Semester Review

Egypt considered its pharaoh a God-King, he controlled religion, government, and the army. Which of the following would best describe this type of government?

• Theocracy
• Monarchy
• Military Dictatorship
• Republic

How are Buddhism and Hinduism alike?

• They are both monotheistic
• They are both polytheistic
• They both began at the same time
• They both began in the same modern day country

All of the following summarize changes that resulted from the Neolithic Revolution EXCEPT?

• The population grew in much larger numbers
• Advanced cities grew along rivers
• Nomadic movement increased as men hunted for food
• Specialized workers developed in the cities

In Western Europe, feudalism developed after the –

• Turmoil of repeated invasions
• Renaissance began
• City of Constantinople fell to the Ottomans
• Mongols invaded

Which individual’s work had the greatest impact on the spread of Martin Luther’s ideas?

• Galileo Galilei
• Niccolo Machiavelli
• William Shakespeare
• Johann Gutenberg

In the 1500’s, Martin Luther’s Ninety-Five Theses, Henry VIII’s “Act of Supremacy”, and John Calvin’s Institutes for Christian Religion contributed to –

• Decline in the Power of the Church
• Increase sense of nationalism in Tudor England
• The growing power of the Feudal Nobility in Europe
• Major conflict with the Eastern Orthodox Christians

A major goal of the Catholic Church during the Crusades (1096-1291) was to –

• Unite Arab peoples
• Establish Christianity in Western Europe
• Capture the Holy Land from Islamic Rulers
• Strengthen the power of European Rulers

Which statement best describes the role of the Roman Catholic Church in Western Europe during the Middle Ages?

• The Church encouraged individuals to question authority
• Church leaders were limited solely to spiritual activities
• The Church gained influence as the world became more secular
• The Church provided a sense of stability, unity, and order

What is one way European Society during the Renaissance changed as a result of the printing press?

• People abandoned the feudal system to find work in cities
• People sought fame by publishing scandalous autobiographies
• People stayed home to read Shakespeare rather than attend the theater
• People had increasing opportunities to read the Bible in their own language

What spread the Black Plague throughout Europe?

• Merchants from West Africa
• Explorer’s from Americas
• Traders coming from Asia
• Barbarians from Scandinavia