World History- First Semester Review

Which two North American peoples were nomadic?

• Inuit and Plains

• Eastern Woodlands and Pacific Northwest

• Southwest and Pacific Northwest

• Eastern Woodlands and Plains

What are "potlatches"?

• oral traditions about how the world was created

• a way of hunting and gathering food

• a cultural celebration of the Pacific Northwestern people

• a cultural celebration of the Eastern Woodlands people

Which two peoples built great civilizations in the Americas?

• Mayan and Algonquin

• Aztec and Inca

• Taino and Spanish

• Plains and Aztec

What invention made the Renaissance and Reformation possible?

• guillotine

• mail system

• indoor plumbing

• printing press

What was the main idea of the Renaissance?

• It was a censorship movement of art that required only religious themes in paintings.

• It was a social contract between the monarchs and the people of a country.

• It was a complete restructuring and reformation of the Catholic Church because people thought it was corrupt.

• It was a rebirth of Ancient Greek and Roman ideas that focused on the human and secular experience.

What was the original purpose of the Reformation?

• to reform the Catholic Church

• to overthrow the Catholic Church

• to replace the Pope's power with the power of monarchs

• to challenge the idea of the divine right of monarchs

The Forbidden City was built by which Chinese Dynasty?

• Shang

• Zhou

• Ming

• Song

Which two philosophies prevail in Eastern Asia?

• Zoroastrianism and Confucianism

• Hinduism and Polytheism

• Confucianism and Buddhism

• Buddhism and Monotheism

Which is true about Feudal Japan?

• There was no poverty.

• Samurais paid the Shoguns to enforce their power.

• The emperor had no real power.

• Shoguns did not control Japan.

What enabled European monarchs to wield extraordinary wealth and power?

• Colonization and The Reformation

• The Renaissance and Reformation

• The Enlightenment and Scientific Revolution

• The Reformation and The Enlightenment