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WorksheetsWorld History 2 SOL Review
Total questions: 80
Worksheet time: 54mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the word to describe the belief in many Gods.
a)
Monotheism
b)
Hierarchy
c)
Nobility
d)
Polytheism
2.
The Ottoman Empire traded heavily in these two goods:
a)
Silk and Tea
b)
Coffee and Ceramics
c)
Ceramics and Tea
d)
Coffee and Silk
3.
The Ottoman Empire was found in this area of the world
a)
Southwest Asia and Northern Africa
b)
East Asia
c)
Western Europe
d)
South America
4.
Which empire in the 1500s was located in Central Europe and controlled by the Hapsburg family on behalf of the Catholic Church
a)
The Mughal Empire
b)
The Mayan Empire
c)
The Holy Roman Empire
d)
The German Empire
5.
The Ottoman Empire practiced this religion
a)
Christianity
b)
Buddhism
c)
Shintoism
d)
Islam
6.
What was the name of the peninsula where the Mayans largely lived?
a)
Baja California Peninsula
b)
Iberian Peninsula
c)
Florida Peninsula
d)
Yucatan Peninsula
7.
The Songhai Empire was located on this continent
a)
Africa
b)
Asia
c)
Europe
d)
North America
8.
This building was an achievement of which Empire?
a)
The Ottoman Empire
b)
The Byzantine Empire
c)
The Safavid Empire
d)
The Mughal Empire
9.
The Mughal Empire of India practice what religion?
a)
Hinduism
b)
Judaism
c)
Islam
d)
Christianity
10.
Who was the "Father of Humanism"?
a)
Erasmus
b)
Luther
c)
Calvin
d)
Henry IV
11.
The Renaissance refers to the rebirth of classical knowledge, that is, knowledge from which two ancient empires?
a)
Mesopotamian and Egyptian
b)
Greek and Persian
c)
Roman and Greek
d)
Roman and Egyptian
12.
Which Renaissance artist painted The Last Supper?
a)
Raphael
b)
Donatello
c)
daVinci
d)
Michaelangelo
13.
Whose 95 Theses started the Protestant Reformation?
a)
Calvin
b)
Henry VIII
c)
Pope Leo X
d)
Martin Luther
14.
What goods were traded along the Trans-Saharan trade route?
a)
Spices
b)
Silk, Porcelain and Paper
c)
Gold and Salt
d)
Jewels and Cotton Textiles
15.
Who was the Spanish Conquistadore who conquered the Inca?
a)
Pizarro
b)
Cervantes
c)
Cortez
d)
Columbus
16.
The exchange of goods and ideas between the Old World (Europe/Africa/Asia) and the New World (North and South America)
a)
The Middle Passage
b)
The Silk Road
c)
The Columbian Exchange
d)
The Triangle Trade
17.
Who was the Spanish Conquistadore who conquered the Aztecs?
a)
Pizarro
b)
Cervantes
c)
Cortez
d)
Columbus
18.
What did the Edict of Nantes do?
a)
Freed the slaves in England
b)
Allowed French Huegonots the right to worship
c)
Banned Protestantism
d)
Imprisoned Muslims
19.
What was the practice of charging interest on a loan that was forbidden by the Catholic Church?
a)
price gouging
b)
usury
c)
nepotism
d)
excommunication
20.
What was the name of the Church founded by Henry VIII in order to get a divorce?
a)
The Lutheran Church
b)
The Church of Christ
c)
The Anglican Church
d)
The Presbyterian Church
21.
Who founded a school for navigators and advanced world exploration?
a)
Magellan
b)
Drake
c)
Queen Elizabeth I of England
d)
Prince Henry of Portugal
22.
What are the three monotheistic religions?
a)
Judaism, Hinduism, Buddhism
b)
Islam, Christianity and Shinto
c)
Judaism, Christianity and Buddhism
d)
Islam, Christianity and Judaism
23.
Louis XIV built this palace as a symbol of Frances wealth and power.
a)
Taj Mahal
b)
Buckingham Palace
c)
Versailles
d)
Huguennots
24.
This is a ruler with complete authority over the government and lives of the people.
a)
Supreme Monarch
b)
Absolute Monarch
c)
Monarch
d)
Queen
25.
Who was the monarch of England when Phillip II went to war with his Spanish Armada and lost?
a)
Mary of Scots
b)
Elizabeth I
c)
James I
d)
Charles I
26.
Peter the Great implemented this to make Russia stronger.
a)
Mercantilism
b)
Westernization
c)
Balance of Power
d)
Trickle down economics
27.
This absolute monarch weakened his nobles by forcing them to live with him and occupied them with ridiculous tasks.
a)
Phillip II
b)
Louis XIV
c)
Frederick the Great
d)
James II
28.
What weakened the power of the catholic church?
a)
the counter-reformation
b)
the Protestant reformation
c)
the Judaic reformation
d)
the crusades
29.
What did Peter the Great place a tax on after his tour through Europe.
a)
Farms
b)
Imported chocolate
c)
beards
d)
weapons
30.
Beginning in the 1630s and for the next 2 centuries, Japanese foreign policy included all of these EXCEPT
a)
forbidding Japanese travel overseas
b)
banning the import of books
c)
careful control of Asian trade
d)
open trade with Europeans
31.
The French Revolution began in
a)
1776
b)
1789
c)
1876
d)
1798
32.
One cause of the French Revolution was the emergence of a new middle class of merchants and professionals called the
a)
bourgeoisie
b)
aristocracy
c)
sans culottes
d)
denoument
33.
France was deep in debt because
a)
money spent on the American Revolution
b)
Marie Antoinette's lavish spending
c)
the 1st and 2nd estates did not pay taxes
d)
all of the above
34.
The idea that reason should guide society rather than tradition helped cause the revolution and came from
a)
the Declaration of Independence
b)
the Scientific Revolution
c)
the Enlightenment
d)
all of the above
35.
Most of the people of France belonged to the
a)
1st
Estate
Estate
b)
2nd Estate
c)
3rd Estate
d)
4th Estate
36.
Why was voting in the Estates General unfair
a)
votes were not secret
b)
each estate voted by how many members there were
c)
each estate got the same number of votes
d)
the King got two votes
37.
When the people of Paris heard that the military was going to stop the revolution their response was to
a)
leave the city
b)
storm the Bastille
c)
force the King to come to Paris
d)
none of the above
38.
The radicals who took over the revolution were led by
a)
Louis XVI
b)
Robespierre
c)
Rousseau
d)
Marquis de Lafayette
39.
The Radicals eliminated anyone accused of being against the Revolution during
a)
the Terror
b)
the Great Fear
c)
Thermidorian Reaction
d)
Thermidorian Reaction
40.
The great French empire that Napoleon created eventually fell after the unsuccessful invasion of Russia. Why was the invasion considered a great disaster for Napoleon?
a)
There was a massive air attack by the Russians that wiped out most of Napoleons army
b)
Russia's scorched-earth policy and cold winter wiped out most of Napoleons army
c)
The Battle of the Bulge wiped out most of Napoleons army
d)
The newly formed United States allied with Russia to wipe out most of Napoleons army
41.
Which of the following describes what happened when Napoleon instituted the Continental System?
a)
His brother Joseph was not able to withstand the guerrilla warfare tactics used by Spanish nationalists
b)
The British navy was too strong for the blockade and France's economy suffered as a result
c)
The Russians used the scorched-earth policy to eventually starve Napoleons army
d)
The blockade successfully restricted British trade and led to fall of Great Britain
42.
Why was the Peninsular War considered one of Napoleons three costly mistakes?
a)
His brother Joseph was not able to withstand the guerrilla warfare tactics used by Spanish nationalists.
b)
The British navy was too strong for the blockade and France's economy suffered as a result
c)
The Russians used the scorched-earth policy to eventually starve Napoleons army
d)
The blockade successfully restricted British trade and led to fall of Great Britain
43.
Most Enlightenment thinkers were speaking out against
a)
Democracy
b)
Absolute Monarchy
44.
The Enlightenment is
a)
a time of rebirth
b)
a time when science ruled
c)
a time with people used reason and logic to explain the world
d)
a time when technology ruled
45.
Enlightenment philosopher who believed people had natural rights of life, liberty, and property.
a)
John Locke
b)
Montesquieu
c)
Rousseau
d)
Voltaire
46.
Enlightenment philosopher who did not agree with censorship.
a)
Voltaire
b)
Denis Diderot
c)
Mary Wollstonecraft
d)
Adam Smith
47.
Enlightenment philosopher who believed to limit government, that it should be divided into separate branches that shared power.
a)
John Locke
b)
Montesquieu
c)
Rousseau
d)
Voltaire
48.
How did Hobbes view human nature?
a)
We are inquisitive and industrious.
b)
We are naturally selfish and quick to fight.
c)
We are naturally altruistic and usually willing to compromise.
d)
We are born a 'blank slate', and we develop differently according to our life's experiences..
49.
Which Enlightenment philosopher argued that people have the right to abolish their government and create a new one?
a)
Montesquire
b)
Locke
c)
Voltaire
d)
Rousseau
50.
Wrote the book, Leviathan, during the English Civil War
a)
Hobbes
b)
Rousseau
c)
Montesquieu
d)
Locke
51.
A book that Montesquieu wrote was entitled
a)
The Social Contract
b)
Two Treatises of Government
c)
On the Spirit of the Laws
d)
A Vindication of the Rights of Women
52.
An agreement between people and the government to give up some rights for safety and protection
a)
Philosophers
b)
Democracy
c)
Social Contract
d)
Divine Right of Kings
53.
Voltaire was a big believer in which of the following?
a)
Freedom of Speech
b)
People are born wicked
c)
People are born free and equal
d)
The social contract
54.
Which European nation controlled Haiti?
a)
England
b)
France
c)
Italy
d)
Greece
55.
What group was at the top of the Latin American social hierarchy?
a)
Creoles
b)
Mestizos
c)
Peninsulares
d)
Mulattos
56.
Who led the slaves in Haiti in a revolt against France?
a)
Miguel Hidalgo
b)
Simon Bolivar
c)
Toussaint L'Ouverture
d)
Jose de San Martin
57.
What influenced the leaders of Latin American independence movements?
a)
the English Civil War
b)
the French and Indian War
c)
the Enlightenment
d)
the Crusades
58.
Who was the leader of the Mexican revolution?
a)
Simon Bolivar
b)
Father Miguel Hidalgo
c)
Toussaint L'Ouverture
d)
Jose de San Martin
59.
Who led independence movements in South America, beginning with Venezuela?
a)
Toussain L'Ouverture
b)
Father Miguel Hidalgo
c)
Simon Bolivar
d)
Napoleon Bonaparte
60.
____________ were wealthy white Spanish residents of Latin America who were born in the Spanish colonies
a)
Mulattos
b)
Creoles
c)
Mestizo
d)
Peninsulares
61.
Mixed-race people of White Spaniards and Native American parents were ______________.
a)
Mestizo
b)
Mulatto
c)
Peninsulares
d)
Creoles
62.
Which of the following stopped European colonization in America.
a)
Adams-Onis Treaty
b)
Monroe Doctrine
c)
Watauga Compact
d)
Convention of 1818
63.
How did the Congress of Vienna inspire nationalist movements across Europe in the revolutions of 1830 and 1848?
a)
They imposed British rule on Europe
b)
They put absolute monarchs back in power
c)
They established the nations of Germany and Italy
d)
They established democratic governments across Europe
64.
Why did the Congress of Vienna return absolute monarchs to power in Europe after the Napoleonic Wars?
a)
to restore order and the balance of power
b)
to encourage the spread of nationalism
c)
to promote the spread of Enlightenment ideas
d)
to protect the power of the Catholic Church
65.
What was the problem with the Congress of Vienna's decision to put absolute monarchs back in power of countries that were part of Napoleon's Empire?
a)
People wanted a change in government because of nationalism ideas
b)
The absolute monarchs were weak and extravagant leaders
c)
The Congress of Vienna did not consider that many of the old monarchies had passed away
d)
The absolute monarchies refused to listen to the Congress of Vienna's decisions on the land
66.
Taking pride in a country's people and culture is known as —
a)
Nationalism
b)
Isolationism
c)
Communism
d)
Capitalism
67.
Both Count Cavour and Giuseppe Garibaldi were —
a)
German nationalists
b)
French imperialists
c)
British industrialists
d)
Italian nationalists
68.
Which concept inspired German unification?
a)
Nationalism
b)
Decolonization
c)
Industrialization
d)
Imperialism
69.
Prussia's final war for German unification was fought against this country in 1870.
a)
Austria
b)
Denmark
c)
France
d)
Italy
70.
Nationalist who led his "Red Shirts" to unify Italy.
a)
Giuseppe Garibaldi
b)
Benito Mussolini
c)
Napoleon Bonaparte
d)
Simon Bolivar
71.
Nationalist leader who unified Germany through "Blood & Iron"
a)
Otto Von Bismarck
b)
Nelson Mandela
c)
Adam Smith
d)
Joseph Stalin
72.
Who led nationalist revolts in southern Italy?
a)
Cavour
b)
Garibaldi
c)
Napoleon
d)
Victor Emmanuel
73.
What was the name of the meeting held in 1815; this meeting was to restore Europe.
a)
Congress of Vienna
b)
Treaty of Paris
74.
What was the ideology at the Congress of Vienna?
a)
Nationalism
b)
Conservative
c)
Liberal
d)
Republican
75.
Which event best fits the timeline for the final step in German unification?
a)
Franco-Prussian War
b)
Unity with Papal States
c)
Realpolitik
d)
Blood and Iron Speech
76.
What is the idea behind this quote?
a)
Nationalism
b)
Blood and Iron
c)
Realpolitik
d)
Unification
77.
What happened in the year 1848 as indicated by the timeline?
a)
Congress of Vienna
b)
Unsuccessful Revolutions
c)
Unification of Germany
d)
Unification of Italy
78.
Who is associated with unification in Letter A?
a)
Garibaldi
b)
Cavour
c)
Victor Immanuel
d)
Bismarck
79.
Which of these was the last section to join with Italy?
a)
A--Sardinia
b)
B--Two Sicilies
c)
C--Papal States
80.
Who is the man in this quote?
a)
Bismark
b)
Cavour
c)
Garibaldi
d)
Kaiser Wilhelm
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