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WorksheetsSemester Review
Total questions: 79
Worksheet time: 40mins
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Class
Date
1.
Which of the following string of dates is in chronological order?
a)
1200 AD, 600 BC, 100 BC
b)
700 BC, 150 BC, 400 AD, 1200 AD
c)
1200 AD, 400 AD, 150 BC, 700 BC
d)
100 BC, 600 BC, 1200 AD
2.
Which of the following is not an example of a primary source?
a)
Diary
b)
Film Footage
c)
Photgraph
d)
Textbook
3.
What is a primary source?
a)
First hand witness
b)
Retelling a story
4.
What is a secondary source?
a)
First hand witness
b)
Retelling a story
5.
What was the change of life from hunting and gathering to farming?
a)
Paleolithic Revolution
b)
Change in Civilization
c)
Neolithic Revolution
d)
Surplus Evolution
6.
Which is NOT a characteristic of a civilization?
a)
Cities
b)
Governments
c)
Armies
d)
Social Classes
7.
Why was the Neolithic Revolution (farming) so important for history?
a)
Armies Formed
b)
Civilizations Developed
c)
Rules Were Made Powerful
d)
Writing Was Widely Used
8.
Early civilizations all formed around
a)
Oceans
b)
Mountains
c)
Islands
d)
Rivers
9.
Mesopotamia was located between which rivers
a)
Nile and Amazon
b)
Yellow and Yangtze
c)
Tigris and Euphrates
d)
Hammurabi and Mississippi
10.
Which of the following principles is Hammurabi famous for
a)
Ruling with an iron fist
b)
Speak softly but carry a big stick
c)
Organized government
d)
Eye for an eye
11.
Hammurabi is most famous for his
a)
Military leadership
b)
Law Code
c)
Farming practices
d)
Treatment of the poor
12.
What current practice in the US justice system can we attribute to Hammurabi
a)
Innocent until proven guilty
b)
Separation of powers
c)
Checks and balances
d)
Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness
13.
What is the belief in many gods?
a)
Monotheistic
b)
Polytheistic
c)
Animism
d)
Symbolism
14.
What is the beleif in one god?
a)
Polytheism
b)
Monotheism
c)
Animism
d)
Autocracy
15.
The caste system in Hinduism shows peoples
a)
Social Classes
b)
Military Status
c)
Political Party
d)
Law System
16.
What is NOT a major aspect of Hinduism
a)
Caste System
b)
Reincarnation
c)
Karma
d)
Eight Fold Path
17.
What is not a MAIN belief of Buddhists?
a)
Eight-Fold Path
b)
Nirvana
c)
Caste System
d)
Four Noble Truths
18.
The first pillar of faith is
a)
Testimoney of Faith
b)
Prayer
c)
Fasting
d)
Pilrimage
19.
The second pillar of faith is
a)
Fasting
b)
Charity
c)
Prayer
d)
Pilgrimage
20.
The third pillar of faith is
a)
Testimony of Faith
b)
Prayer
c)
Pilgrimage
d)
Charity
21.
The fourth pillar of faith is
a)
Prayer
b)
Pilgrimage
c)
Charity
d)
Fasting
22.
The fifth pillar of faith is
a)
Pilgrimage
b)
Fasting
c)
Charity
d)
Prayer
23.
The Islamic equivalent to the ten commandments is___________
a)
Shahada
b)
The Five Pillers
c)
The Twelve Tables
d)
Salat
24.
Where did Islam first originate?
a)
In every region of the world
b)
Mecca
c)
Jerusalem
d)
Constantinople
25.
What is the holy book of Islam?
a)
Bible
b)
Torah
c)
Quran
d)
Vedas
26.
Islam split into what two major factions?
a)
Durga & Kali
b)
Shiva & Krishna
c)
Baptist & Luther
d)
Sunni & Shiite
27.
A system of government in which power is vested in the people
a)
Dictatorship
b)
Democracy
c)
Authoritarian
d)
Communist
28.
Why did Greek city-states form apart?
a)
Geography (Mountains and Islands)
b)
Different cultures
c)
Political Ideals
d)
Social Disagreements
29.
Democracy was formed in which city/civilization?
a)
Athens
b)
Mesopotamia
c)
Rome
d)
Constantinople
30.
What major trade route connected Asia with Europe?
a)
Pacific Ocean
b)
Indian Ocean
c)
Roman Highways
d)
Silk Road
31.
Who was the leader of the Mongols?
a)
Mao Zedong
b)
Ho Chi Ming
c)
Genghis Khan
d)
Kublai Khan
32.
What invading group created to worlds largest empire with their skills in archery and horsemanship?
a)
Alexander the Great
b)
Mongols
c)
Holy Roman Empire
d)
Persians
33.
The great schism was a divide between what?
a)
Catholic and Eastern Orthodox
b)
Rome and Byzantine
c)
Mongols and Chinese
d)
Europe and the Americas
34.
What spread the Black Plague all over the world?
a)
Rats
b)
Mosquitoes
c)
Horses
d)
Birds
35.
What caused the plague to spread all over the world so quickly?
a)
Trade with Australia
b)
Trade with Asia
c)
Trade with America
d)
Trade with Africa
36.
Serfs and Peasants were different because Serfs were
a)
Given land of their own
b)
Well nourished
c)
Bound to the land
d)
Fought for the king
37.
What was the exchange of goods from Europe to the Americas?
a)
Colombian Exchange
b)
Triangular Trade
c)
Livestock Exchange
d)
Cuban Exchange
38.
What good was NOT brought to America by Europeans?
a)
Horse
b)
Disease
c)
Turkey
d)
Pigs
39.
What was responsible for the death of so many Native Americans?
a)
Advanced Weaponry
b)
Tribal Warfare
c)
Hernan Cortes
d)
Disease
40.
The leg on the triangular trade on which slaves were transported from Africa to the Americas
a)
Coffin Voyage
b)
New World Venture
c)
Middle Passage
d)
First Voyage
41.
Colonial trade routes among Europe and its colonies, the west Indies, and Africa in which goods were exchanged for slaves
a)
Middle Passage
b)
Columbian Exchange
c)
Triangular Trade
d)
Human Exchange
42.
Roman Catholic Church, pardon for sins committed during a person's lifetime in exchange for currency
a)
Coinfession
b)
Confession
c)
Indugence
d)
Affirmation
43.
Who invented the printing press and used it to print the first Bible?
a)
Machiavelli
b)
Johannes Gutenburg
c)
Leonardo da Vinci
d)
Donatello
44.
Intellectual movement at the heart of the Renaissance that focused on education, classics, and human potential.
a)
Humanism
b)
Stoicism
c)
Theism
d)
Realism
45.
Started the revolt agaist the Catholic Church for it's practice of pardon for sins committed during a person's lifetime in exchange for currency (indulgence)
a)
Martin Luther
b)
MLK Jr.
c)
John Calvin
d)
King Henry VIII
46.
What characterizes the Renaissance best?
a)
Rigid Social Classes
b)
Emphasis on Human Potential
c)
The Strengthening of the Catholic Church
d)
Use of the Feudal System
47.
Martin Luther wrote an article over reforming of the Catholic Church and the sale of indulgences called his
a)
"Book of Heavens"
b)
"99 Problems"
c)
"95 Thesis"
d)
"The Reformation and Practice of the Catholic Church"
48.
the Protestant Reformation grew so quickly because of
a)
Literacy Levels
b)
Trade
c)
Printing Press
d)
Sale of Coupons
49.
Why did king Henry VIII break away from the Catholic Church and create the Church of England?
a)
Money
b)
Power
c)
Divorce
d)
Military
50.
A patriarchal society means that:
a)
Democracy rules
b)
Women are in charge
c)
Men are in charge
d)
Religion rules
51.
What River Valley Civ is A?
a)
Egypt/Nile River Valley
b)
Mesopotamia/Tigris-Euphrates River Valley
c)
India/Indus River Valley
d)
China/Yellow-Yangtze River Valley
52.
What River Valley Civ is C?
a)
Egypt/Nile River Valley
b)
Mesopotamia/Tigris-Euphrates River Valley
c)
India/Indus River Valley
d)
China/Yellow-Yangtze River Valley
53.
What River Valley Civ is B?
a)
Egypt/Nile River Valley
b)
Mesopotamia/Tigris-Euphrates River Valley
c)
India/Indus River Valley
d)
China/Yellow-Yangtze River Valley
54.
What River Valley Civ is D?
a)
Egypt/Nile River Valley
b)
Mesopotamia/Tigris-Euphrates River Valley
c)
India/Indus River Valley
d)
China/Yellow-Yangtze River Valley
55.
What city/civilization is pictured as E?
a)
Jerusalem
b)
Egypt
c)
Mecca
56.
What city/civilization is pictured as D?
a)
Jerusalem
b)
Egypt
c)
Mecca
57.
What city/civilization is pictured as AB?
a)
Jerusalem
b)
Egypt
c)
Mecca
58.
What city/civilization is pictured as B?
a)
England
b)
Spain
c)
Rome
d)
Paris
59.
What city/civilization is pictured as A?
a)
England
b)
Spain
c)
Rome
d)
Paris
60.
What city/civilization is pictured as C?
a)
England
b)
Spain
c)
Rome
d)
Paris
61.
What civilization pictured as AD?
a)
Chinese
b)
Indus
c)
Egypt
d)
Mecca
62.
What civilization pictured as AC?
a)
Chinese
b)
Indus
c)
Mecca
d)
Egypt
63.
What is the civilization pictured as AE?
a)
Inca
b)
Rome
c)
Greece
d)
China
64.
What civilization is pictured as A?
a)
Aztec
b)
Inca
c)
Maya
65.
What civilization is pictured as D?
a)
Aztec
b)
Inca
c)
Maya
66.
What civilization is pictured as C?
a)
Aztec
b)
Inca
c)
Maya
67.
Which civilization is responsible for creating gunpowder and the compass?
a)
Indus
b)
Chinese
c)
Egypt
d)
Mesopotamia
68.
The economic system based around agriculture during the age of feudalism
a)
Manor
b)
Lords Woods
c)
Estate
d)
Mansion
69.
Manorialism during the age of feudalism was based around what industry?
a)
Military
b)
Fishing
c)
Shiping
d)
Agriculture
70.
Who was the first person to successfully invade England, defeating King Harold?
a)
Vlad the Impaler
b)
William of Normandy
c)
Napoleon Bonaparte
d)
William of France
71.
What provided stability and unity for Europe during the Middle (dark) Ages?
a)
Monarchy
b)
Dictatorship
c)
Church
d)
Military
72.
Hostility or prejudice against Jews
a)
Anti-Semitism
b)
Anti-Senerism
c)
Discriminatory Discipline
d)
Anti-Arian
73.
A system in which land and tax is exchanged for military service, protection, and loyalty during the Middle (dark) Ages
a)
Manorialism
b)
Feudalism
c)
Communism
d)
Socialism
74.
The system of feudalism emerged out of necessity for protection after what event?
a)
The Mongol Invasion
b)
The Persian Defeat at Thermopolye
c)
The Fall of Rome
d)
The Death of Joan of Arc
75.
The court system of the Catholic Church to try people for heresy and moral impurity
a)
The Supreme Court
b)
The Inquisition
c)
Hammurabi's Code
d)
The Twelve Tables
76.
Multiple attempts by the Catholic church to recapture the Holy Land and reunite Europe
a)
The Inquisition
b)
The 100 years war
c)
The Crusades
d)
The Carthaginian War
77.
One of the first women to rise to military power, leading France to victory, at the young age of 18.
a)
Clara Bartlet
b)
Queen Elizabeth of England
c)
Ann Bolyn
d)
Jon of Arc
78.
In 1215, the first attempt was signed to limit the power of the king.
a)
Magna Carta
b)
Mayflower Compact
c)
Declaration of the Rights of Man
d)
The Twelve Tables
79.
System where colonies benefit the mother country through trade and industry. (ex. American Colonies-Britain)
a)
Capitalism
b)
Mercantilism
c)
Socialism
d)
Aggresivisim
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