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WorksheetsWorld History Final Review
Total questions: 39
Worksheet time: 20mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The pharaoh of ancient Egypt:
a)
was believed to be a god.
b)
was only a secular leader.
c)
was always a male.
d)
was always a female.
2.
Hindu beliefs include all of the following EXCEPT:
a)
the ability of humans to change their caste during life
b)
reincarnation
c)
the sacredness of all life
d)
the importance of karma
3.
Which country has historically been most influenced by the teachings of Confucius?
a)
Japan
b)
China
c)
India
d)
Tibet
4.
Which of the following is a central part of Confucian teachings, emphasizing the respect a child owes their parent?
a)
dharma
b)
filial piety
c)
lay investiture
d)
propriety
5.
Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle all contributed to the field of:
a)
mathematics
b)
philosophy
c)
medicine
d)
engineering
6.
Hellenism is:
a)
The domination of Greek culture over Phoenician culture
b)
The blending and spread of Greek and Persian cultures
c)
The domination of Persian culture over Greek culture
d)
The blending and spread of Greek and Phoenician cultures
7.
The central beliefs and practices of Muslims, such as the hajj, are known as:
a)
the Ten Commandments
b)
the Qu'ran
c)
the Five Pillars
d)
the Hadith
8.
Unlike many other empires during the Classical Age, Persian emperors:
a)
installed governors in their provinces.
b)
tolerated local cultures and laws.
c)
wielded absolute power.
d)
maintained an extensive army.
9.
Legalist ideas, the building of roads, and the creation of a standard system of writing were all part of:
a)
the decline of the Qin dynasty
b)
the rise of political opposition in China
c)
Confucian thought
d)
the Qin program of centralization
10.
The governments of ancient Greek city-states:
a)
allowed citizens to participate in their governments.
b)
were based on military rule.
c)
were based on the acquisition of wealth.
d)
took a variety of forms.
11.
Christianity was a threat to the stability of the Roman empire because:
a)
Jesus directly criticized the Roman legal system.
b)
Christians refused to acknowledge the divinity of the emperor.
c)
Christians tried to overthrow Nero.
d)
it threatened the spiritual equality offered by Roman religions.
12.
The earliest inhabitants of the Americas most likely migrated from:
a)
Central America
b)
Western Europe
c)
Beringia
d)
Polynesia
13.
The first cities in the Americas were built by:
a)
the Olmec.
b)
the Chavin.
c)
the Maya.
d)
the Anasazi.
14.
Buddhism and Confucianism are similar in that:
a)
each emphasizes worship of only one god.
b)
each teaches detachment from earthly desires.
c)
each are led by monks and nuns.
d)
neither tradition is centered on a god figure.
15.
A common thread of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam is:
a)
a belief in the divinity of Jesus of Nazareth.
b)
leadership through the clergy.
c)
the importance of religious pilgrimage.
d)
the belief in a single god.
16.
After the fall of the Roman empire, one of the few unifying forces in Western Europe was:
a)
the Latin language.
b)
a developing urban culture.
c)
written laws.
d)
the Church.
17.
The European feudal system was based on:
a)
papal authority.
b)
chivalry.
c)
mutual obligations.
d)
taxation.
18.
Empires in West Africa grew powerful by:
a)
controlling trade.
b)
invading neighboring kingdoms.
c)
building alliances.
d)
converting to Islam.
19.
Because of its reliance on roads and feats of engineering, it would be most appropriate to compare the Incan Empire to:
a)
the Aztec Empire.
b)
the Roman Empire.
c)
the Persian Empire.
d)
the Hellenistic Empire.
20.
In which of the following empires was slavery prohibited?
a)
the British Empire.
b)
the Roman Empire.
c)
the Aztec Empire.
d)
the Persian Empire.
21.
The most important vehicle for the spread of Renaissance ideas was:
a)
migration of nomadic peoples.
b)
long-distance trade.
c)
the printing press.
d)
oral tradition.
22.
In his 95 Theses, Martin Luther criticized:
a)
the selling of indulgences.
b)
the authority of the pope.
c)
the Holy Roman emperor.
d)
gambling and drinking.
23.
The Ottoman Empire reached its peak under the rule of:
a)
Suleiman the Magnificent.
b)
Selim the Grim.
c)
Timur the Lame.
d)
Mehmet the Conqueror.
24.
The first European power to establish a trade presence in Asia was:
a)
Spain.
b)
Portugal.
c)
Britain.
d)
the Netherlands.
25.
Native people in the Americas did NOT become the main labor source in most American colonies because:
a)
colonists believed they weren't human.
b)
most of the native population was killed by disease.
c)
colonists feared native uprisings.
d)
they would not work with draft animals.
26.
In most pre-modern societies, slavery was NOT:
a)
related to debt.
b)
related to criminality.
c)
related to POW-status.
d)
related to perceived racial differences.
27.
The spread of corn and potatoes beyond the Americas was part of a broader diffusion of people, plants, animals, ideas, and technologies called:
a)
the Middle Passage.
b)
the Columbian Exchange.
c)
the Triangle Trade.
d)
the trans-Atlantic system.
28.
The use of a logical procedure for gathering and testing ideas is known as:
a)
the scientific method
b)
heliocentricism
c)
geocentricism
d)
an experiment
29.
Efforts to apply the scientific method to society created the movement called:
a)
the social contract
b)
Social Darwinism
c)
the Reformation
d)
the Enlightenment
30.
The bourgeois members of the Third Estate were unhappy with the French government prior to the revolution because:
a)
they did not like Marie Antoinette.
b)
they wanted to help the poor.
c)
the other two estates had political privileges denied to them.
d)
they supported the American Revolution.
31.
Throughout Latin America, the fight for independence was led by:
a)
mestizos
b)
peninsulares
c)
creoles
d)
slaves
32.
Laissez-faire thinkers supported:
a)
little to no government involvement in business
b)
limitations of child labor
c)
minimum wage laws
d)
safer working conditions for laborers
33.
The period of reform and modernization in Japan is known as:
a)
the Open Door Policy
b)
the Meiji Restoration
c)
the Self-Strengthening Movement
d)
the Hundred Days of Reform
34.
The main reason for the high number of casualties in World War I was:
a)
the use of new war technology
b)
a commitment to total war
c)
trench warfare
d)
all of the above
35.
The tsarist rule of the Romanovs in Russia ended with:
a)
the Russian Civil War
b)
the Revolution of 1905
c)
the end of World War I.
d)
two revolutions in 1917.
36.
All of the following are common tactics of totalitarian governments EXCEPT:
a)
police terror
b)
state-run surveillance
c)
propaganda
d)
collective farms
37.
Which of the following anti-Semitic policies was used FIRST during the Nazi regime in Germany?
a)
Creation of ghettos.
b)
the Final Solution.
c)
the Nuremburg laws.
d)
Kristallnacht
38.
Diplomatic hostility between the United States and the Soviet Union after World War II was known as:
a)
the Truman Doctrine
b)
the Warsaw Pact
c)
the Cold War
d)
the Marshall Plan
39.
After World War II, the major foreign policy goal of the United States was:
a)
the division of Asia
b)
the containment of communism
c)
to promote world peace
d)
to promote decolonization
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