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WorksheetsWorld History Final Part 2
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 1hrs 9mins
Which emperor made Christianity the official religion of Rome?
Caesar
Augustus
Diocletian
Constantine
In 509 B.C. what form of government in which citizens elect their own leaders did Romans choose over the Etruscan monarchy?
Republic
Theocracy
Oligarchy
Empire
What were the first written code of laws that Plebeians demanded be put into writing so judges would have to follow them?
The Twelve Tables
The Ten Commandments
Civic Duty
The Eightfold Path
The complex structure of Roman government to limit the power of any one group or persons is called a system of
Checks and balances
Checks and penalties
Checks and denarii
Checks on power
Who was Aeneas?
The shepherd who found Romulus and Remus
The Roman ruler who first converted to Christianity
A Trojan hero believed to be an ancestor of Romulus and Remus
The Roman god of war
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?
Buddhism
Hinduism
Christianity
Islam
Which of these is NOT true of a Roman Republic?
Ideas were debated in the Senate.
Laws were written and on view for the public.
Citizens voted for people to represent them.
All citizens were able to vote on every issue.
The manor economy was based on
Trade among many villages
Metalworking
Farming
Herding
Why was the Magna Carta important?
It approved money for wars in France.
It allowed the monarch to abolish Parliament.
It asserted that the monarch must obey the law.
It limited the power of the people.
Why is Joan of Arc remembered?
She led a peasant uprising that ended feudalism.
She led the French to victories against the English in the Hundred Years’ War.
She led English troops in the Hundred Years’ War.
She drove the English from Paris.
The event that began the Middle Ages was the
Fall of Rome
Death of Julius Caesar
Birth of Christ
Invention of the printing press
Which of the following is true about the Black Death?
The virus was carried by rats and transmitted by fleas
It was also knows as the Bubonic Plague
It sometimes started with tumors that would grow in the armpit and groin
All of these
What very specific type of social/government system developed in Europe during the Middle Ages?
Democracy
Dictatorships
Feudalism
Imperialism
This place preserved religious and intellectual knowledge throughout Europe during the Medieval Ages.
Monasteries
Tombs
Totem Poles
Colleges
This chart depicts which historical event:
Building the Great Wall of China
The Crusades
Building the ancient pyramids of Egypt
The Age of Exploration
What did the Magna Carta call for?
taxation only with representation, right to trial, limits to power of monarchy
legally tied to the manor and couldn't leave
group made up the largest part of the population in feudal society
oath of obedience, poverty, and chastity taken by monks and nuns
What is Pope Urban II known for?
he proclaimed the First Crusade
he was worldly or nonreligious
he was proclaimed Emperor by Pope Leo III
he was the king of the Franks who conquered Gaul
Gutenberg helped the spread of Renaissance ideas by
developing a revolutionary printing method
opening a school in Venice for northern Europeans
opening a school in Florence for sculptors
bringing Leonardo da Vinci and other scholars to Paris
What is humanism?
The idea that human achievements should be celebrated more than religious ideas.
The idea that religious ideas should be celebrated more than human achievements.
An emphasis on humanity over animal rights
Giving non-living things human-like characteristics
What action did Martin Luther take to begin the Protestant Revolution?
He went to Rome and spat on the Pope's face.
He posted 95 theses to a church door in Wittenberg.
He started a theocracy in Geneva, Switzerland.
He invented the printing press to spread his ideas
Renaissance means
Rebirth
Reread
Revive
Relive
Which artist is known for both his paintings and inventions?
Michelangelo
Da Vinci
Raphael
Donatello
Who was one of the fathers (pictured here) of modern philosophy who deducted one unshakable truth, "I think, therefore I am" ?
Rene Descartes
Thomas Edison
Galileo
Isaac Newton
Copernicus proposed which of the following?
The sun travels around the Earth.
The Earth travels around the sun.
Gravity keeps the planets in orbit around the sun.
The Earth is the center of the universe.
Galileo had to withdraw his theories about the earth's rotation because
he found out he was wrong.
the Church threatened him with death if he did not.
the ideas had caused him public ridicule.
he wished to do more research.
An object in motion tends to stay in motion unless acted upon by an outside force. Who developed this first law of motion?
Robert Boyle
William Harvey
Isaac Newton
Francis Bacon
Luther believed that
good deeds were necessary for salvation.
the Pope was the sole religious authority.
the Bible was a hoax.
salvation could be achieved through faith alone.
Cutting flat steps or terraces into the side of a mountain to have more land to cultivate is known as
tribute
quechua
terrace farming
chinampas farming
What is one way we know about the legacy of the Aztec civilization?
the Aztec made codices (like books) with glyphs describing their history
The Spanish were very careful with Aztec goods and artifacts and have preserved them
Carvings in caves
Moctezuma II's Instagram
To please the gods, the Maya offered
food & animals
plants & precious objects
human sacrifice
all of the above
Which proves the Maya were successful mathematicians and astronomers?
They built a pyramid
They played a complicated ball game
They created a 365 day calendar
all of the above
Whats the name of the stone city built high up in the Andes including religious temples, royal residences, and houses for workers?
Andes
Cusco
Machu Picchu
Nahuatl
Even though the Inca had a large and strong army, the Spanish successfully defeated them because they had
Atahualpa
horses and superior metal weapons
terraced farming
Francisco Pizarro
What allowed stones to carry water to the city (like in Rome!)?
terraced farming
aqueducts
Machu Picchu
quarried stone
Francisco Pizarro
was a conquistador from Spain. He invaded the Inca.
Had only 180 men, but superior supplies compared to the Inca
conquered the territory of the fallen Inca Empire
all of the above
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
lazy
gifted engineers and builders
using a lot of help from the Maya
skilled readers and writers
A farming method often used in a jungle; involves cutting down plants and trees and burning them to make fertile farmland
Slash-and-burn
Terraces
Irrigation
Maize
Which of the following best explained why European rulers encouraged ocean exploration?
They wanted to find new trade routes.
They wanted to conquer new lands.
They wanted to spread Islam.
They wanted to test new navigational tools.
In 1494, the Treaty of Tordesillas created a line of ________.
love
demarcation
money
people
How was Ferdinand Magellan able to prove the Earth was round?
He circumnavigated the Earth by ship from Spain and back again
He opened up a school of navigation to educate the people
He came up with Magellan's Mathematical Equation to prove it
Christopher Columbus confirmed his theory on his voyage
What was Christopher Columbus' purpose for exploration before discovering the New World?
To find a faster and safer trading route to Asia
To circumnavigate the world in the name of Italy
To launch a surprise attack the enemies of Spain by sea
To find the city of gold in southern Africa
What is the Columbian Exhange?
Exchange of ideas between America and Europe
Exchange of different plants, animals, diseases between the New and Old World.
Exchange of disease between colonists and Native Americans.
Exchange of money between the Wergild and Ordeal
What were the 3 major motivating factors for Explorers?
Gold, Silver, Treasure
God, Glory, Gold
God, Glory, Gallantry
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
Socialism
Imperialism
Mercantilism
Militarism
What system allowed Spanish colonists to demand labor from Native Americans?
mercantilism
encomienda
colonization
exploration
Which European nation sponsored Columbus' expedition in 1492?
(King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella)
England
France
Spain
Portugual
