WORLD HISTORY REVIEW

WORLD HISTORY REVIEWOR – WHAT ARE MOST OF THE ANSWERS YOU WILL NEED IN ORDER TO GET A GOOD GRADE ON THE FINAL EXAM!

I am given credit for the invention of the European Printing Press and movable type

Johann Guttenberg

I painted the Mona Lisa, the Last Supper, the Battle of Anghiari, sketched the human anatomy, and invented cool stuff that was not produced for hundreds of years!

Leonardo da Vinci

I sculpted the marble David, painted the Sistine Ceiling, the Last Judgment, and sculpted several Pietas

Michelangelo

I am the German monk that wrote the 95 Theses complaining about the RCC sales of indulgences thus starting the Protestant Reformation

Martin Luther

A series of rulers from a single family that rule one region over an extended period of time.

We saw examples of these in Egypt and China

Dynasty

The way of life for a group of people

Culture

A political, economic, and military system based upon the holding of land, with an emphasis on local protection, local government, and local self sufficiency

Feudalism

I am the third lowest rank in feudalism. I have land, but my primary job is to fight for my king in my super cool armor. Chicks dig me.

Knight

The place where monks live that helped “preserve civilization” during the European Dark Ages.

Monastery

The God-kings that ruled over ancient Egypt

Pharaoh

The total difference between the value of exports and the value of imports. If the value of exports is greater than the value of imports, countries have a favorable __________________ .

Balance of trade

The name given to the journey that slaves took on the Atlantic Ocean between Africa and the Americas.

The Middle Passage

The economic philosophy that developed in Europe as a result of the Age of Exploration and the creation of empires. It said countries will become economically self sufficient and exports are favored over imports.

Mercantilism.

“More food = More ________.”

PEOPLE!

What was the first written code of law?

Hammurabi’s Code of Law

This was the “civilizing” and “unifying” force of western Europe during the Middle Ages.

The ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH

This civilization created the 22 symbol alphabet that is the basis for our 26 symbol alphabet.

The Phoenicians

Why did the Christians fight the Muslims during the Crusades?

For control of the HOLY LAND and the city of Jersusalem.

A person that preaches ideas and beliefs that are different from or oppose the Roman Catholic Church.

A heretic.

What caused the death of numerous people during the late Middle Ages thus creating a labor shortage and allowing peasants to ask for wages?

The Black Death or the PLAGUE

The common ordinary language spoken by a majority of the population.

Vernacular.

This person is considered the spiritual link between God and the people, according to the Roman Catholic Church – thus, he has a LOT of power.

The POPE.

What does the lord give to the vassal to create the bond of loyalty?

A fief or LAND.

What event caused the calling of the Crusades by Pope Urban II?

Alexis (the ruler of the Byzantine Empire) asked the RCC for help to regain the HOLY LAND!

What type of government has representatives elected by the citizens?

A republic. Bonus Question: Which civilization

created the republic and gave it to western civilization?

The Romans.

This culture was created by blending Greek culture and Persian culture. It developed because of the conquests of Alexander the Great.

Hellenism.

What regions or territories were conquered by Alexander the Great?

Greece, Asia Minor, Egypt, the Middle East, Persia and India.

His army quit before he could go to China.

What are the components of Classical Greek art?

Balance, order, and proportion.

The Iliad and the Odyssey are both examples of what type of Greek literature?

The epic poem.

This type of teaching technique involves the teacher asking a question, the student giving an answer, and the teacher asking another question.

The Socratic Method

This type of government has the CITIZENS directly voting on the laws of the community.

Democracy.

The rebirth of the soul into another being in the religions of Hinduism and Buddhism.

Reincarnation.

This trade route connected Europe, Central/South Asia, and China together.

The Great Silk Road.

The idea of a person’s behavior affecting the fate of their soul in the next in Hinduism and Buddhism.

Karma.

Around what TWO rivers did the early civilizations of India develop?

The Indus and the Ganges.

The belief in ONE god.

Monotheism.

What are the THREE rivers of the Fertile Crescent? (JET, Baby!)

The Jordan, the Tigris, the Euphrates

A government in which the religious leader is also the political leader.

Theocracy.

A politically independent city and the surrounding farmland in the region of Sumer.

A City-state

The belief in many gods.

Polytheism.

What are the SEVEN traits of a civilization?

Cities, government, social hierarchy, art and architecture, advanced technology, religion, WRITING

What are some of the basic characteristics of hunting and gathering communities?

Small, egalitarianism, nomadic, NO farming

The time period in history BEFORE the invention of writing.

Prehistory.

Around what geographic feature did the ancient civilizations of Sumer, Egypt, India and China develop?

RiversBONUS QUESTION – why did they

develop around rivers?Agriculture

From what religion did Christianity branch or develop?

Hint: the original monotheistic religion.

Judaism

What title did Siddhartha Gautama take after he gained enlightenment?

The Buddha

A person that makes goods by hand.

Artisan.

During this revolutionary period, farming developed with the domestication of animals.

The Neolithic Revolution.

The geographic feature MOST greatly influenced the development of the Egyptian civilization.

The Nile River.

What is the rigid social hierarchy based on birth within the religion of Hinduism?

The caste system.

To what city do all Muslims make a pilgrimage in the religion of Islam?

Mecca.

All of the following are true about goals and goal setting EXCEPT

a. Goals require effort by the doer to be achieved. b. Goals should be positive – You should NOT

want to do harm to yourself. c. Goals should NEVER coincide with your

personal beliefs and value system because they are supposed to create change in your life.

d. Goal setting gives your life focus.

Which development contributed to the rise of villages and eventually civilization?

a. polytheism. b. agriculture. c. writing. d. money economy.

Which of the following areas is considered to be the birthplace of agriculture?

a. China. b. Africa. c. North America. d. Southwest Asia.

The word “Renaissance” means a. regret. b. rebirth. c. revisit. d. reform.

Which of the following BEST illustrates the feudal hierarchy if the most powerful person is on the left and the least powerful person is on the right?

a. king, knight, serfs and peasants, royal vassals and bishops. b. serfs and peasants, knights, royal vassals and bishops, king. c. royal vassals and bishops, kings, knights, serfs and peasants. d. king, royal vassals and bishops, knights, peasants and serfs.

The religious leader of the Roman Catholic Church is the a. Holy Roman Emperor. b. the Pope. c. the Imam. d. no one - the Roman Catholic Church does not recognize a

religious leader.

The Renaissance had a cultural connection to which of the following civilizations (who did they want to copy and be like?)

a. Persian and Egypt. b. China and India. c. Greece and Rome. d. Pedroia and Ronaldia.

In which of the following countries did the Renaissance begin about 1300?

Spain Italy England France

Which of the following European countries began the Age of Exploration by trying to find a new route to India by going around Africa?

a. Spain. b. Portugal. c. England. d. France.

Geographically, where did the Middle Ages occur? a. Western and Central Europe. b. Southwest Asia - the Fertile Crescent. c. Eastern Europe - the Byzantine Empire. d. China.

The Protestant Reformation focused on “reforming” what? a. absolute monarchy. b. art. c. the Roman Catholic Church. d. agriculture.

The Protestant Reformation began in which region of Europe? a. Italy. b. France. c. England. d. Germany.

Who is given credit for the beginning of the Protestant Reformation?

Martin Luther. Johann Gutenburg. Henry VIII. John Calvin.