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Social_Studies
Social_Studies Final
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Who was the first emperor of Rome? | Augustus Caesar |
| What type of government did Rome have? | Triparte republic |
| why did Rome expand? | To control hostile neighbors; trade with metal coins; good resources(farmland, gold, supplies, etc. |
| Who killed Julius Caesar? | the senate |
| What type of religion was ancient Rome? | Polytheistic |
| Roman architecture and art was influence by what ancient cilivization? | Greece |
| What were the early causes for the decline of Rome | Weak Roman government; social problems; declining economy |
| Who moved the capital of the Roman empire to constantinople? | Constantine |
| Who influenced Justinian the most? | His wife Theodora |
| What was the church of holy wisdom? | Hagia Sophia |
| What were African storytellers called? | Griot |
| Ghana became rich for doing what? | Taxing people for entering and leaving |
| Mansa Musa did what? | He travled to Mecca and brought back Islamic exgerts back to spread Islam in West Africa |
| What is Africa's greatest resource? | Salt |
| What dynasty is considered the most stable in China? | Ming |
| What did Genghis Khan do? | Led an army to conquer China and then expanded his empire across Asia and Eastern Europe |
| The civil service exams were started in what dynasty? | Song |
| What were the inventions of the Tang dynasty? | Magnetic Compass; Gunpowder; Woodblock Printing |
| What were the inventions of the Song dynasty? | Movable Type; Porcelain; Paper Money System |
| Who sent scholars to China? | Prince Shotoku |
| What were the two types of Buddhism in Japan? | Zen and Pure Land |
| What was pope Gregory and King Henry IV's conflict over? | Who had control of the government |
| What killed about thirty eight million people? | Black Plague |
| What did the Magna Carta establsh | all people should have rights and the kingspower should be limited |
| Who painted the Mona Lisa | Leonardo da Vinci |
| Who was credited with the invention of the printing press? | Johannes Gutenburg |
| What does "Renaissance"mean in french | rebirth |
| Who was the founder of the Calvinist Church | John Calvin |
| Who was the founder of the Anglican Church | Henry VIII |
| Who made the scintific method | Francis Bacon |
| Who was Galileo | An Italian scientist who experimented through experiments |