Mid Term Study Guide

A government ruled by a small group of noble, landowning families?

How old was the Prophet Muhammad when the Angel Gabriel revealed he would be Allah’s final prophet?

Which book (s) contained in the Christian bible did Jesus personally write?

Spanish soldiers who conquered the Aztecs?

List the five reasons for the rapid growth of Christianity that we discussed in class?

Who Inherited Spain, the Spanish Netherlands and Spain’s American colonies?

The first major civilization of central Mexico was?

The founder of Protestantism?

A war, fought around 1200 B.C., which an army led by Mycenaean attacked the independent trading city Troy in Anatolia?

What is the Treaty of Utrecht?

The_______ originally lived in a high plateau of the Andes.

Who was the emperor that united northern and southern China in 589 A.D.?

Approximately what percentage of workers died working on the completion of the Grand Canal?

What is the name of the document that granted religious freedom to the Huguenots?

How many kings was Israel united under from 1022 to 922 B.C.? What were their names?

According to Siddhartha (aka The Buddha) how can one achieve Nirvana?

Know the difference between El Greco and Velazquez? 1 right answer here.

What was the significance of the Twelve Tables?

What was one negative effect of the Crusades that has continued to the present?

The period when the Jews left Egyption Empire?

What is the Diaspora?

Although different in several ways Hinduism and Buddhism share which common beliefs?

Leader of the Catholic Church in France and Louis XIII's minister?

How old was Jesus when he began his public ministry?

First czar of Russia, known for cruelty and being constantly at war?

Who said those who join the crusade will have a place in heaven?

According to the Jewish faith what was the first promise that God made with Abraham called?

The ______ based their calendar on careful observation of the planets, sun, and moon?

System of government in which the head of state is hereditary position and the king or queen has almost complete power?

A government ruled by a king or queen?

A Native American celebration meant to show wealth and divide property among the people?

During the reign of Ivan the Terrible, which groups suffered the greatest loss of power?

Which of the five major religions began to rapidly spread throughout the Roman Empire around 30 A.D.?

What time period is considered the dark ages?

Who was the only female emperor in China?

Who was allowed to take the civil service exam during the Tang Dynasty?

A government ruled by a few powerful people?

Which of the major religions follow the Torah?

The common farmers, artisans, and merchants who made up the majority of the population.

Roman Numerals know I, V, X, L, M

Define divine right?

Contained scenes filled with slapstick situations and crude humor?

What did artists emphasize during the Song Dynasty?

If someone followed the Jewish faith believed that Yahweh was the one true God, what are they? (Shorted To Fit)

How many times are Muslims called to prayer each day?

A direct democracy is a government ruled by a king or queen?

Name of the city Peter the Great Built?

Which three of the five major religions we discussed share the holy city of Jerusalem?

What edict did Charles V issue?

Large churches built in major cities designed to be a representation of the

1st King of the Bourbon Dynasty?

Which of the five major religions has no one founder or single set of ideas?

This religious book is only considered holy when written in Arabic?

The art of ancient Greece and Rome, in which harmony, order, and proportion were emphasized?

What were the men who followed and carried on the teachings of Jesus called?

During the Tang and Song Dynasties, China’s population increased to ______.