World History Test Review #2

Use the list below to answer the question.

Selected Laws from the Twelve Tables of Ancient Rome

1.1 If he (plaintiff) summon him (defendant) into court, he shall go.

11.3 Whoever is in need of evidence, he shall go on every third day to call out loud before the doorway of the witness.

VIII.21 If a patron shall defraud his client, he must be solemnly forfeited (killed).

IX.6 Putting to death . . . of any man who has not been convicted, whosoever he might be, is forbidden.

• direction election of leadership

• property rights for women

• equal distribution of income

• innocent until proven guilty

Use the list below to answer the question.

Song Dynasty Reforms to the Civil Service Exam

• Candidates were assigned numbers to replace names.

• Exams were copied by clerks to disguise handwriting.

• Candidates were forbidden from including personal information in essays.

What was the MAIN purpose of these reforms?

• to ensure equity in the selection of scholar-bureaucrats

• to enforce the widespread influence of the noble class

• to promote the political advancement of military leaders

• to guarantee the succession of philosopher-kings

Which statement BEST explains the impact of the Ottoman Empire on Eastern Europe?

• The social structures of Eastern Europe were modeled on Ottoman traditions.

• The Ottoman Islamic faith became the predominant religion in Eastern Europe.

• Ottoman leaders allowed limited self-government within the Eastern European region.

• Eastern European merchants benefited from Ottoman trade restrictions.

During the Middle Ages, which characteristic did western Europe and the Byzantine Empire have in common?

• development of a middle class

• education in local languages

• control by a single ruler

• practice a common religion

Which factor MOST characterized the expansion of Islam in northern Africa?

• creation of democratic city-states

• religious conversation to gain citizenship

• gradual adoption of a new religion

• elimination of ethnic minorities

What was the MAIN effect of the Moors’ expansion into Spain in the 700s?

• It contributed to the spread of Buddhist influence in the region.

• It completed the destruction of the Byzantine Empire.

• It led to conflicts between Muslims and Christian inhabitants.

• It prompted a Christian counterattack against Moorish territory in the Holy Land.

The Catholic Church granted the title of Holy Roman Emperor to kings as evidence of the

• division of Europe between Catholics and Protestants.

• collapse of the Roman Empire after barbarian conquest.

• weakness of European governments under feudalism.

• political and religious unity of Western Europe under Christianity.

Use the timeline to answer the question.

The Reconquista:

Toledo-1085

Saragossa-1118

Lisbon-1147

Cordoba- 1236

Seville-1248

Gibraltar-1462

Granada-1492

Which group made the conquests identified on the timeline?

• Christian armies in the Iberian Peninsula

• Crusader knights in Palestine

• Norman invaders in England

• Ottoman forces in the Byzantine Empire

What is a characteristic of the philosophy of the divine right of kings?

• Parliamentary representatives share power.

• The clergy make government decisions.

• Monarchs are subject to the authority of parliament.

• The monarch derives authority from a deity.

How does this excerpt reflect the development of the idea of the rule of law?

We furthermore grant and give to all the freemen of our realm for ourselves and our heirs in perpetuity the liberties written below to have and to hold to them and their heirs from us and our heirs in perpetuity.

—Magna Carta, 1215

• New laws protected the established government.

• New laws should be publicized.

• The law existed to promote democracy.

• The law applied to the ruler as well as the people.