Font size
S
M
L
XL
WorksheetsGlobal One Mother of all reviews
Total questions: 85
Worksheet time: 43mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Who posted the 95 Theses, starting the Protestant Reformation?
a)
Adam Smith
b)
Karl Marx
c)
Johan Gutenberg
d)
Martin Luther
2.
Name the three African kingdoms that were important in the trans-Sahara trade of gold form the west coast of Africa to North Africa and the Middle East.
a)
Ghana, Mali, Songhai
b)
Mess, O, and Potamia
c)
Bantu, Xhosa, Zimbabwe
d)
Bantu, Zambia, Great Zimbabwe
3.
Which was a MesoAmerican Pre-Columbian civilization?
a)
Athens
b)
Aztecs
c)
Mesopotamia
d)
Egypt
4.
Which was not an early River Valley Civilization?
a)
Egypt
b)
Athens
c)
Mesopotamia
d)
Indus River Valley
5.
Which Pre-Columbian MesoAmerican civilization had floating gardens?
a)
Athens
b)
Aztecs
c)
Incas
d)
Mayans
6.
Which is a cause of desertification?
a)
Flooding
b)
Scorched Earth Policy
c)
Drought
d)
People have to move away
7.
Which of the following is one of the Occupied Territories of Israel?
a)
Gaza Strip
b)
Jordan
c)
Palestine
d)
Sinai Peninsula
8.
What did Britain take from China after winning the Opium War?
a)
Taiwan
b)
Hiroshima
c)
Hong Kong
d)
Manchuria
9.
Name the leader of the Cuban Revolution of 1959.
a)
Stalin
b)
Chavez
c)
Pol Pot
d)
Castro
10.
What country did Ho Chi Minh lead to independence?
a)
Cambodia
Cambodia
Cambodia
b)
South East Asia
c)
China
d)
Vietnam
11.
Name the German who led them to unification in the mid 1800's.
a)
Napoleon
b)
Bismarck
c)
Hitler
d)
Locke
12.
Which religion features karma, dharma, and the belief the cow is sacred?
a)
Buddhism
b)
Islam
c)
Judaism
d)
Hinduism
13.
Which is not associated with the Communist Manifesto?
a)
Adam Smith
b)
Overthrow the capitalists (bourgeoisie)
c)
revolution by the proletariat
d)
divide up the wealth
14.
Which was not taken over by Japan during WWII?
a)
Korea
b)
Philippines
c)
Vietnam
d)
Hawaii
15.
Name the South American "liberator" of five countries from Spain.
a)
Bolivar
b)
Magellan
c)
Cortez
d)
L'Overture
16.
Which is not correctly associated with the Green Revolution?
a)
Increasing the amount of food grown
b)
use of fertilizers and insecticides
c)
India
d)
Subsistence farming
17.
Which was not associated with Sparta?
a)
Democracy
b)
Totalitarian
c)
Militaristic
d)
Greece
18.
Which is not associated with Mansa Musa?
a)
Mali
b)
Timbuktu
c)
Islam
d)
mercantilism
19.
Which happened first?
a)
Age of Exploration
b)
Crusades
c)
Dark Ages
d)
Fall of Rome
20.
Which is not associated with the Age of Exploration?
a)
Portable Compass
b)
Astrolabe
c)
Magellan and Columbus
d)
Karl Marx
21.
Name the Protestant Reformation leader in Switzerland who set up a theocracy and believed in Predestination.
a)
Luther
b)
Calvin
c)
Wesley
d)
Henry the 8th
22.
Ghana, Mali, and Songhai are associated with:
a)
Gold and Salt trade
b)
Leaders of Independence movements
c)
Countries with civil wars
d)
Human rights violations
23.
Which is not associated with changes made by Fidel Castro in Cuba?
a)
Gov't took over all businesses and land
b)
Restricted human rights
c)
Restricted travel outside country
d)
Began capitalist reforms
24.
William and Mary are associated with the:
a)
Industrial Revolution
b)
Glorious Revolution
c)
Renaissance
d)
Green Revolution
25.
A ___ is a yearly publication of useful and interesting facts about countries around the world.
a)
Atlas
b)
Encyclopedia
c)
Almanac
d)
Thesauras
26.
Locke, Voltaire, and Rousseau are associated with the:
a)
Scientific Revolution
b)
Renaissance
c)
Englightenment
d)
Cold War
27.
The Roman Empire fell in the year:
a)
500 B.C.
b)
476 AD
c)
1000 AD
d)
1500 AD
28.
Which is not a geographic feature of Africa?
a)
Gobi Desert
b)
Sahara Desert
c)
Savannahs
d)
Escarpments
29.
The Dalai Lama is the exiled Buddhist leader of:
a)
Hong Kong
b)
Taiwan
c)
Tibet
d)
China
30.
Which is most closely associated with Ancient Athens?
a)
Direct Democracy
b)
Representative Democracy
c)
Totalitarianism
d)
Limited Monarchy
31.
Nelson Mandela is not closely associated with:
a)
anti apartheid movement
b)
being in jail for almost 30 years
c)
using only non violent tactics
d)
becoming the first President of democratic South Africa
32.
Which Enlightenment thinker influenced our Declaration of Independence?
a)
Locke
b)
Marx
c)
Smith
d)
Galileo
33.
Which country is most Islamic Fundamentalist?
a)
Saudi Arabia
b)
Israel
c)
Cuba
d)
Egypt
34.
This organization dropped trade barriers between the US, Canada, and Mexico.
a)
NATO
b)
EU
c)
NAFTA
d)
OPEC
35.
What was the rigid social class system of Latin America called by the Spanish?
a)
Feudal system
b)
Caste system
c)
Apartheid
d)
Encomienda Sysem
36.
The top class of the Encomienda system were called the:
a)
Peninsulares
b)
Creoles
c)
Mestizos
d)
elite 8
37.
Name the Chinese leader who ordered his army to crack down on peaceful demonstrators at Tienanmen Square.
a)
Mao Zedong
b)
Chiang Kai Shek
c)
Deng Xiaoping
d)
Dr. Sun
38.
The most famous Greek building still standing is the:
a)
Pantheon
b)
Colosseum
c)
Circus Maximus
d)
Parthenon
39.
Name the Indian ruler during their golden age who converted to Buddhism and posted his rules throughout the kingdom on pillars.
a)
Gupta
b)
Asoka
c)
Gandhi
d)
Nehru
40.
The economic philosophy of having the gov't stay out of the economy is called:
a)
mercantilism
b)
supply and demand
c)
non alignment
d)
laissez faire
41.
Who wrote about laisse-faire, supply and demand, and free market?
a)
Adam Smith
b)
Karl Marx
c)
John Locke
d)
Fred Tukke
42.
Name the Utopian Socialist who started a model community in New Harmony, Indiana.
a)
Karl Marx
b)
Robert Owen
c)
Charles Darwin
d)
Otto Von Bismarck
43.
The "prize" of the Boer War was:
a)
Gold and Salt
b)
Gold and Diamonds
c)
oil
d)
Hong Kong
44.
Which is not associated with the "Sun King?"
a)
Palace of Versailes
b)
King Louis 14th
c)
Absolute Monarchy
d)
Magna Carta
45.
Which is not associated with the Indian caste system?
a)
Reincarnation
b)
Karma
c)
Untouchables
d)
Equality
46.
Which is not a geographical feature of South America?
a)
Ganges River
b)
Amazon River
c)
Amazon Rain Forest
d)
Andes Mountains
47.
Who was the founder of Islam?
a)
Koran
b)
Mohammed
c)
Siddhartha Gautama
d)
Confucius
48.
Who signed the Camp David Accords?
a)
Egypt, Israel, US
b)
US, Canada, Mexico
c)
France, Britain, Russia
d)
Israel, Palestine, Syria
49.
When one country takes over another it is called:
a)
Nationalism
b)
Ethnocentrism
c)
Imperialism
d)
Urbanization
50.
What economic system features private ownership of small businesses and gov't ownership of the big stuff?
a)
Capitalism
b)
Democracy
c)
Socialism
d)
Communism
51.
What country has the Ganges river, Himalayan mts, and monsoons?
a)
Pakistan
b)
India
c)
Bangladesh
d)
China
52.
What continent has Andes Mts., Amazon River, and Amazon Rain forest?
a)
Brazil
b)
South Africa
c)
Asia
d)
South America
53.
Seasonal winds that bring much needed rainfall to India are called:
a)
Monsoons
b)
Typhoons
c)
Cyclones
d)
Isthmus
54.
Emperor Meiji of Japan is best known for:
a)
Absolute Monarchy
b)
Bushido
c)
Establishing Toyota
d)
Modernizing
55.
Name the Chinese leader who changed China's economy by allowing private ownership of businesses and land.
a)
Deng Xiaoping
b)
Mao Zedong
c)
Chiang Kai Shek
d)
Dr. Sun Yat-Sen
56.
Name the ancient law code of Mesopotamia that enforced the death penalty for almost all crimes.
a)
12 Tables
b)
Justinian's Code
c)
Napoleonic Code
d)
Hammurabi's Code
57.
What group took over Afghanistan's gov't in the 1980's and instituted strict Islamic fundamentalism?
a)
Al Qaeda
b)
Taliban
c)
Islamic Jihad
d)
PLO
58.
Which of the following is not one of the rights listed in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights?
a)
Right to Bear Arms
b)
No torture
c)
Freedom of Speech
d)
Freedom of Religion
59.
Which is not a geographic feature of China?
a)
Yellow River
b)
Himalayan mountains
c)
Gobi Desert
d)
Smooth Coastline
60.
What British document promised a homeland to both the Jews and the Palestinian Arabs?
a)
Balfour Declaration
b)
Oslo Agreement
c)
Camp David Accords
d)
Magna Carta
61.
The longtime dictator of Iraq was:
a)
Osama Bin Laden
b)
Saddam Hussein
c)
Bashar Assad
d)
Muammar Qaddafi
62.
Which is not associated with the Hundred Years' War?
a)
Joan of Arc
b)
Britain vs. France
c)
Treaty of Versailles
d)
Knights killed by the longbow
63.
Which of the following belief systems is not polytheistic?
a)
Hinduism
b)
Judaism
c)
Shintoism
d)
Daoism
64.
The belief that your country is superior to all others is called:
a)
Nationalism
b)
Cultural Diffusion
c)
Ethnocentrism
d)
Cultural Diversity
65.
What country did the Taliban take over the 1990's, imposing strict fundamentalism?
a)
Syria
b)
Sudan
c)
Saudi Arabia
d)
Afghanistan
66.
Ancient Chinese leaders claimed to have God's permission to rule; this concept is called:
a)
absolute monarchy
b)
divine right
c)
mandate of heaven
d)
direct democracy
67.
Who is famous for "closing" Japan to the West?
a)
Tokugawa
b)
Meiji
c)
Hirohito
d)
Matthew Perry
68.
One major action of NAFTA was to:
a)
Build a wall
b)
Drop tariffs
c)
Hands off the economy
d)
Unite the Germans
69.
What economic philosophy emphasized gaining colonies to use for getting precious metals and a favorable balance of trade?
a)
Nationalism
b)
Mercantilism
c)
Barter System
d)
Cultural Diffusion
70.
Which is not associated with Pol Pot's rule in Cambodia?
a)
Democracy
b)
The Killing Fields
c)
The Khmer Rouge
d)
Communism
71.
Who was the founder of Buddhism?
a)
Mohammed
b)
Gandhi
c)
Dalai Lama
d)
Siddhartha Gautama
72.
Kurds would be most likely to be found in what country today?
a)
Iraq
b)
Israel
c)
Italy
d)
Indonesia
73.
Which group in Africa is known for migrating in search of farmland and spreading their language?
a)
Bantu
b)
Kurds
c)
Incas
d)
Yanomano
74.
Name the Chinese leader who led the Communists to victory in the civil war and started the Great Leap Forward.
a)
Dr. Sun Yat-sen
b)
Mao Zedong
c)
Chiang Kai Shek
d)
Deng Xiaoping
75.
Which is not a permanent member of the UN's security council?
a)
Russia
b)
China
c)
Japan
d)
France
76.
Which was not a Communist dictator?
a)
Ho Chi Minh
b)
Mao Zedong
c)
Adolf Hitler
d)
Pol Pot
77.
Which is not an occupied territory of Israel?
a)
Syria
b)
Gaza Strip
c)
West Bank
d)
Golan Heights
78.
The astrolabe and portable compass are associated with the:
a)
Enlightenment
b)
Scientific Revolution
c)
Age of Exploration
d)
Renaissance
79.
The "Encounter" refers to the:
a)
Crusades by Europeans
b)
Travels of Marco Polo
c)
Europeans "discovering"the NewWorld
d)
The trial of Galileo
80.
Archaeologists like the Leakey family believe that mankind started out on what continent?
a)
Asia
b)
Africa
c)
North America
d)
Europe
81.
Name the human rights "Watch dog" for countries.
a)
UN
b)
NATO
c)
WHO
d)
Amnesty Interntional
82.
What is the main religion of Northern Ireland?
a)
Catholic
b)
Protestant
c)
Islam
d)
Orthodox Christianity
83.
Which is not on a peninsula?
a)
Serbia
b)
Greece
c)
Italy
d)
Mongolia
84.
Who wrote The Prince and advised rulers to do anything to stay in power?
a)
Adam Smith
b)
Karl Marx
c)
Machiavelli
d)
Michelangelo
85.
Athens is famous for what type of gov't?
a)
Parliamentary Democracy
b)
Totalitarianism
c)
Capitalism
d)
Direct Democracy
Reset
