monastery?
Writing/printing of books
Education of priests
Training knights
Missionary work
65
Which of these was not an early criticism of the Catholic Church doctrine?
Jesus is the savior for sins
Communion is required for salvation
Jesus, not the Pope, is the head of the Church
Baptism as a baby is required for salvation
66
Which nation developed their navy to 20,000+ ships to control the East Indies trade routes?
Netherlands
France
England
Portugal
67
Which of these men was not an explorer?
Jose de San Martin
Vasco de Gama
Hudson
Magellan
68
What is the system of law the governs the Islamic Empire called?
Shari'a law
Cannon law
Justinian's Code
Shinto
69
What was NOT a cause for the rise of the Italian City-States?
The weatlth and power of the Medici family
The power of the Catholic Church
Growth of the merchant class
Increase in trade
70
Which group believed that the caliphs should be a descendant of Muhammad?
Sunnis
Suffi
Mongols
Shi'a
71
The Islamic system of governing the former non-Muslim territories is called what?
Shari'a law
Suffi
jihad
dhimmitude
72
Whic of these does not describe the physography of Japan?
It is mountainous
It is surrounded by water
It is flanked by two island chains
It has a lot of coal, iron and oil
73
Which of these is not associated with the African civilizations?
Islam
griots
human sacrifice
ancestor worship
74
Which of these was NOT a possible cause for the Age of Exploration?
New techniques in ship building
Improved navigation techniques
Prince Henry's school of navigation
Lack of trade competition
75
Who was at the top of the Japanese feudal pyramid?
daimyo
samurai
emperor
shogun
76
Who is at the top of the European feudal pyramid?
church officials
nobles
king
knights
77
Which of these was NOT an artistic development of the Renaissance?
Drawing and painting with perspective
Building of many new and spectacular churches and cathedrals
Gothic architecture
Use of mosaic tiles in art and pottery
78
What was the main cause of the split of the Roman Catholic Church during the 11th century?
The belief in Jesus
The use of icons in worship
The destruction of the Haggia Sophia
The influence of Islam
79
Who wrote "The Prince" which explained how to best rule one's country?
Erasmus
Macchiavelli
Shakespeare
Hus
80
What emporer first recognized Christianity as a legal religion of their empire?
Alexius
Justinian
Constantine
Charlemagne
81
Which country developed the first settlement in North America?
England
Spain
France
Portugal
82
Which of these was the only change made by the Catholic leaders at the Council of Trent?
Banned the sale of indulgences
Salvation was deemed as by faith alone without works
The Bible was deemed as the highest authority in the church
Communion was no longer required
83
What was the leading cause of the the fall of the early African civilizations?
attack by Islamic invaders
development of a national identity
the end of the slave trade
no more gold to trade
84
Who attempted to sail around the world?
Columbus
Magellan
Cabral
Cortez
85
Which of these countries developed after Philip II conquered Normandy from King John?
England
Spain
France
Russia
86
Jerusalem is not considered a holy city to which of these religions?
Islam
Buddhism
Christianity
Judaism
87
What were the major trading commodities of the African civilizations?
gold, salt
silver, alum
ivory, wheat
sugar, diamonds
88
Which country was not looking to spread Christianity along with their American settlements.
Spain
England
Portugal
Italy
89
The use of scientific knowledge to solve practical problems is know as this.
Physiography
Commerce
Scholasticism
Technology
90
Which was not a major influence on the development of Western Europe?
Classical Roman and Greek literature
Judeo-Christian traditions
Feudalism
The growth of Islam
91
What is the arrangement of giving private property in exchange for protection of the land?
feudalism
scholasticism
monarchy
manorialism
92
What is a group of nations or people ruled over by an emperor?
Convent
Code
Empire
Guild
93
What type of punishment could a Pope use to influence the behavior of the king?
Magna Carta
common law
habeas corpus
excommunication
94
What is an authoritative, general, systematic and written statement of legal rules?
Code
Schism
Habeas corpus
Commerce
95
A division is also known as this.
Collapse
Schism
Plague
Gothic
96
What was the effect of the Great Schism?
The power of the church decreased
The church increased its power over the people
Many people died
It caused all of Europe to be without a Pope
97
In the years following Muhammad's death who were the leaders of the Islamic Empire?
Ottoman Turks
Rightly Guided Caliphs
The Shi'ites
The Sunnis
98
The Columbian Exchange brought which of these commodities to North America from Europe?
Tobacco
Peppers
Horses
Tomatoes
99
Which of these is not a pillar of the Islamic faith?
Prayer
Fasting
Pilgrimmage
Asking for forgiveness
100
What country became a Christian nation after chasing the Muslims out?
Germany
Spain
England
France
101
Which of these were not part of the trading in the Columbian Exchange?
Material goods
Territories
Traditions
Ideas
102
Which of these was not an impact of the Islamic Empire on Africa?
Tribal law was replaced with Shari'a law
Shoguns became the military leaders of the Empire
The Muslims claimed much of Northern Africa jihad
The Muslims traded salt and gold
103
Who developed the printing press?
Johannes Gutenburg
Jan Hus
Nicoli Macchiavelli
Leonardo da Vinci
104
Which civilization was founded in Central America?
Chavin
Maya
Ghana
Inca
105
Which of these did not affect the growth of the modern economy in a positive way?
Creation of guilds
The Pope would not allow Christians to engage in banking
Technological developments
Towns developed along the shipping ports and trade routes
106
Who was responsible for publishing a book of drawings of the human body?
Vesalius
Descartes
Copernicus
Newton
107
What was the religion brought to Japan via the Korean traders from China?
Christianity
Hinduism
Buddhism
Judaism
108
Which of these civilizations was found in South America?
Olmec
Zapotec
Chavin
Aztec
109
What was France most interested in doing with the North American exploration?
Finding gold
Building settlements
Making money from the fur trade
110
Which of these men was not a significant figure in Islamic history?
Al-Razi
Avicenna
Belasarius
Averroes
111
Which civilization had the oldest slave trade?
Islamic
Aztec
Roman
African

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