WorksheetsWorld History Pretest
Total questions: 85
Worksheet time: 2hrs 48mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Who's code of law included "eye for an eye, tooth for a tooth?"
a)
Hammurabi
b)
Sargon
c)
Cyrus
d)
Plato
2.
All early civilizations rose up around what?
a)
Cities
b)
Ziggurats
c)
Rivers
d)
Mountains
3.
What was the name of the Sumerian form of writing?
a)
Hieroglyphics
b)
Cyrillic
c)
Cuneiform
d)
Pictographs
4.
What early civilization was established by the Sumerians?
a)
Egypt
b)
the Amazon
c)
Mesopotamia
d)
China
5.
To domesticate something is to....
a)
make it wild
b)
make tame and useful
c)
clean a house
d)
create a dam
6.
Why did early man settle near waterways?
a)
source of water, food
b)
he liked to swim
c)
man loved to fly fish
d)
man liked to watch the water birds
7.
Where did the first civilization occur?
a)
river valleys
b)
deserts
c)
coastlines
d)
chokepoints
8.
What word best describes the land of the Greek peninsula?
a)
rocky and mountainous
b)
flat
c)
desert
d)
rolling plains
9.
Greece is a peninsula which means
a)
a mountain range with a river running through it.
b)
land surrounded by water on three sides
c)
an area with major rivers running through it
d)
a very mountainous region
10.
What does the word "Democracy" mean?
a)
"rule by the government"
b)
"rule by the many"
c)
"rule by the wealthy"
d)
"rule by the people"
11.
A militaristic city-state where boys were trained from an early age to fight.
a)
Athens
b)
Delphi
c)
Corinth
d)
Sparta
12.
A city-state which favored democracy and a well-rounded education.
(Also, the largest city-state by a wide margin)
(Also, the largest city-state by a wide margin)
a)
Sparta
b)
Athens
c)
Delphi
d)
Corinth
13.
What religion is found in South-East Asia and China and has 376 Million followers?
a)
Buddhism
b)
Hinduism
c)
Judaism
d)
Islam
14.
What religion is the most predominant in the Middle East and North Africa?
a)
Christianity
b)
Islam
c)
Hinduism
d)
Buddhism
15.
Who was the founder of the Buddhist religion?
a)
Vishnu
b)
Jesus
c)
Allah
d)
Buddha
16.
What is the world's biggest religion?
a)
Buddhism
b)
Judaism
c)
Christianity
d)
Islam
17.
Began in India
a)
Christianity
b)
Buddhism, Hinduism
c)
Hinduism, Islam
d)
Hinduism
18.
Holy Book: Koran (Qur'an)
a)
Hinduism
b)
Islam
c)
Buddhism
d)
Judaism
19.
Which of the following is not a reason for the fall of the Roman Empire?
a)
the empire was too small
b)
barbarian invasions
c)
the empire was too big
d)
the population of Rome declined
20.
In Feudal Europe, manors functioned as
a)
large facilities for the poor
b)
independent land owned by the church
c)
trading centers for many travelers
d)
self-sufficient economic communities
21.
What time period was the Middle Ages?
a)
500AD-1500AD
b)
500AD-1000AD
c)
500BC-1500BC
22.
Most lords worked the fields. True or false?
a)
True
b)
False
23.
What was feudalism?
a)
A system of promises where land was exchanged for loyalty
b)
A system where knights were forced to work for a lord and a king
24.
Europe became a feudal society because
a)
the rarity of cash required land to be used as a payment for services.
b)
Europeans needed to defend themselves against constant raids and invasions.
c)
overpopulation required that a more efficient agricultural system be developed.
d)
skilled craftspeople had emerged as farming techniques improve.
25.
Which term describes any person who received a grant of land from a lord in exchange for a pledge of loyalty and services?
a)
Knight
b)
King
c)
Lord
d)
Vassal
26.
Who was never a vassal in a Feudal relationship?
a)
king
b)
noble
c)
knight
d)
peasant
27.
The City of Jerusalem is important to what three major religions?
a)
Buddhism, Hinduism, and Islam
b)
Christianity, Islam, and Judaism
c)
Judaism, Islam, and Buddhism
d)
Islam, Buddhism, and Christianity
28.
What was the result of the First Crusade?
a)
The Crusaders were defeated and returned home
b)
The Crusaders captured and gained control of Jerusalem
c)
The Crusaders got greedy and attacked Constantinople
d)
The Crusaders never made it to the Holy Land
29.
Why did Christians go on the Crusade?
a)
Promised access to heaven, even in death by the Pope
b)
Each crusader's family were given 100 pounds in Gold
c)
Crusaders did not have a choice
d)
To help pay off debt of their villages to the church
30.
The crusades were wars between Christians and
a)
Hindus
b)
Buddhists
c)
Muslims
d)
Catholics
31.
How did the emergence of medieval feudalism in Europe influence the Christian Church?
a)
The Church encouraged voyages
of exploration.
b)
The Church published the Bible in
the vernacular.
c)
The Church adopted Latin as the
official language.
d)
The Church served as the
unifying power in society.
32.
Which practice contributed to the spread of the Black Death in Europe?
a)
warfare, as knights carried the disease to Valencia
b)
religion, as pilgrims contracted the disease in Liege
c)
industry, as laborers spread the disease by the North Sea
d)
trade, as merchants brought the disease to the Mediterranean Sea
33.
Gutenberg's accomplishment that led to the spread of the Humanist movement throughout Europe was
a)
wood block printing
b)
his poem, "The Divine Comedy"
c)
"The Prince"
d)
the printing press with movable type
34.
What is Henry VIII known for?
a)
Starting the idea of predestination
b)
translating the Bible into English
c)
Starting the Methodist church
d)
Starting a church so he could get a divorce
35.
What did Martin Luther get upset about the most?
a)
predestination
b)
publishing the Bible in German
c)
sending missionaries to America
d)
selling indulgences
36.
Who started the Protestant Reformation?
a)
John Calvin
b)
Martin Luther
c)
King Henry VIII
d)
William Tyndale
37.
In which direction did the Spanish sail?
a)
East
b)
North
c)
West
d)
South
38.
What did Queen Isabella do for Christopher Columbus?
a)
sponsored his exploration
b)
married him
c)
made him royalty
39.
This Chinese invention used the Earth's magnetic poles to help explores find their cardinal directions.
a)
Compass
b)
Compass Rose
c)
Astrolabe
d)
Quadrant
40.
What explorer sailed all the way around the world?
(He was credited with it, but in fact he died before his ship made it back.)
(He was credited with it, but in fact he died before his ship made it back.)
a)
Balboa
b)
Cabot
c)
Magellan
d)
De Soto
41.
The best definition for mechanization is
a)
moving from machine power to animal and human power
b)
rotating the planting of crops to keep the land fertile
c)
moving from animal and human power to the use of machines
d)
moving from the farms to the cities
42.
A time when new inventions and techniques made farming faster and easier is known as the
a)
The French Revolution
b)
The Industrial Revolution
c)
The Mechanical Revolution
d)
The Agricultural Revolution
43.
What country did the Agricultural Revolution begin?
a)
France
b)
Spain
c)
The United States
d)
Great Britain
44.
What is a textile?
a)
Food
b)
Cloth
c)
Metal
d)
None of these
45.
Which of the following was a major reason why the Industrial Revolution began in England?
a)
a widespread educational system
b)
a large collection of colonies
c)
abundant coal and iron deposits
d)
numerous mountain ranges
46.
What was a result of the invention of the cotton gin?
a)
cotton production decreased
b)
slaves were no longer needed
c)
the need for slaves increased
d)
farmers continued to grow the same amount of cotton
47.
James Watt was the inventor of the
a)
steam engine.
b)
telephone
c)
submarine.
d)
railroad.
48.
Define imperialism.
a)
The destruction of native traditional religions
b)
The taking of land by a weaker power.
c)
The process of industrializing a country.
d)
The seizure of a country or territory by a stronger country.
49.
the use of machines instead of human or animal power
a)
expansionism
b)
industrialization
c)
militarism
d)
sovereignty
50.
What was the first industry affected by the Industrial Revolution?
a)
Automobile
b)
Railroad
c)
Textile
d)
Telephone
51.
What is the term for having strong loyalty and devotion to a region or country?
a)
Anarchism
b)
Treason
c)
Countryism
d)
Nationalism
52.
This is a picture of _______ during World War I
a)
Tank Treads
b)
Trench Warfare
c)
Farming in England
d)
Gates to stop cows
53.
This word means pride in one's country; it was a cause of WWI.
a)
Militarism
b)
Alliances
c)
Nationalism
d)
Imperialism
54.
This word means strengthening a country's military; it's a cause of World War I.
a)
Nationalism
b)
Militarism
c)
Alliances
d)
Imperialism
55.
What was the purpose of the League of Nations?
a)
The create a peacekeeping organization
b)
To discuss new technology with nations
c)
To strengthen the military of each nations
d)
To provide money for rebuilding Europe
56.
Which nation did not join the League of Nations?
a)
France
b)
Belgium
c)
Great Britain
d)
United States
57.
What was the stretch of land between the trenches?
a)
No mans land
b)
La La land
c)
Attack Trenches
d)
Switzerland
58.
Which of the following is a reason why the U.S. did not want to join the League of Nations?
a)
There was fear that it would get the U.S. involved in another war
b)
Germany was allowed into the League of Nations
c)
The League of Nations would be too costly for Americans
d)
The U.S. was pre-occupied with difficulties at home.
59.
Did the US ever join the League of Nations?
a)
Yes
b)
No
c)
Only on the weekends
d)
Bruh I don't even care anymore
60.
Japan attacked this Asian nation in the 1930s and brutally attackedtheir people.
a)
Manchuria (China)
b)
Korea
c)
Philipines
d)
Iwo Jima
61.
Which of the following leaders was a dictator in Germany?
a)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
b)
Adolf Hitler
c)
Benito Mussolini
d)
Joesph Stalin
62.
Which of these is a system in which a dictatorial government controls most aspects of public and private life, and has deep feelings of racism?
a)
Nazism
b)
Militarism
c)
Fascism
d)
Totalitarianism
63.
What is totalitarianism?
a)
Aggressive preparation for war.
b)
A government that aims to totally control all aspects of citizens’ lives.
c)
A government in which power is shared between many political parties.
d)
A government chosen by the people through elections.
64.
What was the Holocaust?
a)
Ethnic killings in Rwanda between the Hutus and the Tutsis
b)
The systematic killing of Jews by Nazi Germany
c)
The destruction of Islamic holy sites in the Middle East
d)
The genocide in Kosovo
65.
The practice of giving in to aggression in order to avoid war.
a)
Genocide
b)
Mein Kampf
c)
Appeasement
d)
Blitzkrieg
66.
How did the policy of appeasement lead to WWII?
a)
European powers let Germany get away with aggressive maneuvers until it was too late
b)
It caused the global economic depression
c)
France let Germany invade with little resistance
d)
It prevented Germany from developing its military, thus angering German leadership
67.
Communism is a system in which ...
a)
people are free
b)
individuals can vote for representatives in government
c)
private businesses own the factories and natural resources and controls the production of goods
d)
the government owns the factories and natural resources; people are not free
68.
The Cold War divided the world into two camps -
a)
those who were for slavery and those who were against it
b)
those who were for immigration and those who were against it
c)
those who supported a free society and those who supported communism
d)
those who supported women's suffrage (right to vote) and those who were against it
69.
The United States and its allies had a policy called "containment." This means that they wanted to ...
a)
stop the spread of Fascism.
b)
stop the spread of slavery.
c)
stop other countries from building up their military power.
d)
stop the spread of Communism.
70.
What was the cause of the Berlin Airlift?
a)
The Soviet Union decided to block all supplies from getting into West Berlin by railroad, train, or waterway.
b)
The Soviet Union decided to block all supplies from getting into West Germany by railroad, train, or waterway.
c)
China decided to block all supplies from getting into South Korea by railroad, train, or waterway.
d)
The Soviet Union decided to block all military advances of Allied troops in West Berlin.
71.
Which of the following best describes the cause of the Korean War?
a)
Communist North Korea invaded South Korea.
b)
Communist China invaded North and South Korea.
c)
Communist North Korea invaded China.
d)
Communist Korea invaded the United States.
72.
NATO, or the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, is a treaty between the U.S. and other nations ...
a)
to protect one another against Communist aggression.
b)
to protect one another against slavery.
c)
to protect one another against Hitler's Fascist aggression.
d)
to protect one another against the affects of global warming.
73.
What two nations were in competition with each other during the Cold War?
a)
Spain and Portugal
b)
England and France
c)
Germany and Italy
d)
United States and Soviet Union
74.
Why was the United States involved in the Berlin Airlift?
a)
to airlift food to the people of West Berlin
b)
to bomb East Berlin
c)
to demolish the Berlin Wall
d)
to transport people out of East Berlin
75.
What was the name for the 1955 alliance of Soviet-dominated countries of Eastern Europe that were the counterpart to the western alliance?
a)
NATO
b)
Warsaw Pact
c)
European Alliance
d)
Iron Curtain
76.
Why is the Cold War called a "cold" war?
a)
The areas affected were in the polar regions of the world
b)
The war was fought during winter months only
c)
Leaders of the superpowers were sick with coughs and fevers
d)
There was never direct fighting between the two superpowers
77.
In 1967, who made the first move to attack: Israel or the PLO?
a)
Israel
b)
PLO
78.
Who started the Yom Kippur War?
a)
Arabs
b)
Israel
79.
What was the name of the peace agreement signed between Egypt and Israel?
a)
The Treaty of Versailles
b)
The Camp David Accords
c)
Israel-Palestine Unification Act
80.
After which war did the United Nations give Jews a home state to live in?
a)
WWI
b)
WWII
c)
Korea
d)
Vietnam
81.
A major argument between the Israelis and the Palestinians is that each side
a)
wants to control oil resources in the area
b)
claims Israel as their homeland
c)
believes in different interpretations of the same religion
d)
has close military alliances with neighboring countries
82.
Osama bin Laden:
a)
resented pro-Western rulers in Saudi Arabia.
b)
resented the U.S. military presence in Saudi Arabia.
c)
fought the Soviet Union in Afghanistan.
d)
All of the above
83.
Who was the first black president of South Africa?
a)
F.W. de Klerk
b)
Nelson Mandela
c)
Jomo Kenyatta
d)
Kwame
Nkrumah
84.
Why did the National Party pass apartheid laws in 1948?
a)
To gain independence from the British
b)
To imprison Nelson Mandela
c)
To boost the sale of gold and diamonds
d)
To maintain white control of the country
85.
What was apartheid?
a)
equality for all
b)
western-style democracy
c)
constitutional monarcy
d)
segregation of races
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