End of Year World History Review

Who led governments in early civilizations?

In a _________, ruling power is passed from one generation to the next.

How long did the Roman civilization last?

Who was S. Africa's first black president?

Germany used a "lightening war," or ______, to gain control of Poland.

The British East India Company hired Indian soldiers called ___to protect it interests in India

Who led the Czech reformers during the Great Schism of the Catholic Church?

Where did the first battle of the Hundred Years' War take place?

During which age did the agricultural revolution lead to the development of civilizations?

China formed legislative assemblies at the _____, or local, level.

American author who wrote articles protesting British taxes & encouraged American Independence

The ___ were the wealthy, powerful families that usually made up the gov. of a medieval city.

Germany had to make ____ to cover the costs of WWI.

What was the Pax Romana a time of?

Which of the following is the main cause of global warming?

Which of these was most often the philosophical basis of Chinese government?

Why did the Silk Road extend from China's coast to Central Asia?

The _____ has produced new strains of rice, corn, and other grains that have greater yields.

Which of the following best describes the Mongol Empire?

To keep communism within its existing boundaries, the U.S. followed a policy of ______.

Which of the following was a characteristic of the Renaissance?

What lasting impacts have the Greeks had on civilizations?

Which of the following connects the Mediterranean and Red Sea?

_________ are broad grasslands that cover about 40% of Africa's land area.

What were the main motives for European expansion?

Which statement best reflects the principles in the Code of Hammurabi?

In a _____state, the gov provides citizens with services and a minimal standard of living.

______ is the term for a period of low economic activity and rising unemployment.

The Inca writing system was based on __________.

_____ is a system of racial segregation, was practiced in S. Africa.

Why were Sunni Ali's conquests of Timbuktu and Jenne especially important?

What is the name given for a Muslims journey to Mecca once in their lifetime?

A form of gov in which the leader is not a monarch and certain citizens have the right to vote.

What was the most important Sumerian invention?

What was one indicator of a civilization?

Which of the following was a result of the Sepoy Mutiny?

How did the physical geography of Greece affect the Greeks?

Which of the following is a true statement about world population between now and 2050?

_______ is a Jewish nationalist movement

_____ is the process of assembling troops and supplies to get ready for war.

A formation of foot soldiers is known as what?

Why did the value of gold fall under Mansa Musa?

Who led the Fascist movement in Italy?

What are the 5 Pillars of Islam?

Monsoons are seasonal ___________ in China and the Indian subcontinent.

Karl Marx developed and wrote about a gov that supported the working class and was a form of

The heirs of Genghis Khan divided up his empire into __________.

What was Alexander the Great cultural legacy?

What was one lasting contribution of the Roman Empire?

As a form of protest, Gandhi advocated ___ or the refusal to obey laws considered to be unjust.

Under Mao Zedong's Great Leap Forward, collective farms were combined into vast _____.

What British document supported the creation of a Jewish homeland in Palestine?

Caesar, Crassus, and Pompey formed a powerful governmental coalition called a _______.

What would be a global economic effect should a war or revolution occur in the Middle East?

Which disease is caused by the HIV virus?

Who wrote the 95 Theses?

Under _____ the public-generally the gov-owns the means of production.

One of the 3 classes into which French society was divided before the rev. is referred to as __

Where were many villages located that grew into cities and became early civilizations?

What battle in WWII is considered history's greatest naval invasion?

Where did some Indian Muslims want to form a separate state in the 1930s?

What religions are Monotheistic?

Why did Isabella and Ferdinand expel Jews and Muslims from Spain?

According to Confucius,the key to proper behavior was to behave in accordance with the ___(way)

A systematic procedure for collecting and analyzing evidence is known as the _____ method.

A bureaucracy is _________.

Who has been called the father of the Italian Renaissance?

Ideas that are spread to influence public opinion for or against a cause are known as _____.

The Ottomans ended the Byzantine Empire by laying siege to which city?

What were Woodrow Wilson's proposals for a peace settlement called?

How did trade route expansion negatively affect the early Arab Empire?

Which type of scientist uses fossils and artifacts to study early humans?

What culture influenced Roman art and architecture?

Which early American crops were called the "three sisters"?

European states created ____in China for their exclusive trading rights.

What caused the collapse of communism in the Soviet Union?

Which faction of a Marxist party came under the leadership of V.I. Lenin?

________ is also known as corn.

Mikhail Gorbachev based his radical reforms on _______, or restructuring.

What was Montesquieu's most lasting contribution to political thought?

Which invention made hunting easier for early humans?

Who created the first Mesopotamian civilization?

For what reason have most people migrated?

The translation of ____ means "to let people do what they want-government hands off.

N. Korea's recent test of its first nuclear weapon is an example of nuclear _____.

Why did King Henry VIII break w/ Rome and establish the Church of England?

Who argued that everyone is born with a tabula rasa or blank mind?

On which group of people were Romans dependent for manual labor on farms, roads, & buildings?

___ is the belief that all black Africans, regardless of national boundaries, should be united.

The last feudal Japanese military government had heads of gov called ___________.

____________ were skilled workers who made products such as weapons and jewelry.

____________ comes from the Greek word that means "love of wisdom."

Which of the following is true of Aristotle?

Commercial capitalism refers to _____________.

What was a major cause of the expansion of trade throughout Southeast Asia?

What is the term for a Muslim house of worship?

What was the first major city in Mesoamerica?

The Mandate of Heaven refers to whose responsibilities?

How many constitutional amendments are in the U.S. Bill of Rights?

Another word for province is ___________

_________ is a belief in one God rather than many gods

What is one reason for the growth of medieval cities?

How did early humans adapt in order to survive?

The technology rev. has contributed to ____,people and nations have become more interdependent.

Archaeologists study ____________, or objects made by humans.

Which country is expected to be most populous in the world by 2050?

Theologians of the Reformation disagreed about how people could achieve__,or entrance to Heaven

Why did U.S. secretary of state John Hay propose the Open Door Policy?

The world's developing nations are mostly located in which hemisphere?

Around what body of water did the Roman Empire expand?

The ______ is a trading route that connected Europe, Africa and Asia, and the Americas.

What new field deals with moral issues involved in tech. advances, such as stem-cell research?

What finally caused the fall of the Roman Empire?

Who formed al-Qaeda?

The period of political tensions between the U.S. and the S.U. following WWII was known as the 

Who commanded Allied forces governing Japan after WWII?

_______ glorifies the state above the individual.

_________ is the language of everyday speech.

The Seven Years' War took place in three main regions of the world: Europe, N. America, and____

Who became the first Roman Emperor known as Augustus?

What was the Divine Comedy?

Approximately what portion of western Europeans were serfs?

In what did industrialization trigger a dramatic increase?

Which of the following best describes Sparta?

In Buddhism, reaching _____,or ultimate reality,is the end of self and reunion w/ the Soul.

A/an ______ is a sudden overthrow of the government.

What ideology or ideologies were behind the 1830 revolutions?

The ________ system is the sun-centered concept of the universe.

The ______ were councils composed of representatives from Russian workers and soldiers.

Why were factory workers forced to work in shifts?

Which of the following was an accomplishment of King Henry VII of England?

Why does conflict between India and Pakistan over Kashmir cause global concern?

What do the majority of India's people practice?

How did the Maya appease their gods?

What set of principles dominated economic thought in the seventeenth century?

Why was writing necessary to early governments?