Duplicate of World History Final Review

What do historians call the culture created by Alexander the Great

Which explorer wanted to reach Asia by sailing west, rather than east, from Europe?

"Survival of the fittest" is a term that describes what theory?

British control over S.Africa, French-Indochina, & Spanish-Mexico are examples of

Which of the following best describes the Christian humanism of Erasmus?

A major feature of the Golden Age of Muslim culture was the

All but which of the following were consequences of the Crusades?

The 200-year period of peace in Rome was the

Historians would agree that this made native Americans least able to resist colonization

The most sacred writings of the Jewish religion are the first five books of the Old Testament

The Black Death caused all of the following EXCEPT:

What was the most significant result of the Crusades on both the Islamic World & Europe

In Japan, the Meiji Restoration resulted in the

Wild Card: How many continents are there?

Francis Bacon, Galileo, & Isaac Newton promoted the idea that knowledge should be based on

The Renaissance was essentially all of the following EXCEPT

As a result of the voyages of Zheng He, China gained control of vast new territories.

Which of these men best exemplified the Renaissance ideal of the "Renaissance Man"?

The process of mummification was connected to the Egyptian belief in the

What new religion began to edge its way from Northern Africa onto the Iberian Peninsula

This was the largest continuous land empire in history

The Middle Passage is best defined as

The rise of banking contributed to all of the following EXCEPT

In Buddhism, the release from selfishness and pain is known as

Which city sat at the crossroads of water and land trade routes?

Which of the following best describes the impact of industrialization on the lives of women

Which of the following was one thing done by Charlemagne?

By the late 1500s, the Ottoman Empire governed an area that extended from

One way in which Suleiman the Magnificent & Peter the Great are similar is that they both

One way in which the Aztec & Inca civilizations are similar is that they both

What caused the Mongol Empire to fail?

What sped up the migration rates of Bantu speaking people in Africa?

One way in which the ancient Sumerians, Egyptians,&Mayans are similar is that they developed

Marco Polo & Ibn Battuta are best known for

The Columbian Exchange refers to the movement of people, ideas, &things between which countries

Which of the following statements regarding the Industrial Revolution is FALSE?

What is the belief in many gods?

What was the Catholic Counter Reformation?

What invention led to the widespread dispersion of ideas and literature?

The most able seafarers of the early Mediterranean were the

In most societies, works of art and architecture generally serve to

How did the rulers of Ghana profit from the trade routes that met in their empire?

Because of the geography of ancient Greece, the Greek communities developed

This African king caused massive inflation in Northern Africa during his Hajj

Which early civilization had the first carefully planned cities with sophisticated plumbing?

This man was assassinated on the Ides of March 44 BC

The Egyptians use hieroglyphics in the same way as the Sumerians used

What economic activity characterized the advanced cities in Sumer?

Wild Card: How many oceans are there?

In the early Middle Ages, the economic activity of Western Europe was

What ruler was famous for a uniform code of laws that unified his empire?

Which of the following did most Enlightenment thinkers NOT believe in?

Feudalism & manorialism played an important role in western European society during the

Which Chinese philosophy that life could be restored by using the five basic relationships?

One reason Northern and Southern Africa developed differently is because of the

Who started the Protestant Reformation by speaking out against the abuses in the 95 Thesis

This Greek philosopher said that people would only understand themselves by questioning things

Which idea is most closely associate with the economic concept of mercantilism?

The Mings banned the building of large ships&The Tokugawa's Act of Seclusion-Led to increased

The historical development that is shown in the picture

A primary reason the Mongols & British were able to expand their empires through conquest was

The Byzantine Empire was conquered by

Which of the following caused the most of the wealth in northern Italian cities in the 1500s

Which country's limited monarchy was the exception to absolute monarchies in Europe?

Which ruler was considered to be both a king and a god?

This leader united the Mongols and conquered much of Asia using terror as a weapon.

The writings of the Enlightenment philosophers later political rev.s with their support of

Which of the following was NOT a goal of European exploration & colonization

What was the system of writing that the Sumerian scribes created?

What was the impact of the Bantu Migration?

The followers of this Islamic sect believe that their leader should be chosen by vote

King Henry VIII broke away from the Catholic Church & formed the Anglican Church b/c

Increasing trade led to the growth of

Who recorded data with quipu, developing a road system, and constructing Machu Picchu?

This emperor collected & simplified Roman laws, into a code that would be used for 900+ years

Which is an accurate statement about the partitioning of Africa by European imperialist nations

What was Muhammad's teachings about other monotheistic religions?

Which European power's N. American colonies 1st revolted against their European mother country

Trade with Muslims helped spread what?

Ashoka used his influences to spread what religion throughout India and Asia?

The term feudalism

Asoka spread Buddhism, Constantine made Christianity THE religion, Vladamir required to convert

Which empire was ruled by Cyrus-famous for his kind treatment of the peoples he conquered?