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World History Semester Exam Review A Block

Total questions: 87

Worksheet time: 44mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What Spanish conquistador was responsible for conquering the Aztecs in Mexico?

a)

Pizarro

b)

Montezuma

c)

Cortez

d)

Columbus

2.

It is believed that up to this percentage of slaves died during the Middle Passage.

a)

50%

b)

10%

c)

30%

d)

95%

3.

African culture was impacted in many ways by the Atlantic slave trade. Which of the below was one of those ways?

a)

All African kingdoms prospered economically

b)

African kings were able to stop European invaders with new weapons

c)

Many cultures lost their fittest members - young men

d)

African empires became safer because they sold only criminals into slavery.

4.

Which of the following places was stormed by a mob in search of weapons in the early stages of the French Revolution?

a)

Vienna

b)

the Bastille

c)

Versailles

d)

Eiffel Tower

5.

Which of the following was a major cause of economic problems in France prior to the Revolution?

a)

a fair tax structure

b)

limited government spending on luxuries

c)

involvement in foreign wars including the American Revolution

d)

spending on food for the people

6.

Most of the people who lived in France & Spain practiced what religion?

a)

Catholicism

b)

Judaism

c)

Protestantism

d)

Islam

7.

What was the name of the Catholic Cardinal who was a chief adviser to Louis XIII?

a)

Mazarin

b)

Robespierre

c)

Jacobin

d)

Richelieu

8.

What couple came to power as a result of the Glorious Revolution in England?

a)

Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette

b)

William & Mary

c)

Romeo & Juliet

d)

Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon

9.

What writer of the Enlightenment argued that education would give women the tools they needed to succeed?

a)

Hobbes

b)

Wollstonecraft

c)

Montesquieu

d)

Locke

10.

What writer of the Enlightenment argued that people must be tightly controlled or society will be in chaos. He wrote Leviathan.

a)

Wollstonecraft

b)

Rousseau

c)

Hobbes

d)

Locke

11.

This philosophe wrote that people create governments to protect their rights and that governments should be changed if they fail to do so.

a)

Rousseau

b)

Hobbes

c)

Locke

d)

Voltaire

12.

What does "heliocentric" mean?

a)

sun-centered

b)

earth centered

c)

solar system oriented

d)

fiery circles

13.

Which of the following people is credited with coming up with the Scientific Method?

a)

Andreas Vesalius

b)

Francis Bacon

c)

Galileo Galilei

d)

Martin Luther

14.

Which of the following is NOT a step of the Scientific Method?

a)

experimentation

b)

consultation of the Bible

c)

observation

d)

hypothesis

15.

A place where people gathered to discuss Enlightenment ideas and discoveries, sponsored by wealthy Parisian women.

a)

Boutique

b)

Salon

c)

Conservatory

d)

Library

16.

Which of the following was NOT an "Enlightened Monarch?"

a)

Louis XIV

b)

Frederick the Great

c)

Catherine the Great

d)

Joseph II

17.

Why did Louis XIV build the palace of Versailles

a)

to increase French debt

b)

to reflect the Catholic faith of the kings of France

c)

to aid artists of the time by displaying their works of art

d)

to show the power of the Louis XIV and the French monarchy

18.

Why was the 30 Years War fought?

a)

Henry VIII's desire to divorce Catherine of Aragon

b)

Napoleon's desire to invade Russia

c)

Conflict over religion, territory and power among Europe's ruling families

d)

To put Louis XVI back on the throne of France

19.

Why did Peter the Great build St. Petersburg where he did?

a)

it was a great view

b)

it was where his favorite palace was

c)

it was a port on the Baltic Sea

d)

it had great food

20.

What nation did Maria Therese rule as empress?

a)

France

b)

Spain

c)

Russia

d)

Austria

21.

This estate in the Old Regime in France was made up of the Roman Catholic clergy.

a)

First

b)

Second

c)

Third

22.

This estate of the Old Regime in France was made up of the nobility/aristocracy.

a)

First

b)

Second

c)

Third

23.

This estate in the Old Regime in France was made up of 97% of French society who were neither clergy nor nobility.

a)

First

b)

Second

c)

Third

24.

Which of the following groups were not part of the 3rd Estate in France?

a)

Bourgeoisie

b)

Clergy

c)

Sans-culottes

d)

Peasant farmers

25.

Which of the following groups was finally responsible for forcing Robespierre from power and ending the Great Terror?

a)

supporters of the Royal family

b)

peasants of France

c)

his fellow revolutionaries in the National Convention

d)

the armies of Austria and Prussia

26.

Which of the following was the leader of Jacobins during the violence of the French Revolution?

a)

Marat

b)

Robespierre

c)

Danton

d)

Napoleon

27.

Which document created during the French Revolution had the statement, "men are born and remain free and equal in rights?"

a)

Declaration of Independence

b)

Declaration of Rights of Man and Citizen

c)

Constitution of 1791

d)

Napoleonic Code

28.

Which of the following events happened first?

a)

Tennis Court Oath

b)

Storming of the Bastille

c)

The Great Fear

d)

Royal family tries to flee France

29.

This military campaign cost Napoleon nearly his entire army and led to his ultimate defeat.

a)

Peninsular War

b)

Haiti campaign

c)

Invasion of Russia

d)

Battle of Trafalgar

30.

What strategy did Czar Alexander I use to frustrate and ultimately defeat Napoleon in Russia?

a)

hit and run

b)

scorched earth

c)

surround and conquer

d)

run away and hide

31.

On what Mediterranean island was Napoleon born?

a)

Crete

b)

Sardinia

c)

Elba

d)

Corsica

32.

This school of political thought in Europe wanted to keep to the old ways including support for monarchies and established aristocracies.

a)

conservative

b)

liberal

c)

radical

d)

revolutionary

33.

France and England fought a very long series of wars in the 14th and 15th centuries that get the collective name of

a)

the Crusades

b)

the 30 Years War

c)

the Hundred Years War

d)

Franco-English War

34.

This deadly disease killed nearly 1/3 of Europe's population during the 1300's.

a)

smallpox

b)

bubonic plague

c)

cholera

d)

measles

35.

The split between the Roman Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church was known as

a)

The Big Split

b)

The Christian Divide

c)

The Protestant Reformation

d)

The Great Schism

36.

This French ruler of the 700's AD became the first Holy Roman Emperor and had a very large empire.

a)

Charles Martel

b)

Philip IV

c)

Henry VIII

d)

Charlemagne

37.

In the Middle Ages, common people who were required to work the land as practically slaves were known as

a)

serfs

b)

knights

c)

nobles

d)

slaves

38.

This institution was the most dominant in Middle Ages Europe, impacting people in pretty much every nation.

a)

Catholic Church

b)

de Medici Bank

c)

University of Wittenberg

d)

Monarchy of Louis XIV

39.

That does the word "Renaissance" mean?

a)

new

b)

rebirth

c)

art

d)

science

40.

In what part of Europe did the Renaissance begin?

a)

England

b)

Italy

c)

France

d)

Russia

41.

Which of the following is a correct definition of "humanism?"

a)

Middle Ages belief that man was under the direct control of God.

b)

Lutheran belief that man could understand the Bible

c)

Renaissance belief that the individual in society was important and valuable

d)

Enlightenment belief that men could experiment and draw conclusions.

42.

The creation of a printing press with moveable type led to all of the following EXCEPT..

a)

more books

b)

more literacy

c)

spread of Luther's Reformation ideas

d)

more wealth for peasants

43.

The heliocentric theory was proposed by this astronomer.

a)

Galileo

b)

Copernicus

c)

Brahe

d)

Kepler

44.

This Enlightenment writer was the origin of the "life, liberty and pursuit of happiness" expression that made its way into the Declaration of Independence.

a)

Hobbes

b)

Rousseau

c)

Locke

d)

Wollstonecraft

45.

Isaac Newton is most closely associate with which scientific principle?

a)

heliocentrism

b)

geocentrism

c)

scientific method

d)

gravity

46.

This English monarch was executed for treason after the English Civil War.

a)

Charles I

b)

Henry VIII

c)

James I

d)

Edward VI

47.

Charles I, King of Spain, was also the ruler of another territory with a different numerical title. What was it?

a)

Charles IV of France

b)

Charles V of the Holy Roman Empire

c)

Charles II of England

d)

Charles the XV of Russia

48.

Henry IV of France issued this declaration allowing for religious toleration of Huguenots in France.

a)

Edict of Nantes

b)

Declaration of Independence

c)

Protestant Freedom Act

d)

Edict of Worms

49.

This Russian czar took a "Grand Embassy" to visit the major cities of Europe to learn how to modernize Russia.

a)

Catherine the Great

b)

Peter the Great

c)

Alexander I

d)

Ivan the Terrible

50.

This monarch of France was called the "Sun King" and was the clearest example of a European absolute monarch.

a)

Charles X

b)

Louis XIII

c)

Louis XIV

d)

Louis XVI

51.

The members of the 3rd Estate at Versailles after declaring the National Assembly into existence, vowed not to leave until they had a constitution for France. This was called...

a)

the Constitutional Promise

b)

the Governmental Guarantee

c)

the Tennis Court Oath

d)

the Pledge for Freedom

52.

The high cost of bread and starvation conditions in Paris led to which of the following events of the French Revolution?

a)

The storming of the bastille

b)

The women's march on Versailles

c)

the Great Fear

d)

the Tennis Court Oath

53.

This meeting of European diplomats met after the defeat of Napoleon in order to determine how to stabilize Europe and prevent future conflicts.

a)

Conference of Berlin

b)

Congress of Vienna

c)

Concordat of Rome

d)

Estates General

54.

Which of the following WAS NOT one of Jacobin leaders during the French Revolution?

a)

Jean Paul Marat

b)

George Danton

c)

Baron de Montesquieu

d)

Maximilien Robespierre

55.

The rigid social structure of France that had existed for centuries prior to the French Revolution was known as...

a)

the Estates General

b)

the Old Regime

c)

the National Convention

d)

the Bourgeoisie

56.

The Renaissance led to the "re-discovery" of these two ancient civilizations' art and architecture which were part of Europe's classical past.

a)

Greece and Rome

b)

Spain and Portugal

c)

Ottoman and Turk

d)

Persian and African

57.

This prominent family of Florence made their money as bankers but would rule the city during the High Renaissance.

a)

Tudors

b)

de Medicis

c)

Bourbons

d)

Romanovs

58.

Who was the woman Henry VIII married after he managed his divorce from Catherine of Aragon?

a)

Jane Seymour

b)

Katherine Howard

c)

Anne of Cleaves

d)

Anne Boleyn

59.

In his early years, Henry VIII had defended the Catholic Church from the attacks of Martin Luther. In gratitude, the Pope had given Henry VIII this title.

a)

Sword of the Lord

b)

Catholic Protector

c)

Defender of the Faith

d)

Righteous Leader

60.

It was the selling of these "pardons from purgatory" that enraged Martin Luther sufficiently to write his 95 Theses.

a)

forgivnesses

b)

propaganda

c)

permissions

d)

indulgences

61.

John Calvin went further with the Reformation after Luther. Which of the following was a key principle of his Calvinism?

a)

sola fide

b)

predestination

c)

priesthood of believers

d)

baptism

62.

Where did Luther post his 95 Theses so that everyone in Wittenberg would see them?

a)

the door to his house

b)

the town square bulletin board

c)

the door to the church

d)

the door to the local tavern

63.

This woman, from Spain, was Henry VIII's first wife. She was also his brother's widow.

a)

Anne Boleyn

b)

Anne of Cleaves

c)

Katherine Howard

d)

Catherine of Aragon

64.

What meeting was called by the leadership of the Catholic Church to decide how to formally respond to the challenges of the Protestant Reformation.

a)

the Diet of Worms

b)

the Estates General

c)

the Council of Trent

d)

the Catholic Council

65.

This Renaissance author wrote a work entitled "The Book of the Courtier" about what was expected of a Renaissance man and woman during that era.

a)

Michelangelo

b)

Dante

c)

Castiglione

d)

Petrarch

66.

Which of the following WAS NOT one of the reasons why Europeans began exploring the wider world?

a)

desire for spices

b)

desire for fame

c)

desire to spread Christianity

d)

desire to create new art

67.

Which of the following was one of the main advantages that the Spanish had in dealing with the large Native American populations that they encountered in the New World?

a)

gunpowder weapons

b)

better knowledge of the land

c)

overwhelming numbers of troops

d)

excellent maps

68.

The part of the Triangular Trade routes that carried African slaves from Africa to the Americas was known as...

a)

the Central Shipment

b)

the Middle Passage

c)

the Torturous Voyage

d)

The Cruel Journey

69.

Native American vulnerability to this made it easier for the Spanish and other Europeans to conquer them.

a)

diseases

b)

food

c)

Christianity

d)

none of these

70.

This man, sometimes called the "Sword of Italian Unification," used guerrilla warfare tactics to defeat the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies.

a)

Mazzini

b)

di Cavour

c)

Garibaldi

d)

Victor Emmanuel

71.

This Italian nationalist started a group known as Young Italy.

a)

Mazzini

b)

di Cavour

c)

Garibaldi

d)

Victor Emmanuel

72.

What made an "Enlightened Monarch" enlightened?

a)

Smarter than everyone else

b)

Had better ideas for trade

c)

Tried to implement reforms to make citizens lives better

d)

Lived during the Enlightenment

73.

Who is considered the "father of modern chemistry?"

a)

Newton

b)

Boyle

c)

Columbus

d)

Bacon

74.

This person attempted to sail west to get to the East Indies. Landed in the Caribbean and thought he was in Asia. Called the people he found there "Indians."

a)

PIzarro

b)

Cortez

c)

Dias

d)

Columbus

75.

At the end of the Glorious Revolution, the nation of England had this kind of government.

a)

Democratic Republic

b)

Constitutional Monarchy

c)

Absolute Monarchy

d)

Communist Dictatorship

76.

The queen of France who was executed during the Revolution was...

a)

Elizabeth I

b)

Marie Antionette

c)

Charlotte Corday

d)

Maria Therese

77.

Which of the following WAS NOT one of the causes of the French Revolution?

a)

massive French debt

b)

ideas of the Enlightenment

c)

example of the American Revolution

d)

strength of the French monarchy

78.

Who painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel?

a)

Raphael

b)

Michelangelo

c)

Donatello

d)

Da Vinci

79.

Who painted the Mona Lisa?

a)

Michelangelo

b)

Donatello

c)

Raphael

d)

Da Vinci

80.

What naval battle was the defeat that prevented Napoleon from being able to invade England?

a)

Battle of Egypt

b)

Battle of Trafalgar

c)

Battle of Austerlitz

d)

Battle of Waterloo

81.

Where was Napoleon first exiled after his first defeat?

a)

Elba

b)

Corsica

c)

Sardinia

d)

St. Helena

82.

The use of guerrilla warfare tactics means doing what?

a)

scorched earth

b)

hit and run

c)

surrender

d)

surround and conquer

83.

#1 on the map is...

a)

Spain

b)

France

c)

England

d)

Russia

84.

#2 on the map is...

a)

Spain

b)

France

c)

Italy

d)

Russia

85.

#3 on the map is...

a)

Russia

b)

France

c)

Italy

d)

England

86.

#4 on the map is...

a)

Russia

b)

France

c)

Italy

d)

England

87.

#5 on the map is...

a)

Russia

b)

Spain

c)

Italy

d)

England