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WorksheetsWorld History Exam 2017-2018
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 2hrs 40mins
Read the chart comparing the Maya, Aztec, and Inca Civilizations. What major cultural development did the Inca civilization lack was present in the other two civilizations?
Astronomy
A road system
A writing system
Medical Science
What was the relationship between Judaism and Christianity during the Roman Empire?
Both were major religions based on Greek philosophy of Stoicism.
Both religions elevated women to leadership positions.
Christianity was based on Judaism, and both religions were monotheistic.
After Christianity began, Judaism decreased in the Roman Empire.
What was reason that Constantinople was a good location for the capital of the Byzantine Empire?
It was protected from invaders by the mountains of Asia Minor and Balkans.
It was located at a crossroads from the trade between Asia and Europe.
It was near the mouth of some of the region’s greatest rivers.
It was close to the many islands that dot the Aegean Sea.
Which one of these correctly arranges the general hierarchy of the European feudal system?
1) peasants, 2) lords, 3) monarchs, 4) vassals
1) lords, 2) monarch, 3) vassals, 4) peasants
1) vassals, 2) peasants, 3) monarch, 4) lords
1) monarch, 2) lords, 3) vassals, 4) peasants
This medieval illustration depicts the results that was caused by . . .
Rapid spread of the bubonic plague.
Passage of laws regulating public sanitation.
Decline of insect infestation in medieval homes.
Increased breeding of households cats.
Which of the following was a consequence of the plague?
More rent income for landlords
Strengthening of the institution of serfdom
Increase in the number of workers
Higher wages for laborers
A primary goal of the European Crusaders was to
Establish markets for Italian merchants.
Rescue Pope Urban II from the Byzantines
Halt the advance of the Mongol armies in the Asian steppes.
Secure access to Christian holy sites in Jerusalem.
Which statement best describes the events in the above map?
The Islamic Empire declined in territory over time, with the least amount of land during the period of the first four caliphates
The Islamic Empire continuously grew in territory over time, reaching its height with the Abbasid Caliphate.
The Islamic Empire grew steadily until it reached its height during the Umayyad Caliphate, and then declined in size.
The Islamic Empire grew steadily until it reached its height during the Abbasid Caliphate, then declined in size.
Which of the following is a disagreement between Sunnis and Shias?
They disagree about who should be the caliph.
They disagree about how to reach salvation from God.
They disagree about the roles of the Imams.
They disagree about the validity of Muhammad’s book.
What is a similarity between medieval Europe and medieval Japan?
Both were victimized by invasions from Germanic peoples
Both developed and practiced their own form of feudalism
Both benefitted from trade with the Americas
There were no similarities
What trade and transportation route was an important factor in China’s increased trade?
National Road
Royal Road
Silk Road
Emperor’s Road
What impact did Mansa Musa’s journey have on Mali?
Mali was invaded and destroyed in his absence by rival Shi’a Muslims.
His rival the Songhai Empire took over Mali’s trade routes, ushering in a period of economic and political decay.
By building mosques, universities and libraries, he turned Timbuktu into a center of Islamic learning, attracting scholars from all over the Middle East and Asia.
His brother overthrew the government
Use the chart to describe a historically significant differences between Renaissance and medieval thought.
Shift to humanism instead of religious studies
Renewed focus on spirituality over secular doctrine
Less emphasis on classical scholarship in favor of new methods of inquiry
Focus on the divine as inspiration for creativity and intellectual pursuits.
Which phrase best completes the chart showing causes of European exploration?
Government oppression at home
Desire for direct access to the valuable Asian spice trade
Desire to improve their standard of living
Search for a better climate
Why was the event shown in this photograph significant?
It marked the start of a new organization dedicated to world peace.
It held political and military leaders accountable for their wartime actions.
It officially brought the war in Europe to an end.
It resulted in the executions of every major Nazi leader.
What historical development was responsible for the process shown in the map above?
An increase in the amount of European indentured servants.
An increase in the demand for coerced labor on plantations and in mines.
Widespread piracy in the Indian Ocean.
Warfare in West Africa.
The destruction shown in this photograph was the result of the
dropping of the atomic bomb.
D-Day invasion.
Nazi blitzkrieg.
Battle of Stalingrad.
“Shakespeare's genius was in expressing universal themes in everyday, realistic settings. His work explores renaissance ideals such as the complexity of the individual and the importance of the classics. At the same time, his characters speak in language that common people can understand and appreciate. Shakespeare’s love of words also vastly enriched the English language. More than 1,700 words appeared for the first time in his works.”
What core Renaissance themes best summarize and express the characteristics of Shakespeare’s work explained in the passage?
Theocracy and classicism
Inquiry and investigation
Spirituality and faith
Humanism and secularism
Which of the following is NOT a reason for the highest event depicted in the image above?
Financial crisis due to massive national debt.
Anger of the middle class (bourgeoisie) over lack of political power and social mobility.
Lower classes suffering from economic stagnation and price inflation.
The Catholic Church was nearly bankrupt due to excessive taxation.
What is one way that the Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen was similar to the Declaration of Independence?
It was based on the principle that all people had equal political rights
It established a two-house legislature
It abolished monarchy and set up a republic.
It affirmed that the function of government was to protect individual rights.
"Terror is only justice prompt, severe and inflexible; it is then an emanation of virtue; it is less a distinct principle than a natural consequence of the general principle of democracy, applied to the most pressing wants of the country."— Maximillian Robespierre, 1794
The viewpoint expressed in this quotation was most directly put into action through the what?
Corvee
Reign of Terror
Napoleonic Code.
Constitution of 1795
What does this image from the 1950s reflect?
fear of a possible nuclear attack
fear of American communists in schools
fear of an invasion by Cuban communists sneaking into Florida by boat
preparation for a room-to-room search of contraband materials in U.S. schools.
What would best summarize the major theological difference between Protestantism and the Catholic Church?
Protestantism emphasized humanism while Catholicism didn’t.
Catholicism emphasized the supremacy of the Pope and Church while Protestantism emphasized self-study and personal salvation.
Protestants encouraged secularism while Catholics didn’t.
There were no difference between the two.
“Our response involves far more than instant retaliation and isolated strikes. Americans should not expect one battle, but a lengthy campaign unlike any other we have ever seen. It may include dramatic strikes visible on TV and covert operations secret even in success.” – President George W. Bush
The “response” mentioned in this speech was a response to what event?
The September 11 attacks
The Tiananmen Square Massacre
The overthrow of the Taliban
The Mumbai Bombings
What group in feudal japan would be the equivalent of the nobles?
Peasants
Emperor
Daimyo
Shogun
According to mercantilists, the prosperity of a nation depended on
Importing more goods rather than exporting.
A large supply of bullion, or gold and silver.
Conquering new territories and settling them.
Finding and maintaining a supply of cheap labor.
How were these conquistadors able to defeat the Aztec and Inca Empires?
They had horse and firearms which the Aztec and Inca hadn’t seen before.
Disease decimated the indigenous population.
The conquistadors made alliances with other Amerindian groups that were enemies with the Aztec and Inca.
All the listed choices
How did the Truman Doctrine play a role in the relationship between the Warsaw Pact and NATO?
It increased economic trade between the West and Eastern Europe.
Eastern European countries were given open, democratic elections in the 1950s
The policy of containment created an atmosphere of tension between two.
All the listed choices
What effect did the system have on the “Old World”?
Cattle. Horses and other livestock revolutionized agriculture and transformed the natural landscape.
Beans, potatoes and corn lead to population boom due to increased food supply.
Citrus revolutionized daily diets.
All the listed choices
What effect did the system have on the “New World”?
Cattle. Horses and other livestock revolutionized agriculture and transformed the natural landscape.
Beans, potatoes and corn lead to population boom due to increased food supply.
Citrus revolutionized daily diets.
All the listed choices
The Industrial Revolution began in Great Britain because it had a favorable combination of all the following EXCEPT
Natural resources
Available capital
An absolute monarchy free of parliamentary restraints
A large labor force
Which of the following was a major consequence of the development of industrial capitalism?
The elimination of poverty.
The development of new social classes, such as expanded middle class and new “working class”
The government became responsible for increasing the wealth of the nation.
Social and political equality for women.
…. The bourgeoisie, during its rule of scarce one hundred years, has created more massive and more colossal productive forces than have all preceding generations together. Subjection of Nature’s forces to man, machinery, application of chemistry to industry and agriculture, steam-navigation, railways, electric telegraphs, clearing of whole continents for cultivation, canalisation of rivers, whole populations conjured out of the ground — what earlier century had even a presentiment that such productive forces slumbered in the lap of social labour? … - Karl Marx and Freidrich Engels, The Communist Manifesto
In the passage above, these views were developed in reaction to the
Age of Exploration
Unification of Germany
Congress of Vienna
Industrial Revolution
The revolutionary outbursts in Europe in the 1830s and 1840s were sparked by attitudes of
Romanticism
Nationalism
Conservatism
Religious toleration
The population chart above reflects the influence of what event in Great Britain?
Agricultural Revolution
World War I
Transportation Revolution
The Great War
Simon Bolivar & Jose de San Martin are nationalist leaders that are associated with independence movements in what region of the world?
Portugal
Latin America
Spain
India
The division of Africa into the various European possessions represented in the above map was most directly a result of
A European desire to spread Christian values
Unemployment and overcrowding in European urban centers
Economic rivalries among European industrialized nations
Attempts to maintain the balance of power among Eastern European states
The first independent state in Latin America, Hispaniola, was created in large part due to the actions of
Miguel Hidalgo
Fancois-Dominque Toussaint-Louverture
Antonia Lopez de Santa Anna
James Monroe
“... The Opium War of 1839–42 was short and one-sided, due to the superiority of European weapons, which came as a complete surprise to the Chinese. In the first skirmish alone, in July 1839, two British warships defeated twenty-nine Chinese ships. On land, the Chinese and their medieval weapons were no match for British troops armed with state-of-the-art muskets. By the middle of 1842 British troops had seized Hong Kong, taken control of the key river deltas, and occupied Shanghai and several other cities. The Chinese were forced to sign a peace treaty that granted Hong Kong to the British, opened five ports for the free trade of all goods, and required the payment of reparations to the British in silver, including compensation for the opium that had been destroyed by Commissioner Lin....” — Tom Standage
Which term best characterized the events described in the passage above?
Industrialization
Containment
Imperialism
Cultural diffusion
What was the importance of the Opium War to weakening of China?
Chinese became eager to adopt Western culture.
European were willing to adopt Chinese customs.
Europeans secured trading concessions due their superior military might.
They lacked raw material and resources.
How did Mao Zedong differ from earlier Chinese Communists?
He believed that individuals had the right to own private property.
He believed that the urban working class would lead to a socialist revolution
He believed that the Communist should seek support among the peasant masses.
He urged Communists to join forces with Japanese militarist
Which of the following actions was a direct violation of the treaty that ended World War 1?
The Holocaust
The invasion of Ethiopia
The invasion of Manchuria
The remilitarization of Germany
Nonviolent protest and economic sanctions both played a key role in ending
Military rule in Argentina
Apartheid in South Africa
The Tiananmen Square massacre in China
The caste system in India
Which of following was NOT a cause of WW1?
Militarism
System of alliances
Rise of Nazi party
Nationalism
The end of WW1 was a catalyst for the breakup of multi-ethnic empires. This is best exemplified by which country on the map?
Ottoman Empire
Russian Empire
German Empire
French Empire
“From Stettin in the Baltic to Trieste in the Adriatic, an Iron Curtain has descended across the continent.” – British Prime Minister Winston Churchill
Winston Churchill was referring to the start of what international conflict?
Cold War
WW2
World War II
Civil War between the Labor and Conservative parties.
Based on the poster above, was the Russian Revolution was caused by which ideology?
Republicanism
Democracy
Communism
Absolutism
“In this form of government, a one party dictatorship attempts to regulate every aspect of the lives of its citizens.”
The quotation best describes what form of government?
Socialist
Theocratic
Totalitarian
Imperialistic
“In this form of government, a one party dictatorship attempts to regulate every aspect of the lives of its citizens.”
What two ideologies were at odds in the conflict referenced in the Churchill quote above?
Fascism and Communism
Liberalism and Conservatism
Capitalism and Communism
Nationalism and Absolutism
What has been one major obstacle to the creation of separate Israeli and Palestine states in the Middle East?
Both sides have rejected the UN partition plan.
Both sides claim the same city (Jerusalem) as their capital
Neither side will recognize the others right to exist
Neither side has been willing to sign the Oslo Accords.
