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World History Final Part 2

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 1hrs 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which emperor made Christianity the official religion of Rome?

a)

Caesar

b)

Augustus

c)

Diocletian

d)

Constantine

2.

In 509 B.C. what form of government in which citizens elect their own leaders did Romans choose over the Etruscan monarchy?

a)

Republic

b)

Theocracy

c)

Oligarchy

d)

Empire

3.
What does a consul's right to reject each other's decisions called?
a)
Tax
b)
Veto
c)
Oversee
d)
Affirm
4.

What were the first written code of laws that Plebeians demanded be put into writing so judges would have to follow them?

a)

The Twelve Tables

b)

The Ten Commandments

c)

Civic Duty

d)

The Eightfold Path

5.
Who could rule with absolute power for a short period of time during a crisis?
a)
King
b)
Senator
c)
Dictator
d)
President
6.

The complex structure of Roman government to limit the power of any one group or persons is called a system of

a)

Checks and balances

b)

Checks and penalties

c)

Checks and denarii

d)

Checks on power

7.
Who made himself dictator for life and was seen as a hero to the plebeians because he gave them land & food, but was power-hungry to the patricians?
a)
Julius Caesar
b)
Mark Antony
c)
Scipio
d)
Caesar Augustus
8.

Who was Aeneas?

a)

The shepherd who found Romulus and Remus

b)

The Roman ruler who first converted to Christianity

c)

A Trojan hero believed to be an ancestor of Romulus and Remus

d)

The Roman god of war

9.

The Roman Empire was one of the largest and most powerful empires ever, still have great influence. They built roads, sewers, and running water. One of their greatest world influences came when Emperor Constantine lifted the bans on a new religion in the early 300s AD. Once the bans were lifted this small religion expanded to become one of the largest religions today. What religion did Constantine lift the bans on?

a)

Buddhism

b)

Hinduism

c)

Christianity

d)

Islam

10.

Which of these is NOT true of a Roman Republic?

a)

Ideas were debated in the Senate.

b)

Laws were written and on view for the public.

c)

Citizens voted for people to represent them.

d)

All citizens were able to vote on every issue.

11.

The manor economy was based on

a)

Trade among many villages

b)

Metalworking

c)

Farming

d)

Herding

12.

Why was the Magna Carta important?

a)

It approved money for wars in France.

b)

It allowed the monarch to abolish Parliament.

c)

It asserted that the monarch must obey the law.

d)

It limited the power of the people.

13.

Why is Joan of Arc remembered?

a)

She led a peasant uprising that ended feudalism.

b)

She led the French to victories against the English in the Hundred Years’ War.

c)

She led English troops in the Hundred Years’ War.

d)

She drove the English from Paris.

14.

The event that began the Middle Ages was the

a)

Fall of Rome

b)

Death of Julius Caesar

c)

Birth of Christ

d)

Invention of the printing press

15.

Which of the following is true about the Black Death?

a)

The virus was carried by rats and transmitted by fleas

b)

It was also knows as the Bubonic Plague

c)

It sometimes started with tumors that would grow in the armpit and groin

d)

All of these

16.

What very specific type of social/government system developed in Europe during the Middle Ages?

a)

Democracy

b)

Dictatorships

c)

Feudalism

d)

Imperialism

17.

This place preserved religious and intellectual knowledge throughout Europe during the Medieval Ages.

a)

Monasteries

b)

Tombs

c)

Totem Poles

d)

Colleges

18.

This chart depicts which historical event:

a)

Building the Great Wall of China

b)

The Crusades

c)

Building the ancient pyramids of Egypt

d)

The Age of Exploration

19.

What did the Magna Carta call for?

a)

taxation only with representation, right to trial, limits to power of monarchy

b)

legally tied to the manor and couldn't leave

c)

group made up the largest part of the population in feudal society

d)

oath of obedience, poverty, and chastity taken by monks and nuns

20.

What is Pope Urban II known for?

a)

he proclaimed the First Crusade

b)

he was worldly or nonreligious

c)

he was proclaimed Emperor by Pope Leo III

d)

he was the king of the Franks who conquered Gaul

21.

Gutenberg helped the spread of Renaissance ideas by

a)

developing a revolutionary printing method

b)

opening a school in Venice for northern Europeans

c)

opening a school in Florence for sculptors

d)

bringing Leonardo da Vinci and other scholars to Paris

22.

What is humanism?

a)

The idea that human achievements should be celebrated more than religious ideas.

b)

The idea that religious ideas should be celebrated more than human achievements.

c)

An emphasis on humanity over animal rights

d)

Giving non-living things human-like characteristics

23.

What action did Martin Luther take to begin the Protestant Revolution?

a)

He went to Rome and spat on the Pope's face.

b)

He posted 95 theses to a church door in Wittenberg.

c)

He started a theocracy in Geneva, Switzerland.

d)

He invented the printing press to spread his ideas

24.

Renaissance means

a)

Rebirth

b)

Reread

c)

Revive

d)

Relive

25.

Which artist is known for both his paintings and inventions?

a)

Michelangelo

b)

Da Vinci

c)

Raphael

d)

Donatello

26.

Who was one of the fathers (pictured here) of modern philosophy who deducted one unshakable truth, "I think, therefore I am" ?

a)

Rene Descartes

b)

Thomas Edison

c)

Galileo

d)

Isaac Newton

27.

Copernicus proposed which of the following?

a)

The sun travels around the Earth.

b)

The Earth travels around the sun.

c)

Gravity keeps the planets in orbit around the sun.

d)

The Earth is the center of the universe.

28.

Galileo had to withdraw his theories about the earth's rotation because

a)

he found out he was wrong.

b)

the Church threatened him with death if he did not.

c)

the ideas had caused him public ridicule.

d)

he wished to do more research.

29.

An object in motion tends to stay in motion unless acted upon by an outside force. Who developed this first law of motion?

a)

Robert Boyle

b)

William Harvey

c)

Isaac Newton

d)

Francis Bacon

30.

Luther believed that

a)

good deeds were necessary for salvation.

b)

the Pope was the sole religious authority.

c)

the Bible was a hoax.

d)

salvation could be achieved through faith alone.

31.

Cutting flat steps or terraces into the side of a mountain to have more land to cultivate is known as

a)

tribute

b)

quechua

c)

terrace farming

d)

chinampas farming

32.

What is one way we know about the legacy of the Aztec civilization?

a)

the Aztec made codices (like books) with glyphs describing their history

b)

The Spanish were very careful with Aztec goods and artifacts and have preserved them

c)

Carvings in caves

d)

Moctezuma II's Instagram

33.

To please the gods, the Maya offered

a)

food & animals

b)

plants & precious objects

c)

human sacrifice

d)

all of the above

34.

Which proves the Maya were successful mathematicians and astronomers?

a)

They built a pyramid

b)

They played a complicated ball game

c)

They created a 365 day calendar

d)

all of the above

35.

Whats the name of the stone city built high up in the Andes including religious temples, royal residences, and houses for workers?

a)

Andes

b)

Cusco

c)

Machu Picchu

d)

Nahuatl

36.

Even though the Inca had a large and strong army, the Spanish successfully defeated them because they had

a)

Atahualpa

b)

horses and superior metal weapons

c)

terraced farming

d)

Francisco Pizarro

37.

What allowed stones to carry water to the city (like in Rome!)?

a)

terraced farming

b)

aqueducts

c)

Machu Picchu

d)

quarried stone

38.

Francisco Pizarro

a)

was a conquistador from Spain. He invaded the Inca.

b)

Had only 180 men, but superior supplies compared to the Inca

c)

conquered the territory of the fallen Inca Empire

d)

all of the above

39.

Their bridges built of wood, stone, and thick rope, as well as their extensive network and roads, plus their entire cities built out of stone show us that the Inca were

a)

lazy

b)

gifted engineers and builders

c)

using a lot of help from the Maya

d)

skilled readers and writers

40.

A farming method often used in a jungle; involves cutting down plants and trees and burning them to make fertile farmland

a)

Slash-and-burn

b)

Terraces

c)

Irrigation

d)

Maize

41.

Which of the following best explained why European rulers encouraged ocean exploration?

a)

They wanted to find new trade routes.

b)

They wanted to conquer new lands.

c)

They wanted to spread Islam.

d)

They wanted to test new navigational tools.

42.

In 1494, the Treaty of Tordesillas created a line of ________.

a)

love

b)

demarcation

c)

money

d)

people

43.

How was Ferdinand Magellan able to prove the Earth was round?

a)

He circumnavigated the Earth by ship from Spain and back again

b)

He opened up a school of navigation to educate the people

c)

He came up with Magellan's Mathematical Equation to prove it

d)

Christopher Columbus confirmed his theory on his voyage

44.

What was Christopher Columbus' purpose for exploration before discovering the New World?

a)

To find a faster and safer trading route to Asia

b)

To circumnavigate the world in the name of Italy

c)

To launch a surprise attack the enemies of Spain by sea

d)

To find the city of gold in southern Africa

45.
In regards to the Columbian Exchange, what was the major factor that killed majority of the Native Americans?
a)
They died from starvation
b)
They died from disease
c)
They died from battle
d)
They died from poor nutrition 
46.

What is the Columbian Exhange?

a)

Exchange of ideas between America and Europe

b)

Exchange of different plants, animals, diseases between the New and Old World.

c)

Exchange of disease between colonists and Native Americans.

d)

Exchange of money between the Wergild and Ordeal

47.

What were the 3 major motivating factors for Explorers?

a)

Gold, Silver, Treasure

b)

God, Glory, Gold

c)

God, Glory, Gallantry

48.

An economic policy where nations increased their wealth and power by obtaining large amounts of gold and silver and by selling more goods than they bought

a)

Socialism

b)

Imperialism

c)

Mercantilism

d)

Militarism

49.

What system allowed Spanish colonists to demand labor from Native Americans?

a)

mercantilism

b)

encomienda

c)

colonization

d)

exploration

50.

Which European nation sponsored Columbus' expedition in 1492?

(King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella)

a)

England

b)

France

c)

Spain

d)

Portugual