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World History I Final Exam
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What was the Agricultural Revolution?
When humans changed from hunting/gathering to farming to get their food.
Why did early cities need government?
To maintain order among the population
How did Egyptian farmers preserve water after the Nile flood water receded?
They dug irrigation ditches
In early societies, provide one example of how government and religion were often
interrelated.
Religious temples were also centers of government
What was one reason for the Egyptian empires decline?
New and powerful enemies
Why did Greek city-states develop separately?
The Greeks were isolated from each other because of the mountainous geography
Why was the sea important to the Greeks
The Greeks used it to travel, trade, and for food.
How did Athens benefit from the Greek defensive alliance?
They had the strongest navy to protect Greece's coastline
Why did the Peloponnesian War begin?
Tensions over the cost of the Delian League
What caused the decline of Athen's Golden Age and the end of democracy?
Athens was defeated in the Peloponesian war
Which Greek philosopher was put on trial for "corrupting the youth of Athens"?
Socrates
What does the term “Hellenistic” mean?
The blending of Greek, Egyptian, and Persian cultures
Why did Rome and Carthage go to war?
To control the Mediterranean Sea trade
What was an economic factor that led to the fall of the Roman Republic?
The gap between the rich and the poor
How was Christianity able to spread throughout the Roman Empire?
Christianity accepted everyone, no matter of social class; Romes excellent roads; and Jesus
promised eternal life
What resulted from the Pax Romana
Christian missionaries were able to spread the religion throughout the empire
What led to the decline of the Roman Empire?
The Romans spent a lot of money on their military, invasions by Germanic tribes, and a decline
in trade
What was on contribution of the Roman Empire to western society?
An effective legal system
What is a Republic form of government?
In a republic, the power rests with citizens who have the right to select their leaders
What does Islam mean in Arabic?
Submission to the will of Allah
What are the 5 pillars of Islam?
The major duties required of all Muslims
What do Muslims believe about Muhammad?
Muhammad was the last and greatest of the prophets.
What is the main difference between the Sunni and the Shi'a branches of Islam?
The Shi'a believe that the caliph needed to be a relative of Muhammad
What is the bargain made between a lord and his vassal?
The lord would grant the vassal land in exchange for military service
What were the forces holding feudal society together?
Mutual obligations and the teachings of the Church
What did Church leaders and royal families often battled over?
The appointment of bishops
What was the goal of the Crusades
To recover Jerusalem and the Holy Land from the MuslimTurks
What was the effect of the Comercial Revoluion?
Workers were paid for labor, more money was made available for building businesses, it
increased the power of the king.
What did the Magna Carta guarantee?
Basic legal rights
What did the devastation caused by the bubonic plague contribute to?
The disruption and collapse of medieval society
After the wars and plagues of the Middle Ages,what did the survivors want to do?
Celebrate life and human potential
What does secular mean?
Worldly or non-religious
During the Renaissance, the importance of the individual increased. What did this lead to?
A rise in democratic ideas, reform in politics, and clarification of laws
What was the practice of selling indulgences?
Selling pardons for sins
What was the reformation?
A movement that led to the founding of new Christian churches
The Incan government connect its huge empire?
The Incan government built a 14,000 mile-long network of roads and bridges spanning the
empire
What caused the fall of the Aztecs?
Conquest by foreigners (Spanish)
What were the European voyages of exploration trying to accomplish?
Grow wealthy and spread Christianity
What helped make exploration possible?
Joint stock companies, better navigation tools, and support from powerful monarchs
How did Francisco Pizarro capture Cuzco?
Pizarro captured the Inca leader, accepted the Inca ransom, then killed the leader of the
Incas
What helped make exploration possible?
Joint stock companies, better navigation tools, and support from powerful monarchs
How did Francisco Pizzaro capture Cuzco?
Pizarro captured the Inca leader, accepted the Inca ransom, then killed the leader of the
Incas
During the Age of Exploration, what were the European explorers searching for?
A route to Asia
How was Africa affected beer the Atlantic slave trade?
Many cultures lost the fittest members and families were torn apart
According to mercantilism, how could a nation increase its wealth?
It should sell more goods than it buys
What prompted new business practices in the 16th and 17th centuries?
New wealth from the Americas and the growth of overseas trade