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WorksheetsWorld History Review
Total questions: 55
Worksheet time: 34mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The word Renaissance means __________.
a)
Rebirth
b)
Regurgitate
c)
God is Great
d)
Age of Reason
2.
Who invented the movable type printing press (Europe)?
a)
Johannes Gutenberg
b)
Martin Luther
c)
Johannes Kepler
d)
Issac Newton
3.
What killed the largest number of Native Americans in the New World?
a)
Diseases
b)
Alcoholism
c)
Orcs
d)
Enslavement
4.
The Enlightenment is also known as the Age of _____?
a)
Reason
b)
Raisins
c)
Rebirth
d)
Faith
5.
The Aztec Empire was largely located in modern-day _______.
a)
Peru
b)
Columbia
c)
Chile
d)
Mexico
6.
What intellectual movement encouraged people to look back to Greece and Rome as a source of inspiration?
a)
Multiculturalism
b)
Humanism
c)
Socialism
d)
Geocentralism
7.
What did Martin Luther believe was the only way to achieve salvation?
a)
Faith in God
b)
Good works and Charity
c)
Prayers and devotion
d)
Human Sacrifice
8.
Why did Henry VIII break away from the Catholic Church?
a)
he wanted a divorce
b)
Religious disagreements
c)
Made war with Italy
d)
Joined the Orthodox Church
9.
Paleolithic people were
a)
Farmers
b)
hunters-gathers
c)
only in Afirca
d)
extinct after he Ice age
10.
Cultural Diffusion is
a)
The spread of cultural beliefs and social activities from one group to another
b)
how culturally similar a people can be
c)
The arts and other cultural intellectual achievement regarded collectively
d)
The principal that all people ]
11.
Monotheistic
a)
The belief in a single God.
b)
The principal that all people are equal and deserve equal rights and opportunities
c)
A type of life were you live in solitude and worship.
d)
The worship or belief in multiple deities.
12.
Almost all humans in the Paleolithic Age _______
a)
were hunter-gatherers
b)
were nomadic
c)
used simple stone tools
d)
all of the above
13.
What does the word revolution mean?
a)
turn
b)
change
c)
rotate
d)
rebel
14.
Which geographic feature was a necessity for early settlements?
a)
plains
b)
fresh water
c)
mountains
d)
warm climate
15.
What was the name of the social system in India
a)
untouchables
b)
ancient
c)
caste
d)
vedas
16.
two major rivers located in mesoptamia are the ___________ and _____________
a)
Indus and Ganges
b)
Tigris and Euphrates
c)
Indus and Euphrates
d)
Nile and Yellow
17.
What was the name of the trade route that connected Constantinople to China?
a)
Gold-Salt Trade
b)
Altantic Trade Route
c)
Silk Road
d)
Silver Road
18.
Constantinople became the center of the Byzantine Empire because
a)
The pope had made it the capital of the Christian World
b)
It was the religious center for Muslims
c)
Its location made the crossroads of Europe and Asia allowing for easy trade
d)
It was geographically isolated from surrounding empires
19.
Which development is most closely associated with the beginning of the Byzantine Empire?
a)
Emergence of the Russian Orthodox Church
b)
Division of the Roman Empire
c)
Building of the Hagia Sophia
d)
Fall of Constantinople
20.
Which is the missing characteristic of civilization?
Cites
_________
Formal structure
specialized labor
Cites
_________
Formal structure
specialized labor
a)
coined money
b)
Monotheistic Religion
c)
Use of stone tools
d)
Record Keeping
21.
One of the effects of the rugged mountainous geography around the ancient civilization of Greece was the development of
a)
Absolute Monarchies
b)
Extensive communication networks
c)
Separate independent city-states
d)
Belief in one God
22.
Who were Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle?
a)
Consuls of the Roman Republic
b)
Pharos of Ancient Egypt
c)
Religious leaders of the Ancient Hebrews
d)
Philosophers of Ancient Greece
23.
Which conflict between Athens and Sparta led to the weakening of the Greek City-States and would last for 30 years?
a)
The Great Schism
b)
The Principal War
c)
The Parthenon Wars
d)
The Peloponnesian War
24.
"The shift to the agricultural economy, exemplified by sedentism farming and the keeping of livestock, is recognized as one of the crucial turning points in human history..."
The above excerpt identifies the importance of _____
The above excerpt identifies the importance of _____
a)
The extinction of hunter-gathering groups
b)
The shift to the Paleolithic Era
c)
The Neolithic Revolution
d)
The emergence of civilizations
25.
Charlemagne was considered by most scholars to be the greatest king of the Middle Ages, the reasons for his success were
a)
The fact that the Frankish Empire was centrally located in Europe and accessible by sea on two sides.
b)
He worked with the muslim empire which opened trade.
c)
He allowed education and worked with the Church.
d)
He created a peoples government and allowed the people to take part in civic duties.
26.
Which of the following is the correct order of social status in Ancient European Feudalism?
a)
Knights, peasants, Lords, Kings
b)
Lords, Knights, peasants, church officials, king
c)
peasants, Kings, Knighs, Lords
d)
peasants, Knights, Lords, Kings
27.
What was considered to be the "Ideal Man" during the Renaissance?
a)
a family man, with a typical "dad bod" who worked very hard. (mr. cleburn)
b)
A well educated man, who could dance, write poetry and play music. (Also Mr. Cleburn)
c)
Cobie Roberson, athletic, dresses well, great sense of humor and the ladies love him.
d)
Ethan Khunteyev, works out, sensitive, loves puppies and long walks on the beach.
28.
One of the most famous authors of the Northern Renaissance was__________
a)
J.K. Rowling wrote the Hariath Potterish Series"
b)
J.R. Tulkon Wrote the Lord of the Gold Shiney Round Thing"
c)
William Shakespeare wrote "Romeo and Juliet"
d)
Charles Daken wrote "Scrooge"
29.
Who was the famous monk who posted his "95 theses" on the door of the Catholic Church?
a)
Martin Luther
b)
Martin Anderson
c)
David Rodriguez III
d)
Daetrel Gillespie VII
30.
One quality of the Persian Empire, that seemed to separate the persians from other empires was that _______________.
a)
They were tolerant to other ideas and societies.
b)
They didn't believe in violence
c)
The centered education around art and literature.
d)
Everybody in the Empire spoke the same language and used the same dialect.
31.
In what order did the occupations listed below most likely develop?
(a) farmers
(b) traders
(c) nomadic herders
(d) hunters and gathers
(a) farmers
(b) traders
(c) nomadic herders
(d) hunters and gathers
a)
A,B,C,D
b)
B,D,A,C
c)
C,A,B,D
d)
D,C,A,B
32.
In the Middle East during the Neolithic Revolution, the development of farming brought about
a)
The establishment of permanent settlements
b)
A return to the nomadic lifestyle
c)
the rise of hunting as an important profession
d)
increased exportation of oil
33.
One result of the Neolithic Revolution was _
a)
An increase in the number of nomadic tribes
b)
a reliance on hunting and gathering of food
c)
the establishment of villages and the rise of governments
d)
the decrease in trade between cultural groups
34.
What is the main reason the Neolithic Revolution was considered a turning point in World History?
a)
Fire was used as a source of energy
b)
Spoken language was used as communication
c)
Domestication of animals and cultivation of crops led to settled communities
d)
Stone tools and weapons first developed
35.
The code of Hammurabi is an example of
a)
written rules for legal procedures
b)
the power of strong kings to control trade
c)
regulations on the way to conduct wars against neighboring nations
d)
the power of the legislature to veto laws passed by absolute monarchs
36.
Which name identifies the region between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers?
a)
Cape of Good Hope
b)
Sinai Peninsula
c)
Mesopotamia
d)
Horn of Africa
37.
Which factor led to the development of civilization in ancient Mesopotamia?
a)
Political Harmony
b)
Favorable Geography
c)
Religious Differences
d)
Universal Education
38.
Who founded Islam?
a)
Abraham
b)
Jesus
c)
Mohammed
d)
David
39.
What religion follows the eightfold path?
a)
confucianism
b)
sikhism
c)
legalism
d)
buddhism
40.
What did the ruling family in China use to claim authority?
a)
Divine Intervention
b)
The mandate of Heaven
c)
Absolute Rule
d)
Noble Jewels
41.
Which ancient civilization established the basis for western democracy
a)
Phoenician
b)
Egyptian
c)
Sumerian
d)
Greek
42.
What was one cause of the development of small independent city-states in ancient Greece?
a)
Greece and Rome were often at war
b)
The mountainous terrain of Greece resulted in scattered settlements
c)
Military leaders found small Greek settlements easy to control
d)
The Greek people had many different languages and religions
43.
Olympic Games, Poems of Homer, and Hellenistic culture are associated with which civilization?
a)
Egyptian
b)
Greek
c)
Roman
d)
Phoenician
44.
The West African Kingdoms of Ghana Mali and Songhai Flourished between 700-1600 AD mainly because they
a)
Controlled trade routes across the Sahara
b)
developed self-suffcient economies
c)
became religious centers
d)
received support from European colonial governments
45.
One conclusion that can be reached from the evidence about Mansa Musa's rule of Mali is that
a)
Christianity was a dominant religion in Africa
b)
Complex civilizations existed in Africa before the Europeans
c)
trade was no necessary for civilization to survive
d)
the slave trade originated in west Africa
46.
Which areas did the Mongols conquer and incorporate into their empire?
a)
China, Russia, Iran
b)
Axum, Zimbabwe, Soghai
c)
Spain, France, Egypt
d)
Japan, India, Eastern Europe
47.
In western Europe during the Middle Ages, education declined as a direct result of the
a)
rediscovery of Classical Greek Civilization
b)
Loss of power of the church
c)
Fall of the Roman empire
d)
rise of Absolute Monarchs
48.
What was the life expectancy of a peasant during the Middle Ages?
a)
20 years
b)
35 years
c)
45 years
d)
60 years
49.
What was the selling of indulgences?
a)
buying out of sin and guilt
b)
commissioning of masterpieces
c)
eliminating the protestant threat
d)
holding the council of Trent
50.
What Renaissance painter is correctly matched with his masterpiece?
a)
Donatello = Sistine Chapel
b)
Michelangelo = The Mona Lisa
c)
Raphael = The Statue of David
d)
Leonardo Da Vinci = The Last Supper
51.
Who is the "father" of three major western religions?
a)
Abraham
b)
David
c)
Jacob
d)
Esau
52.
What religion taught people should obey/respect their elders and superiors along with a clear hierarchy with strict roles as a main rule?
a)
Daoism
b)
Buddhism
c)
Confucianism
d)
Judaisim
53.
Which achievements are most closely associated with the Tang and Shang Dynasties of China?
a)
Wheel and Stirrup
b)
Gunpowder and movable type
c)
Chinampas and Calendar
d)
mosaics and domes
54.
One reason the Russian Empire was difficult to unite was
a)
Had many different ethnic groups
b)
possessed limited resources
c)
served as a crossroads for trade
d)
lacked a navy
55.
Who painted the Sistine chapel
a)
Donatello
b)
Michaelangelo
c)
Raphael
d)
Splinter
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