World History Exam Review

Which of these statements about the Crusades is true?

• Crusaders brought Islamic culture, architecture, and medicine back to Europe

  
  

• Crusaders were welcomed by Muslims, who wanted to help driving the Jews from the Holy Land

  
  

•  trade diminished across Europe as fighting destroyed roads and bridges

  
  

• a contract in which land was granted to the peasants in exchange for military service to the nobles

  
  

Which of the following was a lasting effect on Europe as a result of the Crusades?

• many Muslims moved to Europe

  
  

•  trade between Europe and the East increased

  
  

• many Europeans converted to Islam
  

  
  

• Europe became more isolated

  
  

How did Islam spread throughout the ancient world?

• Through trade routes like the Silk Road

  
  

• Through cultural diffusion

  
  

• Through military conquest

  
  

•  Through people talking about their faith

  
  

• All of the above

  
  

 Based on the map, what conclusion can best be drawn about this region?

• The Sahara acted as a natural barrier for trade

  
  

•  Rivers acted as the primary routes for the entire region

  
  

• Slaves were needed by the merchants exchanging salt and trade

  
  

• The economy of the region was influenced by extensive trade connections 

  
  

Which best summarizes the impact of European colonization on the Inca and Aztec civilizations?

•  Aztec and Inca natives were generally replaced by enslaved peoples brought from Africa

  
  

• These civilizations adopted Protestantism as  a means of resisting Spanish rule

  
  

•  These empires were replaced by a new Latin American culture blending local traditions, the Catholic religion and Spanish rule

  
  

• Local rulers absorbed European ideas and developed beneficial trade links with Western Europe

  
  

This illustration most closely reflects the goals of which economic system?

• Barter System

  
  

• Free Enterprise System

  
  

• Feudalism

  
  

• Mercantilism

  
  

What were the immediate effects of the Renaissance?

•  revival of trade, emergence of cities, rise of banks, and voyages of exploration

  
  

  
  

• revival of trade, emergence of cities, and establishment of the manor system

  
  

  
  

•  revival of trade, emergence of cities, and creation of social class hierarchy

  
  

  
  

• revival of trade, emergence of cities, and increase in the authority of a single church

  
  

  
  

All of the following were stressed by Humanists philosophers EXCEPT

• Individualism 

  
  

• Religion

  
  

•  Education

  
  

• Human Improvement 
  

  
  

 Which impact of European colonization is the focus of this Aztec illustration?

• Spanish doctors helped the Aztecs to overcome diseases

  
  

• Aztec medicine men successfully treated diseases brought by European colonizers

  
  

• European diseases like smallpox devastated the Aztecs

  
  

• Spanish priests ended the practice of human sacrifices by Aztec leaders

  
  

 Define Islam.

• A religion based off the teaching of people.

  
  

• A religion based off the teaching of the Holy Bible.

  
  

•  A religion based of the teaching of scriptures.

  
  

• A religion based on the teachings of the prophet Mohammed which stresses belief in one god (Allah)