Year 2, Semester 1 History Review

Which of the following men did NOT go on a sailing exploration?

Aztec emperor who extended Aztec rule in Mexico, ruler of Tenochtitlan at the time of Cortez’s conquest of Mexico.

What is one reason for the Crusades?

English king who fought in the Third Crusade and spent less than six months of his ten-year reign on English soil.

Portuguese explorer sailing for Spain, led the first successful circumnavigation of the world but was killed in battle

Byzantine emperor, ruled over the Byzantine Empire at its greatest extent, built Hagia Sophia, compiled and edited code

Which of the following is a tennant of the Isalm faith?

Italian explorer sailing for Spain, he discovered the Americas while searching for a western route to the Orient.

What is a conquistador?

The Hagia Sophia, frescos, and mosaics were all found in this large Eastern Roman Empire with capital of Constantinople.

Saxon king, drove out the Vikings, united England for the 1st time, encouraged rebirth of learning & culture in England

What was the Hundred Years’ War?

German priest and reformer whose 95 Theses condemned the sale of indulgences and sparked the Protestant Reformation.

Which of the following statements is TRUE?

What was the Counter Reformation?

Which of these statements is NOT true about the reign of Elizabeth I?

The Black Death was

English queen, daughter of Henry VIII & Anne Boleyn, reign marked the height of the English Renaissance

What event triggered the Protestant Reformation?

What were the classes of people in the feudal system?

Which person wanted to have a prosperous, Christian kingdom and forced prisoners of war to become Christians?

Arab prophet who founded the Islamic religion and claimed to receive the Koran by divine revelation.

Inventor of the moveable-type printing press, which made possible the spread of knowledge through printed books

Protestant reformer, produced the first complete translation of the Bible into English from the Greek and Hebrew texts.

Which of the following statements does NOT describe the Mongols?

Medieval French peasant girl who led the French armies during the Hundred Years’ War claiming to be on a divine mission.

What was the Magna Carta?

Frankish king, wanted a Christian Roman empire, established peace, encouraged rebirth of learning & culture

Which of the following statements does NOT describe Vikings?

The first to translate the Bible into English; called the “Morning Star of the Reformation”

Mongol conqueror who founded the Mongol Empire, the largest land empire in history

Brother and successor of Richard the Lionheart. Was forced to sign the Magna Carta by his barons.

The word Renaissance means

English king that broke with Rome over his desire to divorce his wife, married six different wives in hope of a son.

Italian traveler who published an account of his travels to Kublai Khan’s court in China

Which of the following happened during the Renaissance?