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5086 100 World Histo
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What major change allowed humans to build permanent settlements? | Agriculture |
| What period is associated with the shift from hunting and gathering to farming? | Neolithic Revolution |
| What region first developed settled agriculture on a large scale? | Fertile Crescent |
| What technology helped early civilizations control water for crops? | Irrigation |
| What early law code is associated with Babylon? | Hammurabi’s Code |
| What river supported ancient Egyptian civilization? | Nile River |
| What rivers supported ancient Mesopotamian civilization? | Tigris-Euphrates |
| What river valley civilization developed in present-day Pakistan and northwest India? | Indus Valley |
| What Chinese belief said rulers governed with approval from heaven? | Mandate of Heaven |
| What Chinese philosophy emphasized order, family duty, and respect for hierarchy? | Confucianism |
| What Chinese philosophy emphasized living in harmony with nature? | Daoism |
| What Chinese philosophy supported strict laws and harsh punishments? | Legalism |
| What ancient Indian religion developed ideas of karma and reincarnation? | Hinduism |
| What religion began in India and taught the Four Noble Truths? | Buddhism |
| Who founded Buddhism? | Siddhartha Gautama |
| What empire helped spread Buddhism under Ashoka? | Mauryan Empire |
| What ancient Mediterranean civilization developed direct democracy? | Athens |
| What Greek thinker wrote The Republic? | Plato |
| What Greek thinker studied politics and influenced later political thought? | Aristotle |
| What term describes the blending of Greek, Egyptian, Persian, and Asian cultures? | Hellenism |
| What ancient civilization created a republic with a senate? | Rome |
| What written Roman laws influenced later legal systems? | Twelve Tables |
| What leader became the first Roman emperor? | Augustus |
| What term describes the long period of Roman peace and stability? | Pax Romana |
| What religion spread through the Roman Empire before becoming officially accepted? | Christianity |
| What Roman emperor legalized Christianity? | Constantine |
| What city became the capital of the Eastern Roman Empire? | Constantinople |
| What empire preserved Greek and Roman learning after Rome fell in the West? | Byzantine Empire |
| What law code was created under a major Byzantine emperor? | Justinian Code |
| What factors helped weaken the Western Roman Empire? | Invasions and instability |
| What Asian dynasty declined partly because of unrest and nomadic pressure? | Han Dynasty |
| What trade network connected China, Central Asia, and Europe? | Silk Road |
| What religion began in Arabia in the seventh century? | Islam |
| Who is considered the prophet of Islam? | Muhammad |
| What holy book is central to Islam? | Quran |
| What city is the holiest city in Islam? | Mecca |
| What Muslim dynasty ruled from Baghdad during a golden age? | Abbasid |
| What trade routes helped spread Islam into East Africa? | Indian Ocean trade |
| What West African empire was ruled by Mansa Musa? | Mali |
| What city became a major center of Islamic learning in West Africa? | Timbuktu |
| What East African coastal culture blended African, Arab, and Islamic influences? | Swahili |
| What desert shaped trade and settlement across North Africa? | Sahara |
| What medieval system exchanged land for loyalty and military service? | Feudalism |
| What economic system organized medieval farming around estates? | Manorialism |
| What medieval institution held great political and religious power in Europe? | Catholic Church |
| What series of wars tried to capture the Holy Land? | Crusades |
| What disease devastated Europe in the fourteenth century? | Black Death |
| What trade route helped spread the Black Death across Eurasia? | Silk Road |
| What social class gained bargaining power after the Black Death? | Peasants |
| What empire created the largest connected land empire in history? | Mongol Empire |
| Who founded the Mongol Empire? | Genghis Khan |
| What effect did Mongol rule have on Eurasian trade? | Increased trade |
| What Chinese dynasty was founded by the Mongols? | Yuan Dynasty |
| What civilization built independent city-states in Mesoamerica? | Maya |
| What civilization built Tenochtitlan in central Mexico? | Aztec |
| What civilization built a large empire in the Andes Mountains? | Inca |
| What European movement renewed interest in classical learning and human achievement? | Renaissance |
| What invention helped spread ideas rapidly in Europe after 1450? | Printing press |
| Who is most associated with improving movable type printing in Europe? | Gutenberg |
| What religious movement challenged Catholic authority in the 1500s? | Protestant Reformation |
| Who criticized indulgences and helped begin a major religious split? | Martin Luther |
| What reform movement within Catholicism responded to Protestant challenges? | Counter-Reformation |
| What European country sponsored Columbus’s 1492 voyage? | Spain |
| What exchange connected the Eastern and Western Hemispheres after 1492? | Columbian Exchange |
| What disease pattern greatly reduced Indigenous populations in the Americas? | Epidemics |
| What labor system forced Native workers in Spanish colonies? | Encomienda |
| What trade system moved enslaved Africans across the Atlantic? | Middle Passage |
| What global trade network connected Europe, Africa, and the Americas? | Triangular trade |
| What economic theory measured wealth by gold, silver, and exports? | Mercantilism |
| What empire controlled much of the eastern Mediterranean after 1453? | Ottoman Empire |
| What city did the Ottomans capture in 1453? | Constantinople |
| What Muslim empire ruled much of India before British domination? | Mughal Empire |
| What Chinese dynasty sent Zheng He on major ocean voyages? | Ming Dynasty |
| What Japanese military rulers controlled government before the Meiji era? | Shoguns |
| What Japanese reform period rapidly modernized the country? | Meiji Restoration |
| What European monarch is a classic example of absolutism in France? | Louis XIV |
| What Russian ruler westernized Russia and built St. Petersburg? | Peter the Great |
| What political idea claims monarchs receive authority from God? | Divine right |
| What movement emphasized reason, science, and natural rights? | Enlightenment |
| What event overthrew the monarchy and led to radical change in France? | French Revolution |
| What period of violence occurred during the radical phase of the French Revolution? | Reign of Terror |
| What French leader spread revolutionary ideas through conquest? | Napoleon |
| What 1815 meeting tried to restore balance of power in Europe? | Congress of Vienna |
| What economic change began with mechanized production in Britain? | Industrial Revolution |
| What industry was central to early industrialization in Britain? | Textiles |
| What ideology called for worker control and class revolution? | Communism |
| Who wrote about class struggle and capitalism in the nineteenth century? | Karl Marx |
| What nineteenth-century movement sought national unity and self-rule? | Nationalism |
| What country unified under Bismarck in 1871? | Germany |
| What country unified under Cavour and Garibaldi? | Italy |
| What revolutions across Europe failed largely because of divisions and repression? | Revolutions of 1848 |
| What imperial power controlled India by the late nineteenth century? | Britain |
| What rebellion in India challenged British rule in 1857? | Sepoy Rebellion |
| What meeting divided Africa among European powers? | Berlin Conference |
| What term describes foreign control over a region’s politics and economy? | Imperialism |
| What war showed Japan’s rise as an industrial and military power? | Russo-Japanese War |
| What event triggered World War I? | Archduke assassination |
| What treaty ended World War I and punished Germany? | Treaty of Versailles |
| What revolution brought the Bolsheviks to power in Russia? | Russian Revolution |
| What leader created the Soviet Union’s command economy and purges? | Stalin |
| What economic crisis helped extremist movements grow in the 1930s? | Great Depression |
| What German political movement promoted nationalism, racism, and dictatorship? | Nazism |
| What policy tried to avoid war by giving in to Hitler’s demands? | Appeasement |
| What event began World War II in Europe? | Invasion of Poland |
| What genocide targeted Jews and other groups during World War II? | Holocaust |
| What global organization was created after World War II to promote peace? | United Nations |
| What term describes the rivalry between the United States and Soviet Union? | Cold War |
| What policy tried to stop the spread of communism? | Containment |
| What wall symbolized the division of Europe during the Cold War? | Berlin Wall |
| What Chinese leader founded the People’s Republic of China? | Mao Zedong |
| What conflict divided Korea into communist North and noncommunist South? | Korean War |
| What conflict became a major Cold War struggle in Southeast Asia? | Vietnam War |
| What process describes colonies gaining independence after World War II? | Decolonization |
| What Indian leader used nonviolent resistance against British rule? | Gandhi |
| What country gained independence from Britain in 1947 and was partitioned? | India |
| What term describes racial segregation under white minority rule in South Africa? | Apartheid |
| What South African leader became president after apartheid ended? | Nelson Mandela |
| What 1989 event symbolized the collapse of communism in Eastern Europe? | Berlin Wall fall |
| What country broke apart in the 1990s after ethnic conflict? | Yugoslavia |
| What economic strategy helped Japan and the Asian Tigers grow rapidly? | Export industrialization |
| What group included South Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Singapore? | Asian Tigers |
| What term describes growing global economic and cultural connections? | Globalization |
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