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Total questions: 121
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Name
Class
Date
1.
What was the name for the rebirth of Greek/Roman art that occurred in Europe because Crusaders brought back Muslim achievements?
a)
Renaissance
b)
Protestant Reformation
c)
Crusades
d)
Renoir
2.
The Renaissance started because of Greek texts and inventions brought back from the Islamic world during WHAT WARS?
a)
The Hundred Years War
b)
The Crusades
c)
The Bubonic Plague
d)
The 30 Years War
3.
What MAJOR INVENTION was created during the Renaissance that allowed for information to spread incredibly quickly?
a)
Gunpowder and guns
b)
Romeo and Juliet
c)
Gutenberg's Glue Sticks
d)
Gutenberg's Printing Press
4.
What is the name for the complete split between Catholics and Protestants in 1517 because Martin Luther criticized the Church in Germany, resulting in new denominations and faiths?
a)
English Reformation
b)
Renaissance
c)
Protestant Reformation
d)
Shakespeare
5.
Instead of staying in one place, the first humans were ________.
a)
Nomadic
b)
Simple
c)
Movers
d)
Paleolithic
6.
Who fought in the Peloponnesian War?
a)
Sparta and Marathon
b)
Persia and Sparta
c)
Athens and Persia
d)
Athens and Sparta
7.
Where is considered the birthplace of democracy?
a)
Troy
b)
Marathon
c)
Sparta
d)
Athens
8.
The 200 year period of peace in the Mediterranean region is known as -
a)
The Agricultural Revolution
b)
The Pax Romana
c)
The Ides of March
d)
Civil War
9.
Archaeologists have been able to use fossil and geographic data to trace the first human activity back to which continent?
a)
Asia
b)
Africa
c)
North America
d)
Australia
10.
What is the name of the Babylonia King who created a law code that showed social inequalities?
a)
Justinian
b)
Ceasar
c)
Alexander
d)
Hammurabi
11.
Which religion does this symbol represent?
a)
Christianity
b)
Islam
c)
Hinduism
d)
Confucius
12.
The nobility and the knights offered two things to serfs in exchange for hard work and a portion of the serfs' crops?
a)
land to work and food
b)
land to work and protection
c)
access to the church and food
d)
safety and religious blessings
13.
The Crusades were a number of military battles over the religious city of
a)
Mecca
b)
Medina
c)
Arabia
d)
Jerusalem
14.
Which two religions fought during the Crusades?
a)
Judaism/ Islam
b)
Islam/ Hinduism
c)
Islam/ Christianity
d)
Judaism/ Christianity
15.
What type of government is ruled by a small group?
a)
Democracy
b)
Oligarchy
c)
Tyranny
d)
Monarchy
18.
What government is ruled by a small group of nobles?
a)
Aristocracy
b)
Tyranny
c)
Monarchy
d)
Democracy
17.
What government is ruled by one person who seized power?
a)
Aristocracy
b)
Tyranny
c)
Democracy
d)
Monarchy
18.
What government is ruled by a small group of nobles?
a)
Aristocracy
b)
Tyranny
c)
Monarchy
d)
Democracy
19.
What geographic feature isolated and hindered the development of Greece city-states?
a)
deserts
b)
mountains
c)
rivers
d)
islands
20.
What term describes that when the value of money decreases prices increase?
a)
Deflation
b)
Inflation
c)
Interest
d)
Opportunity Cost
21.
This map shows the spread of
a)
Islam
b)
Christianity
c)
Buddhism
d)
Hinduism
22.
Which African king traveled to Mecca on Hajj and decided to turn his capital, Timbuktu into a center of Islamic learning?
a)
Mansa Musa
b)
Kunda Kinda
c)
Ramses II
d)
Qin Shiuangdi
23.
What were the main trade items of African civilizations?
a)
Gold and Salt
b)
Pepper and Salt
c)
Salt and Ivory
d)
Gold and Silver
24.
History..
a)
is based on evidence
b)
can be biased in primary documents
c)
is sometimes forgotten
d)
All are correct
25.
Approximately how much of Europe's population died as a result of the Black Death?
a)
all
b)
three quarters
c)
one half
d)
one third
26.
Which Central and/or South American civilizations ended after the arrival of foreign invaders?
a)
Aztec and Inca
b)
Maya and Aztec
c)
Inca and Maya
d)
Andes and Aztec
27.
What does the term Renaissance mean?
a)
inspiration
b)
rebirth
c)
profit
d)
beauty
28.
How did the use of both irrigation and domestication affect early civilizations' crops?
a)
They led to bigger harvests
b)
They led to smaller harvests
c)
They caused people to stop farming
d)
They caused farmers to plant fewer crops
29.
What is the name of the shaded area on the map of early civilizations pictured above?
a)
Mesopotamia
b)
the Arabian Peninsula
c)
Mediterranean Sea
d)
Fertile Crescent
30.
What similarity do Christianity, Judaism, and Islam share?
a)
They are all monotheistic
b)
They all began in Egypt
c)
They all began in Korea
d)
They all began in India
31.
Which term describes the poltiical and economic system of lords and vassals during the Middle Ages?
a)
communism
b)
democracy
c)
republic
d)
feudalism
32.
How did the Magna Carta change England's government?
a)
It turned it into a republican system
b)
It instituted feudalism
c)
It put manorialism in place
d)
It limited the kings power
33.
Which religion was the most powerful in Western Europe during the Middle Ages?
a)
Judaism
b)
ISlam
c)
Christianity
d)
Hinduism
34.
What were the 95 Theses?
a)
a book of scientific experiments
b)
philosophy that promoted the ideas of feudalism
c)
list of directions for exploring the New World
d)
set of ideas that challenged the Catholic Church
35.
This was an 18th century philosophical movement of intellectuals, aiming to apply reason to all endeavors.
a)
Reformation
b)
Renaissance
c)
Enlightenment
d)
Scientific Revolution
36.
One of the earliest to ask for equal rights for women, what Enlightenment writer questioned the men’s ideas that women should only be educated enough to be good wives and mothers?
a)
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
b)
Mary Wollstonecraft
c)
Mary Shelley
d)
Catherine the Great
37.
Life, Liberty and Property or the Pursuit of Happiness
a)
Natural Rights
b)
Democracy
c)
Anarchy
d)
Divine Right of Kings
38.
What does Absolute Ruler mean?
a)
a ruler who is sure of their power
b)
A ruler who is involved in all aspects of government and public life
c)
someone who has to answer to a separate government body
d)
a ruler who is absolute
39.
What were early Portuguese explorers trying to find?
a)
a passage to India by land
b)
a way to the South Pole
c)
a new trade route to India by sea
d)
a new school in Portugal
40.
What was the name for the journey of slaves from Africa to America?
a)
the Voyage of Sorrow.
b)
the Bering Crossing.
c)
the African-America run.
d)
the Middle Passage.
41.
Enlightenment thinker who believed in natural rights (Life, liberty, property):
a)
Montesquieu
b)
Voltaire
c)
Locke
d)
Rousseau
42.
An agreement between people and the government to give up some rights for safety and protection
a)
Philosophers
b)
Democracy
c)
Social Contract
d)
Divine Right of Kings
43.
Taking pride in a country's people and culture is known as —
a)
Nationalism
b)
Isolationism
c)
Communism
d)
Capitalism
44.
Who owns the means of production in a Communist economy?
a)
the people
b)
the government
c)
the business owners
d)
the Church
45.
Who owns the means of production in a Capitalist economy?
a)
the people
b)
the government
c)
the business owners
d)
the Church
46.
Urbanization is the word used for the growth of cities.
a)
True
b)
False
47.
Which of the following underlying causes was the biggest in making World War 1 a world conflict and not just another European regional war?
a)
Militarism
b)
Alliances
c)
Imperialism
d)
Nationalism
48.
Which innovation allowed factories to be built anywhere?
a)
flying shuttle
b)
spinning jenny
c)
cotton gin
d)
steam engine
49.
The Reformation began in _______.
a)
Italy
b)
Germany
c)
France
d)
England
50.
Gutenberg invented the __________ that increased literacy rates and helped spread the ideas of the reformation
a)
Bible
b)
Telescope
c)
Mass media
d)
Printing Press
51.
What is the artistic technique that is used to show depth and distance on a flat surface?
a)
realism
b)
perspective
c)
idealism
d)
distancism
52.
What caused the majority of deaths among natives during European Exploration?
a)
Disease
b)
War
c)
slavery
d)
Human Sacrifice
53.
What is the holy city of the three major monotheistic religions?
a)
Jerusalem
b)
Mecca
c)
Rome
d)
Constantinople
54.
What did the Romans build that helped the spread of Christianity?
a)
Roads
b)
Aqueducts
c)
Pyramids
d)
Arenas
55.
Greek city-state known for its military.
a)
Sparta
b)
Athens
c)
Corinth
d)
Rome
56.
River valley in Egypt known for its regular flooding.
a)
Nile
b)
Mesopotamia
c)
Indus
d)
Huang He
57.
Ancient slavery was not based on which of the following conditions...
a)
Indebtedness
b)
Race
c)
Status of one's parents
d)
Defeat in war
58.
The Neolithic Revolution _________.
a)
Was a shift to systematic agriculture
b)
Is reflected in cave drawings
c)
Caused humans to melt metal to make tools and weapons
d)
Occurred when early humans established new forms of govt
59.
Why was the Rosetta Stone an important discovery?
a)
it was written in Sumerian and Greek and allowed historians to translate cuneiform
b)
It was written in Phoenician and Greek and allowed historians to translate the Phoenician alphabet
c)
It was written in Hebrew and Greek and allowed historians to translate the Hebrew language.
d)
It was written in hieroglyphic and Greek and allowed historians to translate hieroglyphics
60.
How did the Industrial Revolution affect the cities?
a)
Made the crime rate decrease
b)
Led to an increase in farm workers
c)
Make the cities cleaner and safer
d)
Led to an increase in population in the cities
61.
The belief that people pass through many lives is called
a)
Saturation
b)
Consternation.
c)
Reunification
d)
Reincarnation
62.
A strong belief in Hinduism is that there are consequences for how a person lives; this is called?
a)
Karma
b)
Dharma
c)
Varna
d)
Reincarnation
63.
Life began in India along the __________ River.
a)
Nile
b)
Amazon
c)
Mississippi
d)
Indus
64.
Aqueducts, roads, arches, Coliseum, concrete...
a)
Examples of Greek achievements
b)
Examples of Alexander the Great achievements
c)
Examples of Christian achievements
d)
Examples of Roman achievements
65.
Which of the following is the most important impact of the annual floods on Egyptian civilization?
a)
During the floods, farmers could work on building projects.
b)
The annual floods made transportation and trade on the river possible.
c)
Floods left behind fertile soil making agricultural surplus possible.
d)
The floods proved that the gods were pleased with the people.
66.
How did Ghana profit from outsiders?
a)
Capturing slaves
b)
Finding gold mines
c)
Taxing trade
d)
Selling fish
67.
Many people lost faith in God after the Black Death. As a result, who lost power?
a)
Kings and Queens
b)
The Church
c)
Knights
d)
Serfs
68.
What is an artifact?
a)
Remains of a human
b)
Man-made object left behind
c)
Skeleton
d)
Dinosaur bones
69.
What rivers are located in the Fertile Crescent?
a)
Tigris & Euphrates
b)
Ganges & Indus
c)
Huang He & Yangtzee
d)
Nile & Liimpopo
70.
The Silk Road connected what two areas?
a)
Europe & Africa
b)
Africa & Asia
c)
Mediterranean & Asia
d)
Africa & America
71.
Who is in charge of the Roman Catholic Church?
a)
The Patron
b)
The Patriarch
c)
The Pope
d)
The Imam
72.
What is the holy book for Muslims?
a)
The Q'ran
b)
The Torah
c)
The Vedas
d)
The Bible
73.
The Declaration of Independence
a)
Secondary Source
b)
Primary Source
74.
What is the ultimate goal for any capitalist?
a)
To earn a profit
b)
To fail a business
c)
To start a business
d)
To change the world
75.
During the Scientific Revolution scientists and philosophers
a)
examined natural laws governing the universe
b)
relied heavily on the ideas of medieval thinkers
c)
accepted the ideas of classical greek and roman scholars
d)
received support from the Catholic Church.
76.
What caused the Black Death (Plague) to spread throughout Europe between 1347 and 1351?
a)
rats on fleas
b)
trading ships with infected rats
c)
conquistadors spread the disease to South America
d)
god was punishing Europe for the Crusades
77.
What does heliocentric mean?
a)
sun centered universe
b)
earth centered universe
78.
The type of warfare associated with WWI was
a)
guerilla
b)
blitzkrieg
c)
trench
d)
scorched earth
79.
The term NATIONALISM refers to
a)
materials used to influence people's opinion during a war
b)
extreme pride and patriotism in a person's home country
c)
the building up of huge armies and navies
d)
taking over other countries to build an empire
80.
What is imperialism?
a)
When one country takes over another country
b)
When one country is allies with another country
c)
When one country is at war with another country
d)
all of these options
81.
What is direct rule?
a)
Replacing local leaders with foreigners
b)
Putting local leaders in charge (with guidance from foreigners)
c)
Controlling a country through trade and economy
d)
Removing the government and having anarchy
82.
What is protectorate rule?
a)
Replacing local leaders with foreigners
b)
Putting local leaders in charge (with guidance from foreigners)
c)
Controlling a country through trade and economy
d)
Removing the government and having anarchy
83.
What is Spheres of Influence?
a)
Replacing local leaders with foreigners
b)
Putting local leaders in charge (with guidance from foreigners)
c)
Controlling a country through trade and economy
d)
Removing the government and having anarchy
84.
All the following were reasons for imperialism, except
a)
the need for natural resources
b)
national pride
c)
the search for disease cures
d)
rivalries with other countries
85.
What was the "spark" that ignited the "Powder Keg" of Europe and started WWI?
a)
The sinking of the USS Maine
b)
The use of animal grease on the ammunition
c)
The assassination of the Archduke of Austria-Hungary
d)
The bombing of Pearl-Harbor
86.
What is the name of the alliance during WWI that included Austria-Hungary, Germany, the Ottoman Empire and Bulgaria?
a)
The Central Powers
b)
The Allied Powers
c)
The Axis Powers
d)
The Entente Powers
87.
What is the name of the alliance during WWI that included Great Britain, France, Russia and later the United States?
a)
The Central Powers
b)
The Axis Powers
c)
The Allied Powers
d)
The Western Front
88.
WORLD WAR 1:
What country had to accept blame for WW1?
What country had to accept blame for WW1?
a)
Serbia
b)
Russia
c)
Germany
d)
Austria-Hungary
89.
WORLD WAR 1:
What is the name of the treaty that officially ends WW1?
What is the name of the treaty that officially ends WW1?
a)
Lusitania Armistice
b)
The Treaty of Versailles
c)
The Paris Treaty
d)
The China Treaty
90.
This image exemplifies
a)
The blame for World War I was unclear, and shared
b)
The blame for the War was on Germany
c)
the blame for the war was on Serbia
d)
that imperialism was to blame for the war
91.
Most ancient civilizations worshipped multiple gods, making their religions
a)
polytheistic
b)
monotheistic
c)
animistic
d)
atheistic
92.
What is the belief in one god?
a)
polytheistic
b)
monotheistic
c)
animstic
d)
atheistic
93.
Triangular Trade was between what three regions?
a)
England: France: Spain
b)
Europe: Africa/Asia: New World
c)
North America: Caribbean: South America
d)
China: Korea: Japan
94.
What ruler inherits complete control over his/her government and subjects?
a)
Constitutional Monarch
b)
Prime Minister
c)
Viceroy
d)
Absolute Monarch
95.
Divine right is…
a)
the belief that God chose a king/queen to rule and assists him/her.
b)
an agreement between a government and its people.
c)
religious freedom for all.
d)
the belief that God has already chosen who is going to heaven (saints) and who is going to hell (sinners).
96.
What were the 4 River Valley Civilizations?
a)
Indian, Chinese, Roman, Egyptian
b)
Mesopotamian, Greece, Egyptian, Chinese
c)
Indian, Chinese, Mesopotamian, Egyptian
d)
Indian, Roman, Chinese, Mesopotamian
97.
Who does an absolute monarch share power with?
a)
No one
b)
poor people
c)
Congress
d)
the church
98.
Many ideas of the European Renaissance were based on the cultures of ancient
a)
Greece and Egypt
b)
Greece and Rome
c)
Greece and China
d)
Greece and India
99.
Describe Triangular Trade and the effects of it.
a)
Economic system, African slaves-exchanged for raw materials, money, and finished goods
b)
System of Mercantilism in which goods are traded with Mother Country
c)
System of Feudalism involving New world and Europe
100.
Describe the similarities between American and French Revolutions.
a)
High taxation. Some without representation.
b)
Both took place in Europe
c)
Ruled by dictator.
101.
What factors led to European Exploration?
a)
New Trade routes, Spread religion, technology
b)
Overpopulation, diseases, religion
c)
Warfare, religion, raw goods
102.
What are the basic goals of the United Nations?
a)
Keep people around world, bonds with nations, work together, achieve goals
b)
To conquer hostile territory, setup hospitals, overthrow dictator
c)
Establish land for poor, better human rights, work with government
103.
What caused the Neolithic Revolution?
a)
Invention of the printing press
b)
The Columbian Exchange
c)
Invention of farming
d)
Invention of the compass
104.
An important effect of the crusades was the
a)
Increased trade and travel between western Europe and the Middle East
b)
Increased the power of the church
c)
Start of the Protestant reformation
d)
Rise of feudalism
105.
Economic theory in which a nation sought to export more than it imported to build its supply of gold and silver
a)
Commercial revolution
b)
Capitalism
c)
Mercantilism
d)
Join-stock Company
106.
1. Why were the inventions of hieroglyphics and cuneiform important achievements of the Egyptians and Sumerians?
a)
Because it gave civilizations the ability to communicate and pass on information
b)
It enabled them to establish trade network
c)
It allowed for further exploration and navigation
d)
It allowed early religions to expand
107.
1. The world’s first civilizations developed in
a)
a) Europe
b)
Caves
c)
River Valleys
d)
The Old Stone Age
108.
1. The spread of ideas and other aspects of a culture is called
a)
cultural diffusion
b)
culture shock.
c)
a) a division of labor.
d)
civilization.
109.
1. What was the purpose of the aqueduct?
a)
a)
carry water from the mountains for the city
b)
a)
it was a social gathering place for the citizens of
Rome
c)
a) provide water transportation for trade
d)
a)
early sewer system for the city
110.
What was the land trade route between China called Europe called?
a)
The China Road
b)
The Spice Road
c)
a) The Porcelain Road
d)
The Silk Road
111.
The Byzantine Empire was formed from the eastern part of the
a)
a) Muslim Empire
b)
b) Persian Empire.
c)
c) Russian Empire.
d)
d) Roman Empire.
112.
1. A person who is excommunicated is
a)
a) kicked out of their church.
b)
a) kicked out of their family.
c)
a) kicked out of their school.
d)
a) kicked out of their country.
113.
1. a dynasty is
a)
a royal c
b)
a ruling family
c)
an elected government
d)
a holy temple
114.
When goods and services are exchanged without using money, it is called
a)
barter economy
b)
market economy
c)
coomunist economy
d)
mercantilism
115.
What was NOT a resultof the Columbian Exchange?
a)
Corn and potatoes were introduced to Europe
b)
native Americans began riding horses
c)
Europeans brought diseases to the Americas
d)
The African slave trade ended
116.
One advantage of living near mountains is
a)
flooding
b)
sea trade
c)
isolation from trade
d)
protection
117.
To be considered a true civilization, a community must have this characteristic
a)
education
b)
a political system
c)
monotheism
d)
rivers
118.
Geography is important because
a)
It is shared by all civilizations
b)
It is unpredictable
c)
It affects how civilizations develop
d)
It has no effect on civilizations
119.
A work created about an event which happened long after the event took place is called a(n)
a)
artifact
b)
secondary source
c)
primary source
d)
history text
120.
A system of making, buying, and selling things is called
a)
money
b)
economics
c)
barter
d)
merchadising
121.
What do Hinduism and Greek and Roman religions have in common?
a)
none are practiced today
b)
all are polytheistic
c)
all came after Christ
d)
all believe in one god
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