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World History
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Chapter 6- The World of Islam (Desert Learning)
1. Who was the Arabic scholar who studied contagious diseases and wrote important
medieval books translated into Latin? Ibn Sina
2. What are the 5 Pillars of Islam? Prayer, Belief, Charity, Hajj, Ramadan
3. Who was Muhammad’s successor? Abu Bakr
4. Means struggle in the way of God. Jihad
5. The city that all Muslims pray towards: Mecca
Chapter 7- Early African Civilizations (Out of Africa)
1. What are several aspects of early African society that made it unique?
2. Beginning in the eighth century, why did Mogadishu, Mombasa, and Kilwa form
on the east coast of Africa? The increase in trade
3. What area of Africa is known for its sculpture? Benin
4. The George Washington of Mali. Sundiata Keita
5. Christian Empire in Eastern Africa. Axum
Chapter 8- The Asian World (Great Temples and Great Walls)
1. Why did Islam become popular in India? Political disunity in india
2. What were powerful Japanese military leaders called? Shogun
3. After the death of Genghis Khan in 1227, what happened to the Mongol Empire?
Split into khanates
4. What did Chinese people have to complete before they could be hired by the
government? Civil Service Exam
5. Warriors in Japan who followed the code of Bushido. Samurai
Chapter 9- Emerging Europe and the Byzantine Empire (When in Rome…)
1. When Justinian expanded his empire, around what body of water did he focus his
efforts? Mediterranean
2. Explain the relationships between lords and vassals that made up the political and
social system known as feudalism.
3. The Medieval political and social system. Feudalism
4. The large European empire created during the 700s and 800s was the result of
whose efforts? Charlemagne
5. What were Christian military expeditions to the Holy Land? Crusades
Chapter 10- Europe in the Middle Ages (Going Medieval on You)
1. The Great Schism resulted from a dispute between what two people? King and
Pope
2. In the Eleventh Century who worked to free the Catholic Church from secular
interference? Pope Gregory VII
3. A Medieval agricultural estate. Manor
4. What were two important thirteenth century developments in limiting a king’s
power? Magna Carta and English Parliament
5. What is denial of church doctrine called? heresy
Chapter 11- The Americas (Giant Heads and Human Sacrifice)
1. What great Mesoamerican civilization was centered at present-day Mexico City?
Aztec
2. What structures did the Anasazi live in? Pueblos
3. Which civilization created a calendar that runs over 5,000 years? Maya
4. What pieces of giant art did the Olmec create? Giant Heads
5. What are Nazca lines? Huge lines that can only be seen from above
Mixed Bag:
5- What superhero is an alien from the planet Krypton? Superman
10- What song includes the line “I been spending hundreds since they had small faces”?
Money ain’t a Thing
15- Which finger is the weakest? Ring Finger
20- In what 1986 John Hughes’ movie do the main characters drive a 1968 Ferrari
California all over Chicago? Ferris Bueller’s Day Off
25- What fantasy series of books was the inspiration for many Led Zeppelin Songs? Lord
of the Rings
World History
Final Part 1 Review
Chapter 6- The World of Islam
1. Who was the Arabic scholar who studied contagious diseases and wrote important
medieval books translated into Latin? ___________________________________
2. What are the 5 Pillars of Islam? ________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
3. Who was Muhammad’s successor? _____________________________________
4. Means struggle in the way of God. _____________________________________
5. The city that all Muslims pray towards: _________________________________
Chapter 7- Early African Civilizations
1. What are several aspects of early African society that made it unique?
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
2. Beginning in the eighth century, why did Mogadishu, Mombasa, and Kilwa form
on the east coast of Africa? ___________________________________________
3. What area of Africa is known for its sculpture? ___________________________
4. The George Washington of Mali. ______________________________________
5. Christian Empire in Eastern Africa. ____________________________________
Chapter 8- The Asian World
1. Why did Islam become popular in India? ________________________________
_________________________________________________________________
2. What were powerful Japanese military leaders called? ______________________
3. After the death of Genghis Khan in 1227, what happened to the Mongol Empire?
__________________________________________________________________
4. What did Chinese people have to complete before they could be hired by the
government? _______________________________________________________
5. Warriors in Japan who followed the code of Bushido. ______________________
Chapter 9- Emerging Europe and the Byzantine Empire
1. When Justinian expanded his empire, around what body of water did he focus his
efforts? ___________________________________________________________
2. Explain the relationships between lords and vassals that made up the political and
social system known as feudalism. _____________________________________
_________________________________________________________________
3. The Medieval political and social system. _______________________________
4. The large European empire created during the 700s and 800s was the result of
whose efforts? _____________________________________________________
5. What were Christian military expeditions to the Holy Land? _________________
Chapter 10- Europe in the Middle Ages
1. The Great Schism resulted from a dispute between what two people?
__________________________________________________________________
2. In the Eleventh Century who worked to free the Catholic Church from secular
interference? _______________________________________________________
3. A Medieval agricultural estate. ________________________________________
4. What were two important thirteenth century developments in limiting a king’s
power? ___________________________________________________________
5. What is denial of church doctrine called? ________________________________
Chapter 11- The Americas
1. What great Mesoamerican civilization was centered at present-day Mexico City?
__________________________________________________________________
2. What structures did the Anasazi live in? _________________________________
3. Which civilization created a calendar that runs over 5,000 years? _____________
4. What pieces of giant art did the Olmec create? ____________________________
5. What are Nazca lines? _______________________________________________