World History Test 6

What country sponsored Christopher Columbus' voyages to the New World?

• Spain

• Portugal

• Italy

• France

What nation's beginning is marked with the coronation of Hugh Capet?

• England

• France

• Spain

• Germany

Who was the first civilization to use writing after the Flood?

• Egypt

• Babylon

• Sumer

• Minoa

Under what pharaoh did Egypt reach its greatest extent?

• Menes

• Ramses II

• Hatshepsut

• Thutmose III

What false belief states that Christ made Peter the head of the Catholic church?

• Petrine theory

• Apostolic succession

• Christine theory

• Papal bull

What dates represent the Middle Ages?

• 6000 BC - 500 AD

• AD 500 - AD 1500

• AD 1500 - AD 2000

• AD 2000 - Present Day

What event occurred to start the Middle Ages?

• Decline of the Roman Empire

• Protestant Reformation

• 100 Years' War

• First Crusade

What was started in Germany as a result of the peasants' desire to be free from the tyranny of the church?

• Twelve Articles' Revolt

• Thirty Years' War

• War of the Roses

• Peasants' Revolt

Who built the Royal Road?

• Cyrus

• Darius

• Hammurabi

• Nebuchadnezzar

What river's name means "to make fruitful"?

• Tigris

• Euphrates

• Nile

• Rhine