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WorksheetsWCHS WH Sem 2 Review
Total questions: 78
Worksheet time: 52mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the economic/political system where protection/land was exchanged for service?
a)
fief
b)
feudalism
c)
barter
d)
homage
2.
Choose the correct feudalism hierarchy
a)
King, Knights, Lords, Peasants/Serf
b)
King, Peasants/Serfs, Lords, Knights
c)
King, Lords, Knights, Peasants/Serfs
d)
Knights, King, Lord, Peasants/Serfs
3.
What is the name of a person who receives land in return for their loyalty and military service?
a)
vassal
b)
fief
c)
monarch
d)
peasant
4.
What is the name of a castle and estate of a feudal lord?
a)
fief
b)
manor
c)
village
d)
hamlet
5.
A large estate given by the king to the lords/warriors who had served him is called a _____________
a)
estate
b)
fief
c)
village
d)
hamlet
6.
Which of the following does a vassal NOT provide to their lord?
a)
loyalty
b)
protection
c)
service
d)
land
7.
Who belonged to the manor and was not able to leave without permission?
a)
peasant
b)
serf
c)
knight
d)
lord
8.
What is the name of the promise vassals made to remain loyal and serve their lords?
a)
oath of fealty
b)
oath of feudalism
c)
oath of homage
d)
promise of kings
9.
What are the similarities between the Roman Empire and Charlemagne’s Empire?
a)
They were both big empires that included large parts of Europe
b)
They were both big empires that had land in parts of Asia
c)
Their leaders were called "Caesar"
d)
They were both small empires located in Europe
10.
What was the name of the king who won the Battle of Hastings?
a)
William the Conqueror
b)
Charlemagne
c)
Richard III
d)
Harold
11.
Who was excommunicated by the pope after challenging the pope's authority?
a)
Clovis
b)
Henry IV
c)
Pepin
d)
Charles Martel
12.
Which king defeated Muslim invaders from Spain in Tours, France?
a)
Clovis
b)
Henry IV
c)
Pepin
d)
Charles Martel
13.
What is the name of the document that limited a king's power in England?
a)
Oath of Fealty
b)
Bill of Rights
c)
Magna Carta
d)
Parliament
14.
The Magna Carta was an agreement between ___________ and __________
a)
King John and Richard III
b)
Richard III and the English Nobles
c)
King John and the English Nobles
d)
William the Conquerer and the English Nobles
15.
What was the name of the pope who excommunicated Emperor Henry IV?
a)
Pope Gregory VII
b)
Pope Urban II
c)
Pope Innocent III
d)
Pope Francis
16.
What happened as a result of Henry IV being excommunicated?
a)
Henry became Pope
b)
Henry begged the Pope to let him back into the church, the Pope wins!
c)
Henry killed the Pope
d)
The Pope took over the Holy Roman Empire
17.
Which pope called for the Crusades?
a)
Pope Gregory VII
b)
Pope Urban II
c)
Pope Innocent III
d)
Pope Francis
18.
Which of the following is NOT a vassal in the feudal system?
a)
King
b)
Lord
c)
Knight
d)
Baron
19.
What is the name of the holy city that both Muslims and Christians wanted to control?
a)
Constantinople
b)
Jerusalem
c)
Istanbul
d)
Rome
20.
What is the correct order of the church hierarchy?
Pope, Cardinals. Bishops, Archbishops, Priests Pope, Cardinals. Archbishops, Priests, BishopsPope, Cardinals, Archbishops, Bishops, Priests Pope, Priests, Cardinals, Archbishops, Bishops
Pope, Cardinals. Bishops, Archbishops, Priests Pope, Cardinals. Archbishops, Priests, BishopsPope, Cardinals, Archbishops, Bishops, Priests Pope, Priests, Cardinals, Archbishops, Bishops
a)
Pope, Cardinals. Bishops, Archbishops, Priests
b)
Pope, Cardinals. Archbishops, Priests, Bishops
c)
Pope, Cardinals, Archbishops, Bishops, Priests
d)
Pope, Priests, Cardinals, Archbishops, Bishops
21.
In which crusade did King Richard the Lionheart lead the Christians?
a)
1st
b)
2nd
c)
3rd
d)
4th
22.
Which crusade is referred to as the Sack of Constantinople?
a)
1st
b)
2nd
c)
3rd
d)
4th
23.
Which of the following is NOT a reason that caused a peasant/serf to go on the Crusades?
a)
promised immediate Salvation
b)
free of the bonds of his feudal lord
c)
they were offered higher social status
d)
offered an adventure
24.
Which of the following was not a positive result of the crusades?
a)
Trade expanded
b)
Strengthened Europe's national government
c)
Improved military technology
d)
Improved relationships between Muslims, Christians, and Jews
25.
What is a non-believer of Christianity called?
a)
Muslim
b)
Infidel
c)
Impostor
d)
Tritor
26.
What was the official language of the Roman Catholic Church?
a)
Latin
b)
Greek
c)
Roman
d)
English
27.
Christians refer to going to heaven and saving their souls from the penalties of sin as ____.
a)
Baptism
b)
Salvation
c)
Eucharist
d)
Ordination
28.
What is an astrolabe?
a)
A tool that helped sailors use the sun and stars to find their location.
b)
A small, fast ship.
c)
A tool that shows which direction is North.
d)
None of the above.
29.
What is a caravel?
a)
A small, fast ship.
b)
A tool that helped sailors use the sun and stars to find their location.
c)
A tool that shows which direction is North.
d)
All of the above.
30.
Why did Europeans want spices from Asia?
a)
Spices help preserve food and mask flavors of spoiled food.
b)
Spices were not grown in Europe, so they had to be traded with Asian markets.
c)
Spices were used in making medicine, perfumes, and incenses.
d)
all of the above
31.
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
32.
Who was Prince Henry the Navigator?
a)
a Portuguese prince
b)
He helped start European exploration and trade.
c)
He sent several explorers on expeditions to sail around the west coast of Africa in attempts to find a route to India.
d)
all of the above
33.
European explorers were sent to the New World for ______.
a)
gold, spices, and ships
b)
gold, land, and to convert native people to Christianity
c)
silver, pearls, and slaves
d)
slaves, navigators, and cartographers
34.
This Portuguese explorer's expedition was the first to circumnavigate the world. Who was he?
a)
Robert La Salle
b)
Bartholomeu Diaz
c)
Henry Hudson
d)
Ferdinand Magellan
35.
Slaves were brought to the New World from _________.
a)
Africa
b)
New Netherland
c)
Canada
d)
New Zealand
36.
France, England, and Holland believed there was a northwest route that would lead to Asia. What was the name of this route?
a)
The Northwest Passage
b)
The Hudson Bay
c)
The Strait of Magellan
d)
The route to Asia
37.
Vasco da Gama's discovery of a route to India by sea proved to be
a)
very profitable.
b)
far too costly to be sailed on a regular basis.
c)
the only time time any Portuguese vessel sailed the route.
d)
much longer than the route to India by land.
38.
_____ went to his grave believing he had discovered a westward passage to Asia, when in fact he had actually discovered the Americas.
a)
Amerigo Vespucci
b)
John Cabot
c)
Christopher Columbus
d)
Alfonso de Albuquerque
39.
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.
40.
How did Portugal FIRST get around to Asia?
a)
They walked
b)
Sailed the Mediterranean Sea
c)
They flew
d)
Sailed around the tip of Africa
41.
Who was the explorer that FIRST sailed around Africa in order to make it to Asia by water?
a)
Francisco Pizarro
b)
Christopher Columbus
c)
Henry Hudson
d)
Vasco de Gama
42.
Slaves were brought to North America through the ____________ _______.
a)
Slave Ship
b)
Northwest Passage
c)
Triangular Trade
43.
What ocean was crossed on the Triangular trade routes?
a)
The Caribbean
b)
The Indian
c)
The Atlantic
d)
The Pacific
44.
Which best describes the original reason for the age of exploration?
a)
Europeans trading for goods on vast land based routes
b)
The Catholic church wanted to convert new souls to Christianity
c)
Europeans trading for goods on sea routes
d)
To discover new lands
45.
Which divided newly discovered lands between Spain (to the West) and Portugal (to the East)?
a)
Treaty of Versailles
b)
Treaty of Tordesillas
c)
Treaty of Paris
d)
Treaty of London
46.
This man conquered the Aztec Empire.
a)
Columbus
b)
Cortes
c)
Cabral
d)
Cabot
47.
This man conquered the Inca Empire.
a)
Columbus
b)
Cortes
c)
Pizarro
d)
Balboa
48.
Which was the transfer of goods/disease/animals between New and Old World?
a)
Middle Passage
b)
Triangular Trade
c)
Columbian Exchage
d)
Mercantilism
49.
Economic practice where governments control trade and claim its profits.
a)
Capitalism
b)
Joint Stock Companies
c)
Mercanitlism
d)
Communism
50.
This man's vessel was the first to circumnavigate the world.
a)
Francis Drake
b)
Vasco da Gama
c)
Magellan
d)
Pedro Cabral
51.
This man is the namesake of the Americas.
a)
Columbus
b)
Vespucci
c)
Cortes
d)
Pizarro
52.
Who claimed for Spain the southern half of the United States?
a)
Balboa
b)
De Soto
c)
Hudson
d)
Coronado
53.
Which explorer became the first to reach the Pacific Ocean?
a)
Balboa
b)
Coronado
c)
Hudson
d)
De Soto
54.
Which conquistador conquered the Aztecs?
a)
De Soto
b)
Cortes
c)
Cabot
d)
Balboa
55.
Shift from making goods by hand to making them by machine
a)
Factory assembly
b)
Nationalization
c)
Humanism
d)
Industrial Revolution
56.
European movement applying reason and science to all aspects of society
a)
Reformation
b)
Enlightenment
c)
Scientific Revolution
d)
Nationalization
57.
Many slaves from _______ were brought over to work on plantations in Latin American then the United States.
a)
Spain
b)
Mexico
c)
Australia
d)
Africa
58.
In the colonization of the America's, who dominated most of Latin America?
a)
Spain
b)
England
c)
Portugal
d)
United States
59.
Who started the reformation?
a)
Martin Luther
b)
James Light
c)
Marcos Benotelli
d)
King James I
60.
What was the reformation?
a)
Movement to reform the Lutheran church
b)
Movement for religious reform rejecting authority of Pope
c)
Movement to grant individual freedom to peasants
d)
Ending slavery
61.
Political system where nobles are granted the use of lands by the king in exchange for loyalty.
a)
Democracy
b)
Communism
c)
Feudalism
d)
Facism
62.
What is the renaissance?
a)
When Christians attacked Muslims
b)
Rebirth of art, politics, and culture in Europe
c)
When democracy started in Europe
d)
The birth of democracy and individual freedom in Europe
63.
How did scientists begin challenging authority during the Scientific Revolution?
a)
By testing old beliefs using logic, math and observations
b)
By reading classic literature
c)
By collecting samples of plant life
d)
By forming new government ideas
64.
Galileo was tried for heresy because he argued
a)
That heaven did not exist
b)
That Earth revolved around the sun
c)
Against the law of gravity
d)
That the sun revolved around the Earth
65.
According to Copernicus, the sun
a)
Revolved around the earth
b)
Was the center of the Universe
c)
Was the biggest star
d)
Had many moons
66.
What was Isaac Newton’s biggest contribution to the scientific revolution?
a)
Laws of Gravity
b)
Heliocentric theory
c)
Geocentric theory
d)
Scientific Method
67.
What did Kepler add to Copernicus’ heliocentric theory?
a)
That Jupiter had four moons
b)
That the planets revolved around the earth
c)
That the sun was the biggest star
d)
That the planets move in an ellipses around the sun
68.
The Enlightenment philosophers believed that the power of the government should be derived from….?
a)
Divine-right rulers
b)
The middle class
c)
A strong military
d)
The people
69.
Which Enlightenment philosopher argued for freedom of religion and free speech?
a)
Voltaire
b)
John Locke
c)
Baron de Montesquieu
d)
Rousseau
70.
Who was the Enlightenment thinker to first suggest the separation of powers & checks and balances in government?
a)
Voltaire
b)
John Locke
c)
Baron de Montesquieu
d)
Diderot
71.
Which of the following Enlightenment thinkers wrote extensively about his belief that people were born with “natural rights” (life, liberty, property)?
a)
Voltaire
b)
John Locke
c)
Baron de Montesquieu
d)
Diderot
72.
Which historical event was inspired by the ideas of Enlightenment philosophers?
a)
The American Revolution
b)
Battle of Waterloo
c)
Feudalism
d)
The Renaissance
73.
The Scientific Method was created by which of the following?
a)
Sir Francis Bacon
b)
Galileo Galilei
c)
Johannes Kepler
d)
Tycho Brahe
74.
Who is in charge of the Executive Branch in the United States Federal Government?
a)
Congress
b)
The President
c)
The Senate
d)
The Supreme Court
75.
Which term describes having a Congress made up of two houses?
a)
Compromise
b)
Bicameral
c)
Checks and balances
d)
Supreme Court
76.
Who were the two astronomers that helped explain that the Earth and other planets move around the Sun separately?
a)
Diderot and Voltaire
b)
Brahe and Kepler
c)
Newton and Decartes
d)
Montesquieu and Rousseau
77.
This term refers to an earlier understanding of science, it was an early form of Chemistry that was based on religion and magic.
a)
Alchemy
b)
Witchcraft
c)
Physics
d)
Trigonometry
78.
Which famous Enlightenment thinker had ideas that were most common to Socialism and Communism?
a)
Baron de Montesquieu
b)
John Locke
c)
Sir Isaac Newton
d)
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
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