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2nd Semester Review

Total questions: 100

Worksheet time: 50mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was another name for the Black Death

a)

Malaria

b)

Bubonic Plague

c)

Ebola

d)

Sleeping Sickness

2.

Who was the king of the Franks who was crowned the Holy Roman Emperor

a)

Pope Urban II

b)

Charlemagne

c)

Julius Caesar

d)

Alexander the Great

3.

What was the system of government where local lords ruled the land?

a)

Dynastic Cycle

b)

Feudalism

c)

Dictatorship

d)

Democracy

4.

What was the name of a lord's estate during the Middle Ages?

a)

Fief

b)

Serf

c)

Farm

d)

Charter

5.

What were the 7 sacred rites administered by the Church during the Middle ages called?

a)

Charters

b)

Sacraments

c)

Bible

d)

Manor

6.

What was the name for the document that guaranteed rights to the townspeople during the Middle Ages?

a)

Constitution

b)

Essay

c)

Fiefdom

d)

Charter

7.

Who was responsible for protecting the local lords land?

a)

The King

b)

The Serfs

c)

The Knights

d)

The Bishops

8.

Which group was NOT considered nobility?

a)

Lord

b)

Vassal

c)

Serf

d)

Knight

9.

Which one was NOT a job of women in the Middle Ages?

a)

Raise the children

b)

Take care of her husband's fief

c)

Work in the fields

d)

Train to become a squire

10.

What religious group was persecuted during the Middle Ages & were blamed for the plague?

a)

Christians

b)

Jews

c)

Muslims

d)

None of the above

11.

What was the name for the self-sufficient communities in the Middle Ages?

a)

Fief

b)

Manor

c)

Estate

d)

Palace

12.

What was built to protect the lord and peasants if they were under attack by enemy forces?

a)

Acropolis

b)

Castle

c)

Palace

d)

Windmills

13.

Which one of the following was NOT a new technology developed during the Middle Ages?

a)

Windmill

b)

Crop-rotation

c)

Heavy Plow

d)

Public Baths

14.

Who was the head of the Church and had more power than some Kings?

a)

Lords

b)

Vassals

c)

Popes

d)

Priests

15.

What was the name type of architecture style that had high ceilings & large windows?

a)

Gothic

b)

Medieval

c)

Hellenistic

d)

Empire

16.

Which one was NOT a reason to become a crusader during the Middle Ages?

a)

It was God's will

b)

To escape debts & taxes

c)

To expand their estates

d)

For glory and riches

17.

Which one was NOT an effect of the Crusades?

a)

Trade increased

b)

The power of feudal society increased

c)

Cities and towns on trade routes grew

d)

The Black Death came to Europe

18.

In 1095, who called for a crusade to regain the Holy Land from the Muslims?

a)

Pope Francis

b)

Pope Urban II

c)

Pope Leo III

d)

Charlemagne

19.

Which of the following is NOT a role of the church?

a)

Owned towns

b)

Created hospitals

c)

Offered comfort / protection

d)

Educated the clergy

20.

What is an acropolis?

a)

Mountain

b)

Hill-top Fortress

c)

City-State

d)

Castle

21.

Who the was greatest of the Greek philosophers?

a)

Socrates

b)

Plato

c)

Aristotle

d)

Alexander the Great

22.

Who expanded the Greek empire through Africa and all the way to the Indus river?

a)

Philip of Macedonia

b)

Julius Caesar

c)

Charlemagne

d)

Alexander the Great

23.

What type of government did Rome have?

a)

Democracy

b)

Republic

c)

Dictatorship

d)

Feudalism

24.

What type of government did Athens have?

a)

Democracy

b)

Republic

c)

Dictatorship

d)

Feudalism

25.

Which of the following was not part of the Roman legal system?

a)

Innocent until proven guilty

b)

Use of evidence in the courtroom

c)

Right to an attorney

d)

Right to a fair trial

26.

Who was the head of the Christian Church in Rome?

a)

Rabbi

b)

Monk

c)

Pope

d)

Priest

27.

Which one was NOT a reason for the fall of the Roman Empire?

a)

Too many powerful leaders competing for the throne

b)

They were conquered by Alexander the Great

c)

Frequent Civil War

d)

Invasions by Germanic tribes

28.

What religion was made the official religion of the Roman Empire by Theodosius I?

a)

Judaism

b)

Christianity

c)

Islam

d)

Buddhism

29.

What was another name for the Eastern Roman Empire?

a)

Byzantine Empire

b)

Ottoman Empire

c)

Persian Empire

d)

Hellenistic Empire

30.

Why was Julius Caesar killed?

a)

He was a corrupt Senator

b)

His own troops dislike him

c)

He created the Caesar salad

d)

He was becoming too powerful

31.

What title did Octavian take when he became Emperor?

a)

Holy Roman Emperor

b)

First Emperor

c)

Augustus Caesar

d)

Pope Octavian

32.

What Japanese religion has no sacred writings or organized beliefs?

a)

Buddhism

b)

Shinto

c)

Christianity

d)

Confucianism

33.

What type of Buddhism did the samurai follow?

a)

Mahayana

b)

Theraveda

c)

Zen

d)

Vajrayana

34.

What means "the way of the warrior"?

a)

Bushido

b)

Seppuku

c)

Hari-kari

d)

Feudalism

35.

According to the Shinto religion what are "kami"?

a)

Priests

b)

Religious texts

c)

Spirits that live in the natural world

d)

Shrines to ancestors

36.

What were you expected to do if you were a samurai and dishonored your master?

a)

Ask for forgiveness

b)

Seppuku

c)

Write a poem

d)

Get revenge

37.

Who was the first shogun in Japan?

a)

Miyamoto Musashi

b)

Tokugawa Ieyasu

c)

Oda Nobunaga

d)

Minamoto Yoritomo

38.

What was the name of the highest social class in China?

a)

Artisan/Merchants

b)

Peasants

c)

Gentry

d)

Soldiers

39.

What was the name of the lowest social class in China?

a)

Artisan/Merchants

b)

Peasants

c)

Gentry

d)

Soldiers

40.

How could you change your social class in China?

a)

Educate sons to pass the civil service exam

b)

Marry someone from a different social class

c)

Kill someone from a higher social class

d)

Request the Emperor to change your social class

41.

Parents expecting complete obedience from their children is tied to what Chinese custom?

a)

Filial Piety

b)

The Ten Commandments

c)

Parental Control / Tiger Moms

d)

Ancestor Worship

42.

What did Chinese women do to help them find a good husband?

a)

Date men from different villages

b)

Wear a lot of makeup

c)

Use an online dating service like Rice Farmers Only.com

d)

Had their feet bound to keep them small

43.

Government officials in China belonged mostly to what social class?

a)

Artisan/Merchants

b)

Peasants

c)

Gentry

d)

Soldiers

44.

What philosophy encouraged filial piety and obedience?

a)

Daoism

b)

Buddhism

c)

Confucianism

d)

Legalism

45.

What philosophy believed that societies with the fewest laws were the best?

a)

Daoism

b)

Buddhism

c)

Confucianism

d)

Legalism

46.

Energy produced by geysers & hot springs from the Earth.

a)

geothermal energy

b)

hydroelectric power

c)

nuclear energy

d)

solar energy

47.

A place where British people convicted of petty crimes were sent.

a)

settler's colony

b)

penitentiary

c)

penal colony

d)

Devil's Island

48.

What is suffrage?

a)

The indescribable suffering of mankind

b)

The right to vote for women in particular

c)

The time of British colonization

d)

The right to change economic decisions

49.

What means "many islands"?

a)

Micronesia

b)

Melanesia

c)

Polynesia

d)

New Zealand

50.

What means "small islands"?

a)

Micronesia

b)

Melanesia

c)

Polynesia

d)

New Zealand

51.

Where do most people in Australia live?

a)

The Outback

b)

Tasmania

c)

Cities on the Coastal Rim

d)

The Great Barrier Reef

52.

What is the most populated city in Australia?

a)

Sydney

b)

Melbourne

c)

Darwin

d)

Canberra

53.

What is a billabong?

a)

Water hole

b)

Hobo

c)

Sheep

d)

Backpack

54.

What is the capital of New Zealand

a)

Canberra

b)

Christchurch

c)

Wellington

d)

Darwin

55.

According to the Aborigine people, the world was created during:

a)

Genesis

b)

Dreamtime

c)

The Great Flood

d)

The Epoch of Gilgamesh

56.

What country is called "The Quarry and Mine of the World"?

a)

New Zealand

b)

New Guinea

c)

Easter Island

d)

Australia

57.

What did the Maoris do for a living?

a)

Hunters and gatherers

b)

Fishing and Farming

c)

Mining and Oil Exploration

d)

Worked in factories

58.

Australia produces 1/4 of the world's:

a)

Gold

b)

Rice

c)

Wool

d)

Beef

59.

What is the capital of Australia?

a)

Sydney

b)

Melbourne

c)

Canberra

d)

Wellington

60.

What geographic feature is this?

a)

The Great Dividing Range

b)

The Great Australian Bight

c)

The Central Lowlands

d)

Ayers Rock / Uluru

61.

What geographic feature separates the coastal rim of Australia from the Outback?

a)

The Great Sandy Desert

b)

The Great Barrier Reef

c)

The Great Victorian Desert

d)

The Great Dividing Range

62.

Which one of the following is the South Pacific Forum NOT concerned with?

a)

Over-fishing

b)

Global warming

c)

Nuclear testing

d)

Penal colonies

63.

What British explorer discovered Australia and New Zealand?

a)

Captain James Cook

b)

Captain Hook

c)

Ferdinand Magellan

d)

Sir Edmund Hillary

64.

What is the name of the ceremonial drink that mixes water with a pepper plant?

a)

Java

b)

Coffee

c)

Kava

d)

Tea

65.

During World War II there were many battles in the Pacific Ocean between the U.S and:

a)

New Zealand

b)

Australia

c)

Japan

d)

China

66.

Where would you find the Moai in the Pacific?

a)

Christmas Island

b)

Samoan Island

c)

Easter Island

d)

Guam

67.

What city is this?

a)

Perth

b)

Darwin

c)

Brisbane

d)

Sydney

68.

What city is this?

a)

Perth

b)

Darwin

c)

Brisbane

d)

Sydney

69.

What geographic feature is this?

a)

Great Australian Bight

b)

Great Dividing Range

c)

Great Barrier Reef

d)

The Outback

70.

What state or territory is this?

a)

Western Australia

b)

Queensland

c)

New South Wales

d)

Victoria

71.

What state or territory is this?

a)

Western Australia

b)

Queensland

c)

New South Wales

d)

Victoria

72.

What state or territory is this?

a)

Western Australia

b)

Queensland

c)

New South Wales

d)

Victoria

73.

What state or territory is this?

a)

Victoria

b)

South Australia

c)

Tasmania

d)

Western Australia

74.

What state or territory is this?

a)

Victoria

b)

South Australia

c)

Tasmania

d)

Western Australia

75.

What country is this?

a)

China

b)

Mongolia

c)

Japan

d)

South Korea

e)

North Korea

76.

What country is this?

a)

China

b)

Mongolia

c)

Japan

d)

South Korea

e)

North Korea

77.

What country is this?

a)

China

b)

Mongolia

c)

Japan

d)

South Korea

e)

North Korea

78.

What desert is this?

a)

Taklimakan Desert

b)

Sahara Desert

c)

Gobi Desert

d)

Great Sandy Desert

79.

What desert is this?

a)

Taklimakan Desert

b)

Sahara Desert

c)

Gobi Desert

d)

Great Sandy Desert

80.

What River is colored blue?

a)

Huang He River

b)

Chang River

c)

Xi River

d)

Mekong River

81.

What River is colored blue?

a)

Huang He River

b)

Chang River

c)

Xi River

d)

Mekong River

82.

What River is colored blue?

a)

Huang He River

b)

Chang River

c)

Xi River

d)

Mekong River

83.

What capital city is this?

a)

Beijing

b)

Tokyo

c)

Seoul

d)

Pyongyang

e)

Ulaan Baatar

84.

What capital city is this?

a)

Beijing

b)

Tokyo

c)

Seoul

d)

Pyongyang

e)

Ulaan Baatar

85.

What capital city is this?

a)

Beijing

b)

Tokyo

c)

Seoul

d)

Pyongyang

e)

Ulaan Baatar

86.

What mountains are these?

a)

Greater Hinggan Range

b)

Altay Shan Mountains

c)

Tien Shan Mountains

d)

Kunlun Shan Mountains

e)

Himalaya Mountains

87.

What mountains are these?

a)

Greater Hinggan Range

b)

Altay Shan Mountains

c)

Tien Shan Mountains

d)

Kunlun Shan Mountains

e)

Himalaya Mountains

88.

What mountains are these?

a)

Greater Hinggan Range

b)

Altay Shan Mountains

c)

Tien Shan Mountains

d)

Kunlun Shan Mountains

e)

Himalaya Mountains

89.

What body of water is this

a)

East China Sea

b)

Sea of Japan

c)

Yellow Sea

d)

South China Sea

90.

What body of water is this

a)

East China Sea

b)

Sea of Japan

c)

Yellow Sea

d)

South China Sea

91.

What country is this?

a)

Great Britain

b)

France

c)

Germany

d)

Italy

e)

Russia

92.

What country is this?

a)

Great Britain

b)

France

c)

Germany

d)

Italy

e)

Russia

93.

What country is this?

a)

Great Britain

b)

France

c)

Germany

d)

Italy

e)

Russia

94.

What country is this?

a)

Great Britain

b)

France

c)

Germany

d)

Italy

e)

Russia

95.

What country is this?

a)

Great Britain

b)

France

c)

Germany

d)

Italy

e)

Russia

96.

What peninsula is this?

a)

Italian Peninsula

b)

Balkan Peninsula

c)

Iberian Peninsula

d)

Scandinavian Peninsula

97.

What peninsula is this?

a)

Italian Peninsula

b)

Balkan Peninsula

c)

Iberian Peninsula

d)

Scandinavian Peninsula

98.

What peninsula is this?

a)

Italian Peninsula

b)

Balkan Peninsula

c)

Iberian Peninsula

d)

Scandinavian Peninsula

99.

What island is this?

a)

Hokkaido

b)

Honshu

c)

Shikoku

d)

Kyushu

100.

What island is this?

a)

Hokkaido

b)

Honshu

c)

Shikoku

d)

Kyushu

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