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ESOL World History Midterm Review
ESOL World History Midterm Review
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1
What was the Mandate of Heaven?
What the Ancient Chinese called their king
The name of a legendary dragon from Chinese mythology
A concept that said rulers were given authority to rule from the gods
A set of laws that were dictated from the gods
2
Identify the River Valley Civilization B (orange)
Tigris & Euphrates River
Yellow
Nile
Indus
3
What is the significance of Machievelli’s The Prince?
Machievelli describes the love of his life, Laura in a series of sonnets
It explains how a ruler maintains power, even if they have enemies
It explains that all humans are selfless and giving no matter what
It takes Machiavelli through the different pieces of the afterlife
4
Which of the following concepts does not reflect the principles of humanism?
Only the elite should learn to read and write
Less emphasis on religion and more on the human experience
Emphasis on self-improvement & being your best self
An open approach to studying classic literature and learning from it
5
What is a democracy?
A government run by an unjust, unelected leader
A government run by military forces
A government run by a king
A government run by the people
6
Which religion believes in the caste system?
Buddhism
Judaism
Hinduism
Christianity
7
What was the reason for the Sunni and Shia divide?
holy book intrepretation
location of the holy city
who can become leaders
8
How did Julius Caesar become dictator?
He was appointed by the senate
He led a coup
He crowned himself
He took over after his father died
9
What was the purpose of Luther’s 95 Theses?
To demonstarte support for Catholicism
To start a reformation
To list the ways the Church was failing its patrons
To denounce Christianity
10
A serf is tied to....
the knight
the land
the oath
11
Which of the following is NOT included in Justinian’s Code?
Proposals for punishments if one breaks the law
Legal writings explaining the reasoning for each law
Detailed division the social system into a pyramid with the king on top
12
What was a cause of the Crusades?
The desire of Christians to take control of Jerusalem
The belief that Muslim rulers should take over Mecca
The conquest of Byzantine lands by Alexander the Great
13
The Great Schism divided Christianity into _______ and ________.
Judaism & Catholicism
Roman Catholics & Baptists
Protestants & Catholics
Roman Catholic & Greek/Eastern Orthodox
14
Renaissance means
reformation
rebirth
renew
15
Charlemagne was important because:
He spread Christianity, feudalism, and chivalry
He spread buddhism through eastern Asia
He made peace treaties with the Arabs and practiced religious tolerance
16
Who was Alexander the Great?
defeated the Persians and conquered Egypt
from Macedonia in northern Greece
young king
all of the above
17
Where did the Renaissance begin?
Italy
Germany
France
England
18
Identify the River Valley Civilization A (blue)
Indus
Yellow
Nile
Tigris & Euphrates River
19
Identify the River Valley Civilization D (green)
Tigris & Euphrates River
Nile
Yellow
Indus
20
Identify the River Valley Civilization C (red)
Tigris & Euphrates River
Nile
Indus
Yellow
21
What is the Code of Chivalry?
a document that limited the king's power
A castle in England
code of honor knights must follow
an oath taken by the clergy
22
What was the capital of the Byzantine Empire?
Constantinople
Rome
Istambul
Paris
23
Known for the first civilization of Sumer and first writing of cunieform
Egypt
India
Mesopotamia
China
24
The Mongols protected this trade route?
Silk Road
Trans-Saharan routes
Indian Ocean routes
I-75
25
What kind of government did
Sparta
have?
Democracy
Anarchy
Oligarchy
Tyranny
26
Polytheism = belief in multiple gods. Monotheism = belief in one god. Which were the Sumerians?
Polytheistic
Montheistic
27
Which scenario best illustrates an oligarchy?
political power is exercised by the people through elected representatives
political power is distributed among a small number of people
political power is centralized within a series of related individual rulers
28
Egypt is known as a theocracy, or a government where rule is based on...
Religious leaders
Rule of a few wealthy people
The people
Equality
29
The Mongols had a time of peace called the Pax Mongolica where?
highway through China
Silk Roads
Indian Ocean
30
Which architectural marvel was Justinian most proud of?
Hagia Sophia
The Wall of Constantinople
Pyramids of Gisa
The Hippodrome
31
Why did early civilizations settle in river valleys?
It was safe from invasion.
It received an abundant amount of rainfall.
It had few streams and rivers.
It was good for growing crops.
32
Who rules a monarchy?
A democratically elected ruler
A powerful military general
A King or Queen (Usually King)
a religious leader
33
Which statement is true of a serf's life?
A serf could be bought and sold, much like a slave
A serf would become a clergy
A serf could move to a different manor
A serf was bound to the land where they worked
34
How do would you define animism?
Nature is less important than people's needs.
Belief that all things in nature possess their own spirits.
Animals are superior to people.
Everything/everyone has the ability to become an animal.
35
I will study for my midterm
True
False
36
What is a nomad?
A person who has a home and does farming.
A hunter-gather who has a permanent home.
A person who moves from place to place with no permanent home.
A governor of a city-state.
37
What is the caste system?
a voting system used in Asian elections
the name of the Hindu priesthood
the division of people into predetermined social categories
the way labor in India is divided between men & women
38
Feudalism can best be described as.....
A system of government where everyone votes.
A system of government where you select a representative.
A government ruled by a king or a queen.
a system based on land and loyalty.
39
Followers of this religion believe in the "5 Pillars".
Islam
Buddhism
Hinduism
Christianity
40
What was the first book printed on Gutenberg's printing press?
The Divine Comedy
The Prince
The Bible
The 95 Theses
41
The Pope is the head of which Christian religion?
Amish
Protestant
Roman Catholic
Evangelical
42
The Dark Ages are so called because...
time of warfare, loss of learning, and disease
there was little sunlight
little is known about the time
it's the least interesting period in history
43
Who invented the printing press?
Mona Lisa
Johannes Gutenberg
Leonardo di Vinci
Benjamin Franklin
44
What was a lasting effect of the Crusades?
The creation of a new religion- Christlam
There has been lasting peace in the Holy Land
Created lasting tension between Muslims and Christians
45
Athens and Sparta were almost always ___________.
allies
feared by all the other city-states
enemies
trading partners
46
Alexander the Great was a student of...
Aristotle
Socrates
Jerry Sloan
Plato
47
What river valley civilizations built Ziggurats?
Mesopotamia
Yellow
Egypt
Indus
48
What was an indulgence?
A type of offering
A pardon (forgiveness) for a sin
A monetary bond
A sin
49
what is monotheism?
the belief there is only one God
the belief that there is no God
the belief that there are many Gods
50
Which of the following is not one of the five pillars of Islam?
fasting during Ramadan
belief in the one and only God
making a pilgrimage to Jerusalem
giving alms to the poor and needy
51
The pyramids were built as...
centers of religious worship, where Egyptians gathered inside to honor gods
military protection during invasion
great tombs for pharaohs
52
Cultural diffusion refers to...
The exchange of ideas, beliefs, languages, etc. between cultures
the organized elimination of a racial/ethnic/political group
a system where power or rule is passed down from one generation to the next
