BJU World Studies Mid Term Exam Guide

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

This scientist studied human anatomy.

This scientist developed a smallpox vaccine

Gothic architecture can be characterized by all of the following except

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

What was the approach to philosophy promoted by Locke?

James Chalmers was a nineteenth-century missionary to __________

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

The term "Renaissance" means : 

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

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

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

The word vernacular describes a

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

Hippocrates was the father of....

Paper was first developed in __________.

The Arabic word for "the god" is __________.

What is the name for Islamic law?

This explorer gave the Pacific Ocean its name.

All of the following were new elements of Renaissance art EXCEPT

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

Who trusted only human reason as the path to truth?

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

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

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

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

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

Who wrote the Ninety-Five Theses?

Who studied the body's circulatory system?

What was the traditional religion of the Mongols?

On what group of islands was James Cook killed

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

Zwingli was a reformer in

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

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

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

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

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

Who was the first Governor of Australia?

Which explorer named the Solomon Islands?

Cowboys in Argentina were known as

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

Alvaro de Mendaña was an explorer for which country?

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

Cuzco was the capital of this empire.

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

This group founded the Massachusetts Bay Colony.

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

Who was the conquistador that conquered Montezuma and the Aztecs?

Muhammad experienced his initial vision during the month of _______________.

A pueblo was a(n)__________?

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

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

Who found a passage through the Great Dividing Range?

The caravel was a

Which region was once called New Holland

Who theorized that the earth revolves around the sun?

What was the approach to philosophy promoted by Descartes?

Large country estates in Spanish colonies were known as ____.

This empire made many discoveries in astronomy and mathematics.

This scientist wrote The Sceptical Chymist.

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

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

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

Captain James Cook explored for which country?

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

A famous comet is named after this English astronomer.

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

Martin Luther translated the Bible into

This scholar from Rotterdam wrote In Praise of Folly.

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

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

Who is known as the Father of Modern Chemistry?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

What do the Muslims believe about Jesus?

What is the imperial title of Ethiopian rulers

Which explorer's crew traveled around the world?

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

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

__________ was a Greek astronomer and geographer.

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

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

Francis Xavier was a Jesuit missionary to this country.

Which nation colonized the majority of Latin America?

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

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

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

Which of the following was discovered by Captain Cook?

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

Philip II was a king of

This French explorer discovered the St. Lawrence River

Empiricism taught that people can find knowledge only through

Tasman explored for

People with Indian and Spanish parents are called