7th Grade Fall Final Review

What did Prince Shotoku of Japan do during his reign?

Which two forms did many people in West Africa believe in to honor their relatives?

Which list is in order of most power to least power in Japanese social hierarchy?

What is the MOST important difference between the Sunni & Shia?

Who were the verses of the Qur'an first revealed to?

Which of the following was built during the Ming Dynasty in China?

Why did the use of iron tools help West African societies feed more people?

What was the goal behind many of the great Roman engineering and artistic achievements?

Which religion with an emphasis in meditation was favored by samurai warriors?

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What was the early of Shintoism closely tied to?

A mosque is a place of worship for which religion?

In early Arabia, what was the factor that determined where people settled and the routes they traveled?

Which was a positive effect of Mongol rule during the Yuan Dynasty?

What was a noble landowner who hired samurai to protect their land called?

What is the purpose of the Five Pillars of Islam?

How did geography affect the people of Japan?

Since Arabia was centrally located to the rest of the known world it is considered to be a what?

Calligraphy & geometric designs were common decorations in mosques because anyone could create perfect humans & animals.

When Rome was a strong, peaceful & stable empire, the government was able to reduce the political influence of the popes

The pope ordered the eastern emperor to start the new religion known as the Eastern Orthodox Church.

The Japanese practice of seppuku was used by early samurai and is considered to be a ritualistic form of suicide.

Which of the following is considered to be the crowning literary achievement of Medieval Japan?

What is the name of the dynasty that Kublai Khan founded as his own?

The following is the correct sequence in the development of Islam. Gabriel ->Qur'an->Muhammad->Sunnah

Which groups of people does the city of Jerusalem have religious significance for?

How did griots contribute to West African societies?

Which did not contribute to the downfall of Rome?

Constantinople's location of being surrounded by water and difficult to defend played a role in its development.

Who is the funniest elective teacher?

Buddhism spread in China after the collapse of the Han dynasty because Empress Wu forced everyone to become Buddhist.

The origins of Islam can be traced to which other monotheistic religions?

As Islam spread in West Africa, what language grew in trade, government and education?

The recognition of Mali by people throughout Africa, Asia & Europe was a direct result of Mansa Musa's journey to Mecca.

What was so great about the size of the Roman Empire?

Which river is the most important for West Africa?

What role did the emperor have during the shogun period?

What did advances in agriculture during the Song dynasty lead to besides increased trade?

Who is the BEST physical education teacher at Luther?

Women were responsible for writing some fo the greatest literature during Medieval Japan.

What are the moral, ethical and religious teachings of Islam contained in?

Muslims believed that only Allah can create perfect humans and animals.

A desert would best describe the type of land in which location?

Which Roman emperor organized all the laws into a legal system?

During the Song Dynasty, an examination system for selecting public official was put in place from the idea of who?

Ghana became a major trade center due to its location between the salt mines and gold fields.

Which religion was practiced by most of the traders in Ghana, West Africa?

What was an economic achievement of the Tang and Song periods that made trade easier?

The Tang and Song periods made books, calendars, and government pamphlets more available to people. Why?

The Ming Dynasty showed off their power to the rest of the world by Zheng He traveling on a fleet of ships.

The civil services system helped ensure that talented, intelligent people became scholar-officials.

Diocletian tried to make it easier to rule the empire by choosing another leader to rule half of the empire.

What happened to the Eastern Roman Empire when the Western Roman Empire came to an end?