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WorksheetsHistory Final 7th Grade Study
Total questions: 100
Worksheet time: 1hrs 5mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Who was the first ruler to unite many of the Germanic kingdoms in the early Middle Ages?
a)
Clovis I
b)
Lionheart III
c)
Charlemagne
d)
Duke William I
2.
The Frankish empire Charlemagne created in Western Europe included which 3 countries?
a)
France, Germany, Italy
b)
Greece, Italy, UK
c)
Switzerland, Poland, Greece
d)
Russia, France, Greece
3.
Where did most early European cities form?
a)
Near Major Rivers
b)
Near Major Mountains
c)
Near Major Valleys
d)
Near Major Oceans
4.
Charlemagne’s empire was ended by______________________________.
a)
His Death and the lack of a better successor
b)
The Franks
c)
The treaty of Verdun
d)
The treaty of Triafom
5.
Which Christian monk established the set of rules that governed life in many monasteries and convents throughout medieval Europe?
a)
Benidict
b)
Francis
c)
Clare
d)
Patrick
6.
Which group became the boldest and most successful raiders in Europe following the collapse of Charlemagne’s empire?
a)
Vikings
b)
Knights
c)
Samurai
d)
Godly Elephants
7.
Viking invaders from ____________caused great disorder in Western Europe after Charlemagne’s empire collapsed.
a)
Scandinavia
b)
Germany
c)
France
d)
Byzantine
8.
The geography of which region of Europe would most likely have made it the least attractive as a home for migrating Germanic tribes?
a)
The Scandinavian Peninsula
b)
The Urban Peninsula
c)
The European Peninsula
d)
The French Peninsula
9.
Why did Catholic popes send missionaries into northern Europe?
a)
To get people to Convert to Christianity
b)
To get people to stop using Icons
c)
To get people to make a statue of God
d)
To get people to worship the bible
10.
Which modern-day country was the home of the Magyars, who raided Western Europe following the collapse of Charlemagne’s empire?
a)
Hungary
b)
Turkey
c)
France
d)
England
11.
Which group’s main role in feudal society was to protect the lord?
a)
Knights
b)
Peasants
c)
Lord
d)
Slaves
12.
Which person on a manor collected taxes from the peasants and served as judge when the lord was away?
a)
The Bailiff
b)
Peasants
c)
Knights
d)
The Lord
13.
Which development eventually led to the Peloponnesian War?
a)
Athens and Sparta fighting for power
b)
Athens and Troy fighting for power
c)
Sparta and Troy
fighting for power
fighting for power
d)
Greece and troy fighting for power
14.
Which group resented Athens’ growing power after winning the Second Persian War?
a)
Sparta
b)
Troy
c)
Rome
d)
None of the Above
15.
What was the result of the rivalry between Athens and Sparta for supreme power in ancient Greece?
a)
The Peloponnesian war
b)
The Battle of Marathon
c)
The Hundred Year's War
d)
The battle of Tours
16.
Much of the territory conquered by Alexander the Great was previously part of which empire?
a)
Persia
b)
Africa
c)
Rome
d)
Greece
17.
The origins of Hellenistic culture can be traced to _____________________.
a)
Alexander the Great's Conquests
b)
Alexander Hamilton's Conquests
c)
Charlemagne's Conquest
d)
Charles the Hammer's Conquest
18.
Which structure is considered to be the finest example of classical Greek architecture?
a)
The Parthenon
b)
The Colluseum
c)
The Portions of the buildings
d)
Statue
19.
Which ancient Greek said to have used his observations of nature to develop a military weapon?
a)
Archimedes
b)
Aristotle
c)
Zeno
d)
Socrate
20.
Much of the knowledge that added to Greek learning in the Hellenistic Age came from ______________.
a)
Alexandria
b)
Alexander Hamilton
c)
Aristotle
d)
Socrates
21.
Alexandria became an important center for the study of ____________ and _____________.
a)
Medecine and Mathematics
b)
Drama and Fasion
c)
Math and Art
d)
Medecine and Fashion
22.
Assistance from ___________ helped Athens defeat the mighty Persian Empire in 480 B.C
a)
Sparta
b)
Troy
c)
Rome
d)
Carthrage
23.
What factors were MOST important in making Athens the most powerful Greek city-state after the Persian Wars?
a)
Power over the Delian leauge
b)
Power over the Pellopenesian leauge
c)
Power over the European Peninsula
d)
Power over rome
24.
Why did Sparta want to weaken Athens’ power in ancient Greece?
a)
They were scared that Athens was too powerful
b)
They thought Athens was so weak they could easily claim the land
c)
Athens stole money from Sparta and they got mad
d)
Athens wanted to control all of greece
25.
What was the result of the Peloponnesian War?
a)
Sparta won
b)
Athens won
c)
Greece won
d)
Troy won
26.
About how long did Alexander the Great’s empire remain united?
a)
11 Years
b)
156 Years
c)
132 Years
d)
323 years
27.
Why did the ancient Greeks study and write about the past?
a)
They were in a search for wisdom, so they tried learning about the past to make them wise
b)
They wanted to know why the dinosaurs died so it didn't happen to them
c)
They wanted to know how pre-history people lived and survived without proper shelter
d)
They wanted to know about the fossil they found while mining for coal
28.
Explain events that spread Hellenistic culture.
a)
Alexander The Great took over a lot of land and some cultures merged
b)
Persia and Egypt Fused into one country, Helenesia
c)
Egypt shot down Persia and kept them as slaves, and they now have a festival every Thursday from 300 BC to 200 BC called Helleanestasia
d)
Alexander Hamilton killed his son Phillip and took over the medieval world, and forced a new culture to come true
29.
Describe the lives of people living in Arabia’s deserts before the spread of Islam.
a)
Lived as a farmer, settled on an oasis
b)
Lived as a hunter, Settling in a flat plain
c)
Lived as a monk, Settling in an islam church
d)
Lived as a blacksmith, settling in a peninsula
30.
Muslims are not permitted to gamble or drink alcohol by the legal code known as the ________.
a)
Sharia
b)
Sunna
c)
Quran
d)
Sunni
31.
The most powerful of the non-Arab Muslim empires that arose was the _____________ Empire
a)
Ottoman
b)
Muhammad
c)
Persian
d)
Roman
32.
The Persian poet Rumi is famous for practicing and writing about _________________..
a)
Religous Themes
b)
Beautiful things
c)
Other Greek Poets
d)
Stunning descriptions on statues
33.
The city of Baghdad was economically important. Why?
a)
Baghdad became the center of a golden age of art, science, and learning
b)
Baghdad had so many defenses, no one was ever able to take it, and it is still standing today.
34.
The Muslim scholar known as Avicenna wrote a famous and influential book on which subject?
a)
Diseases and their treatments
b)
The brain and its many intricate parts
c)
The human body and how it uses energy transformations to fuel the body
d)
the human heart and how it works
35.
Muslims believe that Muhammad began preaching his beliefs in Mecca after what event?
a)
He met the angel Gabriel
b)
He met the angle Peter
c)
He met Jesus Christ
d)
He met God
36.
The Islamic text known as the Sunnah records what?
a)
The Words and Actions of Muhammad
b)
The Words and Actions of Jesus Christ
c)
The Words and Actions of God
d)
The Words and Actions of Mormon
37.
The rulers of many non-Arab Muslims states referred to themselves as __________________.
a)
Sultan
b)
Shia
c)
Sunnas
d)
Sunnis
38.
The Muslim group known as the Shia are a _________________ of Muslims today.
a)
Minority
b)
Majority
39.
The Mughal empire spread ________________ rule throughout almost all of India.
a)
Muslim
b)
British
c)
Roman
d)
Jewish
40.
The Arab Muslim empire reached its greatest size under the _____________ Empire.
a)
Ummayad
b)
Ottoman
c)
Yhanga
d)
Zumutan
41.
Muslims scholars introduced what concepts to Europeans?
a)
Arabic Numbers, the number Zero, And Algebra
b)
Negative Numbers, Roman Numerals, And division
c)
Geometry, Factors, and Prime numbers
d)
Calculus, odd and even numbers, graphing
42.
What two fields of learning have names which come from Arabic words?
a)
Algebra, chemistry
b)
Calculus, Geometry
c)
Probability, Functions
d)
Adding, Subtracting
43.
How did the invention of gunpowder contribute to the Ottomans’ conquest of Constantinople?
a)
The walls of constantinople weren't ready for gunpowder, as they were built before gunpowder
b)
Constantinople's walls slowly eroded over time, so when gunpowder was invented, the walls had already fallen, and the ottomans just charged in with their guns
c)
It didn't
d)
None of the above
44.
What did Justinian believe was to blame for the loss of so much of the Roman empire?
a)
Negligence
b)
The Jews
c)
The Muslims
d)
The Christians
45.
What power did the Byzantine emperor have over the Patriarch of Constantinople?
a)
The Byzantine Emperor has the power to remove the Patriarch of Constantinople
b)
The Byzantine Emperor has the power to kill the Patriarch of Constantinople
c)
The Byzantine Emperor has the power to become the Patriarch of Constantinople
d)
The Byzantine Emperor has the power to give the Patriarch of Constantinople a huge raise, but not a demotion
46.
Why did the use of icons anger iconoclasts?
a)
The worshipping of objects is banned in the bible, they believe icons are objects
b)
The icons are symbolizing the devil, which you can't worship because the bible is against the devil
c)
The iconoclast Didn't dislike the use of icons
d)
None of the above
47.
In the years leading up to the Great Schism, what did the pope refuse to do?
a)
Accept that the Byzantine leader had more power than him
b)
Vote for the Great Schism
c)
Vote against The great Schism
d)
Accept that he had power over the byzantine leader.
48.
What typically happened when Byzantine leaders showed off their wealth to visitors?
a)
Visitors left, inspired by Byzantine culture.
b)
Visitors left, Envious of the Byzantine culture.
c)
Visitors left, Angered by the ruler's Ego
d)
Visitors left, In disgust from all the money completely wasted on the tourism department
49.
What were the results of the publication of Justinian’s Code?
a)
Non-Christians were discriminated, women got property rights,The emperor had more power
b)
Roman law was made communist, democracy was crushed.
c)
Slavery was banned, Emancipation is celebrated
d)
Judaism is the official religion of Byzantine
50.
How did Byzantine librarians preserve Greek and Roman culture?
a)
They copied and preserved the manuscripts of greece and rome
b)
They found the fossils of Pompeii and wrote a book about it, which is still used to learn about greek culture today
51.
What protected Constantinople on the side of the city that was not surrounded by water?
a)
Two rings of thick walls, and a moat
b)
Two rings of thick walls
c)
a moat
d)
A HUGE wall
52.
True or False: Moats are trenches filled with water built to protect something
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
53.
Constantinople’s location made it an ideal destination for traders hoping to buy products from____.
a)
Asia
b)
North America
c)
South america
d)
Contantinople
54.
Bishops pointed to the tradition of __________ as the source of their authority
a)
Apostolic Succession
b)
Baptism
c)
Confirmation
d)
The First Communion
55.
After the Great Schism, which church followed the Western tradition of Christianity?
a)
The Roman Catholic Church
b)
The Eastern Orthodox Church
c)
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
d)
The Ununited Christian Organization
56.
____________ _____________ Christianity had the strongest influence on Byzantine culture.
a)
Eastern Orthodox
b)
Roman Catholic
57.
What was considered the main role of Roman women?
a)
To stay at home to bear and raise children
b)
To stay at home and vote in elections
c)
To go outside and build beautiful bridges
d)
To go outside and make buisness decisions
58.
What is something that both wealthy and poor Romans had in common?
a)
They both had faith in the roman gods
b)
They both owned slaves
c)
They both loved Julius Ceaser
d)
They both shared one house
59.
What was the relationship between tenant farmers and wealthy Romans?
a)
The tenant farmers rented land from the rich, wealthy romans
b)
The tenant farmers were basically paid slaves to the wealthy Romans, so all of them were fired and replaced with slaves, as they could do the farmer's job for free
c)
The wealthy romans liked the farmers
d)
The wealthy Romans liked the farmers, but the farmers hated them
60.
Why were tribunes of the plebs so powerful in Roman government?
a)
They could veto ANY law or fire ANY magistrate
b)
They could immediately make any law come true without the consent of the roman people
61.
What was the result of Rome’s conquest of Carthage?
a)
Rome Won, Carthrage Lost
b)
Rome Lost, Carthage won
c)
They had a draw
d)
Everyone diesTM
62.
How did life change for Rome’s poor as the empire became larger?
a)
Poor people moved to the cities
b)
Poor people got funds from the government, and started their own business
c)
Poor people's jobs all became obsolete due to a rise in technology
d)
poor people's jobs were replace
63.
By allowing more people to join the army and serve for long periods of time, Gaius Marius built a(n) ____________ army.
a)
Professional
b)
Standing
c)
Innovative
d)
Advanced
64.
How did Italy's geography help the Romans conquer the Italianan Peninsula?
a)
Italy had softer, flatter land, so it was easier to walk through, helping soldiers walk around Italy
b)
Italy had rougher land, making it harder for them to defend from the impending roman soldiers marching to their way viciously
65.
Rome was built along the ___________________ River.
a)
Tiber
b)
Nile
c)
Strums
d)
Qurog
66.
Who decided how the Roman kings should act?
a)
the king and wealthy Senators
b)
Citizens
c)
Wealthy rich males
d)
the dog in the photo
67.
How did Greek mythology become part of Roman culture? Im sorry, but i need 3 or 4 dog photos for my sanity
a)
The romans connected their gods to the greek ones
b)
The romans stole their gods because they felt like it and weren't creative
68.
What did magistrates have in common?
a)
They were all wealthy
b)
They were all revolutionists
c)
They all wanted Caesar out of the roman republic
d)
They were all sunnis
69.
What was the relationship between government and religion in Rome?
a)
Religion was supported by the Government
b)
Religion was banned by the government
c)
Religion was Disliked by the government
d)
the government has no opinion on religion.
70.
What is an “established religion”?
a)
A religion supported the government
b)
A religion hated by the government
71.
True or False, A vassal is a nobleman who received land from other nobleman in return for theit services
a)
True
b)
False
72.
True or False,a Monastery is a religous community for women known as nuns
a)
True
b)
False
73.
True or False, India is a subcontinent in south Africa
a)
True
b)
False
74.
True or False,St. Patrick is a missionary who wished to convert a whole country
a)
True
b)
False
75.
True or False, a Bailiff is someone, who in a manor system, kept the estate's accounts and served as a judge when the lord was away
a)
True
b)
False
76.
True or False, in a manor, Sacraments are laws created by a lord that only apply in the estate
a)
True
b)
False
77.
True or False, St. Boniface was a saint who worked to establish the catholic in Germany and the netherlands
a)
True
b)
False
78.
True or False, Athens is a city located in the Roman peninsula
a)
True
b)
False
79.
True or False, Sparta is a city located in greece
a)
True
b)
False
80.
True or False, Hellenistic is a culture that formed through alexander Hamilton's conquests
a)
True
b)
False
81.
True or False, The Hijra is The sacred text of Islam, considered by Muslims to contain the revelations of God to
Muhammad.
Muhammad.
a)
True
b)
False
82.
True or False, Sharia is a form of Islamic law, also known as "the way"
a)
True
b)
False
83.
True or False, the Socratic Method is a form of teaching in where the teacher asks a lot of questions to make the student think clearly
a)
True
b)
False
84.
True or False, Shia is one of the two main branches of Islam, commonly described as orthodox
a)
True
b)
False
85.
True or False, the Hajj is a pilgrimage to Mecca
a)
True
b)
False
86.
True or False, the Kabba is a shrine in mecca tha is the most important Islamic holy site
a)
True
b)
False
87.
True or False, a Sunnah is an Islamic house of worship
a)
True
b)
False
88.
True or False, VI is an arabic numeral
a)
True
b)
False
89.
True or False, a Sultan is a ruler of a muslim state
a)
True
b)
False
90.
True or False, Mythology is a collection of myths, especially one belonging to a particular religious or cultural tradition.
a)
True
b)
False
91.
True or False, Greek fire is a chemical mixture that burns under water
a)
True
b)
False
92.
True or False, a Province is a territory that is under control by a smaller state
a)
True
b)
False
93.
True or False, Textile is a type of cloth made of woven gold
a)
True
b)
False
94.
True or False, Justinian’s code is a law code published by the emperor Justinian
a)
True
b)
False
95.
True or False, Augustus is a Roman politician, general, and notable author of Latin prose.
a)
True
b)
False
96.
True or False, the great schism was when Orthodox Christianity And Catholic christianity became one religion
a)
True
b)
False
97.
True or False, A Strait is a narrow passage of water connecting two seas or two large areas of water.
a)
True
b)
False
98.
True or False, Paterfamilias is the male head of a family or household.
a)
True
b)
False
99.
True or False, an Established religion is a religion that is supported by the government, but not enforced
a)
True
b)
False
100.
True or False, a slave is a person who is the legal property of another and is forced to obey them.
a)
True
b)
False
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