World History Study Guide - Part 1

What was a prolonged conflict between England and France over territorial claims and succession to the French throne?

• Hundred Years' War
• War of the Roses
• American Revolutionary War
• Napoleonic Wars

What document sparked the Protestant Reformation, challenging the Catholic Church's authority?

• The Declaration of Independence
• Ninety-Five Theses
• The Emancipation Proclamation
• The Magna Carta

What form of government emphasizes the absolute power of the monarch?

• Feudalism

• Absolute monarchy
• Bushido

• Constitutional monarchy

Who is considered the father of modern economics and advocated for free markets?

• Karl Marx
• John Maynard Keynes
• Milton Friedman
• Adam Smith

Which religion has the concept of 'Five Pillars' that includes faith, prayer, charity, fasting, and pilgrimage?

• Hinduism

• Christianity

• Islam

• Judaism

Match the following

• Islam

• Belief in one God, Yahweh, and the importance of following the Torah

• Judaism

• Belief in cycle of reincarnation based on their karma

• Buddhism

• Belief in the Four Noble Truths and the Eightfold Path, leading to nirvana (peace and enlightenment)

• Christianity

• Belief in one God, Allah, and the teachings of the Prophet Muhammad

• Hinduism

• Belief in the divinity of Jesus Christ and his sacrifice for humanity

Who revolutionized the field of anatomy through detailed observations and dissections?

• Isaac Newton
• Marie Curie
• Charles Darwin
• Andreas Vesalius

What Mesoamerican civilization flourished in central Mexico prior to the Spanish conquest?

• Aztec
• Inca
• Maya
• Olmec

Who was the first European navigator to round the Cape of Good Hope?

• Bartolomeu Dias
• Christopher Columbus
• Vasco da Gama
• Ferdinand Magellan

What is the sacred text of Christianity?

• Vedas
• Torah
• Quran
• Bible