History Exam
How did the ruler of Ghana profit from the trade routes that met in his empire?
By collecting a tax on all merchants or traders who went through their land
Russia's rivers linked early Russians to
Byzantine Empire
Agreement where the Church would choose its officals and given them the symbols of their office?
Concordat of Worms
Capital of the Byzantine Empire
Constantinople
The Russian language is written in the ____ alphabet?
Cyrillic
Two Orthodox monks named Cyrill and Methodius developed which of the following?
Cyrillic Alphabet
Which of the following were the two main rivers of the Eastern Europe region?
Danube and Vistula
which statement BEST describes the grography of Africa?
Deserts and Savannas cover almost half of the continent
Assembly, where a single noble could block a law?
Diet
In 1054 which two chruches divided in whatr is called "The great Schism"
Easter (Greek) Orthodox and Roman Catholic
Which of the following best describes Kush and Egypt relationship?
Egypt and Kush were sometimes friends and sometime enemies
A large group of people that share a common language or culture
Ethic group
The English king establish the idea of a jury and reformed British Law?
Henry II
Which of the following was the first french king?
Hugh Capet
The Magyars were raiders from the Asian steppes who settled in?
Hungary
What led to the decline of the Kingdom of Axum?
Internal strife and civil war
The capital of the Byzantine Empire known today as which of the following?
Istanbul
How did Mongol rule affect Russia's relations with Western Europe?
It isolated Russia from European advances in science and art
Visitors traveled to Timbuktu because _____?
It was the center of Islamic learing wih schools and mosques
Which of the following leaders, brought much of northern Russia under his control limited the power of the boyars, and helped defeated the Golden Horde?
Ivan The GREAT
Following the death of _____ Russia was filled with unrest?
Ivan the Terrible
The Byzantine Empire stretched to its greatest size during the regin of whcih ruler?
Justinian
The Greatest Byzantine Empor was?
Justinian
Under his rule Constanopile reached its peak
Justinian
Which of the following cities was the center of the trade for Russia?
Kiev
Which of he following kings established the model Parliament which developed into two houses
King Edward I
The Kingdom of Axum became the first Christian kingdom of Africa because of ______'s conversion to Christianity?
King Ezana
Who was the founder of the kingdom of Mali?
King Sundiata
In 1009, this ruler ____ created the ___ dynasty which was he first Songhai state?
Kossi; Dia
Meroe is the capital of which kingdom?
Kush
What was one result of Egypt conquering Kush during the New Kingdom?
Kushites adopted Egyptian way of life
What was the name of the league that was formed by the wealthy cities of Northern Italy and the Pope to defend Barbarossa?
Lombard League
The English nobles forced king John to sign which of the followoing documents that limited the king's power and preserved power of the nobles?
Magna Carta
Which great West African state emerged as a power around 1235?
Mali
The kingdom of Mali reached its peak under _____, who supported education, the arts and public buildings?
Mansa Musa
What African leader made a famous pilgrimage to Mecca in 1324, with a huge entourage and an incredible display of wealth?
Mansa Musa
King Ezana is an excellent example of the power and wealth of?
The Kingdom of Axum
At the fall of the Byzantine empire, who would conquer their empire?
The Ottoman Turks
In the 1300's which of the following groups would introduce Islam to the Balkans?
The Ottoman Turks
The South Slav country of Serbia was conquered in 1380s by
The Ottoman Turks
Split in the Church- Roman and Orthodox
The great Schism
Constantinople lies between which 2 seas?
Black and Mederiterran
What was Kush's capital, Meroe known for?
Producing Iron
Axum's power and wealth was largely based on their control of the ____?
Red Sea trade
What did Kush do after conquering Egypt?
Restored Egypt's glory
What was Justinian's Code based on?
Roman Law
Which of the following best decribes the movment that tried to reconcile faith and reason?
Scholasticism
Sunni Ali was the first ruler of ____ Kingdom and was succede by Muhammad?
Songhai
What was the largest and most powerful state in the history of west africa?
Songhai
The Kingdom of Ghana was established by the _____ people?
Soninke
Which Scholastic Scholar wrote "Summa Theolgica?"
St. Thomas Aquinas
The Serbian state reached its height of power under?
Stefan Dusam
Russia's ____, or open grassland, offered no barrier to migration
Steppe
Who became the leader of the Songhai Kingdom in 1464?
Sunni Ali
Why did the people of the Songhai Kingdom turn aginst Sunni Baru, after the death of Sunni Ali in 1492?
Sunni Baru was not muslim, and feared the kingdom would lose power
Which of the following best descibes the Bartu migration?
A long complex process in which diffrent waves of Bantu-speaking peoples eventually linked up
What percent of Africa is really rain forest?
10%
In what year did the battle of Hastings take place
1066
In what year did Henry II inherit the throne?
1154
In what year, did Pope innocent III take power and claim papal supremacy?
1198
The kingdom of Mali would defeat Ghana in what year?
1240
The final end of the Byzantine Empire came in what year?
1453
What year did the Axum Kingdom defeat the Kingdom of Kush?
350 A.D.
Ivan IV of Russia organized the Oprichniki who were?
Agents of terror
Which group did Pope Inocent and Philip II attack in 1209?
Albigensians
The most remarkable feature of the Hagia Sophia is?
All of the Above
Which statment about Timbuktu is TRUE?
All of these answer are TRUE
The migration of the Bantus started?
Around 2000 B.C
One ruler with ttoal Power
Autocrat
Russian princess regained control of Russia by defeating the Golden Horde
Battle of Kulikovo
Who would be the originally leader of the Mongols against the Russsian between 1236 and 1241?
Batu
what tradition did Ivan he Terrible introduce that shaped Russian history into the 20th century?
Extreme absolute power
The earliest Bantu migrants were?
Farmers
These creatures helped to spread the plague
Fleas and Rats
What was the capital of the Songhai Empire?
Gao
West African kingdoms grew rich becuase of the ___ mined in the South Sahel being traded for ___ mined in the Sahara Desert?
Gold, Salt
Hungarian nobles forced their king to sign this, which limited the power of the king
Golden Bull of 1222
How did the Eastern Europe's geography affect its development?
Good and cultural influences traveled along the region's rivers
How did Eastern Europe's geography affect its development?
Goods and cultural influences traveled along the region's rivers
The gretaest Byzantine Emperor had ahuge churhc built in his capital, that still stands today. It is known as the
Hagia Sophia
Which of the following battles led William, Duke of Normandy, to become king of england?
Hastings
Golden Horde
Mongrol Army
Which of the following would march on the Songhai Kingdom and led to the decline of the kingdom?
Morocco
Jewish refugees fled Western Europe because?
Of persecution and explusion
Who was the first ruler of the Holy Roman Empire?
Otto I
What group gained control of the Byzantine Empire in 1453?
Ottoman Turks
Byzantine HIghest church offical
Patriarch
The marriage of Queen Jadwiga to Duke Wladysalw Jagiello created the largest state in europe called?
Poland-Lithuania
Swahili refers to?
The people of the east African coast
Which event occured during the rule of the Mongols in Russia?
The princess of Moscow gained power and influnce
What was the longest lasting effect of Egypt controlling Kush?
The spread of egyptian culture
The story of Sundiata was about?
Theheroic deeds of the prince in establishing the Mali empire
All of the following were Swahili city-states EXCEPT?
Timbuktu
Many of the ancient cultures of West Africa valued salt more than gold?T/F
True
Russian word for Caesar
Tsar
Russia's first civilazation
Ukraine
This Pope called the first crusade
Urban II
How extensive was the Kingdom of Axum's trade network?
Very, it extend between the Mediterranean and Asia
The Eastern Slav (Europe) King to accept Eastern Orthodox Christian was?
Vladimir
What technology enabled Assyria to conquer Kush?
iron weapons
