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Social Studies 101 - Industrial Revolution Review

Total questions: 93

Worksheet time: 1hrs 1mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
0 degrees latitude; an imaginary line that runs around the middle of Earth, like a belt
a)
Tropic of Cancer
b)
Equator
c)
Prime Meridian
d)
Tropic of Capricorn
2.
0 degrees longitude; an imaginary line that runs up and down through the United Kingdom
a)
Prime Meridian
b)
Equator
c)
International Date Line
3.
180 degrees longitude; an imaginary line that runs up and down through the Pacific Ocean
a)
International Date Line
b)
Equator
c)
Time Zone Line
d)
Prime Meridian
4.
a map feature that shows the directions on a map (north, south, east, and west)
a)
Compass Rose
b)
Direction Device
c)
Cardinal Directions
5.
imaginary lines on a map that run east and west (horizontal)
a)
Latitude
b)
Longitude
6.
imaginary lines on a map that run up and down (vertical)
a)
Latitude
b)
Longitude
7.
the hemisphere that is NORTH of the Equator
a)
Northern Hemisphere
b)
Southern Hemisphere
c)
Eastern Hemisphere
d)
Western Hemisphere
8.
the hemisphere that is SOUTH of the Equator
a)
Northern Hemisphere
b)
Southern Hemisphere
c)
Eastern Hemisphere
d)
Western Hemisphere
9.
the hemisphere that is EAST of the Equator
a)
Northern Hemisphere
b)
Southern Hemisphere
c)
Eastern Hemisphere
d)
Western Hemisphere
10.
the hemisphere that is WEST of the Equator
a)
Northern Hemisphere
b)
Southern Hemisphere
c)
Eastern Hemisphere
d)
Western Hemisphere
11.

What is the name of the dark yellow continent?

a)

South America

b)

North America

c)

Asia

d)

Africa

12.

What continent is directly south of North America?

a)

Australia

b)

Europe

c)

Africa

d)

South America

13.

Which ocean is located off the east coast of North America?

a)

Pacific Ocean

b)

Atlantic Ocean

c)

Indian Ocean

d)

Southern Ocean

14.

What is the name of the largest continent?

a)

North America

b)

Europe

c)

Asia

d)

Africa

15.

Which continent is located west of Asia?

a)

Europe

b)

Antarctica

c)

Australia

d)

South America

16.

Which ocean is the farthest north?

a)

Indian Ocean

b)

Southern Ocean

c)

Arctic Ocean

d)

Atlantic Ocean

17.

What is the name of the most southern continent?

a)

Australia

b)

Africa

c)

Asia

d)

Antarctica

18.

Which ocean is located to the east of Africa and to the west of Australia?

a)

Atlantic Ocean

b)

Indian Ocean

c)

Pacific Ocean

d)

Arctic Ocean

19.

Which continent is to the east of the Indian Ocean and to the west of the Atlantic Ocean?

a)

Africa

b)

Europe

c)

North America

d)

Asia

20.

Which ocean is located off the west coast of North America. It is the LARGEST ocean.

a)

Atlantic Ocean

b)

Pacific Ocean

c)

Arctic Ocean

d)

Southern Ocean

21.

Which continent is an island continent?

a)

Europe

b)

North America

c)

Antarctica

d)

Australia

22.

The United States of America is a country located on which continent?

a)

South America

b)

Europe

c)

Africa

d)

North America

23.
What does the word "Renaissance" mean?
a)
Renewed
b)
Rebuilt
c)
Remade
d)
Rebirth
24.
What is one way that Medieval and Renaissance artists differ?
a)
Renaissance art focuses more on religion
b)
Medieval artists were more realistic
c)
Renaissance artist turned to Roman and Greek works for inspiration
d)
They are the same
25.
On what peninsula did the Renaissance begin?
a)
Spain
b)
England
c)
Italy
d)
Germany
26.
Humanism...
a)
emphasized the Bible
b)
leads to happier lives
c)
encourages people to learn Latin and Greek
d)
focuses on the potential of humans to achieve 
27.
The Sistine Chapel was painted by...
a)
Michalangelo
b)
Albrecht Durer
c)
Miguel Cervantes
d)
Leonardo DaVinci
28.
______________ art was flat with rigid, emotionless figures, while ______________ art had full backgrounds with figures that showed emotion and detail.
a)
Renaissance, Medieval
b)
Renaissance, Classical
c)
Classical, Medieval
d)
Medieval, Renaissance
29.
Title...
a)
Madonna
b)
Mona Lisa
c)
Margaret
d)
da Vinci
30.
Artist who painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in Rome 
a)
Michelangelo
b)
Leonardo Da Vinci
c)
Perspective
d)
Patron
31.
Italian artist who also excelled in astronomy, engineering, and anatomy 
a)
Michelangelo
b)
Raphael
c)
Johann Guttenberg
d)
Leonardo da Vinci
32.
Which of the following is associated with classical learning?
a)
the ideas of the middle ages
b)
the ideas of Greece & Rome
c)
the ideas of ancient China
d)
the ideas of ancient India
33.

What was the time in history when the Roman Catholic Church was questioned?

a)

Middle Ages

b)

Renaissance

c)

Reformation

d)

All of the Above

34.

How did the invention of the printing press help the Reformation?

a)

Bibles printed allowed more people to read them.

b)

People could read translations of the Bible in their language.

c)

It allowed reformers to spread their ideas.

d)

All of the Above

35.

Why did the Reformation begin?

a)

Luther wanted to start a new religion.

b)

The Church was poor and needed a new leader.

c)

Calvin wanted to head the Church.

d)

There were abuses in the Church that needed changing.

36.

What does Protestant Reformation mean?

a)

start something new

b)

replace leaders

c)

go against and speak for change

d)

protect the Catholic Church

37.

Before the Reformation, Christian churches were ___________

a)

Jewish

b)

Roman Catholic

c)

Muslim

d)

None of the Above

38.

What was the list of complaints against the Church called?

a)

95 Theses

b)

Peace of Augsburg

c)

Magna Carta

d)

New Testament

39.

What was the Counter Reformation?

a)

Pope's decision to go to war

b)

Protestants moving to new lands

c)

Printing Bible in other languages

d)

Catholic Church making changes

40.

Why did Luther disagree with the selling of indulgences?

a)

He believed they should cost more.

b)

He believed people had to work to earn salvation.

c)

He believed salvation was a gift of grace.

d)

He believed his 95 Theses could get people to Heaven.

41.

I am a queen that tried to restore the people of England to the Catholic Church. Who am I?

a)

Elizabeth

b)

Isabella

c)

Mary

d)

None of Above

42.

I was the Holy Roman Emperor who declared war on the protestants of Germany. Who am I?

a)

King Henry VIII

b)

Charles V

c)

John Calvin

d)

Pope Paul III

43.

If a person was accused of heresy, he/she could be kicked out of the church or ______________________.

a)

ordained

b)

crowned

c)

excommunicated

d)

reformed

44.
Which question below is NOT a reason the Spain explored the New World 
a)
Oil
b)
Gold
c)
God
d)
Glory
45.
Conquered Mexico and defeated Aztec 
a)
Francisco Pizarro 
b)
Sir Francis Drake 
c)
Hernan Cortez 
d)
Henry the Navigator 
46.
first to circumnavigate globe 
a)
Christopher Columbus 
b)
Vasco da Gama 
c)
Jacques Cartier 
d)
Ferdinand Magellen 
47.
First to lay claims in Canada 
a)
Jacques Cartier 
b)
Ferdinand Magellan 
c)
Ferdinand Magellan 
d)
Christopher Columbus
48.
First Englishman to sail around globe
a)
Francisco Pizarro 
b)
Vasco da gama 
c)
Sir Francis Drake 
d)
Bartolomeu Dias
49.
Conquered Incan Empire and established Lima Peru 
a)
Prince Henry 
b)
Christopher Columbus 
c)
SIr Francis Drake 
d)
Francisco Pizarro 
50.
First to sail directly from Europe to India
a)
Bartolomeu Dias 
b)
Vasco Da Gama 
c)
Hernan Cortez
d)
Christopher Columbus 
51.
First to sail around the southern tip of Africa 
a)
Francisco Pizarro 
b)
Prince Henry the Naviagtor
c)
Sir Francis Drake 
d)
Bartolomeu Dias 
52.
tool used to determine direction (N,S,E,W)
a)
Compass
b)
Astrolabe 
c)
caravel 
d)
telescope 
53.
used to determine latitude using the position of stars 
a)
compass
b)
caravel 
c)
Astrolabe 
d)
telescope 
54.
Used to see far away 
a)
Compass
b)
telescope 
c)
caravel 
d)
astrolabe 
55.
Sleek ships that could carry large loads long distances 
a)
telescope 
b)
Compass 
c)
Astrolabe 
d)
Caravel 
56.
Time period during which Europeans explored the world starting in 1400's 
a)
Renaissance
b)
Reformation 
c)
Middle Ages 
d)
Age of Exploration 
57.
Mother countries growing wealthy via controlled trade with colonies 
a)
trade 
b)
stealing 
c)
colonies 
d)
Mercantilism 
58.
Explorer credited with the discovery of the New World
a)
Ferdinand Magellan 
b)
Christoper Columbus
c)
Bartolomeu Dias 
d)
Sir Francis Drake 
59.
The idea that the earth is the center of the universe is the ___________ theory.
a)
geocentric
b)
heliocentric
c)
earthcentric
d)
world's worst
60.
The idea that the sun is the center of the universe is the ____________ theory.
a)
geocentric
b)
heliocentric
c)
solar
d)
sunny
61.
Who created the heliocentric theory?
a)
Copernicus
b)
Galileo 
c)
Ptolemy
d)
Kepler
62.
Which scientist developed laws of motion?  
a)
Ptolemy
b)
Copernicus
c)
Galileo
d)
Newton
63.
The English philosopher who proposed the Scientific Method.
a)
Sir Francis Bacon
b)
Voltaire
c)
Thomas Hobbes
d)
hypothesis
64.
This is the structure of living things.
a)
humanist
b)
geocentric theory
c)
anatomy
d)
rationalism
65.
What did Francis Bacon contribute to the Scientific Revolution?
a)
the geocentric theory
b)
the scientific method
c)
the heliocentric theory
d)
the law of universal gravitation
66.
Which of the following was developed by Isaac Newton?
a)
the heliocentric theory
b)
the scientific method
c)
the theory of scientifc rationalism
d)
the theory of universal gravitation
67.
The concept of individualism was most central to the political ideas of
a)
A) Thomas Hobbes 
b)
B) Immanuel Kant 
c)
C) John Locke 
d)
D) Montesquieu 
68.
A common theme among Enlightenment thinkers was
a)
A) a desire to improve society
b)
B) faith in traditional religious beliefs
c)
C) support for democratic forms of government
d)
D) a belief in the inherent goodness of humanity
69.
Philosophers of the Enlightenment wanted to use __________ in all areas of life.
a)
A. government
b)
B. economics
c)
C. politics
d)
D. reason
70.
___________________ believed that without government, people would fight each other all the time.
a)
A. Locke
b)
B. Hobbes
c)
C. Montesquieu
d)
D. Smith
71.
Locke believed that a government's power came from its ___________________.
a)
A. army
b)
B. power
c)
C. people
d)
D. science
72.
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
73.
Enlightenment thinkers and theories inspired
a)
A. the French Revolution
b)
B. the American Revolution
c)
C. other revolutions of the 1800s
d)
D. all of the above
74.
What is the French word for philosopher?
a)
A. philosophe
b)
B. natural rights
c)
C. separation of power
d)
D. checks and balances
75.
You are born with _________________ that can't be taken away; life, liberty, property
a)
A. philosophe
b)
B. natural rights
c)
C. separation of power
d)
D. checks and balances
76.
The belief that government should be split into three branches to prevent one person or group from becoming corrupt.
a)
A. philosophe
b)
B. natural rights
c)
C. separation of power
d)
D. checks and balances
77.
Related to the idea of separation of powers; each branch of government must have approval from other branches in order to do certain functions.
a)
A. philosophe
b)
B. natural rights
c)
C. separation of power
d)
D. checks and balances
78.
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
79.
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
80.
The Second Estate was composed of 
a)
Church leaders
b)
Nobility
c)
Peasants
d)
none of the above
81.
Most of the people of France belonged to the 
a)
1st 
Estate
b)
2nd Estate
c)
3rd Estate
d)
4th Estate
82.
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
83.
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 US Constitution
d)
The Edict of Nantes
84.
The First Estate was made up of this group.
a)

clergy

b)
common people
c)
nobles
d)
kings and queens
85.
What was the Divine Right of Kings?
a)
right to not pay taxes
b)
God given right to rule
c)
predetermined rise to power
d)
enlightenment of kings
86.
How did the Enlightenment and the American Revolution influence the French Revolution?
a)
the people of France overthrew their absolute monarchy
b)
absolute monarchy was strengthened
c)
support for absolute monarchy increased
d)
France was divided into three estates
87.
Why were the people of France starving of hunger?
a)
They only had wine
b)
Agricultural crop failure caused a shortage of food
c)
They sold all the food to Germany
d)
The King wanted to punish the people
88.
Who was Louis XVI?
a)
Leader of Reign of Terror. 
b)
King of France when the French Revolution begins. 
c)
Became Emperor of France. 
d)
The Sun King. 
89.
Until the 1800s, how did most families get the items they needed for daily life?
a)
They made tools, clothing, materials, and food by hand.
b)
They bought them from factories.
c)
They bought them on the Internet.
d)
They bought them from stores.
90.
The _______________ is the name for the change from goods being made by hand at home to making them by machine in factories.
a)
French Revolution
b)
Machine Revolution
c)
Industrial Revolution
d)
Technological Revolution
91.
Who invented the cotton gin?
a)
Thomas Jefferson
b)
James Madison
c)
George Washington
d)
Eli Whitney
92.
_______________ is a machine with sharp blades used to cut grain.
a)
The sower
b)
The reaper
c)
The cotton gin
d)
The sewing machine
93.
What was a nickname given to the steam locomotive?
a)
Steamy
b)
Iron Wagon
c)
Iron Horse
d)
Steam Horse