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1st tri. history exam review

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what is the period before written history called?
prehistory
what is the adaptation of animals for human use called?
domestication
who was the first female pharoah?
cleopatra 7
what was egyptian writing called?
heiroglyphics
who was the founder of buddhism?
siddhartha gautama
who was the great chinese philosopher?
confucious
who wrote the illiad?
homer
what was the greatsest hellenistic city?
alexandria
who was the great general of carthage?
hannibal
who led a slave revolt in 73 BC?
spartacus
who was the founder of islam?
muhammad
what were muslim churches called?
mosques
who was the founder of the mali civilization?
sundiata keita
what king from mali journeyed to mecca?
mansa musa
what itialian explorer call china "paradise"?
marco polo
genghis khan was born with what name?
temujin
what was the other name of charles the great?
charlemagne
what pope started the crusades?
pope urban 2
who was the founder of the franciscans?
saint francis
where was the first european university?
bologna
what was the capital of the aztecs?
tenochtitlan
what man conquered the inca empire in peru?
francisco pizzarro
what region of italy was florence locatedf in?
tuscany
where did the renaissance begin?
italy
who was the father of humanism?
pretarch
who wrote the divine comedy?
dante
who is credited with starting the protestant reformation?
martin luther
where did martin luther live and work?
wittenburg, germany
what book did john calvin write in 1536?
institutes of the christian religion
what court was set up in geneva to oversee the moral life of the people?
consistory
what man sailed from portugal to the tip of africa in 1488?
bartholemu dias
what explorer claimed the phillippines for spain?
magellan
what country sent the first slaves to america in 1518?
spain
what was the trip from africa to the new world for slaves?
middle passage
who did the burmese fight in 1767?
thailand
what island was conquered by the dutch in 1619?
java
what were elite units of the ottoma military called?
janissaries
who led the ottoman empire during its best years?
suleyman the magnificent
who was the founder of the safavid empire?
shah ismail
what is the term for lawlessness and disorder?
anarchy
who was the founder of the mogul dynasty?
babur
how did babur and his men cross over into india?
khyber pass
what became the capital city of china in 1421?
beijing
who led a trade mission to beijing in 1793 and was sent away?
lord george mccartney
what feature of chinese society restricted female mobility?
footbinding
how long are the walls around the imperial city?
6.5 miles
what european country landed in japan in 1543?
portugal
what was the most popular form of japanesd theater?
kabuki
who came up with the geocentric theory?
ptolemy
who came up with the helocentric theory?
copernicus
what system used in the u.s. today was started by montesquieu?
seperation of powers/checks and balances
who wrote the wealth of nations?
adam smith
who wrote the messiah?
handel
what treaty ended the french and indian war?
treaty of 1763
what was the first constitution of the u.s. and how long did it last?
articles of confederation-6yrs.
what were the first 10 amendments to the constitution called?
bill of rights
how many estates were there in france at the beginning of the revolution?
3
what group made up the 2nd estate?
nobility
who was the minister of justice inthe paris commune?
georges danton
the girondins represented what parst of france?
rural areas(provinces)
at what age did napolean reach the rank of general?
24
what naval battle was a defeat for france in 1805?
battle of trafalgar
who became the king of france of in 1589?
henry 4
who became the leader of england in 1558?
elizabeth tudor
who was the frist king in the restoration movement in 1660?
charles 2
what document did william and mary have to sign before they were allowed to tahe the throne?
english bill of rights
who was the chief minister of louis 13?
cardinal richelieu
who was the first czar of russia?
ivan 4
who was the author of don quixote?
mihuel de cervantes
who was the sidekick of don quixote?
sancho panza

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