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OC W. History Final
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Who meditated in a cave outside of Medina because he was troubled by the inequality he saw? | Muhammad |
| what are the five pillars of islam? | Almsgiving, Ramadan fasting, daily prayer, pilgrimage to mecca, the belief that Allah is god and Muhammed is prophet. |
| What did early followers of Islam, Judaism, and Christianity all have in common? | They all believe there is only one God. |
| What is the MOST important cultural feature that Muslims shared with the people they conquered? | The Arabic language. |
| Why do geographers call Arabia the "crossroad" location? | Trade routes linking Africa, Asia, and Europe run through it. |
| List 2 important cultural contributions of Muslim scholars? | Observations to study astronomy, Translating books into Arabic. |
| How did Ghana become such a powerful empire? | It gained control of the valuable trade routes. |
| Which river did Ghana and Mali develop next to and why? | Both empires lay alonge the upper Niger River, where fertile soil made food plentiful. |
| What was important of Mansa Musa's Hajj to mecca? | He became famouse and introduced the world to the Mali Empire. |
| Great civilizations in the West Africa arose... | along the Niger River |
| Why do historians view the Tang dynasty as the golden age of Chinese civilization? | It was a period of great expansion as well as artistic, legal, and cultural achievements. |
| Why did so many people turn to Buddhism in the Period of Disunion? | They took confort in Buddhist teaching that people can escape suffering through a cycle of rebirth. |
| Why did the Chinese keep the sick and porcelain making processes secret? | Only the Chinese knew how to make silk and porcelain, giving them control of trade. |
| Which instrament, invented during the Tang dynasty, uses the earth's magnetic field to indicate direction, revolutionized travel? | The compass |
| In what way do Confucianism and Buddhism differ? | Confucianism stresses respectul and proper behavior and Buddhism stresses a spiritual outlook that promises escape from suffering. |
| Which Mongol leader invaded China and established the Yuan Dynasty, the largest empire in world history? | Ghenghis Khan |
| What did Europeans learn from Marco Polo? | China was a highly civilized country. |
| What effect did the policy of isolationn have on China? | China fell behind other coutnries in technological achievements and in military power. |
| Contact with China and Korea influenced Japan by | Sharing a written language, art, and music, and a new religion. |
| The main duty of the Samurai warrior was to | defend his daimyo and his daimyo's land |
| Which list is in the order of most power to least power? | shogun, daimyo, samurai, peasant |
| Who modeled the Japanese government after China's government? | Prince Shotoku |
| Because of the geography of their country, the diet of Japanese people consists mainly of | seafood |
| How are teh ideas of the Middle Ages and the Renaissance different? | Both periods had thinkers who were interested in religion, but Renaissance thinkers were interested in other ideas, too. |
| The printing press was a significant invention during the Renaissance because | it helped the spread of ideas throughout Euroope. It made reading materials, such as the Bible, available to many people. it was much faster and cheaper than copying books by hand. |
| Which events led to the end of feudalism? | Crusades and wars. The Magna Carta. The Black Death (bubonic plague) |
| A samurai's relationship to a daimyo was like a knight's relationship to a | lord |
| Druring the Crusades, Christians fought against | Muslim Turks |
| Why did nobles make King John sign the Magna Carta in 1215? | They wanted to limit and reduce the kings power |
| The main goal of Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand was to | make all of Spain Christian |
| The deadly plague that swept through Europe in the 1300s was called the | Black Death |
| For what two main purposes did the Maya use calendars? | to coordinate planting and harvesting and for planning religious events |
| What did the Spanish unknowingly bring with them that helped them conquer the Aztecs? | deadly diseases, such as smallpox |
| What was the difference between the religion of the Aztecs and the Catholic religion? | The Aztecs believed in polytheism and the Spanish conquistadors believed in monotheism. |
| He beleived that all people should have the right to life, liberty, and property. Later, the US Declaration of Independence would copy this idea. | John Locke |
| He believed there should be three seperate brances of government. The United States copied this idea in our constitution by creating a legislative, judicial and executive branch. | Baron de Montesquie |
| He thought that people should have the right to speak freely. The US copied this idea in our first amendment of the constitution | Voltaire |
| A building used for Muslim prayer is called a | mosque |
| As the Roman Empire expanded, what threat did some emperors fear? | They thought the empire was too large to defend and govern |
| Which of these subjects sparked the beginning of the Renaissance? | renewed interests in classical writings in ancient Greece and Rome |
| Why is Florence considered the birthplace of the Renaissance? | it was a center of banking and trade, whose wealthy leaders helped make it one of the world's most beautiful cities. |
| Who was a genius at painting, science, engineering and sculpting, and wrote in mirror images in his notebook? | Leonardo da Vinci |
| Martin Luther challenged some teachings of the Catholic Church in his 95 Thesis by arguing that | people did not need priests to interpret the Bible for them. |
| Which of Martin Luther's ideas did the Catholic Church include in its reforms? | the church should not sell indulgences |
| What was the main goal of the Catholic missionaries after the Reformation? | to convert people around the world to Catholicism. |
| How did invaders such as the Huns and Goths affect the Roman Empire? | These invaders moved into and eventually conquered Roman territories. |
| The Viking, Magyar, and Muslim invasions of Europe directly caused the development of a paid protection form of government called the | feudal system |
| The split in the Christian Church called The Great Schism, which started in the 1000s, resulted in | the Eastern Orthodox Church no longer recognizing the leadership of the Pope and the Holy Roman Church in Rome |
| Which of the following best describes the similarity between the Aztecs and Inca religions? | The Aztecs and Incas both believed in polytheism |
| Who was the leader of the Spanish conquistadors who invaded the Inca Empire? | Francisco Pizarro |
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