world civ semester exam

How did the Mandate of Heaven affect government in China? *

• the mandate of heaven led to long periods of war among families

• religious leaders read oracle bones to select new rulers

• it allowed new rulers to justify overthrown of a declining dynasty

• the ruler received a direct mandate from heaven that he should resign

The Maya based their calendar on careful observations of:

• the planets, sun , and moon

• the change of seasons

• the migration of birds

• precipitation patterns

How did the rulers of Ghana grow rich?

• by taxing the goods traders carried through their territory

• by conquering neighboring kingdoms and taking their gold

• by building new trade routes to Asia

• by converting the country to Islam and appointing Muslims as advisers

What people broke away from Mali's empire and gained control of the all-important trade routes?

• the Hausa

• the Yoruba

• the Songhai

• the Almohads

Martin Luther protested the Catholic Church by doing what?

• creating a new church

• boycotting all church services

• nailing 95 thesis to his door

• mailing letters to the pope

In which two countries was Calvinism the dominant religion?

• england and ireland

• france and poland

• scotland and netherlands

• sweden and norway

Between 1500 and 1600, which religion was dominant in the greatest number of countries?

• anglican

• calvinist

• lutheran

• roman catholic

In what year did Denmark adopt Lutheranism as its chief religion?

• 1517

• 1523

• 1527

• 1579

Judging from this map, about how many miles east of Geneva did Calvinism spread?

(there is no map, just guess)

• 350

• 500

• 900

• 1050

What geographic pattern can you observe from the way Catholicism and the Protestant faiths were distributed?

• lutherism was more widely distributed than Catholicism

• The lands closest to Rome, center of the Catholic Church, remained mostly Catholic.

• People who lived in harsh northern lands were drawn to strict Calvinism.

• Eastern Europe remained completely Catholic because reformers did not cross the mountains.