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World History Fall Final Review

Total questions: 100

Worksheet time: 3hrs 36mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of the following aspects did the Harrapan, Shang, and Sumerian civilizations have in common? 
a)
Horse-drawn plows
b)
River-based settlements
c)
Urban centers of over 100,000 people
d)
Pastoral-based economy
2.
People in the Paleolithic Era were nomads because
a)
they did not know how to build sturdy houses.
b)
they were easily bored and wanted to see the world.
c)
they followed the herds of animals in order to get food to survive
d)
None of these
3.
The Neolithic Revolution refers to the time when early humans-
a)
mastered fire.
b)
developed agriculture.
c)
migrated from Africa.
d)
organized governments
4.
The concept of power in China could be summed up by the concept of 
a)
Nirvana 
b)
Moshka 
c)
Mandate of Heaven 
d)
Democracy 
5.
What two rivers dominated Mesopotamia?
a)
Red River & Rio Grande
b)
Tigris & Yarmouk Rivers
c)
Tigris & Euphrates Rivers
d)
Black & Indus Rivers
6.
Which of the following is credited with being one of the earliest law codes in history?
a)
Magna Carta
b)
Hammurabi's Code
c)
Declaration of Independence
d)
The Ziggurat
7.
What does diaspora mean?
a)
Genocide of a people
b)
Dying of a people
c)
Scattering of a people
d)
Coming together of a people
8.
What group is credited with the development of the first writing system?
a)
Mayans
b)
Ottomans
c)
Aztecs
d)
Sumerians
9.
What is the Egyptian form of writing?
a)
Cuneiform
b)
Mandarin
c)
Hieroglyphics
d)
Sumerian
10.
What form of writing was used in ancient Sumeria?
a)
Hieroglyphics
b)
Mandarin
c)
Cuneiform
d)
Ancient Symbols
11.
What ancient civilization developed along the Nile River
a)
Mesopotamia
b)
Egypt
c)
India
d)
China
12.
Cultural diffusion is BEST described as...
a)
the spreading of ideas, languages, and customs from one culture to another
b)
sharing music from one culture to another
c)
the spreading of religion from one culture to another
d)
learning a foreign language 
13.
The type of hominid that most closely resembles modern humans is...
a)
Australopithecus
b)
Homo Sapiens
c)
Homo Erectus
d)
Neanderthals 
14.
Six of the most important characteristics of civilizations are
a)
vehicles, use of fire, nomadic lifestyle, hunting and gathering and technology
b)
villages, temples, trade, tools, use of fire, and armies
c)
use of metals, weapons, houses, food, religion, and art
d)
cities, government, religion, social structure, writing and art
15.
What is the name of these structures?
a)
ziggurats
b)
pyramids
c)
irrigation
16.
The Hittites were the first civilization to carry weapons made of which of the following?
a)
Bronze
b)
Stone
c)
Copper
d)
Iron
17.
What is the definition of Buddhism?
a)
a belief system that stresses reincarnation, Nirvana, life is suffering and     freeing oneself from worldly desires
b)
a religion of Japan based on worship/respect for nature and ancestors
c)
a belief system stressing morals, ethics, respect, hard work, and education
d)
a system of departments/agencies that carry out the work of the government
18.
What was the concept/idea of NIRVANA in Buddhism?
a)
the state of desiring nothing
b)
how you treat others will shape the way your life goes
c)
the soul is reborn in a new body after death
d)
that life is suffering
19.
What did the Chinese build to protect them from northern invaders?
a)
a bridge
b)
an irrigation canal 
c)
a river
d)
The Great Wall of China
20.
One of the longest and most important trade routes is a web of roads known as  what?
a)
The Spider Roads
b)
The Trade Roads
c)
The Silk Roads
d)
The Long Roads
21.
Why was the Rosetta Stone so important?
a)
It helped archaeologists decipher Egyptian writing?
b)
It gave clues about building.
c)
It was a book of the dead.
d)
It told how pharaoh's rules.
22.
Who would the people blame if crops did not grow or if disease struck?
a)
the farmers
b)
the mummies
c)
the pharaoh
d)
the dynasty that was in power
23.
Who started Buddhism?
a)
Prince Rama
b)
Vishnu
c)
Siddhartha Gautama
d)
Brahma
24.
Who was the teacher that valued a solid education in early Chinese history?
a)
Confucius
b)
Prince Shotoku
c)
Genghis Khan
d)
Mr. Yagi
25.
The Paleolithic Age is
a)
New Stone Age
b)
not proven to have existed
c)
usually known as the Primitive Age
d)
the period in which humans used simple stone tools
26.

Period the Greeks made great advances in art, architecture, medicine, and philosophy?

a)

The Hellenistic Age

b)

The Golden Age

c)

The Peloponnesian Age

d)

The Bronze Age

27.

Cultural diffusion among the Middle East and neighboring cities that Greece conquered:

a)

Classical

b)

Arabesque

c)

Hellenism

d)

Gothic

28.
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"
29.

What people groups alphabet was the Greek alphabet based on?

a)

Egyptians

b)

Phoenicians

c)

Mycenaeans

d)

Romans

30.
The games held every four years at a festival to honor Zeus were called
a)
Goodwill Games
b)
Marathons
c)
Olympics
d)
Triathlons 
31.
What does the term “Hellenistic” mean?
a)
It means the spreading of Greek animals following the death of Alexander the Great.
b)
It means the spreading of Greek culture following the death of Alexander the Great.
c)
It means the spreading of Greek culture following the death of Pericles.
32.

What kept the Greek city-states from being united?

a)

The deserts kept them isolated.

b)

The lakes kept them isolated.

c)

The mountains and the seas kept them isolated.

d)

The ice and the snow kept them isolated.

33.
Which government has one person in charge who rules by force and with total authority?
a)
monarchy
b)
oligarchy
c)
tyranny
d)
democracy
34.

The basic Greek soldier formation was called a:

a)

Phalanx

b)

Phylange

c)

Assembly

d)

Ephor

35.

Civilization that populated Crete:

a)

Minoans

b)

Romans

c)

Persians

d)

Spartans

36.
300 Spartan soldiers held the Persian army to a stalemate for three days before the Persians eventually defeated them in what famous battle?
a)
Battle of the Greeks
b)
Battle of Thermopylae
c)
Battle of Little Big Horn
d)
Battle of Pericles
37.
Who could participate in the Athenian democracy?
a)
All adult male citizens and slaves
b)
All free men and women
c)
All free, adult male citizens
d)
Anyone who lived in Athens
38.

The Iliad and the Odyssey:

a)

Archimedes

b)

Aristotle

c)

Homer

d)

Socrates

39.

"father of medicine"

a)

Archimedes

b)

Herodotus

c)

Hippocrates

d)

Socrates

40.
Phillip II of Macedonia is credited as being the first person to...
a)
unify the Greek city- states 
b)
conquer Sparta
c)
conquer the Persian Empire
d)
open a school in Athens
41.
Who conquered the Persian Empire and controlled an empire on three continents?
a)
Alexander the Great
b)
Cyrus II
c)
King Philip
d)
Pericles
42.
At what age did children in Sparta begin training to defend their city?
a)
5
b)
7
c)
9
d)
11
43.
A wealthy, upper-class person in the Ancient Roman Republic
a)
patrician
b)
plebian
c)
counsul
d)
dictator
44.

According to legend, Romulus and Remus were raised by a _____.

a)

coyote

b)

fox

c)

wolf

d)

bear

45.

Who was the first emperor of Rome?

a)

Emperor Caligula

b)

Emperor Augustus

c)

Emperor Nero

d)

Emperor Claudius

46.
What is the term that refers to an uncivilized or uncultured person?
a)
Centurion 
b)
Metic
c)
Barbarian 
d)
Martyr 
47.
What building is this?
a)
Pantheon
b)
Parthenon
c)
Colosseum
d)
Aqueduct
48.

How did Christianity spread throughout the Roman Empire?

a)

Laws passed by Julius Caesar during the Pax Romana

b)

Merchants and soldiers who traveled the Silk Road

c)

A network of roads and common language used in the region

d)

The cooperation of the Jews living in the Eastern Mediterranean

49.
The capital of the Byzantine Empire was located in which city?
a)
Rome
b)
Constantinople
c)
Kiev
d)
Carthage
50.

Archimedes was known for his invention of?

a)

Greek Fire

b)

The Claw

c)

Ballista

d)

The Helepolis

51.
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
52.
Canon Law is
a)
Hindu law
b)
Church law
c)
laws of the kingdom
d)
laws of the Manor
53.

-According to the Pope, what would happen if Crusaders died on a crusade?

a)

they would go to heaven

b)

They would go to hell

c)

they would be excommunicated

d)

their family would gain land

54.
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
55.
The term feudalism is best defined as a
a)
Division of power between branches of government
b)
Holy war between Christians and Muslims
c)
Process in which goods are traded for other goods
d)
System in which land is exchanged for military service or loyalty
56.

What religious leader from the Catholic Church helped to organize the First Crusade?

a)

The Bishop of Constantinople

b)

Byzantine Emperor

c)

Pope Urban II

d)

Saint Benedict

57.
What is the name for the large estate of land a knight lived on?
a)
castle
b)
manor
c)
chivalry
d)
land
58.

Who was responsible for farming the fields on a manor?

a)

knights

b)

serfs

c)

merchants

d)

nobles

59.
A widespread disease, or epidemic, spread by fleas on rats through Europe during the Middle Ages was known as:
a)
The Black Death/The Plague
b)
The Voice
c)
The Spanish Flu
d)
The Common Cold
60.
A woman accused of witchcraft and burned at the stake. 
a)
Eleanor of Aquitaine
b)
Queen Elizabeth
c)
Joan of Arc
61.

The office or dominion of an Islamic religious leader

a)

Venice

b)

Justinian

c)

Silk Road

d)

Caliphate

62.

Which was the basis for our constitution or Bill of Rights?

a)

Hammurabi's Code

b)

Hieroglyphics

c)

Magna Carta

d)

Paw Patrol

63.
The flight of Muhammad to Medina in 622 was called the
a)
Hajj
b)
Ramadan
c)
Hijra
d)
Trek of Allah
64.
Muslim house of worship
a)
Church
b)
House
c)
Allah
d)
Mosque
65.

Who was the founder of Islam?

a)

Muhammad

b)

Abraham

c)

Jesus

d)

Moses

66.

What is the name of God in Arabic?

a)

Yahweh

b)

Allah

c)

Yeshua

d)

Jehovah

67.

What is the holy city of Islam?

a)

Medina

b)

Jerusalem

c)

Mecca

d)

Cairo

68.

What are the basic beliefs of the Muslims called?

a)

Eight-Fold Path

b)

Ten Commandments

c)

Five Pillars

d)

Four Noble Truths

69.

What is the holiest site in Islam?

a)

The Dome of the Rock

b)

The Kaaba

c)

The Church of the Nativity

d)

Golgotha

70.

Which Islamic group conquered Constantinople and the Byzantine Empire in 1453?

a)

Seljuk Turks

b)

Fatimids

c)

Ottoman Turks

d)

Mamluks

71.
The push for the Crusades came when
a)
Saladin seized Makkah.
b)
Emperor Alexius I asked for aid
c)
the plague devastated Europe
d)
Constantinople was sacked in 1204.
72.
People accused of beliefs that opposed the church’s official teachings. Ex) Joan of Arc
a)
Clergy
b)
Iconoclasts
c)
Heretics
d)
Constantinople
73.
Which leader united the many different Mongol Tribes to become the "Universal Ruler" or "Genghis Khan"?
a)
Temujin
b)
Kublai
c)
Taizu
d)
Wendi
74.

A period of peace, prosperity, and cultural achievement under the Mongols.

a)

Pax Mongolica

b)

Chinese Revolution

c)

The Golden Age

d)

The Golden Horde

75.
The Golden Age of Islam saw advances in ____________________
a)
democracy
b)
Communism
c)
trade of silk
d)
medicine and math
76.
Inca accounting device made of a set of knotted strings. 
a)
Quipu
b)
Codex
c)
Popul Vuh
d)
Chasquis
77.
Which people were known for the giant head carvings? 
a)
Maya
b)
Aztec
c)
Inca
d)
Olmec
78.
Floating islands, used to grow crops. 
a)
Floating Garden
b)
Causeway
c)
Chasquis
d)
Chinampas
79.

Why are the Olmec called the "Mother Civilization" of Mesoamerica?

a)

They directly influenced all of the Mesoamerican civilizations that followed.

b)

They believed that mothers were the most important members of society.

c)

They had a form of government in which only mothers were allowed to rule.

d)

They held an annual meeting of Mesoamerican mothers to discuss child rearing.

80.
What kind of environment did the Inca live in?
a)
high mountains
b)
desert
c)
marshy lake
d)
rain forest
81.
What did the Aztecs do to appease their gods?
a)
burning neighborning houses
b)
trying to kill the leader
c)
human sacrifice
d)
naming your child after their god
82.

Which civilization was located around Lake Texcoco?

a)

the Aztec civilization

b)

the Mayan civilization

c)

the Inca civilization

d)

the Chumash civilization

83.

Many historians believe that people first came to the Americas by crossing the ________.

a)

Atlantic Ocean

b)

Gulf of Mexico

c)

Bering Strait

d)

Rocky Mountains

84.

Which kingdom was the biggest in the Americas, based in the Andes Mountains of Peru?

a)

the Olmec

b)

the Inca

c)

the Maya

d)

the Aztec

85.
What were the stone monuments called that the Mayans used as a way to record events?
a)
stelae
b)
maize
c)
deity
d)
hieroglyphics 
86.
Why did the Aztecs in Tenochtitlán need the technologies listed below?
• aqueduct
• dike
• causeways
• canals
a)
because they lived on islands 
b)
because they traveled frequently 
c)
because they ruled a large empire 
d)
because they followed the seasons
87.

What did the Incans NOT have?

a)

a written language

b)

a complex system of roads

c)

an emperor

88.

Which empire is associated with the Chichén Itzá

a)

Incan

b)

Song Hai

c)

Mayan

d)

Aztec

89.

The Inca's had a very special type of system that the Mayan and Aztec empires did not have. What was it?

a)

Large stone carvings

b)

Farming culture

c)

Camel hair factories

d)

Road systems

90.
The most important Incan food crop was unknown to the Mayas or Aztecs. This Incan crop was...
a)
corn
b)
beans
c)
squash
d)
potatoes
91.
Who held the top position in the Incan class structure?
a)
Sapa Inca
b)
Nobles
c)
Senators
d)
Craftsmen
92.

Which region did American Indians tend to live in a dry arid climate?

a)

Southeast

b)

Southwest

c)

Artic

d)

Plains

93.

In which region did the American Indians depend on the buffalo as a resource?

a)

Northeast

b)

Plains

c)

Southwest

d)

Northwest

94.

Which tribe lived in this longhouse?

a)

Iroquois

b)

Pueblo

c)

Inuit

d)

Lakota

95.

The Pueblo lived in these homes. What were they called?

a)

Tee Pee

b)

Longhouse

c)

Igloo

d)

Adobe

96.

What is an atlatl?

a)

a catapult that slung a spear farther

b)

a type of fishing pole

c)

a net to catch small animals

d)

ceremonial masks to help in hunting

97.
Where did Southwest tribes hold religious ceremonies?
a)
Cave
b)
Machu Pichu
c)
Kiva
98.

Totem Poles

a)

have people on them

b)

have animals on them

c)

tell the family's history

d)

all of the above

99.
Which of these is the best definition of the term “Paleo-Indians”?
a)
People who moved from place to place.
b)
Peoples who first populated the Americas.
c)
Tribes of Native Americans who hunted and gathered.
d)
Native Americans who worked with early colonial settlers.
100.
What is a tall tree trunk carved with sacred images called?
a)
totem pole
b)
empire
c)
potlatch
d)
statue

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