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WorksheetsBenchmark II Review
Total questions: 86
Worksheet time: 43mins
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Class
Date
1.
Which event represented the beginning of the French Revolution?
a)
Reign of Terror
b)
Tennis Court Oath
c)
Storming of the Bastille
d)
Forming of the National Assembly
2.
Who led the slaves in Haiti in the revolt against France?
a)
Father Miguel Hidalgo
b)
Simon Bolivar
c)
Toussaint L'Ouverture
d)
Jose de San Martin
3.
Which group was at the top of the social hierarchy in colonial Latin America?
a)
creoles
b)
mulattos
c)
mestizos
d)
peninsulares
4.
What inspired the Haitian, Mexican, and South American revolutions?
a)
The Enlightenment
b)
The English Civil War
c)
The Scientific Revolution
d)
The Reformation
5.
The people of Babylon were unequal in what law code?
a)
Hammurabi's Code
b)
Twelve Tables
c)
Justinian Code
d)
Babylonian Code
6.
What do Sumerians, Egyptians, and Phoenicians all have in common?
a)
They all followed Hammurabi's Law Code
b)
They all used hieroglyphics
c)
They all had an advanced writing system
d)
They all settled in deserts
7.
What religion is related to the caste system?
a)
Christianity
b)
Hinduism
c)
Buddhism
d)
Judaism
8.
What nation used the caste system?
a)
India
b)
China
c)
Sumer
d)
Egypt
9.
Buddhism spread as a result of
a)
Exploration
b)
Trade and Missionaireis
c)
Trans-Saharan Trade
d)
Marco Polo
10.
Who could participate in the Athenian assembly?
a)
all males
b)
male citizens
c)
slaves
d)
women
11.
What time period began as a result of the fall of Rome?
a)
Middle Ages
b)
Renaissance
c)
Reformation
d)
Age of Exploration
12.
Another name for a city-state is a
a)
democracy
b)
oligarchy
c)
polis
d)
government
13.
Which is NOT an example of a Greek polis
a)
Athens
b)
Sparta
c)
Corinth
d)
Rome
14.
Constantinople was wealthy because of
a)
rich rulers
b)
trade
c)
Rome's cultural heritage
d)
religious influences
15.
Greek city-state development was most influenced by
a)
the fall of Rome
b)
geography
c)
the middle ages
d)
Julius Caesar
16.
Who had the right to vote in both Greece and Rome?
a)
citizens
b)
kings
c)
the emperor
d)
slaves
17.
Which empire carried on the traditions of Rome?
a)
Byzantine
b)
Greek
c)
Indian
d)
Italian
18.
What is a schism?
a)
Unification
b)
Split
c)
Disagreement
d)
Civil War
19.
What led to the Great Schism?
a)
Disagreements over who should succeed Muhammed
b)
Arguments over papal authority
c)
The Hundred Years' War
d)
The Black Death
20.
What church developed as a result of the Great Schism
a)
Eastern Orthodox
b)
Roman Catholic
c)
Methodist
d)
Baptist
21.
Which group believed the leader of Islam should be a relative of Muhammad's?
a)
Sunni
b)
Shia
22.
Life in the Middle Ages was heavily influenced by
a)
Kings
b)
the Church
c)
Islam
d)
Marco Polo
23.
What was the role of the church in Medieval society?
a)
United the people
b)
Divided the people
c)
Made all of the rules
d)
Decreased educational opportunities
24.
What human advancement led to the formation of villages?
a)
farming
b)
use of fire
c)
use of tools
d)
hunting and gathering
25.
The earliest major cities in the history of the world became centers of population because:
a)
considered holy centers
b)
located along major trade routes
c)
centers of intellectual curiosity
d)
militarily important to their country
26.
Which is a belief of Judaism?
a)
Abraham is the father of the faith
b)
Jesus is held to be the Son of God
c)
The Qur'an is the main holy book
d)
Follow the Four Noble Truths
27.
The greatest achievement for a follower of ______ is to find harmony with nature.
a)
Christianity
b)
Daoism
c)
Hinduism
d)
Judaism
28.
Which of these is a goal of Hinduism?
a)
gain knowledge through worship and good acts
b)
follow the Ten Commandments
c)
complete the path of purifciation to reach Nirvana
d)
perform ritual worships using the five pillars
29.
The Torah contains the sacred writings of:
a)
Christianity
b)
Hinduism
c)
Islam
d)
Judaism
30.
What was the role of the citizen in the Athenian direct democracy?
a)
To elect representatives to make laws
b)
To not take part in government affairs
c)
To financially support public officials
d)
To discuss and vote on laws and policies
31.
Papyrus would have been MOST important in the Egyptians' ability to
a)
irrigate
b)
communicate
c)
build pyramids
d)
defeat invaders
32.
Early civilizations in Egypt, India, and China all share which common trait?
a)
they were founded along rivers and fertile valleys
b)
each civilization flourished despite harsh desert conditions
c)
we know little about them due to catastrophic natural disasters
d)
heir coastal locations allowed them to trade with the Roman Empire
33.
Because rivers like the Nile, Tigris, and Euphrates flooded in ancient times,
a)
people lived in a constant state of fear as to when the next flood would hit.
b)
land around the river was fertile and capable of supporting farming.
c)
the concepts of cooperation and democracy were founded.
d)
those places were never able to form civilizations.
34.
Which of these represents the most significant reason why historians and archaeologists know relatively little about the Indus River Valley civilization?
a)
their writing has not yet been deciphered
b)
people have not considered it a valid subject to study
c)
modern governments refuse to allow experts into the area
d)
there is not proof that the civilization actually existed
35.
What is Divine Rights of Kings?
a)
A king is granted the wisdom of God
b)
Kings are equal to God
c)
Kings know the mind of God
d)
Kings receive their power from God and are responsible only to God
36.
What is absolutism?
a)
Absolution of sin
b)
All citizens must conform to one religion
c)
Baptism that absolves all past and future sins
d)
A system of government in which a ruler holds all power
37.
Peter the Great wanted to:
a)
westernize Russia
b)
Remove European influences
c)
Reduce the size of the Army
d)
Share power with the nobles
38.
The Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen proclaimed
a)
equal rights for men but no political rights for women
b)
an end to monarchy
c)
equal rights to all citizens, including women
d)
an end to Police force
39.
A ziggurat is an example of which trait of civilization?
a)
Government
b)
Writing Systems
c)
Architecture
d)
Law
40.
One of the reasons for the success of early civilizations such as those in Egypt and Mesopotamia was because
a)
they formed democratically elected governments.
b)
they were able to find ways to make stone tools.
c)
they were geographically protected from outside invaders.
d)
they used rivers and bodies of water for food and for trade.
41.
Cuneiform, one of the earliest forms of writing, was probably developed as a means of keeping records of
a)
population size
b)
religious rituals.
c)
trade and commerce.
d)
numbers of livestock people owned.
42.
Which of these BEST explains the importance of Judiasm in World History?
a)
It became the dominant religion in medieval Europe.
b)
It was the first major monotheistic faith in the world.
c)
There is no central leader of Judaism as in Christianity.
d)
Both Hinduism and Buddhism developed from early Judaism.
43.
Which belief is common to BOTH Hinduism and Buddhism?
a)
animism
b)
castes
c)
suffering
d)
reincarnation
44.
Hellenistic culture can be best seen as
a)
the end of the Greek culture.
b)
a rejection of the Greek gods.
c)
a blending of Greek and other cultures.
d)
the victory of Roman culture over Greek culture.
45.
This map shows
a)
all of the lands controlled by the Byzantine Empire.
b)
the extent of the empire created by Alexander the Great.
c)
Sparta's maximum area of influence after the Persian Wars.
d)
the area controlled by Athens during it's "golden age."
46.
The philosophers Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle shared what common belief?
a)
democracy is the best form of ruling the masses
b)
the military rulers should control the government
c)
average people were nt qualified to rule themselves
d)
all Greeks should use the gods as models for their lives
47.
Which is the best description of plebians in Ancient Rome?
a)
a group of judges in the Roman Empire
b)
a group of three leaders of the Roman Republic
c)
a large but politically limited group of people
d)
a powerful group of nobles who were small in number
48.
Which is the best description of patricians in Ancient Rome?
a)
a group of judges in the Roman Empire
b)
a group of three leaders of the Roman Republic
c)
a large but politically limited group of people
d)
a powerful group of nobles who were small in number
49.
What was generally considered to be the MOST powerful of the Roman Republic?
a)
Senate
b)
Emperor
c)
First Triumvirate
d)
Centuriate Assembly
50.
Which of these was a time of renewed interest in the arts and learning that lasted through the 16th century?
a)
Renaissance
b)
Crusades
c)
Reformation
d)
Age of Exploration
51.
Rulers pass down power to their sons
a)
Mandate of Heaven
b)
Patriarchy
c)
Republic
d)
Dynasty
52.
Egyptian writing that used pictures to represent letters
a)
Hieroglyphics
b)
Cuneiform
c)
Caste
d)
Calligraphy
53.
Whose law code was the first written and is represented by "eye for an eye"?
a)
Mughal
b)
Moses
c)
Justinian
d)
Hammurabi
54.
Worshiping multiple gods
a)
Monotheistic
b)
Polytheistic
c)
Reincarnation
d)
Dynasty
55.
Sumerian wedge-shaped system of writing
a)
Crusades
b)
Aqueducts
c)
Cuneiform
d)
Monsoon
56.
Islamic God
a)
Brahmin
b)
Allah
c)
Muhammad
d)
No god
57.
The Five Pillars are basic beliefs and practices of what religion
a)
Islam
b)
Buddhism
c)
Hinduism
d)
Christianity
58.
Founder of Islam
a)
No founder
b)
Jesus
c)
Buddha
d)
Muhammad
59.
Chinese rulers claimed their power came from the gods
a)
Dynastic Cycle
b)
Reincarnation
c)
Divination
d)
Mandate of Heaven
60.
Leader of Christianity expels someone from the church
a)
Exception
b)
Expulsion
c)
Excomplicate
d)
Excomminate
61.
Crusades were Christian efforts to reclaim what?
a)
Islam
b)
Bethlehem
c)
Iran
d)
Holy Land
62.
What ancient civilization was known for seafaring, extensive trade networks and phonetic alphabet?
a)
Phoenicians
b)
Sumerian
c)
Mesopotamians
d)
Mughals
63.
What key feature was the center of Egyptian culture?
a)
Mississippi River
b)
Sahara Desert
c)
Fertile soil
d)
Nile River
64.
Mongol tribes were united by Temujin who became known as?
a)
Daenerys Targaryen
b)
Genghis Khan
c)
Kublai Khan
d)
Mustafa
65.
Who was the greatest emperor of the Byzantine Empire?
a)
Genghis Khan
b)
Theodora
c)
Safavid
d)
Justinian
66.
Who was assassinated due to too much power?
a)
Genghis Khan
b)
Julius Caesar
c)
Cleopatra
d)
Czar Ivan III
67.
How are Judaism and Christianity similar?
a)
They both share the belief in Jesus Christ is the Messiah.
b)
They both are polytheistic religions.
c)
They both are monotheistic religions.
d)
They both became the official religions of Rome.
68.
Why did Christianity become a major part of western civilization?
a)
Jesus was able to convert all of western civilization.
b)
The pope forced all the people in Europe to practice Christianity.
c)
Christianity spread by conquest and later trade.
d)
It was adopted as the official religion of the Roman Empire.
69.
Which of the following is true of the religious beliefs of both the ancient Greeks and Romans?
a)
They both believed that the afterlife was more important than life on earth.
b)
They both believed in many gods and these gods acted very much like humans.
c)
They both believed that the Bible was the sacred writing of the gods.
d)
They both believed in the spreading of their religious beliefs to other cultures.
70.
Which of the following BEST describes the ancient religious beliefs of the Greeks and Romans?
a)
They both were monotheistic.
b)
They both were polytheistic.
c)
They were based on the teachings of the Buddha.
d)
They were based on the teachings of Mohammed.
71.
Which economic activity was the basis for most of the wealth and power of the West African empires of Ghana and Mali?
a)
growing kola nuts and selling slaves
b)
rice farming and cattle ranching
c)
trading gold and salt
d)
trading silk and spices
72.
What is the most likely title of this map?
a)
The Egyptian Road
b)
The Silk Road
c)
Trans-Saharan Trade Routes
d)
Trans-Atlantic Trade Routes
73.
Why was salt such a valuable commodity?
a)
Salt was used as a fertilizer for desert crops.
b)
Salt was used in many local religious ceremonies.
c)
Salt preserves food and people need some salt in their daily diet.
d)
Salt was used to prevent diseases like small pox and measles.
74.
How did Ghana profit from the trade routes that met in its empire?
a)
by ambushing merchants and stealing their goods
b)
by bribing merchants for a percentage of their profits
c)
by collecting a tax on all goods entering and leaving Ghana
d)
by allowing trade only certain days of the week
75.
How did the location of the cities in the West African empires of Ghana and Mali influence their growth?
a)
Their location in deserts allowed for extensive farming.
b)
Their location in the mountains made the cities easily defendable.
c)
Their location along the coast made cities major sea trade ports.
d)
Their location on major trade routes allowed cities to prosper economically.
76.
Which of the following statements is TRUE about West Africa?
a)
West Africa had a very cold climate.
b)
West Africa had many valuable resources.
c)
West Africa used only the Nile River to transport goods.
d)
West Africa did not have any goods to trade.
77.
Which of the following was a major contribution of Islamic culture to western civilization?
a)
development of the first writing system
b)
creation of the first polytheistic religion
c)
created a representative democracy government
d)
advancement of mathematics and science
78.
Where did Islam originate?
a)
West Africa
b)
Italian Peninsula
c)
Arabian Peninsula
d)
India
79.
What religious practices are described below?
fasting
giving alms
making the hajj
expressing one's faith
praying 5 times a day
fasting
giving alms
making the hajj
expressing one's faith
praying 5 times a day
a)
the Four Noble Truths
b)
the Five Pillars of Islam
c)
the Analects
d)
the Bhagavad-Gita
80.
Why are the political achievements of Ancient Greece important to modern society?
a)
They became the basis for modern democracies.
b)
They became the basis for absolute monarchies.
c)
Citizens today are required to vote.
d)
Voting rights are still only extended to men.
81.
Why were many Greek achievements important?
a)
They helped Greece become a military power.
b)
They showed the curiosity of the Greek mind.
c)
They strongly shaped Western culture.
d)
They encouraged people to use reason.
82.
The empire of Alexander the Great was so large that it stretched over parts of the continents of Europe, Africa, and Asia. What can you infer from the statement above?
a)
Alexander's empire included only the Greeks.
b)
Alexander's empire spread to North America.
c)
Alexander's empire spread through missionary work.
d)
Alexander's empire included many different cultures and people.
83.
Which leader is responsible for moving the Roman Republic toward a dictatorship?
a)
Augustus Caesar
b)
Julius Caesar
c)
Emperor Trajan
d)
Emperor Hadrian
84.
What is the following list describing?
-easily defendable due to location
-location was at a crossroads of international trade
-straddled the Bosporus Strait
-easily defendable due to location
-location was at a crossroads of international trade
-straddled the Bosporus Strait
a)
Reasons the Romans set up a republican form of government
b)
Reasons Alexander the Great spread Greek culture
c)
Reasons the Romans moved their capital to Constanntinople
d)
Reasons the Roman Empire collapsed
85.
Which of the following is a reason for the fall of the Roman Empire?
a)
Alexander the Great conquered them.
b)
Germanic barbarians attacked the borders.
c)
Julius Caesar was assassinated.
d)
Carthage invaded Rome.
86.
What is the difference between Justinian's Code and the original Roman laws?
a)
Justinian's Code was more organized and easier to understand.
b)
Justinian's Code only applied to the slaves of the Byzantine Empire.
c)
Justinian's Code was more complicated than the original laws.
d)
Justinian's Code only applied to people living in the western empire.
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