Unit 1 - World Religions Quiz

Unit 1 - World Religions

• Terms: Define religion, monotheistic, and polytheistic. Explain how these terms relate to the study of religions.
• Christianity: Key figures include Constantine, Charlemagne, and those involved in the Great Schism and Crusades. Key historical events and holy days/sites, and sacraments.
• Judaism: Main beliefs include kosher dietary laws and the name for God. Key historical events are the Diaspora. Key holy days/sites and sacraments are also important.
• Islam: Main beliefs include the Five Pillars. The inside of a mosque is decorated with specific elements for religious reasons. Key historical events include the Hijrah. Key figures include Sunni and Shia with information on the split between them as well as holy days and sites.
• Hinduism: Key concepts include karma, reincarnation, and the caste system. Historical events include the Aryan Migration. Key days/sites include the Ganges River and its significance to Hindus.

Unit 2 - African Civilizations

• Terms: Define Sahel, matrilineal, griot, hajj, madrasa, sharia, subsistence farming, and Swahili. Explain how these terms relate to the story of African civilizations.
• West Africa: Understand the importance of gold and salt in trade, the Niger River, trans-Saharan trade routes, and the role of Ghana, Mali, and Songhai. Key figures and their contributions, including Mansa Musa and significant kingdoms like Timbuktu.
• East Africa: Understand the role of Aksum and King Ezana/religion.
• General: Understand the climate zones of Africa and how they are linked to the cultures of the civilizations.

Unit 3 - Renaissance and Reformation

• Terms: Define Renaissance, humanism, patron, vernacular, "Renaissance man", Reconquista, Inquisition, Reformation, Protestant, 95 Theses, Martin Luther, indulgences, "priesthood of all believers", transubstantiation, 30 Years' War, Peace of Westphalia, and Counter-Reformation. Explain how these terms relate to the story.
• Main Ideas: Identify the major city of the Renaissance, contributions of key Renaissance figures (Medici Family, Filippo Brunelleschi, William Shakespeare, Michelangelo, Donatello, Leonardo da Vinci, Johannes Gutenberg, Miguel de Cervantes, Desiderius Erasmus, and Francisco Petrarcha), the impact of the printing press on world history and how figures such as Ferdinand and Isabella impacted Renaissance history.
• Reformation: Analyze the proposals of John Wycliffe and Jan Hus. Explain the Reformation and Christianity's change because of it. Identify the significance of October 31, 1517, and main beliefs of Martin Luther and the 95 Theses.

Unit 4 - Global Empires

• Terms: Define astrolabe, quadrant, sextant, compass, cartography, telescope, lateen sails, caravel, almanac, Columbian Exchange, Treaty of Tordesillas, "closed country" policy, indigenous, maize, slash & burn agriculture, chinampas, Templo Mayor, terraced farming, quipu, conquistadors, encomienda, social classes (peninsulares, creoles, mestizos, mulattos), joint stock company, Powhatan, cash crop, Pilgrims/Separatists, Mayflower Compact, Squanto/Tisquantum.
• Main Ideas: Explain the 3Gs. Identify how specific events, including Marco Polo's book, the Ottoman Turks conquering Constantinople, Ferdinand and Isabella, impacted exploration and important contributions of early explorers such as Marco Polo and Ibn Battuta.

Unit 5 - Scientific Revolution and Enlightenment

• Terms: Define Scientific Revolution, heliocentric theory, ellipse.
• Enlightenment: Define Enlightenment, philosophe, salon, absolute monarchy, natural rights, separation of powers, checks and balances, social contract theory, and capitalism. Main figures
• Main Ideas: Understand the connection between the Renaissance, Age of Exploration, and Scientific Revolution; identify contributions of scientists such as Nicolaus Copernicus, Johannes Kepler, Galileo, Isaac Newton, William Harvey, Robert Hooke, Margaret Cavendish, Rene Descartes, and Sir Francis Bacon; explain Galileo's struggles and how salons influenced the Enlightenment. Analyze the books and ideas of significant philosophes. Discuss the Enlightened despots and their reigns (Frederick the Great, Peter the Great, Catherine the Great, and Joseph II).