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WorksheetsPPT HISTORY FINAL
Total questions: 52
Worksheet time: 26mins
How did Japan’s close proximity to China and Korea affect its history? Pick the statement that is most correct.
The ideas of Buddhism and the practice of growing rice spread to Japan from China through the Korean peninsula.
The Kanji language of China spread to Japan, which led to the development of Hiragana.
It allowed K-Pop from Korea to mix with anime in Japan.
None of the Above
True or False? Prince Shotoku encouraged the spread of Buddhism and Chinese culture.
True
False
Which of the following is not a true statement?
The Japanese feudal system was based on the lord/vassal relationship.
The Japanese shogun was the leader of the Japanese military.
Japanese daimyos were part of the Japanese peasant class.
Japanese samurai were feudal warriors who swore allegiance to daimyos and the shogun.
Bushido is the code of honor that was followed by the Japanese samurai. What does bushido mean?
"those who serve"
"way of the warrior"
"great general"
"baldi's basics
Buddhism changed to reflect the needs of the Japanese people during the Middle Ages. Which of the following forms of Buddhism had the biggest influence on the Japanese culture, including rock gardens, tea ceremonies, and Noh drama?
Pure Land Buddhism
The Lotus Sutra
Zen Buddhism
Which of the following is the most correct statement about the Golden Age of Japan’s 9th and 10th centuries?
The Japanese upper class valued the arts, partly because they were the ones who could afford to be educated.
The arts (including literature, painting, and drama) reflected Japanese people’s view of their place in nature.
The arts were funded by the peasants who worked as craftspeople from their homes.
Anime television shows such as "Naruto" were developed due to advancements in technology.
True or False? The Tale of the Genji was written by Sir Murasaki. It romanticized the idea of love and life of a real Japanese prince.
True
False
True or False? The samurai did not disappear from Japanese
society, because they became educated and moved from positions in the military into administrative positions in the government.
True
False
Which of the following civilizations did NOT use terracing to grow their crops?
Maya
Aztec
Inca
What was the economic basis of the Maya, the Aztec, and the Inca?
Agriculture
Sports
Weaving
Music
The Maya are best remembered for the following:
Their strength as warriors and their violent religion.
Their extensive road system and their adaptation to a wide-range of landforms.
Their accurate calendar and their
architectural achievements.
Their rice.
The Aztec are best remembered for the following:
Their strength as warriors and their violent religion
Their extensive road system and their adaptation to a wide-range of landforms
Their accurate calendar and their architectural achievements
Their cosmetology skills.
The Inca are best remembered for the following:
Their strength as warriors and their violent religion
Their extensive road system and their adaptation to a wide-range of landforms
Their accurate calendar and their architectural achievements
Their caricatures such as Mario and Luigi
Which of the following is a true statement?
The Maya lived in what is now southern Mexico, Belize, and Guatemala. Their empire wasn’t defeated. There is no clear reason why it declined.
The Aztec lived in the Andes Mountains on the west coast of South America. They were defeated by the Spaniard Pizarro, along with his Spanish army.
The Inca lived in what is now central Mexico. They were defeated by the Spaniard Cortez and rebellions of the tribes that they had conquered earlier in history.
Baldi's Basics is a horrible game
Which of the following is a true statement?
The Maya are remembered for their trade network, along which they traded items such as quetzal feathers and cocoa beans. They wrote their history down in codices.
The Aztec are remembered for their codices and beautiful decorative art made of gold, jade, and shells. They communicated through their weaving designs.
The Inca are remembered for their structured government and woolens made from llama wool. They did not write down their history, but instead kept records and inventories by using quipus.
Water isn't wet
Which of the following is a true statement?
Italy was cold due to its northern location. Because it was an island, it had a natural boundary around it. Its land was good for farming, and so other peoples like the Vikings, spent lots of time trying to conquer it.
France was large, which meant that it had a variety of land forms and climates. It had many areas that were excellent for farming. Trade routes cut their ways over hills into valleys where towns had developed.
Britain had a Mediterranean climate, which meant that most of it was relatively warm. The country was criss-crossed with several major rivers. It was a peninsula and had major ports along its coast. This meant that trade was a major part of life for the people in this area of Europe.
Which of the following was not true about the Roman Catholic church during the Middle Ages?
The church was one of the only things that stayed stable after the fall of the western Roman Empire.
The church was one of the major reasons that the classics from the Greek and Roman Empires were destroyed.
People relied on the church, because it was the one thing that promised hope for the future.
Many people were attracted to join the clergy, because life there was better than life “outside” the church.
What is a way that feudalism did not affect life during the Middle Ages?
It provided a foundation of political order by establishing clear relationships between those in power and those below the people in power
It was an agreement that brought protection to people in exchange for their loyalty.
It brought stability to areas that basically had no set form of government
It created an environment where everyone was an equal.
True or False? A guild was a union of people who practiced a
trade. Guilds grew in towns as more and more people left feudal manors and moved to towns.
True
False
What was one of the major conflicts between the European monarchs and the Pope of the Roman Catholic Church during the Middle Ages?
They disagreed about whether or not the feudal system was a good form of government.
They disagreed about how the attacks by the Vikings should be handled.
They disagreed about who had the power to appoint officials in the church.
They disagreed about if Lil Tay was a good influence or not on their people.
Which of the following was not one of the ways that the signing of the Magna Carta has impacted the world?
It laid the foundation for the judicial system (i.e.: the idea of trial by jury) in England and eventually other countries, including the United States.
It laid the foundation for other significant documents in history, such as the Declaration of Independence and the United States Bill of Rights.
It laid the foundation for the feudal society that became established throughout mainland Europe during the Middle Ages.
It laid the foundation for the idea of “checks and balances” so that one ruler does not have all the power, i.e.: the British Parliament and the United States Congress.
Which of the following was not a motive for people to participate in the crusades?
Pope Urban II wanted to reunite the western and eastern parts of the Roman Empire under his leadership.
The Muslims had taken control of Jerusalem, and the European Christians thought that Christians should be in control of Jerusalem.
People in Europe were convinced that if they died for the cause that they would be guaranteed salvation.
Scientists and inventors in Europe saw the crusades as an opportunity to learn from a more advanced culture: the Muslims.
Which of the following is a true statement?
The crusades strengthened the Roman Catholic Church’s desire to spread Islam to other parts of the world, which promoted the idea of exploration.
The Muslims lost control of Jerusalem and the Middle East as a result of the crusades.
The crusades weakened the Jewish population dramatically, as Christians used the crusades as an excuse to attack Jews as well as Muslims.
Anime is good for your soul.
True or False? Because the Muslim culture was more
advanced than European cultures, the ideas of the Muslims spread into Europe during the course of the crusades.
True
False
How did the Black Plague, or Black Death, spread into Europe during the end of the Middle Ages and the beginning of the Renaissance?
It was passed person to person along trade routes, starting in Mediterranean ports and moved north from there.
It was passed person to person along trade routes, starting in Mediterranean ports and moved south from there.
It was passed person to person along trade routes, starting in Mediterranean ports and moved east from there.
It was passed person to person along trade routes, starting in Mediterranean ports and moved west from there.
True or False? At least one-third of the population of Europe died as a result of the Black Plague, which meant that the peasants who lived on feudal manors could make more demands of the feudal lords. That was one of the reasons that feudalism continued to thrive in Medieval Europe.
True
False
Which of the following is a true statement about the Catholic Church during the Middle Ages?
The church shared its power willingly with European monarchs.
The church’s clergy helped preserve the classics (i.e.: Greek and Roman art and literature).
The church did not support the idea of education, so universities developed on country manors.
Although new styles of architecture were developed, such as Gothic cathedrals, the church placed more value on Roman styles of architecture.
True or False? The Muslims were “expelled” from the Iberian Peninsula after the northern Spanish Christian kingdoms of Aragon and Castile united through the marriage of Ferdinand and Isabella. This was called the “Reconquista”
True
False
True or False? Because they wanted to recreate the spirit of
classical arts, literature, and philosophy, people in the Renaissance began to study the classics (or the humanities). That is why they were called humanists. This created a balance between the intellect and religious faith.
True
False
Italy was made up of many independent trading cities (or city-states) during the Renaissance. Which Italian city was the most influential in the development of Renaissance ideas?
Rome
Milan
Venice
Florence
True or False? The reopening of the Silk Road (partly facilitated by Marco Polo’s travels) did not have much impact on the Renaissance, because people in Europe already had been exposed to most of the ideas that came from Asia.
True
False
Which of the following was the main reason that information became so readily available during the Renaissance?:
The rediscovery of Egyptian papyrus paper
The invention of the printing press by Johannes Gutenberg
Kings and queens promoted education
The reopening of the Silk Road
Which of the following is correct?
Leonardo da Vinci was a true Italian Renaissance man, because he was an artist, inventor, and scientist.
Michelangelo was a great English playwright.
William Shakespeare was an English statesman, scholar, and author, who wrote Utopia.
Sir Thomas More was a famous Italian sculpture, painter, and architect.
Who painted the Mona Lisa?
Michelangelo
Brunelleschi
Brueghel
Leonardo da Vinci
Which of these is not a cause for the trouble in and the weakening of the Roman Catholic Church?
The selling of indulgences to believers who felt they had sinned.
Heretics (people who disagreed with church policy) were encouraged to voice their opinions.
Clerical positions were sold to the highest bidder.
The church collected taxes, property, and court fines to become wealthy.
Which of the following is correct?
Desiderius Erasmus declared that monarchs should rule over the church in their own kingdoms and translated the Christian Bible into English.
John Calvin was a Dutch priest from the 16th century who believed that everybody should be able to read the Christian Bible, not just priests.
Martin Luther disagreed with the Catholic Church about the issue of salvation, which he called justification by faith, and translated the Christian Bible into German.
John Wycliffe believed and taught the concept of predestination.
Which of the following is a way that Protestant churches are different from Roman Catholic Churches?:
Protestant churches are self-governed. They are allowed to make decisions at the local level.
Protestant churches believe that the Pope speaks for God.
Protestant churches believe that you should confess your sins to a priest.
True or false? Because the forefathers of America were
primarily Protestant, their Protestant religious ideas had a huge impact on the foundations of the United States federalist government.
True
False
Kazoo Kid
True or False? The farther north a person went in Renaissance Europe, the more likely it was that the people there would be Protestant rather than Roman Catholic. That is because it was easier for the people who were far away from Rome (the center of the Roman Catholic Church) to break away and follow new religious ideas.
True
False
A=πr2
True or False? Central and South America became
Protestant areas of the world, because they were settled by people from northern Europe, who were primarily Protestant.
True
False
Roblox Guest
What were the primary goals of the Counter Reformation?
To reconcile the difference between the Roman Catholic Church and the Protestants
To rid the Roman Catholic Church of abuses and uphold traditional Catholic beliefs
To help translate the Christian Bible into a variety of languages
To disband many of the Roman Catholic orders of monks, including the Jesuits
True or False? Ferdinand and Isabella ended what had been a golden age of cultural cooperation between Jews, Muslims, and Christians in Spain by utilizing such means as the Inquisition.
True
False
Which of the following was not a major goal of exploration?
spreading Christianity
making a profit by trade
finding new sources of wealth
learning how people in other countries lived
Which of the following is correct?
Vasco da Gama was Portuguese; he was the first European to sail around the tip of Africa and up to India.
Marco Polo was Italian; he was said to be the first person to sail around the world.
Prince Henry was Portuguese; his stories about his travels to China in the 1200’s helped interest people in exploration.
Ferdinand Magellan was Portuguese; he set up a center in Sagres where people studied navigation and exploration.
Cartography is the study of:
planets
maps
carts
planets
True or False? When people trade items, they also trade ideas.
True
False
True or False? Before the 17th century, the most important
European trade routes headed west. But because of new
discoveries, 17th century trade routes began to head to the east.
True
False
Capitalistic ideas (ideas that say a person has the right to compete with other in the world’s marketplace) changed the world. Which of the following is not a way the world was changed?
New industries were created.
A new class of people—the “middle class”—came into being.
People moved from the cities to the country in search of new jobs.
Goods were produced faster and more cheaply.
Which of the following is a correct statement?
The Romans’ idea of democracy, the Greeks’ ideas of the republican form of government, and the religious ideas of Christianity were all root ideas that laid the foundation for the Enlightenment.
The Greeks’ idea of democracy, the Romans’ ideas of the republican form of government, and the religious ideas of Christianity were all root ideas that laid the foundation for the Enlightenment.
The Romans’ idea of democracy, the Greeks’ ideas of the republican form of government, and the religious ideas of Islam were all root ideas that laid the foundation for the Enlightenment.
The Enlightenment was influenced by the ideas that developed during the Renaissance, the Reformation, and the Scientific Revolution. These new ideas developed because:
people continued to rely on religious leaders to make decisions
people began to question authority
people were afraid to try new things
people based their thinking on medieval thought
The roots of American democracy can be traced back to which of the following European philosophies?
Locke, Montesquieu, Rousseau
Locke, Rousseau, Columbus
Rousseau, Montesquieu, Jefferson
Montesquieu, da Vinci, Jefferson
The ideas found in England’s Magna Carta have not influenced which of the following historical documents:
Declaration of Independence
English Bill of Rights
The Justinian Code
The United States of America Constitution
