World History Semester 1 Exam 2023

The Byzantine Empire provided a blueprint for future governments with this document.

• The Hammurabi Code
• Justinian's Code
• The Ten Commandments
• The Magna Carta

The Iconoclast Controversy caused a split between

• Catholic and Greek Orthodox Churches

• Judaism and Islam
• Buddhism and Hinduism
• Eastern and Western Christianity

WHat was a major factor in the decline of the Byzantine Empire?

• Constant military pressure from external forces
• Lack of cultural achievements
• Economic prosperity
• Peaceful relations with neighboring empires

One of the most significant outcomes of the Islamic Golden Age was _____.

• decline in scientific knowledge
• spread of the Black Death
• advancements in architecture

• rise of the Roman Empire

Following Muhammed's death, his followers

• continued to spread Islam and establish the Islamic empire
• stopped practicing religion altogether
• abandoned their faith
• converted to Christianity

The main difference between Sunni and Shia Muslims is

• their preferred style of clothing
• their favorite type of food
• their beliefs about who should have succeeded Prophet Muhammad as leader of the Muslim community
• their opinion on the best color for a mosque

The first major West African Empire was built upon a strong trade of gold and salt

• Ghana Empire
• Roman Empire
• Songhai Empire
• Mali Empire

Mansa Musa was the leader of this extremely strong financial empire

• Roman Empire
• Aztec Empire
• Ottoman Empire
• Mali Empire

This major city in West Africa existed in multiple empires and was a center of finance and learning

• Cairo
• Tokyo
• Timbuktu
• Sydney

The bottom level of feudalism consisted of

• merchants
• knights
• kings
• serfs