World History Semester Review

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What are the principles that Muslims adhere to in practicing their faith?

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The Five Pillars

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Which of these is considered a Roman innovation?
Options: Starting the principles of democracy, Creating arches in architecture, Arabesque used in building churches

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Creating arches in architecture

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Why was Egypt referred to as the "Gift of the Nile"?

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Deposits from the river allowed for agriculture to be possible in the desert area

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What was the ruling cycle in China referred to as?

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Dynastic Cycle

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Why was writing such an important innovation in early civilizations?

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It allowed for people to communicate with each other over large distances and to record laws, records, histories.

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Which place in the Muslim world helped to preserve knowledge and innovations? Options: Hagia Sophia, House of Wisdom, Library of Alexandria, Cambridge University

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House of Wisdom

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What is the most significant outcome of Justinian's Code of Laws?

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It preserved Roman legal customs for future civilizations.

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What event influenced the rise of feudalism? Options: Meetings of the Estates-General, Rioting under Justinian, Crusaders attacking Jerusalem, Death of Emperor Charlemagne

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Death of Emperor Charlemagne

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Specialized labor was able to form in the Neolithic Revolution because ....., Options: There was a growth of nomadic tribes that made for more people able to focus on farming, There was an abundant food source that allowed for more people to something else besides farming, More and more people rejected religious practices and principles, People moved away from urban areas and went back to living in more rural settings

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There was an abundant food source that allowed for more people to something else besides farming

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Democracy in ancient Athens gave rights to which group?

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Citizens