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WorksheetsSemester 1 Review, Part 1
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 15mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Choose the answer that is NOT one of the 6 characteristics of a civilization
a)
Writing
b)
Culture
c)
Emotion
d)
Government
2.
The city states of Greece went to war with each other in this conflict
a)
Greco-Persian War
b)
Peloponnesian War
c)
Hellenic War
d)
Mettic War
3.
This Greek city-state invented democracy
a)
Armenia
b)
Carthage
c)
Athens
d)
Troy
4.
This system was a series of exchanges between nobles, knights, and serfs for land, money and protection
a)
Feminism
b)
Factorism
c)
Fivism
d)
Feudalism
5.
Farming that provides enough food for the farmer and his family but not enough for sale is...
a)
Subsistence farming
b)
Victory farming
c)
Commercial farming
d)
Serious farming
6.
This Greek conqueror spread Hellenic culture to the East
a)
King Arthur
b)
Alfred the Great
c)
Augustus Caesar
d)
Alexander the Great
7.
The first civilization was in this area
a)
China
b)
Mexico
c)
Mesopotamia
d)
Egypt
8.
What is the difference between monotheism and polytheism?
a)
Number of gods someone believes in
b)
Types of crops grown
c)
Number of rulers in a government
d)
Number of classes in a society
9.
The Crusades were an attempt by the Church to retake
a)
China
b)
Italy
c)
Mongolia
d)
Jerusalem
10.
Humanism used classics from these cultures to learn new things
a)
China and Mongolia
b)
Greece and Rome
c)
German and French
d)
Mexico and Brazil
11.
Who said, "The ends justify the means"?
a)
Pope Urban VII
b)
Niccolo Machiavelli
c)
Catherine II
d)
Martin Luther
12.
The Renaissance shifted away from religious-themed art and allowed _______ paintings and sculptures.
a)
Catholic
b)
Emotional
c)
Lutheran
d)
Secular
13.
The DeMedici family was rich because
a)
They inherited their money
b)
They married into wealth
c)
They made money by banking
d)
They made money by printing books
14.
One effect of the printing press on Europe was...
a)
Higher crime rates
b)
Higher literacy rates
c)
Lower population rates
d)
The Spanish Inquisition
15.
Calvinists believe in...
a)
Predestination
b)
Transubstantiation
c)
Adult-only baptism
d)
Pilgrimages to Mecca
16.
Catholics believe that when you die, you usually go here
a)
Heaven
b)
Hell
c)
A hole in the ground
d)
Purgatory
17.
The first Protestant faith was
a)
Anabaptist
b)
Catholic
c)
Calvinist
d)
Lutheran
18.
Henry VIII wanted __________, but the Pope wouldn't give it to him, so he started his own church.
a)
Money
b)
Divorce
c)
Power
d)
The country of France
19.
The Peace of Augsburg changed Christianity in Germany by
a)
Outlawing all religions other than Lutheranism
b)
Giving German princes authority to regulate church affairs
c)
Allowing German states to choose between Lutheranism and Catholicism
d)
Empowering Henry VIII to establish the Church of England
20.
The art and science of map making
a)
Anthropology
b)
Psychology
c)
Cartography
d)
Seismology
21.
Why did Portuguese and Spanish explorers sail in different directions to find a route to Asia?
a)
They knew the Earth was round so they would eventually reach the other side
b)
Portugal and Spain were rivals, so they were trying to avoid each other
c)
Asia was so large that it could be reached by both sides
d)
Neither country knew which direction they were sailing
22.
Exchange of plants, animals, ideas and diseases between Europeans and Americans
a)
Crusader Exchange
b)
Chambourg Exchange
c)
Columbus Exchange
d)
Cranovich Exchange
23.
In mercantilism, the success of your country depends on how much _______ you have.
a)
Land
b)
Power
c)
Gold
d)
Population
24.
The more European countries expanded in the Americas, the more they increased the...
a)
Native population
b)
Slave trade from West Africa
c)
Need for luxury goods to sell
d)
European death rate
25.
What is the correct list of social classes from colonial Latin America from highest to lowest?
a)
Missionaries, viziers, mestizos, Native Americans
b)
Peninsulares, Creoles, Mestizos, Mulattoes
c)
Native Americans, Mestizos, Peninsulares, Viceroys
d)
Kings, Viceroys, Native Americans, Missionaries
26.
Vasco De Gama's discovery of a route to India by sea proved to be
a)
Very profitable; de Gama returned with spices
b)
Far too costly to be sailed on a regular basis
c)
Useless; it was too difficult and expensive
27.
The conquistadors' main advantage over the Aztecs and Incas was their
a)
Knowledge of the territory
b)
Vast army size
c)
Type of weaponry
d)
Superior intelligence
28.
Why did the Catholic Church encourage exploration?
a)
The Church invested in explorations to make money
b)
They wanted to meet new people
c)
They wanted to move to a new place
d)
They wanted to convert Native Americans to Catholicism
29.
Why were enslaved Africans needed in the Caribbean Islands?
a)
Importing and paying Europeans for labor kept the existing balance of trade
b)
Africans knew how to grow Caribbean crops
c)
Spain respected Native Americans and did not want to enslave them
d)
The Native American population was small due to diseases brought from Europe
30.
Why could only peninsulares hold important positions in Latin America?
a)
Native Americans chose the peninsulares as their leaders
b)
Only peninsulares were educated enough to govern
c)
Peninsulares were born in the parent countries that had founded their colonies
d)
Each colony chose to elect peninsulares to the highest offices
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