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Fall semester review for World History of topics covered in Texas.
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1
According to legend, Romoulus and Remus founded what major city?
Athens
Pompeii
Corinth
Rome
2
During the Crusades, Christian crusaders would often
Target the women and children of Muslim families
Killed women and children of Eastern Orthodox Christians
Protected all religious pilgrims to the Holy Land
Kill men, women, and children of any faith indiscriminately
3
The fall of the Western Roman Empire happened in what year?
1054 C.E
The East fell first
476 C.E
1476 C.E.
4
Why was Christianity a threat to the Roman Empire?
Was destroyed in Jewish revolt of 70 C.E
Did not allow for the belief in a god
Challenged Roman Emperor's authority
All followers had to become ascetics
5
What political system developed in Western Europe after Rome collapsed?
Manorialism
Oligarchy
Feudalism
Monarchy
6
King Henry VIII broke away from the Catholic church because the refused to give him
Question papal authority
a second wife to have daughters
allow him to divorce Catherine of Aragon
pay taxes to him
7
Emperor Justinian built the largest church in Christendom called the
None of the above
St. Peter's Basillica
Westminster Abbey
Hagia Sophia
8
In feudalism, who was the lowest in the pyramid of power?
Vassal
King
Serf
Knight
9
These two saints are credited with creating the language used today by 315 million people
St. Peter and St. Bartholomew
St. Francis and St. Francis
St. James and St. Paul
St. Methodius and St. Cyril
10
Charles Martel is grandfather of what Frankish ruler
Charlemagne
Otto of Saxony
Peter the Great
Louis the Pious
11
Renaissance humanism is defined as
Embraced scholastic thought and ideals
A resurgence in the belief of pagan ideals
Thinking and questioning civic life
Having to follow all church laws without question
12
The most famous of all Renaissance Humanist thinkers was?
Mosaccio
Petrarch
Erasmus
Leonardo da Vinci
13
Vikings, the great warriors, came from what region of the world?
Scandinavia
Western Europe
Central Asian Steppes
Northern Africa
14
The effects of the Crusades on Europe were
Increased trade and entrenched feudalism
Decline of the feudal and manorial systems
Increased trade, decline in feudalism and church power
Constant clashes between Christians and Muslims
15
Who was the most famous Christian leader during the Crusades?
Ferdinand of Castile
Conrad I
John I
Richard the Lionheart
16
England was conquered by which Norman invader in 1066
None of these answers
Charles I
William of Normandy
Philip IV
17
The French term "Renaissance" means rebirth. It was a rebirth of what?
Rebirth of the use of Latin as a daily language
Spread of Islamic faith into Europe
Western thought and belief in Classical civilizations
Rebirth of the power of the Christian church
18
A polis is what in English
nation-state
country
city-state
empire
19
What three times of plague were common during the Middle Ages and Renaissance time periods?
Bubonic, septicemic, and cancerous
Bubonic and pneumonic only
Bubonic, pneumonic, and septicemic
Bubonic only
20
This religion is named after the main prophet Zarathustra
Christianity
Zoroastrianism
Judaism
Islam
21
What Germanic tribe would establish the kingdom known as the "Holy Roman Empire
Franks
Angles
Visigoths
Ostrogoths
22
The term pax romana and pax mongolica both refer to a time period in which
The known world was constantly at war
The known world was divided into different languages
The known world was constantly divided into empires
The world was in a state of peace for a period of time
23
The description of the Mandate of Heaven allowed Chinese dynasties to rule until
Heaven killed the emperor
China being ruled as a theocracy
Gave unlimited power to any emperor
A new mandate was given to a new dynasty
24
The first written legal code was known as...
Twelve Tables
Hammurabi's Code
Justinian's Code
Ten Commandments
25
The Crusades was a series of wars fought over
Control of Damascus
Control of Constantinople
Control over the Bosphorus Strait
Control over Jerusalem and the Holy Land
26
The leader of the Muslim forces, respected by even the Crusaders, was named
Muhammad
Uthman
Saladin
Ali
27
What are the four qualities of Renaissance art?
Religion, monochromatic, non-realistic
None of the above
perspective, depth, use of color, and realistic styles
abstract design and use of surrealism
28
What role did the Justinian code play in modern legal systems?
Codified only those laws Emperor Justinian liked
Codified all the different laws of the empire
Codified the Twelve Tables into Law
Did not play any role in modern legal systems
29
Buddha described two ways in which one can leave the material world to attain nirvana. They are
Ahimsa Path and Second Tria
xiao and junzi
Four Noble Truths and Eight Fold Path
Asceticism and Meditation
30
This religion is known as the first monotheistic religion in the world.
Islam
Christianity
Zoroastrianism
Judaism
31
The term "Christ" is the Greek translation from the Hebrew "moshiach" or "messiah" which means?
"the Redeemer"
None of these
"the Saviour"
"Anointed one"
32
This man is credited with starting the Protestant Reformation with his 95 Theses
John Knox
Martin Luther
King Henry VIII
John Calvin
33
1054 is the year that is known as what in Christianity?
Great Schism
Protestant Reformation
Council of Nicea
Pax civilis
34
If the historian Herodotus had known of the Harappan society, it would have been called what?
Nile
Tigris
Yangtze
Indus
35
Why were Jews blamed for spreading the plague?
They did not get as sick as their Christian counterparts
They poisoned the wells of the Christian neighbors
They had secret medicine they didn't share
They suffered more than Christians
36
Emperor Diocletian split the Empire into two parts because
Made it easier to move Roman legions around
Empire was too large to run by one person
All the above are true
Was easier for language purposes
37
Medieval society was defined by what kind of economy?
Trade restricted by the rulers
Manorialism
Capitalism
Communism
38
The bubonic plague is known for killing what percentage of the world?
100%
over 50%
60-70%
90-100%
39
What modern capital of Ukraine was the original site of the Russian empire?
Donetsk
Kharkov
Odessa
Kiev
40
The Eastern Roman Empire became known by the name
Constantinian Empire
Corinthian Empire
Pan-German Empire
Byzantine Empire
