World History SLO Review SSWH1-20

Question 1

Which society did the Romans look back on for inspiration?

Accepted Answer

Ancient Greece

Question 2

Which ancient society built pyramids, sacrificed humans and had mummies?

Accepted Answer

Mesoamerican

Question 3

What religion was spread through Trans Saharan trade?

Accepted Answer

Islam

Question 4

Which explorer circumnavigated the world?

Accepted Answer

Magellan

Question 5

Who founded the Empire of Mali?

Accepted Answer

Sundiata

Question 6

What did all of the earliest human civilizations have in common?

Accepted Answer

rivers

Question 7

Where did the Renaissance begin?

Accepted Answer

Florence

Question 8

Which Chinese dynasty built the Great Wall of China?

Accepted Answer

Qin

Question 9

What was the name of sequential wars that were fought to reclaim the Holy Land?

Accepted Answer

The Crusades

Question 10

What does "renaissance" mean?

Accepted Answer

Rebirth

Question 11

What was the name of the written language created by the Mesopotamian culture called?

Accepted Answer

Cunieform

Question 12

Who spread Greek culture across the known world?

Accepted Answer

Alexander

Question 13

Which of the following is a theory that the sun is at the center of the universe?

Accepted Answer

Heliocentric

Question 14

Which culture created the alphabet similar to the one we use today?

Accepted Answer

Phoenicians

Question 15

Who invented the printing press?

Accepted Answer

Gutenberg

Question 16

Which of the following was NOT an absolute ruler?

Accepted Answer

Queen Elizabeth II

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