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GCA IA2 World History Review 2021
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1
Which geographic barriers might have prevented empires of India from expanding north?
seas
mountains
rivers
grasslands
2
Which of the following ultimately increased trade and cultural diffusion between Europe and the Islamic world?
the bubonic plague
the Crusades
isolationist policy
trade with the Americas
3
Which of the following was true of Alexander the Great?
His empire lasted for over three centuries after his death
He blended practices of different cultures he conquered
He conquered all of India
He forced the adoption of Greek culture
4
Which of the following rulers created a fairer tax system and allowed religious tolerance for India?
Askia Mohammad
Selim the Grim
Mehmed II
Akbar the Great
5
Who was crowned the first Holy Roman Emperor by Pope Leo III because he spread Christianity to the Germanic kingdoms?
Charlemagne
Henry IV
Saladin
Pippin
6
Trade in Medieval Europe grew due to which of the following?
the Great Schism of 1054
Growth of towns
the fall of Charlemagne's empire
the Hundred Years' War
7
Why did the population increase during the Qing Dynasty?
farming reforms
no conflicts
Food banks
social equality
8
Bonus: The Church was often involved in secular needs of kingdoms. What does secular mean?
basic
worldly (non-religious)
Religious
economic
9
What was a result of the Black Death?
end to the Hundred Years' War
severe labor shortages
shift of the papacy to Avignon
increase in feudal obligations
10
Which philosophy emphasizes the yin and yang, forces of nature, and harmony in the universe?
Legalism
Confucianism
Scholasticism
Taoism/Daoism
11
What is the traditional religion of Japan?
Shinto
Confucianism
Buddhism
Islam
12
What was the initial goal of the First Crusade?
Christians to regain control of Turkey
Muslims to regain control of Spain
Christians to capture Jerusalem
To carry out the Reconquista in Spain
13
Who unified Japan by force and brought stability?
Kublai Khan
Shi Huangdi
Tokugawa Ieyasu
Matsuo Basho
14
How did Ibn Sina (Avicenna) contribute to the Muslim Golden Age?
Wrote books on medicine
Wrote new laws
Invented gunpowder
Discovered algebra
15
Religious syncretism in Africa was the blending of new religions with
law codes
economic policies
indigenous (native) religions
ice cream
16
Which of the following would have been included in the Epic of Sundiata?
the legendary founding of the Mali Empire
indigenous beliefs that seemed "magical"
all of the above
Sundiata's Muslim background
17
Which of the following individuals contributed to the spread of Christianity?
the Apostle Paul
Mansa Musa
Ashoka the Great
James
18
What was the position of shogun in feudal Japan?
King
emperor
Chief
military dictator
19
The princes of Moscow grew powerful after invasion because they became tax collectors for...
The Mongol Empire
The Mali Empire
The Safavid Empire
The Byzantine Empire
20
Who isolated Japan from foreign influence?
Oda Nobunga
Emperor Hongwu
Tokugawa Shogunate
Kangxi
21
Which of the following was a Buddhist ruler of the Mauryan Empire in India?
Tamerlane
Siddhartha Gautama
Shi Huangdi
Ashoka
22
Which of the following leaders gained control of the Silk Road during the 1200s?
Justinian
Genghis Khan
Shah Abbas
Suleyman the Magnificent
23
What was the importance of Justinian's Code?
it was the first law code ever
it continued Roman law
it abolished slavery
it began feudalism
24
The merchant class in feudal Japan held the lowest status in society.
False
True
25
Which of the following groups established the first lasting monotheistic religion?
Mongols
Ancient Greeks
Hebrews
Mughals
26
The Roman Empire would have controlled the most territory in which year? (CE=AD; BCE=BC)
1200 BCE
1453
476
117 CE
27
What was the basis of the power the of Ghana, Mali, and Songhai empires?
gold and salt trade on the Trans-Saharan network
a legal code based on old Roman laws
control of the Silk Road trade
large armies equipped with cannons
28
Which dynasty ended Mongol rule and completed the Great Wall?
Han
Qing
Ming
Zhou
29
System in Medieval Europe in which land ownership and labor was exchanged for military protection:
Dictatorship
Monarchy
Feudalism
Federalism
30
Who founded the Qing dynasty?
Zheng He
the Manchus
Oda Nobunaga
Kublai Khan
31
Which of the following individuals' hajj to Mecca made Mali famous?
Kublai Khan
Nur Jahan
Mansa Musa
Marco Polo
32
The House of Wisdom was established by the Abbasid caliphate as...
a library
all of the above
a center for research
an academy
33
A philosophy that encouraged a person's abilities or merits along with tradition and honor of ancestors:
Confucianism
Legalism
Sikhism
Classicism
34
Holy Roman Emperor Henry IV was excommunicated because...
Pope Gregory VII did not want him appointing bishops
He sent troops to fight in the Crusades
He banished the icons in all Byzantine Churches
Charlemagne did not approve of him
35
Are you ready for this test?
Absolutely!
Yes!
I'm going to ace it!
Bring it on!
36
Which of the following included monotheistic beliefs?
Zoroastrianism
all of the above
the rule of Amenhotep IV
Judaism
37
The Hundred Years' War was between England and _______.
United States
France
Spain
China
38
Which of the following blended with indigenous religions of West African societies?
Islam
Eastern Orthodoxy
Shinto
Hinduism
39
Which of the following religions shares its roots with Judaism?
Christianity
Hinduism
Buddhism
Shintoism
40
Who was known for both defeating and creating a compromise with Crusaders?
Saladin
Eleanor of Aquitaine
King John
Ibn Battuta
41
Which of the following would have affected medieval Europeans' lives the MOST?
the spread of Islam
the Catholic Church
the Fourth Crusade
the Enlightenment
42
Which of the following did Berber traders cross in their trade with the Ghana Empire?
The Congo
The Sahara Desert
The Mediterranean Sea
The Silk Road
43
The Great Schism of 1054 split which two branches of Christianity?
Church of England and Roman Catholic
Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox
Eastern Orthodox and Russian Orthodox
Lutheran and Roman Catholic
44
The Great Wall of China was built primarily for
the improvement of agriculture
trade of silk and other valuable goods
defense against invasions
preventing European influence
45
Which is TRUE of the Byzantine Empire?
It was the center of the Roman Catholic Church
It never reached enough power to expand
It was ruled by direct democracy
It declined slowly over many centuries
46
Which of the following groups' migrations blended culture and religion throughout Africa?
Manchu
Egyptian
Aksum
Bantu
47
What brought a final end to the Byzantine Empire in 1453?
Mongol invasions
Ottoman conquest of Constantinople
spread of the bubonic plague
Germanic tribe invasions
48
Which of the following is a major example of Byzantine influence in Kievan Russia?
devshirme
griots
Cyrillic alphabet
bushido code
49
Who helped to expand Chinese influence and trade during the Ming Dynasty in the 1400s?
Lao Tzu
Emperor Meiji
Murasaki Shikibu
Zheng He
50
Which Byzantine city was in an ideal location for trade and defense?
Timbuktu
Constantinople
Rome
Edo
