Midterm Review

The Renaissance flourished in Northern Italy because...

What is the basis for our law code today?

What was the Schism of 1054?

Pharaohs were known as...

Where did the Bantu migrations occur?

The Catholic Reformation is also known as...

How did the Investiture Controversy affect the Holy Roman Empire?

Predestination is the belief that...

Which was NOT an effect of the Crusades?

Ashoka, an Indian emperor, is most known for...

The philosophy that includes an appreciation of classical literature and belief in human value

Which was NOT proved by Magellan's voyage?

Who was the first European to sail around the southernmost tip of Africa and reach India?

List the correct progression of the West African empires.

Economic growth in Western Europe during the Middle Ages was NOT influenced by...

Which of the following did NOT help Europeans explore farther away?

Henry VIII angered the Catholic Church because he wanted to...

An increase in the emphasis on individual worth is a characteristic of which period?

Which civilization was devastated by the arrival of Hernan Cortez and the capture of Montezuma?

The first democracy is said to have developed in...

Where was there an increase in trade during the 1600s?

The Phoenicians were very success merchants. What did NOT help them achieve this status?

In medieval society, knights were known as...

Who was responsible for originally bringing the Black Death to Europe by way of the Silk Road?

Justinian updated which ancient laws for the Byzantine Empire?

An individual's social status in European feudal society depended on...

Which city is the final destination of the Muslim hajj (pilgrimage)?

Which task were monks and nuns NOT in charge of during the Middle Ages?

The manor system consisted of economic ties between...

Zoroastrians practiced what form of religion?

The Mandate of Heaven describes...

Pieces of paper that acted as payment for reduced/cancelled sin were called...

Religious themes were popular during which time period in Europe?

All of the following reflect the impact of population growth in China EXCEPT

Abraham is a central figure and prophet in which three major world religions?

Egyptian writing took what form?

Arabic and Bantu blended into what language?

Martin Luther's call for reforms in the Catholic Church were called...

Leadership, as represented in Machiavelli's The Prince, is best defined as...

The first emperor of Rome came to power in 31 B.C. What was his name?

When Columbus first reached land, he thought he had found...

The Qin dynasty (pronounced chin) was the first to have...

Educating Catholics and converting new people to Catholicism was the job of the...

Genghis Khan is famous for...

The development of towns and cities was a result of...

The quote describing Europe waking from a "long, deep sleep..." refers to which period?

Sunni and Shia Muslims are in disagreement about what aspect of Islam?

Which European completed the first circumnavigation of the earth?

Which was NOT a component of triangular trade?

Barbarian invasions, movement of the capital and corrupt government all led to...

During the Renaissance, which city was ruled by the Medici family?

Which did NOT end feudalism in Europe?

Buddhism's most influential figure is...

Guilds in the Middle Ages were characterized by all of these EXCEPT 

Which political/social system developed in Western Europe after barbarian invasions?

Aristotle is BEST known for...

The Concordat of Worms was...

The first goal of mercantilism was to...

Martin Luther is credited with the idea of salvation through...

Ritual sacrifice was a common theme in which three societies?

Charlemagne was crowned emperor of which empire?

Who invented the printing press?

The success of Christian missionaries led to Japan doing what?