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WorksheetsSemester 1 Exam Review
Total questions: 36
Worksheet time: 19mins
A _______ was the grant of land from the lord to a vassal in return for military service.
Schism
Feudal Contract
Fief
Wergild
Why did England and France fight in the Hundred Years’ War?
The Pope refused to settle the dispute
It took a hundred years to reclaim the Holy Land
English kings wanted to enforce their claims on the French lands they had inherited
English kings refused to enforce Catholicism in their French lands
Where was scholarly learning concentrated in medieval Europe?
In old Roman towns that were not attacked by barbarians
With Muslim schools established to educate the nobility
In war colleges held during the Crusades
With Church scholars in monasteries
John Calvin emphasized ___________, the belief that God determined in advance who would be saved and who would be damned.
Reformation
Predestination
Humanism
Salvation
The Council of Trent believed that
Christians needed only faith for salvation
The Bible is the only authority for guiding Christian life
The Church’s interpretation of the Bible is final
Priests cannot pardon sinners for committing sins
Which of the following most closely matches the reason for Luther’s criticism of the practice of selling indulgences?
He believed the money raised by selling indulgences was being misused
He did not believe indulgences actually achieved forgiveness of sins
He did not think it was fair that poor people had to pay for forgiveness of sins
He believed that many indulgences were not actually signed by the pope or an other qualified authority
Who is remembered as the first explorer to circumnavigate (go around) the world?
Magellan
Dias
Columbus
Cortes
One effect of the encomienda system in Latin America was that it
Eliminated the use of guilds
Exploited indigenous (native) peoples
Reduced Spanish influence
Promoted isolationism
How were the effects of the Columbian Exchange in Europe different from its effects in the Americas?
The exchange led to an agricultural revolution in the Americas but caused a decline in agriculture in Europe
The exchange led to population growth in Europe but decimated populations in the Americas
The exchange expanded the variety of livestock in the Americas but did little to change animal husbandry in Europe
The exchange improved the diets of Native Americans but devastated Europe with disease
The Ottomans and the _________ dominated Islamic civilization in the early modern period of 1450-1600.
Safavids
Mamluks
Mughals
Songhai
The Ottoman Empire made use of
Siege Warfare
Janissary Forces
All of these options
Gunpowder Weapons
One persistent challenge between the 3 main Muslim empires (Ottoman, Safavid, Mughal) was
Achieving a peaceful succession after the death of an emperor
Communication between the central and provincial administrations
Maintaining control over a vast slave population
Maintaining the loyalty of the military
Which of the following is NOT true of the French King Louis XIV?
He thought of himself as “the Sun King”
He built the Palace of Versailles
He created a great amount of debt and made many enemies
He created a representative assembly to help him rule France
Which of the following did the Enlightenment promote?
All of these options
A belief in progress
A more secular outlook
Faith in science
During the Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment, many scientists and philosophers works
Received support from the Catholic Church
Relied heavily on the ideas of medieval thinkers
Examined natural laws governing the universe
Favored an absolute monarchy as a way of improving economic conditions
What people broke away from Mali's empire and gained control of the all-important trade routes?
the Hausa
the Yoruba
the Songhai
the Almohads
These two kingdoms traded gold for salt.
Axum
Ghana
Mali
Zimbabwe
This city was a center of trade and learning in Africa.
Athens
Rome
Songhai
Timbuktu
What important historical document caused a governmental shift from an absolute monarchy to a constitutional monarchy in England during the late Crusades?
Declaration of Independence
Constitution
Magna Carta
Twelve Tables
What is one way European society changed thanks to the printing press?
People quit the feudal system to find work else where
People began reading books in their vernacular
Literacy declined during the Renaissance
People began writing scripts for movies
What economic change occurred during the Renaissance that allowed for the flourishing of the art?
Introduction of paper money
People began to Barter again
The Governments of Europe paid to educate Artists
Growth of a wealthy Merchant Class that became patrons the Arts
A monarch is subject to no earthly authority, deriving the right to rule directly from the will of God.
Divine Right
Versailles
Absolutism
Czar
A bloodless overthrow of the England ruler King James II
Glorious Revolution
French Revolution
Constitutional Monarchy
English Bill of Rights
_________________ = sun at the center of the solar system
Geocentric
Heliocentric
Meteorology
Astrophysics
John Locke believed in what three natural rights?
Life, Liberty, & Property
Life, Equality, & Happiness
Liberty, Equality, & Fraternite
Live Free, Die Hard
