semester 1 all test world histroty exam prep

Primary and Secondary Sources are the two basic kinds of resources available to historians.

True

What do we call records created during the period that is being studied?

Primary Sources

Legends, religious beliefs, and social customs are examples of

tradition

What is the most important type of primary source?

written records

What invaders conquered the Mycenaean civilization in 1200 BC and ushered in a new period of Greek history?

Dorians

The basic political unit of Greece was the

polis

Which of the following was NOT a form of government experienced by the city-states?

anarchy

What term refers to a rule by one?

monarchy

What term refers to a rule by a few?

oligarchy

What term refers to a rule by the people?

democracy

Athens was characterized by democracy and a desire for individualism.

True

What occurred at the Battle of Thermopylae?

Three hundred Spartans fought to the death in a mountain pass

Alexander the Great's father, who united Macedonia, was

Philip II

Aristotle's motto was "Know thyself."

False (that was Socrates)

Who set fire to Rome?

Nero

According to tradition, who founded Rome in 753 BC?

Romulus and Remus

This man's name means "little boots."

Caligula

Which city was destroyed in 79 A.D.?

Pompeii

Which group was blamed for setting Rome on fire?

Christians

On which date in 79 AD did Mt. Vesuvius erupt?

August 24th

What was very different about Pompeii when archaeologists rediscovered it?

The air pockets in the ash

Who were the common people of Rome?

Plebeians

Who were the rich Romans?

Patricians

What group established one of Italy's earliest civilizations around 800 BC?

Etruscans

Who was murdered on the Ides of March in 44 BC?

Julius Caesar

What was displayed in the Roman Forum?

Law of the Twelve Tables

What does Caligula mean?

Little Boots

The Eastern Roman Empire became known as the

Byzantine Empire

Justinian codified the Roman laws.

True

Hagia Sophia means

holy wisdom

The Byzantine church became known as the

Eastern Orthodox Church

Constantinople's biggest commercial rival was

Venice

Muhammad supposedly received his ideas for Islam through

a series of visions from an angel

Where is the birthplace of Muhammad?

Mecca

What is the Muslims' sacred book?

Koran

What is Muhammad's flight to Medina called?

Hegira

The central doctrine taught by the Qur'an is the belief in

one god

What is the Muslim term for holy war?

jihad

The Franks stopped the Muslims from invading France at what battle?

Battle of Tours

The Indian civilization started by the Indus and ____ rivers.

Ganges

Invaders had to go through which pass into India?

Khyber Pass

Hindus believe in the world soul called ______.

Brahman

What term describes the Hindu belief that a person can die and then come back again?

Reincarnation

The Chinese call their land the Middle Kingdom.

True

The Chinese civilization started near the ____ rivers.

Yellow River and Yangtze

The Chinese need to bring what to their family?

Honor

What did Prince Shotoku bring to Japan?

Buddhism

How much larger is Africa than the United States?

3 times

What religion has taken over Northern Africa?

Islam

Who was king of the Mali empire?

Mansa Musa

People in some parts of Africa still speak

Swahili

A farming peasant is called a

serf

Charles Martel's nickname was "The Nail."

False (it was "The Hammer")

A manor is a self-contained farming community.

True

Charlemagne means

Charles the Great

Who preached Christianity in Africa?

Frumentius

______ is based on land given to people in exchange for services.

Feudalism

Charlemagne was crowned as Roman Emperor on Christmas day in A.D. 800.

True

The term for the man who gets the land from his lord.

Vassal

Louis the Pious' son's solution to who would inherit the land was solved by the Treaty of ____.

Verdun

The basis for our lowercase writing today comes from which source?

Carolingian minuscule

Which Mayor of the Palace united the Frankish territories?

Pepin

Which Mayor of the Palace became king?

Pepin the Short

Term for a piece of land held by one man who permits the other to use it for services.

Fief

The lord's fields.

Demesne

Supervised the overall running of the manor and acted as judge in the manor's court.

Steward

The true power behind the "do-nothing kings."

Mayor of the Palace

The strict code of behavior for a knight.

Chivalry

Major Domo means what in English?

Mayor of the Palace

Catholic means what?

universal

After the fall of Rome, only the Greek Orthodox Church remained strong.

False

Sucat was also known as

Patrick

The secular or "world" clergy were in charge of

services at church

The regular or "rule" clergy lived as monks in the monasteries.

True

Benedict of Nursia is the "Father of Western Monasticism."

True

Simony refers to the buying and selling of church offices.

True

The practice of lay investiture caused men with few spiritual qualifications to take church offices.

True

The College of Cardinals fixed the problem of immoral men being popes by having what group of people choose the popes?

churchmen

Which of the following was NOT a weapon used by the popes against offenders of the church?

simony

What is the act of depriving an individual of the sacraments and church fellowship so they will burn forever?

excommunication

Who used the term "Holy Roman Empire" for his kingdom?

Frederick I

Otto the Great is credited with establishing the Holy Roman Empire.

True

Who was crowned Holy Roman emperor in 962?

Otto the Great

In what year did the Battle of Hastings between William of Normandy and Harold take place?

1066

The Anglo-Saxon rule of England ended in 1066 with the successful invasion of a Norman duke.

True

When William surveyed England's taxable resources, the findings were collected in a document called the Apocalypse Book.

False (it was the Domesday Book)

What important document did King John sign at Runnymede?

Magna Carta

What French king was known as Augustus and was the real founder of France?

Philip II

Philip IV established the Estates-General.

True

What was Philip IV's nickname?

the Fair

Which of the Crusades was the most successful?

First Crusade

The Fourth Crusade ended with the capture of which city?

Constantinople

One result of the Crusades was that they weakened the feudal structure of Europe.

True

The Crusades prompted an increase of trade and the use of a money economy.

True

The Crusade of 1212 was led by children, some of whom were later sold into slavery.

True

Serfs were allowed to produce extra goods and sell them for profit at the markets.

True

The practice of charging interest for the use of lent money was called "crumping."

False (it was usury)

Our word "bank" comes from the Italian word banco, meaning

bench

Guilds formed to regulate the business activities of a town.

True

The author of The Divine Comedy was

Dante Alighieri