Unit 3 and 4 Review World History

What was the impact of the fall of Rome on Western Europe?

• It lead to a nationalistic spirit in European countries.

• It ended the Classical Era of civilizations.

• It ended the spread of Christianity in Europe.

• It allowed Muslims to get a foothold in Spain

In which of the following ancient civilizations did democracy first develop?

• Celtic

• Sumerian

• Egyptian

• Greek

Followers of Confucianism are known for worshipping

• ancestors

• goddesses

• fire

• nature

How are the collapse of the Han Dynasty and Roman Empire alike?

• strong leaders, famine and over reliance on slavery

• failure to stop invaders, corruption in government/ nobles, and over expansion

• weak ideas, over expansion, and famine

• failure to stop invaders, weak ideas, dissolution of government

The origin of the ideas in the following phrases : "trial by a jury of your peers", "innocent until proven guilty", and "equality before law" all stem from which religious sect and collection of countries?

• Hammurabi's Code, The 12 Tables, Justinian's Law Code

• Judeo-Christian, Greece, and Rome

• Islam, Judaism, and the Persian Empire

• Magna Carta, Christianity, and Neo-Confucianism

Which is NOT an innovation of mathematics in Classical Greece?

• The Concept of Pi

• The basis of geometry

• the Pythagorean Theorem

• The basis of calculus

Republican Rome functioned as an oligarchy. Which means the power rested with a

• small group of plebeians

• a group of citizens

• king or emperor

• military leader

Greece influenced Rome in all of the following EXCEPT

• Language

• Christian Religion

• Art/ Architecture

• Philosophy

How did Clovis, the Frankish King, contribute to the spread of Christianity in the early Middle Ages?

• His crowning marked the beginning of the Holy Roman Empire

• His conversion spread Christianity to the Germanic states

• His missionary journeys brought Christianity to the British Isles

• His support of the Crusades brought the Roman Catholic Church more power.

Which of the following is NOT a role played by Medieval monasteries during the Middle Ages?

• They preserved valuable books and manuscripts

• They served as hospitals for the sick and hungry

• They received pilgrims and travelers as no inns existed

• They became the armed forces for most people in Europe