World history Review

The Japanese word kamikaze means

• “holy fire.”
• “reckless spirit.”
• “divine wind.”
• “steady rain.”

Technological developments during the Tang dynasty included

• kites.
• gunpowder.
• bronze.
• cheese.

The Mongols, led by Genghis Khan,

• brought much of the Eurasian (Europe and Asia) landmass under a single rule, creating the largest land empire in history.
• successfully invaded Hawaii, but could not hold it for long.
• conquered the islands of Java and Sumatra, which had repulsed several previous Chinese attacks.
• defeated every army that challenged them, except for the Vietnamese.

Between the Tang and Ming dynasties, Chinese literature flourished because

• the government paid writers.
• printing was invented.
• the Chinese population increased.
• people were bored.

Which two factors contributed to the failure of Kublai Khan’s invasion of Japan in 1281?

• mountainous terrain and the dedication of the samurai
• the Kamakura shogunate and a massive typhoon that destroyed most of the invading fleet
• poor strategy on the Mongols’ part, plus their unfamiliarity with the Japanese terrain
• the remarkable strategy of the shogun, coupled with the skill of the samurai

A noble must have all of these characteristics EXCEPT

• be a warrior and follow a certain standard of conduct.
• to be born, not made.
• be interested in the arts.
• a standard education.

____ was called the father of Italian Renaissance humanism.

• Michelangelo
• Petrarch
• Dante
• Geoffrey Chaucer

Thomas More’s book Utopia is about

• Lutheranism.
• an ideal state.
• divisions in communities.
• the Church of Rome.

The war between France and Spain for control of Italy ended when the

• Italian people rose up and drove out both armies.
• French army occupied Nice in 1494.
• Spanish mercenaries were let loose to sack the city of Rome.
• Medici family negotiated a peace that divided up the country and left themselves in control of Sicily.

Christian humanists believed that

• if people read the classics, and especially the basic works of Christianity, they would become more pious.
• by studying biology, one could assure one’s salvation.
• God did not intend man to know more than what was written in the Bible.
• society should return to simpler ways and not focus on gaining wealth and material possessions.