Fall Semester Final Review

Question 1

Which Byzantine ruler collected all existing Roman law and organized it into a single "code"

Accepted Answer

Justinian

Question 2

Political system of Middle Ages in Europe based around an exchange of land for service/loyalty

Accepted Answer

Feudalism

Question 3

What do Hammurabi, Draco, and Justinian all have in common?

Accepted Answer

Important contributors to the development of law

Question 4

The first civilizations, like Egypt and Mesopotamia, developed around what geographic feature?

Accepted Answer

Fertile river valleys

Question 5

What change in China resulted from the Mongol Conquest?

Accepted Answer

Northern and Southern China were reunited with Yuan Dynasty

Question 6

Martin Luther and John Calvin were key people in what revolutionary movement in Europe?

Accepted Answer

Protestant Reformation

Question 7

Which of the following was an effect of the Crusades?

Accepted Answer

Europeans learned about new ideas and products from Muslims

Question 8

Which of the following was established by the Magna Carta in 1215?

Accepted Answer

Trial by jury

Question 9

What is a major characteristic of a theocratic government?

Accepted Answer

government under control of religious leaders

Question 10

The Renaissance began in Italy because...

Accepted Answer

Italian cities were wealthy and supported the arts

Question 11

Which of the following is an achievement of the Ancient Indus Valley Civilization?

Accepted Answer

well planned cities set up on a grid system

Question 12

Which factor most contributed to the decline of Rome?

Accepted Answer

over-reliance on troops recruited from non-Roman peoples

Question 13

Which of the following is a characteristic of Renaissance Art?

Accepted Answer

All of the above

Question 14

Who invented the Printing Press?

Accepted Answer

Johannes Gutenberg

Question 15

Which of the following would you find in a Civilization?

Accepted Answer

Food surplus

Question 16

What was the central theme of art during the Middle Ages in Europe?

Accepted Answer

Religion

Question 17

The Renaissance and Reformation were similar in that they both..

Accepted Answer

stimulated a spirit of inquiry

Question 18

What was the reason for the split between Sunni and Shia in Islam?

Accepted Answer

Dispute over who should succeed Muhammad after his death

Question 19

What was the Neolithic Revolution?

Accepted Answer

Switch from hunting/gathering to agriculture

Question 20

How were the Tang and Song dynasties of China similar?

Accepted Answer

Both made advances in science, arts, and math

Question 21

Name of the economic system in W. Europe during the Middle Ages

Accepted Answer

Manorialism

Question 22

Renaissance art was based on art from...

Accepted Answer

Greece and Rome

Question 23

The Romans contributed to Western Europe with...

Accepted Answer

the establishment of a common system of written law

Question 24

Which of the following is a consequence of the rise of Islam?

Accepted Answer

Muslim scholars made important advances in math and science

Question 25

Which of the ancient Civilizations would be considered a Theocracy?

Accepted Answer

Egypt

Fall Semester Final Review

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Fall Semester Final Review

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