How was Africa affected by the Atlantic slave trade?

Many cultures lost their fittest members, and families were torn apart

What was an important effect of the invention of the printing press?

It increased literacy and the use of the vernacular

Viking raids eventually ceased because of several factors, including the fact that

Farming conditions in the Viking homeland improved.

Ferdinand Magellan and his crew are credited with being the first to travel

Around the world back to Europe

What issue led to both of the Magna Carta and the establishment of Parliament?

How to end taxation without representation

According to the policy of mercantilism, how could a nation increase its wealth?

It should sell more goods than it buys from other countries

Conquered provinces resented Aztec rule because the Aztecs

Used conquered people for human sacrifice.

What did the devastation caused by the bubonic plague contribute to?

The disruption and collapse of medieval society.

How did Italy’s location help it become the birthplace of the Renaissance?

Italy had access to Roman ruins and ancient manuscripts from Constantinople

What was true of the Mongol Empire?

The Mongol Empire was the largest unified land empire in history.

What was the effect of the three-field system?

Farmers produced more food and villagers had more to eat.

What was an enduring characteristic of the Japanese government?

An emperor who reigned as a figurehead while another power ruled.

Which of the following was the primary reason for the Reformation?

Luther believed that the pope’s interpretation of the bible was incorrect

Which of the following did NOT contribute to the fall of the Tang Dynasty?

the restoration of the civil service system

What prompted a wave of new businesses and trade practices in Europe in the 16th and 17th centuries?

The Triangular Trade introduced the availability of new goods.

The bargain made between a lord and a vassal was

That the lord would grant the vassal land in exchange for military service.

The achievement for which Charlemagne is most remembered was

Building an empire larger than any since Rome.

What created an intelligent, capable governing class in China?

The civil service examination system.

What was the purpose of the Reconquista

To drive the Moors out of Spain.

What were the forces holding feudal society together

A set of mutual social obligations and the teachings of the Church.

How did Genghis Khan succeed as a conqueror?

Through brilliant military strategy and organization.

The decline of the Inca Empire can be traced to a

Struggle between rivals for the throne.

Which of the following best describes the nature of a guild?

An association of people who worked at the same occupation.

What does it mean if an African society is matrilineal?

children trace their ancestors through the mothers.

What was one result of the loss of native lives to disease in Latin America?

A severe shortage of labor in the colonies.

How did the Mongol conquest affect Korea?

The Mongols demanded a crushing tribute from Koryu rulers.

How were feudalism and the manor system related?

Feudalism was a social order, the manor system supported it

Which of the following was a result of the Fourth Crusade

Western Christians looted Constantinople

Luther protested the practice of selling indulgences. What was that practice?

The clergy sold pardons that released people from penalties for their sins

What does Islam mean in Arabic?

Submission to the will of Allah

What was the purpose of the Treaty of Tordesillas signed by Portugal and Spain?

To decrease conflict over the claiming of new lands.

How did the status of women change during The Middle Ages?

Noble women gained power by ruling when their husbands went on Crusade.

What helped China to become the greatest sea power in the world under Song leadership?

the invention of the magnetic compass

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1
How was Africa affected by the Atlantic slave trade?
Many cultures lost their fittest members, and families were torn apart
All African countries prospered and grew to be world powers.
Kings were able to stop rebellions with the firearms they received in trade
African empires became safer because they traded away their criminals
2
What was an important effect of the invention of the printing press?
Gutenberg used his wealth from the invention to support artists
It led to a renewed study of Latin and Greek.
It increased literacy and the use of the vernacular
It led to the development of public libraries.
3
Viking raids eventually ceased because of several factors, including the fact that
Muslim raiding parties threatened the Viking homeland.
Feudal lords successfully unified for defense.
Leif Ericson turned Viking attention to the exploration of new lands.
Farming conditions in the Viking homeland improved.
4
Ferdinand Magellan and his crew are credited with being the first to travel
West across the Atlantic Ocean
Around the southern tip of Africa
Across the Indian Ocean to India
Around the world back to Europe
5
What issue led to both of the Magna Carta and the establishment of Parliament?
How to end taxation without representation
How to resolve the Great Schism.
How to regain control of Jerusalem.
How to cope with the bubonic plague
6
According to the policy of mercantilism, how could a nation increase its wealth?
It should spread its wealth and power among private individuals
It should center its wealth and power in its government.
It should sell more goods than it buys from other countries
It should sell more goods than it buys from other countries
7
Conquered provinces resented Aztec rule because the Aztecs
Used conquered people for human sacrifice.
Used conquered people as soldiers.
Forced conquered people to migrate
Forced conquered people to change their agricultural methods
8
What was one of John Calvin’s major teachings?
Humanism
Indulgences
Predestination
Adult Baptism
9
During the Enlightenment, the word “utopia” literally means
Everywhere
Cultural Superiority
Highest
An ideal place
10
What did the devastation caused by the bubonic plague contribute to?
The disruption and collapse of medieval society.
A sense of unity among the continents affected by it.
The dominance of the Church in the later Middle Ages
A flowering of the arts in the later Middle Ages
11
What was the first major monotheistic religion?
Christianity
Islam
Hinduism
Judaism
12
According to the code of chivalry, a knight fought for all of the following EXCEPT
His lady
His country
His feudal lord
his Heavenly lord
13
There is only one god who watches over and cares for his people,persons serve god by studying the teachings of Jesus
Hinduism
Buddhism
Judaism
Christianity
14
How did Italy’s location help it become the birthplace of the Renaissance?
Italy had access to Roman ruins and ancient manuscripts from Constantinople
Ideas could be spread easily by means of papal influence
Italy was protected from the rest of Europe by the Alps.
The bubonic plague had not reached the southern tip of Europe
15
What was true of the Mongol Empire?
The Mongol Empire was the largest unified land empire in history.
The Mongol Empire treated all conquered peoples humanely.
Mongols forced conquered peoples to convert to their religion.
Mongols refused to adopt aspects of the cultures they conquered.
16
What was the effect of the three-field system?
Farmers could grow crops on one-half of their land.
Farmer could let their ground lie fallow over the winter.
Farmers produced more food and villagers had more to eat.
Farmers could grow crops on one-third of their land.
17
What was an enduring characteristic of the Japanese government?
Shinto teachers became the power behind the throne.
An equal balance of power between the feudal lords and the emperor.
A strong emperor who was supported by shoguns and samurai.
An emperor who reigned as a figurehead while another power ruled.
18
Which of the following was the primary reason for the Reformation?
The pope in Rome insisted on speaking only Latin
Luther believed that the pope’s interpretation of the bible was incorrect
Northern merchants resented paying taxes to the Church in Rome.
The Church was threatening to excommunicate the king of France
19
Which of the following did NOT contribute to the fall of the Tang Dynasty?
a series of internal rebellions
an inability to maintain order
the restoration of the civil service system
overtaxing of the peasants
20
What prompted a wave of new businesses and trade practices in Europe in the 16th and 17th centuries?
The Triangular Trade introduced the availability of new goods.
European countries becoming able to buy more goods than they sold.
People pooling their wealth for a common purpose
New wealth from the Americas and the decrease in overseas trade
21
What was the name of the legislative body of medieval England?
Inquisition
National Assembly
Estates General
Parliament
22
Social order, harmony, and good government should be based on strong family relationships; respect for parents and elder
Buddhism
Confucianism
Christianity
Judaism
23
Which group was most responsible for the spread of the bubonic plague to Europe and which group was initially blamed?
Crusaders; Mongol Invaders
Merchants; Jews
Mongol Invaders; Jews
French Soldiers; Mongol Invaders
24
The bargain made between a lord and a vassal was
That the lord would grant the vassal land in exchange for military service.
That the lord would defend the vassal in battle.
That the vassal would build a city on the lord’s lands.
That the vassal would build a monastery in exchange for food.
25
The achievement for which Charlemagne is most remembered was
Halting the expansion of the Muslim empire.
Visiting every part of his kingdom to ensure justice.
Traveling to Rome to crush a mob threatening the pope.
Building an empire larger than any since Rome.
26
What created an intelligent, capable governing class in China?
The inclusion of women in leadership roles.
The civil service examination system.
A highly refined court society that valued art.
Wise agricultural advisors.
27
What was the purpose of the Reconquista
To solidify the Muslim influence in Spain.
To recapture the Holy Land
To try people suspected of heresy
To drive the Moors out of Spain.
28
During the Middle Ages, the lowest-ranking clergy members were the
peasants
bishops
abbots
priests
29
Which Mongolian practice did Kublai Khan NOT follow?
Ancestor Worship
Military Conquest of China
Increase Trade in the Mongol Empire
Nomadic way of life
30
What was the main reason for Henry VIII’s split with the Roman Catholic Church?
His religious beliefs.
His treatment of Catherine of Aragon
His desire for a male heir
His unwillingness to pay Church taxes
31
What were the forces holding feudal society together
Pride in their Roman heritage and a thriving economic system.
A set of mutual social obligations and the teachings of the Church.
The laws of Rome and Justinian’s code.
Loyalty to country and belief in God.
32
How did Genghis Khan succeed as a conqueror?
Through offering people the Mongol Peace if they surrendered.
Through conquering only empires that had become weak.
Through brilliant military strategy and organization.
Through dressing his soldiers as warriors of the opposing country.
33
The decline of the Inca Empire can be traced to a
Drought that led to famine conditions.
Natural disaster.
War with a powerful Mesoamerican tribe.
Struggle between rivals for the throne.
34
What city in southern Africa controlled trade routes and was the economic, political, and religious center of an empire?
Great Zimbabwe
Sofala
Kilwa
Mombasa
35
Which of the following best describes the nature of a guild?
Workers who used gold leaf to decorate palaces
An association of people who worked at the same occupation.
Merchants who sold specially woven cloth at local fairs.
Traders who carried local goods to other regions.
36
There is only one God who watcher over and cares for people, People serve Yahweh by studying the Torah
Christianity
Judaism
Hinduism
Buddhism
37
What does it mean if an African society is matrilineal?
women inherit land through their mothers
children trace their ancestors through the mothers.
women have all of the authority.
females inherit the wealth of the family.
38
What was one result of the loss of native lives to disease in Latin America?
A severe shortage of labor in the colonies.
The ruin of several tobacco and sugar cane plantations.
A growing tolerance between the colonists and the natives.
Fewer battles between the colonists and natives over land.
39
What problem was identified by Church reformers during The Middle Ages?
All of the above are true.
Kings, rather than Church leaders, appointed bishops.
Bishops sold positions in the Church for money.
Village priests married and had families contrary to Church law.
40
Which of the following is NOT a monotheistic religion?
Hinduism
Islam
Judaism
Christianity
41
Persons achieve complete peace and happiness, known as nirvana, by eliminating their attachment to worldly things
Hinduism
Confucianism
Buddhism
Judaism
42
How did the Mongol conquest affect Korea?
The Mongols demanded a crushing tribute from Koryu rulers.
The Mongols forced Koreans to accept Mongol traditions.
The Mongol occupation caused rival Koryu factions to unite.
The Mongols brought peace to Korea for the first time in three centuries.
43
How were feudalism and the manor system related?
Feudalism was a social order, the manor system supported it
Feudalism involved only war, while the manor system involved farming.
The king set the laws of feudalism and the Church set the laws of the manor
Feudalism applied only to lords, while the manor system involved serfs.
44
In the 1400s, what was the most important trade good from the East?
Porcelain
Potatoes
Corn
Spices
45
Which of the following was a result of the Fourth Crusade
Western Christians looted Constantinople
Muslims seized Edessa
Christians seized Jerusalem
Christians and Muslims signed a truce
46
Luther protested the practice of selling indulgences. What was that practice?
Indulgences permitted priests to marry and have children.
Clergy members bought indulgences to reach higher offices
Charles toldpeople buying indulgences would exclude them from paying tithes
The clergy sold pardons that released people from penalties for their sins
47
What does Islam mean in Arabic?
One has has submitted
Submission to the will of Allah
Muhammad is the messenger of Allah
There is not God but Allah
48
What was the purpose of the Treaty of Tordesillas signed by Portugal and Spain?
To divide up the trade routes to the East
To create an alliance that would offset Dutch domination of sea routes.
To decrease conflict over the claiming of new lands.
To promote cooperation in the sharing of technological advances.
49
How did the status of women change during The Middle Ages?
They gained power by running their own convents.
Their status remained the same.
Noble women gained power by ruling when their husbands went on Crusade.
Their roles became increasingly confined to the home and convent.
50
What was the main economic activity in New France?
creating long-term colonial investments
building a fur trade
Finding Religious Freedom
Finding gold and spices
51
What helped China to become the greatest sea power in the world under Song leadership?
The invention of gunpowder
the invention of the magnetic compass
New ship building techniques
Battle tactics learned from Mongolian rulers
52
What did Africans mainly provide in the trade between East Africa and Asia?
Raw Materials
Manufactured Goods
Art works
Grains and Produce
53
Who captained the first European ship to sail around the tip of Africa, now known as the Cape of Good Hope?
Vasco da Gama
Prince Henry
Bartolomeu Dias
Cristo Colomo
54
Hindu’s spiritual leaders are
Priests
Ministers
Gurus
Monks
55
Which of the following increased the loyalty of conquered peoples?
Popol Vuh
Iroquois League
Incan Welfare System
Potlatch Ceremont
56
What did the encomienda system provide for New Spain?
more land
A cheap labor source
military protection
more settlers
57
The intellectual and cultural movement know as humanism arose from the study of
Classical Greek and Roman culture
Medieval scholarship.
The contributions of the Tang and Song dynasties
Original Christian writings
58
The soul never dies, but is continually reborn, achieve happiness and enlightenment by freedom of earthly desires
Christianity
Confucianism
Judaism
Hinduism
59
What did Vasco da Gama succeed in gaining for Portugal?
A sea route between Portugal and India
Control of the Spice Islands
A sea route between England and India
A sea route between Portugal and China
60
Which of the following is NOT one of the three main Hindu deities?
Shiva
Dharma
Vishnu
Brahma
61
During the later Middle Ages, where were most serfs likely to search for freedom
Towns or Cities
The Holy Land
Monestaries
Farms
62
Why was the Khmer city-and-temple complex of Angkor Wat built?
It was built to honor the Hindu god Vishnu and later to celebrate Buddha
It was dedicated to the agricultural goddess in thanks for new form of rice
It was built to celebrate the kamikaze.
It was initially built to celebrate Buddha’s attainment of nirvana.
63
Which of the following was NOT a problem faced by the Church?
Whether the Pope should reside in Paris or London
What to do about priests who married and had families, violating Church law
Whether kings or the Church should appoint bishops
Whether bishops should be permitted to sell positions in the Church
64
What was one negative effect of the Crusades that has continued to the present?
Strengthening of papal authority.
Hostility between Muslims and Christians
Weakening of the feudal nobility
Trade between Europe and Asia
65
How was The Great Schism finally resolved
The king decided which pope would rule the Holy Roman Empire
A pope was chosen who spoke French and Italian as well as Latin
All three popes were forced to resign, and a new pope was elected
One pope ruled from Rome and another from Constantinople
66
What was the major cause of the Great Schism?
Arguments about which man holding the position of pope was the true pope
The morality of the Crusades.
Ethics and wealth within the Church.
Arguments about whether Jesus or the pope was the head of the Church.
67
What was NOT true of women’s status during the Tang and Song periods?
Foot-binding crippled women, but enhanced their husbands’ status.
Women were considered subservient to men.
A woman declared herself emperor for the first time in Chinese history.
Women were encouraged to become writers, poets, and painters.
68
Which trait did NOT characterize Gothic cathedral architecture
Stained glass windows
Flying Buttresses
Rounded Arches
High, vaulted ceilings
69
Where in the Americas did Christopher Columbus land first?
An island in the Caribbean Sea.
The southern tip of South America.
The coast of what is today Panama.
The eastern coast of North America
70
In which of the following ways did the early North American peoples view the land?
The land was something to be owned and built upon
The land was unimportant, not something worth fighting for
d. The land was sacred, not something that could be bought and sold.
The land was something to be owned and used for agriculture.
71
Canon law deals with issues under the authority of
the feudal lord
The military
the Church
the emperor
72
What was the most important effect of the Hundred Years’ War?
It put an end to the three-field approach to farming.
It destroyed formerly prosperous English towns and villages.
It caused the development of national identities in England and France.
It led to Joan of Arc becoming France’s patron saint.
73
How did Islam spread throughout Africa?
Universities were established to teach the religion
Muslim teachers traveled throughout Africa to introduce the faith
Ibn Battuta traveled through 27 countries to teach the Qur’an
It spread by conquest and through trade.
74
Which of the following is NOT true of both Japanese samurai and European knights?
They fought for a lord in exchange for something.
They entered battle with protective gear and weapons.
They lived by a code of honor that valued bravery and loyalty.
They would commit ritual suicide rather than face defeat.
75
What were Europeans’ main motives for making voyages of exploration?
To gain extra land for a growing population
To grow wealthy and spread Christianity
To test their new technology.
To break the Portuguese monopoly on trade
76
How did the Muslim Empire treat conquered peoples?
They were allowed to become first-class citizens upon converting to Islam.
They were treated as equal citizens with Muslims.
Their religions were tolerated, but restrictions and taxes were imposed.
They were forced to give up their religions and convert to Islam.
77
Which of the following was true of the Maya?
They were governed by warrior kings.
They were governed by a theocracy with a sun-god-king.
They developed math and astronomy to support their religious beliefs
They had a social welfare state that cared for people under their control.
78
Which of the following was the chief means of social and political organization in African stateless societies?
Age-set Systems
Islamic Law
Lineage Groups
Animism
79
What was the main difference between the Sunni and Shi’a branches of Islam?
Sunni named their caliphate after Muhammad’s daughter.
Shi’a believed that the caliph needed to be a relative of Muhammad.
Sunni wanted to return to the elective system of choosing a caliph.
The Shi’a did not outwardly oppose Umayyad rule.
80
What was the chief goal of the Crusades?
To force the Byzantines to become Catholics.
To recover Jerusalem and the Holy Land from the Muslim Turks.
To improve trade among Europe, Asia and Africa.
To spread Christianity throughout Europe, Asia and Africa.
81
What are the Five Pillars of Islam?
The Major Duties Required of all Muslims
The Various divisions of Islam
The times during the day when Muslimss must pray
Muhammad and the four leaders who followed him
82
In what way did Leonardo da Vinci represent the ideal Renaissance Man?
He lived in Italy during the 1500s.
He was a painter, sculptor, inventor, and scientist.
He used perspective in all of his drawings and paintings.
He painted the Mona Lisa while holding scientific discussions.
83
Writers began writing in the everyday language of the people, which is known as
Classical
Romance
Modern
Vernacular

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