SOL REVIEW QUESTIONS

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World History and Geography to 1500 A.D.
WHI.2 REVIEW #1
What shaped how early human societies lived their lives? _____ENVIRONMENT________________
On what continent did the first forms of man evolve? ________AFRICA_________________________
What form of early man emerged about 100,000 to 400,000 years ago? __HOMO SAPIENS__________
Homo sapiens migrated from Africa to where? ______EURASIA, THE AMERICAS, AUSTRALIA ___
How did early man gain his food? _____HUNTING AND GATHERING _______________________
Early man was dependent on the availability of what? ____WILD PLANTS AND ANIMALS_________

WHI.2 REVIEW #2
Early man was able to overcome his physical environment because he developed what? _FIRE _
Name 2 characteristics of hunter-gatherer societies. __SMALL NOMADIC CLANS, SIMPLE TOOLS_
Name 4 things which developed during the Old Stone Age. __SIMPLE TOOLS, ORAL LANGUAGE, FIRE,
CAVE ART________________________________________________________________
What is another name for the Old Stone Age? __PALEOLITHIC ERA _______________ _________
A person who migrates in search of food, water and shelter is a _?_. ____HUNTER-GATHERER_____

WHI.2 REVIEW #3
Name 5 things which developed during the New Stone Age. ___AGRICULTURE, _DOMESTICATION OF
ANIMALS,_POTTERY,_WEAVING,_ADVANCED_TOOLS____________________________________
What is another name for the New Stone Age? ____NEOLITHIC ERA ______________________
What effect did agriculture have on how early man lived? __ALLOWED FOR PERMANENT SETTLMENTS
What does carbon dating do? __DETERMINES THE AGE OF FOSSILS/ARTIFACTS, ETC. __________
What is an artifact? _SOME PHYSICAL REMAIN FROM AN ANCIENT CIVILIZATION _____________
Who studies past cultures by locating & analyzing human remains, fossils, and artifacts? _ARCHEOLOGIST_
What archaeological site in England was built during the Neolithic period & Bronze Age? _STONEHENGE _

WHI.3 REVIEW #4
What did river valleys provide for early civilizations? _FERTILE SOIL___________________________
The area located from the Mediterranean coast to Mesopotamia is called what? _FERTILE CRESCENT_
When did the first river civilizations appear? _3500 TO 500 B.C.________________________________

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Egypt is located next to what river? _NILE (AFRICA)________________________________________
What area is located between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers? _MESOPOTAMIA ________________
What river valley civilization was located in India? _INDUS AND GANGES_____________________
On what river was China’s river civilization located? __HUANG HE____________________________

WHI.3 REVIEW #5
The Nile River is located on what continent? ________AFRICA________________________________
On what continent is Mesopotamia located? _________ASIA __________________________________
Where did the first civilizations develop? _____RIVER VALLEYS______________________________
What groups invaded river valley civilizations? ___INDO-ARYANS_____________________________
Who settled between the Mediterranean Sea and Jordan River Valley? __HEBREWS________________
What group settled along the Eastern Mediterranean coast? ___PHOENICIANS____________________
What civilization was located on the upper Nile River Valley? __KUSH__________________________

WHI.3 REVIEW #6
Where were the “Cradles of Civilization” located? __RIVER VALLEYS_________________________
Who ruled Egypt? ___THE PHAROAH___________________________________________________
How did rulers in the river valleys gain power? __AS RELIGIOUS AND MILITARY LEADERS_____
What is a dynasty? __A FAMILY WHO RULES (POWER IS INHERITED)______________________
(True)(False) Most river civilizations had a rigid class system. __TRUE__________________________
What was accepted in most river valley civilizations? ___SLAVERY __________________________
The government of early Mesopotamian civilizations often had a centralized government based on what?
______RELIGION_________________________________________________________

WHI.3 REVIEW #7
Name the two written law codes of the Fertile Crescent. TEN COMMANDMENTS & HAMMURABI’S CODE
What is an empire? __FORMERLY INDEPENDENT PEOPLES/STATES WHO COME UNDER ONE RULE_
What political system is characterized by a city and its surrounding lands? _CITY STATE_____________
What were two metals used to make tools and weapons? ___IRON, BRONZE, & COPPER________ ___
What group traded throughout the Mediterranean Sea and on Middle Eastern rivers? _PHOENICIANS__
Name 3 reasons river valley civilizations had an agricultural surplus. _FERTILE SOIL, ENOUGH LABOR,
WATER FOR CROPS__________________________
Where were the world’s first cities located? __RIVER VALLEYS (MESOPOTAMIA FIRST) _______

WHI.3 REVIEW #8

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People who do work according to their skills are practicing what? _SPECIALIZED LABOR__________
What type of religion did most people of the Fertile Crescent practice? _POLYTHEISM ____________
What type of religion did the Hebrews follow? __MONOTHEISM______________________________
Judaism is the foundation of what other religions? _CHRISTIANITY & ISLAM____________________
Which civilization was the first to follow one God? __JUDAISM _________________________
Who led the Hebrews out of Mesopotamia and helped found the Jewish faith? _ABRAHAM__________
Who received the Ten Commandments? ___MOSES _________________________________________

WHI.3 REVIEW #9
What is the holy city of the Hebrews? __JERUSALEM_______________________________________
Who led the Jews out of Egypt? ___MOSES________________________________________________
What states the proper moral and religious conduct for Hebrews? _TEN COMMANDMENTS ________
What is the written records and beliefs of the Hebrews? ___TORAH_____________________________
What is the belief in one God? _MONOTHEISM____________________________________________
What is the religion of the Hebrews? __JUDAISM___________________________________________
The Hebrews were captured and taken to Babylon. What is this called? __ EXILE_____

WHI.3 REVIEW #10

The Hebrews were forced to leave Palestine because they rebelled too often. What is this called? _DIASPORA_
What civilization used hieroglyphics? _EGYPT__________________________________________________
What were 2 important cultural innovations developed in early river valleys? _WRITTEN LANGUAGE &
RELIGION _____
What civilization developed the alphabet as we know it? _PHOENICIA__________________________
What civilization used cuneiform? __MESOPOTAMIA (SUMER)______________________________
The earliest written symbols were called what? _PICTOGRAM_______________________________

WHI.4 REVIEW #11

The Persian civilization developed from what previous civilizations? MESOPOTAMIAN & CENTRAL ASIAN
CIVILIZATIONS_
How did the Persians treat the people they conquered? __THEY WERE TOLERANT________________
What is a bureaucracy? __GOVERNMENT WHERE SPECIFIC DUTIES ARE GIVEN TO DIFFERENT
PEOPLE___________________________________________________________
What religion did the Persians follow? __ZOROASTRIANISM_________________________________

What did the Persians do to improve communication and trade in their empire? _BUILT AN EXTENSIVE
ROAD SYSTEM________________

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Who had the largest empire in the ancient world before Alexander the Great? _PERSIA________________
What was the second river valley in India to be settled? __GANGES________________________________

WHI.4 REVIEW #12

Who invaded and conquered the original Indus River Valley civilization? __INDO-ARYANS__________
What was India’s rigidly structured social system based on occupation? _CASTE SYSTEM___________
Name 3 geographic barriers which made invading India harder. _HINDU KUSH, HIMILAYAS, & INDIAN
OCEAN______________________________
What mountains are to the west of the Indian sub-continent? _HINDU KUSH________________________
What mountains are to the east of the Indian sub-continent? _HIMILAYAS__________________________
Through what mountain range did invaders reach India? _HINDU KUSH____________________________
What are the 2 main rivers of the Indian subcontinent? _INDUS & GANGES_________________________

WHI.4 REVIEW #13

What did the caste system influence? _SOCIAL CLASS & OCCUPATION ______________________
During what empire was India’s Golden Age of Culture? _GUPTA_____________________________
Name 2 non-religious contributions of India. _MATHEMATICS & LITERATURE________________
What was the religion of classical India? _HINDUISM ___________________________________
What religion believes in one major deity who takes many forms? _HINDUISM___________________
The Indian cycle of rebirth is called what? _REINCARNATION________________________________
Future reincarnation based on present behavior is what? _KARMA______________________________

WHI.4 REVIEW #14

What are the sacred writings of Hinduism? _VEDAS & UPANISHADS__________________________
What religion did Siddhartha Gautama found? _BUDDHISM__________________________________
Where was Buddhism founded? _INDIA___________________________________________________
What does a Buddhist have to do to gain Enlightenment? _EIGHTFOLD PATH TO ENLIGHTENMENT_
Who was Buddha? __SIDDARTHA GUATAMA___________________________________________
Who sent missionaries to spread Buddhism throughout Asia? _ASOKA (MAURYAN RULER)________
What are the 2 basic beliefs of Buddhism? _LIFE IS SUFFERING, SUFFERING IS CAUSED BY DESIRE,
END SUFFERING BY ENDING DESIRE, END DESIRE THROUGH EIGHTFOLD PATH____________
In what river valley was classical China’s civilization located? __HUANGE HE______________________

WHI.4 REVIEW #15

What is another name for the Huang He? _YELLOW RIVER_____________________________________
From where did migratory invaders enter China? _NORTH_______________________________________
Why was the Great Wall built? __TO KEEP INVADERS FROM THE NORTH OUT _________________
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About when did China’s civilization begin? __1500 B.C. ________________________________________
What 2 religions did China contribute? _CONFUCIANISM & TAOISM_____________________________
Who built the Great Wall of China? __QIN RULER SHI HUANGDI________________________________
The ruling families of China were called what? _DYNASTIES __________________________________
Chinese rulers served under the authority of what? __MANDATE OF HEAVEN ______________________

WHI.4 REVIEW #16

What does this mean? _CHINESE RULERS WERE CONSIDERED DIVINE HAD HAD THE RIGHT TO
RULE ONLY AS LONG AS HEAVEN DEEMED THEIR RULE JUST __________________________
Chinese emperors were considered to be what? __DIVINE _______________________________________
What connected China to cultures as far away as Rome? _THE SILK ROADS________________________
People who work for the bureaucracy of China were part of what? _THE CIVIL SERVICE______________
What fabric did China contribute to the world? _SILK___________________________________________
Name 4 contributions of classical China. _SILK, PORCELAIN, PAPER, LATEEN SAIL_______________
What religion believes that humans are good, not bad? _CONFUCIANISM ________________________
Name 5 beliefs of Confucianism. _HUMANS ARE GOOD, NOT BAD; PEOPLE SHOULD BE EDUCATED;
GOVERNMENT SHOULD BE RUN BY A CIVIL SERVICE, EVERYONE SHOULD BE RESPECTFUL,
ESPECIALLY TO ELDERS, ANCESTORS SHOULD BE REVERED/WORSHIPPED ____

WHI.4 REVIEW #17

In what country do citizens respect their elders and worship their ancestors? _CHINA_________________
What belief of Confucianism still influences China today? __RESPECT & POLITENESS______________
What represents opposites in Daoism and Confucianism? __YIN/YANG __________________________
What religion believes in a simple life and inner peace? _DAOISM (TAOISM)_______________________
What religion believes man should live in harmony with nature? __ DAOISM (TAOISM)______________
Buddhism from where spread throughout Asia? _INDIA ________________________________________
What 3 religions are practiced in China? _BUDDHISM, CONFUCIANISM, & TAOISM ______________

WHI.5 REVIEW #18

What geographic feature shaped the economic, social, and political development of Greece? AEGEAN BASIN
The Hellenic civilization took place in what country? _GREECE__________________________________
How did the Greeks spread the Hellenic culture? _THROUGH TRADE, COLONIZATION, & CONQUEST__
What sea is located east of Greece? _AEGEAN _____________________________________________
What sea is located south of Greece? __MEDITERRANEAN___________________________________
What strait leads to the Black Sea? __DARDANELLES_______________________________________
What peninsula is located east of Greece? _ASIA MINOR_____________________

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WHI.5 REVIEW #19
What area was located north of Greece and was the home of Alexander the Great? _MACEDONIA______
What were the 2 main city-states of Greece? __ATHENS & SPARTA_____________________________
Why was agriculture limited in ancient Greece? _TERRAIN WAS MOUNTAINOUS_________________
To trade one good for another is to do what? __BARTER_______________________________________
What was the chief occupation of the Greeks? _TRADERS____________________________________
Greeks practiced barter, but later changed over to what? _CURRENCY/MONEY ECONOMY__________
What geographical feature isolated and hindered the development of Greek city-states? _MOUNTAINS___

WHI.5 REVIEW #20

Why did the Greeks colonize outside Greece? _OVERPOPULATION & TO SEARCH FOR ARABLE LAND_
What did the design of Greek city-states promote? _CIVIC & COMMERCIAL LIFE ______________
The Greeks practiced what kind of religion? _POLYTHEISM (MYTHOLOGY)____________________
Name 3 things Greek mythology explained. HUMAN QUALITIES, LIFE EVENTS, & NATURAL
PHENOMENA
Why is Greek mythology still important today? _ MANY OF WESTERN CIVILIZATION’S SYMBOLS,
METAPHORS, WORDS, AND IDEALIZED IMAGES COME FROM ANCIENT GREEK MYTHOLOGY
Name six Greek gods/goddesses. _ZEUS, HERA, APHRODITE, ATHENA, APOLLO, & ARTEMIS______

WHI.5 REVIEW #21

What city-state had the most democratic government of its time? _ATHENS______________________
Who were Greek citizens? _FREE ADULT MEN____________________________________________
What responsibility did Greek citizens have? _TO PARTICIPATE IN GOVERNMENT_______________
What 3 groups had no political power? _WOMEN, SLAVES, & FOREIGNERS_____________________
What kind of government was ruled by one family who inherited power? _DYNASTY________________

WHI.5 REVIEW #22

What government is ruled by a small group of nobles? _ARISTOCRACY_________________________
What government is ruled by one person who seized power? _TYRANNY________________________
What government is ruled by citizens who could vote? _DEMOCRACY___________________________
Who created written laws with severe punishments? _DRACO___________________________________
Who improved the legal system & expanded participation in the Assembly? _SOLON_________________
What city-state had a direct democracy? __ATHENS__________________________________________
What 3 democratic principles began in Athens? _DIRECT DEMOCRACY, PUBLIC DEBATE, CIVIC DUTY

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WHI.5 REVIEW #23
Which Greek city-state had a militaristic and aggressive society? _SPARTA__________________________
What Greek city-state had an oligarchy? _SPARTA______________________________________________
Which city-state had a rigid social structure? _SPARTA__________________________________________
What type of government is ruled by a small group? _OLIGARCHY_________________________________
Which wars united Athens and Sparta against an external enemy? _PERSIAN WARS___________________
What was a result of the Persian War for Athens? _PRESERVED INDEPENDENCE & CONTINUED
INNOVATIONS IN CULTURE & GOVERNMENT__________________________________________
Name 2 battles of the Persian Wars. _MARATHON & SALAMIS_____________________________

WHI.5 REVIEW #24

A result of the Persian War for the Greeks was the control of what sea?. _MEDITERRANEAN_____________
Which war came first--Peloponnesian or Persian? _PERSIAN__________________________________
What was the alliance headed by Athens? _DELIAN LEAUGE___________________________________
What war was caused by competition between Athens & Sparta for control of the Greek world?
_PELOPPONESIAN WAR______
What war caused a slowing of culture and a weakening of political power in Greece? _PELOPPONESIAN WAR
What was the alliance headed by Sparta? _PELOPPONESIAN LEAGUE___________________________
Who was Pericles? _ATHENIAN LEADER DURING THE GOLDEN AGE OF ATHENS WHO EXTENDED
DEMOCRACY AND HELPED REBUILD THE CITY AFTER THE PERSIAN WARS______________

WHI.5 REVIEW #25

Who rebuilt Athens after the Persian Wars? _PERICLES_______________________________________
What building was rebuilt after the Persian Wars? _THE PARTHENON_____________________
During whose reign was democracy was extended so all adult male citizens could vote & participate in the
government?_PERICLES_______________________________________________
The Golden Age of Pericles was between what 2 wars? _PERSIAN & PELOPPONESIAN___________
Who wrote the Iliad & the Odyssey? _HOMER______________________________________________
Name 2 Greek dramatic playwrights. _SOPHOCLES & AESCHYLUS___________________________
Name the first Greek historian. _HERODOTUS (FATHER OF HISTORY)_____________________

WHI.5 REVIEW #26

What Greek historian wrote about the Peloponnesian War? _THUCYDIDES_______________________
Who was the Greek sculptor who created the statue of Athena in the Parthenon? _PHIDIAS_____________
What kind of columns are on the Parthenon? _DORIC (OLDEST)________________________________
What were the 3 types of Greek columns? _DORIC, IONIAN, & CORINTHIAN____________________

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Who was the Greek who developed the lever and pulley? _ARCHIMDEDES______________________
Who was the father of medicine? __HIPPOCRATES________________________________________
Name 3 Greek philosophers. _SOCRATES, PLATO, & ARISTOTLE___________________________
Who developed a theory about right triangles? _PYTHAGORAS________________________________

WHI.5 REVIEW #27

Who was the father of geometry? _EUCLID________________________________________________
What war made it easier for the Macedonians to conquer Greece? _PELOPPONESIAN WAR_________
What Macedonian conquered most of Greece? _PHILLIP II_______________________________
Name 3 areas controlled by Alexander the Great. _EGYPT, GREECE, & PERSIA_________________
What did Alexander the Great spread? _HELLENIC CULTURE_______________________________
Who conquered the Persian Empire and most of the ancient world? __ALEXANDER THE GREAT____
How was Hellenistic culture spread? _THROUGH TRADE_______________________
What was Hellenistic culture? __BLEND OF GREEK, EGYPTION, & EASTERN CULTURES______

WHI.6 REVIEW #28

Where was Rome located? __ITALIAN PENINSULA______________________________________
Name two advantages of Rome’s location. _FERTILE SOIL & PROTECTION OF THE ALPS_______
What protected Italy from northern invaders? _ALPS_________________________________________
What protected Italy on all other sides? _MEDITERRANEAN__________________________________
On what landform is Italy located? _ITALIAN PENINSULA___________________________________
What advantages did the Mediterranean Sea provide for Rome? _PROTECTION & SEABORNE COMMERCE
What type of religion did Rome follow? _POLYTHEISM (MYTHOLOGY)_________________
How has Roman mythology influenced western art and culture? _SYMBOLS IN ART, LITERATURE,
MONUMENTAL ARCHITECTURE, & POLITICS_________

WHI.6 REVIEW #29

Did Rome’s religion influence its politics, culture and art? __YES__________________________________
Name 3 things Roman mythology explained. _NATURAL PHENOMENA, HUMAN QUALITIES, & LIFE
EVENTS_____________________________________________
Roman mythology was based on what? _GREEK MYTHOLOGY________________________________
Name six Roman gods/goddesses. _JUPITER, JUNO, DIANA, APOLLO, MINERVA, & VENUS______

WHI.6 REVIEW #30

Name 3 groups in Roman society who had no rights. _WOMEN, SLAVES, & MOST ALIENS__________
Non-Romans living in the Roman Republic were called what? _ALIENS__________________________
What was the highest Roman social class and who was in it? _PATRICIANS (POWERFUL NOBILITY)_____
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Roman slavery was not based on what? _RACE___________________________________________
The majority of Rome’s population was what class? _PLEBEIAN_______________________________
Who were forced by conquest to become servants to the Romans? _CONQUERED PEOPLES__________

WHI.6 REVIEW #31

Who held citizenship in Rome? _PATRICIANS, PLEBEIANS, & SOME FOREIGNERS____________
Who had the privilege of voting in Rome? _CITIZENS__________________________________
Name 2 responsibilities of Roman citizenship. __TAXES & MILITARY SERVICE_______________
What kind of democracy did Rome have? _REPRESENTATIVE DEMOCRACY (REPUBLIC)_
Who was elected by the Assembly & served Rome for one year? _CONSUL_____________________
Who served in the Senate and Assembly? _PATRICIANS IN SENATE & PLEBEIANS IN ASSEMBLY___
The written laws of Rome were called what? _TWELVE TABLES _______________________
The Punic Wars were between whom? _ROME AND CARTHAGE____________________________

WHI.6 REVIEW #32

Rome’s victory in the Punic Wars led to the diffusion of what? _ROMAN CULTURE________________
The Punic Wars were fought because of competition for what? _CONTROL OF MEDITERRANEAN
TRADE__
Who invaded the Italian peninsula during the Second Punic War? _______________________________
Who won the Punic Wars? __ROME___________________________________________
The Third Punic War resulted in the destruction of what? _CARTHAGE____________________
What wars were fought from 264-146 BC? _PUNIC WARS_________________________________
At the end of the Punic Wars, Rome controlled the lands around what sea? _MEDITERRANEAN______
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Name 3 results of the Punic Wars? _ROMAN VICTORY, DESTRUCTION OF CARTHAGE, & ROMAN
CONTROL OF MEDITERRANEAN TRADE (EXPANDED TRADE AND WEALTH)_____________
Name 4 areas which became part of the Roman Empire. AFRICA, ASIA, WESTERN & NORTHERN EUROPE
Name 4 causes for the decline of the Roman Republic. _SPREAD OF SLAVERY IN AGRICULTURE,
MIGRATION OF SMALL FARMERS INTO CITIES AND UNEMPLOYMENT, CIVIL WAR OVER THE
POWER OF JULIUS CAESAR, & DEVALUATION OF ROMAN CURRENCY (INFLATION)
What replaced the Roman republic? _ROMAN EMPIRE___________________________________
Define inflation. _VALUE OF MONE GOES DOWN AND PRICES GO UP___________________________
What did devaluation of Roman currency cause? _INFLATION (PRICES GO UP)______________
Who was in the First Triumvirate? _CRASSUS, POMPEY, & JULIUS CAESAR_________________
A civil war broke out between the Senate and whom? _JULIUS CAESAR________________________

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WHI.6 REVIEW #34
What happened to Julius Caesar? _HE WAS ASSASSINATED BY THE SENATE ON THE IDES OF MARCH
Who defeated Marc Anthony at the Battle of Actium? _AUGUSTUS CAESAR______________________
Who was the first emperor of Rome? _AUGUSTUS CAESAR____________________________________
How did Rome unify and enlarge its empire? _USED IMPERIAL AUTHORITY AND THE MILITARY
What was a weakness of the Roman political system? _THERE WAS NO CLEAR LINE OF SUCCESSION
Name 3 things Augustus Caesar instituted when he established the Roman Empire. _CIVIL SERVICE SYSTEM,
UNIFORM RULE OF LAW, COMMON COINAGE, & SAFE TRAVEL AND TRADE THROUGHOUT THE
EMPIRE_______________________________________________________________________
What was the Pax Romana? _200 YEARS OF PEACE AND PROSPERITY WHICH BEGAN UNDER
AUGUSTUS CAESAR

WHI.6 REVIEW #35

What emperor established the Pax Romana? _AUGUSTUS CAESAR_______________________________
What was expanded and solidified during the Pax Romana? __ROMAN EMPIRE_________________
Name 3 effects of the Pax Romana on the economy. _UNIFROM CURRENCY FACILITATED TRADE, SAFE
TRAVEL AND TRADE ON ROMAN ROADS, & STABILITY AND PROSPERITY______________
What effect did a uniform system of money have on the Pax Romana? _MADE TRADE EASIER_________
Name 2 social impacts of the Pax Romana. _RETURNED STABILITY TO SOCIAL CLASSED AND
INCREASED THE EMPHASIS ON THE FAMILY
Rule by law describes what? _TWELVE TABLES (EVERYONE FOLLOWS THE SAME LAWS)_____
During what period did a civil service and uniform rule of law develop? _PAX ROMANA__________

WHI.6 REVIEW #36

What is the civil service? _GOVERNMENT JOBS BASED ON MERIT GO TO CITIZENS______
Christianity was based on what religion? _JUDAISM______________________________________
What kind of religion was Christianity? __MONOTHEISM_________________________________
Who was proclaimed the Messiah? _JESUS__________________________________________________
Who originated Christianity? _JESUS___________________________________________________
Why did the Romans persecute Christians? _NEW RELIGION CONTRADICTED THEIR MYTHOLOGY___
Name 3 basic beliefs of Christianity. _JESUS IS THE MESSIAH, JESUS IS THE SON OF GOD AND GOD
INCARNATE, AND ETERNAL SALVATION IS GRANTED TO THOSE WHO FOLLOW JESUS __
What was the holy book for Christians? _NEW TESTAMENT___________________________

WHI.6 REVIEW #37

Who established early Christian doctrine? _CHURCH COUNCILS_________________________
What was the goal of the Apostles? _TO SPREAD CHRISTIANITY_______________________
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What does the New Testament contain? _TEACHINGS OF JESUS______________________
Who helped to establish Christianity as a separate religion? _APOSTLES____________________
Who was the first Christian emperor? _CONSTANTINE____________________________
What emperor legalized Christianity? _CONSTANTINE____________________________________
How did the Romans treat the Christians? _PERSECUTED THEM, EXECUTED THEM, ETC._____
What became the moral authority of the late Roman Empire? _THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH_________

WHI.6 REVIEW #38

What was the main unifying force in western Europe after the fall of Rome? _THE CATHOLIC CHURCH
After the fall of the Roman Empire, to whom did the people of Europe give their loyalty? _THE POPE__
What spread Roman culture? _ROMAN LEGIONS (MILITARY THROUGH CONQUEST)__________
What temple was built by Hadrian in Rome and has a freestanding dome? _PANTHEON____________
What area in Rome was the center of gov't and religion? _FORUM______________________________
It was an amphitheater where gladiator games were held. _COLOSSEUM ______________________
The Appian Way is an example of a _?_. _ROMAN ROAD_______________________________
This carried water to Roman cities. _AQUEDUCTS______________________________________

WHI.6 REVIEW #39

Most Roman buildings have this architectural feature. _ARCH__________________________________
Name 3 examples of public health in Rome. _GOVERNMENT GAVE FOOD TO POOR, BUILT PUBLIC
BATHS, PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS, MEDICAL SCHOOLS___________________________
Who was Ptolemy? _ROMAN SCIENTIST (ASTRONOMER AND GEOGRAPHER)_____________
What language did they speak in Rome? __LATIN________________________________
Languages which came from Latin are called what? __ROMANCE LANGUAGES___________
Name 3 Romance languages. _SPANISH, FRENCH, & ITALIAN______________________
Who wrote the Aeneid? __VIRGIL______________________________________________________________
What were the 2 most important religions in Rome? _CHRISTIANITY AND MYTHOLOGY ________

WHI.6 REVIEW #40

What principle of law came from Rome? _”INNOCENT UNTIL PROVEN GUILTY”________
What were the Twelve Tables? _UNIFORM SET OF ROMAN LAWS HUNG IN THE FORUM____
Why did the Western Roman Empire “fall”? _INTERNAL STRUGGLE AND GERMANIC INVASIONS_
Name 2 economic factors for the fall of Rome. DEFNSE TO COSTLY AND DEVALUATION OF
CURRENCY
Who did the Roman army include at the “fall of Rome”? _INVADERS FROM GERMANIC TRIBES__
(True)(False) No one factor caused Rome to fall. _TRUE______________________________________

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What was the result in the inclusion of barbarians in the army? _WEAKENED ARMY________
What factor led to the moral decay of Rome? PEOPLE’S LOSS OF FAITH IN THE EMPIRE AND IN FAMILY

WHI.6 REVIEW #41

Name 2 factors which increased Rome’s political weakness. CIVIL CONFLICT & WEAK ADMINISTRATION
When did the Roman Empire “fall”? _476 A.D.__________________________________________
Who invaded the Roman Empire? _GERMANIC TRIBES____________________________
Who moved the capital of the Roman Empire to Byzantium? _CONSTANTINE____________
What became Byzantium’s new name? _CONSTANTINOPLE_________________________
What event caused the “fall” of the Western Roman Empire? ROME DIDN’T HAVE A ROMAN EMPEROR
What did the Eastern Roman Empire become? _BYZANTINE EMPIRE_____________________

WHI.7 REVIEW #42

Name 4 advantages of Constantinople’s location _PROTECTION OF THE EASTERN FRONTIER, FAR
FROM GERMANIC INVASIONS IN THE WEST, CROSSROADS OF TRADE, & EASILY FORTIFIED ON
A PENINSULA BORDERING A NATURAL HARBOR__________________________________________
What was the capital of the Byzantine Empire? __CONSTANTINOPLE____________________________
What ended the Byzantine Empire? _INVASION OF THE OTTOMAN TURKS______________________
The Byzantine Empire helped preserve what cultures? _GREEK & ROMAN________________________
Who codified Roman law? __JUSTINIAN _____________________________________________
What impact did Justinian’s code have on western Europe? _PROVIDED THE BASIS FOR WESTERN
EUROPEAN LAWS AND LEGAL SYSTEMS___________________________________
Under what emperor did the Byzantine empire reach its height of culture and prosperity? _JUSTINIAN__

WHI.7 REVIEW #43

Name 3 accomplishments of Justinian. _JUSTINIAN’S CODE, RECONQUEST OF FORMER ROMAN
TERRITORIES, & EXPANSION OF TRADE________________________________________________
Who is the most well known Byzantine Emperor? _JUSTINIAN________________________________
What Byzantine emperor reconquered many formerly Roman territories? _JUSTINIAN______________
What enabled a distinct Byzantine art and architecture to develop? _GREEK ORTHODOX CHRISTIANITY &
IMPERIAL PATRONAGE (SUPPORT FROM THE EMPORERS)_____________________________
What tradition influenced Byzantine culture? _GREEK & ROMAN TRADITIONS_________________
What are the religious images of the Byzantine Empire? _ICONS_______________________________
What is a mosaic? _DESIGNS CREATED USING SMALL PIECES OF STONE, ROCK, GLASS, ETC._
Where were mosaics used? _PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND CHURCHES__________________________

WHI.7 REVIEW #44

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What is the Byzantine domed church in Constantinople? _HAGIA SOPHIA_______________________
What language was spoken in the Byzantine Empire? _GREEK________________________________
What type of Christianity was practiced in the Byzantine Empire? _GREEK ORTHODOX___________
What did Byzantine libraries preserve? _GRECO-ROMAN LEARNING________________________
What weakened the unity of the Christian Church? _SPLIT OVER POWER OF THE POPE & ICON USE_
Where was the Eastern church centered? _CONSTANTINOPLE__________________________
What language did the Eastern church use? _GREEK (OR LOCAL LANGUAGES)____________
What language did the Western church use? _LATIN_______________________________________

WHI.7 REVIEW #45

Where was the Western church centered? _ROME____________________________________________
Who was accepted as the leader of the Western church? _POPE_________________________________
Who accepted the practice of celibacy? _THE WESTERN CHURCH (ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH)_
What was the result of the differences between the Eastern and Western Christian churches? _SCHISM_
What civilization influenced Eastern Europe & Russia? _BYZANTINE EMPIRE__________________
What church did Russia and Eastern Europe adopt? _ORTHODOX (GREEK ORTHODOX)_________
How did Eastern Europe and Russia come into contact with the Byzantine Empire? _TRADE_________
Who developed the Slavic alphabet? _ST. CYRIL___________________________________________
What civilization influenced Russian architecture and religious art? _BYZANTINE______________

WHI.8 REVIEW #46

Who founded Islam? _MUHAMMED_____________________________________________
What type of religion is Islam? _MONOTHEISTIC________________________________________
Who is The Prophet? _MUHAMMED_________________________________________________
What are the two holiest cities of Islam? _MECCA & MEDINA_______________________________
Where are they located? _ARABIAN PENINSULA_________________________________________
Where was the first Muslim Empire located? _ARABIAN PENINSULA________________________
What does Allah mean? _GOD IN ARABIC_______________________________________________
What is the holy book of Islam? _KORAN/QURAN_________________________________________
Name 3 of the Five Pillars of Islam. _PRAY FIVE TIMES A DAY FACING MECCA, PILGRIMAGE TO
MECCA, & ALMS-GIVING_____________________________________________________

WHI.8 REVIEW #47

Name 3 prophets Muslims believe in. _MOSES, JESUS, & MUHAMMED____________________
Name 2 geographic barriers Muslims overcame to spread their religion. _DESERTS & MOUNTAINS__
Where did Islam spread? _AFRICA, ASIA (FERTILE CRESCENT, IRAN, CENTRAL ASIA), & INTO SPAIN

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Islam spread along what type of routes? _TRADE ROUTES_________________________________
What did a common language help Muslims to do? _FACILITATED TRADE______________________
Did geographic barriers stop the spread of Islam? _NO_________________________________________
Why was Islam able to spread into the Fertile Crescent and Central Asia? WEAK PERSIAN & BYZANTINE
EMPIRES
What language did the Muslims spread? _ARABIC______________________________________
Slavery in Muslim countries was not based on …. _RACE______________________________________

WHI.8 REVIEW #48

What are the 2 divisions of Islam? _SUNNI & SHI’A________________________________________
What battle “saved” Europe from the Muslims? __BATTLE OF TOURS_________________________
What cities in the Middle East were conquered by the Muslims? _JERUSALEM & DAMASCUS____
What mosque is in Jerusalem? _THE DOME OF THE ROCK____________________________
Name 3 contributions of Islamic society. _ALGEBRA, GEOGRAPHIC KNOWLEDGE, ARABIC NUMERALS
(ADAPTED FROM INDIA) INCLUDING ZERO, & MEDICINE________________________
How did Muslims save ancient texts? _TRANSLATED THEM INTO ARABIC___________________
What was the artistic form used by Muslims in many of their mosques? _MOSAICS____________
Where did Arabic numerals originally come from? __INDIA__________________________________
What 2 mathematical concepts did Muslims develop? _ARABIC NUMERALS & ALGEBRA_______
Name 2 other achievements of the Muslims. _UNIVERSITIES & ARCHITECTURE______________

WHI.9 REVIEW #49

What was the unifying force in western Europe after the fall of Rome? _CATHOLIC CHURCH______
What gained importance as the Roman empire declined? _CATHOLIC CHURCH__________________
Who anointed the Holy Roman Emperor? _POPE____________________________________________
What needs of the people did the Roman Catholic Church serve? _SOCIAL & RELIGIOUS__________
Name the 3 foundations of early medieval society. _CLASSICAL HERITAGE OF ROME, CHRISTIAN
BELIEFS, & CUSTOMS OF GERMANIC TRIBES__________________________________________
What preserved Greco-Roman cultural achievements? _MONASTERIES___________________
What 2 things did Christian missionaries bring to the Germanic tribes? _CHRISTIANITY & THE LATIN
ALPHABET_________________________

WHI.9 REVIEW #50

When did the pope anoint Charlemagne? _800 A.D.__________________________________________
What title did Charlemagne gain? _HOLY ROMAN EMPORER________________________________
Who served the religious and social needs of the people? _THE CHURCH (PARISH PRIESTS)_______
What kind of system was established in Europe after the fall of the Roman Empire? _FEUDAL SYSTEM

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Why did medieval Europe turn to feudalism? _LACK OF PROTECTION OF ROMAN EMPIRE LED PEOPLE
INTO FEUDAL AGREEMENTS SO THEY COULD GET PROTECTION FROM LOCAL LORDS__
A serf owed obligations, especially labor, to whom? _THE LORD_______________________________
What ended Roman protection to the Empire? _GERMANIC INVASIONS_______________________

WHI.9 REVIEW #51

A _?_ is the land a vassal received from a lord. _FIEF_______________________________________
What was the major part of lord/vassal relationships? _LAND EXCHANGED FOR MILITARY SERVICE
A person who owed loyalty to a lord was a ….. _VASSAL_____________________________________
A person who worked for a lord was a..... _SERF____________________________________________
The _?_ system was the economic system of the Middle Ages. _MANORIAL SYSTEM_____________
What did manors try to be? _SELF-SUFFICIENT ECONOMIC & SOCIAL COMMUNITIES_________
What kind of class structure did medieval Europe have? _RIGID CLASS STRUCTURE_____________

WHI.9 REVIEW #52

How did the Frankish kings expand their territory? _USED MILITARY POWER___________________
The Church allied with whom to reestablish Roman culture in Western Europe? _FRANKISH KINGS__
Who was responsible for a revival of learning and Roman culture? _THE CHURCH_____________
Who did the pope crown Holy Roman Emperor? _CHARLEMAGNE___________________________
What disrupted the social, economic, and political order of Europe? _INVASIONS________________
Who was invading Europe? _ANGLES, SAXONS, VIKINGS, & MAGYARS___________________
What tribe invaded Hungary? _MAGYARS_____________________________________________
Where did they come from? _CENTRAL ASIA______________________________________

WHI.9 REVIEW #53

What Germanic tribes invaded England? _ANGLES & SAXONS_____________________________
Who attacked Europe from Scandinavia? _VIKINGS______________________________________
Who settled in Russia? _VIKINGS____________________________________________
What provided protection from these invaders? _CASTLES BUILT ON MANORS______________
Name 3 results of the Germanic invasions on medieval Europe. _DISRUPTED TRADE, TOWNS DECLINED,
& THE FEUDAL SYSTEM WAS STRENGTHENED_______________________________
What reinforced the feudal system? _INVASIONS_____________________________________

WHI.10 REVIEW #54

Trade routes developed between what 3 continents? _AFRICA, ASIA, & EUROPE_____________
What trade route crossed Asia to the Mediterranean Basin? _SILK ROADS______________
What does maritime mean? _OVER THE OCEAN/SEA____________________________________
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What was traded across the Trans-Saharan trade route? _GOLD & SALT_____________________
Northern European trade routes were linked to what sea? _BLACK SEA________________________
Western European trade routes centered around what? _SEA & RIVER TRADE_________________
Southeast Asian trade centered around what sea? _SOUTH CHINA SEA______________________
What was exchanged between the Eastern Hemisphere trade routes? _TEXTILES, PORCELAIN, GOLD, SALT,
TECHNOLOGY (SAIL, COMPASS), & AGRICULTURAL GOODS (SUGAR FROM INDIA)_______
What was traded from lands around the Indian Ocean? _TEXTILES & SUGAR__________________

WHI.10 REVIEW #55

What type of goods came from India, China, the Middle East, and later Europe? _TEXTILES________
What goods came from China and Persia? _PORCELAIN________________________________
Where did paper originally come from? _CHINA__________________________________________
How did paper get to Western Europe? _ACROSS THE MUSLIM & BYZANTINE EMPIRES________
What new crop came from India? _SUGAR___________________________________________
Name 2 technological inventions from the Eastern Hemisphere? _WATERWHEELS & WINDMILLS___
Name 2 new navigation technologies. _COMPASS & LATEEN SAIL____________________________
Where did they come from? _CHINA AND INDIAN OCEAN___________________________
What ideas spread across the hemispheres? _BUDDHISM, HINDUISM, & ISLAM______________

WHI.10 REVIEW #56

Buddhism spread from China to where? _KOREA & JAPAN_____________________________
What religions spread from India to Southeast Asia? _BUDDHISM_______________________
Where did Islam spread? _WEST AFRICA, CENTRAL & SOUTHEAST ASIA___________
What 2 inventions came from China? _PAPER & COMPASS__________________________
What 2 religions coexist in Japan? _BUDDHISM & SHINTO____________________
What is an archipelago? _SERIES OF ISLANDS (LIKE JAPAN)__________________________
What is the topography of Japan? _MOUNTAINOUS____________________________
Name 2 geographic features which helped to defend Japan? _EAST SEA & PROXIMITY TO CHINA

WHI.10 REVIEW #57

What separates Japan from the Asian mainland? _EAST SEA__________________________
Japan is near what 2 countries? _KOREA & CHINA____________________________________
Name 3 Chinese influences on Japanese culture. _WRITING, ARCHITECTURE, & BUDDHISM
What is the ethnic religion of Japan? _SHINTO__________________________________________
Name 3 important features of Shintoism. _NATURAL FEATURES, FORCES OF NATURE, & ANCESTORS
Who did the Japanese worship as part of their religion? _THE EMPEROR____________________

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What is the state religion of Japan? _SHINTO_____________________________________
(True)(False) A person cannot be a follower of both Shintoism and Buddhism. _FALSE________

WHI.10 REVIEW #58

What brought important economic, cultural, and religious influences to African civilizations? TRADE
What 3 African civilizations developed in West Africa? _GHANA, MALI, & SONGHAI___________
What civilization developed in East Africa? __AXUM________________________________
What civilization developed in southern Africa? __ZIMBABWE______________________
What civilization was located in the Ethiopian Highlands, near the Nile River? _AXUM____
Christianity was the main religion of what African kingdom? __AXUM___________
What civilization was located near the Limpopo and Zambezi rivers, near the coast of the Indian Ocean?
__ZIMBABWE__________________

WHI.10 REVIEW #59

What was Great Zimbabwe? _CAPITAL CITY OF ZIMBABWE_______________________
On what river were the civilizations of Ghana, Mali, and Songhai located? _NIGER____________
What city was a center of trade and learning in West Africa? _TIMBUKTU__________________
What were the main products of the Trans-Saharan trade? _GOLD & SALT________________
What desert is near Ghana, Mali, and Songhai? _SAHARA_____________________
What is animism? _BELIEF IN MANY SPIRITS INHABITING NATURE________________
What religions did many civilizations of West Africa practice? _ANIMISM & ISLAM__________

WHI.10 REVIEW #60

Match the technology to where it came from--
___C__ Paper Money a. Indian Ocean
___C__ Paper b. India
___B__ Crops to produce sugar c. China
___C__ Compass
___A__ Lateen sail
___C__ Printing

WHI.11 REVIEW #61

What were the 3 civilizations of the Western Hemisphere? _AZTECS, MAYANS, & INCAS________
Where was the Mayan civilization located? _RAINFORESTS OF MEXICO & CENTRAL AMERICA
What was Chichén Itzá? _IMPORTANT CITY FOR RELIGION & TRADE IN MAYAN EMPIRE___
Who ruled Mayan city-states? _KING_________________________________________________
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What kind of religion did the Mayans have? _POLYTHEISTIC____________________________
What architectural feature characterized the Mayan civilization? _PYRAMIDS AT CHICHEN ITZA_
On what was the Mayan economy based? _AGRICULTURE_________________________

WHI.11 REVIEW #62

Where was the Aztec civilization located? _CENTRAL MEXICO (VALLEY)_____________
What was the main city of the Aztecs? _TENOCHTITLAN_________________________
Who ruled the Aztecs? _EMPEROR___________________________________
On what was the Aztec economy based? _AGRICULTURE_____________________________
What kind of religion did the Aztecs have? _POLYTHEISTIC____________________________
On what was the Aztec religion based? _WARFARE (GAIN CAPTIVES TO MAKE SACRIFICES TO GODS)
What architectural feature characterized the Aztec civilization? _PYRAMIDS________

WHI.11 REVIEW #63

Where was the Incan civilization located? _ANDES MOUNTAINS OF SOUTH AMERICA__________
Who ruled the Incas? __EMPEROR________________________________
What was the main city of the Incas? _MACHU PICHU_____________________________
On what was the Incan economy based? _AGRICULTURE (HIGH ALTITUDE)__________________
What kind of religion did the Incas have? _POLYTHEISTIC___________________________
What advancements did the Incans achieve? _ROAD SYSTEM_______________________
Name 3 contributions of the Aztecs, Incas and Mayans. _MATHEMATICS, CALENDAR, WRITING SYSTEM

WHI.12 REVIEW #64

When did the European nation states begin to form? _LATE MEDIEVAL PERIOD_____________
What did William the Conqueror unite? _ENGLAND__________________________________
Who led the Norman Conquest? _WILLIAM THE CONQUEROR, DUKE OF NORMANDY___
Who invaded and captured England in 1066? __WILLIAM THE CONQUEROR___________
During whose reign did common law develop? _HENRY II_____________________
Who signed the Magna Carta? _KING JOHN (SOFTSWORD) OF ENGLAND______
What was the result of the Magna Carta? _POWER OF THE MONARCH WAS NOT ABSOLUTE
Who was the Hundred Years War between? _FRANCE & ENGLAND_____________________
What did it define for England? _DEFINED ENGLAND AS A NATION_________________

WHI.12 REVIEW #65

Who established the French throne? _HUGH CAPET________________________
What became his capital? _PARIS_____________________________________________
What did his dynasty achieve? __GAINED CONTROL OVER MOST OF FRANCE_______
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What did the Hundred Years War define for France? _DEFINED FRANCE AS A NATION______
Who was Joan of Arc? _NATIONAL FRENCH HERO WHO HELPED LEAD THE FRENCH TO VICTORY
IN THE HUNDRED YEARS WAR_________________________________________
Why was she important? _SHE SERVED AS A UNIFYING FACTOR_______________
What rulers unified Spain? _FERDINAND & ISABELLA____________________________
Who expelled the Muslim Moors from Spain? _FERDINAND & ISABELLA_______________

WHI.12 REVIEW #66

Who expanded the Spanish Empire in the Western Hemisphere? _PHILLIP II________________
What ruler of Russia overthrew the Mongols? __IVAN THE GREAT_____________________
Name 3 achievements of Ivan the Great. _DEFEATED THE MONGOLS, CENTRALIZED RUSSIA IN
MOSCOW, & EXPANDED THE RUSSIAN NATION________________________
Who held the power in Russia? __TZAR/CZAR______________
What religious group influenced the unification of Russia? _ORTHODOX CHURCH________________
What was the goal of the Crusades? _TO REGAIN THE HOLY LAND FROM THE MUSLIMS__
Who took part in the Crusades? CHRISTIAN POLITICAL & RELIGIOUS LEADERS & OTHER
CHRISTIANS
Pope Urban’s speech began what? _THE CRUSADES___________________________

WHI.12 REVIEW #67

During the First Crusade, what city was captured by the Christians? _JERUSALEM_______
What did the crusaders establish in the Holy Lands? _CRUSADER STATES___________________
What Muslim leader captured Jerusalem? _SALADIN____________________________
What city was sacked by western crusaders? _CONSTANTINOPLE__________________
Name 2 positive effects of the Crusades. _WEAKENED THE FEUDAL SYSTEM (BY WEAKENING
NOBLES) & INCREASED TRADE BETWEEN EUROPE AND THE EAST_________
Name 3 negative effects of the Crusades. _LEFT LEGACY OF BITTERNESS AMONG JEWS, CHRISTIANS,
& MUSLIMS, WEAKENED THE BYZANTINE EMPIRE, & INCREASED SEPARATION BETWEEN
EASTERN AND WESTERN CHRISTIANITY_________________________________________________
Name 3 areas invaded by the Mongols. _RUSSIA, CHINA, & MUSLIM STATES IN SOUTHWEST ASIA
What were 2 results of these invasions? _DESTROYED CITIES AND MONGOL EMPIRE WAS CREATED

WHI.12 REVIEW #68

Who conquered Constantinople? _OTTOMAN TURKS_____________________________
When was it conquered? _1453 A.D.____________________________________
What did this conquest end? _BYZANTINE EMPIRE_____________________________________

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What was the capital of the Ottoman Empire? _ISTANBUL_______________________
What is another name for the Black Death? _BUBONIC PLAGUE_____________________
When did it strike Europe? _14TH CENTURY (1300’s)__________________
What areas were affected by the Black Death? _ASIA & EUROPE__________________
Name 5 impacts of the Black Death. _DECLINE IN POPULATION, DISRUPTION OF TRADE , SCARCITY
OF LABOR, TOWNS FREED FROM FEUDAL OBLIGATIONS, & DECLINE OF CHURCH INFLUENCE_

WHI.12 REVIEW #69

Who was educated during the Middle Ages? _CHURCH SCHOLARS (CLERGY) AND NOBLES__
What was the nobility concerned with during the Middle Ages? _WEALTH, LAND, & POWER____
Who was not educated during the Middle Ages? _MOST EVERYONE (PEASANTS)_________
Where was ancient literature preserved? _MONASTERIES_____________________
What is a monastery? _PLACE WHERE MONKS LIVE & WORK____________________
What works were translated into Latin? _GREEK & ARABIC WORKS___________________
What new knowledge did church scholars make available in Europe? PHILOSOPHY, MEDICINE, & SCIENCE
What led to the rise of universities in Europe? _CHURCH SCHOLARS_________________

WHI.13 REVIEW #70

What event introduced new products to Europe? _CRUSADES_______________
What promoted contact between Europe and the Byzantine and Muslim Empires? _CRUSADES
Why were credit and banking developed? _BECAUSE OF INCREASED TRADE_____________
Why did Europe need to produce more goods to trade? _THEY WERE TRADING MORE WITH THE EAST
(MIDDLE EAST IN PARTICULAR)
What is usury? _LOANING MONEY AND CHARCHING INTEREST_______________
What 2 things helped secularize northern Italy? _CHURCH’S RULE AGAINST USURY & THE BANKING
PRACTICE OF CHARGING INTEREST____________________________________________
What does secular mean? __WORLDLY_____________________
What expanded the supply of money and made trade easier? _LETTERS OF CREDIT________

WHI.13 REVIEW #71

What new bookkeeping practice was introduced? _USE OF ARABIC NUMERALS_____________
What was the Renaissance? _REBIRTH OF CLASSICAL KNOWLEDGE AND ART (1300’s-1600’s)_
What led to the rise of Italian city-states? _INCREASED WEALTH FROM TRADE________
Who were the civic leaders of the Italian city-states? _WEALTHY MERCHANTS_________
Observations in The Prince were based on whom? _CIVIC LEADERS OF ITALIAN CITY-STATES__
Who wrote The Prince? __MACHIAVELLI_________________________________

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What kind of government did The Prince state was best? _ONE WITH ABSOLUTE POWER_____

WHI.13 REVIEW #72

Which of the following are True statements about/from The Prince?
• It states the guidelines of how to gain and keep power. _TRUE______________________
• It was a modern treatise on government. _TRUE__________________________________
• Absolute power is good. _TRUE_____________________________________________
• The end justified the means. _TRUE___________________________________________
• A ruler should always do evil and good deeds only when necessary. _FALSE____________

WHI.13 REVIEW #73

What 3 Italian city-states controlled trade routes connecting Europe and the Middle East? _GENOA,
FLORENCE, & VENICE_
Italian city-states distributed goods to what area of Europe? _NORTHERN EUROPE____________
What kind of government did most Italian city-states have? _REPUBLICS_______________
Were Italian city-states united under one king? _NO______________________________
What is a patron? _SOMEONE WHO SUPPORTS THE ARTS_____________________
How did most patrons gain their wealth? _THROUGH TRADE_________________
What did most patrons want glorified? _THEIR CITY-STATES_________________________
What type of education was becoming the norm? _SECULAR________________

WHI.13 REVIEW #74

What were the subjects of most medieval art and literature? _CHRISTIANITY & SALVATION____
What were the subjects of most Renaissance art and literature? _SECULAR & CHRISTIAN SUBJECT_
Who painted the Mona Lisa and Last Supper? _LEONARDO DA VINCI_______________
Who painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel and sculpted the David? _MICHELANGELO____
Who wrote sonnets to Laura? _PETRARCH (FATHER OF HUMANISM)_______
Who was an Italian humanist scholar? _PETRARCH_______________
Name 3 aspects of humanism. _CELEBRATED THE INDIVIDUAL, STIMULATED THE STUDY OF GREEK
AND ROMAN KNOWLEDGE & CULTURE, & WAS SUPPORTED BY WEALTHY PATRONS______
Where did the Italian Renaissance spread? _TO NORTHERN EUROPE__________________
How did it spread? _THROUGH TRADE, TRAVEL, AND LITERACY_____________

WHI.13 REVIEW #75

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(True)(False) The Northern Renaissance was the same as the Italian Renaissance. _FALSE__
What supported Renaissance ideas in Northern Europe? _WEALTHY PATRONS_____________
What did Northern Renaissance thinkers blend? _HUMANISM & CHRISTIANITY_____
What did Gutenberg invent? _MOVEABLE TYPE PRINTING PRESS____________
What helped to spread the ideas of the Renaissance? _LITERACY (PRINTING PRESS)__
Why did books become cheaper during the Renaissance? PRINTING PRESS MADE BOOKS MORE
QUICKLY
Who wrote The Praise of Folly? _ERASMUS____
Who wrote Utopia? _THOMAS MORE________________________
What subjects did the artists of the Northern Renaissance paint? _SECULAR & RELIGIOUS SUBJECTS__

IDENTIFY THE PICTURES BELOW--

GREAT WALL OF CHINA STONEHENGE (ENGLAND) ROMAN AQUEDUCTS

COLOSSEUM (ROME) PANTHEON (ROME)

PARTHENON (GREECE) MEDIEVAL CASTLE

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 HAGIA SOPHIA TYPES OF GREEK COLUMNS
CONSTANTINOPLE (BYZANTINE EMPIRE)

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