World History 1st Semester Review

Q. Every Muslim is supposed to follow this type of behavior. What is it called?

A. Five Pillars of Faith

Q. What is the most dominating geographic feature the South American Inca’s had to overcome?

A. Andes Mountains

Q. Name the movement or belief during the Renaissance period that said the potential & ability of the human to solve problems was important.

R. Humanist

Q. What city was located on the Bosporus straits and why was this location important?

A. Constantinople and it was the crossroads of trade between Asia, Europe, & Africa

Q. Identify the three religious books that are used by Christians, Muslims and Jews.

A. Jews—Torah, Muslims—Koran, and Christians—Bible

Q. What made Constantinople so rich and powerful

A. Its location allowed it to control trade between Asia and Europe

Q. In 750 AD the Muslim nation stretched across N Africa into what Spanish city? Where were they defeated

A. Cordoba and at the Battle of Tours France

Q. What three things did the Andes mountains make difficult for the Inca people to do?

A. Farming, Travel, and unify their nation

Q. Sharing of ideas or items anytime two groups of people come together is called what?

R. Cultural Diffusion

Q. When a society stays isolated and develops independently from outside influences remaining true to it’s own culture it is called what?

A. Cultural Diversion

Q. What instrument was created by Johann Gutenberg and what was it’s impact?

R. Printing Press which made books more accessible to more people

Q. Pope Urban II (Council of Clermont)called on all Christians to do what?

A. To go on a Crusade to free the Holy Lands from the Muslims

Q. What do you call it when you write in your own language so more people can read what you wrote?

A. Vernacular

Q. Who was it that wrote in the Vernacular and used the printing press to attack the Catholic Church with his complaints?

A. Martin Luther—95 Thesis

Q. What Meso American society had two Calendars and a distinct class system much like Europe?

A. Mayan

Q. When the Barbarians finally conquered the Roman empire, what was the one institution they left alone?

A. Church

Q. What system was created in the developing towns for craftsmen to learn their trade skills and keep prices high?

R. Guild System

Q. What empire was able to preserve the Grecco Roman culture for 1000 years after the fall of Rome?

A. Byzantine

Q. Name the famous church structure built in Constantinople and name the emperor responsible for it’s construction

R. Hagia Sofia----Justinian

Q. Why did Renaissance start in Italy?

A. After fall of Constantinople many traders went through Italy where lots of Cultural Diffusion took place and made lots of people wealthy creating a new Social Class: Merchants, Bankers and traders who had excess money to play with investing in arts.

Q. During the Middle Ages in Europe and Japan what was the form of government that was created to give society some structure?

A. Feudalism

Q. Where and how did Japan get much of it’s early culture?

A. It came from China by visiting Koreans

Q. The Scientific Revolution brought people into conflict with and caused people to challenge the teachings of what institution?

A. Church

Q. Who created modern day Algebra?

A. Al Kharazimi

Q. Before the Europeans arrived in Meso America the cultures of the Mayan and the Aztec both had systems of calendars, and a form of what?

A. Writing

Q. What large river is located in the continent of South America?

A. Amazon

Q. Followers of Muhammad who used his life as an example to live their lives by are called what?

R. Rightly Guided

Q. What Meso American culture believed everyone needed to farm and all shared in the planning and actual planting?

A. Inca

Q. The Astrolabe and Cartography made what a lot easier and safer?

A. Exploration

Q. What was purpose of Treaty of Tordesillas

A. Pope created a North to South dividing line that settled an argument saying Spain controlled everything west of line and Portugal had everything east of line in the new world

Q. Creating a favorable balance of trade by selling more than you buy (export more than you import) is called what?

R. Mercantilism

Q. King John being forced to sign the Magna Carter is important because of what reason?

A. For the 1st time it put limits on the power of the person who was in political control and gave some rights to the people they govern

Q. Products, disease and ideas being exchanged between the Old and New worlds is called what?

R. Columbian Exchange

Q. Renaissance art was vastly improved because of the use of the vanishing point and the use of what?

A. Perspective

Q. The part of the slave trade route that brought slaves from Africa to America was called what?

A. Middle Passage

Q. The exchange of raw materials , slaves, and manufactured goods between Europe Africa and the Americas was called what?

A. Triangle of Trade

Q. What event happened across Asia and Europe that is said to have killed 1/4 to 1/3 of the total population during the Middle Ages?

A. Black Death or Bubonic Plague

Q. What invention is said to be responsible for the increase in food production that causes the population to increase? Explain

A. Horse Harness: Horses move faster than oxen which creates more food equaling more people

Q. Why did Henry VIII create the Church of England called the Anglican Church?

R. He wanted a divorce to have a son (heir)with another woman. He was then able to claim the catholic property in England for himself.

Q. Why was the Geocentric Theory so controversial?

A. It was contrary to what the church had taught for centuries. If they were wrong about that what else could they be wrong about

Q. The protestant movement is also known as what?

A. The Reformation

Q. Mali, Ghana, and Soghai all got rich by controlling what?

A. Gold Salt trade across the Sahara

Q. The most powerful man who controlled the armies of Japan was called what?

R. Shogun

Q. Every good Muslim must make a trip to Mecca during their life that is called what?

A. Hajj

Q. Most African languages can be traced back to this group of people

R. Bantu

Q. Explain the Slash and Burn technique.

A. Practiced by the Bantu and most all other early farmers. Move into a new area and burn the land clearing it. By accident they fertilize the ground and have good crops for the 1st year. 2nd year they do nothing and crop production goes down. 3rd year it is time to move and repeat process or die of starvation

Q. What two factors were largely responsible for the Europeans ability to conquer the Aztec and Incan people

R. Better weapons and disease

Q. Ancient explorers took the dangerous trips for three reasons. What were they?

A. God, Gold, Glory

Q. What was the Catholic Reformation?

R. This was an attempt by the catholic church to make changes within its church to stop the spread of the Protestant faith.

Q. What is an Indulgence?

A. After a donation to the church you were given a paper signed by church official saying your sins are forgiven

Q. What is the name of the book Adam Smith wrote about economics

A. Wealth of Nations Q. What did Adam Smith say the role of

government should be towards business? A. Laissez Faire or Hands Off Q. What did he say controlled the

economy? A An invisible hand or the Law of Supply

and Demand Q. Adam Smith was in favor of what type

of economic system? A. Capitalism

Q. What were Land, Labor and Capital known as during the Industrial Revolution?

A. Factors of Production Q. Before the Industrial Revolution could

occur what happened first? A. Agricultural Revolution Q. What allowed the Agricultural revolution

to take place? A. New technology and methods of farming Q. What was the result of the Agricultural

Revolution? A. More food was produced resulting in

more people who moved to cities

Q. What do you call the mass movement of people from the farms to the cities?

A. Urbanization Q. Describe the conditions of these early

Industrial cities A. Dirty, polluted, crowded, fire hazards,

high crime and disease rates and unsanitary

Q. Early factories had to be located by water. Why?

A. Water supplied the power to move the machinery

Q. Who is considered the fathjer of the economic policy called Communism?

A. Karl Marxx Q. It is illegal to own private property in

what type of economic system? A. Communism Q. Why were labor unions originally

created? A. To improve working conditions, raise

pay and shorten working hours. Q. What rights did Enlightened thinkers

feel a person had been given by God? A. Life, Liberty and Property

Q. Name the group of people who made up each of the 3 estates of France.

A. 1st Estate-----Nobility, 2nd Estate------Clergy 3rd Estate------Peasants

Q. When all 3 Estates met at same time to discuss economic problems, what was it called?

A. Estates General Q. This was Robespierre’s favorite toy during

French Revolution until he had it used on him. A. Guiotine Q. Locke, Hobbes, Voltaire and Montesque

were all considered to be this type of person. A Enlightened Thinker

Q. How did Enlighten thinkers of Europe make an impact on the governments of France and the US

A. They believed in people having certain rights that GOD gave them and no man could limit them therefore it was written into their constitutions of those countries

Q .Enlightened thinkers challenged the authority of what groups of people

A. Nobility(Divine Right) and Church (Use of Reason)

Q. When a stronger country imposes it will upon a weaker country by taking control of the weaker country, what is it called?

A. Imperialism Q. European countries carved up Africa at

what meeting? A. Berlin Conference Q. What is it called to have a strong

sense of pride in your country A. Nationalism Q. Name the trade policy the US came up

with China so everyone could have equal access.

A. Open Door Policy

Q. Which country introduced the Monroe Doctrine that said Europe had to stay out of the Western Hemisphere.

A United States Q. This world power had so many oversea

properties it was said “the sun never set on its empire”

A. England Q. The Industrial Revolution began in this

country A. England Q. Why was the US interested in the Panama

Canal A. To reduce the travel time from Pacific to

Atlantic