World History Mid-term Review

Hieroglyphs, Cuneiform, Sanskrit, and Quipos are all forms of ____________________ in ancient civilizations.

• Religion

• Government

• Art

• Communication

Today, the United States has a democratic form of government which was derived from the ancient city of...

• Athens

• Sparta

• Corinth

• Macedonia

A feudal system is a type of social and political system in which landholders provide ______ to tenants in exchange for their loyalty and service.

• protection

• land

• crops

• knights

A ______ is an annual pilgrimage to Mecca that all able Muslims are expected to complete at least once in their lives.

• Quran

• Koran

• Prayer

• Hajj

It was important when Renaissance writers began to write in _______________ because it was a way to portray the individuality of their subjects or to show their feelings.

• Latin

• foreign language

• vernacular

• cryptic code

Europe would benefit greatly from the Columbian exchange while the American Natives...

• saw a high rate of death among indigenous people due to new diseases

• benefited even more with a rich diet

• were better off because of the introduction of horses

• learned to use new weapons

Around 1436, German goldsmith Johannes Gutenberg gifted the world with his revolutionary printing press, which made it possible to mass-produce and _____________ideas throughout Europe.

• hold back

• spread

• occasionally share

• contain

Siddhartha Gautama believed that human suffering was caused by...

• God

• The Caste System

• reincarnation

• Selfish desires

This quote reflects the philosophy of....

• Hinduism

• Buddhism

• Daoism

• Islam

Mansa Musa developed cities like _____________ and Gao into important cultural centers. He also brought architects from the Middle East and across Africa...

• Timbuktu

• Mecca

• Jeruselum

• Cairo