World History 2nd Semester Test II

People I

100

Captured Constantinople in 1453

The Ottoman Turks

200

Founder of the Islamic religion

Muhammad

300

Emperor of the Byzantine Empire from 527 to 565

Justinian

400

Became the first Russian ruler officially crowned Tsar

Ivan the Terrible

500

1) What are the two main groups of Muslims? 

2) Which group forms the majority of Muslims in the world today? 

1) Shiites and Sunnis

2) Sunnis

Islam

100

The sacred text of the Islamic religion

the Quran

200

Slender towers of the mosques from which Muslims are called to daily prayer

minarets

300

The capital of the Muslim empire during Islam's golden age

Baghdad

400

Muslim's say this is where Muhammad ascended into heaven; this mosque is in Jerusalem, built on the very spot where Solomon's temple was.

The Dome of the Rock

500

Name the Five Pillars of Islam

1) Declaration of Faith

2) Daily Prayer (5 times a day)

3) Alms for the poor

4) Fast during Ramadan

5) Hajj to Mecca

Places

100

This city sat at a crossroads linking Asia and Europe; its great wealth came from trade.

Constantinople

200

Constantinople was renamed ________ by the Ottoman Turks

Istanbul

300

Where Muhammad was born 

Mecca

400

A church in Constantinople whose name means "Holy Wisdom" 

Hagia Sophia

500

1) The church in the East became the _______

2) The church in the West became the _______

1) Eastern Orthodox Church

2) Roman Catholic Church

Africa

100

1) Largest desert in the world

2) Grassy plains in Africa

3) Waterfalls

1) Sahara

2) savannas

3) cataracts

200

Two products which dominated Saharan trade

1) gold

2) salt

300

Three major kingdoms of West Africa

1) Ghana

2) Mali

3) Songhai

400

The greatest ruler of the kingdom of Mali

Mansa Musa

500

The successful East African international trade system led to the emergence of a vibrant culture and a new language, both known as ________

Swahili

Reformation and Re

100

Used his printing press to print the first complete edition of the Bible

Johann Gutenberg

200

1) A German monk who posted his 95 Theses on the church door at 2) _____________

1) Martin Luther

2) Wittenberg

300

1) The Holy Roman Emperor who summoned the German monk to appear the Diet of __________ (2

1) Charles V

2) Diet of Worms

400

To famous Reformers: 

1) Led the Reformation in Geneva, Switzerland

2) Led the Reformation in Scotland

1) John Calvin in Geneva, Switzerland

2) John Knox in Scotland

500

Dutch priest and humanist who urged a return to the simple ways of the early church

Erasmus