World History Final Exam Review

Topic 1

100

The Pax Romana

What is the 200+ period of peace for the Roman Empire?

200

Muhammad was different from other prophets because...

Answers may include:

A big following during his lifetime

Both a religious and state leader

No divine powers

300

This was the king that was forced to sign the Magna Carta

What is King John?

400

This church practice led Martin Luther to write his 95 Theses

What is the selling of indulgences?

500

Fill in the blank:

Constantine issued the ____ __ ____, making Christianity legal

What is Edict of Milan?

Topic 2

100

Justinian was a Byzantine emperor with this kind of power

What is absolute power?

200

Fill in the blank:

King Henry VIII had _ wives and _ children

What is 6 and 3?

300

Charles Martel defeated this force in the Battle of Tours

Who are the Spanish Moors?

400

This figure was the first Roman Emperor

Who is Augustus Caesar?

500

Joan of Arc led this country during the Hundred (and 17) Year War

What is France?

Topic 3

100

This is the belief in one god

What is monotheism?

200

This is the ability to control both the church and state

What is absolute power?

300

This is to be kicked out of the church

What is excommunication?

400

This is a slip of paper sold by the church that pardons you or a loved one's sins

What are indulgences?

500

This is known as the native language of a particular country

What is vernacular?

Topic 4

100

These were some of the causes that enabled the Black Plague to spread quickly

Answers may include:

Fleas and rats

Land and sea trade routes

Terrible living conditions

High population density

200

This is the city that Muslims pray towards, as called for by the pillar Salat

What is Mecca?

300

This was the goal of the Crusades

What is to gain control of the Holy Lands (Jerusalem)?

400

This is the place where Viking invaders attacked most often, as they were easy targets

What are monasteries?

500

Fill in the blank:

In the feudal system, the lowest class was referred to as ____.

What are serfs?

Topic 5

100

These two sides fought during the Battle of Tours

What are the Franks and Moors?

200

This side controlled Jerusalem after the Crusades were finished

What is the Islamic Empire?

300

True or false:

The feudal system was a governmental system and a religious system

What is false? (The feudal system was a governmental system and a social class system)

400

This was the reason as to why the Romans executed Jesus

What is fear of the end of the Pax Romana?

500

These are two ways in which Justinian showed his absolute power

What is the construction of the Hagia Sophia?

What is the creation of Justinian's Code?