WorksheetsWorld History Review
Total questions: 75
Worksheet time: 40mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Renaissance stands for...
a)
rebirth
b)
restart
c)
redo
d)
re-image
2.
What was not a famous Renaissance city-state?
a)
Rome
b)
Florence
c)
Pisa
d)
Venice
3.
What encouraged the importance of individuals and human society?
a)
humanism
b)
societal understanding
c)
individualism
d)
human worth
4.
_____ were sold by the church to reduce a punishment for sin
a)
indulgences
b)
monastic slips
c)
priestly bribes
d)
paper bribes
5.
Who lead the protestant movement?
a)
Martin Luther
b)
John Calvin
c)
Henry VIII
d)
Joseph Smith
6.
What denomination of Christianity did Martin Luther create?
a)
Protestantism
b)
Lutheranism
c)
Catholicism
d)
Presbyterian
7.
Who created the Anglican Church?
a)
Henry VIII
b)
Joseph Smith
c)
Martin Luther
d)
John Calvin
8.
What was not associated with the Scientific Revolution?
a)
human understanding and knowledge
b)
rebirth of knowledge
c)
exploration
d)
religious acceptance
9.
What was not significant during the Scientific Revolution?
a)
emphasis on the church
b)
abandonment of ancient and medieval systems
c)
development of scientific method
d)
The Enlightenment
10.
What movement was intellectual and movement based on ideas about society and government?
a)
Renaissance
b)
Enlightenment
c)
Reformation
d)
Scientific Revolution
11.
What groups of people influenced the Renaissance?
a)
Greeks and Romans
b)
Greeks and Persians
c)
Romans and Ottomans
d)
Persians and Franks
12.
The Enlightenment believed scientific and academic thought should not involve religion.
a)
True
b)
False
13.
John Locke believed all men were created equal.
a)
True
b)
False
14.
Rousseau, Hobbes, Locke, and Montesquieu influenced American government.
a)
True
b)
False
15.
If you are a deist, you believe...
a)
in God but reject organized religion
b)
in God and support the Protestant faith
c)
in God and support any organized religion
d)
in God and only follow the pope's beliefs
16.
Enlightenment ideas called for natural rights
a)
True
b)
False
17.
What was a time period when Europeans began to explore the world?
a)
Age of Exploration
b)
Age of Enlightenment
c)
Age of Learning
d)
Scientific Age
18.
What was not a long term cause for exploration?
a)
increased international trade
b)
Mansa Musa's travels
c)
China and India
d)
New technologies
19.
What explorer sailed around the southern tip of Africa?
a)
Dias
b)
de Gama
c)
Magellan
d)
Columbus
20.
What explorer landed in India?
a)
Dias
b)
de Gama
c)
Magellan
d)
Columbus
21.
Whose voyage proved the world was round?
a)
Diaz
b)
de Gama
c)
Magellan
d)
Columbus
22.
What is not a factor of political revolutions?
a)
forms of government completely change
b)
government stays the same
c)
colonies become their own nations
d)
nation-states are formed
23.
What was not a cause of political revolutions?
a)
Renaissance
b)
Enlightenment
c)
Age of Exploration
d)
Governmental shifts
24.
What were the causes of the American Revolution?
a)
Boycotts
b)
Lack of resources
c)
Taxes
d)
Boston Tea Party
25.
What did the U.S. Constitution not create and include?
a)
federal system
b)
branches of government
c)
Bill of Rights
d)
Declaration of Independence
26.
France was divided into three estates. Who were the members of each?
a)
clergy, nobles, everyone else
b)
clergy, knights, serfs
c)
clergy, lords, everyone else
d)
clergy, nobles, serfs
27.
The Declaration of Rights of Man was based off...
a)
American Bill of Rights
b)
Declaration of Independence
c)
Magna Carta
d)
Glorious Revolution
28.
What was a fundamental change in the way goods were produced?
a)
Industrial Revolution
b)
Renaissance
c)
Enlightenment
d)
Scientific Revolution
29.
What is not a development of the Industrial Revolution?
a)
mass production of goods
b)
development of the factory system
c)
rural-to-urban migration
d)
loss of capital
30.
The Industrial Revolution began in...
a)
Britain
b)
France
c)
America
d)
Italy
31.
The Industrial Revolution began in England for all reasons except...
a)
had more colonies
b)
colonies had various raw materials
c)
colonies were landlocked
d)
colonies had rich textiles for centuries
32.
The first industry to be industrialized was...
a)
automotive
b)
locomotive
c)
textiles
d)
shoes
33.
What did growing populations in urban cities require farmers to do?
a)
grow more crops
b)
find new jobs
c)
quit their jobs
d)
have smaller families
34.
What was not a railroad created during the transportation industry?
a)
Trans-Siberian
b)
Rio-to-Columbia
c)
Cape-to-Cairo
d)
Berlin-to-Baghdad
35.
What is the belief nations should expand borders and acquire territories?
a)
colonization
b)
expansion
c)
acquisitions
d)
imperialism
36.
What was a cause of imperialism?
a)
economics
b)
politics
c)
religions
d)
all of the above
37.
Westerners thought civilization was based around...
a)
economic activity
b)
trade
c)
Christian values
d)
monetary exchange
38.
What country did not "Scramble" for Africa?
a)
Australia
b)
Belgium
c)
France
d)
England
39.
What conference attempted to establish rules for colonizing Africa?
a)
Monroe
b)
Truman
c)
Berlin
d)
Versailles
40.
Where did opium come from?
a)
Britain
b)
India
41.
Name the 2 denominations of Christianity that existed after the Great Schism.
a)
Eastern Orthodoxy and Roman Catholicism
b)
Hinduism and Buddhism
c)
Eastern Orthodoxy and Baptists
d)
Baptists and Roman Catholicism
42.
What is this image depicting?
a)
Social Mobility
b)
Feudalism
c)
Mandate of Heaven
d)
Caste System
43.
The taming of animals such as cattle, goats, sheep, and pigs
a)
civilization
b)
domestication
c)
cultural diffusion
d)
bartering
44.
The belief in many gods and goddesses
a)
Polytheism
b)
Monotheism
c)
Maxitheism
d)
Atheism
45.
The social class system based on Hinduism is known as...
a)
The Caste System
b)
Feudalism
c)
Civilization
d)
Buddhism
46.
The first collection of laws based on "eye for an eye"
a)
Judaism
b)
Caste System
c)
Magna Carta
d)
The Code of Hammurabi
47.
What is divine right?
a)
the idea that God created the monarchy and the monarch is His representative on Earth
b)
kings/ queens who hold all the power within their states' boundaries
48.
What does absolute monarch mean?
a)
a group of people who control shopping
b)
A single ruler who rules with the opinion of all his subjects
c)
a king/queen who believes their power comes from God
d)
a king/queen who holds all the power in their country
49.
What country is not in Europe?
a)
England
b)
Poland
c)
France
d)
Egypt
50.
Why did they call them Early River Civilizations?
a)
Because the emerged near rivers.
b)
Because the people worshiped river gods
51.
Which is not an early civilization?
a)
sumerian
b)
indus valley
c)
shang
d)
italy
52.
What was Hammurabi's code?
a)
A knight code during feudal times
b)
A unifying group of laws
c)
An encription code
d)
A kings tyrannical laws forced on slaves
53.
What is the heliocentric view of the universe?
a)
The belief that the Earth is the center of the universe
b)
The belief that the moon is the center of the universe
c)
The belief that the sun is the center of the universe
d)
The belief in more than one God
54.
Which philosopher believed in natural rights and had the initials “JL”?
a)
Jonathon Locke
b)
James Locke
c)
John Locke
d)
John Loche
55.
What contributed to the increased demand for goods during the Industrial revolution?
a)
Resource Influx
b)
Increasing Trade
c)
Population Growth
d)
New Technology
56.
During the Enlightenment, people were encouraged to use their own ability to ______ in order to judge what is right or wrong.
a)
dream
b)
hypothesize
c)
reason
d)
philosophize
57.
During Ramadan, Muslims were expected to
a)
make a pilgrimage to Mecca
b)
refrain from alms giving
c)
make a pilgrimage to Medina
d)
fast from sunrise to sunset
58.
China is in What continent
a)
Asia
b)
Europe
c)
Africa
d)
Australia
59.
The main language of the Islamic religion is -
a)
English
b)
Greek
c)
Latin
d)
Arabic
60.
According to the Five Pillars of Islam, every Muslim must
a)
read the Bible
b)
give alms or money to the poor
c)
believe in many gods
d)
obey official priests
61.
Which of the following beliefs is held by Muslims, Jews, and Christians?
a)
belief in reincarnation
b)
belief in Jesus as the Messiah
c)
belief in one God
d)
belief in Muhammad
62.
All Muslims who are able are expected to
a)
undertake the hajj at least once in their lives
b)
perform the hira before they die
c)
build a mosque
d)
live in Mecca
63.
Which of the following is NOT one of the Five Pillars of Islam?
a)
fasting during the month of Ramadan
b)
Jihad
c)
profession or declaration of faith
d)
prayer five times daily
64.
Muslims try to visit the shrine in _______ least once in a lifetime
a)
Jerusalem
b)
Mecca
c)
Baghdad
d)
Rome
65.
The holiest city for Muslims is -
a)
Ramadan
b)
Jerusalem
c)
Mecca
d)
Medina
66.
America's relationship with the Soviet Union was called a "Cold War" because the...
a)
Soviets fought the United States by freezing prices
b)
the United States fought the Soviet Union during their harsh, cold winter
c)
Soviet Union and the United States were enemies, but no official war took place
d)
Soviet Union and United States were developing nuclear weapons using cold fusion
67.
By applying the strategy of containment, the United States hoped to prevent the
a)
emergence of an economic crisis in Europe
b)
return of Nazi ideas to postwar Germany
c)
expansion of the Soviet Union's influence around the world
d)
spread of nationalism from China to the rest of Asia
68.
Which was NOT a main cause of World War I?
a)
Nationalism
b)
Alliances
c)
Militarism
d)
Racism
69.
The Archduke of which European nation was assassinated, which sparked the start of the war?
a)
Germany
b)
Austria-Hungary
c)
France
d)
Great Britain
70.
Which country was part of the Central Powers?
a)
France
b)
Great Britain
c)
Ottoman Empire
d)
Russia
71.
Which country did NOT fight on the side of the allies?
a)
Germany
b)
France
c)
Great Britain
d)
Italy
72.
How did the Treaty of Versailles eventually lead to World War II?
a)
Made Germany bitter
b)
French became too powerful
c)
League of Nations was too successful
d)
Russia was left out of process
73.
What event led to the US joining World War II?
a)
Germany invaded Poland.
b)
Germany sent Mexico a secret telegram.
c)
Japan bombed Pearl Harbor.
d)
Germany bombed Pearl Harbor.
74.
The defense of which Russian city marked a turning point on the Eastern Front of World War II?
a)
Leningrad
b)
Moscow
c)
Odessa
d)
Stalingrad
75.
Which two Japanese cities were destroyed by atom bombs?
a)
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
b)
Kyoto and Tokyo
c)
Nagasaki and Kyoto
d)
Tokyo and Hiroshima
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