WORLD HISTORY FINAL EXAM REVIEW: FALL SEMESTER UNITS III AND IV

1. WORLD HISTORYFINAL EXAM REVIEW:FALL SEMESTERUNITS III AND IV

2. DIRECTIONS • Use the accompanying worksheet to review Units III and IV for our fall semester final exam • Turn this in at the end of the period • Do not use books, the internet, notes or anyone else…you have a final coming up, see what you remember and what you need to review!

3. Excommunication Feudalism Tithe “Holy Roman Emperor” Manor Monasteries guilds a church tax, usually 10% self-sufficient economic unit of Middle Ages system of give and take to be formally kicked out of the Catholic Church title given to Charlemagne places of learning during the Middle Ages group of workers in the same profession, designed to regulate work, material and prices S1: MATCH THESE TERMS!!

4. S2: Feudal Pyramid • Label the Feudal Pyramid on your worksheet • Which group is also a vassal? Which group is also a lord? Label these on the pyramid. • What is a fief?

5. S3: Middle Ages • During the Middle Ages the jobs of people were those who ________, those who _________ and those who _______. • How important was the Church to people of the Middle Ages? • What power did the Church have over monarchs?

6. S4: Middle Ages (cont’d) • Remember the rhyme: “Charles Martel defeated the Moors (Muslims) at the Battle of Tours”. What is significant about this battle? • Who is considered to be the greatest ruler of the European Middle Ages? His empire extended across modern day Germany and France.

7. S5: Bubonic Plague • What is the Bubonic Plague? • Where did it come from and how did it get to Europe? • How did it affect Europe’s population? • How did it inspire the Renaissance?

8. S6: The Renaissance • Why did the Renaissance begin in Italy? • How did the Renaissance differ from the Middle Ages in Europe? • Give examples of Renaissance artists and their works and Renaissance authors and their works.

9. S7: MATCH THESE TERMS!! • Renaissance • Humanism • Secularism • Realism • Enlightenment • Scientific Revolution • Theme of northern Renaissance, using more realistic subjects • “Rebirth” • Moving away from the religious and more towards the worldly • philosophical movement of the 18th century, characterized by belief in the power of human reason and by innovations in political, religious, and educational doctrine • Period of great advances, especially concerning the earth’s position in the universe • Value that stressed the worth and potential of the individual

10. S8: MATCH THESE PEOPLE! • Henry VIII • Elizabeth I • Martin Luther • Medici family • Defeated the Spanish Armada, one of the longest reigning rulers in England • Catholic monk who was against corrupt practices of the Church • Started the Church of England or Anglican Church over the issue of divorce • Italian patrons of the arts

11. S9: MATCH THESE PEOPLE! • Bacon • Copernicus • Descartes • Galileo • Newton • Defined gravity, developed calculus, father of modern science • Advancements in astronomy, came up w/ ideas behind Newton’s law of motion • Rejected scientific decisions on assumptions or emotions and instead relied on what could be seen, “I think, therefore I am” • Credited with the heliocentric theory • Helped popularize the scientific method as a way of going through scientific procedure

12. S10: Printing Press • What ethnic group first developed printing? • What was the first book printed on the press? • Many historians agree that the printing press is the greatest invention in human history. Name 3 ways the printing press impacted the world.

13. S11: The Protestant Reformation • Why was Luther upset at the Church? Define indulgences. • What was the core element of Luther’s belief? • What was the purpose of the Council of Trent? • What does recant mean? • What happened to Luther? • What are the 3 branches of Christianity now?

14. S12: MATCH THESE TERMS! • Matrilineal • Astrolabe • Caravel • Middle Passage • Triangular trade • Instrument used to help determine location using position of the sun • Tracing ancestry through your mother’s side of the family • Small sailing vessel • part of the Atlantic Ocean between the west coast of Africa and the West Indies: the longest part of the journey formerly made by slave ships • pattern of colonial commerce in which slaves were bought on the African Gold Coast with New England rum and then traded in the West Indies for sugar or molasses, which was brought back to New England to be manufactured into rum

15. S13: Africa • What is oral tradition? How do girots relate? • Why is there little known about African history before 1500? • What is the Great Zimbabwe? • Describe Mansa Musa.

16. S14: MATCH THESE PEOPLE AND EMPIRES! • Prince Henry • Conquistadors • Olmec • Aztec • Inca • Maya • One of the earliest civilizations in the Americas, believed in jaguar headed god, used slash and burn • Religion was center of life, had a theocracy, economy based on agriculture and trade, one of the first civilizations to have a writing system • Spanish soldiers who defeated Mesoamerican civilizations • Built Tenochtitlan, had hierarchal system for gov’t, religious sacrifices, brought down by Spanish • Capital at Cuzco, terraced farming and irrigation used, also used human sacrifices to appease the gods • Funded many expeditions for Portugal and supported exploration

17. S15: Exploration • What were the 3 G’s? • What was the Treaty of Tordesillas? • What is the Columbian Exchange? • What is mercantilism? • Name 2 ways the natives were conquered by the Europeans.

18. REMINDERS!! • You need to review on your own for the final (remember it counts 15% of your grade). Your study guide is nice, but it will not guarantee you an A. • You will need a pencil for your final exam. • COME PREPARED SO YOU CAN LEAVE FOR BREAK KNOWING YOU DID YOUR BEST!!