This is JEOPARDY World History First Semester Midterm Review Mr. Booth/Alex Trebek Mr. Booth/Alex Trebek

Categories European Middle Ages/Crusades Asia. Africa Americas/Age of Exploration Renaissance/Reformatio n World Religions

Final Jeopardy

Christianity – Jesus Islam – Muhammad Buddhism – Siddhartha Gautama Hinduism – No major founder Judaism - Abraham List each of the 5 major religions we covered in class with its founder or prophet – 2 minutes, good luck

What is monotheistic? Judaism, Islam, and Christianity can all be considered this type of religion.

What is Christianity? Pax Romana helped this religion to be able to safely spread around Europe.

What is Islam? This religion requires believers to embark on a pilgrimage journey known as Hajj.

What is Hinduism? This religion shares a belief in reincarnation with Buddhism.

This religion was able to unite much of the Arabian Peninsula both religiously and politically. What is Islam?

What is Feudalism? This term describes the political system that dominated Europe during the Middle Ages.

What is The Bubonic Plague? During the 14 th century, this disease was spread to Europe through trade.

As a result of the Hundred Years War, these two countries were able to develop strong central governments. What are France and England?

To take back the Holy Lands from the Muslims was a major goal of this historical event. What are The Crusades?

What is religious or Christian? This word could be used to describe the most common theme of art, music and philosophy during the medieval period.

This impressive structure in China was built primarily to keep out invaders like the Mongolians. What is the Great Wall?

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What is a dynasty? This term describes the governmental system of China where power is continually passed down from father to son.

This term could be used to describe the government and social system of Japan in the 1500s. What is feudalism?

This man was a Chinese Admiral who traveled on a large ship to impress foreigners, promote trade, and collect tribute. Who is Zheng He?

This belief system helped to establish filial piety and the development of civil service examinations in China. What is Confucianism?

The exchange of food, plants, and animals between European explorers and the Americas What is the Columbian Exchange?

This Americas civilization set itself apart because of their extensive roads system, very much comparable with the Roman Empire Who are the Incas?

Trading raw materials during the slave trade is a major characteristic of this economic term What is Mercantalism?

This deadly disease was introduced to the Aztecs by Cortés 'men who had no immunity against it What is Small Pox?

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The Incas in South America had to adapt to their physical environment of this mountain range moving through modern day Peru and Chile What is the Andes Mountains ?

Swahili is a combination of these two groups of people Who are the Bantu Africans, and Arabic Traders

The spread of Islam could be directly related to this leader of Mali Who is Mansa Musa?

Like spices in India, some regions in Africa acquired wealth because of the trade of these two natural resources What is Gold and Salt?

Country responsible for taking African slaves to India to work on the docks for the Spice trade What is Portugal?

African nation where its walls were not built for security reasons, but for showing off What is Zimbabwe?

The Renaissance was a rebirth of learning modeled after these two classical civilizations What is Greece and Rome?

This wealthy and ruthless family from Northern Italy were certainly patrons of the arts Who are the Medici’s?

What is Secular? This Renaissance term refers to worldly ideas rather than spiritual, and is concerned with the here and the now

What is the sale of indulgences? This immoral act by the Catholic Church was the main reason Martin Luther disagreed with Friar Johann Tetzel and wrote his 95 Theses

Who is Johann Gutenberg? This German citizen was the inventor of the printing press