Mid-Term Exam Review: World Civilization
Paleolithic peoples were nomads, why?
They were hunter and gathers and had to follow vegetation and animals
The ability to acquire food on a regular basis changed humanity, how?
They were able to settle down and population expanded
How did Judaism differ from other religions of ancient time?
Monotheistic
What system in Ancient India divided the population?
Caste
What were the Silk Roads?
Trade routes that linked Eurasia
In ancient India, who were the Untouchables?
Those not even allowed in the caste, lowest level of society
Who was Siddhartha Gautama?
Budda
In Plato’s just state, people are divided into three groups which are?
Kings, Warriors, Producers
The Greek language and culture spread to Southwest Asia during which period?
Hellenistic
Virgil’s epic poem was called the?
The Aeneid
Why Romans viewed Christianity as harmful to the state?
They wouldn’t serve in the military
What happened to the Eastern Empire after the West fell?
It thrived for 1,000 years as the Byzantine
Which European country was most affected by the Islamic invasion?
Spain
The first year of the Muslim calendar is?
The year Muhammad left for his journey to Medina
Despite the death of Genghis Khan, by 1279 China was conquered by which group?
Mongols
The departure of Muhammad from Makkah for Madinah is called the what?
Hajji
Female intellectuals of the Middle Ages often joined what?
Convents
What causes the Bubonic Plague?
Rats on the back of fleas
Who founded the order of Benedictine monks who were unhappy with the lack of
discipline in their order?
Saint Benedict
Who is the leader of Venice?
Doge
What are their major world religions?
Islam, Judaism, Christianity, Hinduism, Confucianism, Buddhism
Where was Muhammad born?
Mecca
Which native society had an intense hieroglyphic writing?
Maya
Mayan civilization was composed of what political units?
City-states
What ended the Italian Wars?
The sacking of Rome by Spanish mercenaries
Who was the Renaissance man?
DaVinci
Christine de Pizan wrote what?
The Book of the City of the Ladies
The first masterpieces of early Renaissance art where painted by who?
Masaccio
What is Christian humanism?
Turing to secular works to inspire inner piety
What was the first Protestant faith?
Lutheranism
The Peace of Augsburg 1555 did what?
Allowed princes to choose between Lutheranism and Catholics in the Holy
Roman Empire
Who founded the Society of Jesus, also known as the Jesuits?
Ignatius of Loyola
In 1528, Baldassare Castiglione wrote The Book of the Courtier, did what?
Defined the Ideal Nobel
Chaucer’s The Canterbury Tales is an important work because it did what?
Depicted each level of Renaissance Society
The High Renaissance in Italy is associated with which three artists?
Michelangelo , Raphael and DaVinci
Who was the best known of all Christian humanists?
Erasmus
The publication of Martin Luther’s Ninety-five Theses did what to Luther’s movement?
Started the protestant movement.
Calvin agreed with Luther on which important church doctrine?
Marriage of the clergy and communion
Both the Catholics and the Protestants considered the which group to be dangerous
radicals.
Anabaptist
The final decrees of the Council of Trent did what?
Outlawed indulgences and the worship of relics
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