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A review for Mr. Greene's World History Midterm
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1
What is Sharia
Islamic laws and interpretation of the Quran
The laws that Muhammad wrote for Islamic kings and queens
All of the above
Islamic customs that all must participate in
2
Mecca is defined as
The country of Islam, and the birthplace of Muhammad
The holy nation of Islam, and the birthplace of Gabriel
The only place that is holy that Muslims can worship
The holy city of Islam, and the birthplace of Muhammad
3
What was an interdict?
When the king, his nobles, and serfs are excommunicated
When a group of people are excommunicated
When only one person is excommunicated
When an entire region, state, or town is excommunicated
4
What is the Quran?
The sacred text of Islam
The sacred text of Justinian
The sacred book of Muhammad
The book that is sacred to Christians
5
What were noblewomen like during the middle ages?
Noblewomen had a little bit of power but not all of it
They were the lady of the manor, supervised vassals,children
Noblewomen were the most powerful person on the manor
They were expected to just bear children and had no power
6
What is a knight?
a mounted warrior
a warrior of the church
a vassal
many of the lords of the age
7
What is a surplus? For example: I have a surplus of students
Having exactly the right amount
Having more of something than you need
None of the above
Not having enough or something
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what is a commodity?
a valuable product
A product that is not valuable
All of the above
A product of any kind
9
How would you describe the system of feudalism?
the church is at the top, then vassals, kings, and serfs
a system where everyone answered to the king
a system where the nobles had most of the power, then church
King is at the top, then vassals, knights, then serfs
10
Explain the ideals of the Renaissance and why it was important
meaning "rebirth," a time of religous changes in the church
None of the above
a time of great change where feudalism grew under da Vinci
means "rebirth," a time with great artists and thinkers
11
Define the Sahara
a large desert
The smallest desert in Africa
any desert in the world
The largest desert in the world that is in Africa
12
What is a fief?
a system of trade
land owned by the church
The home of the King
an estate
13
What are the main beliefs of Islam?
There is one God, he is all powerful, any one can talk 2 God
Those who do not believe in God should die, & he is powerful
All of the above
There are many Gods, & a priest of Pastor is needed for God
14
Who is Michelangelo?
Famous Artist who created the famous sculpture David
None of the above
Famous artist who created perspective and the Alainis
a character from the teenage mutant ninja turtles
15
What is a savanna?
Desert
Rainforest
Forest
Grassland
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What is a vassal?
A powerful member of the church
A lesser lord in the system of Feudalism
A traveling musician
The leader of the system of Feudalism
17
Who is Leonardo da Vinci?
Artist, scientist, and inventor known for the Mona Lisa
The world famous artist who invented perspective.
The king of Italy who supported the Renaissance
The inventor of the Printing Press
18
What was the Benedictine Rule?
Regulations for the life of monks and nuns
Regulations on the life of knights and kings
the code for knights and squires to live by
regulations on the life of serfs and peasants
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What is Feudalism? Choose the BEST answer.
A system where the church ruled over the king
A system where the monarch ruled over the serfs
A system where the church was at the top
A system where powerful lords gave land to vassals
20
Who is Niccolo Machiavelli?
Renaissance write who wrote The Prince , describing ruling
None of the above
Renaissance artist who painted the Sistene Chapel
Renaissance writer who wrote Romeo and Juliet
21
What does it mean to be excommunicated?
You automatically get to go to heaven
Whole countries are cut off from Heaven and excommunicated
Only certain people will not receive the Christian burial
You cannot receive a Christian burial, cut off from heaven
22
What is a tournament?
a battle of monks in the church
a battle to the death fought by knights
a mock battle fought by knights
a mock battle fought by serfs
23
Why was Mansa Musa important?
He conquered all of Africa and the known world
None of the above
He built the learning center of Timbuktu, and went to Mecca
He was rich and he was able to conquer all of Africa
24
What is a patron?
Famous supporters of Leonardo da Vinci
Someone who supported the Renaissance
None of the above
Someone who supports the arts
25
Who was Louis XIV?
French ruler during the Enlightenment known as the Sun King
English ruler during Enlightenment known as the moon king
None of the above
French Ruler during the Enlightenment known as the moon king
26
Artist who created the sculpture David
Donatello
Raphael
Michealangelo
da Vinci
27
Define hajj
The amount of money a Muslim must offer for forgiveness
The journey to see Muhammad all Muslims must make
The pilgrimage (journey) to Mecca all Muslims must make
The Muslim holy men who are leaders of the Mosques
28
What is Florence?
Italian city state that produced many artists and scholars
A place in France where many great artists came from
The birthplace of Leonardo da Vinci
The birthplace of the pope and feudalism
29
Who is Sundiata?
Founder of the Empire of Ghana
None of the above
Founder of the Empire of Mali
Founder of the empire of Nigeria
30
What is papal supremacy? Choose the BEST answer
authority of the pope over serfs and nobles
Authority of the church over the people
authority of the pope over rulers and the people
authority of the pope over monks and peasants
31
Define a feudal contract
The exchange of pledges between lords and vassals
the exchange of pledges between the vassals and the serfs
the exchange of pledges between teachers and students
The exchange of pledges between the church and the king
32
Famous poet and playwright who wrote Hamlet, Macbeth, and Romeo and Juliet
Shakespeare
Leonardo da Vinci
Tom Riddle
Niccolo Machiavelli
33
Define a serf
the servant of the king
a peasant in the church
a mounted warrior
a peasant on a manor
34
Artist known for painting the Mona Lisa and also being a genious
Michealangelo
Raphael
Francisco Moneque
Leonardo da Vinci
35
What is perspective?
Michealangelos method of painting that became famous
A way to make colors bolder invented by Leonardo
The artistic technique that shows ancient paintings
The artistic technique that lets artists show depth in 3D
36
What is humanism?
When classical cultures were studied in the Renaissance
New cultures that were developed in the Renaissance
The movement of Artists like da Vinci and Michelangelo
All of the above
37
What is a troubadour?
a wandering musician
a serf who plays music
a wondering knight
a serf who wonders from the manor
38
Who was Muhammad?
All of the above
Muslim king born in Mecca, founder of Islam
Muslim prophet born in Mecca, the founder of Islam
Muslim prophet born in Cairo, founder of Muslims
39
What is a Mosque?
All of the above
A Muslim temple of worship
The place where Muhammad lived
A place where Muslim children are born
40
How did Islam religion begin?
Muhammad was a King who left his crown to create Islam
Muhammad was meditating & Gabriel spoke to him
None of the above
Muhammad was out in the fields and he decided 2 create Islam
41
What were the life of monks and nuns like?
They were rich, excommunicated people, and prayed
They were poor, worked for the nobles, and taught their kids
they prayed, worked in fields, ran schools, and were poor.
they were rich, ran schools, and worked for the king
42
Who is Mansa Musa?
All of the above
The founder of Islam who was the King of Africa
The man who was the King of all of Africa
The richest man in history, ruler of kingdom of Mali
43
Define Ghana
Kingdom that was created in East Africa
None of the above
Kingdom created along the Niger River in West Africa
the Kingdom of Mansa Musa in West Africa
44
Define chivalry
the code of life for monks in the church
the code of life and rules followed by knights
the code of life and rules that serfs adhered to
the code of life and rules followed by kings
