Mrs.Bellos Midterm Review
Groups of states or territories controlled by one ruler are called an?
Empire
What happened to the people that the Aztecs conquered?
Forced to pay
Jesus' teachings include?
Forgiveness of sins, salvation, and love all
Canada was originally settled by whom?
France
Mayan Wealth was made through?
Farming and trade
What Roman is known as the father of modern medicine?
Hipocrates
Scholars that study and write about the historical past are what?
Historians
Donald Johnson and Tom Gray are famous for finding a 3 million year old skeleton called what?
Lucy
Alexander the Great was from where?
Macedonia
The job of women in ancient Greece was to?
Make healthy sons for the army
The holy book of Islam is the?
Quran
Muhammed died at?
The dome of the rock in Jerusalem
A direct result or long term effect of Marco Polo's travels was?
Trade with and interest in different cultures developed
When a new lord took over a manor, the serfs?
stayed with the land
How many times are Muslims supposed to pray per day?
5
Tenochititlan was built on?
A lake
The Roman waterway system was called the?
Aqueduct
The Spanish attempted to invade England with a fleet of ships called the?
Armada
Objects made by humans such as clothing, coins, artwork, and tombstones are called what?
Artifacts
Few peasants lived past the age of?
35
The Incan Emperor had ____ power.
Absolute
Iron Plows and new harnesses for hours contributed to what revolution?
Agricultural Revolution.
Spices, silk, and gunpowder first originated in what region of the world?
Asia
What are the Christian sacraments?
Baptism, communion, last rights at death
The French prison that housed political prisoners and weapons was called what?
Bastille
The first trip around Africa was by?
Batholomeu Dias
What Muslim Empire was stopped in Europe at this battle
Battle Of Tours
Napoleon's final defeat was at the?
Battle of Waterloo
Monotheistic means?
Believing in one God
The black death is also known as?
Bubonic Plague
What methods did the Mayans use in farming?
Burn and clear forests, build raised fields along rivers to prevent flooding, and let a field go fallow
The Catholic Church had their own laws known as?
Canon Law
Enlightenment writers often faced censorship because they?
Challenged the old order
He was the first to try to unite Europe into an organized empire after the fall of Rome?
Charlamange
Jihad is a Muslim holy war against whom?
Christians
When vikings arrived at a new town/city to plunder and loot, what was the first place they went in order to steal valuables?
Churches
What was the capital of the Byzantine Empire?
Constantinople
What was one important result of the Estates General?
Created National Assembly
He ruled England during and after the Glorious Revolution; he was named Lord Protector of England.
Cromwell
The Byzantine in Russia created an alphabet called?
Cryllic
The results of the American and French Revolutions inspired peoples seeking ___ and independence.
Democracy.
The spreading of Jewish people throughout the world was called the?
Diaspora
Millions of Native Americans died from what?
Disease
How often were the Olympics?
Every 4 years
Ivan the Great is known for?
Expanding Russian empire from 15,000 to 45,000miles.
A field that is left bare for a year with no crops growing on it is called what?
Fallow
To tithe is to?
Give 10% of your income to the church
The Incas put great value in?
Gold
The Byzantine Empire has a flame-thrower like weapon called?
Greek Fire
The Byzantine Empire combined which religions?
Greek, Roman, and Christian
This is an association of merchants or artisans who cooperate to uphold standards of their trade. The middles ages version of a labor union.
Guilds
All Muslims must travel to Mecca once in their lifetime if they are able, this is known as what?
Hajj
Feudalism developed as a way for medieval societies to?
Have protection for themselves
Columbus named the Natives in the Americas Indians because?
He thought he was in India.
Who is known as the father of history?
Herodotus
Castles were usually built on what?
High grounds and near towns to protect them
Who wrote the Illiad and the Odyssey?
Homer
The domination of one country by another is called?
Imperialism
Which of the following were beheaded during the French Revolution?
Louis XIV, Marie Antoinette, Robespierre
Cuzco is the capital city of what Native American group?
Incas
The Spice Islands were located near?
Indonesia
Which son of Abraham did the Muslims descend from?
Ishmael
Sikhism combines what two religions?
Islam and Hinduism
What country was the center for the rebirth in art, literature, and science during the Renaissance?
Italy
Napoleon got money to fund his war and conquests in Europe by selling this to the United States.
Louisiana Territory
The most holy city in the world during medieval times was ___.
Jerusalem
Which religion has Sabbath on Saturday?
Judaism
Taxes in the feudal system were collected by who?
Kings, the church, and Lords
The Dark Ages refers to Western Europe after the fall of the Western Roman Empire. This period is known as the Dark Ages because?
Learning stopped.
The most famous Viking was?
Leif Ericsson
This is one reason Constantinople stayed unconquered for so long.
Long sea and land walls
What were the innovations in weaponry used in the Hundred Years' War?
Longbow and Canon
He was the Sun King of France and famous for saying "I am the state"?
Louis XIV
Who is the Protestant reformer who broke from the Catholic Church?
Martin Luther
The fertile crescent is also know as what?
Mesopotamia
Who is famous for painting the Sistine Chapel and sculpting David?
Michelangelo
What problems contributed to the fall of the Roman Empire?
Military attacks, political turmoil, economic weakness
He was emperor of the Aztecs when the Spanish arrived.
Moctezuma
What is the name of the world's most famous painting?
Mona Lisa
Muslim's believe what?
Muhammed was God's last and greatest prohpet; God is all powerful and compassionate; Arabic is the sacred language
The world in 1050 A.D. included a ___ empire from Spain to India.
Muslim
Eastern Orthodox Christians differ from the West because?
Priests can marry
Johann Gutenberg invented the?
Printing Press
To get to Mesoamerica?
Native Americans crossed the Beringea near modern day Alaska
The transition from nomadic life to settled farming is referred to as the what?
Neolithic Revolution
People who move from place to place to find food are called what?
Nomads
The Battle of Hastings on Christmas Day 1066 A.D. meant?
Norman controlled Britain
The famous place in Tanzania (East Africa) where many ancient clues are found is called what?
Olduvai Gorge
This civilization in the America's was known for carving giant stone heads.
Olmecs
The highest church official in Orthodox Christianity is?
Patriarch
The three most famous Greek philosophers are?
Plato, Aristotles, Sokrates
The pyramid of power in the Church formed from most powerful to least powerful.
Pope, Bishop, Priest, Parishioners
Spain and what other country were early leaders in the Age of Exploration ?
Portugal
Nobles were?
Rich land owners
Which nursery rhyme may actually be telling the story of the black death?
Ring around the Rosey
The architect of the reign of terror was whom?
Robespierre
These were supporters of Cromwell and Parliament during the English civil war.
Roundheads
What two countries did not fall to Napoleon in Europe?
Russia and England
A peasant bound to the land was called a?
Serf
Who was at the bottom of the Aztec social pyramid?
Serfs and slaves
Knights trained from the age of ___ and up.
Seven
Who is the most famous playwright/author of the Renaissance?
Shakespeare
Buddhism was started by whom?
Siddhartha Gautama
What country sponsored Columbus in his quest to the Americas?
Spain
The term "Islam" means?
Submit to God
A martyr is someone who does what?
Suffers or dies for their beliefs
The world's first civilization developed in southern Mesopotamia and was called what?
Sumer
The Incas were located in?
The Andes Mountains
This institution dominated Medieval life.
The Church
What was the Declaration of the Right of Man and Citizen modeled after?
The Declaration of Independence for the United States
The French Revolution drew on many ideas of?
The Enlightenment
The holy book of Judaism is called the what?
The Torah
The holy book of Hinduism is called the what?
The Vedas
The clergy of France was a part of which estate?
The first estate
The new type of killing machine that was developed during the French Revolution was?
The guillotine
The two houses of the British Parliament are called?
The house of commons and the house of lords
The peasant class (possible 98%) of France was part of which estate?
The third estate
What was the main reason for the Age of Exploration
To get Asian spices cheaper
The first trip to India via ship was by?
Vasco de Gama
Governers of Spanish colonies were called what?
Viceroys
The Incan Emperor was an autocrat, this means he?
Was the religious leader too
The Mayans had a number system that included?
Zero
What is a primary Source?
a piece of writing written by someone who experienced something. (ex: writing about an event that happened to you)
Christians and Muslims battled during 4 crusades for control of the ___.
lands in the Middle East
Under his feudal contract, a vassal was required to?
pledge service and loyalty to his lord
To be spiritually saved, Christians believed they must?
receive the sacraments