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Coffee beans moved from:
 
From France to the Americas
 
The Aztecs to Spain
 
The Inca to England
 
The Pueblo to France
What was the Northwest Passage?
 
water route connecting the Atlantic & Pacific oceans
 
trade route across Africa
 
water route connecting the Atlantic & Indian Ocean
 
water route around S. America
Which European explorer is credited with being the first to sail around the world?
 
Ferdinand Magellan
 
Vasco de Gama
 
Christopher Columbus
 
John Cabot
How did the Catholic Church first respond to the Reformation?
 
It waged war on Germanic kingdoms
 
it formed the Council of Trent
 
it formed the Society of Jesus
 
It built many new cathedrals
Which tool developed during the Renaissance changed the study of astronomy?
 
telescope
 
compass
 
abacus
 
binoculars
Who rejected Catholicism in favor of a new branch of Protestantism?
 
John Calvin
 
Michelangelo
 
Johannes Gutenberg
 
Francis Drake
Which of the following changed art, education, and government during the Renaissance?
 
humanism
 
communism
 
feudalism
 
manoralism
What new class of people emerged during the Renaissance?
 
middle class
 
lower class
 
upper class
 
merchants
What does the term Renaissance mean?
 
rebirth
 
inspiration
 
profit
 
beauty
To which region did Islam spread in the 100 years after Muhammad's death?
 
N. Africa
 
South America
 
Australia
 
N. America
Japan's Shogun system can best be compared to
 
feudalism
 
communism
 
socialism
 
capitalism
Which theme do many Chinese paintings reflect?
 
harmony
 
retribution
 
riches
 
grief
What is one way that Islam spread in Africa?
 
By traders (salt), who brought ideas and books with them
 
mandatory by law
 
Europeans forced it on people
 
result of a civil war
How did the Black Death affect the social order of feudalism?
 
feudalism broke down & new social classes arose
 
renewed belief in feudalism
 
lords and vassals took control of communities
 
fewer people were able to own land
Approx. how much of Europe's population died as a result of the Black Death?
 
1/3
 
all
 
3/4
 
1/2
During the Middle Ages, which group was responsible for preserving culture from Ancient Rome?
 
monks
 
pope
 
university students
 
political leaders
What was the impact of the crusades on the exchange of goods and ideas in Eurasia?
 
increase
 
decrease
 
stayed the same
 
no exchange happened
Which of the following was the first far-reaching of the Christians to spread their religion?
 
Crusades
 
Trojan War
 
Persian Wars
 
Punic Wars
How is the Magna Carta connected to the English Parliament?
 
it helped create parliament
 
it abolished parliament
 
it strengthened parliament
 
it had no connection
What is a major principle contained in the Magna Carta?
 
no one is above the law
 
anyone can become king
 
only lords can have serfs
 
the king appoints church leaders
What is one way in which feudalism contributed to the growth of nation-states in W. Europe?
 
centralized military power
 
peasants controlled the land
 
caused the serfs to revolt
 
lords owned the land
What is a defining characteristic of feudalism?
 
hierarchy
 
equality
 
chaos
 
freedom
Which is the network of ancient trade routes that connected civilizations in Asia and Europe?
 
Silk Road
 
Great Wall
 
Gupta Trail
 
Mare Nostrum
Which of the following Hindu beliefs is supported by India's caste system?
 
reincarnation
 
hajj
 
resurrection
 
wu wei
Which of the following was the first official emperor of Rome?
 
Augustus
 
Julius
 
Nero
 
Caligula
Which of the following most likely led to the fall of the Roman Empire?
 
There was high unemployment among the citizens
 
located on the Italian peninsula
 
the empire controlled trade routes
 
Julius Caesar became the dictator
What was the ancient Greek agora?
 
a marketplace
 
a temple
 
a school
 
a theatre
Which person is a Greek mathematician who discovered a theorem about triangles still used?
 
Pythagoras
 
Alexander the Great
 
Socrates
 
Archimedes
Which architectural feature best characterizes ancient Greek civilization?
 
columns
 
flying buttresses
 
wooden posts
 
vaults
Which two religions or philosophies involve the belief in a Messiah?
 
Judaism and Christianity
 
Islam and Judaism
 
Taoism and Confucianism
 
Buddhism and Hinduism
What do Buddhism, Taoism, and Confucianism all have in common?
 
do not pray to gods
 
monotheistic
 
polytheistic
 
founding leaders are gods
what did ancient trade centers all have in common?
 
all located near water
 
they were all located in Europe
 
all located in Asia
 
all located in the mountains
How did the flooding of Rivers affect agricultural communities?
 
deposited fertile silt onto land
 
degraded the land
 
forced farmers to plant fewer crops
 
ruined their economies
Which civilizations used hieroglyphics?
 
Nile River Valley Civilization
 
Indus RVC
 
Huang He RVC
 
Tigris-Euphrates RVC
What is one way the Mesopotamian culture developed after the Babylonian take over of Sumer?
 
laws were more complex with the Code of Hammurabi
 
Writing became better with the invention of Cuneiform
 
Harappans built cities there
 
Sumerians invented base-60 system
located in modern day China, river is also known as the Yellow River
 
Huang He River Valley
 
Nile River Valley
 
Indus River Valley
 
Tigris-Euphrates River Valley
located in Africa along a river whose delta opened into the Mediterranean Sea
 
Nile River Valley
 
Indus River Valley
 
Huang He River Valley
 
Tigris-Euphrates River Valley
which term means having a greater amount than what is needed?
 
surplus
 
propagation
 
irrigation
 
sedentary
what effect did the domestication of animals have on early civilizations?
 
people could put animals to work on farms
 
People were finally able to eat meat
 
there were less crops because the animals ate them
 
people were able to create new species of animals
Which quality of hunter-gatherer communities made them different from later civilizations?
 
they were nomadic
 
they grew crops
 
they had domesticated animals
 
they had a written language
What was the social structure of hunter-gatherer communities?
 
people worked together equally
 
men did all of the hunting, women only gathered
 
one leader made all of the decisions for the group
 
only men made the fires
The amount of Hunting and Gathering communities decreased because
 
people learned how to grow crops and domesticate animals
 
they were conquered by Europeans
 
animals overpowered them
 
the Ice Age lead to human extinction
The Renaissance was a time of
 
discovery and creation
 
war
 
diplomacy
 
increased government