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WorksheetsChapter 9: Europe Review
Total questions: 28
Worksheet time: 14mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
How does the North Atlantic Drift affect Europe?
a)
Its current makes the climate warmer
b)
it brings cold winds such as the mistral
c)
it causes the ocean waters to be rough
d)
it hinders travel from the Americas
2.
How did Pericles improve Athens' power?
a)
constructed a strong navy
b)
built temples to the gods
c)
paid citizens to hold office
d)
encouraged scientists
3.
What was the Roman way?
a)
a network of roads that connected towns
b)
a religion that grew from Christianity
c)
a code of values for Roman citizens
d)
a series of aqueducts that carried water
4.
What ended the Roman Republic?
a)
Octavian became the emperor
b)
Julius Caesar was stabbed to death
c)
War started between the rich and poor
d)
Alexander the Great conquered Rome
5.
What legacy did Roman engineers leave?
a)
Democracy, philosophy
b)
roads, aqueducts, arched buildings
c)
forts, palaces, temples
d)
new methods of farming
6.
What did Emperor Constantine do ?
a)
led German barbarians to invade the empire
b)
split the Roman Empire into eastern and western halves
c)
began the period of " Roman Peace"
d)
moved capital to Byzantium and legalized Christianity
7.
What was the result of the bubonoic plague?
a)
the feudal system gained power
b)
the roman catholic church was stronger
c)
millions of people died
d)
the countries of Europe united
8.
How did the invention of the printing press change Europe?
a)
English became the language of Europe
b)
More people could get knowledge by reading
c)
Catholics could buy indulgences for their sins
d)
Factory workers had to work longer hours
9.
Who were Michelangelo and Leonardo da Vinci?
a)
artists
b)
authors
c)
reformers
d)
rulers
10.
What was the Iron Curtain?
a)
a metal barrier used to defend trenches in World War I
b)
a weapon the Germans used in World War II
c)
an imaginary border that divided Europe during the Cold War
d)
a wall in Berlin that was knocked down in 1991
11.
Why is Europe called a peninsula?
a)
it is surrounded on three sides by water
b)
it is the main landmass of Eurasia
c)
it has an unusually long coastline
d)
it has many mountains and rivers
12.
What generalization can be made about Europe's climate?
a)
warm winds and ocean currents keep the entire continent very mild
b)
mistral winds keep most of the continent cold and dry
c)
currents, winds, and latitude result in varied climates
d)
the winters everywhere are long and cold
13.
Why has Europe conducted so much trade and exploration?
a)
the climate is mild in all regions
b)
most places have easy access to water
c)
people build dikes and create polders
d)
religious beliefs make trade important
14.
Why are the Danube and Rhine rivers important?
a)
the can be used easily for transportation
b)
the run along mountain chains
c)
they serve as borders between countries
d)
they support agriculture and wildlife
15.
Why did fishing industries develop in Europe?
a)
the climate was too cold for farming
b)
Europeans lacked grazing land for cattle
c)
the marker for seafood was excellent
d)
Europe had plenty of ocean coastlines
16.
What has harmed the natural environment of the Mediterranean Sea?
a)
large fish damaging the red coral
b)
pollution, overfishing, overdevelopment
c)
the creation of marine reserves
d)
exploration, conservation, transportation
17.
Why were the Greek city-states independent from one another?
a)
Cleisthenes made them all democracies
b)
the had different religions and education systems
c)
the tyrants who ruled them hated each other
d)
geography made traveling and communication difficult
18.
What happened during the golden age of greece?
a)
Democracy, wealth, and culture flourished in Athens
b)
Alexander the Great conquered Greece
c)
Sparta became the center of wealth and the arts
d)
tyrants ruled all the city-states
19.
When Rome was a republic, what were it branches of gov. ?
a)
patricians, plebeians, and tribunes
b)
the senate and the assembly
c)
executive , legislative, and judicial
d)
the twelve tables
20.
Which fact indicates that the Roman Empire was the most powerful empire in the ancient world?
a)
It was peaceful during Augustus' rule
b)
its rule extended over three continents
c)
it made Christianity the official religion
d)
it defeated the barbarians from Germany
21.
What were the most powerful influences on Europeans during the Middle ages?
a)
Johannes Gutenberg and Martin Luther
b)
Charlemagne and the Franks
c)
Roman Catholic Church and feudalism
d)
Eastern Orthodox Church and the plague
22.
What was "reborn" during the Renaissance?
a)
arts, philosophy, and culture
b)
war between Eastern and western europe
c)
Europeans' hatred of tyrants
d)
feudalism, manorialism, and the Crusades
23.
What did Prince Henry of Portugal start?
a)
a public education system
b)
a school of navigation
c)
the factory system
d)
Columbian exchange
24.
What happened during the Industrial Revolution?
a)
farmers produced many more crops
b)
poor people overthrew the rich and took over government
c)
canals were dug to connect waterways
d)
workers produced good by machine in factories
25.
Who started the French Revolution?
a)
the first estate, priests
b)
the second estate, nobles
c)
the third estate, working people
d)
napoleon bonaparte
26.
What kinds of rights are described in the Declaration of Independence and the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizens?
a)
women's rights to vote and to hold office
b)
natural rights such as life, liberty, and property
c)
equal rights for men, women and all races
d)
workers' rights such as safety and equal pay
27.
Which country was blamed for WWI and punished by the Treaty of versailies
a)
Austria
b)
Bulgaria
c)
Germany
d)
Italy
28.
Which countries were America's enemies during World War II?
a)
Germany, Italy, and Japan
b)
Poland, Austria, and France
c)
Great Britain, France, Russia
d)
Ireland, Spain, Sweden
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