CP World History Midterm Review

Where did the first farming communities develop in early China?

Judaism is a monotheistic religion because it is based on

What is the term meaning "not religious"?

Which statement best describes the ideal woman according to Casteglione?

Which British law imposed taxes on newspapers & pamphlets in American colonies?

In the scientific method, a hypothesis is a

Ancient Aryan info comes from: collection of prayers, hymns, and religious teachings called

Mary Wollstonecraft argued women & men should have equal

How was Hernan Cortes able to gain control of the Aztec empire?

Enlightenment thinker said the purpose of gov't is to safe guard the natural rights of people

Who was the main author of the Declaration of Independence?

What is the main reason European rulers first encouraged ocean exploration?

Societies rise up when

Historians call the earliest period of human history

Humanist scholars differed from medieval thinkers in that, humanists

Who was the Renaissance philosopher who said 'it is better to be feared than loved as a leader'

Which statement best describes enlightened despots of the 1700s?

Enlightened writers often faced censorship because they

The teachings and reforms put forth by the Council of Trent became known as

To unite their vast empire, the Inca

Early villages could support a growing population mainly because of

Which of the following statements is true about Jesus?

People in the Dark Ages turned to ____ as a way of hope for the bad living conditions.

What new literary form developed during the Enlightenment?

How did Europeans usually obtain slaves?

The Last Supper and the Mona Lisa were the work of what great artist?

What was the invention that made information & knowledge more readily available to the masses?

The Crusades were a series of wars between what two groups of people?

What argument did government and church officials use to justify their war of censorship?

The domestication of wild plants and animals was invented roughly 10000 years ago & is called

Which of the following is a reason why the Renaissance began in Italy?

Who was the father of modern Chemistry that proposed the existence of atomic matter?

The renaissance is a French term meaning

What was the most important economic activity in New France?

It helped spread new, radical ideas in the common language that were critical of the est church

Who was part of the Continental Congress & later the leader of the Amer forces in American Rev?

What unique method did Joseph II use to find out about the problems of peasants?

What was one result of the French and Indian War?

Adam Smith argued that, in a free market, business activity would be regulated by the forces of

Enlightenment thinkers were influenced by the idea of natural law that emerged from

The Columbian Exchange refers to the

How did the Scientific Revolution lead to Enlightenment?

The 1st civilizations appeared in an area known as the Fertile Crescent, along the banks of the

Martin Luther argued that

Francisco Pizarro was the conquistador who defeated

Which of the following is one of the Five Pillars of Islam?

How did the Scientific Revolution lead to Enlightenment?

Economist Adam Smith said in a free market, business activity would be regulated by forces of

Who were the Boers of South Africa?

The calculations of astronomer Johannes Kepler showed that

Where did Enlightenment ideas begin?

The encomienda system was used to

According to Thomas Hobbes, the best form of government is

Publishing the Encyclopedia was important because it

Who controlled trade between Asia and Europe in the 1400s?

Who was the first European country to gain a foothold in Asia?

Who was the German monk that nailed 95 thesis or arguments to the church door in Wittenburg?

Feudalism developed as a way for medieval societies to

The result of trade & warfare that brought ancient civilizations into contact with one another:

What was one of the main teachings of Siddhartha Gautama?

With the help of the French fleet, the British were forced to surrender at what place?

What was the purpose of the Bill of Rights?

What major theme of the northern Renaissance did Albrecht Durer's engravings portray?

What happened when George III became king of Great Britain in 1760?

The Enlightenment slogan "free and equal" did not apply to what group of people?

Why did the southern tip of Africa become known as the Cape of Good Hope?

Certificates that could be purchased to help a person to spend less time in purgatory

Who perfected the microscope & was the first person to see cells & microorganisms?