First Semester Review

Which of the following is NOT true regarding the long term effects of the Columbian Exchange?

Which of the following was NOT one of the main motives for European exploration?

Populations of early villages were able to grow mostly due to

Mounted warriors, loyal to local lords rather than the emperor; Japanese "knights"

Feudalism developed as a way for Medieval societies to

Periodic nomadic invasions in the early history of Eurasia...

Athens and _________ came to be the two leading city-states during classical Greek civilization

The principal agent(s) for the spread of Buddhism was...

Confucianism, Daoism, and Legalism, as well as Buddhism developed...

After the fall of the Roman Empire, Western Europe...

Scandinavian raiders who disrupted coastal areas of Europe from the 8th to 11th centuries

Gilgamesh was...

The conquests of Alexander the Great created the

His philosophy would become the doctrine of classical China during the Qin and Han dynasties

Which of the following was NOT a major contingent of people traversing early trade routes?

Leading figure in Mediterranean philosophy; encouraged his students to question everything

Which of the following was an effect of the black death?

For Muslims, obeying Allah's will involved following

Which empires or dynasties benefited most from trade in the Black and Mediterranean Seas?

Followers of the majority interpretation of Islam

Babylonian king who introduced the first written law code

Byzantine missionaries in Eastern Europe; responsible for creating the Slavic written script

Which group conquered Constantinople in 1453 and ended the Byzantine Empire

The religion of Judaism differed from other religions of the time in that

What type of trade led to the development of powerful West African trading kingdoms?

All of the following are true of the Olmecs EXCEPT

Who is the best APWH Teacher?

One function of medieval guilds was to

12th century Muslim ruler who re-conquered most of the Crusader kingdoms

the Bantu migrations...

Which of these is NOT an example of patriarchy?

Nomadic pastoralists of the Arabian peninsula; cultured based on herding camels and goats

After the Great Schism, the Byzantine church became known as

Muslim traveler who described African societies and cultures

Carolingian monarch who established a large empire in France and Germany c. 800 CE 

Established an empire in Mesoamerica in 1325; built their capital on Lake Texcoco

created an empire in the Andes during the 15th century; capital was at Cuzco

Which of the following intellectual movements was at the heart of the Renaissance?

Created a unified state that became the Mali Empire; died in 1260

Which of the following does NOT fit with the others?

Which of the following existed in the most complete isolation between 600 and 1500?

Portuguese prince who sponsored Atlantic voyages and opened a school for navigation

Which trade route integrated sub-Saharan Africa with the rest of Eurasia?

6th Century Byzantine emperor that rebuilt Constantinople and codified Roman law

The Tang and Song dynasties were similar in that they both...

The remarkable growth of early Christianity reflected the new faith's appeal, particularly to

Unlike monarchs of western Europe, but like the caliphs, the Byzantine emperor...

Tools and weapons found in the graves of Stone Age people suggest

Began the Mongol's rise to world power; elected supreme ruler in 1206

The world's first civilization developed between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers in