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