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WorksheetsWorld History- The Final Exam
Total questions: 105
Worksheet time: 53mins
In ancient Greece, a powerful individual who gained control of a city-state's government by appealing to the poor for support, was known as:
Helot
Dorian
Tyrant
Oligarchy
He was born to a wealthy Athenian family, he had careers as a wrestler and a poet before he became a philosopher. He was a student of Socrates. When Socrates died he wrote down their conversations, which became known as "The Republic." Who was he?
Socrates
Alexander the Great
Plato
Aristotle
A Greek city-state—the fundamental political unit of ancient Greece after about 750 B.C. is referred to as:
A polis
An epic
A helot
None of the above
A government in which power is in the hands of a single person, is called:
Tyrant
Oligarchy
Aristocracy
Monarchy
The term to describe a fortified hilltop in an ancient Greek city.
Polis
Epic
Macedonia
Acropolis
Who wrote the Iliad?
Socrates
Pericles
Aristotle
Homer
Who trained Alexander when he was 13-year-old?
Aristotle
Plato
Socrates
Philip II
What did the Athenians value?
Knowledge & military strength
Military strength
Knowledge, the arts, & literature
Knowledge & sports
The Greeks won the Persian War.
True
False
Known as a slave in Sparta:
Peasant.
Helot.
Serf.
Servant.
Who wrote the ‘Republic’?
Socrates
Aristotle
Plato
Homer
What was the ‘Republic’ about?
A cave
Democracy
Utopia
A perfect government
Who was Homer?
A blind dude
An old blind crazy dude
A blind storyteller
A blind rapper
What is the difference between an epic and a myth?
An epic is about heroes and a myth is about the Gods
An epic is about the Gods and a myth is about Heroes
An epic is a story and a myth is a poem
An epic is a poem and a myth is a story
A government in which power is in the hands of a hereditary ruling class or nobility, is called:
Monarchy
Aristocracy
Oligarchy
Tyranny
King Minos was the first Minoan king, who was said to have destroyed a Minotaur in order to be king.
True
False
The Trojan War was supposedly fought over a woman named Helen of Troy.
True
False
Greece is surrounded by the Aegean Sea and Adriatic Sea.
True
False
What civilizations influenced the Greeks?
Etruscans, Romans, and Latins
Myceneans, Etruscans, and Romans
Myceneans and Minoans
Minoans, Myceneans, and Etruscans
The Peloponnesus includes all of Greece and the many islands in the Ionian Sea.
True
False
Which Roman ruler held the title of dictator or absolute ruler at the time of his assassination by members of the Senate?
Augustus
Cyprus
Augustus Romulus
Julius Caesar
What were the common citizens, the farmers and merchants, better known as?
Patricians
Plebeians
legions
phalanx
Who moved the capital of the Roman Empire to Byzantium?
Julius Caesar
Saul of Tarsus
Diocletian
Constantine
What was the name of peace and prosperity in the Roman Empire that lasted for almost 207 years?
Pax Romana
Pax Mongolica
Pax Romulus
Pax Constantina
A military unit of the ancient Roman army, made up of 5,000-foot soldiers, is called:
Patrician
Dictator
Legion
Icon
Who is considered to be the first pope of the Christian Church?
Jesus
Paul
Peter
Abraham
The twin brothers that founded Rome were named ______________ and Remus.
Romatin
Tarquin
Jupiter
Romulus
Who were the members of the first triumvirate?
Julius Caesar, Pompey, Octavian
Crassus, Julius Caesar, Pompey
Marc Antony, Lepidus, and Octavian
Crassus, Marcus Aurelius, Caesar
What continent is Carthage on?
Europe
Africa
Asia
Italy
What Carthaginian general made his debut to the Punic Wars during the Second Punic War?
Hamlet
Hannibal
Hercules
Honey Boo-Boo
What emperor split the Roman Empire in two?
Nero
Marcus Aurelius
Diocletian
Justinian
What sea is to the east, right off the coast, of Rome?
Adriatic
Ionian
Aegaen
Mediterranean
Rome was built along what river?
Tigris RIver
Indus River
Euphrates River
Tiber River
What were the channels that brought water to cities and towns around the empire?
Banks
Aqueducts
Damns
Channels
The triumvirate of Julius Caesar, Crassus, and Pompey ruled Rome for 10 years before __________________?
Caesar disbanded his legions in Gaul
Caesar and Pompey clashed and went to war
Crassus demanded that Caesar not cross the Rubicon
The senate appointed Pompey dictator
All of the following except _________________________ are known as romance languages and had their roots in the Latin language.
Spanish
German
French
Italian
Who were the members of the second triumvirate in Rome?
Crassus, Julius Caesar, and Pompey
Octavian, Crassus, and Pompey
Marc Antony, Lepidus, and Octavian
Julius Caesar, Marc Antony, and Lepidus
What day in history is consider the “Ides of March?”
The day Octavian August died
The day Julius Caesar died
The day Marcus Aurelius died
The day Jesus died
Who was Marcus Aurelius’ son?
Nero
Egulabulus
Caligula
Commodus
_______________________ was NOT a reason for the decline of the Roman Empire.
A strong military
The huge amount of money spent on defense, couple with inflation
The invasion by Germanic tribes and by the Huns
The disruption of trade
The emperor’s purpose for dividing the Roman Empire was ___________________.
To decrease the authority of the Senate
To protect the west from Greek influences
To make control of the Empire more efficient
To separate groups whose conflicts threatened unity
What were the reasons that Christianity spread throughout the Roman Empire?
It embraced all people: men and women, rich and poor
Rome’s excellent roads encouraged the exchange of ideas
Jesus promised eternal life.
All the above.
Why did Germanic people invade the Roman Empire?
Famines in northern Europe
Fear of attacks by the Huns
A desire to settle the frontier regions
Resentment over Rome’s power and wealth
How do we know about Jesus’ life? Where do we find this information?
The Nicene Creed
Augustine’s book, City of God
The Epistles in the Christian Bible
The Gospels in the Christian Bible
Which was the MOST important part of the Roman economy?
Trade
Slavery
Agriculture
All the above.
Who was the last Roman Emperor?
Romulus Caesar
Romulus Augustulus
Romulus Augustus
Romulus Remes
Who was allowed to vote in Rome?
Everyone
All free born peoples
All landowning men
All free born men
Which emperor tried killing his mother five separate times before succeeding?
Nero
Caligula
Caesar
Commodus
What is the city of Constantine known as?
The city of angels
Constantinople
Constantine
Carthage
What groups of people were considered by historians to be the first Romans?
Etruscans, Greeks, and Macedonians
Macedonians, Romans, and Greeks
Philistines, Phoenicians, and Minoans
Etruscans, Latins, and Greeks
What church started in the eastern part of the Roman Empire?
Roman Catholic
Eastern Orthodox Church
Western Orthodox Church
Protestant Church
Who was Justinian?
A nobleman who became emperor of Byzantium aka the Byzantine Empire
A nobleman who became emperor of Rome
A nobleman who became emperor of Constantinople
A guy who did stuff back in history that I cannot remember because I was not paying attention
What is a patriarch?
A father
A leading bishop in the East
A leading bishop in the West
Another name for the emperor in the East
What is excommunication?
It is when the bishop removes you from the church and makes you an outcast
It is when the pope removes you from the church and makes you an outcast
It is when the patriarch removes you from the church and makes you an outcast
It is when the emperor removes you from the church and makes you an outcast.
Which naval battle did Octavian destroy Marc Antony and Cleopatra’s forces at?
The battle of Actium
The battle of Antietam
The battle of Gettysburg
The battle of Sitting Bull
In what year did the battle of Actium occur?
44 B.C.
36 B.C.
31 B.C.
46 B.C.
When did the Punic Wars occur?
264 A.D. to 146 A.D.
246 A.D. to 164 A.D.
246 B.C. to 164 B.C.
264 B.C. to 146 B.C.
How did the plague spread?
Through contact with random dead bodies
Through the air
Through fleas on rats traveling on trade ships from Geneses
Through dancing naked in the woods when the summer sun was full
A political system in which nobles are granted the use of lands that legally belong to their king, in exchange for their loyalty, military service, and protection of the people who live on the land.
Pastoralist
Legalism
Feudalism
Daoism
Charlemagne and Charles Martel are the same person.
True
False
Medieval Christians, whether rich or poor, had to follow the rules of the Church, a practice otherwise known as:
Justinian’s Code
Hammurabi’s Code
Canon Law
The Ten Commandments
The Middle Ages was a time period lasting:
From 300 AD to 1500 AD
From 500 BC to 1500 BC
From 300 BC to 1500 BC
From 500 AD to 1500 AD
All of the following are true of the Germanic tribes EXCEPT that:
They used a variety of written languages
They lived in small, closely knit communities\
They had a strong tradition of songs and legends
Each tribe’s chief had a group of warriors loyal only to him
According to the code of chivalry, a knight fought for all of the following EXCEPT:
His lady
His country
His feudal lord
His heavenly Lord
Which invaders came from North Africa and traveled into Europe through Spain and Italy (the South)?
Magyars
Muslims
Vikings
None of the above
Pope Gregory VII and the German emperor Henry IV fought over the issue of:
Rule of the Papal States.
The Church’s collection of tithes.
Secular appointment of bishops.
Papal appointment of bishops.
The achievement for which Charlemagne is most remembered was:
Traveling to Rome to crush a mob threatening the pope
Building an empire larger than any since Rome
Visiting every part of his kingdom to ensure justice
Halting the expansion of the Muslim empire
How many years total did a knight’s education last?
7
14
18
21
The Carolingian Dynasty lasted from 751 AD to 987 AD, beginning with the crowning of which emperor?
Louis the Pious
Charles the Great
Charles the Hammer
Pepin the Short
Peasants paid a high price to work their lord’s manor, such as:
Living in crowed cottages- usually only one room or two
Sleeping with pigs on their dirt floors- to stay warm
Working from sunrise to sunset
All the above
From what region or country did the Vikings come?
Byzantine Empire
Russia
France
Scandinavia
Why did learning decline during the last years of Roman Empire?
Invaders burned most of the empire’s collections of manuscripts
Invaders could neither read nor write and did not understand Latin
Everything written in Greek was destroyed by the invaders
All the above are true
How were feudalism and the manor system related?
Feudalism was a social order, and the manor system was the economic arrangement that supported it
Feudalism applied only to lords, while the manor system involved serfs
The laws of feudalism were set by the king, and the laws of the manor were set by the Church
Feudalism involved only war, while the manor system involved farming
Viking raids eventually ceased because of several factors, including the fact that:
Feudal lords successfully unified for defense
Farming conditions in the Viking homeland improved
Muslim raiding parties threatened the Viking homelands
Leif Ericson turned Viking attention to the exploration of new lands
What was the significance of Pope Leo III crowning Charlemagne emperor?
It started the tradition of popes crowning emperors in the city of Aachen
Charlemagne was under the Pope’s control from that time on
It gave a great deal of power to the Germanic people
It joined Germanic people with the Church and the heritage of Rome
A body of officials who perform religious services—such as priests, ministers, or rabbis, are known as:
The serfs
The knights
The clergy
The laypeople
What were the forces holding feudal society together?
A set of mutual social obligations and the teachings of the Church
Loyalty to country and belief in God
Pride in their Roman heritage and a thriving economic system
The code of chivalry, the laws of Rome, and the teachings of the Church
What were the Magyars known for?
Their vicious attacks and ruthlessness
For capturing people during war and selling them as slaves
For showing mercy on conquered peoples
For settling in big huts along the borders of the Roman Empire
The practice of appointment of church officials by kings and nobles was called:
Royal authority
Lay investiture
Excommunication
Feudalism
What two modern countries start to emerge by the end of the Middle Ages?
France and Russia
France and England
England and Scotland
Russia and Scotland
Which emperor is credited for creating the Hagias Sophia Cathedral?
Charlemagne
Clovis
Justinian
Louis
In feudal Europe, a person who received a grant of land from a lord in exchange for a pledge of loyalty and services, is known as:
A manor
A lord
A fief
A vassal
Another name for the Middle Ages is the Medieval Ages.
True
False
What was the Curia?
the pope's group of advisors
the pope's right-hand man
the king's group of advisors
the king's right-hand man
Who were the first people to start writing in the vernacular?
the scribes in the church
the merchants when conducting trade business
the king's royal courts
the poets
What was not a goal of the Crusades?
Religious- Appealing to Christians to stop Muslims
Political- Get rid of quarrelsome knights
ALL of the above are goals of the Crusades
None of the above are goals of the Crusades
What kinds of problems did the Crusaders face on the first Crusade?
they were ill-prepared for war
they knew nothing of the geography or climate
they knew nothing of the culture of the Holy Land
ALL of these are problems they faced in the first Crusade
What happened in the Second Crusade?
the Turks captured the city of Jerusalem
the city of Edessa fell to the Turks and Saladin
Jerusalem eventually fell to the Kurdish warrior, Saladin
Saladin gave up the city of Jerusalem to the Turks
What agreement was reached at the end of the Third Crusade?
Saladin and Richard the Lionhearted struck a truce
Richard the Lionhearted killed Saladin
Saladin killed Richard the Lionhearted
John tried to save his brother, Richard the Lionhearted, by raising taxes
Who was targeted during the Inquisition?
Jews
Muslims
Christians
Jews and Muslims
What would ABSOLUTELY happen to you if you were convicted of heresy?
You would be hung by your feet until dead
You would be pulled apart slowly by horses at each end of your body…. Yum
You would be tortured and questioned for weeks
You were bathed in pig’s blood and forced to frolic in a field of tulips
What was a major factor that increased the production of food between 800-1200?
The failure of crops during the previous generations
The increase in temperature
Monsanto Seeds
The increase in wealth and trade
What are guilds?
An organization of people from the same business who worked to improve social and economic conditions
An organization of people from the same class who worked to improve social and economic conditions
Modern fraternities
An organization of individuals who wanted to get money and get paid
What was the Commercial Revolution?
Something important
A moment in time when all the TV stations were on a commercial at the same time
A time when the availability of trade goods increased and when new ways of conducting business changed life in Europe
A time when more stuff was made available and more people were buying things
What advancements did the “Muslim Connection” bring to Western Europe?
Astronomy and architecture
Greek literature; overall more knowledge
Multiple languages
Trade expanded, and new goods were produced
Who claimed the English crown when King Edward died?
Philip II
Louis IX
Henry III
William the Conqueror
What groups of peoples did the Anglos and the Saxons form?
The English
Anglo-Saxons
The French
The Dutch
Who challenged William the Conqueror for the English crown?
Harold Godwinson
Harman Sauselov
Henry II
Mrs. Riffle
The Magna Carta was a ‘Great Charter’ that gave the people basic political rights. This is the first instance in history when the kings power was:
Increased
Terminated
Limited
Questioned
What honor was given to Henry’s grandson, Louis IX?
He was awarded with being saintly, known as the king of kings
He was awarded an Oscar
He was awarded as being the ideal king and the Catholic Church named him a saint
He was awarded France in return for the popes return to Italy
What was the General-Estates?
A meeting to help the pope generate more followers
A meeting to gather more royal power against the Pope
A meeting to get a mob against the pope
A meeting to bring the people of the community together
Who was within the first estate of the General-Estates?
Great lords
Wealthy landowners
Merchants
Church leaders
What happened to the papacy under Clement V?
The papacy was moved from Italy to Avignon, France
The papacy lost its power
The pope was kidnapped and held in France for trial
There were three popes in office at once
What was the Great Schism?
The division within the church over who the true pope was
The division within the church as to what to believe in
The greatest division ever known to man! EPIC!
The division within a church somewhere in Europe
What was the goal of Joan of Arc?
To eliminate Britain, once and for all
To rescue the British from their French conquerors
To rescue the French from their British conquerors
To eliminate France, once and for all
