Western Europe Terms First Quiz

1.   Which stone circle was left behind by the earliest civilization of the British Isles? What do archeologists believe it was used for?

• Stone Circle

• Stonehenge

• It was built to keep invaders out of England.

• It was used to study stars and planets or for religious celebrations.

1. Which group named England?

• The Celts

• The Anglo-Saxons

• The Normans

• The Romans

1. Who was William the Conqueror, and what did he conquer?

• He conquered the lands of China and Japan and became emperor.

• He led Scottish invaders and took over rule of the England in 1521.

• He defeated the Romans and conquered Italy, becoming king of Rome.

• He led Norman invaders and took over rule of the British Isles in 1066.

1. Explain the British Industrial Revolution.

• Items that had traditionally been made by hand could now be made by machine.

• Items that had traditionally been made by machine could now be made by hand.

• The Industrial Revolution increased the production of goods, which made many items less expensive and available to the ordinary person.

• The Industrial Revolution decreased the production of goods, which made many items more expensive and unavailable to the ordinary person.

1. Explain how the Industrial Revolution affected Great Britain.

• The Industrial Revolution made Great Britain the economic leader of the world.

• The Industrial Revolution made Great Britain develop at a slower pace.

• Great Britain won the Industrial Revolution and claimed Northern Ireland in the process.

• The Industrial Revolution made Ireland the economic leader of the world.

1. Explain how the Industrial Revolution affected Ireland.

• The Republic of Ireland was developing at a faster pace due to its unlimited natural resources.  Today, the average income of the Irish is twice as much as that of the British.

• The Industrial Revolution made Ireland an economic leader.

• Ireland won the Industrial Revolution and now controls England.

• The Republic of Ireland was developing at a much slower pace due to its limited natural resources.  Today, the average income of the Irish is about half that of the British.

1. What is a mixed economy?

 

• A mixed economy is an economy consisting of only private enterprises.

• A mixed economy is an economy consisting of only government-run businesses.

• A mixed economy is an economy consisting of a mixture of both private enterprises and government-run businesses.

• A mixed economy is when the government controls every aspect of the economy.

1. Explain the importance of the Magna Carta.

• The Magna Carta is a document that gave powers of the monarch and took away certain rights and freedoms on individuals.

• The Magna Carta is a piece of paper that Kings wrote their laws on.

• The Magna Carta is one of Columbus’s ships that he sailed to America on.

• The Magna Carta is a document that limited the powers of the monarch and bestowed certain rights and freedoms on individuals.

1. Great Britain became the world’s first _____________________, which is headed by a king or queen, but the monarch’s powers are limited by a constitution that guarantees the rights of the people.

• Communist Nation

• Democratic Republic

• Constitutional Monarchy

• One Man Dictatorship

1. Explain why Germany was divided into two parts following World War II?

• West Germany was controlled by Great Britain, France, and the U.S.  East Germany was controlled by the Soviet Union.

• Both West and East Germany were controlled by the U.S. and became democratic.

• Both West and East Germany were controlled by a central German government and became communist.

• West Germany became a democracy and East Germany became communist.