Overall Terms

Question 1

“Prehistoric” is given to the term of time before __________.

Answer 1

written word

Question 2

What “age” has been divided into three periods: Paleolithic, Mesolithic, and Neolithic?

Answer 2

Stone Age

Question 3

During what age did humans evolve into their modern form?

Answer 3

Stone Age

Question 4

The use of the term _____________ does not refer to the same dates in all parts of the world because cultures developed differently.

Answer 4

Bronze Age

Question 5

The Bronze Age began at ______________ times in Greece and China.

Answer 5

different

Question 6

“The Illiad” by Homer is an epic poem that recounts what?

Answer 6

Trojan War

Question 7

Western Culture has three pillars, Ancient Greece, Roman Empire, and Catholic\Protestant Christianity. What do we get from Greece?

Answer 7

Greek Philosophy

Question 8

Western Culture has three pillars, Ancient Greece, Roman Empire, and Catholic\Protestant Christianity. What do we get from Rome?

Answer 8

Roman Law

Question 9

The Greeks considered the ________ War as the first moment in history when they came together as 1 people with a common purpose.

Answer 9

Trojan War

Question 10

Who is considered to have founded Rome?

A. Augustus
B. Julius Caeser
C. Romulus and Remus
D. Plato and Aristotle

Answer 10

753 BCE by Romulus and Remus

Question 11

Giotto was an Italian Painter and architect from Florence. Giotto is considered the first in a line of great artists who contributed to what renaissance?

Answer 11

Italian

Question 12

What was Galileo Galilei?

A. Writer
B. Astronomer and physicist
C. Painter
D. Architect

Answer 12

Astronomer and physicist

Question 13

Giovanni Boccaccio is known for his great work of?

Answer 13

Literature

Question 14

Under Ferdinand and Isabella’s rule, policies of Spanish nationalism led to the expulsion of what religious group from Spain?

Answer 14

Jews

Question 15

In the 1940s, the Viet Minh took over the Vietnamese government from

A. Kahi Dinh
B. Prime Minister Ngo Dinh Diem
C. Emperor Bao Dai
D. The French

Answer 15

Emperor Bao Dai

Question 16

In the 1940s, the Viet Minh took over the Vietnamese government from Emperor Bao Dai.

Who was Viet Minh led by?

Answer 16

Ho Chi Minh

Question 17

What communist group took over the Vietnamese government from Emperor Bao Dai in 1940s?

Answer 17

Viet Minh led by Ho Chi Minh

Question 18

What is the term given to the spirit of learning that developed at the end of the middle ages with the revival of classical letters and a renewed confidence in the ability of human beings to determine for themselves truth and falsehood.

Answer 18

Renaissance Humanism

Question 19

Martin Luther’s famous document attacked the Catholic Church. It was called the ___________ Theses (1517).

Answer 19

Ninety-five

Question 20

Who is the Ninety-five Theses associated with?

Answer 20

Martin Luther

Question 21

What did Martin Luther’s Ninety-five Theses attack the Catholic Church for?

Answer 21

Religious leaders sold indulgences

Question 22

The ___________ was a route between China and Southwest Asia\Mediterranean and used for transporting goods and spreading religion.

Answer 22

Silk Road

Question 23

Caesar, Crassus, and Pompey formed a powerful government coalition called the: ________________.

Answer 23

Triumvirate

Question 24

What is a triumvirate?

Answer 24

Group of 3 men holding power

Question 25

What type of art is a blend of Arab, Turkish, and Persian traditions?

Answer 25

Islamic Art

Question 26

What group is associated with god telling them that if they saw an eagle perched on a cactus growing out of a rock, their journey would end?

Answer 26

Aztecs

Question 27

What indian group built Tenochtitlan after seeing an eagle perched on a cactus growing out of a rock?

Answer 27

Aztecs

Question 28

___________ by Cervantes is about one needing to balance visionary dreams with reality of hard work in life.

Answer 28

Don Quixote

Question 29

The English "Glorious Revolution" in 1688 was caused by a controversy. Specifically the power struggle between __________and the king.

Answer 29

Parliament

Question 30

Ottoman and Moguls were both ______ and tolerate other religions.

Answer 30

Muslim

Question 31

The Great Peloponnesian War from 432 BCE to 405 BCE immediately resulted in what?

Answer 31

City of Athens was devastated and weakened

Question 32

What art movement was when a group of artists rejected art studios and went into the countryside to paint nature directly?

Answer 32

Impressionism (1870s)

Question 33

Russia played a __________(weak\strong) role in WWI because of the Russian Revolution.

Answer 33

Weak

Question 34

Why did the British want to protect Latin American states?

Answer 34

Wanted to trade with Latin America

Question 35

The _____________ was a meeting at which the major European powers negotiated and formalized claims to territory in Africa; also called the Berlin West Africa Conference.

Answer 35

Berlin Conference 1884

Question 36

The ______ dynasty ruled most of northern India ruled from 1526-1707.

Answer 36

Mogul

Question 37

When did British have colonial rule in India? 1858 to 19___?

Answer 37

1947

Question 38

The ______________ founded the colony of Jamestown in 1607.

Answer 38

joint-stock company

Question 39

Japan became an important military force as a result of Japanese__________.

Answer 39

Expansion

Question 40

The basic change that occurred with the Neolithic Revolution was ________________

Answer 40

The shift to raising animals as a regular source of food

Question 41

The _______________ was a fundamental change in the way people lived. The shift from hunting & gathering to agriculture led to permanent settlements, the establishment of social classes, and the eventual rise of civilizations.

Answer 41

Neolithic Revolution

Question 42

What is a similarity between Islam and Christianity?

Answer 42

They believe in one god\monotheistic

Question 43

What caused the emergence of different factions in the Balkan Peninsula at the end of the 19th century?

Answer 43

Shifting power as the Ottoman Empire waned

Question 44

__________ were leaders of the Turkish warriors for the faith of Islam known by the honorific title ghāzī (Arabic: “raider”), who fought against the shrinking Christian Byzantine state.

Answer 44

Ottomans

Question 45

Between 1966 and 1976, the destruction o many temples, seizure of many books, and imprisonment of some artists and intellectuals were closely related to which movement? A. Conservatism B. China's Cultural Revolution C. Women's rights movement D. Humanism

Answer 45

China's Cultural Revolution

Question 46

Under what ruler did China's Cultural Revolution Occur?

Answer 46

Mao

Question 47

What group or movement stress the potential value and goodness of human beings, emphasize common human needs, and seek solely rational ways of solving human problems?

Answer 47

Humanist\Humanism

Question 48

______________was a distinct movement because it broke from the medieval tradition of having pious religious motivation for creating art or works of literature, and were concerned with worldly or secular subjects rather than strictly religious themes.

Answer 48

Humanism

Question 49

______________was a period (1793-1794) of violence that occurred after the onset of the French Revolution, incited by conflict between rival political factions, the Girondins and the Jacobins, and marked by mass executions of "enemies of the revolution".

Answer 49

Reign of Terror

Question 50

Under ______'s rule, courts were set up to execute anyone who was against the French Revolution; this person was a very influential figure during the Reign of Terror.

Answer 50

Robespierre

Question 51

What led the splitting of Czechoslovakia into the Czech Republic and Slovakia?

Answer 51

The collapse of the Communist Party\Velvet Revolution in 1989

Question 52

____________is one of the six principal organs of the United Nations and is charged with the maintenance of international peace and security.

Answer 52

Security Council

Question 53

In Muslim culture\cities, what is a covered market called?

Answer 53

Bazaar

Question 54

__________________ is the process of assembling troops and preparing them for war. A. War of attrition B. Mobilization C. Trench warfare D. Total war

Answer 54

Mobilization

Question 55

_________________ is a war based on wearing the other side down by constant attacks and heavy losses. A. War of attrition B. Mobilization C. Trench warfare D. Total war

Answer 55

War of attrition

Question 56

_______ is fighting from ditches. A. War of attrition B. Mobilization C. Trench warfare D. Total war

Answer 56

Tench warfare

Question 57

_______ is a war that involves the complete mobilization of resources and people, affecting lives of all citizens in the warring countries, even those remote from the battle field. A. War of attrition B. Mobilization C. Trench warfare D. Total war

Answer 57

Total war

Question 58

What group recognized that Earth was a sphere and rotated on its axis and revolved around the sun, devised a decimal system, and introduced concept of 0?

Answer 58

Ancient Indians

Question 59

Between the 12th and 14th centuries, both England and France established ______ to help royal authorities rule?

Answer 59

Parliaments

Question 60

The _____________ was a confederacy of the Seneca, Cayuga, Onondaga, Oneida, and Mohawk in New York State. The League was characterized by a non-aggression pact between the five tribes, recognition of shared concerns, and structures for decision-making and leadership which brought together representatives from the five groups.

Answer 60

League of the Iroquois