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World History 9 — Year-End Review

Total questions: 37

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How long ago were the very first humans born, according to archaeological evidence?

a)

20 years ago

b)

1,000 years ago

c)

300,000 years ago

d)

2,000,000 years ago

2.

Modern humans are members of which species?

a)

H. sapiens

b)

H. neantertalensis

c)

H. habilis

d)

H. erectus

3.

In the paleolithic, most people were nomads. What is a nomad?

a)

Someone who does a lot of swimming

b)

Someone who is always on the move

c)

Someone who only eats meat

d)

Someone who always wins at Fortnite

4.

What was the primary shift that happened when humans transitioned from the paleolithic to the neolithic?

a)

They got, like, way more rocks.

b)

They became vegetarians.

c)

They began to farm and traveled less.

d)

They created the first guns.

5.

What did the first four civilizations all have in common?

a)

They were all built along diamond mines.

b)

They were all in North America

c)

They were all built out of gold.

d)

They were all built along water.

6.

What does it mean to be polytheistic?

a)

The belief that god is a flying spaghetti monster

b)

The belief in more than one god

c)

The belief in only a single god

d)

The belief that there is no god

7.

What was the code of Hammurabi?

a)

The first constitution of France

b)

A rock used primarily as decoration

c)

A collection of laws created by a king

d)

The cheat code for getting 99 lives in old arcade games

8.

Which was the first religion to believe in only one god?

a)

Hindu

b)

Buddhism

c)

Judaism

d)

Islam

9.

What was the first book ever written?

a)

The Epic of Gilgamesh

b)

Romeo and Juliet

c)

50 Shades Freed

d)

Mein Kampf

10.

Ancient Chinese Dynasties were ruled by Divine Right. What is Divine Right?

a)

The king is literally god

b)

The king was appointed directly by god

c)

The king prays to god a lot

d)

The king is an athiest

11.

What was the Buddha's actual name?

a)

Nebuchadnezzar

b)

Siddhartha Gautama

c)

Muhammad

d)

John Belushi

12.

True or False: Though the Hindu religion may appear to have multiple gods, it is really a single god taking multiple forms.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

Who built the Great Pyramids?

a)

Common slaves

b)

The king of Egypt

c)

Skilled workers

d)

Aliens

14.

What were the Great Pyramids used for?

a)

Nothing. They just thought it'd be cool to have some big pointy rocks.

b)

Tempoes for religious worship

c)

Throne rooms for royal people

d)

Giant tombs for dead kings

15.

What country invented democracy?

a)

United States

b)

England

c)

The Roman Empire

d)

Greece

16.

Who fought at the famous "Battle of Thermopylae"? (Battle of the 300)

a)

Fortnite vs PUBG

b)

Rome vs Carthage

c)

England vs The United Kingdom

d)

Greece vs Persia

17.

How do you write 26 in Roman Numerals?

a)

XXVI

b)

XXIV

c)

XVIII

d)

LVI

18.

How did Julius Caesar die

a)

He was poisoned

b)

He was stabbed

c)

He was pummeled by fidget spinners

d)

He drowned

19.

which of these did NOT contribute to the fall of the Roman Empire

a)

Splitting the empire into two halves

b)

The Black Plague

c)

Constant changes in leadership

d)

People unhappy about economic problems

20.

Who had the least amount of power in feudal Europe?

a)

The serfs

b)

The freemen

c)

The knights

d)

The nobles

21.

How many people in Europe did the Black Death kill?

a)

5% of the population

b)

30% of the population

c)

50% of the population

d)

Literally everybody

22.

How did the black most commonly plague spread?

a)

Only through contact with blood

b)

It attached to water vapor and flew through the air

c)

Getting bit by rat fleas

d)

Poisoned food

23.

What is this giant cube, known as the Ka'bah?

a)

The world's largest lego

b)

A Christian church

c)

An important and sacred Islamic site

d)

A Buddhist temple

24.

Where did the Mongol Empire begin?

a)

Western Europe

b)

Southern Africa

c)

South America

d)

Central Asia

25.

Which of these statements about ancient Mesoamerica is not true?

a)

They built en entire city made of gold.

b)

They would remove the hearts of living people as sacrifice ritual.

c)

They built incredible farms that floated on water.

d)

Their military members rose in rank by capturing enemy soldiers alive.

26.

What was the key shift that made up the "Enlightenment" period?

a)

People became more violent.

b)

People started to rely on evidence more than tradition.

c)

People started to go back to nomadic lifestyles.

d)

People started to score more points on Quizizz reviews.

27.

What was the Haitian Revolution all about?

a)

Citizens wanted to replace monarchy with democracy.

b)

Workers wanted to create communism.

c)

Two kings fought over who would be in charge.

d)

Slaves wanted to take control of their own country.

28.

What were people protesting in the Selma march?

a)

They wanted to be able to vote.

b)

They wanted to end slavery in the south.

c)

They wanted to end the Vietnam War.

d)

They wanted to memorialize the death of MLK.

29.

What was the goal of the Berlin Conference?

a)

End WWII

b)

Start WWI

c)

Decide who gets to control Russia

d)

Decide who gets to control Africa

30.

What was the new type of warfare created for WWI?

a)

Naval Warfare

b)

Trench Warfare

c)

Horseback Warfare

d)

Cold Warfare

31.

Why did the U.S. drop two atomic bombs on Japan?

a)

They wanted to scare Russia

b)

They were afraid that Japan had bombs of their own

c)

It was done in direct response to Pearl Harbor

d)

It was an effort to end WWII

32.

Why did the U.S. become involved in the Vietnam and Korean wars?

a)

They could potentially become incredibly rich if they won

b)

They had a personal grudge against the leaders of both countries

c)

They wanted to stop the expansion of Communism

d)

They just wanted to give hippies something to get mad about

33.

What is the core conflict in Israel?

a)

A famine is forcing people to steal food from outside countries.

b)

Vladimir Lenin is attempting to create a communist utopia.

c)

Jews and Palestinians are fighting over who has the right to own local land.

d)

A huge civil war between different factions of the Syrian population.

34.

In OPVL, a "Value" is...

a)

...something that makes the text more trustworthy or credible.

b)

...a believable quote from the text.

c)

...something that makes you like the text more.

d)

...something that makes the text worth more money.

35.

Which of the following themes describes the process of things or people spreading apart, moving from one place to another, or becoming more widely popular.

a)

Invention

b)

Revolution

c)

Disintegration

d)

Diffusion

36.

OPVL stands for Origin, Purpose, Value, and...

a)

Logic

b)

Language

c)

Limitation

d)

Llamas

37.

Would you like some free points?

a)

No way

b)

Nope

c)

Not really

d)

Heck yeah!