World History 1st Semester Review 2024

Manorialism was a social system mostly centered on which of the following:

Who translated the first English Bible?

What two brothers were the legendary founders of Rome?

What important part of British government was created during the High Middle Ages?

Rome fought a series of major wars against what other Mediterranean power?

The Romans were generally _________ various religions.

In Greek mythology, who stole fire from the gods and gave it to humanity?

A Renaissance man would be expected to be familiar with which of the following?

The Suez Canal is located in which country?

Which of the following is an Abrahamic religion?

Which Roman emperor legalized Christianity?

What was the first civilization to develop in ancient Mesopotamia?

The Holy Roman Empire was mostly located in which modern country?

What Roman hero inspired George Washington during the American Revolution?

Who wrote the Illiad and the Odyssey?

Paracelsus developed what practice?

During the early Middle Ages, the bishops of which city began claiming authority over all Christians?

Julius Caesar gained much of his prestige by conquering what territory?

Sumerian writing is called what?

Who conquered Anglo-Saxon England for the Normans?

The Renaissance was a rebirth/rediscovery of what classical cultures?

The Epic of Gilgamesh includes a story about what natural disaster?

Pascal mistrusted which method of understanding?

Galileo was condemned by what institution?

Who was crowned Holy Roman Emperor by the Pope in 800 AD?

The Populares favored which of the following:

What astronomer contributed to heliocentrism by collecting decades of data?

Which two countries fought the 100 Years' War?

The Fourth Crusade attacked which important Christian city?

Which of the following is/are generally regarded as a good emperor?

Who developed the laws of motion?

The Mongols tolerated which of the following religions:

The Umayyads governed which empire?

Most of Sparta's population was composed of which of the following:

Who was the greatest Greek warrior in the Illiad?

What empire was long thought to be a myth until its rediscovery in the early 1900's?

Which of the following played a major role in advancing mathematics?

The Vikings mostly came from which of the following?

Which of the following is another name for the Eastern Roman Empire?

Which of the following helped the Mongols conquer their empire?

What Assyrian king is famous for his great library?

Circulation of the blood was discovered by whom?

Which of the following was generally excluded from scientific work?

Which of the following helped develop more collaborative approaches to science?

Who was the most important Muslim commander of the Crusades?

The Achaemenids governed what ancient empire?

The scientific revolution challenged the medical ideas of what ancient Greek?

Which pair of rivers was vital to Mesopotamia?

What was Luther's opinion of Copernicus and heliocentric ideas?

Which of the following were common defensive features of medieval castles?

What critical document laid the foundation for basic American rights?

The Illiad is the story of a Greek war against what city?

Who took over Alexander's empire after his death?

Who completed the heliocentric model of the solar system?

Unlike other cities, Spartan women were allowed to participate in which of the following:

Which of the following was used by Rome to keep its urban poor pacified?

Which of the following made major contributions to human knowledge of anatomy?

Athens is considered the birthplace of what political system?

According to legend, Aeneas came from which city?

The Peloponnesian War was fought between which two city-states?

Sparta's male citizens were expected to be what?

Alfred the Great was a king from what group of people?

In Greek mythology, who was the chief of the Olympian gods?

The predominant religion of the Persian Empire was what?

The Nicene Creed was produced by what important event?

What is the name for the long Christian reconquest of Spain?

The northern Israelite kingdom of Israel was destroyed by what empire?

Medieval views of medicine were largely based on maintaining what?

Which of the following was an important French heroine of the 100 Years' War?

What is the name of the long period of general peace and stability after Octavian/Caesar Augustus' rule?

What area of scientific development most interested political leaders?

Who made the famous statement "I think, therefore I am"?

Descartes preferred which method of understanding the world?

Who was the Egyptian god of the sun?

Where did the Black Death begin?

In physical questions, Galileo preferred which method of understanding?

Mesopotamia is another name for which of the following?

Which Roman emperor split the empire into a western and eastern half?

Which of the following is one of the five themes of geography?

What Persian emperor allowed the Jewish people to return to Jerusalem?

Much of what we know about ancient Persia comes from what Greek writer?

Which of the following emphasized practical scientific work to improve society?

Followers of Islam are called what?

The pyramids were built during which period of Ancient Egypt?

What Babylonian emperor destroyed the southern Israelite kingdom of Judah?

Greece is located on/near which sea?

Which of the following was a barbarian tribe which attacked Rome?

The Renaissance was centered on which of the following?

Muhammad began preaching Islam in what city?

Copernicus challenged the view of the universe developed by which ancient Greek philosopher?

The Hittites were the first group of people to use what metal?

Hammurabi created the first written code of what?

During the early Middle Ages, Muslims invaded or attacked which of the following Christian lands?

What is the name of a sun-centered model of the solar system?

Petrarch was an important leader/found of what movement?

What made Hatshepsut unique as a Pharaoh?

What was the name for the code of conduct for Christian noblemen?