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World History Semester 1 Final

Total questions: 77

Worksheet time: 47mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
On Earth, there are 7...
a)
continents.
b)
states.
c)
borders.
d)
countries.
2.

What is this image?

a)

Continents

b)

Countrys

c)

Ocean

d)

City

3.

A political map shows ______

a)

Landforms

b)

Boundaries

c)

Government

d)

Rivers

4.

True or False: Is this a political Map?

a)

True

b)

False

5.

A map that describes what the world looks like naturally

a)

Economic Activities Map

b)

Population Map

c)

Physical Map

d)

Human Map

6.

Examples of physical feature would be...

a)

Commercial farming, forestry and trade and manufacturing

b)

Semi-arid, highlands and arctic

c)

Tundra, arid and tropical wet and dry

d)

Mountains, rivers and valleys

7.
Staying or living in one place instead of moving around
a)
Sedentary
b)
nomads
c)
artifacts
8.
"New Stone Age" when agriculture was invented
a)
Neolithic
b)
Paleolithic
9.
What change marked the beginning of the Neolithic Revolution? 
a)
beginning of hunting and gathering
b)
man learned to write
c)
man began farming
d)
man built towns and cities
10.
How did man get his food during the Paleolithic Age?
a)
Growing crops
b)
Hunting and Gathering
c)
Stealing from others
d)
Scavenging
11.
A political system in which representatives are elected by the people follows the model of .. 
a)
direct democracy 
b)
a republic
12.
Which type of government do we have in the United States?
a)
Monarchy
b)
Democracy
c)
Dictatorship
13.
A government where a God or divine ones are given the status of supreme ruler?
(Examples: The Vatican, Egyptians, etc..)
a)
Democracy
b)
Dictatorship
c)
Monarchy
d)
Theocracy
14.
When the central government is run by a small group of people. 
a)
Autocracy 
b)
Democracy 
c)
Oligarchy 
d)
Parliamentary 
15.
What type of government has a king or queen that holds all the power?
a)
Monarchy
b)
Dictatorship
c)
Direct Democracy
d)
Republic
16.
What was the first river valley to appear?
a)
China
b)
Egypt
c)
Indus
d)
Mesopotamia
17.
The early river valley civilizations were similar because they:
a)
believed in one god
b)
depended on fertile river land 
c)
had complex industrial factories
18.
According to this map, the Fertile Crescent was located:
a)
North of Asia Minor
b)
Along the Tigris and Euphrates rivers
c)
In Lower Egypt
d)
On the coast of the Caspian Sea
19.
Old Stone Age people who were constantly on the move looking for new sources of food and water were called ____.
a)
neanderthals
b)
Indians
c)
nomads
d)
cavemen 
20.
Which ancient river valley civilization was located in Egypt?
a)
The Nile River Valley Civilization
b)
The Tigris-Euphrates River Valley Civilization
c)
The Indus River Valley Civilization
d)
The Yellow River Valley Civilization
21.
Which of the following was not a development of the New Stone (Neolithic) Age?
a)
hunting and gathering
b)
domesticated animals
c)
farming
d)
social classes
22.

When people produce ONLY enough for to meet their needs it is called a

a)

Subsistence Economy

b)

Barter Economy

c)

Market Economy

23.
People focus on producing a few things instead of making everything they want by themselves is called...
a)
Economic Resources
b)
Scarcity
c)
Specialization
24.
System of exchange where one good/service is given in return for another.
a)
Bartering
b)
Entrepreneurship
c)
Subsistence
25.

What is a dynasty?

a)

a ruling family's time leading

b)

a really good type of tea

c)

a person who was smart

d)

a long line of scholars

26.
a symbol or picture in a writing system that represents an object
a)
pictographs
b)
ideographs
c)
aristocrats
d)
Legalism
27.
the belief that the right to rule comes from the gods
a)
Mandate of Heaven
b)
philosophy
c)
aristocrats
d)
ancestors
28.
a philosophy centered around respecting nature and treating it with respect
a)
Daoism
b)
Confucianism
c)
pictographs
d)
Mandate of Heaven
29.
a philosophy that stressed the importance of laws and following the rules of society
a)
Legalism
b)
Confusianism
c)
Mandate of Heaven
d)
philosophy
30.
the idea that children should honor and care for their parents
a)
Filial piety
b)
Legalism
c)
ancestors
d)
Confucianism
31.

Where did Islam originate?

a)

Arabian Peninsula

b)

United States

c)

China

d)

Europe

32.

Who is the founder of Islam?

a)

Abraham

b)

Jesus

c)

Allah

d)

The Prophet Muhammad

33.

Who is the GOD of Islam?

a)

The Prophet Muhammad

b)

Allah

c)

Jesus

d)

Abraham

34.

People of Islam worship in a place called what?

a)

Church

b)

Tent

c)

Synagogue

d)

Mosque

35.

Followers of Islam are called what?

a)

Christians

b)

Muslims

c)

Islamians

d)

Buddhists

36.
What is the holy book of Islam?
a)
Gospels
b)
Torah
c)
Koran
d)
Bible
37.
What is the place of worship of Judaism?
a)
Synagogue
b)
Church
c)
Mosque
d)
Temple
38.
What is the belief in only one God?
a)
Polytheism
b)
Diffusion
c)
Monotheism
d)
Atheism
39.
What is the place of worship for Christians?
a)
Church
b)
Synagogue
c)
Mosque
d)
Temple
40.
This is the holy book of Judaism
a)
Koran
b)
New Testament
c)
Torah
d)
Triptakas
41.
What is The Bible?
a)
A holy book containing the stories of the Ancient Greeks and how they interacted on Mount Olympus
b)
An epic poem telling instructing the people of Rome on a series of loving each other and practicing the golden rule.
c)
A series of holy books focusing on Moses leading his people out of Egypt and to the promised land. 
d)
A holy book containing the history and stories of the Christian religion.
42.
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
43.
Who celebrates Ramadan?
a)
Muslims
b)
Jews
c)
Christians
d)
Buddhists 
44.
The Five Pillars are laws governing behavior for which of the following religions? 
a)
Islam
b)
Christianity 
c)
Buddhism 
d)
Hinduism 
45.
Christianity was originally part of which other religion?
a)
Islam
b)
Judaism
c)
Buddhism
d)
Hinduism
46.
"Polytheism" means...
a)
To worship only one god
b)
To worship many gods
c)
To worship yourself
d)
To worship animals
47.

What is the Buddha's real name?

a)

Ghengis Khan

b)

Ashoka

c)

Siddhartha Gautama

d)

Moksha

48.

Where does human suffering come from?

a)

From nature

b)

Desire and want

c)

evil and fear

d)

unmet expectations

49.

A basic belief of Buddhists is that how one behaves in this life effects what will happen in the next life. This is known as

a)

Kharma

b)

Dharma

c)

Reincarnation

d)

Samsara

50.

According to Buddhist tradition, what happened to make Prince Siddhartha Gautama walk away from the comforts of princely life?

a)

Siddhartha's father wanted him to be a great religious leader so he encouraged him to leave.

b)

Siddhartha left the palace and saw all the joy in the world. He wanted to be a part of it.

c)

His father kicked him out and said he no longer wanted Siddhartha to be king someday.

d)

At age 29, he saw the pain and suffering of the world and was shocked. He left his comfortable life in search of a greater truth.

51.
Which of the following was a problem caused by Muhammad's death?
a)
Muslim's argued about where to build Muhammad's tomb
b)
Muslim's argued about how to select a new leader 
c)
Muslims refused to believe Muhammad was dead and even now say he's hanging with Elvis in Vegas
52.
Which idea is important to Taoism?
a)
Serving your government
b)
Living in harmony with nature
c)
Enforcing laws with harsh punishments
d)
Humans are naturally evil
53.
Which leader rebuilt Athens after the Persian Wars and made it even more democratic?
a)
Solon
b)
Draco
c)
Pericles
d)
Darius
54.
Our overall lifestyle focused education, art, music, and leisure activities
a)
Athens
b)
Sparta
55.
Who was Pericles?
a)
A Prisoner
b)
An Athenian Leader and General
c)
An Athenian Professor
d)
A Basketball Player
56.

What was the name of the Greek philosopher who became Alexander's tutor?

a)

Aristotle

b)

Diogenes

c)

Plato

d)

Socrates

57.

Why was there chaos in the Persian Empire after Alexander's death?

a)

There was a series of serious rebellions across the empire

b)

People stopped paying taxes and began to question the laws of the land

c)

There was disagreement about who should become the next ruler

d)

There was disagreement about whether the empire should continue to expand or not

58.

What ideas did Alexander distribute throughout a vast area?

a)

tricky ideas

b)

Greek ideas

c)

good ideas

59.

Hellenistic means:

a)

cultural expansion

b)

Roman peace

c)

might of Rome

d)

to imitate Greeks

60.
what does triumvirate mean?
a)
three men rule
b)
three languages 
c)
three branches of government
d)
right angled triangles 
61.
This term means "Roman Peace", and marks a high point in Roman culture
a)
Pan Roma
b)
Pax Roma
c)
San Roma
d)
Sax Roma
62.
The Roman army began to have barbarians fighting for them, which was considered what type of reason for the fall of the empire?
a)
Political
b)
Economic
c)
Foreign Invasion
d)
Military
63.
Why was the size of the Roman Empire a problem that contributed to the empire's fall?
a)
The size of the empire made it hard to defend.
b)
Many emperors were needed to rule the empire.
c)
Much of the empire was empty land with no population.
d)
Most of the empire was dry land that could not support farming.
64.

Main cause for collapse in the Roman Empire.

a)

Invasions

b)

Overexpansion

c)

Military Spending

d)

All of the above

65.
What is a fief
a)
someone who steals
b)
land
c)
musical instrument
d)
another name for a knight
66.
A person who receives land is called a -
a)
fief
b)
vassal
c)
lord
d)
serf
67.
Feudal System is an exchange of ______ for _______
a)
money for food
b)
protection for land
c)
spices for wool
d)
meat for grain
68.
Who owned all the land in the country?
a)
king
b)
nobles
c)
lords
d)
vassals
69.
What is the name of peasants tied to the land?
a)
Knights
b)
Helots
c)
Slaves
d)
Serfs
70.
The crusades were wars between Christians and 
a)
Hindus
b)
Buddhists
c)
Muslims
d)
Catholics
71.
In Europe, a long-term effect of the Crusades was
a)
the strengthening of the feudal system 
b)
the adoption of Islamic religious practices 
c)
an increased demand for goods from the East 
d)
increased European isolation 
72.
Which statement best describes the result of the Crusades?
a)
Europeans maintained a lasting control over much of the Middle East 
b)
Islamic influence dominated Europe 
c)
Europeans developed tolerance of Non-Christian religions 
d)
trade between Europe and the Middle East was expanded 
73.
Why did people join in fighting in the Crusades?
a)
They thought it would help them to practice their fighting skills
b)
They thought it would help them to get into heaven
c)
They would get killed if they refused to fight
d)
None of the above
74.
Where did the Black Death originate?
a)
Asia
b)
Europe
c)
America
d)
Constantinople
75.
What may be the culprit for bringing the plague to Europe?
a)
fleas/bears
b)
fleas/black rats
c)
ticks/black rats
d)
ticks/brown bears
76.
Which of the following did not carry the Bubonic Plague?
a)
Fleas
b)
Flies
c)
Rats
d)
Humans
77.
What effect did the plague have on trade?
a)
Trade increased because more deaths led to lower production of food and products
b)
Trade increased because people were more willing to travel from city to city
c)
Trade decreased because cities & villages had surpluses of what they needed
d)
Trade decreased because of lack of production, and fear of travel/spread of the disease

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