BJU World Studies Mid Term Exam Guide

Empiricism taught that people can find knowledge only through

Russia continued the process of developing a strong monarchy under the rule of

What term describes the Roman Church's teaching that the bread and wine in the Lord's Supper become the very body ?

A pueblo was a(n)__________?

This scientist developed a smallpox vaccine

This French explorer discovered three large lakes (one of which was eventually named after him) Father Of France.

The word vernacular describes a

Which nation colonized the majority of Latin America?

"Power of the Purse" refers to _____'s limiting _______'s power by controlling the tax system.

This Portuguese nobleman once famously said, "Independence or death!"

Who is known as the Father of Modern Chemistry?

Captain James Cook explored for which country?

Who was the conquistador that conquered Montezuma and the Aztecs?

This scholar from Rotterdam wrote In Praise of Folly.

A papal decree denying groups access to sacraments is a(n) __________.

The Arabic word for "the god" is __________.

This group of islands lies within the great triangle formed by the Hawaiian Islands, Easter Island, and New Zealand.

This ruler founded the Norman dynasty in England after invading the country in 1066.

Who was the first Governor of Australia?

Spaniards born in Spain and living in its colonies were known as _______________.

The term "Renaissance" means : 

"The just shall live by faith," the biblical truth found in Romans 1:17,led to the salvation of which reformer?

What do the Muslims believe about Jesus?

Who found a passage through the Great Dividing Range?

Which one of the following men made significant contributions in the areas of physics, geography, and optics?

What was the approach to philosophy promoted by Descartes?

Which explorer named the Solomon Islands?

This count of Paris founded a new royal line in France.

__________ was a Greek astronomer and geographer.

All of the following were new elements of Renaissance art EXCEPT

This French explorer discovered the St. Lawrence River

A place for borrowing and lending money is called a(n) __________.

What is the name for Islamic law?

Alvaro de Mendaña was an explorer for which country?

Gothic architecture can be characterized by all of the following except

Large country estates in Spanish colonies were known as ____.

Philip II was a king of

This group founded the Massachusetts Bay Colony.

Francis Xavier was a Jesuit missionary to this country.

Who theorized that the earth revolves around the sun?

The Cape of Good Hope is at the southern tip of this continent.

This Argentine leader from a prominent family liberated both Chile and Peru

Hippocrates was the father of....

Zwingli was a reformer in

Leo X authorized the sale of indulgences to obtain money to finish building ____

The caravel was a

This scientist wrote The Sceptical Chymist.

This astronomer discovered Uranus and made a forty-foot-long telescope

Which one of the following reformers was burned at the stake?

__________ decreed that submission to the pope was necessary for salvation.

Martin Luther translated the Bible into

Muhammad experienced his initial vision during the month of _______________.

Who studied the body's circulatory system?

The dismissal of an individual from the Roman Church is called __________.

Tasman explored for

People with Indian and Spanish parents are called

Which of the following was discovered by Captain Cook?

A record of accusations made by a jury was called a(n) ________.

What was the traditional religion of the Mongols?

Who wrote the Ninety-Five Theses?

This empire made many discoveries in astronomy and mathematics.

What was the approach to philosophy promoted by Locke?

Which explorer's crew traveled around the world?

Who trusted only human reason as the path to truth?

Who developed an advanced form of calculus and discovered the laws of gravity and motion?

In feudal society, a nobleman's estate was known as a(n) ____

The practice of a Japanese warrior committing suicide is called ________.

Under which pope was the political power of the Roman Church greatest?

What Norwegian explorer theorized that the first Polynesians came from South America rather than Asia?

This great-grandson of William the Conqueror strengthened English royal authority by using circuit courts.

What is the name of the trade language used in East Africa?

Paper was first developed in __________.

People of pure Spanish or Portuguese descent who were born in America were known as

This scientist studied human anatomy.

Cowboys in Argentina were known as

Which explorer was the first to find a trade route to India?

Who was the Roman Catholic missionary who defended the rights of the Indians?

Which of the following reformers wrote Institutes of the Christian Religion?

Most of the islands in this group of over two thousand small islands are low, some are less than one square mile in size

This explorer gave the Pacific Ocean its name.

On what group of islands was James Cook killed

What food did Captain Cook give to his crew to protect them from contracting scurvy?

Leaders who overthrew weak Latin American governments and set up dictatorships were called

Which explorer was the first to find a route around Africa?

James Chalmers was a nineteenth-century missionary to __________

This astronomer used a telescope to confirm the earth's orbit around the sun

Which of the following men introduced Muslim documents to medieval universities?

What is the imperial title of Ethiopian rulers

Cuzco was the capital of this empire.

Which large Italian city was located on the Adriatic Sea and had a large navy

Which of the following was not a positive consequence of the Renaissance?

The Canterbury Tales tells the story of a group of pilgrims in

A document freeing townspeople from many feudal duties was called a __

Who invented the movable-type printing press, making books more available to the public?

Which region was once called New Holland

A famous comet is named after this English astronomer.

The name of this Japanese military code means "the way of the warrior"

Who became the ruler of England after Cromwell's death?

Which of the following marks the most important turning point in world history?

What people were accused of starting the plague and were persecuted because of it?