World History Final Exam 2023

Which ancient civilization is being described?

·       Code of Hammurabi

·       Tigris & Euphrates River

·       Cuneiform

·       Land Between Two Rivers

• Egypt

• Huang He River Valley

• Mesopotamia

• Indus River Valley

Which ancient civilization is being described?

·       Nile River

·       Pharaohs

·       Pyramids

·       Hieroglyphics

• Egypt

• Olmec

• Mesopotamia

• Indus River Valley

Which of the following is NOT a reason that led to the fall of the Roman Empire?

• Frequent civil wars over control of the throne

• Roman army weakened over time, forced to hire mercenaries

• Lost the Battle of Rome to the Persians

• Wealthy class had increased emphasis on luxury & self-interest while poverty increased with the middle class

Which ancient civilization is being described?

·       Shang Dynasty

·       Ancestor Worship

·       Huang He (Yellow) River Valley

·       Yin and Yang 

• India

• Mesopotamia

• Egypt

• China

The Great Schism (1054) resulted in the creation of…

• the Eastern Orthodox Church and the Roman Catholic Church

• the Reformation

• the Baptist Church and the Catholic Church

• the Religious Revolution Act of 1054

Who conquered the largest contiguous land empire in history?  It stretched from Eastern Europe to the Sea of Japan, extending into the Indian subcontinent and the Middle East, covering 9.27 million square miles.

• Greek Empire

• Byzantine Empire

• Mongol Empire

• Roman Empire

Name the Muslim Empire described below. 

·       Western Turkey, 1299-1923

·       Conquered Byzantine Empire

·       Capital: Istanbul (formerly Constantinople)

·       Covered most of old Roman and Byzantine territories

·       Became very wealthy because ease of trade

•     Ottoman Empire

• Byzantine

• Safavid Empire

• Mughal Empire

What similarity is shared with Judaism, Christianity, and Islam?

• All 3 abstain from eating pork

• All 3 worship Jesus as the Savior

• All 3 are polytheistic

• All 3 are monotheistic

What Mali emperor converted to Islam, traveled to Mecca on a pilgrimage, and was one of the wealthiest people in history?

• Sundiata

• Ibn Sina

• Ian Battuta

• Mansa Musa

What is the name for the system of obligations between kings, nobles/lords, and vassals/knights that governed Europe in the Middle Ages?

• Feudalism

• Chivalry

• Cluniac Reforms

• Crusades