Midterm Study Guide
World History
Terms
1. Dark ages: The fall of Rome left Western Europe politically, socially, and economically
paralyzed
2. Middle Ages: middle ages was known as the feudalism ages
3. Charlemagne: charlemagne is the who united the france, conquered western europe and
was known as charles the great and holy roman emperor and had a elephant named Adul
abbas
4. Carolingian Renaissance: the carolingian renaissance is art, literature, writing and
religion
5. Feudalism: feudalism is the basis of middle age society, necessitated by dark ages and
Protection for Production
6. Catholic Church in the Middle Ages- Roles/ Accomplishments: the roles for the catholic
church in the middle ages is [Link] and church [Link] [Link] 4. knights 5. farmers and
peasants
7. Bubonic Plague: the bubonic plague other wise known as the black plague which killed
25 million people and 30 - 60% of europe
8. Triangle of M.A. social orders:
9. St. Thomas Aquinas: thomas aquinas said that Religion and Reason go together and
Monarchy as the best form of government and was Against slavery and that there is a
such thing as Natural Law
10. caravans
11. Muhammad : born in mecca in the year of the elephant and into a wealthy, merchant
family
12. Quran: the quran is the god's final revelation, unique and unreproducible and have 114
suras
13. Hijra: the hijra is when muhammad and muslims migrate to medina
14. Five Pillars: [Link] [Link] [Link] [Link] giving [Link]
15. Sunni: Caliphs should be chosen by the people
16. Shia: Caliphs must be descended from Muhammad
17. Battle of Tours: when Muslim invasion of France stopped
18. Reconquista: when Spanish kingdoms retake Spanish lands from Muslims
19. Crusades: Series of wars between Christians and Muslims and war over control of the
holy land
20. Arab Slave Trade: when arabs went from eastern europe to africa to get slaves
21. Tsetse fly: tsetse fly is a sleeping sickness
22. Bantu Migration: Bantu Migration is the moved from western africa to the south, slash
and burn agriculture iron, conquer earlier people
23. Mansa Musa: Mansa Musa is a muslim, who did gold salt trade and created Timbuktu
Center of learning.
24. Swahili: swahili is the arab/bantu trade language
25. Myth of the Noble Savage: the myth of the Noble Savage is fake portrayal of natives
which is that the native lived in harmony with nature which is lie, did not own land and is
not non violent and White Man/Capitalism/Tech.= Cause of Evil
26. Renaissance: the Renaissance is the Rebirth of classical Greek and Roman art, literature,
and thought
27. Causes of the Renaissance: the causes of the Renaissance is the crusade, fall of
constantinople, mediterranean trade and competition between states
28. Humanism: Humanism is being the best human you can be, Proper study of man is man
29. Northern Renaissance: northern Renaissance is christian humanism based upon the bible
and helped produce protestantism
30. Gunpowder Revolution: gunpowder revolution is the arrival of gunpowder from middle
east to china, end of castles, Break up of nobility/ Feudalism, Technological Revolution/
Arms Race, More power to Kings
31. Arab Exploration: the arab exploration is the arab exploration of eastern africa, india, se
asia, trade/slavery and monsoon where their is 6 months of rain and 6 months of no rain
32. Zheng He: zheng he is a naval expedition of chain and had 300 ships and 28,000 men
33. Chinese Exploration: Why did it stop?: the reason the chinese exploration stopped is lack
of resources with the exploration, the money being spent on the exploration and the
useless power being spent of exploration
34. Three G’s: god, gold, glory
35. Black Legend: the fake negative aspects of Spanish history or blatant trumping up of
charges against Spain/ Catholics by their enemies. Protestant Nations, England, US
36. Cortes: cortes is a former governor of new spain
37. Conquest of the Aztec: the conquest of the aztec is the kidnapped of montezuma which
resulted in his death
38. Role of Disease in the Conquest: role of disease in the conquest is that it killed 40% of
natives were killed of smallpox
39. Treaty of Tordesillas: the treaty of Tordesillas was spain and portugal becoming one
40. Columbian Exchange: the columbian is the start of new world exchange with the rests of
the world
41. Reformation: the reformation is The rise of the Protestant branch of Christianity in the
1500s.
42. Causes of the Reformation: the cause of the reformation is the issues with the church like
corruption, ignorance and morality and Christian Humanism and the renaissance
43. Martin Luther: Martin Luther is the person who came with Lutheranism and was a
German monk and religious professor.
44. 95 Theses: the 95 these was 95 complaints about the church's practices writing by martin
luther
45. Lutheranism: lutheranism is the belief of salvation through faith alone, the bible as the
sole authority, priesthood of all believers and baptism and communion
46. John Calvin: john calvin is the one who came up with calvinism
47. Calvinism: calvinism is the belief Total Depravity, Unconditional Election, Limited
Atonement, Irresistible Grace, Predestination
48. Protestant Work Ethic: the protestant work ethic is Glorify God in all that you do, Wealth
as a reward from God, Discipline, Frugality, Log Cabin Presidents, Adopts Capitalism
49. Counter-Reformation: the counter reformation is Council of Trent, Reformed and
strengthened Church, Slowed/ Stopped spread of Protestantism
50. Baroque Art: baroque art is the Catholic attempt to spread the religion and Overwhelm
the viewer
51. Effects of the Reformation: the effects of the reformation is division of europe, the black
legend, the enlightenment, democracy and scientific revolution
52. Henry VIII: henry the 8th is known for the amount of woman he married
53. Divine Right of Kings: kings only answer to god, protestants only idea of power
54. Spanish Armada: spain trying to conquer england
55. 30 Years War: The 30 years of war is when france become in dominant power thanks to
louis the 13
56. Absolutism: absolutism is the divine right of kings, removal of traditional cheeks and
balances
57. Enlightenment: rule by reason
58. Causes of the Enlightenment: Medieval Universities + Renaissance, Fall of Church power
Science seen as anti-Catholic, Growth of Kings, Love of science, Problems of
Exploration, Earth as wonderful Anti-Calvinist
59. Thomas Hobbes: thomas hobbes came up with the need for a powerful government and
wrote the book leviathan
60. John Locke: john locke come up with natural rights which is life, liberty and property and
government must have contact
61. Adam Smith: adam smith came up with free trade, invisible hand and wrote wealth of
nations
62. Liberalism: liberalism is Natural Rights- Liberty, Economic Freedom, Government
limited by rules, Negative Liberty
63. english Bill of Rights: which is Speech, Bear Arms, Elections, No excessive bail/ cruel
and unusual punishment, Habeas Corpus
