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WorksheetsWorld History Pre-Assessment
Total questions: 60
Worksheet time: 31mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What ocean is shown on this map, with Hawaii near its center?
a)
Pacific
b)
Atlantic
c)
Indian
2.
What is another name for the Neolithic Age?
a)
New Stone Age
b)
Old Stone Age
c)
Prehistoric Period
d)
The Ice Age
3.
Which of these letters represents Mesopotamia?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
4.
What ocean is shown on this map, separating Europe & Africa from the Americas?
a)
Pacific
b)
Atlantic
c)
Indian
5.
Which development was a direct result of the Neolithic Revolution?
a)
Machines were used to mass- produce goods for markets
b)
A surplus of food led to more complex societies
c)
Feudal manors provided the necessities of life.
d)
the centers of trade moved from the Mediterranean Sea to the Atlantic Ocean
6.
What ocean is shown on this map, south of India?
a)
Atlantic
b)
Pacific
c)
Indian
7.
The Haung He and Yangtze rivers are located in
a)
Egypt
b)
China
c)
India
d)
Mesopotamia
8.
What continent is shown on this map in red?
a)
North America
b)
Asia
c)
Africa
d)
Australia
9.
What was the world's first civilization ever?
a)
Egypt
b)
Akkadian
c)
Sumerian
d)
Assyrian
10.
Where did the first civilization occur?
a)
river valleys
b)
deserts
c)
coastlines
d)
chokepoints
11.
What continent is shown on this map?
a)
China
b)
Asia
c)
Africa
d)
Australia
12.
Historians rely on primary sources because these sources
a)
Are more detailed than secondary sources
b)
Provide eyewitness accounts of events
c)
Have the approval of religious authorities
d)
Establish rules for writing history
13.
The Armenian massacre (1910s) and the forced famine in Ukraine (1930s) are examples of
a)
international terrorism
b)
religious conflict
c)
guerilla warfare
d)
human rights violations
14.
What continent is shown on this map in red?
a)
South America
b)
Europe
c)
Africa
d)
Australia
15.
Which two major regions were directly connected by the Silk Road?
a)
Europe and South America
b)
Central America and South Africa
c)
Asia and Africa
d)
Asia and Europe
16.
What continent is shown on this map in red?
a)
South America
b)
Europe
c)
Africa
d)
Australia
17.
What continent is shown on this map in blue?
a)
South America
b)
Asia
c)
Africa
d)
Australia
18.
What country is this in red?
a)
Great Britain (UK)
b)
Soviet Union (USSR)
c)
China (PRC)
d)
Austro-Hungarian Empire
19.
What factors control economic success in a market economy?
a)
Government regulations
b)
Banking and loans
c)
Demands of consumers
d)
Taxation
20.
What country is this?
a)
Germany
b)
Russia
c)
Czechoslovakia
d)
Austro-Hungarian Empire
21.
The 20th-century term Green Revolution refers to significant advancements made in the field of
a)
electronic communication
b)
zero population growth
c)
food production
d)
biological warfare
22.
What country is this?
a)
Japan
b)
China
c)
Russia
d)
Philippines
23.
The belief systems of Daoism, Shinto, and animism stress
a)
harmony with nature to live in peace
b)
acceptance of monotheism to achieve salvation
c)
proper behavior to maintain social order
d)
obedience to case rules to achieve moksha
24.
What country is this in red?
a)
India
b)
China
c)
Saudi Arabia
d)
Australia
25.
- Justinian imposes new code of law.
- Completion of Hagia Sophia adds beauty to Constantinople.
-Greco-Roman tradition preserved.
Which empire is described by these statements?
- Completion of Hagia Sophia adds beauty to Constantinople.
-Greco-Roman tradition preserved.
Which empire is described by these statements?
a)
Byzantine
b)
Mauryan
c)
Persian
d)
Ottoman
26.
These lines run north and south but they measure distances of the earth east and west of the Prime Meridian.
a)
longitude
b)
latitude
c)
equator
d)
location
27.
What country is this in green?
a)
United States
b)
China
c)
Brazil
d)
Australia
28.
The primary purpose of both the Suez and the Panama canals was to
a)
control immigration to the colonies
b)
limit the slave trade
c)
expand irrigation systems
d)
decrease the distance of trade routes
29.
Censorship, a one-party dictatorship, and the replacement of religious ideals with those of the state are all characteristics of
a)
democratic government
b)
limited monarchy
c)
totalitarian government
d)
parliamentary system
30.
What country is this?
a)
Egypt
b)
Italy
c)
Mexico
d)
Pakistan
31.
During the 1930s, Japan’s policy of imperialism was primarily driven by
a)
revenge for the bombing of its cities
b)
the need for natural resources
c)
a desire to retain its traditional values
d)
a determination to spread Zen Buddhism
32.
What country is this?
a)
Colombia
b)
France
c)
Mexico
d)
Canada
33.
This map shows the Panama Canal, a man-made canal linking the ___ & ___ Oceans.
a)
Atlantic & Pacific
b)
Indian & Mediterranean
c)
Pacific & Indian
d)
Arctic & Atlantic
34.
The Neolithic Revolution is seen as a turning point in human history mainly because
a)
Farming led to settled communities
b)
People started using animal skins for clothing
c)
Copper was first used to improve stone tools
d)
Cave paintings recorded the activities of nomadic groups
35.
Which action is most closely associated with the early Mesopotamian civilizations?
a)
Building floating gardens to grow corn
b)
Establishing representative democracies
c)
Developing a writing system using cuneiform
d)
Constructing Hindu temples
36.
What was the effect of the expansion of Islam between 632 and 750?
a)
Armed conquest was forbidden by the caliphs.
b)
Cultural and commercial connections were established over a sizeable region.
c)
A majority of the western European population converted.
d)
A single centralized authority governed an area from the Mediterranean Sea to the Indus River.
37.
Which change is most closely associated with Peter the Great of Russia?
a)
establishment of Moscow as the capital city
b)
extension of Russia’s borders to the Northern Caucusus and Ukraine
c)
westernization and modernization of the country
d)
emancipation of the serfs on private estates
38.
- Great Leap Forward
- Cultural Revolution
- Four modernization's
All of these policies are associated
- Cultural Revolution
- Four modernization's
All of these policies are associated
a)
India
b)
Chile
c)
Italy
d)
China
39.
In which region are most member-nations of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) located?
a)
Latin America
b)
Middle East
c)
Europe
d)
East Asia
40.
"… They stood in the voting queues [lines] together-white, black, Colored, Indian-and they discovered that they were compatriots [countrymen]. White South Africans found that a heavy weight of guilt had been lifted from their shoulders. They are discovering what we used to tell them-that freedom is indivisible, that black liberation inexorably [inevitably] meant white liberation. We have seen a miracle unfolding before our very eyes-it is a dream coming true. It is a victory for all South Africans. It is a victory for democracy and freedom…"
- Bishop Desmond Tutu, The Rainbow People of God:The Making of a Peaceful Revolution
The event described in this passage signifies the end of which policy?
- Bishop Desmond Tutu, The Rainbow People of God:The Making of a Peaceful Revolution
The event described in this passage signifies the end of which policy?
a)
apartheid
b)
colonialism
c)
detente
d)
appeasement
41.
The title of the article “Can Minority Languages be Saved?” in The Futurist magazine best suggests the conflict of
a)
productivity vs. income
b)
liberty vs. dictatorship
c)
religion vs. secularism
d)
globalization vs. diversity
42.
- Galileo used the telescope and challenged the teachings of the day.
- Sir Isaac Newton discovered the laws of gravity.
- Copernicus determined that the Sun is the center of the universe.
Which period is most directly associated with these events?
- Sir Isaac Newton discovered the laws of gravity.
- Copernicus determined that the Sun is the center of the universe.
Which period is most directly associated with these events?
a)
Early Middle Ages
b)
Scientific Revolution
c)
Protestant Reformation
d)
Industrial Revolution
43.
Which weapon of the First World War led to trench warfare and a high number of casualties?
a)
Flamethrower
b)
Poison Gas
c)
Machine Gun
d)
Air Plane
44.
Why was the League of Nations unable to fulfill its purpose?
a)
It lacked a budget to pursue efforts for peaceful cooperation.
b)
Russia was not allowed to join
c)
It lacked the power or military strength to halt aggression.
d)
The U.S. was the first country to join
45.
Why did President Truman authorize the use of the Atomic Bomb on Japan?
a)
To help spread Fascist Ideas
b)
To prevent U.S. casualties
c)
To Prevent Japanese Casualties
d)
Because he thought it was cool
46.
What type of Government is being described in the image?
a)
Democracy
b)
Monarchy
c)
Communism
d)
Fascism
47.
Why did a lot of Countries experience economic depressions after WWI?
a)
They had to pay back war debts and rebuild thier countries
b)
The Housing Market in these countries took a downturn
c)
The Stock Market crashed
d)
Severe drought caused most the nation's crops to fail
48.
What part of Wilson's "Fourteen Points" speech was actually tried?
a)
Germany should not pay War reparations
b)
The creation of the League of Nations
c)
Germany should be rebuilt using American Tax money
d)
None of his ideas were used
49.
Which of these is NOT a major event in the Great Depression?
a)
Roaring Twenties
b)
Dust Bowl
c)
One out of four people unemplyed
d)
Black Tuesday
50.
The Dust Bowl was caused by...?
a)
The crash of the stock market
b)
Too much rain
c)
Drought and poor agricultural habits
d)
The railroad boom
51.
Finish the statement. During WWI and WWII, when men went to war:
a)
Children stayed home
b)
Women joined the workforce
c)
The economy slowed down
d)
The elderly came out of retirement
52.
Communist governments often turn into this type of government after power struggles occur
a)
Democracy
b)
Monarchy
c)
Oligarchy
d)
Dictatorship
53.
Which continent is a country as well as a continent?
a)
Asia
b)
Europe
c)
Antarctica
d)
Australia
54.
Define peninsula
a)
A piece of land that is bordered by water on all sides.
b)
an area that is higher than surrounding land
c)
low land between two mountains
d)
piece of land that is bordered on three sides but is connected to the mainland.
55.
These lines run east and west but the measure distances of the earth north and south of the equator.
a)
longitude
b)
latitude
c)
equator
d)
location
56.
This is a good example of:
a)
Earthquake Damage
b)
Vault Lines
c)
Deforestation
d)
Erosion
57.
In a command economy, which group controls the means of production?
a)
Businesses
b)
Citizens
c)
Governments
d)
Arbiters
58.
This religion also has an ethnic group attached to it independent of its belief system
a)
Christianity
b)
Judaism
c)
Islam
d)
Hinduism
59.
Hinduism is which type of religion?
a)
Monotheistic
b)
Polytheistic
c)
Animistic
d)
Reijistic
60.
Which accomplishment of Roman engineering is demonstrated by the picture?
a)
Ramps
b)
Arches
c)
Columns
d)
Domes
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