Winter FInal

Question 1

What is the place of worship for Christianity?

Answer 1

Church

Question 2

What is the holy book for Christianity?

Answer 2

Bible

Question 3

What is the place of worship for Islam?

Answer 3

Mosque

Question 4

What is the place of worship for Judaism?

Answer 4

Synagogue

Question 5

What is the holy book of Christianity?

Answer 5

Bible

Question 6

What is the holy book of Islam?

Answer 6

Quran

Question 7

What is a prophet?

Answer 7

A person who speaks to or interprets the words of God

Question 8

What belief do Judaism, Christianity, and Islam have in common?

Answer 8

There is one God

Question 9

What is monotheism?

Answer 9

The belief in one God

Question 10

What is feudalism?

Answer 10

Medieval European class/caste system, political and economic system.

Question 11

What does it mean to be excommunicated?

Answer 11

To be banished from the church’s membership

Question 12

What were the Crusades?

Answer 12

A series of bloody religious wars between Christians and Muslim Turks.

Question 13

The seas and rivers in Europe were important because they provided safety and opportunities for….

Answer 13

trade

Question 14

Popes and kings fought over who had the most________________?

Answer 14

power

Question 15

Europe has many geographic features. How were seas and rivers beneficial to the people?

Answer 15

offered protection from invaders

Question 16

What area of Europe did the Franks settle in?

Answer 16

France

Question 17

What were the responsibilities of the King in Medieval Europe?

Answer 17

To offer protection to the people of the kingdom, delegate power and land to the nobles for distribution.

Question 18

What were the responsibilities of the Nobles in Medieval Europe?

Answer 18

To delegate land(s) and offer the king support/loyalty

Question 19

What were the responsibilities of the Knights in Medieval Europe?

Answer 19

To protect the kingdom

Question 20

What were the responsibilities of the Peaseants in Medieval Europe?

Answer 20

To work the land

Question 21

King John was forced to sign the _______________in 1215.

Answer 21

Magna Carta

Question 22

What was the Magna Carta?

Answer 22

It limited the king’s power over his subjects and gave nobles more rights

Question 23

What was one of Charlemagne’s biggest achievements as Emperor?

Answer 23

To offer education to his subjects

Question 24

Under ____________, people were given land and protection by people of higher rank, and worked and fought for them in return

Answer 24

feudalism

Question 25

The Crusades were a holy war launched by...

Answer 25

Christians against Muslim Turks

Question 26

Historians believe that the Black Death first spread along which trade route?

Answer 26

the Silk Road

Question 27

What was the Black Death?

Answer 27

A deadly virus that spread throughout the western hemisphere brought on by infected fleas on rats.

Question 28

In what city did the Islamic religion begin?

Answer 28

Mecca

Question 29

Soon after Muhammad's death, the Muslim world split into what two groups?

Answer 29

Sunnis and Shiites/Sh'ias

Question 30

Why did the Sunnis and Shiites/Sh'ias split?

Answer 30

They had different beliefs about who should be the next leader after Mohammad's death.

Question 31

What is a caliph?

Answer 31

important Muslim political and religious leader

Question 32

What were the 3 reasons that Islam was able to spread so quickly?

Answer 32

strong military, tolerance of other religions, religious devotion

Question 33

Which question separated Sunnis from Shi'a?

Answer 33

Must a caliph be descended from Muhammad?

Question 34

The Arabian Peninsula connects what three continents?

Answer 34

Asia, Europe, and Africa

Question 35

Muslim scholars were responsible for translating ancient texts to the Arabic language. Why was this important?

Answer 35

it preserved ancient learning

Question 36

How were non-muslims treated in muslim empires?

Answer 36

They were charged extra taxes

Question 37

Which river ran through the West African kingdoms?

Answer 37

Niger

Question 38

What helped Ghana grow rich?

Answer 38

taxing trade

Question 39

What features of the African continent initially blocked travel?

Answer 39

deserts

Question 40

The Sahara and Kalahari deserts were nearly impossible to cross until the introduction of what animal?

Answer 40

camels

Question 41

What is a griot?

Answer 41

a traveling poet, musician, or storyteller who maintain a tradition of oral history

Question 42

What achievement was responsible for helping Ghana control other groups of people?

Answer 42

Their ability to make iron weapons

Question 43

What animal did the Romans introduce in North Africa?

Answer 43

camels

Question 44

What is a primary source?

Answer 44

Primary Sources are immediate, first-hand accounts of a topic, from people who had a direct connection with it.

Question 45

What is a secondary source?

Answer 45

Secondary sources were created by someone who did not experience first-hand or participate in the events or conditions you're researching.