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Fall semester review for World History of topics covered in Texas.
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1
What are the four qualities of Renaissance art?
abstract design and use of surrealism
perspective, depth, use of color, and realistic styles
Religion, monochromatic, non-realistic
None of the above
2
The Crusades was a series of wars fought over
Control of Damascus
Control over the Bosphorus Strait
Control of Constantinople
Control over Jerusalem and the Holy Land
3
What role did the Justinian code play in modern legal systems?
Did not play any role in modern legal systems
Codified the Twelve Tables into Law
Codified only those laws Emperor Justinian liked
Codified all the different laws of the empire
4
This religion is named after the main prophet Zarathustra
Zoroastrianism
Judaism
Islam
Christianity
5
Why were Jews blamed for spreading the plague?
They did not get as sick as their Christian counterparts
They had secret medicine they didn't share
They poisoned the wells of the Christian neighbors
They suffered more than Christians
6
Why was Christianity a threat to the Roman Empire?
Was destroyed in Jewish revolt of 70 C.E
All followers had to become ascetics
Challenged Roman Emperor's authority
Did not allow for the belief in a god
7
Buddha described two ways in which one can leave the material world to attain nirvana. They are
Four Noble Truths and Eight Fold Path
xiao and junzi
Asceticism and Meditation
Ahimsa Path and Second Tria
8
The effects of the Crusades on Europe were
Increased trade and entrenched feudalism
Constant clashes between Christians and Muslims
Increased trade, decline in feudalism and church power
Decline of the feudal and manorial systems
9
These two saints are credited with creating the language used today by 315 million people
St. Francis and St. Francis
St. Methodius and St. Cyril
St. Peter and St. Bartholomew
St. James and St. Paul
10
Vikings, the great warriors, came from what region of the world?
Western Europe
Central Asian Steppes
Scandinavia
Northern Africa
11
1054 is the year that is known as what in Christianity?
Council of Nicea
Great Schism
Protestant Reformation
Pax civilis
12
The most famous of all Renaissance Humanist thinkers was?
Mosaccio
Leonardo da Vinci
Petrarch
Erasmus
13
If the historian Herodotus had known of the Harappan society, it would have been called what?
Nile
Yangtze
Indus
Tigris
14
The fall of the Western Roman Empire happened in what year?
1476 C.E.
The East fell first
476 C.E
1054 C.E
15
Renaissance humanism is defined as
Having to follow all church laws without question
Thinking and questioning civic life
A resurgence in the belief of pagan ideals
Embraced scholastic thought and ideals
16
A polis is what in English
city-state
empire
country
nation-state
17
The French term "Renaissance" means rebirth. It was a rebirth of what?
Rebirth of the power of the Christian church
Western thought and belief in Classical civilizations
Spread of Islamic faith into Europe
Rebirth of the use of Latin as a daily language
18
This religion is known as the first monotheistic religion in the world.
Christianity
Zoroastrianism
Judaism
Islam
19
In feudalism, who was the lowest in the pyramid of power?
Knight
Serf
King
Vassal
20
What modern capital of Ukraine was the original site of the Russian empire?
Kharkov
Odessa
Donetsk
Kiev
21
Emperor Diocletian split the Empire into two parts because
Empire was too large to run by one person
Was easier for language purposes
Made it easier to move Roman legions around
All the above are true
22
England was conquered by which Norman invader in 1066
Charles I
None of these answers
Philip IV
William of Normandy
23
Emperor Justinian built the largest church in Christendom called the
Westminster Abbey
Hagia Sophia
None of the above
St. Peter's Basillica
24
The first written legal code was known as...
Justinian's Code
Twelve Tables
Ten Commandments
Hammurabi's Code
25
What three times of plague were common during the Middle Ages and Renaissance time periods?
Bubonic only
Bubonic, pneumonic, and septicemic
Bubonic, septicemic, and cancerous
Bubonic and pneumonic only
26
The term "Christ" is the Greek translation from the Hebrew "moshiach" or "messiah" which means?
"the Redeemer"
"Anointed one"
None of these
"the Saviour"
27
Who was the most famous Christian leader during the Crusades?
Ferdinand of Castile
Conrad I
John I
Richard the Lionheart
28
What political system developed in Western Europe after Rome collapsed?
Monarchy
Feudalism
Oligarchy
Manorialism
29
The leader of the Muslim forces, respected by even the Crusaders, was named
Uthman
Ali
Muhammad
Saladin
30
The description of the Mandate of Heaven allowed Chinese dynasties to rule until
Gave unlimited power to any emperor
China being ruled as a theocracy
A new mandate was given to a new dynasty
Heaven killed the emperor
31
During the Crusades, Christian crusaders would often
Killed women and children of Eastern Orthodox Christians
Target the women and children of Muslim families
Kill men, women, and children of any faith indiscriminately
Protected all religious pilgrims to the Holy Land
32
According to legend, Romoulus and Remus founded what major city?
Athens
Corinth
Pompeii
Rome
33
The bubonic plague is known for killing what percentage of the world?
100%
60-70%
over 50%
90-100%
34
The term pax romana and pax mongolica both refer to a time period in which
The known world was divided into different languages
The known world was constantly at war
The known world was constantly divided into empires
The world was in a state of peace for a period of time
35
What Germanic tribe would establish the kingdom known as the "Holy Roman Empire
Angles
Visigoths
Franks
Ostrogoths
36
The Eastern Roman Empire became known by the name
Byzantine Empire
Corinthian Empire
Constantinian Empire
Pan-German Empire
37
Medieval society was defined by what kind of economy?
Manorialism
Trade restricted by the rulers
Capitalism
Communism
