What impact did the Black Death have on Europe?

Less people meant more food, prices go down, trade increases

Henry IV & Gregory VII argued over what?

Who had the power to appoint bishops

This made the Hebrews unique from other early civilizations...

Their religion was monotheistic

Which of the following are NOT characteristics of civilizations?

Postal service & universal healthcare

Strengthened the papacy, Encourage monasticism, Was the Bishop of Rome, Encouraged missionary work

What is the significance of Hammurabi's Code?

First known set of written laws

Charlemagne supported education by...

Ordering churches & monasteries to start schools

The Great Schism can best be described as the splitting of...

The Catholic Church over who had the power 2 appoint bishops, The Catholic Church over theological differences

Pericles was famous for...

Overseeing the building of the Parthenon

Hellenism can best be described as

Blending of Greek culture with other cultures

The Viking sagas are most likely...

Exaggerated the exploits of the Viking

Most early civilizations had what in common?

Polytheistic & located in river valleys

Why is the Rosetta Stone so important?

Allowed scholars to translate Egyptian hieroglyphs

Why do we know so little about the Indus River Valley?

We don't know how to read their writing

The significance of the Magna Carta in England is that it limited the power of the king...

While granting certain rights to nobles

How did an eligible noble become the Holy Roman Emperor?

Elected by other nobles & powerful clergy

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1
How did Alexander the Great spread Hellenistic culture?
Encouraged Greeks to move
Appointed officials from different cultures
Married a Persian princess
All of the above
2
Roman general who broke the law by leading his troops across the Rubicon River
Julius Caesar
Scipio
Caesar Augustus
Alexander the Great
3
They are the exception...
The Mongols
The Persians
The Turks
The Romans
4
City where democracy was born
Corinth
Athens
Sparta
Philadelphia
5
Legal reform that simplified approx. 1000 years of Roman law
Magna Carta
Code of Augustus
Hammurabi's Code
Justinian's Code
6
What impact did the Black Death have on Europe?
More wars as kings fought for control over land & resources
People had more time to read books
Feudal system was strengthened
Less people meant more food, prices go down, trade increases
7
The conflict between these two men resulted in the papacy being strengthened...
Charlemagne & Leo III
Henry VIII & John Paul II
Henry IV & Gregory VII
Alfred the Great & Gregory the Great
8
Griots are...
Yummy to eat
Spartan foot soldiers
You misspelled Gringots... it's a wizard bank!
West African story tellers
9
Ashoka converted to Buddhism after what experience?
Fasting & praying while sitting under a tree
The Battle of the Bulge
Spending 40 days in the wilderness contemplating life
The Battle of Kalinga
10
Henry IV & Gregory VII argued over what?
Who had the power to appoint bishops
Who had the power to raise taxes
Who's on first?
Where the new capital of the Holy Roman Empire should be
11
This civilization's government influenced America's Founding Fathers
Hebrew
Egyptian
Assyrian
Roman
12
This made the Hebrews unique from other early civilizations...
First civilization to use the wheel
They invented gunpowder
Their religion was monotheistic
They had a matriarchal society
13
Which of the following are NOT characteristics of civilizations?
Formalized religion & social classes
Postal service & universal healthcare
Organized government & specialization of labor
Record keeping & writing
14
The Crusades were...
Religious wars to reclaim the Holy Land for Jews
Religious wars to convert Hindus to Buddhism
None of the above
Religious wars to reclaim the Holy Land for Muslims
15
Gregory the Great...
Strengthened the papacy
Encourage monasticism
Was the Bishop of Rome
Encouraged missionary work
16
French peasant girl who led the French to victory during the 100 Years War
Joan of Rivers
Joan of Jett
Joan of Baez
Joan of Arc
17
A successful merchant, he founded the religion of Islam
Ali
Muhammad
al-Kwharizmi
Abu Bakr
18
Greek goddess of victory, also a popular athletic apparel brand
Reebok
Nike
Osiris
Puma
19
Trade network that connected China, India & other Asian kingdoms to Middle East & Roman Emp.
Silk Road
East India Trading Network
Tobacco Road
Cotton Road
20
Aristotle, Socrates & Plato are famous for...
Being among the greatest of Athenian military generals
Leading the Athenian navy during the Persian Wars
Architects who built the Parthenon
Being brilliant philosophers
21
The Eastern Roman Empire became known as...
The Byzantine Empire
The Assyrian Empire
The Babylonian Empire
The Ottoman Empire
22
What is the significance of Hammurabi's Code?
First known set of written laws
First time a ruler made laws for people to follow
First set of laws to be written on paper
Combined laws from many places into one civil code
23
Charlemagne supported education by...
Establishing libraries throughout his kingdom
Making school attendance mandatory
Raising taxes to provide free public education
Ordering churches & monasteries to start schools
24
A collection of guidelines that was used by monks to order their lives...
Monastic Rule
Hammurabi's Code
Slide Rule
Papal Rule
25
Why did monks isolate themselves from society?
To stay focused on their faith
Needed peace & quiet to copy manuscripts accurately
Believe society was corrupt & beyond salvation
To avoid temptations
26
This civilization is most associated with pyramids...
Babylonian
Egyptian
Maya
Aztec
27
The Great Schism can best be described as the splitting of...
The Catholic Church over who had the power 2 appoint bishops
Islam into the Sunni & Shia branches
The Catholic Church over theological differences
The Roman Empire into East & West
28
What do all early civilizations have in common?
Located in river valleys
Had a king who was considered a god
Have a written language
Built pyramids
29
Pericles was famous for...
Leading 300 Spartans into battle against the Persians
Uniting all of Greece into one country
His philosophical teachings
Overseeing the building of the Parthenon
30
Hellenism can best be described as
Worship of the Greek goddess Helena
Study of Ancient Greek civilization
Blending of Greek culture with other cultures
Devotion to the actress Helen Mirren
31
Hinduism is different from the other major religions in that...
Has no holy days
Has no belief in an after-life
Has no sacred texts
Has no known founder
32
A political system during the Middle Ages in which lords exchanged land for service...
Socialism
Communism
Manorialism
Feudalism
33
Over time his teachings developed into a new religion in the Roman controlled region of Judea
Julius Caesar
Jesus of Nazareth
Leonidas
The Apostle Paul
34
What did Constantine do in 312 A.D. to help unify his empire?
Codified existing Roman laws
Reorganized the monetary system
Legalized Christianity
Legalized Islam
35
These two countries fought on & off for much of the Middle Ages...
France & Germany
Soviet Union & the USA
England & France
England & Russia
36
He argued that both reason & faith were necessary for an understanding of truth
Constantine
Thomas Aquinas
Pope Leo IX
Augustine
37
In the feudal system knights were required to do what to show their loyalty to their lord?
Take an oath of fealty
Promise to only fight for their lord & no other
Take their last name as their own
Give their firstborn son to their lord
38
The Viking sagas are most likely...
None of the above
Factual accounts of Viking exploits
Exaggerated the exploits of the Viking
Fictitious accounts of Viking exploits
39
Our main source of info about the past comes from...
The History Channel
Artifacts
Paintings & other works of art
Writing
40
Most early civilizations had what in common?
Agnostic & located in mountains
monotheistic & located in river valleys
Atheistic & located in savannah
Polytheistic & located in river valleys
41
The Kaaba is a large cube shaped structure located in the heart of this city...
Cairo
Mecca
Medina
Jerusalem
42
Why is the Rosetta Stone so important?
It reveals the location of the lost city of Atlantis
Allowed scholars to translate Egyptian hieroglyphs
Contains a treasure map to the location of the Holy Grail
Teaches people to speak any language
43
Why do we know so little about the Indus River Valley?
We don't know how to read their writing
Not enough artifacts have been discovered
No such civilization ever existed
They don't have a written language
44
The spreading or blending of cultures is known as?
Cultural Diffusion
Cultural Heritage
Cultural Infusion
Cultural Hegemony
45
The significance of the Magna Carta in England is that it limited the power of the king...
It actually made the King of England an absolute monarch
While granting certain rights to all free men
While granting rights to all people
While granting certain rights to nobles
46
Receiving goods on the promise that you will pay later...
Debit
Credit
Who's dumb enough to do that?
Cash on delivery
47
Crowned "Emperor of the Roman People" on Christmas day 800...
Gregory VII
Charles Martel
Charlemagne
Henry IV
48
Manorialism can best be described as...
An economic system
A housing system
An operating system
An ecological system
49
Among the first to build a thriving trade community in Medieval Europe...
Romans
English
Italians
Franks
50
How did an eligible noble become the Holy Roman Emperor?
Inherited the throne from father
Popular vote
Elected by other nobles & powerful clergy
Appointed by the Pope

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