Judaism is notable for

being one of the first monotheistic religions.

What is significant about Constantine?

He legalized Christianity in the Roman Empire.

Which is true about Maximillien Robespierre, the Head of the Committee of Public Safety?

He sentenced thousands to execution by the guillotine.

Which of the following is true about the Black Death?

It disrupted Europe's economy and the feudal system.

The Mayans were governed by

Kings who ruled over independent city-states.

What is true about Genghis Khan?

He conquered the largest contiguous empire ever.

Why is Simon Bolivar significant?

He is the founding father of many South American nations.

What is Hammurabi's Code?

One of the earliest known systems of laws.

Which of the following is accurate regarding Aztec religious beliefs?

They used human sacrifice to appease their gods.

Which is one of the Four Noble Truths?

Suffering is caused by our desire for earthly things.

Which is true about Louis XIV?

He forced his nobles to live in Versailles.

The cultural influences spread by Alexander the Great.

independent city-states in ancient Greece.

The Eastern Orthodox Church split with Catholicism due to disagreements

over the authority of the Pope.

exposed the corruption of certain Church practices.

100 years of peaceful rule in the Roman Empire.

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1
The Enlightenment ideas of natural rights which inspired the Founding Fathers came from
Emmanuel Kant
John Locke
Isaac Newton
Olympia de Gouges
2
Which European nation controlled most of Latin America in the early 19th Century?
Portugal
France
Spain
England
3
This man came to power in France through a military coup.
Danton
Napoleon
L'Ouverture
Robespierre
4
The Crusades
Was fought between Christians and Muslims.
Sought to conquer the Holy Land for Christian Europe.
Reintroduced trade between Europe and Southwest Asia.
All of the above.
5
The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen gave rights to ALL French citizens.
True
False
6
Which best describes a Renaissance Man?
Well-rounded.
Extremely wealthy.
Devoutly religious.
Loyal to one's king.
7
Judaism is notable for
heavily influencing the beliefs of ancient Greece.
introducing the concept of reincarnation.
being one of the first monotheistic religions.
combining the religions of ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia.
8
The Haitian Revolution was led by this man.
Jacques Louis David
Simon Bolivar
Miguel Hidalgo
Toussaint L'Ouverture
9
According to Islam, who is Muhammad?
All of the above.
The final prophet of Islam.
The sacrifice for the sins of mankind.
The son of God.
10
What is significant about Constantine?
He defeated Alexander and conquered Greece.
He legalized Christianity in the Roman Empire.
He was the first emperor of Rome following the Republic.
He became the first elected leader of Rome.
11
Which is true about Maximillien Robespierre, the Head of the Committee of Public Safety?
His moderate reforms ended the Reign of Terror.
He sentenced thousands to execution by the guillotine.
He led a royalist uprising in support of Louis XVI.
He orchestrated the coup that brought Napoleon to power.
12
Which of the following is true about the Black Death?
It failed to spread outside of the Byzantine Empire.
It only impacted the lower classes of Europe.
It disrupted Europe's economy and the feudal system.
Europe was able to deal with it more effectively than Asia.
13
During the Renaissance, a sense of pride in human potential and achievement was known as
Protestantism
Caeseropapism
Humanism
Classicalism
14
A form of government in which a single ruler has total power
Absolutism
Theocracy
Enlightenment
Caesaropapism
15
Which is true about Julius Caesar?
He was instrumental in the demise of the Roman Republic.
All of the above.
He successfully fought the barbarians on Rome's frontiers.
He led his army into Rome to establish himself as dictator.
16
Napoleon's disastrous invasion of ___________ led to his downfall.
England
Haiti
Russia
Spain
17
In Islam, what is the hajj?
A pilgrimage to Mecca.
The five daily prayers.
A donation to the poor.
A month of fasting.
18
Intellectual movement of the 18th Century that focused on reason. It inspired many revolutions.
Royalism
Stoicism
Enlightenment
Absolutism
19
The Catholic Church once sold this claiming that it offered forgiveness of sins.
Permittance
Indignity
Mulligan
Indulgence
20
To abandon one's support for a particular statement or belief.
Declaim
Recount
Recant
Decant
21
The Mayans were governed by
An elected group of representatives.
Kings who ruled over independent city-states.
A strong central government.
A priest with absolute power.
22
Release from the cycle of reincarnation is the ultimate goal of which religion?
Hinduism
Animism
Christianity
Islam
23
What is true about Genghis Khan?
He shut down the Silk Road trade routes throughout Asia.
He conquered the largest contiguous empire ever.
He persecuted Christians and Muslims in his empire.
All of the above.
24
Why is Simon Bolivar significant?
He was an influential Enlightenment philosopher.
He led Mexico's War of Independence.
He is the founding father of many South American nations.
He commanded the army that defeated Napoleon at Waterloo.
25
Which describes Siddhartha Gautama?
The author of the Jewish Bible.
The founder of Buddhism.
The final prophet of Islam.
The founder of Hinduism.
26
What is Hammurabi's Code?
An early Egyptian form of writing.
A system of ancient Mesopotamian religious beliefs.
One of the earliest known systems of laws.
A system for translating ancient languages.
27
Which of the following is accurate regarding Aztec religious beliefs?
They used human sacrifice to appease their gods.
They believed in the reincarnation of the soul.
The Aztec king was worshiped as a monotheistic god.
They had no religion until the Spanish brought Catholicism.
28
A social system based on reciprocal relationships between king, nobles, and serfs.
Absolutism
Feudalism
Chivalry
Monarchism
29
Which is one of the Four Noble Truths?
Honor your father and mother.
Suffering is caused by our desire for earthly things.
There is only one God.
All believers must make a pilgrimage to Mecca.
30
The fall of the Roman Empire was due primarily to
the rise of powerful Islamic empires.
rebellions from within.
religious conflict within the Empire.
barbarian invasions.
31
Which is true about Louis XIV?
He gave the Third Estate a greater role in government.
He forced his nobles to live in Versailles.
He promoted Enlightenment ideals during his reign.
He required that his nobles shave their beards.
32
Hellenism is
A style of art in the Mauryan empire.
The government of ancient Rome.
The religion of ancient Greece.
The cultural influences spread by Alexander the Great.
33
Which form of government involves people electing leaders to make decisions for them?
Direct democracy
Republic
Aristocracy
Oligarchy
34
What is the name of the trade routes which connected East Asia and Europe?
The Silk Roads.
The Oriental Roads.
The East Asian Routes.
The Trans-Asiatic Roads.
35
The Islamic name for God is...
Allah
Muhammad
Shia
Jehovah
36
Heliocentrism says that
The planets orbit the sun.
Everything in the universe is perfectly shaped.
The earth is flat.
The earth is the center of the universe.
37
Which is NOT a belief of Calvinists?
The divinity of Jesus.
The authority of the Pope.
Predestination.
Theocratic government.
38
The exchange of crops, animals, and diseases between Europe and the Americas is called
The Atlantic Ocean Trade
The American Route
The Colombian Exchange
Transatlanticism
39
What was the polis?
a method of electing leaders in ancient Greece.
the name of the ancient Roman legislature.
the wealthy upper class of ancient Roman society.
independent city-states in ancient Greece.
40
The belief that God has already chosen who will go to heaven and hell.
Substantiation
Electoralism
Divine providence
Predestination
41
Cuneiform is
A civilization in the Indus Valley.
The title given to the Babylonian emperor.
A Sumerian system of writing.
An ancient Egyptian religion.
42
The Eastern Orthodox Church split with Catholicism due to disagreements
over the authority of the Pope.
over Martin Luther's teachings.
over the accuracy of the Bible.
over Jesus' divinity.
43
The name of the king during the French Revolution was Louis ________.
XIV
XVI
XII
VXI
44
This Greek philosopher was known for his methods of questioning and challenging authority.
Plato
Epicurious
Aristotle
Socrates
45
Luther's 95 Theses
challenged the accuracy of the Bible.
exposed the corruption of certain Church practices.
encouraged loyalty to the Catholic Church.
supported the authority of the Pope over kings.
46
In ancient China, an emperor's right to rule was based on
the Will of the Gods
Divine Right
the Mandate of Heaven
popular sovereignty
47
The first denomination of Protestants were known as
Baptists
Anglicans
Presbyterians
Lutherans
48
In this event, Third Estate delegates swore to create a constitution for France.
Declaration of Revolution
Jacobin Uprising
Tennis Court Oath
People's Revolt
49
This innovation was most influential in the development of early civilizations.
Writing
Coined money
Farming
Hunting
50
Which is true regarding the Incan system of writing?
The Inca used hieroglyphics to communicate.
None of the above are true.
Writing was done on paper, which the Inca invented.
The Inca had an alphabet with 22 symbols.
51
Pax Romana is
The name given to the Roman republic.
The era following Alexander the Great's death.
An era when Christianity spread throughout the Roman Empire.
100 years of peaceful rule in the Roman Empire.
52
What were the Twelve Tables?
The laws of the Jewish people given to Moses by God.
The first written constitution of ancient Greece.
The basic beliefs of the ancient Greek religion.
The law code of ancient Rome.
53
The Aztec and Incan civilizations fell mainly due to
rebellions from within.
the spread of European diseases.
constant warfare with one another.
they were outnumbered by Spanish invaders.

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