Study guide for world history midterm

Question 1

What is the significance of the Fall of the Western Roman Empire

Answer 1

It allowed an empire to rise and take power

Question 2

What causes built up to the fall of the Roman Empire

Answer 2

1. Economic troubles
2. Military overspending
3. corruption
4. invasions
5. overexpansion

Question 3

What were the crusades?

Answer 3

A series of religious wars that took place between 1096 and 1291

Question 4

What impacts did the crusades have

Answer 4

1. they weakened the feudal system
2. increased the power of kings
3. led to the growth of towns and trade

Question 5

What is the definition of feudalism

Answer 5

how power was spread across different groups of people

Question 6

What were the roles in the feudal system? (top to bottom)

Answer 6

1. Lords
2. Kings
3. Knights
4. Peasants/serfs

Question 7

What is the definition of Manorialism

Answer 7

an economic system where a Lord’s manner was self-sufficient producing all goods.

Question 8

what is the manor system made up of?

Answer 8

1. Lords
2. Peasants

Question 9

who and where was the religion Islam founded?

Answer 9

Where- Makkah
Who- Muhammad

Question 10

The holy book of Islam was known as what?

Answer 10

Quran

Question 11

what are the five pillars of Islam?

Answer 11

1. Shahada
2. Salat
3. Zakat
4. Sawm
5. Hajj

Question 12

how did the religion of Islam spread?

Answer 12

through trade and military

Question 13

what contributions came from the religion of Islam?

Answer 13

1. medicine
2. technology
3. Science

Question 14

What caused the Sunni-Shia split?

Answer 14

A disagreement on who should lead after Muhammad’s death

Question 15

what did the Sunni do about the split?

Answer 15

Chose Abu Bakr to lead

Question 16

why was gold and salt so important in Africa?

Answer 16

1. Trade Routes
2. Economic Growth

Question 17

what the main countries where the gold and salt trade took place?

Answer 17

1. Ghana
2. Mali
3. Songhai

Question 18

what is the silk road and what did it connect?

Answer 18

The silk road is a network of trade routes. it connected China to the Byzantine Empire and the Arab caliphate.

Question 19

what role did the silk road play?

Answer 19

exchanging goods

Question 20

what were some of the important goods that were traded along the silk road?

Answer 20

silk, tea and porcelain

Question 21

what things involving cultural exchange was spread throughout the silk road

Answer 21

religion, art and architecture was spread throughout the silk road

Question 22

Who founded the Mongol Empire

Answer 22

Genghis Khan founded the Mongol Empire

Question 23

what was the impact that the Mongol Empire had?

Answer 23

1. Pax Mongolica
2. Demographic changes
3. Disease Transmission

Question 24

what does the word renaissance mean?

Answer 24

Renaissance means rebirth

Question 25

what were the key cities at the start of the Renaissance?

Answer 25

1. Florence 2. Venice

Question 26

define humanism and individualism

Answer 26

Humanism- culture movement emphasizing the study of classical texts. human potential and achievements focusing on individualism education and secularism Individualism- A focus on the unique qualities and achievements of individuals highlighting personal expression and self-representation in art and literature