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WorksheetsWHII SOL Review #1
Total questions: 48
Worksheet time: 44mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Islam became a prominent religion in India because of -
a)
Trade with Africa
b)
the rule of the Mughals
c)
an Invasion by the Persians
d)
alliances with Southwest Asia
2.
Which person is most associated with the following
- Considered a " rebirth of knowledge"
- New forms of literature and art flourished
-Symbolized the birth of the modern world
- Considered a " rebirth of knowledge"
- New forms of literature and art flourished
-Symbolized the birth of the modern world
a)
Voltaire
b)
Henry Bessemer
c)
Michelangelo
d)
John Hus
3.
The Society of Jesus was created to spread the Catholic teachings primarily in response to the -
a)
Inquisition
b)
Renaissance
c)
Scientific Revolution
d)
Protestant Reformation
4.
The study of the humanities/humanism was the hallmark of what event in Europe?
a)
Renaissance
b)
Thirty Years' War
c)
Scientific Revolution
d)
Industrial Revolution
5.
Which idea is most associated w/ John Calvin?
a)
Ultimate authority comes from the Bible
b)
People are all equal before God
c)
Salvation depends on faith alone
d)
Fate is predetermined
6.
China established foreign enclaves in order --
a)
Improve education
b)
Centralize manufacturing
c)
Spread religion
d)
Control trade
7.
Which explorer contributed to the establishment of Portuguese colonies in Africa + India?
a)
Hernando Cortes
b)
Ferdinand Magellan
c)
Vasco de Gama
d)
Sir Francis Drake
8.
The Columbian Exchange brought what item from EUROPE to the AMERICAS?
a)
Coal
b)
Horses
c)
Corn
d)
Tomatoes
9.
Which of the following is NOT an accomplishment of Peter the Great?
a)
First absolute monarch in Spain
b)
Established capital at St. Petersburg
c)
Increased Russia's military power
d)
Westernized his country
10.
Who became ruler of France as a result of the French Revolution?
a)
Louis XVI
b)
Henry IV
c)
Napoleon Bonaparte
d)
Marie Antoinette
11.
Edward Jenner's innovation helped to ---
a)
Improve public health
b)
Enable mass production
c)
Increase energy output
d)
Allow for faster transportation
12.
Judaisms holy book (scripture)
a)
Bible
b)
Qur'an
c)
Torah
d)
Gospels
13.
Who is the messiah, according to Christians?
a)
Moses
b)
Muhammad
c)
Jesus
d)
Abraham
14.
Where did the Renaissance begin?
a)
Italy
b)
France
c)
England
d)
Germany
15.
Who painted the Mona Lisa?
a)
Michelangelo
b)
Boticceli
c)
Leonardo da Vinci
d)
Donatello
16.
Advantages of Johannes Gutenberg's printing press include all of the following EXCEPT:
a)
Cheaper book prices
b)
Increase in education/literacy
c)
Increase in church power
d)
Rapid spread of ideas
17.
In 1517 the Reformation began in Wittenberg Germany. It led to the founding of Christian churches that did not accept the pope's authority. The person credited with beginning the Reformation is
a)
Queen Elizabeth I
b)
Michelangelo
c)
Martin Luther
d)
King Henry VIII
18.
This reformer continued the teachings of Wycliffe. He was condemned to death at the Council of Constance.
a)
John Calvin
b)
Martin Luther
c)
John Huss
d)
Martin Luther King Jr.
19.
A church court used during the Reformation to convict and punish Heretics or those that opposed the churches teachings.
a)
St. Bartholomew Diet
b)
Inquisition
c)
Augsburg Confession
d)
Council of Trent
20.
Huguenots
a)
Followers of Wycliffe
b)
French Catholics
c)
Followers of Luther
d)
First to land on Mars
21.
seventeenth-century economic theory that held that the prosperity of a nation depended on a large supply of gold and silver
a)
encomienda
b)
mercantilism
c)
mita
d)
Columbian Exchange
22.
forced labor system used by the Spanish in colonial Latin America
a)
ecomienda
b)
peninsulares
c)
indentured servitude
d)
mita
23.
Who was the first person to circumnavigate the globe?
a)
Christopher Columbus
b)
Amerigo Vespucci
c)
Francisco Pizarro
d)
Ferdinand Magellan
24.
Who conquered the Aztec empire?
a)
Ferdinand Magellan
b)
Francisco Pizarro
c)
Hernan Cortes
d)
Hernan de Soto
25.
Who built the telescope?
a)
Hunter Marrone
#Harambe
#Harambe
b)
Sir Iassac Newton
c)
Copernicus
d)
Galileo Galilei
26.
Nicolaus Copernicus was the first person to challenge the church and develop the idea that the universe is ______________
a)
Earth centered
b)
Mars centered
c)
Sun centered
d)
beautiful
27.
Sir Isaac Newton is known for developing the idea of ______________.
a)
Mashed potatoes and gravy
b)
Gravity
c)
Sun-centered univer
d)
Passion
28.
What did Kepler add to Copernicus’ heliocentric theory?
a)
That Jupiter had four moons
b)
The Flux Capacitor equation
c)
That the sun was the biggest star
d)
That the planets move in eliptical (oval shaped) orbits around the sun
29.
American's used _________________'s idea of separation of powers to write the US Constitution.
a)
A. Montesquieu
b)
B. Hobbes
c)
C. Rousseau
d)
D. Voltaire
30.
The Declaration of Independence represents Enlightenment ideals because it
a)
states that all titles of nobility should be abolished
b)
protects the rights of the accused and prohibited cruel punishment
c)
sets up a system of checks and balances for the US government
d)
says that people have rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness
31.
Renaissance
Visual artist
Mona Lisa, The Last Supper
a)
Michelangelo
b)
Leonardo Da Vinci
c)
Erasmus
d)
William Shakespeare
32.
Renaissance
Visual artist
Sistine Chapel, David, The Pieta
a)
Michelangelo
b)
Leonardo Da Vinci
c)
Erasmus
d)
William Shakespeare
33.
Dutch priest
Humanist
The Praise of Folly
a)
Michelangelo
b)
Leonardo Da Vinci
c)
Erasmus
d)
William Shakespeare
34.
Expansion of Protestant movement
Predestination
Faith revealed through righteous life and strong work ethic
a)
Martin Luther
b)
John Calvin
c)
Henry VIII
d)
Elizabeth I
35.
95 Theses
Birth of the Protestant Church
Salvation through faith alone
a)
Martin Luther
b)
John Calvin
c)
Henry VIII
d)
Elizabeth I
36.
Founder of Anglican Church (Church of England)
Dismissed authority of the Pope in Rome
Divorced Catherine of Aragon
a)
Martin Luther
b)
John Calvin
c)
Henry VIII
d)
Elizabeth I
37.
Restored Protestant Church in England
More tolerant of dissenters
Defeated Spanish Armada
Expanded English colonial empire
a)
Mary I
b)
Henry VIII
c)
James I
d)
Elizabeth I
38.
French Cardinal
Changed focus of Thirty Years War from religious conflict to political conflict
a)
Louis
b)
Henry
c)
Richelieu
d)
Mazarin
39.
Early dissenters against the Catholic Church before the Protestant Reformation
a)
Jan Huss
b)
Oliver Cromwell
c)
John Wycliffe
d)
Henry Tudor
40.
Italian explorer who sailed for Spain
"Discovered" the New World of the Americas
a)
Vasco Da Gama
b)
Christopher Columbus
c)
Ferdinand Magellan
d)
Francis Drake
41.
English explorer
First Englishman to circumnavigate the globe
a)
Francis Drake
b)
Vasco Ga Gama
c)
Ferdinand Magellan
d)
Jacques Cartier
42.
Gutenberg invented the __________ that increased literacy rates and helped spread the ideas of the reformation
a)
Bible
b)
Telescope
c)
Mass media
d)
Printing Press
43.
These were the main reasons for exploration
a)
God, Glory, Fame
b)
God, Glory, Gold
c)
Money
44.
The religion the explorers were aiming to spread in the New World was
a)
Christianity
b)
Islam
c)
Judaism
d)
Polytheism
45.
What is Divine Right?
a)
a set of rules used by the greeks
b)
the God given right to rule
c)
Hitler's reason to exterminate Jewish people
d)
Machiavelli's theory on power
46.
Who modernized Russia bringing better shipbuilding, gov't, manufacturing, city planning, music, and fashion
a)
Louis XIV
b)
Catherine the Great
c)
Peter the Great
d)
Ivan III
47.
Louis XIV built a new capital city, and palace, in this French town.
a)
Normandy
b)
Paris
c)
Sienne
d)
Versailles
48.
French king who was an absolute ruler and most powerful in French history.
a)
Louis XIII
b)
Louis XIV
c)
Louis XVI
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