World History Final Exam

What are the basic tenets of the Islam faith called?

• Four Noble Truths
• Five Pillars
• Eightfold path
• Three Wise Sayings

This is the Muslim holy book and is considered to be the true word of God only in its original Arabic version.

• Bible
• Torah
• Qur'an
• Revelations

How many times do Muslims pray per week?

• 30

• 10

• 35

• 5

The Crusades were wars between

• English and French

• Europeans and Indians

• Christians and Muslims

• Catholics

The goal of the Crusades was to reclaim

• Jerusalem and Constantinople
• Palestine
• Syria
• Persia

Which statement best describes the result of the Crusades?

• Europeans maintained a lasting control over much of the Middle East 
• Islamic influence dominated Europe 
• Europeans developed tolerance of Non-Christian religions 
• trade between Europe and the Middle East was expanded 

What was the Black Death?

• Death by demons who entered a person's body

• Huge death killings that occurred in South Africa

• Punishment for slaves who ran away

• Plague that killed about 1/3 of the European population

In Mesoamerica, they are considered the "mother culture."

• Olmecs
• Aztecs
• Zapotec
• Maya

One common aspect of the earliest Mesoamerican civilizations was

• they were all invaded by the Europeans.
• they lived throughout North America.
• they were nomadic tribes.
• their decline is a mystery.

Tenochtitlán was the capital city belonging to the

• Aztecs
• Mayan
• Olmec
• Zapotec