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WorksheetsUnit 4 Exam
Total questions: 45
Worksheet time: 23mins
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1.
The planned, island city that was the center of the Aztec empire was called
a)
Tula
b)
Topiltzin
c)
Tlatelolco
d)
Tenochtitlan
2.
Conquered provinces resented Aztec rule because the Aztecs
a)
used people as soldiers
b)
forced conquered people to migrate
c)
used conquered people for human sacrifice
d)
forced conquered people to change their agricultural methods
3.
The Incan system of government was similar to which of the following?
a)
Socialism
b)
Republic
c)
Oligarchy
d)
Democracy
4.
The decline of the Inca Empire can be traced to a
a)
War between the Inca and a powerful Mesoamerican people
b)
Struggle between rival brothers for the Inca throne
c)
Weak emperor who was unable to hold the empire together
d)
Natural Disaster
5.
The Renaissance marked the rebirth of
a)
Christian devotion
b)
Good health after the plague
c)
Art and Learning
d)
Chivalry and the Crusades
6.
As a result of studying classical texts, humanists in the Renaissance began to focus on
a)
An understanding of early Christianity
b)
An understanding of ancient Muslim values
c)
Roman law and government
d)
Human potential and achievements
7.
In what way was Leonardo da Vinci representative of the Renaissance Man?
a)
He painted the Mona Lisa as a scientific experiment
b)
He was a painter, sculptor, inventor, and scientist
c)
He invented the technique of perspective in two-dimensional art
d)
He lived in Italy during the 1500's
8.
In what way were Erasmus and Thomas More similar?
a)
Both believed that Europe in the Renaissance was an example of a utopian society
b)
Both were considered humanists
c)
Both worked for the rights of women in Renaissance society
d)
Both rejected religion and the Bible
9.
To the humanists, a utopia was
a)
A place where women are educated and treated as equals to men
b)
A place where there is no sin
c)
An ideal place where greed, corruption, and war have been weeded out
d)
A place where everyone is an artist
10.
What was an important effect of the invention of the printing press?
a)
Gutenberg used his wealth from the invention of the printing press to support artists.
b)
It led to the development of public libraries
c)
It increased literacy and the use of the vernacular
d)
It led to a renewed study of Latin and Greek
11.
What was the practice of selling indulgences?
a)
Charles V told his people that buying indulgences was a way to earn their way into Heaven.
b)
Indulgences permitted priests to marry and have children.
c)
The clergy sold pardons that released people from performing penalties for their sins.
d)
Clergy members bought indulgences to reach higher offices.
12.
Which of the following was one of Martin Luther's main beliefs?
a)
Christians needed to be baptized again as adults.
b)
All people with faith are equal and do not need priests to interpret the Bible.
c)
Good works were required for salvation.
d)
Men and women are naturally sinful.
13.
Predestination was the main doctrine of
a)
The Catholic Reformation
b)
Theocracy
c)
Calvinism
d)
Lutheranism
14.
What was the main reason for Henry VIII's split with the Roman Catholic Church?
a)
His desire for a male heir
b)
His religious beliefs
c)
His treatmentCatherineof Aragon
d)
His unwillingness to pay Church taxes
15.
The Council of Trent agreed that
a)
The Church's interpretation of the Bible is final
b)
Christians needed only faith for salvation
c)
Priests cannot pardon sinners for committing sins
d)
The Bible is the only authority for guiding Christian life
16.
What was the political effect of the Reformation?
a)
As the Church's authority increased, so did the power of the European monarchs.
b)
As the Church's authority declined, so did the power of European monarchs.
c)
As the Church's authority increased, European monarchs lost power.
d)
As the Church's authority declined, European monarchs gained power.
17.
Why was controlling Constantinople important to the Ottomans?
a)
Constantinople was Islam's most holy city.
b)
Constantinople was the intellectual center for the Muslim world.
c)
Constantinople was the largest and most powerful city in the world at that time.
d)
Constantinople was a crossroad for trade between Asia and Europe.
18.
What did Mehmed II do after he conquered Constantinople?
a)
He built the Hagia Sophia.
b)
He forced conversion upon Constantinople's Christian inhabitants.
c)
He captured Cairo, Mecca, and Medina.
d)
He opened the city to new citizens of many religions and backgrounds.
19.
Why was Suleiman called the Lawgiver?
a)
He created a law code to handle criminal and civil actions
b)
He introduced the devshirme system.
c)
He imposed Islamic laws on Christian and Jewish millets.
d)
He wrote the first constitution for the Ottoman Empire.
20.
What factors contributed to the cultural blending in the Ottoman Empire?
a)
Pursuit of religious freedom, migration, and trade
b)
Migration, Trade, and Conquest
c)
Pursuit of religious converts, trade, and conquest
d)
Pursuit of religious converts, conquest, and migration
21.
How did the location of the Safavid Empire contribute to the cultural blending in the empire?
a)
The Safavid Empire was surrounded by the Ottoman, Uzbek, and Mughal cultures.
b)
The Safavid Empire was located on a major trading route between Europe and Asia.
c)
The Safavid Empire grew to include all the major cultures of North Africa and the Arabian Peninsula.
d)
The Safavid Empire grew to include all the major culture of Europe and southwest Asia.
22.
Which of the following factors was a result of Western influence on the Safavid Empire?
a)
Carpet weaving became a national industry.
b)
The military weakened in power.
c)
Suleiman invited Shah Abbas to rule with him.
d)
The division between Sunni and Shi'a decreased.
23.
How did Akbar demostrate tolerance in his empire?
a)
He abolished the graduated income tax.
b)
He permitted people of other religions to practice their faiths.
c)
He gave generous land grants to peasants.
d)
He allowed his wives to convert to Islam.
24.
How did Shah Jahan ignore his people's needs?
a)
He levied taxes to support the building of monuments.
b)
He cared only about conquering new territory.
c)
He concerned himself only with painting and writing poetry.
d)
He received poor advice from his mother, Nur Jahan, and his wife, Mumtaz Mahal
25.
What were Europeans' main motives for making voyages of exploration?
a)
To grow wealthy and spread Christianity
b)
To test their new technology
c)
To gain extra land for a growing population
d)
To break the Portuguese monopoly on trade
26.
How did Prince Henry of Portugal influence exploration?
a)
He was the first to sail around the southern tip of Africa.
b)
He founded a navigational school on the coast of Portugal.
c)
He invented the caravel, a sturdier ship with triangular sails.
d)
He improved the astrolabe and invented the compass.
27.
By 1700, which nation's East India Company dominated the Indian Ocean trade?
a)
Portugal
b)
England
c)
France
d)
The Netherlands
28.
What two main reasons kept China from becoming highly industrialized?
a)
Missionaries made little impact, and economic policy favored agriculture.
b)
Demand for Chinese goods was low, so merchants traded grain.
c)
The idea of commerce offended Confucian beliefs, and taxes on manufactured goods were high.
d)
Merchants had to smuggle cargo to trade, and the silver that bought smuggled goods forced inflation.
29.
Why was Zheng He important?
a)
He was China's first emperor
b)
He led seven Chinese overseas explorations
c)
He was China's first non-Chinese emperor
d)
He overthrew the Mongol rule
30.
What was Qian-long's main reason for rejecting British requests to increase trade?
a)
Britain wanted to be the exclusive trading partner with China.
b)
British merchants refused to kowtow to him.
c)
He did not like the gifts offered by British merchants.
d)
He believed China was self-sufficient.
31.
Why was the introduction of European firearms in Japan successful?
a)
It corresponded with the warring states period of feudalism.
b)
It corresponded with the end of the closed country policy.
c)
It corresponded with the attempts of powerful shoguns to unify Japan.
d)
It corresponded with the civil war that destroyed the old feudal system.
32.
What major barrier hindered effective centralized government in Japan?
a)
The dissatisfaction of the peasant class
b)
The difficulty of collecting taxes
c)
The power of the daimyo
d)
The interference from Christian missionaries
33.
What type of policy did Japan institute to control foreign ideas?
a)
Closed Country Policy
b)
Zen Buddhist Policy
c)
Policy of Colonization
d)
Policy of Persecution
34.
What factors helped the Spanish defeat the Aztecs?
a)
Better weapons, Montezuma II's belief that Cortes was a god, and Enslaved African soldiers
b)
Better weapons, Aid from native groups, and Diseases
c)
Gold, Aid from some Aztecs, and Diseases
d)
Aid from native groups, Immunity to Native American diseases, and Enslaved African soldiers
35.
What did the encomienda systerm provide for New Spain?
a)
A cheap labor source
b)
More settlers
c)
Military protection
d)
More land
36.
Why was Bartolomé de Las Casas significant in the 1500's?
a)
He led a well-organized uprising against the Spanish to protest the treatment of Native Americans.
b)
He argued against harsh treatment of Native Americans, but proposed using African laborers.
c)
He visited the king of England to protest the treatment of Native Americans.
d)
He started a colony in present-day New Mexico based on equality of all people.
37.
Why did the French, English, and Dutch explore North America?
a)
They wanted to convert Native Americans to Catholicism
b)
They wanted to find a direct sea route to the Pacific Ocean and Asia
c)
They wanted to conquer the Aztecs
d)
They wanted to help Portugal resist the Spanish Empire
38.
What was the main economic activity in New France?
a)
Building a fur trade
b)
Creating long-term colonial investments
c)
Finding gold and spices
d)
Finding religious freedom
39.
What led to conflict between Native American and English colonies?
a)
The English seized land for their people and farms.
b)
The English brought diseases that killed many Native Americans.
c)
The English demanded too many trading rights.
d)
The English forced Native Americans to trade only with them.
40.
Why did Europeans see Africans as a better source of labor than Native Americans?
a)
Africans were already Christians, so they didn't have to be converted.
b)
Africans were strangers to the Americas, so they wouldn't have allies or places to hide.
c)
Africans had no experience in farming, so they wouldn't try to do things their way.
d)
Africans had complete immunity to all diseases, so they wouldn't die off.
41.
Triangular trade routes connected:
a)
England, Spain, Portugal, and China
b)
Africa, the Americas, and Japan
c)
The Americas, Europe, and Africa
d)
The Americas, China, and India
42.
How was Africa affected by the Atlantic slave trade?
a)
Kings were able to stop rebellions with the firearms they received in trade.
b)
African empires became safer because they traded away their criminals.
c)
Many cultures lost their fittest members, and families were torn apart.
d)
African countries prospered and grew to be world powers.
43.
What was the purpose of most of the joint-stock companies of the 1500's and the 1600's?
a)
Paying for the building of slave ships
b)
Financing colonial wars in Africa and Asia
c)
Funding the digging of gold and silver mines
d)
Funding colonies in the Americas
44.
What impact did the Columbian Exchange have?
a)
It brought diseases from North America and South America to Europe.
b)
It introduced new plants and animals to the Eastern and Western hemispheres.
c)
It caused many joint-stock companies to go bankrupt.
d)
It led to a decline in world trade.
45.
According to the policy of mercantilism, how could a nation increase its wealth?
a)
By spreading its wealth and power among private individuals
b)
By buying more goods than it sells to other countries
c)
By centering its wealth and power in its government
d)
By selling more goods than it buys from other countries
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