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Units 1-4 Review (WH)

Total questions: 168

Worksheet time: 1hrs 29mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who started the process of unifying Japan?

a)

Oda Nobunaga

b)

Hideyori

c)

Tokugawa Hidetada

d)

Francis Xavier

2.

What is the term for a powerful Japanese feudal lord?

a)

Daimyo

b)

Floating World

c)

Samurai

d)

Shogun

3.

How did the Tokugawa shoguns keep the feudal lords in line?

a)

They were required to spend half of the year in Edo

b)

Their families had to live in Edo

c)

They had to provide soldiers for the shogun's armies

d)

They had to send workers to help with the shogun's projects

4.

In which century did the Tokugawa Shogunate begin?

a)

15th

b)

16th

c)

17th

d)

18th

5.

How did Tokugawa Japan isolate itself?

a)

Europeans were prevented from visiting (except the Dutch)

b)

Japanese were prevented from traveling outside the country

c)

Piracy in the South China Sea was ended

d)

Banks were created to support the lavish lifestyle of the samurai

6.

Which group founded the Qing dynasty?

a)

Manchus

b)

Mughals

c)

Japanese

d)

Chinese peasants

e)

Mongols

7.

In which century did the Qing dynasty begin?

a)

15th

b)

16th

c)

17th

d)

18th

8.

Jesuits got in trouble during the Qing dynasty because...

a)

they participated in Chinese rituals

b)

they linked Chinese and Christian traditions

c)

they forced Chinese children to attend their schools

d)

they translated Chinese books into European languages and vice versa

9.

Which came first?

a)

Ming Dynasty

b)

Qing Dynasty

10.

Which of these were threats to the stability of the Ming dynasty?

a)

Mongols invading from the north

b)

Rivalry between northern and southern China

c)

The Portuguese settlement in Guangzhou

d)

The reinstatement of Confucian scholar-bureaucrats known as mandarins

11.

What was the attitude of the Ming dynasty toward foreign trade?

a)

It wasn't encouraged, but it happened

b)

It was forbidden in general

c)

It was key to the long-term success and survival of the dynasty

d)

It was restricted to a few ports

12.

How did the Manila galleons affect the economy of China during the Ming dynasty?

a)

Silver flooded the market, causing inflation

b)

Portugal decided to establish a trading post in Macau, improving the Chinese economy

c)

Spain had a stranglehold on China's economy

d)

The import of rice from the Americas lead to intense population growth

13.

The Japanese invasion of which country lead to economic troubles and, eventually, the end of the Ming dynasty?

a)

Korea

b)

China

c)

Vietnam

d)

The Philippines

14.

Who was the leader of the peasant rebellion that lead to the fall of the Ming dynasty?

a)

Li Zicheng

b)

Wu Sangui

c)

Huang Taiji

d)

Heshen

15.

Where was the Mughal empire?

a)

In present day India

b)

In present day Iran

c)

In present day Mongolia

d)

In present day Morocco

16.

Mughal rulers were...

a)

Muslim

b)

Sikh

c)

Hindu

d)

Buddhist

17.

The majority of the people living in the Mughal empire were...

a)

Muslim

b)

Hindu

c)

Sikh

d)

Buddhist

18.

Akbar the Great is known for...

a)

Abolishing taxes on non-Muslims in the Mughal empire

b)

Tripling the size of the Mughal empire through military action

c)

Capturing Tabriz from the Ottomans

d)

Building Isfahan, known as "half the world"

19.

Aurangzeb's policies lead to all of the following except...

a)

The establishment of a Portuguese trading post in Goa

b)

The Maratha rebellion

c)

The Sikh rebellions

d)

Famine and disease

e)

Economic hardship

20.

Which of these was most worrying to the leaders of the Mughal empire?

a)

European military power

b)

European trade interests

c)

Christian missionaries

21.

Which of these groups ended up dominating trade between the Mughal empire and Europe?

a)

The English East India Company

b)

The Dutch East India Company

c)

The Portuguese

d)

The French

e)

The Spanish

22.

The holy book of Islam is called...

a)

The Koran

b)

The Torah

c)

The Bible

d)

The Pali Canon

23.

A caliph...

a)

rules a caliphate

b)

is a political leader

c)

is a spiritual leader

d)

is the Persian word for shah

24.

Which of these were ruled by Muslims?

a)

Ottoman empire

b)

Safavid empire

c)

Mughal empire

d)

Tokugawa shogunate

e)

Qing dynasty

25.

The Safavid empire was in...

a)

current day Iran

b)

current day India

c)

current day Israel

d)

current day Iraq

e)

current day Indonesia

26.

The Safavids used this branch of Islam to create a common identity.

a)

Shia

b)

Sunni

c)

Wahhabism

d)

Sufism

27.

The sacking of Isfahan by this group signaled the end of the Safavid empire

a)

Afghans

b)

Russians

c)

Ottomans

d)

Mughals

e)

Portuguese

28.

In which century did the Safavid empire begin?

a)

13th

b)

14th

c)

15th

d)

16th

29.

Which happened first?

a)

Cortes conquered Tenochtitlan

b)

Pizarro conquered the Inca

c)

The Viceroyalty of New Spain was established

d)

The Council of the Indies was established

30.

Which happened first?

a)

Henry VIII of England marries Catherine of Aragon

b)

Martin Luther posts his 95 Theses in Germany

c)

The Act of Supremacy makes Henry VIII the head of the Church of England

31.

The Council of Trent...

a)

emphasized that the pope is the head of the Catholic Church

b)

decreed that indulgences were acceptable, but selling them was not

c)

required priests to attend seminary before becoming ordained

d)

confirmed that the Bible is the only source of God's truth

32.

What did the Inquisition do?

a)

Fined, imprisoned, and executed heretics

b)

Maintained and enforced the Index of Forbidden Books

c)

Divided the world between Portugal and Spain

d)

Defenestrated someone in Prague

33.

Ignatius of Loyola founded this Catholic order, famous for its missionary and educational work around the world

a)

The Jesuits (Society of Jesus)

b)

The Ursulines

c)

The Oblates of St. Francis de Sales

d)

The Discalced Carmelites

34.

Which of these treaties ended the Thirty Years War?

a)

Westphalia

b)

Tordesillas

c)

Versailles

d)

Brest-Litovsk

35.

Which of these became independent, Protestant countries as a result of the Thirty Years War?

a)

The Netherlands

b)

Switzerland

c)

Norway

d)

Austria

36.

The Protestant Reformation eventually lead to the creation of all of these churches except...

a)

Russian Orthodox

b)

Lutheran

c)

Presbyterian

d)

Calvinist

37.

Protestantism spread throughout Europe in the 16th century because...

a)

German princes were worried that the Holy Roman Emperor was becoming too powerful

b)

people didn't like the idea of being able to buy their way to salvation

c)

people became more interested in a simpler, more pious spiritual life

d)

the Jesuits began proselytizing in Eastern Europe

38.

According to Martin Luther, how do you save your soul?

a)

By believing in God

b)

By doing good things

39.

Catholic teaching says that God's truth can be found...

a)

in the Bible

b)

in the teachings of the Church

c)

in Church traditions

40.

Luther stated that God's truth can be found...

a)

in the Bible

b)

in Church teachings

c)

in Church traditions

41.

Where did the Reconquista take place?

a)

Spain

b)

Italy

c)

Iran

d)

Mexico

42.

Which of these events happened in 1492?

a)

Columbus arrived in the Americas

b)

The Reconquista ended

c)

Muslims were forced to convert to Catholicism or leave Spain

d)

Ferdinand and Isabella married, joining together the kingdoms of Castile and Aragon

43.

What was the goal/were the goals of the Reconquista?

a)

End Muslim domination of the Iberian peninsula

b)

Create a powerful, unified state

c)

Retake the Holy Land

d)

Heal the divide created by the Great Schism

44.

The Inca empire existed in what is now...

a)

Peru

b)

Mexico

c)

Cuba

d)

Haiti

45.

What did the Incas use to expand their empire?

a)

Military dominance

b)

Persuasion

c)

Economic dominance

d)

Religion

46.

Which of the following is not true about the Incas?

a)

Their highway system allowed for faster travel than Roman roads

b)

They mummified their ancestors and believed that had both economic and political power

c)

They did not buy food, clothing, houses, etc.

d)

They used agricultural methods that eventually lead to starvation and soil depletion

47.

The Aztecs/Mexica lived in what is now...

a)

Mexico

b)

Chile

c)

Puerto Rico

d)

Brazil

48.

How did the Spanish manage to conquer the Aztecs?

a)

By joining forces with disgruntled neighbors of the Aztec empire

b)

By building ships that they used to attack Tenochtitlan

c)

By destroying the chinampas the Aztecs relied on for their food

d)

By converting them to Catholicism

49.

What is the term for the economic connection between Europe, Africa, and the Americas?

a)

Triangle trade

b)

Trans-Saharan trade

c)

Columbian exchange

d)

Silk road

50.

Why were Africans brought by the Spanish and Portuguese to work in the Americas?

a)

Indigenous American populations were dying out quickly

b)

The Catholic Church forbade enslavement of recently converted people

c)

There weren't enough people in the Americas to meet the labor needs of the new, industrialized society

51.

Who argued cogito ergo sum?

a)

Descartes

b)

Bacon

c)

Newton

d)

Voltaire

52.

Who encouraged study through observation in their work, Novum Organum, not just reading treatises by other philosophers?

a)

Bacon

b)

Montesquieu

c)

Wollstonecraft

d)

Hobbes

53.

Who named the force that makes stuff fall on Earth and in space?

a)

Newton

b)

Galileo

c)

Copernicus

d)

Kepler

54.

Who thought life in the state of nature is "solitary, poor, nasty, brutish and short," and that we need absolute monarchs?

a)

Hobbes

b)

Locke

c)

Rousseau

d)

Smith

55.

Who said people have a natural right to life, liberty, and property?

a)

Locke

b)

Descartes

c)

Newton

d)

Quesnay

56.

Who argued that humans are tabula rasa at birth and shaped entirely by their environment?

a)

Locke

b)

Montesquieu

c)

Diderot

d)

de Gouges

57.

Who argued for a separation of power among three branches of government?

a)

Montesquieu

b)

Voltaire

c)

Smith

d)

Wollstonecraft

58.

Who argued that people in the state of nature are essentially good and that it is society that corrupts?

a)

Rousseau

b)

Turgot

c)

Pompadour

d)

Hobbes

59.

What does a laissez-faire policy do?

a)

Removes regulations and/or restraints on business

b)

Uses government regulation of trade to increase profit

c)

Creates a communal, contractual society among its members

d)

Enshrines the concept that God is "the great watchmaker"

60.

Who argued that the invisible hand of the market regulates prices?

a)

Adam Smith

b)

Francis Bacon

c)

Isaac Newton

d)

John Locke

61.

Who argued for equal education in A Vindication of the Rights of Women in 1792?

a)

Wollstonecraft

b)

Montagu

c)

de Gouges

d)

Condorcet

62.

Which thinker was completely freaked out by the English Civil War?

a)

Hobbes

b)

Locke

c)

Smith

d)

Newton

63.

James I, Charles II, and Charles I were all members of which dynasty?

a)

Tudor

b)

Stuart

c)

Plantagenet

d)

Windsor

64.

Puritans were...

a)

Protestant

b)

Calvinist

c)

Serfs

d)

Supporters of Oliver Cromwell

65.

The Eleven Years' Tyranny was...

a)

during the reign of King Charles I

b)

when Cromwell purged Parliament

c)

when Parliament wasn't called for a really long time

d)

When William of Orange invaded England

66.

Who fought whom in the English Civil War?

a)

Supporters of the king

b)

Supporters of Parliament

c)

Lutherans

d)

Catholics

67.

Who won the English Civil War?

a)

The Ironside Army

b)

The Cavaliers

c)

Catholics

d)

Charles II

68.

Oliver Cromwell did all of the following except...

a)

invaded Ireland

b)

became Lord Protector of England

c)

established English naval dominance in the North Atlantic

d)

restored the Church of England as the official religion

69.

After the death of Cromwell, the English monarchy was restored under...

a)

Charles I

b)

Charles II

c)

James I

d)

James II

70.

The Test Act requires...

a)

that the English monarch be Anglican

b)

due process

c)

that the monarch follows laws passed by Parliament

d)

Parliamentary approval for all new taxes

71.

In the Petition of Right, Parliament registered complaints about...

a)

soldiers being housed in private homes

b)

people being sent to jail without due process

c)

the creation of the Rump Parliament

d)

Dutch dominance of North Atlantic trade

e)

the actions of Charles I

72.

Parliament supported the overthrow of James II because...

a)

they wanted his Protestant daughter to be queen

b)

they were worried his Catholic son would become king

c)

William and Mary agreed to sign the Bill of Rights

d)

William and Mary agreed to incorporate Orange into Great Britain

e)

William and Mary were willing to enter into a contractual relationship with Parliament

73.

The English Bill of Rights, passed in 1689...

a)

established a limited monarchy

b)

made a contractual relationship between Parliament and the monarch

c)

created the role of prime minister

d)

denounced the housing of soldiers in private homes

74.

King Charles I of England ruled in which century?

a)

16th

b)

17th

c)

18th

d)

19th

75.

The Glorious Revolution occurred in which century?

a)

16th

b)

17th

c)

18th

d)

19th

76.

A serf is...

a)

a Russian peasant

b)

a peasant not allowed to leave their landlord's estate during forbidden years

c)

a peasant subject to joint liability

d)

the term used to describe a member of the Russian Orthodox Church

77.

The Grand Embassy...

a)

occurred during the 17th century

b)

occurred during the reign of Tsar Peter the Great

c)

occurred during the reign of Empress Catherine the Great

d)

began the westernization process in Russia

78.

Which of these were part of the westernizing reforms?

a)

Nobles are required to serve either in the military or the bureaucracy

b)

Russia's first navy was established

c)

The capital was moved from St. Petersburg to Moscow

d)

The Table of Ranks enforced a military and bureaucratic meritocracy

79.

How did Czar Peter III's reign end?

a)

He was deposed

b)

He was killed

c)

He abdicated

d)

He died

80.

Which of these is true about Catherine the Great?

a)

She saw herself as an enlightened despot

b)

She began taking more power for herself after revolts in southeast Russia

c)

She partitioned Poland several times

d)

She was the Prussian wife of Tsar Peter III

e)

She created the University of Moscow

81.

In which century did Catherine the Great rule?

a)

16th

b)

17th

c)

18th

d)

19th

82.

In which centuries did Peter the Great rule?

a)

16th

b)

17th

c)

18th

d)

19th

83.

Huguenots are...

a)

French Protestants

b)

French Catholics

c)

English Protestants

d)

English Catholics

84.

Which king promulgated the Edict of Nantes?

a)

Henri IV

b)

Louis XIII

c)

Louis XIV

d)

Henri V

85.

Which of these were obstacles to absolutism according to Cardinal Richelieu?

a)

Huguenots

b)

Nobles

c)

Peasants

d)

Merchants

86.

Who was Louis XIV's chief minister at the start of his reign?

a)

Cardinal Mazarin

b)

Fronde

c)

Cardinal Richelieu

d)

Baron de Montesquieu

87.

What were some of the goals of the nobility during the Fronde?

a)

Ending the policies of Cardinal Richelieu

b)

Taking power away from Cardinal Mazarin

c)

Killing Louis XIV

d)

Restoring Charles I to the throne

88.

How did Louis XIV's experience in the Fronde shape his feelings toward the nobility?

a)

He realized they were the key to France's military success

b)

He decided they needed to be kept under control much like the daimyo in Tokugawa Japan

c)

He thought they'd help him achieve his goal of un roi, une loi, une foi

d)

He worried about their fortified towns in case of invasion by the Dutch or English

89.

Which building is a physical symbol of Louis XIV's absolutism?

a)

Versailles

b)

Sainte-Chapelle

c)

Chambord

d)

Fontainebleau

90.

Who revoked the Edict of Nantes?

a)

Richelieu

b)

Louis XIV

c)

Mazarin

d)

Henri IV

91.

Who said I am the state?

a)

Charles II

b)

Louis XIV

c)

James I

d)

Cromwell

92.

Which country is this?

a)

Russia

b)

China

c)

England

d)

France

93.

Which country is this?

a)

Russia

b)

England

c)

Ireland

d)

France

94.

Which country is highlighted in red?

a)

England

b)

Scotland

c)

Ireland

d)

Wales

95.

Which country is shaded in dark blue?

a)

England

b)

Scotland

c)

Ireland

d)

Wales

96.

Which is the best definition of the Enlightenment?

a)

a European intellectual movement emphasizing reason and individualism rather than tradition

b)

a period of revival of art, literature, and learning in Europe, which marks the transition from the medieval to modern world

c)

a Russian diplomatic mission to Western Europe to strengthen and broaden the Holy League

d)

a system of dispute resolution adopted by the major powers of Europe to avoid conflicts escalating into war, and to maintain their power

97.

Which country is highlighted in red?

a)

Spain

b)

Portugal

c)

England

d)

Germany

98.

Which country is highlighted in red?

a)

Iran

b)

India

c)

Japan

d)

Russia

99.

Which country is highlighted in dark green?

a)

India

b)

China

c)

Russia

d)

Iran

100.

Which country is highlighted in red?

a)

China

b)

Russia

c)

India

d)

Spain

101.

Which country is highlighted in red?

a)

Japan

b)

Philippines

c)

Cuba

d)

Sri Lanka

102.

What does this image represent?

a)

Trans-Saharan trade route

b)

Triangle trade

c)

Columbian exchange

d)

Domestic system

103.

What does this image represent?

a)

Triangle trade

b)

Trans-Saharan trade

c)

Manila galleons

d)

Safavid trade through Hormuz

104.

What does this image represent?

a)

Columbian Exchange

b)

Glorious Revolution

c)

Manila Galleon Trade

d)

Triangle Trade

105.
a)

That's the route of the Manila galleons

b)

That's the route of the Portuguese exploration of Asia

c)

That's the route Columbus took to the Americas

d)

That's the route Li Zicheng took to Beijing

106.
The French Revolution began in 
a)
1776
b)
1789
c)
1876
d)
1798
107.
One cause of the French Revolution was the emergence of a new middle class of merchants and professionals called the 
a)
bourgeoisie
b)
aristocracy
c)
sans culottes
d)
denoument
108.
France was deep in debt because
a)
money spent on the American Revolution
b)
Marie Antoinette's lavish spending
c)
the 1st and 2nd estates did not pay taxes
d)
all of the above
109.
The idea that reason should guide society rather than tradition helped cause the revolution and came from
a)
the Declaration of Independence
b)
the Scientific Revolution
c)
the Enlightenment
d)
all of the above
110.
The First Estate in French society was composed of 
a)
the Clergy
b)
people with special courts
c)
people who did not pay taxes
d)
all of the abve
111.
The Second Estate was composed of 
a)
Church leaders
b)
Nobility
c)
Peasants
d)
none of the above
112.
Most of the people of France belonged to the 
a)
1st 
Estate
b)
2nd Estate
c)
3rd Estate
d)
4th Estate
113.
Why was voting in the Estates General unfair
a)
votes were not secret
b)
each estate voted by how many members there were
c)
each estate got the same number of votes
d)
the King got two votes
114.
When the other estates refused to change voting rules the 3rd Estate 
a)
met separately
b)
declared themselves the new government
c)
Created the National Assembly
d)
all of the above
115.
When the people of Paris heard that the military was going to stop the revolution their response was to 
a)
leave the city
b)
storm the Bastille
c)
force the King to come to Paris
d)
none of the above
116.
When the people of Paris heard that the military was going to stop the revolution their response was to 
a)
leave the city
b)
storm the Bastille
c)
force the King to come to Paris
d)
none of the above
117.
In 1789, the hungry women of Paris marched to Versailles and 
a)
forced the King to return to Paris
b)
demanded that the King abdicate
c)
demanded that the King leave France
d)
all of the above
118.
This Enlightenment thinker was especially important for the ideas of the Revolution
a)
John Locke
b)
Montesquieu
c)
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
d)
David Hume
119.

The National Assembly set down the ideas of the Revolution in

a)

the Declaration of Independence

b)

the Declaration of the Rights of Man

c)

the Treaty of Westphalia

d)

The Edict of Nantes

120.
Radicals are people who 
a)
try to prevent change
b)
believe in capital punishment
c)
support the old government
d)
believe in extreme measures
121.
The radicals who took over the revolution were led by 
a)
Louis XVI
b)
Robespierre
c)
Rousseau
d)
Marquis de Lafayette
122.
During the revolution many of these people left France for fear of their lives.
a)
nobles
b)
relatives of the King
c)
members of the Second Estate
d)
all of the above
123.
The Radicals eliminated anyone accused of being against the Revolution during 
a)
the Terror
b)
the Great Fear
c)
Thermidorian Reaction
d)
Thermidorian Reaction
124.
The end of the Revolution came with 
a)
France's surrender to England
b)
Napoleon's coup
c)
the Louisiana Purchase
d)
the Invasion of Russia
125.

The killing carried out by the Radicals led to...

a)

an invasion of France

b)

the New Revolution

c)

the takeover by the Catholic Church

d)

a conservative reaction

126.
Where did Napoleon die?
a)
Elba
b)
Corsica
c)
St. Helena
d)
Paris
127.

Napoleon’s Continental System called for

a)

A blockade of British goods

b)

War against the continent

c)

A peaceful union of all of Europe

d)

A rapid communication system

128.

Napoleon ruled France a second time in a period known as

a)

The Hundred Days

b)

The Second Coming

c)

The Return of the King

d)

The Reign of Terror

129.

A sudden seizure of political power in a nation

a)

guerrilla

b)

blockade

c)

coup d’état

d)

concordat

130.

What tactic did the Spanish use against the French in the Peninsular War?

a)

Guerrilla Warfare

b)

Scorched Earth

c)

Blockade

d)

Coup d'etat

131.

The Napoleonic Code strengthened women's rights.

a)

True

b)

False

132.

Who became the ruler of France after the Directory by means of a coup d'etat?

a)

Robespierre

b)

Napoleon Bonaparte

c)

King Louis XVI

d)

National Convention

133.
What happened at the battle of Trafalger?
a)
The French Army Captured the Capitol City of Protugal
b)
The French Navy was destroyed by the British Navy
c)
Napoleon was captured and put on trial for war crimes
d)
The French Army was destroyed by the Russian Army
134.
Which of the following was a way in which Napoleon's reforms positively impacted the French economy?
a)
Created a centralized banking system known as the National Bank of France
b)
Created an equal taxation system that helped finance new roads and canals
c)
Created a new currency which led to France's most stable economy in recent years
d)
All of the above
135.
Why was the Peninsular War considered one of Napoleons three costly mistakes? 
a)
His brother Joseph was not able to withstand the guerrilla warfare tactics used by Spanish nationalists.
b)
The British navy was too strong for the blockade and France's economy suffered as a result
c)
The Russians used the scorched-earth policy to eventually starve Napoleons army
d)
The blockade successfully restricted British trade and led to fall of Great Britain
136.

Where did Napoleon suffer his final defeat in June of 1815?

a)

Battle of Moscow

b)

Battle of Paris

c)

Battle of Trafalgar

d)

Battle of Waterloo

137.
The French people welcomed Napoleon because…
a)
they hoped he would fix the famine that France was experiencing
b)
he completely disagreed with the ideas of the French Revolution
c)
he was the son of King Louis XVI
d)
he promised to bring law and order to France after the chaos of the Reign of Terror
138.

What did Napoleon do in 1804 with the full support of the French people? He did this after several major military victories.

a)

Married his third Wife

b)

Cut all ties with the Roman Catholic Church

c)

Crowned himself Emperor of France

d)

Invaded Russia

139.
What type of government was Napoleon in charge of?
a)
Constitutional Monarchy
b)
Dictatorship
c)
Republic
d)
Socialist
140.
The main purpose of the Congress of Vienna was to do which of the following?
a)
decide how to control the Industrial Revolution
b)
decide how to stop Nationalism from spreading any further throughout Europe
c)
decide how to put Europe back together after the Fall of Napoleon’s Empire and create a Balance of Power on the Continent of Europe
d)
decide how to keep Great Britain from becoming the most powerful European Country
141.

What kind of government did Brazil adopt when it became independent in the 1820s?

a)

democracy

b)

republic

c)

constitutional monarchy

d)

oligarchy

142.
Brazil gained independence from Portugal without a fight.
a)
true
b)
false
143.

Brazil gained independence from Portugal in...

a)

1522

b)

1622

c)

1722

d)

1822

144.
What region of the world is referred to as Latin America?
a)
Only South America
b)
All countries that speak Latin
c)
Mexico, Central America & South America
d)
All countries that were ruled by Spain
145.
What influenced the leaders of Latin American independence movements?
a)
the English Civil War
b)
the French and Indian War
c)
the Enlightenment
d)
the Crusades
146.

Which of these situations was the direct result of the other three?

a)

Criollos and mestizos became discontented with Spanish rule.

b)

The Napoleonic wars weakened Spain's power.

c)

Revolutions occurred in North America and France.

d)

Latin American countries became independent.

147.
The social class system in Latin America during the 16th and 17th centuries reflects the
a)
dominance of Spanish-born nobility
b)
emerging equality between classes
c)
 influence of mestizo economic power
d)
increasing social mobility of Native American Indians
148.

Which part of Latin America was the most common destination of the trans-Atlantic slave trade?

a)

British North American colonies

b)

Mexico

c)

The Andes Mountain region

d)

The Caribbean Islands

149.

Which of these was a Portuguese colony?

a)

Brazil

b)

Mexico

c)

Jamaica

d)

Colombia

150.

If you were born in Spain or Portugal and then moved to Latin America, you were considered...

a)

Peninsular

b)

Criollo

c)

Mestizo

d)

Mulato

151.

if you are part Spanish and part Native American, you are a _____________

a)

Peninsular

b)

Criollo

c)

Mestizo

d)

Mulato

152.

Which best describes the similarities between the French and Latin American Revolutions?

a)

Both involved a class struggle and a desire for self-rule

b)

Both had colonists fighting for independence from foreign rule

c)

Both involved strict racial divisions and desire for absolute rule

d)

Both were primarily border disputes between surrounding countries

153.

Which country did Bolivar and Jose de San Martin help liberate together?

a)

Peru

b)

Mexico

c)

Haiti

d)

Canada

154.

What is the correct social order in Latin American colonies under Spanish and Portuguese rule from top to bottom of social ladder?

a)

Peninsular, criollo, mestizo, mulato

b)

Peninsular, criollo, mulato, mestizo

c)

Criollo, peninsular, mestizo, mulato

d)

Criollo, peninsular, mulato, mestizo

155.

How did the American and French Revolutions as well as Napoleon help cause revolutions in Latin America?

a)

The American & French Revolutions and Napoleon had nothing to do with revolutions in Latin America

b)

Britain sent forces to Latin America to help them gain freedom from France so the British would be able to defeat Napoleon.

c)

American & French Revolutions inspired Latin American countries to seek freedom; Napoleon weakened Spain & Portugal

d)

Napoleon expanded his empire across the Atlantic and conquered these colonies

156.

Who did Simon Bolivar work with in his quest for independence in South America?

a)

Agustin de Iturbide

b)

Toussaint L'Ouverture

c)

Miguel Hidalgo

d)

Jose de San Martin

157.

Who led the independence movement in Haiti?

a)

Simon Bolivar

b)

Toussaint L'Ouverture

c)

Miguel Hidalgo

d)

Jose de San Martin

158.
Which group made up the majority of the population of Haiti?
a)
Slaves
b)
the French
c)
plantation owners
d)
Creoles
159.
Which European country colonized Haiti?
a)
Spain
b)
Portugal
c)
France
d)
Britain
160.

The main purpose of the Congress of Vienna was to...

a)

decide how to control the Industrial Revolution

b)

decide how to stop nationalism from spreading any further throughout Europe

c)

decide how to put Europe back together after the fall of Napoleon’s Empire and create a balance of power in Europe

d)

decide how to keep Great Britain from becoming the most powerful country in Europe

161.

What did Napoleon do in 1804 with the full support of the French people?

a)

Married his third wife

b)

Cut all ties with the Roman Catholic Church

c)

Crowned himself Emperor of France

d)

Invaded Russia

162.

What tactic did the Spanish use against the French in the Peninsular War?

a)

Guerrilla warfare

b)

Scorched Earth

c)

Blockades

d)

Coup d'etat

163.

Napoleon ruled France upon his return from exile in a period known as...

a)

The Hundred Days

b)

The Second Coming

c)

The Return of the King

d)

The Reign of Terror

164.

The end of the Revolution, of which the Directory was part, came with...

a)

France's surrender to England

b)

Napoleon's coup

c)

the Louisiana Purchase

d)

the Invasion of Russia

165.

The Radicals eliminated anyone accused of being against the Revolution during

a)

the Reign of Terror

b)

the Great Fear

c)

the Thermidorian Reaction

d)

the Storming of the Bastille

166.

Radicals are people who...

a)

try to prevent change

b)

believe in capital punishment

c)

support the old government

d)

believe in extreme measures

167.
The French Revolution began when King Louis XVI
a)
was executed
b)
had his troops attack Paris
c)
called the Estates General together
d)
abdicated
168.

Why did Napoleon, in his role as 1st Consul, send troops to the colony of Saint-Domingue in response to the Constitution of 1801?

a)

He did not want to end slavery in the colony

b)

He did not want the colony to be more autonomous

c)

He did not want to sell the colony to the United States

d)

He did not want Prussia to take over the colony

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