Quiziz History Questions and Answers

Renaissance resulted from economic growth in Europe but it was most recognized for

innovations in visual and performing arts

identify the person responsible for bringing stability to England after religious turmoil that resulted in the reformation of the protestant church of England.

Queen Elizabeth the first

What were the intellectuals effects of the Renaissance in Europe

Renewed focus on classical Greece and Roman philosophy energized thinkers.

Marcus Serguis was a roman citizen and soldier who was wounded 23 times in the second Punic war and continued to fight against hannibak despite loosing a hand and being captured by the carthanginian general at least twice. Serguis' story best exemplifies what about the roman military

Roman soldiers and armies had a military tenacity that allowed them to put army after army into the field despite defeats

"the height sometimes between decks was only eighteen inches, so that the unfortunate beings could not turn around or even be on their sides, the elevation being less than breadth of their shoulders: and here they are usually chained to the decks by the neck and legs. And such a place the sense of misery and suffocation is so great that the negroes are driven to a frenzy" this expert is most likely describing what?

The Middle Passage between America and Africa.

Ancient romans generally tolerate attitude towards religion but that did not extend to early Christians because

They refused to honor the emperor

The main reason for the decline of the roman republic was

growing gap between rich and poor

Things to know:

1. Humans originated from Africa 2. Greeks fought in a formation known as the Phalanx 3. The longbow was used in the 100 year war 4. The guy that made the 5 relationships (which are ruler to subject, father to son, husband to wife, elder brother to younger brother, and friend to friend) is named Confucius 5. Slaves work on latifundias 6. The dog was the first domesticated animal 7. the earliest form of writing is known as cuneiform 8. The first laws made were Hammurabi's Code.

Which of the following happened in Europe during the great mortality of the 1340s

1. between 1/3 and 1/2 of the population died 2. Some people whipped their own skin as a way of atoning and stopping the plague 3. Many people thought of the plague as the end of the world and responded with pleasure seeking behavior

What best defines feudalism

A loosely organized system of rule in which lords divided their holdings among vassals in exchange for service and loyalty

What do the Nile, Tigris and Euphrates and Indus rivers have in common?

All were cites of sedentary settlements during the Neolithic revolution

What best describes the historical event known as the crusades that took place in the Middle East around 1000 C.E

An effort by European Christian knights to reclaim the holy land from Muslim kingdoms

Which of the following areas was not conquered by Alexander the Great

Arabia

Which of the following characteristics would apply only to Shia Islam

Believe only descendants of Muhammad may lead

The battle of Thermopylae was key to Greek victory in the Persian war because it

Delayed the Persians approach and gave the Athenians time to prepare and evacuate Athens

The Athenians practice what form of government

Direct Democracy

The secondary half of henry's region were dominated by two issues very important for the later history of England and the monarchy: the succession and the protestant reformation, which led to the formation of the church of England. What is the relationship between the two issues referenced in this quote

Henry the 8th broke with the catholic church to obtain an annulment and part to have a male heir.

Besides the rapid spread of disease what else contributed to the massively high death tole during the Spanish conquests of the Americas

The encomienda, the labor system where native peoples were required to labor for Spanish landlords

Which of the following best describes the practices of the Catholic Church that most angered Martin Luther

The selling of indulgences, or in other words; the church would sell pieces of paper promising forgiveness for the committing of sins.

Following the death of alexander the great the areas of his conquests entered the Hellenistic age what is the best description of Hellenistic

The spread of Greek influence culture religion language and ideas

The invention of the three field system and the introduction of iron plows in northern Europe during the medieval period led to what outcome

an increase of the population of Europe prior to the outbreak of the black death

What physical trait is common among all hominoids and separates them from other great apes?

bipedalism

The European feudal system was one of hierarchy which of the following lists displays hierarchy from lowest rank to highest rank

peasants, knights, lords, kings

Which of the following was a major effect of Spanish Exploration in the Americas

the Aztec of Mexico and the Inca of Peru were conquered by Spanish Conquistadors.

What civilization is credited with first developing important aspects of Mesoamerican culture like the ball game, the domestication of maize and stone architecture

the Olmec

What was a paterfamilias

the legal head of a roman family