World History Review Notes

Muslims face ______ when praying.

• East

• West

• North

• South

The Islamic declaration of faith is called ______.

• Shahada

• Zakat

• Salah

• Hajj

The founder of the Mongolian Empire was ______.

• Genghis Khan

• Kublai Khan

• Tamerlane

• Attila the Hun

Many Mongols traditionally lived a ______ lifestyle.

• Nomadic

• Sedentary

• Agricultural

• Urban

The religious duty for Muslims to give to charity is called ______.

• Zakat

• Sadaqah

• Hajj

• Salat

The capital of the Mongolian Empire was ______.

• Karakorum

• Ulaanbaatar

• Beijing

• Moscow

The epic poem featuring a hero who fights monsters in Anglo-Saxon England is ______.

• Beowulf

• The Odyssey

• Paradise Lost

• The Iliad

The plague that spread across Europe in the 14th century was primarily caused by ______.

• Yersinia pestis

• Escherichia coli

• Streptococcus pneumoniae

• Clostridium botulinum

The family who plotted to overthrow the Medici in 1478 was the ______ family.

• Pazzi

• Borgia

• Sforza

• Este

The person who challenged the Catholic Church by posting the '95 Theses' was ______.

• Martin Luther

• John Calvin

• Henry VIII

• Thomas More