World Hist. BA reveiw 9th grade, 1st card marking

Question 1

Besides goods,what else was exchanged along the great silk road?

Answer 1

knowladge and ideas

Question 2

what type of democracy was practiced in ancient Athens

Answer 2

direct democracy.

Question 3

how is it similar or different from democracy in the united states?

Answer 3

it was diffrent becuase only men voted and they voted on everything

Question 4

which civilization had a similar gov. to that of the USA? What were two Similarities?

Answer 4

ancient Greece,both governments are democracies which means that people vote.

Question 5

which person do Christians believe is the savior of the world?

Answer 5

Jesus

Question 6

In what ways were Sparta and Athens different

Answer 6

Athens was an open society, and Sparta was a closed one

Question 7

who was the founder of islam? how many gods do muslims believe in?

Answer 7

Muhammad and one God

Question 8

what was the result of the magna carta?

Answer 8

it gave rights to the people which helped the people get stronger (nobles only)

Question 9

throughout the centuries,why would barons or nobles refer the king back to the magna carta?

Answer 9

they would do that so it showed that the king was not above the law.

Question 10

how are the Mahayana Buddhists different from the Theravada Buddhist?

Answer 10

Theravada Buddhism is organized around the notion of breaking the cycle of Samara (escaping reincarnation). Mahayana Buddhism aims to achieve enlightenment through the teachings of the Buddha, but they ultimately choose to stay in Samara and reincarnate out of compassion for others.

Question 11

which country was in the middle of the silk road?

Answer 11

china

Question 12

what is the connection between Judaism and Christianity?

Answer 12

Judaism and Christianity are two monotheistic, ethical religions which share a part of their scriptures in common; the Bible or Tanakh of the Jews is the Old Testament of the Christians.

Question 13

what is the connection between Judaism and Islam?

Answer 13

common ancestor is Abraham

Question 14

when did rome fall? what was life like without the roman army around all the time?

Answer 14

476 AD, The people of the Western Roman Empire became disconnected from the emperor, living in small, localized, self-sufficient communities that could no longer rely upon their emperor to care for and protect them. Externally, outsiders like those Germanic tribes were crossing into the empire in ever larger numbers.

Question 15

what are the five main beliefs of Hinduism?

Answer 15

Dharma (ethics/duties), saṃsāra (the continuing cycle of entanglement in passions and the resulting birth, life, death, and rebirth), Karma (action, intent, and consequences), moksha (liberation from attachment and saṃsāra)

Question 16

what kind of governments were created after the fall of roman empire?

Answer 16

repersentive,demorcracy,,feudalism

Question 17

why did italy not fall as deep into the dark ages as other areas in europe?

Answer 17

Northern Italy was not richer in resources than many other parts of Europe

Question 18

why was martin luther most upset at the catholic church?

Answer 18

selling forgiveness (indulgences to build a catherdral,the popes claimed to disbute forgiveness and the damage indulgences cuased griving sinners.

Question 19

who was William shakespare? where was he from? list 3 of his works

Answer 19

William Shakespeare was an English playwright, poet and actor. United Kingdom. romeo and Juliet , Coriolanus,The tragedy of Antony and Cleopatra

Question 20

what did humanist focus on compared to earlier times? what did they study?

Answer 20

ancient literature and art.