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Midterm Exam WH Ch 1-18 Test

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5 Matching Questions

  1. Hieroglyphics
  2. Voltaire
  3. Confucianism
  4. Peter the Great
  5. Adam Smith
  1. a Czar and social reformer who tried to make Russia more like Western Europe; tried to modernize Russia; fought wars to gain warm-water ports on the Black Sea
  2. b China; Confucius; Philosophy; Relationships; taught the most important duty was respect for parents
  3. c Scottish political economist who wrote Wealth of Nations; He is a major contributor to the modern perception of free market economics.
  4. d Philosophe who wrote the "Candide", satirizing prejudice, oppressive government, and bigotry. Championed freedom of speech, religion and thought.
  5. e Egyptian writing; developed from a need to keep records

5 Multiple Choice Questions

  1. Laws that were the same for all people
  2. Oldest of the monotheistic religions; Hebrews; Torah is their holy book
  3. Prince of Portugal who established an observatory and school of navigation and encouraged ocean exploration; because of his efforts, Portugal led the way in exploration
  4. New style of architecture during the Middle Ages that points upwards - pointed arches, ribbed vaults, stained glass, flying buttresses, gargoyles
  5. Mali storyteller

5 True/False Questions

  1. 5 Pillars of IslamPillar 1 - faith; Pillar 2 -Pray 5 times a day; Pillar 3 - Alms giving or charity; Pillar 4 - Fasting during Ramadan; Pillar 5 - Pilgrimage to Mecca once in a lifetime

          

  2. Merchant GuildsGroups which dominated economic and political life of towns during the Middle Ages

          

  3. KoreaBecause of Korea's geography (mountainous), fishing was a major source for protein

          

  4. TradeInfluenced by Portuguese culture - they speak Portuguese

          

  5. The DutchGreece's geography led to the development of many small city-states known as polis