Final exam Flashcards
The forbidden tree in the garden of Eden was called the
Tree of the knowledge of good and evil
The human race is divided into two groups, which are called the
seed of the serpent and seed of the woman
How long did God delay his judgement on the world while Noah was building the arc?
120 years
According to Genesis 4:16 Cain’s descendants lived in the land of
Nod
Which promise of God ensured that a line of rulers from one family would last forever.
Davidic covenant
What name means “appointed”?
Seth
List 3 results of God’s confusion of language at Babel.
A. People spread out
B. Confusion of language
C. Restrained sin
The first official Roman persecutions of Christianity began under which Emperor
Nero
Which ruler made Christianity the state religion of the Roman Empire.
Theodisious
God spoke the word into existence?
Creation
What is the message that Jesus can rescue men from sin?
Gospel
God performs everything according to His will.
divine sovereignty
A Christian assembly affirmed this truth in A.D. 325.
Trinity
The negative effects of Adam’s sin.
Fall
God’s solemn agreement or promise.
covenant
Man’s characteristics that show what God is like.
Image of God
The reason for the flood.
Sin
Man is responsible to care for God’s creations
Dominion
God’s promised victory over sin.
Redemption
He has 12 sons who became the fathers of the 12 tribes of Israel.
Jacob/Israel
Patrick was a missionary to this country.
Ireland
An important Byzantine weapon used against Islamic armies was
Greek fire
The architectural style of Russian cathedrals is models after that of the
Byzantine empire
What stopped the spread of Islam into Western Europe?
The Franks
The destination of Islamic pilgrimages is
Mecca
Muhammad’s move from Mecca
Hagira / flight
Islamic holy book
Qur’an/Hadith
Arabic word meaning “to succeed”
Caliph
Name for the leader of the Shiites
Imam
Month of Muhammad’s visions
Ramadan
Islamic word for one who disagrees with Islam
Infidel
Arabic word for ‘The God”
Allah
Arabic word meaning “to strive hard”
Jihad
Follower of Islam
Muslim
Islamic law
Sharia
Capital of the Umayyad Caliphate
Damascus
Eastern Orthodox Christianity was established here in 988
Russia
Capital of the Abbasid Caliphate
Baghdad
Destination of Muhammad’s flight
Medina
Capital of the Byzantine empire
Constantinople
Islam’s advance in Europe was stopped here
Tours
Name for a required Islamic pilgrimage
Hajj
Preserved much of western thought
Byzantine Empire
Location of the Ka’bah
Mecca
List 3 of the 5 pillars of Islam
Daily prayer, almsgiving, and fasting
African towns traded with merchants from
Arabia, China, and India
Followers of this religion composed the first written history of Africa
Islam
Coptic Christians regarded Menelik as the offspring of King
Solomon
Major businesses in eastern African cities centered around trade in the followingcommodities
Ivory, precious stones, and slaves
What has been the imperial title of Ethiopian rulers?
Conquering Lion of the Tribe of Judah
River that borders Zimbabwe’s empire
Zambezi
The Supreme being of the Kikuyu people
Ngai
Mali king who brought much gold to Mecca
Musa
Kilwa engaged in Jihad against this people
Zinj
“One of the finest and most substantially built towns”
Kilwa
Common trade language along the eastern coast of Africa
Swahili
Ethiopian king who became a Coptic Chirstian
Ezana
The title of the king of Mali; it means “ruler”
Mansa
Modern town on Somolia’s eastern coast
Mogadishu
Founded the kingdom of Mali
Sunjata
Ancient name for China
Cathau
The name of this ancient city means “great house of stone”
Zimbabwe
The Mongolian plateau is located north of
China
What religion includes the Four Noble Truths and the Eightfold Path?
Buddhism
The Taj Mahal is located in
India
Kublai Khan founded what dynasty in China?
Yuan
The traditional religion of the Mongols was
Shamanism
Practice of a warrior’s committing suicide
Hara-kiri
Crop that is a major part of the Chinese diet
Rice
Japanese religion that teaches nature worship
Shintoism
Japanese title meaning “Great General”
Shogun
Japanese warrior
Samuri
The capital of Japan as of 1603
Tokyo
Military code meaning “the way of the warrior”
Bushido
Religion from India that became influential in China
Buddhism
A strong metal that is more durable than iron
Cast iron
Passive religion that reaches peace and harmony
Taoism
List 2 significant Chinese inventions
Paper and the compass
This count of Paris founded a new French dynasty
Hugh Capet
Who were accused of starting the plague and were severely persecuted?
Jews
Who founded the Norman dynasty in England after invading the country in 1066?
William the Conquerer
The Canterbury Tales gives information about medieval life where?
England
This grandson of William the Conqueror strengthened English royal authority by using circuit courts
Henry II
Chapter 5 question in reference to medieval times: What was a common spoken language
Vernacular
What architecture is known for stained-glassed windows, high ceilings, and warmth and brithness?
Gothic
Which Italian city was located on the Adriatic Sea and had a large navy?
Venice
Phillip II was a king in
France
What church’s political power grew in Europe and became dominant during the Middle Ages?
Roman Church
The Reconquista occured where?
Spain
A large church often built in wealth cities
Cathedral
A papal decree denying access to sacarments
Interdict
Uniform laws for all of England
Common law
A record of accusations issued by a court
Indicement
The leading palace official of the French king
Mayor of the Palace
A nobleman’s estate
Manor
Rules and expectations for knights
Chivalry
A document freeing towns people from feudal duties
Charter
Local citizens who accused criminals
Jury
A bench on which money lenders sat
Bank
What phrase refers to Parliament’s limiting the king’s power by controlling the tax system?
Power of the Purse
This Gothic architectural feature provides external support, enabling churches to be taller
Flying buttresses
This document, whose name means “Great Charter”, was forced upon King John and set limits to royal power
Magna Carta
The political power of the Roman church was highest during the rule of Pope…
Innocent II
Lorenzo de Medici was a Renaissance man from where in Italy
Florence
This scholar from Rotterdam wrote In Praise of Folly
Erasmus
John Huss was a native of
Bohemia
A paper that supposedly grants pardon from the punishment of sins is called an
Indulgence
Conquistador who defeated and colonized the Aztecs
Cortes
First to find a route around Africa
Dias
Conquistador who defeated the Incas
Pizzaro
First to find a trade route to India
de Gamma
Sailed west in 1492 and discovered a new continent
Colombus
English explorer who traveled around the world
Drake
Spanish explorer whose crew traveled around the world
Magellan
What empire made many discoveries in astronomy and mathematics?
Mayan Empire
Cuzco was the capital of what empire?
Incan
Zwingli was a reformer in
Switzerland
Martin Luther translated the Bible into
German
The dismissal of an individual from the Roman Church is called
Excommunication
What term describes Rome’s teaching that the wine and bread in the Lord’s Supper become the very blood and body of Chirst?
Transubstantiation
John Calvin’s homeland was
France
The term renaissance means
Rebirth
What invention by Johannes Gutenberg helped make books available to the public?
Printing Press
Wrote the Ninety-five Theses
Luther
Painted the Mona Lisa
da Vinci
Painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel
Michalangelo
Publisher of a Greek New Testament
Erasmus
Father of Humanism
Petrarch
Author of The Prince
Machiavelli
English official under Henry VIII; he wrote Eutopia
More
Pope who authorized the sale of indulgences
Leo X
Author of a Renaissance book on manners
Castiglione
What is the term for French Protestants?
Hughenots
What was the last great religious war in Europe?
The Thirty Years’ War
What decree did Henry of Navarre issue to ensure religious tolerance in France?
Edict of Nantes
What Catholic monastic order was founded to stop the Reformation and reverse the gains of Protestant converts?
Jesuits
Catholic missionary to the Indians in Latin America
Las Casas
The Cape of Good Hope is located at the southern tip of this continent
Africa
Francis Xavier was a missionary to this country
Japan
This explorer gave the Pacific Ocean its name
Magellan
The Iroquois Confederacy was located in this modern state.
New York
The carvel was a
ship designed for efficiency to travel the ocean
What instrument did sailors use to measure the angle between the sun or a start and the horizon?
Astrolabe
Children of Indian and Spanish parents
Mestizos
Replaced weak governments with their own dictatorships
Caudillos
Spanish rulers representing the king of Spain
Viceroys
Full-blooded Spaniards or Portuguese born in America
Creoles
Large country estates
Haciendas
Spaniards born in Spain and loving in colonies
Peninsulars
Poor neighborhoods in colonial cities
Barrios
Twelve nobles of Brazil
Donatarios
Cowboys in Argentina
Gauchos
What is the spoken language in Brazil?
Portuguese
What nation colonized Louisiana and Canada?
France
John Smith helped start this colony.
Jamestown
This country is not considered a part of the Old World.
Chile
Montreal was founded in this region
New France
This Englishman brought discipline to Jamestown and helped make it a thriving colony.
Thomas Dale
This French explorer discovered the St. Lawrence River.
Jacques Cartier
This Venezuelan knew many languages and liberated both Venezuela and Colombia.
Simon Bolivar
