End Of Year Review

What helped Ghana, Mali, and Songhai to become large and powerful kingdomd?

• the discovery of gun powder

• advanced navigational tools

• control of gold-salt trade routes

• development of irrigation systems

Which factor MOST determined the cate to which a person belonged in ancient India

• amount of wealth owned

• level of academic achievement

• family into which one was born

• office to which one was elected

Which action is an example of one of the Five Pillars of Islam?

• taking a vow of poverty

• acceptance of suffering as part of life

• annually donating percentage of wealth to charity

• maintain a vegetarian diet as an expression of nonviolence

Use the list below to answer the question.

* Christianity

*Islam

*Judaism

What do these religions have in common?

• They originated in the Arabian Peninsula

• They observe the 5 pillars

• They began during the Roman Empire

• They are monotheistic faiths

Which characteristics do Buddhism and Hinduism share?

• a rigid social system

• the belief in a single deity

• a faith in divine salvation

• the concept of karma

Which is the BEST title for this list?

*Dante Alighieri

*Miguel de Cervantes

*William Shakespeare

*Niccolo Machiavelli

• Famous Renaissance Painters

• Rulers of Renaissance Florence

• Renaissance Patrons of the Arts

• Great Authors of the Renaissance

Which Protestant reformer preached the idea of predestination?

• Martin Luther

• John Wesley

• Henry VII

• John Calvin

What practice did Martin Luther argue against in his Ninety-Five Theses?

• study the Bible

• selling indulgences

• translating religious texts

• achieving salvation by faith

Which of the following BEST defines the renaissance?

• a European period in the 1600s and 1700s that focused on the value of reason

• a period from the 1300s to 1500s that brought new beliefs, culture, and art to Europe

• a European movement from 1800 to 1850 that emphasized the imagination and feelings

• a movement in the 1500s and 1600s during which religious leaders broke away from the Catholic Church in Europe

Which is the BEST title for this list?

*Leonardo da Vinci

*Michelangelo di Buonarroti Simoni

*Raphael

*Sandro Botticelli

• Famous Renaissance Artist

• Rulers of Renaissance Florence

• Renaissance Patrons of the Arts

• Great Authors of the Renaissance