Chapter Two Test 6th 1st Semester Final

Question 1

What made Greek civilizations different from other civilizations?

Answer 1

It was the first early form of Decmocracy and Greeks could have civil rights.

Question 2

How was anicient greek citizenship different from citizenship in the U.S today?

Answer 2

In the Us everyone was born a citizen but in Greece only some men were citizens.

Question 3

How did Pericles get more people to participate in Government?

Answer 3

He paid them to.

Question 4

What two factors greatly contributed to Rome’s quest to build it’s empire?

Answer 4

They built it on hills and by rivers and they had a strong military .

Question 5

What Influence did the Romans have on other Langueges?

Answer 5

They spoke Latin which has many roots in other laungeges.

Question 6

Why is the term Byzantine used to describe the empire in the east?

Answer 6

It’s capital was built on an old city Byzanthium.

Question 7

Why was the Great Schisim important?

Answer 7

It was the split between one church into two churches.

Question 8

What was the purpose of Justinian’s Code?

Answer 8

To create power and stablitiay.

Question 9

Which Emperer made Rome Christan

Answer 9

Emperor Theodosis made Rome Christan.

Question 10

Why was Charlamange able to create a large empire during a time when only small kingdoms were in europe ?

Answer 10

He had a good military and he was well liked and smart.

Question 11

Why did feudalism develop in the middle ages?

Answer 11

Kings and emperors were to weak to protect people from invasion so Lords offered to help in exchange for services and labor.

Question 12

Why was being able to read a big deal in Europe and who could?

Answer 12

Not a lot of people could and priests and nobles could.

Question 13

What was the black death and why was it so bad?

Answer 13

It was a very bad disease and it killed almost one third of Europe’s population. It was also called the bubonic plauge

Question 14

Why did Pope Urban call for Crusades in 1095

Answer 14

To free the holy land from Muslim rule.

Question 15

What was a serf ?

Answer 15

Someone who was leagaly bound to live and work on a specific manor.

Question 16

Why were the called the “Middle Ages”

Answer 16

Because it was between the ancient and the modern times.

Question 17

What did Humanists seek?

Answer 17

A better life on earth not just salvation after death.

Question 18

Renaissances is French for________.

Answer 18

Rebirth.

Question 19

A patron is someone who gives ______________________ to a person or group.

Answer 19

money or support.

Question 20

Christopher Columbus intended to sail to _______________ but landed on ___________________.

Answer 20

blank one west Asia.
Blank two An island in the caribean.

Question 21

What was the purpose of the Reformation?

Answer 21

To reform the catholic church.

Question 22

Why did martians Luther’s trip to Rome shock him?

Answer 22

There was corruption in the church and its leaders. There were also many poorly trained preists

Question 23

The 95 theses were________of the Catholic Church, and Martin Luther posted then on the _________________________________.

Answer 23

critcisms, the door of the main church in Wittingburg, Germany.

Question 24

What idea did Calvin supoprt and what did it mean?

Answer 24

predestation which meant God already choose who would go to hevan.

Question 25

How did England become a limited constitutional democracy?

Answer 25

The English bill of rights was singed.

Question 26

________ is a form of government in which the state has total control over aspects of life.

Answer 26

Totalirimsm

Question 27

What was the Holocaust?

Answer 27

The mass murder of Jews by the Nazi party in WWII.

Question 28

What are natural rights?

Answer 28

The beliefe that everyone was born with natural rights to life liberty and the persuit of happiness.

Question 29

Put the following periods in order Enlightenment, Byzantine Empire, Middle Ages, Bronze Age, Roman Empire, Ancient Greece, and Renaissance.

Answer 29

The order is Bronze Age, Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome, Byzantine Empire, Middle Ages, Renaissance, and Enlightenment.

Question 30

How did the Anglican Church form?

Answer 30

king Henry the VIII wanted a divorce but the pope said no so he made his own church and got a divorce from his wife.

Question 31

Describe Hyperinflation.

Answer 31

An economic crisis in which prices skyrocketed and currency became worthless.

Question 32

In what ways( more than one) was WWI similar to WWII?

Answer 32

1. Fighting consumed Europe.
2. Led to widespread devastation and death.
3. Created a changing post war condition.

Question 33

What was the Cold War?

Answer 33

A period of confrontation between the democratic U.S and its Allies in western Europe and the Communist S.U and its Allies In eastern Europe

Question 34

What was the industrial Revolution?

Answer 34

The shift from human labor to machine labor.

Question 35

good luck!