What was one result of the loss of native lives to disease in Latin America?

A severe shortage of labor in the colonies.

How did the Muslim Empire treat conquered peoples?

Their religions were tolerated, but restrictions and taxes were imposed.

How did Islam spread throughout Africa?

It spread by conquest and through trade.

Which of the following was a result of the Fourth Crusade

Western Christians looted Constantinople

What was the effect of the three-field system?

Farmers produced more food and villagers had more to eat.

What was the major cause of the Great Schism?

Arguments about which man holding the position of pope was the true pope

In which of the following ways did the early North American peoples view the land?

d. The land was sacred, not something that could be bought and sold.

Where in the Americas did Christopher Columbus land first?

An island in the Caribbean Sea.

What does it mean if an African society is matrilineal?

children trace their ancestors through the mothers.

What created an intelligent, capable governing class in China?

The civil service examination system.

What are the Five Pillars of Islam?

The Major Duties Required of all Muslims

Which of the following is NOT true of both Japanese samurai and European knights?

They would commit ritual suicide rather than face defeat.

What prompted a wave of new businesses and trade practices in Europe in the 16th and 17th centuries?

The Triangular Trade introduced the availability of new goods.

What was true of the Mongol Empire?

The Mongol Empire was the largest unified land empire in history.

How was Africa affected by the Atlantic slave trade?

Many cultures lost their fittest members, and families were torn apart

What did Vasco da Gama succeed in gaining for Portugal?

A sea route between Portugal and India

The intellectual and cultural movement know as humanism arose from the study of

Classical Greek and Roman culture

How were feudalism and the manor system related?

Feudalism was a social order, the manor system supported it

What issue led to both of the Magna Carta and the establishment of Parliament?

How to end taxation without representation

What was one negative effect of the Crusades that has continued to the present?

Hostility between Muslims and Christians

Which of the following was the primary reason for the Reformation?

Luther believed that the pope’s interpretation of the bible was incorrect

In what way did Leonardo da Vinci represent the ideal Renaissance Man?

He was a painter, sculptor, inventor, and scientist.

Which of the following did NOT contribute to the fall of the Tang Dynasty?

the restoration of the civil service system

What was NOT true of women’s status during the Tang and Song periods?

Women were encouraged to become writers, poets, and painters.

What were the forces holding feudal society together

A set of mutual social obligations and the teachings of the Church.

The achievement for which Charlemagne is most remembered was

Building an empire larger than any since Rome.

Which of the following was NOT a problem faced by the Church?

Whether the Pope should reside in Paris or London

What was the purpose of the Reconquista

To drive the Moors out of Spain.

How did Italy’s location help it become the birthplace of the Renaissance?

Italy had access to Roman ruins and ancient manuscripts from Constantinople

What was an enduring characteristic of the Japanese government?

An emperor who reigned as a figurehead while another power ruled.

What was an important effect of the invention of the printing press?

It increased literacy and the use of the vernacular

What does Islam mean in Arabic?

Submission to the will of Allah

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1
What was the main reason for Henry VIII’s split with the Roman Catholic Church?
His desire for a male heir
His treatment of Catherine of Aragon
His unwillingness to pay Church taxes
His religious beliefs.
2
What was one of John Calvin’s major teachings?
Adult Baptism
Humanism
Indulgences
Predestination
3
What was one result of the loss of native lives to disease in Latin America?
A severe shortage of labor in the colonies.
A growing tolerance between the colonists and the natives.
Fewer battles between the colonists and natives over land.
The ruin of several tobacco and sugar cane plantations.
4
How did the Muslim Empire treat conquered peoples?
They were forced to give up their religions and convert to Islam.
They were treated as equal citizens with Muslims.
They were allowed to become first-class citizens upon converting to Islam.
Their religions were tolerated, but restrictions and taxes were imposed.
5
How did Islam spread throughout Africa?
It spread by conquest and through trade.
Ibn Battuta traveled through 27 countries to teach the Qur’an
Muslim teachers traveled throughout Africa to introduce the faith
Universities were established to teach the religion
6
Which of the following was a result of the Fourth Crusade
Muslims seized Edessa
Christians and Muslims signed a truce
Christians seized Jerusalem
Western Christians looted Constantinople
7
What was the effect of the three-field system?
Farmers could grow crops on one-third of their land.
Farmers produced more food and villagers had more to eat.
Farmers could grow crops on one-half of their land.
Farmer could let their ground lie fallow over the winter.
8
What was the major cause of the Great Schism?
The morality of the Crusades.
Arguments about which man holding the position of pope was the true pope
Arguments about whether Jesus or the pope was the head of the Church.
Ethics and wealth within the Church.
9
In which of the following ways did the early North American peoples view the land?
The land was something to be owned and built upon
The land was something to be owned and used for agriculture.
d. The land was sacred, not something that could be bought and sold.
The land was unimportant, not something worth fighting for
10
During the Middle Ages, the lowest-ranking clergy members were the
peasants
priests
bishops
abbots
11
Which of the following is NOT one of the three main Hindu deities?
Dharma
Shiva
Brahma
Vishnu
12
The soul never dies, but is continually reborn, achieve happiness and enlightenment by freedom of earthly desires
Judaism
Hinduism
Christianity
Confucianism
13
Where in the Americas did Christopher Columbus land first?
An island in the Caribbean Sea.
The southern tip of South America.
The coast of what is today Panama.
The eastern coast of North America
14
What does it mean if an African society is matrilineal?
women have all of the authority.
females inherit the wealth of the family.
women inherit land through their mothers
children trace their ancestors through the mothers.
15
There is only one god who watches over and cares for his people,persons serve god by studying the teachings of Jesus
Buddhism
Christianity
Hinduism
Judaism
16
What created an intelligent, capable governing class in China?
The inclusion of women in leadership roles.
A highly refined court society that valued art.
The civil service examination system.
Wise agricultural advisors.
17
What are the Five Pillars of Islam?
The Major Duties Required of all Muslims
The Various divisions of Islam
Muhammad and the four leaders who followed him
The times during the day when Muslimss must pray
18
During the Enlightenment, the word “utopia” literally means
Highest
Cultural Superiority
An ideal place
Everywhere
19
Persons achieve complete peace and happiness, known as nirvana, by eliminating their attachment to worldly things
Buddhism
Confucianism
Judaism
Hinduism
20
Which of the following is NOT true of both Japanese samurai and European knights?
They entered battle with protective gear and weapons.
They would commit ritual suicide rather than face defeat.
They lived by a code of honor that valued bravery and loyalty.
They fought for a lord in exchange for something.
21
What prompted a wave of new businesses and trade practices in Europe in the 16th and 17th centuries?
The Triangular Trade introduced the availability of new goods.
New wealth from the Americas and the decrease in overseas trade
European countries becoming able to buy more goods than they sold.
People pooling their wealth for a common purpose
22
What problem was identified by Church reformers during The Middle Ages?
All of the above are true.
Bishops sold positions in the Church for money.
Kings, rather than Church leaders, appointed bishops.
Village priests married and had families contrary to Church law.
23
What was true of the Mongol Empire?
Mongols forced conquered peoples to convert to their religion.
The Mongol Empire was the largest unified land empire in history.
Mongols refused to adopt aspects of the cultures they conquered.
The Mongol Empire treated all conquered peoples humanely.
24
How was Africa affected by the Atlantic slave trade?
African empires became safer because they traded away their criminals
All African countries prospered and grew to be world powers.
Many cultures lost their fittest members, and families were torn apart
Kings were able to stop rebellions with the firearms they received in trade
25
What did Vasco da Gama succeed in gaining for Portugal?
A sea route between Portugal and India
A sea route between Portugal and China
A sea route between England and India
Control of the Spice Islands
26
The intellectual and cultural movement know as humanism arose from the study of
Medieval scholarship.
Original Christian writings
The contributions of the Tang and Song dynasties
Classical Greek and Roman culture
27
What was the first major monotheistic religion?
Hinduism
Christianity
Islam
Judaism
28
How were feudalism and the manor system related?
Feudalism involved only war, while the manor system involved farming.
Feudalism applied only to lords, while the manor system involved serfs.
The king set the laws of feudalism and the Church set the laws of the manor
Feudalism was a social order, the manor system supported it
29
Which trait did NOT characterize Gothic cathedral architecture
Stained glass windows
High, vaulted ceilings
Flying Buttresses
Rounded Arches
30
What issue led to both of the Magna Carta and the establishment of Parliament?
How to cope with the bubonic plague
How to end taxation without representation
How to regain control of Jerusalem.
How to resolve the Great Schism.
31
What was one negative effect of the Crusades that has continued to the present?
Strengthening of papal authority.
Trade between Europe and Asia
Weakening of the feudal nobility
Hostility between Muslims and Christians
32
Which of the following was the primary reason for the Reformation?
Luther believed that the pope’s interpretation of the bible was incorrect
The pope in Rome insisted on speaking only Latin
Northern merchants resented paying taxes to the Church in Rome.
The Church was threatening to excommunicate the king of France
33
In what way did Leonardo da Vinci represent the ideal Renaissance Man?
He was a painter, sculptor, inventor, and scientist.
He used perspective in all of his drawings and paintings.
He painted the Mona Lisa while holding scientific discussions.
He lived in Italy during the 1500s.
34
What was the name of the legislative body of medieval England?
Parliament
Estates General
Inquisition
National Assembly
35
Which Mongolian practice did Kublai Khan NOT follow?
Nomadic way of life
Ancestor Worship
Increase Trade in the Mongol Empire
Military Conquest of China
36
Which of the following increased the loyalty of conquered peoples?
Potlatch Ceremont
Iroquois League
Incan Welfare System
Popol Vuh
37
Which of the following did NOT contribute to the fall of the Tang Dynasty?
an inability to maintain order
overtaxing of the peasants
the restoration of the civil service system
a series of internal rebellions
38
What was NOT true of women’s status during the Tang and Song periods?
A woman declared herself emperor for the first time in Chinese history.
Women were encouraged to become writers, poets, and painters.
Women were considered subservient to men.
Foot-binding crippled women, but enhanced their husbands’ status.
39
What were the forces holding feudal society together
Pride in their Roman heritage and a thriving economic system.
A set of mutual social obligations and the teachings of the Church.
The laws of Rome and Justinian’s code.
Loyalty to country and belief in God.
40
The achievement for which Charlemagne is most remembered was
Traveling to Rome to crush a mob threatening the pope.
Visiting every part of his kingdom to ensure justice.
Building an empire larger than any since Rome.
Halting the expansion of the Muslim empire.
41
Which of the following was the chief means of social and political organization in African stateless societies?
Lineage Groups
Age-set Systems
Islamic Law
Animism
42
Which of the following was NOT a problem faced by the Church?
Whether kings or the Church should appoint bishops
Whether the Pope should reside in Paris or London
What to do about priests who married and had families, violating Church law
Whether bishops should be permitted to sell positions in the Church
43
Social order, harmony, and good government should be based on strong family relationships; respect for parents and elder
Judaism
Confucianism
Christianity
Buddhism
44
What was the purpose of the Reconquista
To recapture the Holy Land
To solidify the Muslim influence in Spain.
To try people suspected of heresy
To drive the Moors out of Spain.
45
How did Italy’s location help it become the birthplace of the Renaissance?
Italy had access to Roman ruins and ancient manuscripts from Constantinople
Ideas could be spread easily by means of papal influence
The bubonic plague had not reached the southern tip of Europe
Italy was protected from the rest of Europe by the Alps.
46
What was an enduring characteristic of the Japanese government?
An equal balance of power between the feudal lords and the emperor.
A strong emperor who was supported by shoguns and samurai.
Shinto teachers became the power behind the throne.
An emperor who reigned as a figurehead while another power ruled.
47
What did Africans mainly provide in the trade between East Africa and Asia?
Grains and Produce
Raw Materials
Manufactured Goods
Art works
48
What was an important effect of the invention of the printing press?
It led to a renewed study of Latin and Greek.
It increased literacy and the use of the vernacular
Gutenberg used his wealth from the invention to support artists
It led to the development of public libraries.
49
According to the code of chivalry, a knight fought for all of the following EXCEPT
His feudal lord
His lady
his Heavenly lord
His country
50
During the later Middle Ages, where were most serfs likely to search for freedom
Towns or Cities
Monestaries
The Holy Land
Farms
51
What does Islam mean in Arabic?
There is not God but Allah
Muhammad is the messenger of Allah
Submission to the will of Allah
One has has submitted
52
Writers began writing in the everyday language of the people, which is known as
Romance
Classical
Vernacular
Modern
53
Which of the following is NOT a monotheistic religion?
Judaism
Christianity
Islam
Hinduism
54
There is only one God who watcher over and cares for people, People serve Yahweh by studying the Torah
Hinduism
Christianity
Judaism
Buddhism
55
Conquered provinces resented Aztec rule because the Aztecs
Used conquered people for human sacrifice.
Used conquered people as soldiers.
Forced conquered people to migrate
Forced conquered people to change their agricultural methods
56
What was the purpose of the Treaty of Tordesillas signed by Portugal and Spain?
To create an alliance that would offset Dutch domination of sea routes.
To promote cooperation in the sharing of technological advances.
To decrease conflict over the claiming of new lands.
To divide up the trade routes to the East
57
The bargain made between a lord and a vassal was
That the vassal would build a city on the lord’s lands.
That the vassal would build a monastery in exchange for food.
That the lord would defend the vassal in battle.
That the lord would grant the vassal land in exchange for military service.
58
Which group was most responsible for the spread of the bubonic plague to Europe and which group was initially blamed?
Mongol Invaders; Jews
French Soldiers; Mongol Invaders
Merchants; Jews
Crusaders; Mongol Invaders
59
In the 1400s, what was the most important trade good from the East?
Porcelain
Corn
Spices
Potatoes
60
How did the Mongol conquest affect Korea?
The Mongols demanded a crushing tribute from Koryu rulers.
The Mongols brought peace to Korea for the first time in three centuries.
The Mongol occupation caused rival Koryu factions to unite.
The Mongols forced Koreans to accept Mongol traditions.
61
Canon law deals with issues under the authority of
the Church
the feudal lord
the emperor
The military
62
Hindu’s spiritual leaders are
Monks
Ministers
Gurus
Priests
63
What was the main difference between the Sunni and Shi’a branches of Islam?
Shi’a believed that the caliph needed to be a relative of Muhammad.
Sunni wanted to return to the elective system of choosing a caliph.
Sunni named their caliphate after Muhammad’s daughter.
The Shi’a did not outwardly oppose Umayyad rule.
64
How did the status of women change during The Middle Ages?
Noble women gained power by ruling when their husbands went on Crusade.
Their status remained the same.
Their roles became increasingly confined to the home and convent.
They gained power by running their own convents.
65
What helped China to become the greatest sea power in the world under Song leadership?
Battle tactics learned from Mongolian rulers
New ship building techniques
the invention of the magnetic compass
The invention of gunpowder
66
What were Europeans’ main motives for making voyages of exploration?
To grow wealthy and spread Christianity
To break the Portuguese monopoly on trade
To test their new technology.
To gain extra land for a growing population
67
Ferdinand Magellan and his crew are credited with being the first to travel
West across the Atlantic Ocean
Around the world back to Europe
Around the southern tip of Africa
Across the Indian Ocean to India
68
How did Genghis Khan succeed as a conqueror?
Through conquering only empires that had become weak.
Through offering people the Mongol Peace if they surrendered.
Through brilliant military strategy and organization.
Through dressing his soldiers as warriors of the opposing country.
69
What city in southern Africa controlled trade routes and was the economic, political, and religious center of an empire?
Mombasa
Great Zimbabwe
Sofala
Kilwa
70
According to the policy of mercantilism, how could a nation increase its wealth?
It should spread its wealth and power among private individuals
It should sell more goods than it buys from other countries
It should sell more goods than it buys from other countries
It should center its wealth and power in its government.
71
Viking raids eventually ceased because of several factors, including the fact that
Muslim raiding parties threatened the Viking homeland.
Feudal lords successfully unified for defense.
Leif Ericson turned Viking attention to the exploration of new lands.
Farming conditions in the Viking homeland improved.
72
What was the main economic activity in New France?
building a fur trade
Finding Religious Freedom
Finding gold and spices
creating long-term colonial investments
73
The decline of the Inca Empire can be traced to a
Drought that led to famine conditions.
Struggle between rivals for the throne.
War with a powerful Mesoamerican tribe.
Natural disaster.
74
What did the encomienda system provide for New Spain?
more land
military protection
A cheap labor source
more settlers
75
How was The Great Schism finally resolved
All three popes were forced to resign, and a new pope was elected
One pope ruled from Rome and another from Constantinople
The king decided which pope would rule the Holy Roman Empire
A pope was chosen who spoke French and Italian as well as Latin
76
Which of the following was true of the Maya?
They had a social welfare state that cared for people under their control.
They developed math and astronomy to support their religious beliefs
They were governed by a theocracy with a sun-god-king.
They were governed by warrior kings.
77
Which of the following best describes the nature of a guild?
Merchants who sold specially woven cloth at local fairs.
Traders who carried local goods to other regions.
An association of people who worked at the same occupation.
Workers who used gold leaf to decorate palaces
78
Why was the Khmer city-and-temple complex of Angkor Wat built?
It was initially built to celebrate Buddha’s attainment of nirvana.
It was built to celebrate the kamikaze.
It was built to honor the Hindu god Vishnu and later to celebrate Buddha
It was dedicated to the agricultural goddess in thanks for new form of rice
79
What did the devastation caused by the bubonic plague contribute to?
A flowering of the arts in the later Middle Ages
The dominance of the Church in the later Middle Ages
A sense of unity among the continents affected by it.
The disruption and collapse of medieval society.
80
Luther protested the practice of selling indulgences. What was that practice?
Indulgences permitted priests to marry and have children.
Charles toldpeople buying indulgences would exclude them from paying tithes
The clergy sold pardons that released people from penalties for their sins
Clergy members bought indulgences to reach higher offices
81
What was the most important effect of the Hundred Years’ War?
It caused the development of national identities in England and France.
It led to Joan of Arc becoming France’s patron saint.
It put an end to the three-field approach to farming.
It destroyed formerly prosperous English towns and villages.
82
Who captained the first European ship to sail around the tip of Africa, now known as the Cape of Good Hope?
Prince Henry
Vasco da Gama
Bartolomeu Dias
Cristo Colomo
83
What was the chief goal of the Crusades?
To improve trade among Europe, Asia and Africa.
To recover Jerusalem and the Holy Land from the Muslim Turks.
To spread Christianity throughout Europe, Asia and Africa.
To force the Byzantines to become Catholics.

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