WorksheetsWorld Civ. I Final Exam Review
Total questions: 80
Worksheet time: 7hrs 40mins
______________ became the leading power in the ______________ world.
What does the term "republic" mean?
Common people in Rome.
A form of government with elected leaders.
Wars fought in Rome.
A person trained to fight.
Who was the Roman general who crossed the Rubicon River into Rome committing treason with his soldiers, was appointed dictator for life in Rome in 44 BCE, was assassinated by his own senate, and was arguably the most responsible for the downfall of the Roman Republic?
Marc Antony
Julius Caesar
Cleopatra
Augustus Caesar
Which philosophy stressed the importance of family relationships and respect for authority?
Legalism
Daoism
Confucianism
Which philosophy, represented by the ying yang, stressed the importance of nature, finding balance in all things, and searching for your inner path through the Dao?
Daoism
Legalism
Confucianism
Which philosophy believed that harsh laws and strict punishments were necessary to rule society because people are innately bad?
Legalism
Confucianism
Daoism
Which dynasty only lasted for 15 years, yet created some of the greatest achievements in Chinese history?
Shang
Zhou
Han
Qin
Under the Han Dynasty, this was an exam that citizens had to pass to prove their knowledge in order to work in government positions.
Civil Law exam
Civil Service exam
Civil Court exam
Civil War exam
Who was the first Legalist emperor of the Qin Dynasty who ruled harshly and upheld strict punishments for his subjects?
Qin Shi Huang
Liu Bang
Zheng Heng
Mao Zedong
Which of the following is NOT one of the Five Key Relationships in Confucianism?
Father and son
Ruler and ruled
Friend and friend
Employer and employee
Which of the following were examples of goods and ideas traded along the Silk Road FROM China TO the West?
Christianity, Judaism, gold, carpets
Metals, tea, pottery, Islam
Silk, pottery, tea, metals
Spices, Christianity, gold coins, silk
Who was the first emperor of the Han Dynasty? (he took over after the fall of the Qin Dynasty when he freed prisoners who later fought to his support!)
Qin Shi Huang
Liu Bang
Chang Kai Shek
Mao Zedong
The Silk Road connected what two empires in trade?
China and the New World
China and Rome
China and Africa
China and Britain
The enforcement of which philosophy ultimately led to the fall of the Qin Dynasty?
Legalism
Confucianism
Daoism
What led to the fall of the Han Dynasty?
Inefficient emperors
Invasions from the Xiongnu
Peasant revolts
All of the above
Who is the prophet and founder of Islam?
Abu Bakr
Mohammed
Abraham
Caliph
Which of the following is NOT one of the 5 Pillars of Islam.
Obligatory prayer
Declaration of faith
Fasting during the month of Ramadan
Pilgrimage to Medina and Jerusalem
Compulsory giving
This city is the holy site for Muslim pilgrimage and was the birth place of Mohammed.
Medina
Mecca
Jersulam
Muscat
This is the place of worship for Muslims.
Mosque
Synagogue
Temple
Stupa
The Quran is the ____________ of the Islamic faith.
holy site
holy temple
holy book
holy city
Sunni Muslims believe that the successor, or caliph, to Muhammed should be:
A family relative of Mohammed
A merchant from Mecca
An elected community leader
A blood relative of Mohammed
Shi'a Muslims believe that the successor, or caliph, to Muhammed should be:
A relative of Mohammed
An elected community leader
A citizen of Medina
Born in Iran
Why will Islam successfully spread out of the Arabian Peninsula to Asia, Africa, and parts of Europe in only 150 years?
Prosperous trade routes via the Silk Road and Indian Ocean exchanged both goods and ideas.
Islamic leaders and law provided protection for those living under their rule.
Expansive military conquests of foreign lands, known as the jihad, brought more people under Islamic rule.
All of the above.
The golden age of the Islamic Empires saw great achievements in science, medicine, mathematics, art, literature, and architecture. These achievements were important because:
Muslim scholars protected and transcribed the important texts of Greek and Roman intellectuals that would later influence the revival of Greek and Roman ideas in Europe during the Renaissance period.
The literature, art, and architecture reflected the Islamic blending of various cultures of the time period.
Muslim mathematicians and scientists developed methods for telling time and direction to correctly face the direction of Mecca in order to pray five times daily.
All of the above.
Which of the following was NOT an invention of the Chinese during the Tang and Song dynasties?
Paper money
Movable type (for printing)
Gunpowder
Columns
Who was the first ever non-Chinese Emperor who established the YUAN DYNASTY?
Emperor Yangdi
Kublai Kahn
Genghis Khan
Empress Wu
What Chinese invention was first used for fireworks, but then adapted for weaponry, such as for its use in cannons.
Magnetic Compass
Gunpowder
Paper money
Porcelain
This dynasty was ruled by the Mongols under Kublai Khan.
Sui
Tang
Song
Yuan
What is the purpose of the civil service examination in Tang China?
to recruit scholar officials to perform jobs for the government
to determine eligibility to vote
to apply for manual labor employment
to qualify for professional licenses
What is true about the boundaries of the Mongol Empire?
It included North and South America
It was very small compared to other empires.
It stretched across Europe and Asia.
It was never peaceful or stable.
Trade increased between Europe and Asia and there was a period of regional stability and safe trade along the Silk Road under the Mongols. This characterizes the
Chaos and mayhem of battle
Effects of Pax Mongolica
A period of good luck.
Development of canal system.
What factors contributed to the rise of the Mongol Empire?
Leadership of Genghis Khan
Skilled use of bows and arrows
Excellent horsemanship
All of the above
During the Pax Mongolica, what effect did the Mongols have on the Silk Road?
The Mongols raised travel taxes, decreasing trade.
The Mongols raided travelers all the time, decreasing trade.
The Mongols made travel tax-free, increasing trade.
The Mongols made it safer, increasing trade.
What is one of Genghis Khan's achievements?
Established the Mongol Empire and declared himself "universal ruler"
Migrated to Africa
He Attacked the Brazilian Empire
He attacked the Roman Empire and named himself "Augustus"
After Genghis' death in 1227 Mongolia was divided into 4 regions called _________.
states
counties
Khans
Khanates
Which did the Mongols NOT do?
Destroyed whole villages that fought back
Spread across and united almost all of Asia
Forced nomadic way of life on conquered people
Established a peaceful period of trade known as Pax Mongolica
This term refers to the wealthy scholar-officials who formed a new upper class in China.
Nobles
Gentry
Peasants
Merchants
What was the impact of the practice of foot binding in China?
The status of women in society fell even lower in China as the practice of foot binding for upper class women became a new custom.
Foot binding would leave women with deformed, but very small, feet that was supposed to be appealing to men.
Foot binding prevented women from walking and working to their full ability.
All of the above.
In Hinduism, in order to end the cycle of rebirth, one must reach ___________.
Moksha
Karma
Ahimsa
Shiva
Represented by the Gupta Empire in India, a time period of peace, prosperity, and technological/artistic advancement--it is the height or peak of an empire’s reign is known as
Golden Age
Golden Egg
Golden Eye
The Goldbergs
Who was the leader of the Mauryan Empire who expanded India's territory after killing 100,000 people in the Battle of Kalinga, ultimately converting to Buddhism becoming non-violent as a result.
Chandragupta
Maurya
Ashoka
Siddhartha Gautama
Which of the following was NOT an accomplishment of the Byzantine emperor Justinian?
He restored some of the territory of the former Roman Empire
He started the First Crusade
He commissioned the building of the Hagia Sofia
He established Justinian's Code (of law)
The expansion of trade between Europe and the Middle East was a positive outcome of which event?
Great Schism
Hundred Year War
Crusades
Bubonic Plague
He was king of the Franks, he was crowned Holy Roman Emperor by the pope, and his name means Charles the Great. Who was he?
Charles Martel
Charlemagne
Clovis I
Henry II
Who is at the head of the Church in Western Europe?
Lords
Monks
Missionaries
Pope
Which groups of people were largely responsible for spreading the Christian religion across Western Europe?
Monks and knights
Missionaries and lords
Monks and missionaries
Knights and lords
What was the order of the hierarchy in European Feudalism from the top-down?
King, Knight, Noble, Peasant
King, Noble, Knight, Peasant
King, Noble, Peasant, Knight
Noble, knight peasant serf
A manor in feudal Europe was self-sufficient. What does that mean?
It was a center of trade
It was a center of learning
It was directly controlled by a king by
It provided all or most of its own needs
Europe was threatened by these three groups of invaders after the death of Charlemagne:
Magyars, Muslims, and Incas
Magyars, Muslims, and Vikings
Vikings, Carolingians, and Mayans
Magyars, Vikings, and the Dutch
The economic system of Medieval Europe in which people produced all goods and services in self-sufficient manors was called _____________________.
manorialism
feudalism
democracy
capitalism
In England, which legislative branch of government would form under the reign of Edward I to give more power to the people?
Senate
Parliament
House of Representatives
Supreme Court
Why did nobles make King John sign the Magna Carta?
a. They wanted to give the king unlimited power.
b. They wanted to separate the church and state.
c. They wanted to replace him with a different ruler.
d. They wanted to limit the king's power and protect their basic political rights.
This French king established the Estates-General in order to gain support against the pope.
Edward I
John I
Louis XIV
Philip IV
This is the assembly of representatives from all three of the estates, or social classes, in France (the legislative body).
Acres-General
Estates-General
General-Committee
None of the above
Who fought each other in the Crusades?
The Eastern and Western Roman Empires
The Romans and the Greeks
The Europeans and the Egyptians
European Christians and Arab Muslims
Why did people join in fighting in the Crusades?
They wanted to protect and capture the Holy Lands
They thought it would help them to get rich
They thought it would help them to get into heaven
All of the above
What was the goal of the Crusades?
To take back Paris from Viking control
To establish religious freedom across Europe
To take back the Holy Lands
To expand the power and control of the peasants
Which statement best describes the result of the Crusades?
Europeans maintained a lasting control over much of the Middle East
Islamic influence dominated Europe for centuries to come
Europeans developed tolerance of non-Christian religions
trade between Europe and the Middle East expanded
How did the Black Death spread? By which means?
fleas and rats
beds and coats
air and skin
dogs and cats
Which of the following is NOT true of the Qin and Han Dynasties of China and the Mauryan and Gupta Empires of India?
They all had strong governments.
They all shared a similar cycle of “rise and fall”.
They all ended through peaceful means.
Religion/philosophies played an important part of their governments.
Muslim artists avoided using human figures and instead painted:
elaborate landscape scenes
geometric mosaic patterns & calligraphy designs
birds, insects, and reptiles
none of the above
The only woman to hold the title of emperor in Chinese history was
Mulan
Taizu
Qin Shi Huang
Wu Zhao
The Eastern Roman Empire...
fell to Germanic tribes called the Vandals.
relocated the capital to Antioch.
became known as the Byzantine Empire.
rejected all forms of Christianity.
One of the major effects of the Punic Wars was that:
Rome and Carthage became friendly allies in times of war
Rome became devastatingly poor
Rome built up their legions led by Carthaginian generals
Rome gained control over the Mediterranean Sea and expanded their territory
