Duplicate of WORLD HISTORY SEMESTER EXAM JAN 2019

Why was Italy easier to unify than Greece?

Monks and nuns improved life during the Middle Ages by

Chinese philosopher Confucius taught that harmony resulted when

During the Bantu migration, West African farmers and herders moved to

Kublai Khan managed a vast empire by

The geography of Greece helped create

The leadership of Chinggis Khan, the stirrup use, & excellent horsemanship skills contributed

The earliest known writing was invented by the

In what way were the Code of Hammurabi and the Twelve Tables of Rome Similar?

The printing revolution of the late 1400's resulted in what?

How was ancient China first governed?

Muslims conquered Spain led by

In what way were ancient Egyptian, Hellenistic, and Roman civilizations similar?

Copernicus proposed which of the following

Where is Mesopotamia located?

In 1517, Martin Luther was dissatisfied with the Catholic Church because

Culture known for building marble temples with statues of athletes & the first works of drama?

The population of Europe more than doubled after 1000 primarily because

W. Europe went into a long, deep sleep. Fear/chaos reigned.What period does this describe?

Who were Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle?

While Europe experienced the Middle Ages, Asian and African civilizations

What influenced Scientists to explore the physical universe?

The Renaissance marked a renewed interest in

Conflict between Athens and Sparta resulted in the

The greatest centers of learning in the early Middle Ages were generally found in

The Hindu belief that a person is reborn in another bodily form is called

Which of the following is considered to be the main feature of civilization?

What does the Muslim duty of the hajj require?

The most heavily populated areas of Africa are

Which Greek city-state had a democratic government

Which of the following is a legacy of the Gupta Empire?

Where did the first civilization emerge on the Indian subcontinent?

Hammurabi’s Code was an important achievement because it

How did Egypt’s location help the ancient Egyptian civilization thrive?

What did Martin Luther's 95 Thesis contribute to?

Why did Siddhartha Gautama leave the palace gardens?

How did Muslim society view merchants?

Throughout ancient times, Sub-Saharan Africans were dependent on trade for

According to the Eightfold Path, what is the final goal for Buddhist?

What cities did the Renaissance start in?

Which society was the first to practice direct democracy?

How did the Mughal emperor Akbar win support from his Hindu subjects?

Starting from the days of the early Roman Republic, over the centuries Roman women

Muhammad is honored by Muslims as

The English Reformation came about through the leadership of

In early civilizations, how was a person’s social status determined?

Why did the people critical of the Roman Catholic church want?

The most lasting achievement of Alexander to Great was the

What did the Peace of Augsburg do?

A system of govt in which local lords govern their own lands but owe military service to ruler

In the Paleolithic Period, people appear to have believed that

Romans believed their republican form of government would

Which statement describes a characteristic of democracy?

Technology is the

Renaissance means

Which of the following is a legacy of the Phoenicians?

Wudi set up a network of trade routes that would later be called the

The Laws of the Twelve Tables changed Roman civilization by

When Roman armies conquered a people they

Roman city was port on straits b/n Blk & Med Seas & was a crossroads for trade b/n Eurasia?

Which political unit referred to a city and surrounding lands and villages?

In Western Europe, feudalism developed after the

What did Chinggis Khan achieve that allowed the Mongols to conquer other lands?

The Taj Mahal served as

Much of what we know about the Trojan War comes from

A major goal of the Catholic Church during the Crusades (1096-1291) was to

During the Tang and Song, the heads of society were the

Which group dominated the economic and political lives of towns during the Middle Ages?

Which of the following was a legacy of the Sumerians?

People who moved from place to place to find food were

In Western Europe, which development was the cause of the other three?

Constantinople became the center of the Byzantine Empire because

How did the Scientific Revolution change thinking about the physical universe?

Which of the following was a characteristic of the Renaissance?

Which institution served as the main unifying force of medieval Western Europe?

In the Byzantine Empire, one important feature of life was the development of

Which statement describes the role of Roman Catholic Church in W.Europe during the Middle Ages?

The split between Sunni and Shiite Muslims began with a disagreement about

Two immediate results of the fall of the Roman Empire were

How did early civilizations sustain their growing populations?

Which early river valley civilization emerged in China?

The Parthenon is the most famous example of Greek architecture because it

The philosophers of ancient Greece used reason and observation to

The city of Alexandria was considered magnificent because

Even though feudal Japan had an emperor, the country was actually governed by the

1 similarity b/n the India Gupta Empire (320-550 CE) & the China Tang Dynasty (618-907 CE) was

Which event freed more people in China to pursue commerce?

Which achievements are associated with the Tang and Song dynasties?

The Pantheon is noted for it

How did the development of written Chinese affect China?

Which of the following characteristics applies to prehistoric groups?

Which was a result of Mansa Musa’s hajj?

Although Medieval serfs were not slaves, they