World History Final Exam QUESTIONS AND WELL
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Which leader was defeated by Francisco Pizarro? - CORRECT ANSWER
Atahualpa
Read the following quotation from Catholic bishop Jacques-Bénigne
Bossuet at the court of Louis XIV.
Rulers then act as the ministers of God and as his lieutenants on
earth. It is through them that God exercises his empire. . . .
Consequently, as we have seen, the royal throne is not the throne of a
man, but the throne of God himself.
What best summarizes the bishop's point of view? - CORRECT
ANSWER Kings on Earth rule with God's authority.
The keys to the success of the Mongolian military in the 1200s
included? - CORRECT ANSWER organized troops on horseback.
Unlike during the Medieval period, church leaders commissioned
works of art during the Renaissance to? - CORRECT ANSWER
decorate religious spaces.
Read a report of the Paris Medical Faculty from 1348 about the plague.
We can say that the main cause of this pestilence was and is the
configuration of the heavens. In 1345, at 1:00 in the afternoon of
March 20th, there was a major conjunction of three planets in the
constellation of Aquarius. This conjunction, along with others like it
and the eclipse caused a deadly corruption of the air around us.
What is the most likely reason this document would be important to a
historian's study of the Black Death? - CORRECT ANSWER It shows
how the plague's cause was interpreted in the past.
,Read this passage, which was written by a Spanish explorer in the
1500s.
This great city of [Tenochtitlán] is situated in this salt lake . . . . There
are four . . . entrances to the city, all of which are formed by artificial
[walkways] . . . . The city is as large as Seville or Cordova; its streets .
. . are very wide and straight . . . . All the streets at intervals have
openings, through which the water flows . . . and at these openings,
some of which are very wide, there are also very wide bridges,
composed of large pieces of timber, of great strength and well put
together; on many of these bridges ten horses can go abreast.
This quotation describes? - CORRECT ANSWER an Aztec city.
Which description best summarizes why the feudal system benefited
all its members? - CORRECT ANSWER interdependence
One of the long-reaching effects of the Spanish conquest was the
spread of what religion across the Americas? - CORRECT ANSWER
Catholicism
How much of Europe's population died from the plague in the 1300s? -
CORRECT ANSWER 30-40 percent
Renaissance art was strongly influenced by ancient Greek and
Roman? - CORRECT ANSWER architecture.
Trade spread the Italian Renaissance across Europe by? - CORRECT
ANSWER helping merchants become patrons.
New evidence changed ideas about what caused the Black Death
when a team of scientists visiting Hong Kong discovered that? -
CORRECT ANSWER a bacterium caused the Black Death.
Louis XIV called himself the "Sun King" because he? - CORRECT
ANSWER thought that, like the sun, he was at the center of the
French universe.
The end of the Roman Empire marked the beginning of a new era
called? - CORRECT ANSWER the Middle Ages.
,Which best explains how humanism affected the way Europeans
thought about themselves? - CORRECT ANSWER Humanism helped
Europeans believe in their own potential.
During the Scientific Revolution, both Copernicus and Galileo? -
CORRECT ANSWER supported a theory of the universe that
contradicted the teachings of the Catholic Church.
What brought an end to Islam's Golden Age? - CORRECT ANSWER the
Mongol invasion
The European plague of the 1300s was called the? - CORRECT
ANSWER black death.
Why would a lord face at least as much danger from invaders as a
peasant would? - CORRECT ANSWER The lord would have more to
lose, in terms of wealth and property.
Who created the concept of a social contract? - CORRECT ANSWER
Thomas Hobbes
Alexander the Great invaded Anatolia, which today is known as? -
CORRECT ANSWER Turkey.
Who was at the top of the hierarchy in medieval European society? -
CORRECT ANSWER the pope
What happened to the Roman Empire after Constantine's death? -
CORRECT ANSWER The empire split, and the west fell into decline.
What was the contributing factor to Napoleon's defeat at the Battle of
Trafalgar? - CORRECT ANSWER Napoleon enlisted Spain's help in
forming a strong navy, but he was defeated anyway.
Which statement about the Qur'an is true? - CORRECT ANSWER It is
only considered authentic in its Arabic form.
, The time before writing - CORRECT ANSWER Prehistory
Which continent did the first humans come from? - CORRECT ANSWER
Africa
To move from place to place - CORRECT ANSWER nomadic
How did early humans survive when food became scarce? - CORRECT
ANSWER followed migrating herds
How did people of the PALEOLITHIC Era gain enough food for survival?
- CORRECT ANSWER Hunting & Gathering "food finders"
How did people of the NEOLITHIC Era gain enough food for survival? -
CORRECT ANSWER Farming & domesticating animals "food
productions"
Describe the major shift that happened during the Neolithic Era & why
it was such a game changer for early humans - CORRECT ANSWER
Shift = Hunting & gathering to agriculture/food production (farming)
What is a fancy word for farming? - CORRECT ANSWER agriculture
Agriculture & domestication of animals led to... - CORRECT ANSWER
1. Permanent settlement
2. Humans became sedentary
3. Populations increased
To stay in one place - CORRECT ANSWER sedentary
These rivers deposited silt when it flooded making the land in
Mesopotamia great for growing agriculture - CORRECT ANSWER
Tigris & Euphrates
This river deposited silt when it flooded making the land in Egypt great
for growing agriculture - CORRECT ANSWER Nile
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GRADED A+ (REVISED EXAM)
Which leader was defeated by Francisco Pizarro? - CORRECT ANSWER
Atahualpa
Read the following quotation from Catholic bishop Jacques-Bénigne
Bossuet at the court of Louis XIV.
Rulers then act as the ministers of God and as his lieutenants on
earth. It is through them that God exercises his empire. . . .
Consequently, as we have seen, the royal throne is not the throne of a
man, but the throne of God himself.
What best summarizes the bishop's point of view? - CORRECT
ANSWER Kings on Earth rule with God's authority.
The keys to the success of the Mongolian military in the 1200s
included? - CORRECT ANSWER organized troops on horseback.
Unlike during the Medieval period, church leaders commissioned
works of art during the Renaissance to? - CORRECT ANSWER
decorate religious spaces.
Read a report of the Paris Medical Faculty from 1348 about the plague.
We can say that the main cause of this pestilence was and is the
configuration of the heavens. In 1345, at 1:00 in the afternoon of
March 20th, there was a major conjunction of three planets in the
constellation of Aquarius. This conjunction, along with others like it
and the eclipse caused a deadly corruption of the air around us.
What is the most likely reason this document would be important to a
historian's study of the Black Death? - CORRECT ANSWER It shows
how the plague's cause was interpreted in the past.
,Read this passage, which was written by a Spanish explorer in the
1500s.
This great city of [Tenochtitlán] is situated in this salt lake . . . . There
are four . . . entrances to the city, all of which are formed by artificial
[walkways] . . . . The city is as large as Seville or Cordova; its streets .
. . are very wide and straight . . . . All the streets at intervals have
openings, through which the water flows . . . and at these openings,
some of which are very wide, there are also very wide bridges,
composed of large pieces of timber, of great strength and well put
together; on many of these bridges ten horses can go abreast.
This quotation describes? - CORRECT ANSWER an Aztec city.
Which description best summarizes why the feudal system benefited
all its members? - CORRECT ANSWER interdependence
One of the long-reaching effects of the Spanish conquest was the
spread of what religion across the Americas? - CORRECT ANSWER
Catholicism
How much of Europe's population died from the plague in the 1300s? -
CORRECT ANSWER 30-40 percent
Renaissance art was strongly influenced by ancient Greek and
Roman? - CORRECT ANSWER architecture.
Trade spread the Italian Renaissance across Europe by? - CORRECT
ANSWER helping merchants become patrons.
New evidence changed ideas about what caused the Black Death
when a team of scientists visiting Hong Kong discovered that? -
CORRECT ANSWER a bacterium caused the Black Death.
Louis XIV called himself the "Sun King" because he? - CORRECT
ANSWER thought that, like the sun, he was at the center of the
French universe.
The end of the Roman Empire marked the beginning of a new era
called? - CORRECT ANSWER the Middle Ages.
,Which best explains how humanism affected the way Europeans
thought about themselves? - CORRECT ANSWER Humanism helped
Europeans believe in their own potential.
During the Scientific Revolution, both Copernicus and Galileo? -
CORRECT ANSWER supported a theory of the universe that
contradicted the teachings of the Catholic Church.
What brought an end to Islam's Golden Age? - CORRECT ANSWER the
Mongol invasion
The European plague of the 1300s was called the? - CORRECT
ANSWER black death.
Why would a lord face at least as much danger from invaders as a
peasant would? - CORRECT ANSWER The lord would have more to
lose, in terms of wealth and property.
Who created the concept of a social contract? - CORRECT ANSWER
Thomas Hobbes
Alexander the Great invaded Anatolia, which today is known as? -
CORRECT ANSWER Turkey.
Who was at the top of the hierarchy in medieval European society? -
CORRECT ANSWER the pope
What happened to the Roman Empire after Constantine's death? -
CORRECT ANSWER The empire split, and the west fell into decline.
What was the contributing factor to Napoleon's defeat at the Battle of
Trafalgar? - CORRECT ANSWER Napoleon enlisted Spain's help in
forming a strong navy, but he was defeated anyway.
Which statement about the Qur'an is true? - CORRECT ANSWER It is
only considered authentic in its Arabic form.
, The time before writing - CORRECT ANSWER Prehistory
Which continent did the first humans come from? - CORRECT ANSWER
Africa
To move from place to place - CORRECT ANSWER nomadic
How did early humans survive when food became scarce? - CORRECT
ANSWER followed migrating herds
How did people of the PALEOLITHIC Era gain enough food for survival?
- CORRECT ANSWER Hunting & Gathering "food finders"
How did people of the NEOLITHIC Era gain enough food for survival? -
CORRECT ANSWER Farming & domesticating animals "food
productions"
Describe the major shift that happened during the Neolithic Era & why
it was such a game changer for early humans - CORRECT ANSWER
Shift = Hunting & gathering to agriculture/food production (farming)
What is a fancy word for farming? - CORRECT ANSWER agriculture
Agriculture & domestication of animals led to... - CORRECT ANSWER
1. Permanent settlement
2. Humans became sedentary
3. Populations increased
To stay in one place - CORRECT ANSWER sedentary
These rivers deposited silt when it flooded making the land in
Mesopotamia great for growing agriculture - CORRECT ANSWER
Tigris & Euphrates
This river deposited silt when it flooded making the land in Egypt great
for growing agriculture - CORRECT ANSWER Nile
