Semester 1 Final Exam #1

The astrolabe allowed sailors to predict their approximate latitude by measuring the angle of the boat in relation to

• any celestial body

• any land mass

• the moon

• the sun

In which of these areas would you be MOST likely to find the HIGHEST concentration of people who follow Islam?

• 3

• 4

• 5

• 6

In 1453, Constantinople fell to the

• spanish

• crusaders

• turks

• franks

Russian ruler Ivan the Great was able to lead his people to drive out what group from Russia?

• the Germans

• the Turks

• the Muslims

• the Mongols

What was the name given to the 16th century religious movement that was critical of the Roman Catholic Church?

• The Protestant Reformation

• The Catholic Reformation

• The Scientific Revolution

• The Humanist Renaissance

Which is the BEST description of plebeians in Ancient Rome?

• a group of judges in the Roman Empire

• a powerful group of nobles who were small in number

• a group of three leaders of the Roman Republic

• a large but politically limited group of people

Many factors contributed to the Fall of the Roman Empire. One factor that contributed was a slow but steady drain of gold out of the Roman Empire to other places. What answer BEST describes this situation?

• The Romans used trade routes that included sailing and often ships would sink carrying very valuable goods and shipments of money.

• When Romans bought Asian goods from the Silk Road, the money they paid went back to Asia.

• The Romans fought the Cathaginians for a century in the Punic Wars.

• People were angry when the Roman Empire took over their land, and boycotted buying Roman goods to hurt the economy of the Roman Empire.

Which is the BEST description of patricians in Ancient Rome?

• a group of judges in the Roman Empire

• a powerful group of nobles who were small in number

• a group of three leaders of the Roman Republic

• a large but politically limited group of people

The Twelve Tables was ancient writing that formed the foundation for Roman

• laws

• health code

• military protocol

• religion

The Crusades were a series of battles that took place over more than two centuries to achieve what end for both Muslims and Christians?

• force the Sufis to adopt either Eastern Orthodox or Islam as a religion

• remove the Pope from power

• reopen the Silk Road to access new products

• capture Jerusalem and the Holy Land