World History 1 SOL Review

World History 1 SOL Review Who was the leader of the Norman Conquest that united most of England? - ✔✔William the Conqueror What early American civilization is represented by Chichén Itzá? - ✔✔Mayan What event increa ...

World History 1 SOL Review Who was the leader of the Norman Conquest that united most of England? - ✔✔William the Conqueror What early American civilization is represented by Chichén Itzá? - ✔✔Mayan What event increased the demand for Middle Eastern products and encouraged the use of credit and banking? - ✔✔Crusades What did humanism celebrate? - ✔✔The individual What couple unified Spain and expelled the Jews and Moors? - ✔✔Ferdinand and Isabella Who gave a speech that is said to have launched the Crusades? - ✔✔Pope Urban In the first centuries of Islam, who spread the religion? - ✔✔Muhammad and his followers To what parts of the world did Islam spread? - ✔✔Across Africa into Spain What were three of the foundations of early medieval society? - ✔✔Classical heritage or Rome, Christian beliefs, and customs of Germanic Tribes What are some of trhe achievements of the Mayan, Aztec, and Incan civilizations? - ✔✔Calendars, mathematics, writing, and other record keeping systems. The Hundred Years' War was between what two countries? - ✔✔England and France What served to expand the supply of money and expedite trade during the Renaissance? - ✔✔Letters of credit What Russian ruler threw off the rule of the Mongols centralizing power in Moscow? - ✔✔Ivan the Great True or False: Axum was a polytheistic kingdom. - ✔✔False During the Middle Ages what grew in influence as the Roman authority declined? - ✔✔The authority of the church What event decimated the population of much of Asia and then Europe in the fourteenth century? - ✔✔The Black Death The Incan civilization is represented by what architectural structure? - ✔✔The Machu Piccu What Muslim leader won the battle for Jerusalem (in 1187 A.D.) during the Crusades? - ✔✔Saladin Who wrote a treatise on government that maintained that the end justifies means? - ✔✔Machivelli What was the treatise on government that Machivelli wrote called? - ✔✔The Prince Who painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel? - ✔✔Michelangelo Under what ruler did the Spanish Empire expand in the Western Hemisphere? - ✔✔Philip ll of Spain Who invented a moveable type printing press that enabled the production and the sale of books during the Renaissance? - ✔✔Gutenberg Name three Italian Renaissance cities that had access to trade routes connecting Europe with the Middle Eastern markets. - ✔✔Florence, Venice, and Genoa True or False: During the Age of Charlemagne, the Franks became less forceful in Western Europe? - ✔✔False What was the focus of medieval art and literature? - ✔✔The Church and salvation Who financially supported Renaissance works of art in Northern Europe? - ✔✔Wealthy patrons Where did the Islamic religion begin? - ✔✔Arabian Peninsula When was Charlemagne annointed Emperor? - ✔✔800 A.D. By whom was Charlemagne annointed Emperor? - ✔✔The Pope Who was known for his humanist scholarship? - ✔✔Petrarch Who painted the Mona Lisa and The Last Supper? - ✔✔Leonardo da Vinci During the Middle Ages, education was largely confined to what group of people? - ✔✔Clergy Name an ancient African city located near the Ethiopian Highlands and the Nile River. - ✔✔Axum Who was the founder of Islam? - ✔✔Muhammad What did Sir Thomas More write? - ✔✔Utopia When did Sir Thomas More write Utopia? - ✔✔1516 What city became the capital of the Ottoman Empire in 1453? - ✔✔Constantinople What became the unifying force in Western Europe during the Middle Ages? - ✔✔The Roman Catholic Church What two religions coexist in the Japanese culture? - ✔✔Shinto and Buddhism What battle helped stop the spread of Islam into Western Europe? - ✔✔The Battle of Tours What was the land that was granted to a vassal called? - ✔✔A fief What West African city was known as a center of trade and learning? - ✔✔Timbuktu Paper was traded from China to Byzantium and Western Europe through what region? - ✔✔Muslim regions What was most responsible for the preservation of the Greco-Roman cultural achievements during the Middle Ages? - ✔✔Monasteries Wha two rivers are near Zimbabwe? - ✔✔Zambezi and Limpopo The Magyars traveled from Central Asia to settle in what country? - ✔✔Hungary What is the Muslim word of God called? - ✔✔Quran (or Koran) What city is sacred to Christians, Jews, and Muslims? - ✔✔Jerusalem What power did the Frankish kings use to expand their territory? - ✔✔Military power What Late Medieval event weakened the Pope and nobles while strengthening the monarchs? - ✔✔The Crusades What reinforced the feudal system by providing protection from invaders? - ✔✔Manors with castles What early American civilization had a polytheistic religion based on warfare? - ✔✔Aztec Who established the French throne in Paris while expanding his control over most of France? - ✔✔Hugh Capet What early West African kigdoms were located near the Niger River and the Sahara? - ✔✔Ghana, Mali, and Songhai What state religion unique to Japan believes in worship of the emperor? - ✔✔Shinto What did King John sign limiting the King's power? - ✔✔The Magna Carta The division of the Muslims began after the death at Muhammad. What are the two main divisions? - ✔✔Sunni and Shite The Crusades were carried out by Christian, political, and religious leaders who wanted to do what? - ✔✔Take control of the holy land from the Muslims What was a vassal? - ✔✔A person who served a lord with loyalty in a military capacity for land What led to the rise of Italian city-states with active civic leaders? - ✔✔Wealth from the European trade with the Middle East During the invasions of the Angles, Saxons, Magyars and Vikings, trade was disrupted, and what was strengthened? - ✔✔The feudal system Did the Crusades strengthen or weaken the relationship between the Christian, Jews, and Muslims? - ✔✔Weaken What language spread with Islam and helped facilitate trade across the Islamic lands? - ✔✔Arabic True or False: The work of the church scholars laid the foundation for universities in Europe. - ✔✔True Who carried Christianity to the Germanic Tribes? - ✔✔Missionaries What two products were important to the trans-Saharan trade? - ✔✔Gold and salt The Silk Roads of Asia established trade routes to where? - ✔✔The Mediterrnean Basin Name two countries that traded porcelain during the Middle Ages? - ✔✔China and Persia Missionaries carried Christianity and what alphabet to the Germanic tribes? - ✔✔Latin Alphabet What is a peninsula? - ✔✔Land surrounded by water on all sides except for a section that connects the land to a mainland What were some of the cultural achievements of the early Islamic civilization? - ✔✔Mosaics, Arabic alphabet, universities, translation of ancient texts, Dome of the Rock Who wrote The Praise of Folly? - ✔✔Erasmus What was The Praise of Folly about? - ✔✔Theologians and religious practices What territories did the Mongol armies invade to create their empire? - ✔✔Russia, Southwest Asia, and China Who was the victor in the Battle of Tours? - ✔✔Frankish army Who was defeated in the Battle of Tours? - ✔✔Moors With whom did the Frankish kings have an alliance with helped reestablish the Roman culture in Western Europe? - ✔✔The Church Which early American civilization developed a road system? - ✔✔The Incans What two cities important to Christianity were conquered by Muslims? - ✔✔Jerusalem and Damascus What female leader was a unifyin