CP World History

Fall Final Exam

Study Guide
By Jeremy Robinson
Coach Embry
1st Period
12-16-2013

60. A. Vasco da Gama began exploring the east African coast.

B. James Cook made contact with other countries.
C. Hernan Cortez was one of the most famous conquistadors
D. Ferdinand Magellan was known for the first circumnavigation
E. Galileo Galilei said that the Earth was in the middle of the solar system
F. Isaac Newton came up with the theory of gravity
G. Nicolaus Copernicus said that the Sun was in the middle of the solar system
H. Johannes Kepler was the mathematician that talked about the planets movement
59. Peter the Great modernized Russia by advancing their industrial sections.
58. Louis XIV and Peter the Great are examples of absolute monarchs because they
had all the power.
57. Cultural Diffusion is the spread of religion and ideas
56. Prince Henry was known as the navigator because he was responsible for the early
development of European exploration.
55. The Renaissance led to the Age of Exploration because it had new ideas and
technology.
54. The Printing Press was important it made communication easier
53. The long-term effect of the Protestant Reformation was that their ideas spread all
over the world

52. The Council of Trent impacted the Counter- Reformation because it was criticized by
the Protestant reformers
51. Predestination is when your life is already determined
50. Catholics, Eastern Orthodox and Protestant churches all believe in Jesus
49. Martin Luther and Erasmus both dont think you can buy your way into heaven
48. Michelangelo, Donatello, Raphael and Leonardos most important pieces are the
ones with the statues in very high detail.
47. A similarity between Timbuktu and Florence is that both specialized in trading
46. The art of Greece and Rome was important to the Renaissance because thats
where most of the important paintings and statues were.
45. The main characteristics of the impact of Europe were lots of art, exploration and
culture.
44. The purposes of the voyages of Zheng He is so can explore many diverse areas of
the world.
43. Important innovations that came to China were the Silk Road and Buddhism.
42. The Silk Road was important to cultural diffusion because it creates a long trade
route that brings culture, resources, and religion to different civilizations.
41. Genghis Khan created the Mongol Empire by conquering the old empire.
40. The Aztecs and Incans empires ended because the Black Death killed them off.

39. Egyptian and Mayan writing systems are similar because they use symbols as their
writing.
38. Main characteristics of the Aztecs were that they killed people by sacrificing them.
37. A long-term result of the crusades was the growth of European trade and
commerce.
36. King Charlemagne impacted Europe during the Middle Ages by creating the
Carolingian Miniscule.
35. The Catholic Church provided unity and stability to Western Europe during the
Middle Ages by because anyone can go no matter their rank or class.
34. Feudalism is the dominant social system in medieval Europe.
33. Russias relationship with the Byzantine Empire had a positive impact on Russia
32. A difference between the Roman Catholicism and Eastern Orthodox Christians is
that in the Roman Catholic priest are not allowed to be married and in the Eastern
Orthodox.
31. The Great Schism is a split between two churches in Rome
30. The Justinian Code was so important because it gave order to Rome
29. The Byzantine Empire is connected to the Roman Empire because they both have
the same practices and customs.
28. The religion in Africa changed by more people becoming Islamic.

27. The effect of Mansa Musas pilgrimage to Mecca is that there was more Islamic
learning and culture expanded in Mali.
26. African kingdoms of Ghana and Mali are similar because they both have the same
teachings.
25. Islam was spread by Arabs to Africa, Asia, and Arabia
24. Some achievements of the Islamic Empire was medicine, the paper mill, and a
unified language.
23. A similarity between Islam, Christianity and Judaism is that they all believe in Jesus
22. A difference between the Shia and the Sunni is that Shia has nominated Muhammad
as a successor
21. A difference between Christianity, Islam, and Judaism is that Christians believe that
Jesus died on the cross.
20. In the Islamic religion Allah is not a special god, but The Creator of all living things.
19. Emperor Diocletian attempted to reform the Roman Empire by creating the
Tetrarchy system which is a system of political reformation that divided the Roman
Empire into the east half and the west half.
18. The difference between the Roman Empire and the Roman Republic is that the
empire is the main leader while the republic is ruled by citizens.
17. Rome changed to an empire because the republic lacked a strong executive to
prevent a civil war.

16. During the Roman Republic the government was bad because the Republic was
plagued by civil war.
15. Romes geography gave Rome protection, for example the Alps in the North.
14. Classical civilization is a long period of cultural history mainly focused on the
Mediterranean Sea.
13. Hellenism is the culture of Greece, created by Alexander the Great.
12. The Athens and Spartans are different because the Spartans focus more on training
for wars.
11. The Athens and Spartans are similar because they both have a polytheistic religion.
10. Greeces Geography had a positive impact on Greece because the mountains
provide protection.
9. The Caste System worked by you being rank since you were born and determined by
your parents.
8. There have been many accomplishments during the Gupta Empire like astronomy,
medicine, and mathematics
7. There have been many accomplishments during the Persian Empire like the numeric
system, chemistry, cement, and brick.
6. The Chinese Civil Service Exam was an educational system employed from the Han
Dynasty and a recruitment method.

5. The five characteristics of a civilization include record keeping, cities, institutions,

technology and workers.
4. The Four Major Truths said that life means suffering, the origin of suffering is
attachment, the cessation of suffering is attainable, and the path to the cessation of
suffering.
3. The Chinese establishes their emperor and dynasties by it being changed from
generation to generation.
2. The Hammurabi Code was important because it gave order to the people.
1. The geography of Egypt and Mesopotamia had a positive impact on their land
because had nice long rivers for good nutrients.