Old Stuff For Sem. Test

Question 0

Investiture Controversy

Answer 0

The argument over the control of appointments of church offices

Question 1

Filioque

Answer 1

The disagreement over the Holy Trinity and the origins of the Son

Question 2

Hagia Sophia

Answer 2

Cathedral built in city of Constantinople by Justinian; taken over by Muslims and turned from a church into a mosque; the name means “sacred wisdom”

Question 3

Pope vs. Patriarch

Answer 3

Pope is earthly head of the Roman Catholics; Patriarch is earthly head of the Eastern Orthodox Church

Question 4

Abbot vs. Abbess

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An abbot is the leader of the monks and an abbess is the leader of the nuns

Question 5

Rule of Benedict

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Vows: celibacy, poverty, obedience to “sacred songs”

Daily Activities: pray 7x a day and perform manual labor b/c idleness is “enemy of soul”

Question 6

Regular clergy vs. Secular clergy

Answer 6

Regular- live in seclusion

Secular- live in society

Question 7

Bushido

Answer 7

The code of ethics that must be followed by Japanese warriors

Question 8

Champa Rice

Answer 8

Fast-maturing rice, producing high yield

Question 9

Obsidian

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A volcanic rock that was used for tools, knives, and mirrors by Native Americans

Question 10

Khipus

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Knotted, colored cord used to transmit information and keep records

Question 11

Mayan military

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Main goal was to secure captives for sacrificial purposes or to use as slaves

Question 12

Native American human sacrifice

Answer 12

War leaders or nobles were preferred as victims
1000’s sacrificed per year
Motivation to not rebel

Question 13

Anasazi

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Lived in the four corners region of the United States

Question 14

“Three sisters”

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The crops of maize, beans, and squash

Question 15

Cahokia

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It contains the largest mound ever discovered in North America

Question 16

Theocracy

Answer 16

A government ruled by the religious leaders

Question 17

Khubilai Khan

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Established the Yuan Empire

Grandson of Gengis Kahn

Question 18

Woodblock vs. Moveable Type

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Woodblock was just carved into wood while moveable type was just single letters that could move around
-Moveable type was faster and cheaper
Made prep and agriculture books

Question 19

Invention of the compass

Answer 19

Invented by Chinese

Question 20

“Kick off” of European exploration

Answer 20

Wanted to bypass the Middle East and the search for an alternative route to the Indies

Question 21

Ferdinand Magellan

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Explorer that was the 1st to circumnavigate the globe

Question 22

Vasco de Gama

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1st European to reach India by sea

Question 23

Bartholomeu Dias

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1st to round the southern tip of Africa

Question 24

Christopher Columbus

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1st landed in Cuba | Sailed for Spain

Question 25

Virginia Colony

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1st British settlement in North America; named after Queen Elizabeth I who was known as the "Virgin Queen"

Question 26

The Prince

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- it was a guide on how to get and maintain political power - written by Machievelli - written to impress the Medici family who was in power in Florence

Question 27

Renaissance artists and artwork

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``` Michelangelo- Creation of Adam Botticelli- The Birth of Venus Donatello-Statue of David Raphael- Madonnas Da Vinci-Mona Lisa ```

Question 28

Martin Luther

Answer 28

Created the Ninety-Five Theses

Question 29

Ninety-Five Theses

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- monasticism must be abolished - clergy should be allowed to marry - Kept communion and baptism out of the 7 sacraments (confirmation, communion, confession, baptism, holy orders, last rites, marriage)

Question 30

William Harvey

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Discovered the heart was the central pumping station of the circulatory system

Question 31

Isaac Newton

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Created 3 laws of motion and gravity

Question 32

Nicolaus Copernicus

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Discovered that the universe was heliocentric

Question 33

Rene Descartes

Answer 33

The father of Modern Philosophy

Question 34

July 4th

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Independence Day because it was the day the Declaration of Independence was signed

Question 35

July 14th

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Celebrated in France because it's the day that the revolutionaries stormed the political prison and armory called the Bastille

Question 36

France 1st to do what

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Wrote 1st national anthem

Question 37

Urbanization

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More than 50% of a country's population lives in cities

Question 38

1st country to "urbanize"

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Great Britain

Question 39

Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo

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- US gained control of California - US receives 1/2 of Mexico's territory - Mexico admits defeat in the Mexican-American War

Question 40

Start of the Spanish-American War

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USS Maine was sunk

Question 41

Latin America

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Napoleon III called it this because of their shared "Latin culture"

Question 42

Manchus

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Group of people that founded the Qing dynasty of China

Question 43

End of traditional Chinese history

Answer 43

The biggest sign of this was the end of the Civil Service Exams

Question 44

Chinese Expeditions

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Leader: Zheng He Unicorn: based on giraffes

Question 45

Why did the Chinese expeditions stop?

Answer 45

- the new emperor wanted to distinguish himself from his predecessor - the expeditions weren't producing what was hoped for - they were spending $ trying to build the emperial city