world history final

Question 0

In Athens, what did all citizens participate in?

Answer 0

running the government

Question 1

What sea does NOT border Greece?

Answer 1

Caspian Sea

Question 2

Because of the oppressive rule of a king, what was formed?

Answer 2

Roman Republic

Question 3

________ have helped archeologists learn about Roman art and cultures

Answer 3

mosaics

Question 4

The movement of European wheat to America and the American potatoes to Europe in an example of what?

Answer 4

Columbian exchange

Question 5

To the end of what war did Athens and Sparta sign a truce

Answer 5

Peloponnesian War

Question 6

In Europe, what was not a cause of the slowing of activity along the silk road

Answer 6

collapse of the silk market

Question 7

what best describes the effect of the silk road?

Answer 7

technologies and religions spreading east to west

Question 8

both the european monarchies and the catholic church were increasing their centralized power. This was one sign of the _______ of _________

Answer 8

decline of feudalism

Question 9

When the crusades ended, christian traders and pilgrims maintained ________ with muslims an the region

Answer 9

exchange

Question 10

what helped weaken the feudal system and how?

Answer 10

bubonic plague

workers became scarce enough to demand higher pay

Question 11

Some artists contributed to science during the Renaissance. What did they do?

Answer 11

dissected human bodies which led to a better understanding of anatomy

Question 12

many tribes moving south to east through Africa beginning in 100 B.C.

Answer 12

Banta Migrations

Question 13

why was Kilwa an important trade center?

Answer 13

it was far south so traders from India could sail there in one monsoon season

Question 14

What trade center was located between two gold producing regions in the west and had other trade centers on the east coast?

Answer 14

Great Zimbabwe

Question 15

Arab Traders settled in East Africa and brought with them the religion of _____

Answer 15

Islam

Question 16

Pericles’ goals for Athens included a stronger democracy, beautifying Athens, expanding the empire, but not doing what?

Answer 16

increasing the power of the wealthy

Question 17

What city founded by Alexander was the center of Hellenistic Culture?

Answer 17

Alexandria

Question 18

_____ was an art form invented by the Greeks

Answer 18

drama

Question 19

________-______ is a question and answer style of teaching

Answer 19

the Socratic Method

Question 20

A philosopher who did not believe in democracy

Answer 20

Plato

Question 21

Who was the goddess who protected Athens?

Answer 21

Athena

Question 22

the hellenistic culture combined knowledge of Greeks, Indians, Egyptians, and Arabs to advance learning in ______ and ________

Answer 22

science and medicine

Question 23

In Rome, water was carried through the ______ ________

Answer 23

Roman Aqueducts

Question 24

After gaining control of the Italian Peninsula in 275 B.C., Rome spent much of the next 125 years fighting in the _____ ____

Answer 24

Punic Wars

Question 25

Consuls, dictators, and patricians, all played a role in Roman government, who didn’t?

Answer 25

gladiators

Question 26

Who had the greatest influences on Roman religion?

Answer 26

Etruscans and Greeks

Question 27

Trade was busiest in Rome during the ___ ______

Answer 27

Pax Romana

Question 28

The head of the Roman Catholic Church is who?

Answer 28

the Pope

Question 29

What tribes did Romans view as dangerous?

Answer 29

Germanic Tribes

Question 30

What principle did not generally apply to the government in the Roman Republic?

Answer 30

equality of all people

Question 31

People that are in _____ ________________ are focused on specific types of work

Answer 31

labor specialization

Question 32

How did the king of Ghana become wealthy?

Answer 32

taxing trade

Question 33

What are vegetation zones in West Africa?

Answer 33

desert, grasslands, and forests

Question 34

Labor specialization creates a ________ _______

Answer 34

diverse economy

Question 35

With the invention of the printing press, books were made available to a _____ __________

Answer 35

wider audience

Question 36

what was a major factor which contributed to the reformation?

Answer 36

people didn’t like paying taxes to the catholic church

Question 37

what may of contributed to the development of democratic practices?

Answer 37

Protestantism

Question 38

Who began the reformation in Europe?

Answer 38

Martin Luther

Question 39

What type of learing was highly valued in Italy during the Renaissance?

Answer 39

Classical

Question 40

What was the term for the spirit of questioning that challenged classical scientific and christian ideas?

Answer 40

scientific revolution