WorksheetsWorld History Final Review
Total questions: 51
Worksheet time: 32mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
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
2.
The idea that the earth is the center of the universe is the ___________ theory.
a)
geocentric
b)
heliocentric
c)
earthcentric
d)
world's worst
3.
_____________________ was an Italian astronomer who developed the telescope, which then confirmed Copernicus’ Heliocentric Theory
a)
a. Isaac Newton
b)
b. Galileo Galilei
c)
c. Adam Smith
d)
d. Dennis Diderot
4.
During the scientific revolution people started using experiments to test theories rather than just believing the ___________
a)
King
b)
Family
c)
Church
d)
Sir Salami
5.
What is empirical evidence?
a)
Evidence based on observation and experimentation
b)
Evidence based on religious beliefs and faith
c)
Evidence based on common sense
d)
Evidence based on Ptolemy
6.
France was deep in debt before the French Revolution 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
7.
Who assumed control of the Haitian slave rebellion in 1794?
a)
St. Domingue
b)
Vincent Oge
c)
Toussaint L'Overture
d)
Thomas Jefferson
8.
Which innovation allowed factories to be built anywhere?
a)
flying shuttle
b)
spinning jenny
c)
cotton gin
d)
steam engine
9.
Montesquieu believed that the best form of government would have
a)
Direct democracy in which every man voted directly
b)
A intelligent monarchy
c)
Three branches that would check and balance each other
d)
No influence on the economy
10.
According to John Locke, why are governments created?
a)
God gives monarchs a divine right to rule over their people
b)
People are naturally selfish and need a strong ruler to create order
c)
People set up governments to protect their lives and property
d)
Civil government must be established to offset the power of the church
11.
Which of the following was NOT what Mary Wollstonecraft believed about women?
a)
Women could reason
b)
Women should stay at home
c)
Women should have equal rights in education
d)
Women should have the right to vote
12.
an area in which an imperial power has complete rights and privileges in trade or investment
a)
protectorate
b)
colonialism
c)
sphere of influence
d)
imperialism
13.
Economic motives for imperialism include _________.
a)
a desire to spread Christianity
b)
a need for military bases around the world
c)
a need for raw materials to be used in factories
d)
a desire to gain glory
14.
Why did British introduce Opium to China?
a)
to spread Christianity
b)
to open trade
c)
to dominate them politically
d)
to enforce Social Darwinism
15.
Which of the following BEST describes Total War?
a)
When a country tries its hardest to win a war
b)
When a country gets the population involved in winning a war
c)
When a country uses ALL of its resources in effort to win a war
d)
none of the above
16.
Who led the communist ousting of Czar Nicholas and the Russian Royal Family?
a)
Josef Stalin
b)
Nikolai Volkoff
c)
Mikhail Gorbechev
d)
Vladimir Lenin
17.
What style of fighting came to dominate the Western Front?
a)
Blitzkrieg
b)
Trench warfare
c)
Fast attacks with tanks
d)
Guerrilla warfare
18.
The defense of which Russian city marked a turning point on the Eastern Front of World War II?
a)
Leningrad
b)
Moscow
c)
Odessa
d)
Stalingrad
19.
At first, European leaders gave into Hitler's demands using what type of policy?
a)
aggression
b)
advancement
c)
internment
d)
appeasement
20.
The American campaign to defeat the Japanese shown in the map above was known as
a)
island blitzkrieg
b)
shock and awe in the islands
c)
island hopping
d)
island trenching
21.
Humanism...
a)
emphasized the Bible
b)
leads to happier lives
c)
encourages people to learn Latin and Greek
d)
focuses on the potential of humans to achieve
22.
Why did the invention of the printing press with movable type have a great impact?
a)
Printed documents were more beautiful than handwritten ones.
b)
The wide availability of reading material allowed ideas to spread quickly.
c)
Books became more expensive and therefore were more valued.
d)
The ability to print with movable type gave Germany an edge over other countries.
23.
"The end justifies the means" was a key belief of this man, who wrote "The Prince"
a)
Machiavelli
b)
Castiglione
c)
Shakespeare
d)
Petrarch
24.
Who were the Jesuits and what did they do?
a)
Traders who traveld the
Silk Road.
b)
Soldiers who fought in the
Holy Land.
c)
Christian missionaries who
sailed over seas.
d)
Explorers who found the New
World.
25.
-decided to stop selling indulgences
-created seminaries (schools) for training priests
-started a new order of monks to help spread Christianity
What do the bullets above represent?
-created seminaries (schools) for training priests
-started a new order of monks to help spread Christianity
What do the bullets above represent?
a)
Reforms the Catholic Church
made for their counter-reformation.
b)
Reasons Martin Luther gave
for leaving the Catholic Church.
c)
Things Henry VIII started
when he made his own church.
d)
Ways the Medici's helped
improve and make Florence beautiful.
26.
What is an indulgence?
a)
You are kicked out of the church for life and won't go to heaven.
b)
You are put on trial, tortured, and given a choice to convert or die.
c)
You can pay money to have your sins forgiven: ticket to heaven.
d)
You are brought up on criminal charges: accusing you of going against approved teachings/beliefs.
27.
The Middle Passage was_______________?
a)
The exchange of goods, ideas, and diseases from the New World to Europe.
b)
The transport of Africans to the Americas by boat across the Atlantic ocean.
c)
Trading goods among three people.
d)
The transfer of cash crops to the Americas.
28.
Mother Country sought to control trade, create favorable balance of trade, and build up supplies of gold and silver bullion. Which statement best defines this term?
a)
Communism
b)
Feudalism
c)
Mercantilism
d)
Capitalism
29.
First to sail directly from Europe to India
a)
Bartolomeu Dias
b)
Vasco Da Gama
c)
Hernan Cortez
d)
Christopher Columbus
30.
first to circumnavigate globe
a)
Christopher Columbus
b)
Vasco da Gama
c)
Jacques Cartier
d)
Ferdinand Magellen
31.
The Columbian Exchange. was a movement of _______, between the Eastern and Western hemispheres.
a)
people/cultures
b)
disease
c)
animals/plants
d)
all of the above
32.
Which was traded from the New World to the Old World?
a)
major diseases
b)
horses
c)
potatoes and corn
d)
slaves
33.
Which was traded from the Old World to the New World?
a)
horses and major diseases
b)
squash, pumpkins, and turkeys
c)
cocoa and horses
d)
cocoa and llamas
34.
The Boxers revolted against the spread of which religion in China?
a)
Buddhism
b)
Christianity
c)
Shintoism
d)
Hinduism
35.
This political party, set up by Sun Yat-sen, won the majority of the National Assembly seats in the first Chinese elections in 1913.
a)
Guomindang (KMT)
b)
Communists (CCP)
c)
Chinese Democratic Party (CDP)
d)
Hongxian (H)
36.
The Mughal Empire was able to rule over a society that was predominantly
a)
Buddhist
b)
Christian
c)
Hindu
d)
Muslim
37.
The Safavid Empire is MOST associated with which modern-day country?
a)
India
b)
Iran
c)
Saudi Arabia
d)
Turkey
38.
The Muslim Empire that conquered Constantinople
a)
Ottoman Turks
b)
Safavid Persians
c)
Mughal Indians
d)
Mongol Chinese
39.
A group of trained soldiers in the Ottoman Empire that were converted to Islam at a young age.
a)
Serfs
b)
Slaves
c)
Janissaries
d)
Dardanelles
40.
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
41.
Peter the Great implemented this to make Russia stronger.
a)
Mercantilism
b)
Westernization
c)
Balance of Power
d)
Trickle down economics
42.
King Louis XIV ended French religious tolerance, so thousands of _________ fled.
a)
Catholics
b)
Calvinists
c)
Huguenots
d)
Jesuits
43.
What is "divine right of kings?"
a)
God chooses who rules the nation
b)
Only the faithful can rule kingdoms
c)
God chooses how healthy the ruler will be
d)
Kings and queens are elected
44.
How does absolutism clash with democracy?
a)
Absolutism & democracy do not clash
b)
Absolutism allows election of most capable leader
c)
Absolutism does not allow a lot of personal liberties/powers
d)
Absolutism does not allow one person to have all of the power
45.
Separating groups into US and THEM is
a)
classification
b)
symbolization
c)
dehumanization
d)
polarization
46.
All of the following were strategies Ghandi used to gain independence for India EXECEPT?
a)
Paid politicians to help his cause.
b)
Not paying taxes.
c)
Boycotting British goods.
d)
Civil disobedience
47.
What state was created for the Muslims in India?
a)
Palestine
b)
India
c)
Iraq
d)
Pakistan
48.
What is Zionism?
a)
Expelling many Jews from the land of Jerusalem.
b)
Finding peace with your one god.
c)
restoring the land of Israel as a national home for the Jewish people
d)
several violent insurrections against the Jews
49.
Where is Hamas based at?
a)
Jerusalem
b)
West Bank and Gaza Strip
c)
Golan Heights
d)
Sinai Peninsula and Jerusalem
50.
Mao's plan for large collective farms
a)
Cultural Revolution
b)
Great Leap Forward
c)
Mandate in Heaven
d)
Taiwan
51.
The man who led the Communist Revolution in China was _____
a)
Kim Jong Il
b)
Kim Il Sung
c)
Joseph Stalin
d)
Mao Zedong
100 %
