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End of the year exam

Total questions: 90

Worksheet time: 1hrs 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which two religions began in India?

a)

Catholicism and Jainism

b)

Islam and Buddhism

c)

Hinduism and Buddhism

d)

Judaism and Christianity

2.

Mahatma Gandhi was known for using what type of political action to achieve his goals?

a)

passive aggression

b)

guerrilla warfare

c)

changing the way people voted

d)

non-violent resistance

e)

mis-information and propaganda

3.

Which country split off from India because of religious differences?

a)

Pakistan

b)

Tibet

c)

Nepal

d)

Sri Lanka

4.

"He set out to share his experience and to teach others to follow the Middle Path. He traveled throughout Northeastern India for several decades, spreading his philosophy to anyone who was interested, regardless of gender or caste."


What religion is being spread in this passage?

a)

Christianity

b)

Judaism

c)

Islam

d)

Buddhism

5.

What is the capital city of India

a)

Mombai

b)

Afganistan

c)

New Delhi

d)

Thailand

6.

What continent is India located on?

a)

Europe

b)

Asia

c)

Africa

d)

Australia

7.

What is a famous landmark in India?

a)

Krishna

b)

The Taj Mahal

c)

Gandhi

d)

Mumbai

8.

What is the order of the caste system in India?

a)

Brahmins, landowners and merchants, princes and warriors, farmers and servants

b)

landowners and merchants, princes and warriors, farmers and servants, brahmins

c)

princes and warriors, landowners and merchants, farmers and servants, brahmins

d)

Brahmins, princes and warriors, landowners and merchants, farmers and servants

9.

In terms of population, what's Indian's ranking in the world?

a)

Third

b)

Second

c)

Seventh

d)

Tenth

10.

Name Asia's three ancient cultures and tell the general area they were located.

a)

Egyptian Tigris-Euphrates Valley; India-Indus Valley; China-the Huang He (Yellow River) Valley

b)

Egyptian Tigris-Euphrates Valley; Congo -Indus Valley; China-the Huang He (Yellow River) Valley

c)

Mesopotamia- Tigris-Euphrates Valley; India-Indus Valley; China-the Huang He (Yellow River) Valley

d)

Egyptian Tigris-Euphrates Valley; Israel-Indus Valley; China-the Huang He (Yellow River) Valley

11.

Who began the caste system? Why?

a)

the Dravidians ; to keep the Aryans separate from the Aryans

b)

the Aryans; to keep the Dravidians separate from the Aryans

c)

the Brahmins; to keep the Dravidians separate from the Aryans

d)

the Buddhist; to keep the Dravidians separate from the Aryans

12.

India's largest city is __________.

a)

New Delhi

b)

Mumbai

c)

Calculla

d)

Calicut

13.

A line of rulers all in the same family is a ___________ .

a)

nirvana

b)

monsoon

c)

dynasty

d)

calico

14.

What group of people invaded India from the North and developed the caste system?

a)

Dravidians

b)

Aryans

c)

Buddhists

d)

Europeans

15.

People not belonging to any caste are called _______.

a)

outcastes

b)

downcastes

c)

Brahmins

d)

middlemen

16.

What do Buddhists call the state of being free from suffering?

a)

nirvana

b)

monsoon

c)

dynasty

d)

calico

17.

the cotton material first made in India is ________

a)

nirvana

b)

monsoon

c)

dynasty

d)

calico

18.

One important math principle developed in India was ______

a)

addition

b)

counting

c)

time tables

d)

place value

19.

India's first prime minister was Gandhi.

a)

True

b)

False, it was Nehru

20.

The person who first took cotton goods from India to Europe was Amy Carmichael.

a)

True

b)

False, Alexander the Great

21.

The name "Buddha" means "Enlightened One."

a)

true

b)

false

22.

The belief that the soul is reborn into some other man or animal is evolution.

a)

true

b)

false, reincarnation

23.

What is the worlds largest mountain? In what country is it located?

a)

Mt. Kilimanjaro, Tanzania

b)

Mt. Congo, Congo

c)

Mt. Everest, India

24.

First European to reach India by sailing around Africa?

a)

Christopher Columbus

b)

Vasco da Gama

c)

Hermenegildo de Brito Capelo

d)

Niccolò Da Conti

25.

Today West Pakistan is known as _____________, East Pakistan is known as __________

a)

Pakistan; Bangladesh

b)

Pakistan; Sri Lanka

c)

Bangladesh, Sri Lanka

d)

Bangladesh; Pakistan

26.
List the 3 West African kingdoms in chronological order.
a)
Ghana, Mali and Songhai
b)
Mali, Songhai and Ghana
c)
Songhai, Ghana and Mali
d)
Ghana, Songhai and Mali
27.
What is the name of the country in green?
a)
Kenya
b)
Ethiopia
c)
Sudan
28.
In what city was there a university with a large library with books from ancient Greece and Rome?
a)
Athens
b)
Timbuktu
c)
New York City
d)
Tokyo
29.

The Songhai Empire replaced the ___________ Empire.

a)

Ghana

b)

Mali

c)

Benin

d)

Great Zimbabwe

30.

Who led a great caravan to Mecca that brought his West African empire to the attention of the Arab and European world?

a)

Askia Muhammad

b)

As-Saheli

c)

Mansa Musa

d)

Mansa Sundiata

31.

Why did Morocco invade Songhai?

a)

Morocco wanted to use captured Songhai citizens as slaves.

b)

Songhai merchants had taken over many of Morocco’s trading partners.

c)

The Moroccans were after Songhai’s rich deposits of gold and salt.

d)

The Moroccans thought that the askias of Songhai were converting

to Christianity.

32.
Ghana and Mali, controlled trade of which TWO items?
a)
Gold and fish
b)
Gold and salt
c)
Gold and timber
d)
Gold and bronze
33.
Ghana and Mali,developed in which region of Africa?
a)
West Africa
b)
East Africa
c)
North Africa 
d)
South Africa
34.
?
a)
Mali
b)
Mauritania
c)
Gambia
d)
Sierra Leone
35.
?
a)
Niger
b)
Nigeria
c)
Benin
d)
Cape Verde
36.
?
a)
Niger
b)
Nigeria
c)
Togo
d)
Ghana
37.
?
a)
Liberia
b)
Nigeria
c)
Senegal
d)
Benin
38.

Country

a)

Botswana

b)

Angola

c)

Zambia

d)

Zimbabwe

39.

Country

a)

Cameroon

b)

Chad

c)

Cote D'Ivoire (Ivory Coast)

d)

Morocco

40.

First president of Cote d'Ivoire?

a)

Félix Houphouët-Boigny

b)

Alassan Ouattara

c)

Louis Gustave Binger

d)

Louis Mottet

41.

First capital of Cote d'Ivoire

a)

Abidjan

b)

Yamoussoukro

c)

Grand bassam

d)

Bingerville

42.

Third capital of Cote d'Ivoire

a)

Abidjan

b)

Yamoussoukro

c)

Grand bassam

d)

Bingerville

43.

First Newspaper of Cote d'Ivoire

a)

Wake up

b)

Le Bataillon

c)

Réveil

d)

L'Abidjanaise

44.

How many ethnic groups are in Cote d'Ivoire?

a)

60

b)

20

c)

10

d)

5

45.

What is Cote d'Ivoire's greatest cash crop?

a)

Cocoa

b)

Coffee

c)

Attieke

d)

Yam

46.
What type of government is based on the power of religious authority?
a)
Theocracy
b)
Democracy
c)
Oligarchy
d)
Junta
47.

Which government type exists where citizens vote on every law and policy and the majority always wins?

a)

Representative Democracy

b)

Democratic Republic

c)

Direct Democracy

d)

Theocratic Democracy

48.
Which government type allowed people to vote for officials to represent them in government?
a)
Direct Democracy
b)
Judicial System
c)
Representative Democracy
d)
Executive Branch
49.

A dictatorship is the same thing as a monarchy.

a)

True

b)

False

50.

What is Communism?

a)

Everything is owned by the community (the government), no private ownership

b)

Only the dictator controls all

c)

Democracy

d)

Private Ownership

51.
What type of government is being described? Fidel Castro held total authority over the citizens of Cuba and punished those who were against him.
a)
Theocracy
b)
Democracy
c)
Dictatorship 
d)
Oligarchy
52.

Which type of government does the United States have?

a)

Monarchy

b)

Democracy

c)

Dictatorship

53.
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
54.
A type of government that is ran by representatives of the people is called a____.
a)
Monarchy
b)
Democracy
c)
Oligarchy
d)
Dictatorship
55.

How are constitutional monarchies different from absolute monarchies

a)

1 ruler remains the figure head of the country

b)

1 family typically runs the nation

c)

While remaining in power as a symbol, one monarchy holds all the power while the other is ran by Parliament

d)

Absolute monarchies originated after constitutional monarchies

56.

"I have control over all my citizens. I came into power through the use of force." Which type of government does this quote represent?

a)

democracy

b)

constitutional monarchy

c)

absolute monarchy

d)

dictatorship

57.

"The leader of my country was elected president when citizens exercised their right to vote in the election." What type of government does this quote represent?

a)

democracy

b)

constitutional monarchy

c)

absolute monarchy

d)

dictatorship

58.

How is a constitutional monarchy different than an absolute monarchy?

a)

In a constitutional monarchy power is shared between the monarchy and parliament.

b)

There are no constitutional monarchies left in the world.

c)

Constitutional monarchies have total control of their citizens.

d)

Constitutional monarchies are made up of members of parliament only.

59.

T/F: In an absolute monarchy, the king shares power with an elected parliament.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

60.

True or False: In a monarchy, people get to vote on all laws.

a)

True

b)

False

61.

Which type of Monarchy has more power over the people?

a)

Absolute

b)

Constitutional

c)

Monarch Butterfly

62.

Which of the following countries is an example of an absolute monarchy?

a)

Sweden

b)

Saudi Arabia

c)

France

d)

Mississippi

63.

The United States is a _________________________ democracy.

a)

direct

b)

indirect

c)

representative

d)

social

64.
A Representative is____
a)
A person chosen by a king to collect taxes
b)
A person chosen by God to rule all
c)
A person chosen by the people to create laws
d)
A person chosen by the people to fight wars
65.

_____________ African Empire traded salt and gold.

a)

Mali

b)

Songhai

c)

Ethiopia

d)

Ghana

66.

Ghana's decline was caused by attacking _________,____________, and ____________.

a)

invasion

overgrazing

loss of trade

b)

internal rebellion

Morocco

Almoravids

c)

Mali

Songhai

death of king

67.

What is the capital of Senegal?

a)

Dakar

b)

Lome

c)

Accra

68.

Who is the president of Benin?

a)

Patrice Talon

b)

Jorge Carlos Fonesca

c)

Adama Barrow

d)

Jose Mario Vaz

69.

Who is the president of Senegal ?

a)

Patrice Talon

b)

Macky Sall

c)

Adama Barrow

d)

Jose Mario Vaz

70.

What is the capital and president of Togo?

a)

Lome, George Weah

b)

Accra, Mohamed Ould Abdel

c)

Lome, Faure Gnassingbe

d)

Niamey, Faure Gnassingbe

71.

Match the president, capital and country correctly.

a)

Nana Akufo-Addo, Accra, Ghana

b)

Nana Akufo-Addo, Bamako, Ghana

c)

Nigeria, Lome, Macky Sall

d)

Sierra Leone, Monrovia, Julius Maada Bio

72.

Match the president, capital and country correctly.

a)

Nana Akufo-Addo, Abuja, Ghana

b)

Mohamed Aziz, Nouakchott, Mauetania

c)

Nigeria, Lome, Macky Sall

d)

Sierra Leone, Monrovia, Julius Maada Bio

73.
Which country in the world has the largest population?
a)
Russia
b)
United States
c)
China
d)
North Korea
74.
What kind of government does China have?
a)
Democracy
b)
Monarchy
c)
Communism
d)
Anarchy
75.
Rulers from the same family over time.
a)
Family
b)
Dynasty
c)
Kings
d)
Emperors
76.
Why was the Silk Road important?
a)
trade
b)
spread of religion
c)
learn about other cultures
d)
all are correct
77.

As the ______ largest nation in the world, China is a little larger than the United States.

a)

first

b)

second

c)

third

d)

fourth

78.

Whose teachings did the Chines have to study to hold a government job?

a)

Confucius' teachings

b)

Buddah

c)

Jesus Christ

d)

Nirvana

79.

The Chinese were the first people to discover and use________.

a)

milk

b)

cotten

c)

silk

d)

sugar

80.

China's borders touch_____ nations.

a)

11

b)

10

c)

14

d)

19

81.

The ______________ was the longest ruling dynasty in Chinese history.

a)

Han

b)

Chou

c)

Ch'in

d)

Ming

82.

What was the name of the land route that connected China with Europe?

a)

The Great route

b)

Great Silk Road

c)

Grat Bamboo Road

83.

Who established the first Republic of China?

a)

Sun Yat-sen

b)

Moa Tse-tung

c)

Chiang Kai-shek

84.

The philosophy of what famous Chinese teacher influenced Chinese history over 2,000 years?

a)

Gandhi

b)

Buddha

c)

Confucius

d)

Jesus

85.

Who was the leader of the Nationalist of the Republic of China?

a)

Sun Yat-sen

b)

Moa Tse-tung

c)

Chiang Kai-shek

86.

Which European explorer spent 20 years in China?

a)

Vaso de Gama

b)

Marco Polo

c)

Christopher Columbus

87.

another name for porcelain is_____

a)

porcealine

b)

china

c)

elegant

d)

organca

88.

The capital and president of the following country: Kenya

a)

Beirut, Uhuru Kenyatta

b)

Nairobi, Uhuru Kenyatta

c)

Nairobi, Jomo Kenyatta

d)

Niamey, Uhuru Kenyatta

89.

The capital and president of the following country: Guinea

a)

Bissau, Jose Maria Vaz

b)

Conkary, Alpha Conde

c)

Conkary, Jose Maria Vaz

d)

Bissau, Alpha Conde

90.

The capital and president of the following country: Cape Verde

a)

Bissau, Jose Maria Vaz

b)

Praia, Joge Carlos Fonesca

c)

Praia, Jose Maria Vaz

d)

Bissau, Joge Carlos Fonesca

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