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WorksheetsWorld History final test 2109
Total questions: 147
Worksheet time: 1hrs 26mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
One way the Renaissance artists reflected the new idea of humanism was by painting
a)
Gothic style buildings
b)
stylized rather than realistic people
c)
reflections of every day life
d)
celebrities
2.
Renaissance artists wanted to copy both________and Greek cultures.
a)
Roman
b)
Persian
c)
Ottomon
d)
American
3.
The Renaissance was a ________of culture and art.
a)
reflection
b)
rebirth
c)
denial
d)
removal
4.
____________is the idea that man has many talents and gifts.
a)
idealism
b)
humanism
c)
ethnocentrism
d)
genealogy
5.
A___________is someone who pays for an artist to practice their craft.
a)
patronize
b)
lord
c)
patron
d)
partial
6.
What theme was most commonly depicted in Medieval art work?
a)
scenes of everyday life
b)
religious themes
c)
portraits of women
d)
portraits of famous kings
7.
What Italian city state got rich from trading with other neighboring empires?
a)
Florence
b)
Venice
c)
Rome
d)
Vienna
8.
What Renaissance artist and inventor had the greatest impact on the time period?
a)
Da Vinci
b)
Donatello
c)
Michelangelo
d)
Raphael
9.
Johan____________helped drive the Protestant Reformation because of his invention.
a)
Gutentag
b)
Gutenberg
c)
Gutenmorgan
d)
Gluten
10.
Leonard Da Vinci looked to____________for his inspiration for many of his inventions.
a)
nature
b)
science
c)
earlier artists
d)
the church
11.
Da Vinci was the first to contemplate man's ability to__________
a)
swim
b)
fly
c)
think
d)
live without God
12.
Leonardo helped design what modern day piece of military equipment?
a)
tank
b)
parachute
c)
a and b
d)
none of the above
13.
Medieval society looked to_________rather than reason to answer questions.
a)
god
b)
books
c)
parents
d)
school
14.
During Medieval times__________drove your place in society.
a)
cars
b)
feudalism
c)
thought
d)
schooling
15.
Medieval or Renaissance
a)
Medieval
b)
Renaissance
16.
Medieval or Renaissance
a)
Renaissance
b)
Medieval
17.
Medieval or Renaissance
a)
Medieval
b)
Renaissance
18.
Medieval or Renaissance
a)
Medieval
b)
Renaissance
19.
Medieval or Renaissance
a)
Medieval
b)
Renaissance
20.
Medieval or Renaissance
a)
Medieval
b)
Renaissance
21.
Medieval or Renaissance
a)
Medieval
b)
Renaissance
22.
Medieval or Renaissance
a)
Medieval
b)
Renaissance
23.
Medieval or Renaissance
a)
Rensaissance
b)
Medieval
24.
Medieval or Renaissance
a)
Renaissance
b)
Medieval
25.
Medieval or Renaissance
a)
Renaissance
b)
Medieval
26.
Medieval or Renaissance
a)
Medieval
b)
Renaissance
27.
Medieval or Renaissance
a)
Medieval
b)
Renaissance
28.
Medieval or Renaissance
a)
Medieval
b)
Renaissance
29.
When a Protestant group broke away from the Catholic Church, it became a religous__________.
a)
biproduct
b)
sect
c)
offshoot
d)
sibling
30.
I was known as Leo of the North.
a)
Durer
b)
Da Vinci
c)
Gutenberg
d)
Raphael
31.
The government run by church leaders in Geneva in 1541 was a_____________.
a)
democracy
b)
theocracy
c)
oligarchy
d)
monarchy
32.
The sun is the center of the universe, according to the theory of____________.
a)
Copernicus
b)
Galileo
c)
Newton
d)
Einstein
33.
Before airplanes were invented, ____________made sketches of flying machines.
a)
Donatello
b)
Raphael
c)
Michelangelo
d)
Da Vinci
34.
The printing revolution began when_________invented a printing press using movable type.
a)
Gutenberg
b)
Luxenberg
c)
Petersberg
d)
Da Vinci
35.
The Renaissance started to emerge in the_________.
a)
1400's
b)
1600's
c)
1200's
d)
1000's
36.
Common speech
a)
sect
b)
vernacular
c)
Semantic
d)
vulgar
37.
With the support of the Medici family, the city-state of____________produced many Renaissance artists and scholars.
a)
Venice
b)
Florence
c)
Rome
d)
England
38.
Italy was the center of what great empire?
a)
Rome
b)
Greek
c)
Turk
d)
Persian
39.
The Renaissance started in the___________ century
a)
15
b)
12
c)
13
d)
20
40.
The Northern part of Europe was slower to adopt the ways of the Renaissance.
a)
True
b)
False
41.
Medieval or Renaissance
a)
Medieval
b)
Renaissance
42.
Medieval city or Renaissance city
a)
Medieval
b)
Renaissance
43.
Medieval or Renaissance
a)
Medieval
b)
Renaissance
44.
Medieval or Renaissance
a)
Medieval
b)
Renaissance
45.
Medieval or Renaissance
a)
Medieval
b)
Renaissance
46.
Most of the famous artists of the Renaissance lived in_______________
a)
florence
b)
venice
c)
Rome
d)
Germany
47.
The Catholic church was worried it would lose power because of new ways of thinking in the Renaissance.
a)
True
b)
False
48.
The church often would encourage war and direct___________within Europe.
a)
policy
b)
prayer
c)
offerings
d)
beheadings
49.
What was the primary reason that European explorers had for wanting to explore new land?
a)
They were searching for an all-water route to Asia to acquire silks and spices.
b)
They wanted to practice their navigating skills.
c)
They wanted to spread their religion to Asia.
d)
They wanted to spread their ideas about government with the Native Americans.
50.
The voyage of Magellan was the first to do what?
a)
travel around the horn of Africa
b)
circumnavigate the globe
c)
bring enslaved Africans to Europe
d)
reach the Americas
51.
How were the Spanish conquistadors able to conquer the New World?
a)
They prayed for the Native Americans.
b)
They became friends and traded goods with the Native Americans.
c)
They used advanced weapons to take control of the Native Americans.
d)
They paid them gold to work building colonies for them.
52.
How were the Spanish conquistadors able to conquer the New World?
a)
They prayed for the Native Americans.
b)
They became friends and traded goods with the Native Americans.
c)
They used advanced weapons to take control of the Native Americans.
d)
They paid them gold to work building colonies for them.
53.
What is an astrolabe?
a)
A new design for ships which allowed them to sail in shallow water.
b)
A device that used the sun and stars to determine latitude.
c)
A device that used magnetic north to determine direction.
d)
A flat, movable piece at the back of the ship used to help the boat steer.
54.
The exchange of goods and people between Europe, Africa, and the Americas is the ________________?
a)
Triangular Trade
b)
Mercantilism
c)
Capitalism
d)
Columbian Exchange
55.
The Middle Passage was_______________?
a)
The exchange of goods, ideas, and diseases from the New World to Europe.
b)
The transport of Africans to the Americas by boat across the Atlantic ocean.
c)
Trading goods among three people.
d)
The transfer of cash crops to the Americas.
56.
Which of the following was NOT an effect of the slave trade on African society?
a)
Increased tribal warfare.
b)
Population decline, leading to a loss of workers.
c)
Families and communities were torn apart.
d)
Brought wealth to ALL African people.
57.
How did Asia respond to European exploration?
a)
Sent explorers to colonize North America.
b)
Increased isolationism in order to prevent European influences from spreading.
c)
They produced more weapons and technology to trade with the Europeans.
d)
International equality.
58.
How did the discovery and colonization of the New World lead to international trade?
a)
It strengthened the Feudal system.
b)
Colonies provided raw materials and markets to sell to.
c)
Colonies discouraged international trade.
d)
It strengthened relations with Native Americans.
59.
Mother Country sought to control trade, create favorable balance of trade, and build up supplies of gold and silver bullion. Which statement best defines this term?
a)
Communism
b)
Feudalism
c)
Mercantilism
d)
Capitalism
60.
A system in which individual buyers and sellers interact in the marketplace to exchange goods and services. This statement best defines which term?
a)
Settlement colonies
b)
Mercantilism
c)
Market Economy
d)
Sphere of influence
61.
Which type of colony depended on slave labor producing cash crops in order to make a profit?
a)
settler
b)
trading post
c)
plantation
62.
Which type of colony relied on the trade of fish and fur in order to be profitable?
a)
settler
b)
trading posts
c)
plantations
63.
Which European nation was allowed to maintain trade with the isolated Asian societies?
a)
France
b)
England
c)
The Netherlands
d)
Spain
64.
Which of the following best describes the concept of capitalism?
a)
An economic system based on individuals making a profit.
b)
An economic system based on equality.
c)
An economic based on government control to make a profit.
d)
An economic system based on isolationism.
65.
Who was responsible for establishing Spain's claims in the New World?
a)
Columbo
b)
Dias
c)
Cabral
d)
Columbus
66.
What technology was most responsible for allowing Europeans to conquer and colonize the New World?
a)
compass
b)
caravel
c)
gunpowder
d)
astrolabe
67.
What was the first permanent English settlement in North America?
a)
Jamestown
b)
Charleston
c)
St. Augustine
d)
Plymouth Rock
68.
Which social class emerged in Europe and the colonies due to the rise of capitalism?
a)
The middle class
b)
The upper class
c)
The lower class
d)
The worker class
69.
Which statement best describes the importance of the astrolabe and compass to Europeans?
a)
They allowed Europeans to dominate native peoples.
b)
They allowed Europeans to navigate the open sea.
c)
They allowed Europeans to travel the Silk Road easier.
d)
They allowed Europeans to mine for gold easier.
70.
Which of the following is the best example of a country having a favorable balance of trade?
a)
England has to import most of it's food supply from neighboring France.
b)
The Dutch export as many domestic goods as they import foreign goods.
c)
Portugal sells caravels to all of Europe and they import very little timber from England.
d)
Spain has to borrow money from France to pay off their monthly bills.
71.
Which group benefits under the economic theory of mercantilism?
a)
Nations gain wealth
b)
Individuals gain wealth
c)
Businesses gain wealth
d)
colonies gain wealth
72.
Why was there a demand for slaves in the New World?
a)
There weren't enough Europeans to get the work done.
b)
Some colonies needed slave labor to make a profit.
c)
Native Americans resisted enslavement and ran away.
d)
All of these are correct
73.
What was a cause of the French Revolution?
a)
The king gave a lot of bread to peasants
b)
Everyone ate too much cake
c)
Napoleon took over
d)
There was an imbalance of power
74.
Agreement between a country and its citizens
a)
popular sovereignty
b)
social contract
c)
state of nature
d)
divine right
75.
Believed in the social contract theory
a)
John Locke
b)
Thomas Hobbes
c)
Voltaire
d)
Robespierre
76.
When the people have a role in government.
When the people rule
When the people rule
a)
popular sovereignty
b)
social contract
c)
state of nature
d)
divine right
77.
What was a cause of the French Revolution?
a)
The king gave alot of bread to peasants
b)
Everyone ate too much cake
c)
Napoleon took over
d)
There was a shortage of food
78.
When the people have a role in government.
When the people rule
When the people rule
a)
popular sovereignty
b)
social contract
c)
state of nature
d)
divine right
79.
What was a cause of the French Revolution?
a)
The king gave a lot of bread to peasants
b)
Everyone ate too much cake
c)
Napoleon took over
d)
The third estate was locked out of a meeting
80.
When a monarch is given power from God
a)
popular sovereignty
b)
social contract
c)
state of nature
d)
divine right
81.
Believed that man was selfish and savage and in a constant state of war
a)
John Locke
b)
Thomas Hobbes
c)
Voltaire
d)
Robespierre
82.
When man is not controlled by government
a)
popular sovereignty
b)
social contract
c)
state of nature
d)
divine right
83.
Thomas Jefferson used some of ______________'s ideas in writing the declaration of Independence
a)
Hobbe's
b)
Napoleon's
c)
Locke's
d)
Robespierre's
84.
How does Divine Right give a king his power?
a)
People believed that they were accidentally in charge
b)
People do not agree how the king is put in charge
c)
People believe that Miss. Hearon put him in charge
d)
People believe that he was put in power by God
85.
Why did the colonists break away from great Britain?
a)
They gave them too much money
b)
They did not want to be indepedent
c)
They were not represented in the government
d)
They did not want to fight with the Spaniards
86.
Why did the colonists break away from great Britain?
a)
They gave them too much money
b)
They did not want them quartering soldiers in their houses
c)
They were equally represented in government
d)
They did not want to fight with the Spaniards
87.
Why did the colonists break away from great Britain?
a)
They wanted to end unfair taxation
b)
They wanted to quarter soldiers
c)
They were equally represented in government
d)
They did not want to fight with the Spaniards
88.
How did the American revolution impact the world?
a)
It caused many other revolutions
b)
Other countries stopped trading with each other
c)
People were very angry and hated America
d)
America became a dictatorship
89.
How did the American revolution impact the world?
a)
It caused many other revolutions
b)
Other countries stopped trading with each other
c)
People were very angry and hated America
d)
America became a dictatorship
90.
How did the American revolution impact the world?
a)
America became the first democracy
b)
Other countries stopped trading with each other
c)
America began sending lots of trains out
d)
America became a dictatorship
91.
Which paper was the official break up between Great Britain and America?
a)
Constitution
b)
Declaration of Rights of man and citizen
c)
Monroe doctrine
d)
Declaration of independence
92.
What was the Boston tea party?
a)
A time when colonists were angry because of the taxes and threw a bunch of tea away
b)
people were happy they were controlled by GB so they sold the tea
c)
When the native americans threw the tea into the river
d)
When people were constantly killed by the guillotine
93.
What is an absolute monarch?
a)
Kings whose power was limited from the magna carta
b)
Rulers who had alliances through marriage
c)
Monarchs that were unkind to their citizens
d)
A king that did not have written laws to limit their powers
94.
What was the reign of terror?
a)
A time when Napoleon took over
b)
A time when enemies of the revolution were killed by guillotine
c)
A time when the people of the world were at peace
d)
When the peasants stormed the Bastille
95.
Who was King Louis XVI?
a)
He was a commander of the continental army
b)
Leader of the Reign of Terror
c)
King of France who was killed during the 1789 revolution
d)
Leader of the jacobite uprising
96.
Who was Napoleon Bonaparte?
a)
Ruler during the Reign of terror
b)
King of France
c)
General during the French Revolution who eventually became emperor of France
d)
Author of the declaration of Independence
97.
Who was George washington?
a)
General during the French Revolution
b)
Commander of the Continental army
c)
Author of the declaration of Independence
d)
A loyalist sympathizer
98.
Who was Maximilien Robespierre?
a)
General in America
b)
King of France
c)
Main person in charge of the reign of terror
d)
King of Prussia
99.
Who was Thomas Jefferson?
a)
Was considered a "fun" fella by most of his co-workers
b)
Author of the declaration of independence
c)
Leader of England
d)
A great leader
100.
Replaced the Estates general to write a new constitution for France
a)
National Assembly
b)
Estates General
c)
Guillotine
d)
Directorate
101.
The machine used to kill the king and queen during the revolution.
a)
Bastille
b)
Declaration of the rights of man and citizen
c)
Guillotine
d)
Directorate
102.
This was the prison that was stormed by the third estate
a)
Bastille
b)
Declaration of the rights of man and citizen
c)
Guillotine
d)
Directorate
103.
These are the classes in pre-revolutionary France
a)
Bastille
b)
Declaration of the rights of man and citizen
c)
Guillotine
d)
The Estates
104.
This estate was able to carry swords and was not taxed
a)
First/clergy
b)
Second/Nobles
c)
Third/Commoners
105.
This estate was taxed heavily by the king
a)
First/clergy
b)
Second/Nobles
c)
Third/Commoners
106.
This estate was known for serving the church
a)
First/clergy
b)
Second/Nobles
c)
Third/Commoners
107.
System that is based on the use of Machines rather than animal power.
a)
Agriculture
b)
Industrialism
c)
Farming
108.
Where did the Industrial Revolution start?
a)
Britain
b)
United States
c)
El Salvador
d)
Canada
109.
The Industrial Revolution was triggered by sweeping changes in what?
a)
Religion
b)
Education
c)
Farming/Agriculture
d)
Politics
110.
Who invented the Cotton Gin?
a)
Eli Whitney
b)
John Kay
c)
Robert Fulton
d)
Ed Cartwright
111.
What machine allowed one operator to spin several threads at once?
a)
Steamboat
b)
Steam Engine
c)
Aeroplane
d)
Spinning Jenny
112.
Industrial Revolution lead to an increase of population in....?
a)
Farms
b)
Rural Areas
c)
Cities
d)
Space
113.
What natural resource was used to produce Steel?
a)
Oil
b)
Wood
c)
Iron
d)
copper
114.
At first, Factories were built on rivers. Why is this so?
a)
To take baths
b)
Clean equiptment
c)
for power
115.
Industrial Technology was first used in the __________.
a)
Textile Industry
b)
Technology Industry
c)
Internet Industry
d)
Brick Industry
116.
This group or groups made improvements in working conditions and worker's rights.
a)
Bosses Unions
b)
Government
c)
Trade Unions
117.
Name of the Industry that people worked out of small homes or buildings.
a)
Cottage Industry
b)
Factory System
c)
Mass Production
118.
What is the term used to describe the growth of cities?
a)
Ruralization
b)
Urbanization
119.
The Bessemer Process refers to?
a)
making clothes
b)
Free Enterprise
c)
Making Steel
120.
What 2 inventions allowed factories to be built anywhere, not just near rivers?
a)
Steam Engine and Coal
b)
Jet Fuel and Iron
c)
Flying Shuttle and Spinning Jenny
121.
The industrial development in Europe had the GREATEST impact on what?
a)
Farming
b)
Environment
c)
Politics
122.
The spread of the Industrial Revolution brought many far-reaching changes to the world. One of these changes was _____.
a)
Growth of Industrial Capitalism
b)
Rise of Farming
c)
End of Trade Unions
123.
Which BEST describes the labor situation in Europe during the early stages of the industrial revolution?
a)
agricultural laborers were needed
b)
machines replaced human labor
c)
Fewer Urban workers needed
124.
Under what system did individuals, not the government, control production?
a)
Socialism
b)
Monopoly
c)
Free Enterprise
125.
Inventions were the final ingredient for industrialism. Who invented the first steam engine?
a)
Eli Whitney
b)
George Washington
c)
James Watt
d)
Thomas Newcomen
126.
Trade unions made improvements in working conditions, worker rights, ____.
a)
Wages and Benefits
b)
Wages and Lunch
c)
Benefits and textiles
127.
Which was a result of the improved method of steel making known as the Bessemer process?
a)
Increase in Heavy Industry
b)
Decrease in Iron production
128.
What did Parliament pass that allowed landowners to fence off land?
a)
Cottage Industry
b)
Urbanization Movement
c)
Enclosure Movement
129.
Newcomen was the first person to make a usable
a)
cotton gin
cotton gin
cotton gin
b)
weaver
c)
steam engine
d)
spinning Jenny
130.
Factories were first used by what industry?
a)
textiles
b)
iron
c)
coal
d)
Birmingham toys
131.
The process of the Industrial Revolution happened very
a)
quickly
b)
rapidly
c)
slowly
d)
rigidly
132.
In the 1700's most people lived in
a)
rural villages
b)
cities
c)
urban centers
d)
communies
133.
German socialists formed social democracy aiming to transition gradually
a)
from socialism to capitalism
b)
from socialism to communism
c)
from capitalism to socialism
134.
Karl Marx disliked capitalism because he believed that it
a)
limited the freedom of the people
b)
created prosperity for few
c)
prevented government from protecting workers
135.
Clustered groups of apartment style homes were called
a)
Communes
b)
Tenements
c)
Ghetoos
136.
What invention allowed people to travel faster?
a)
Spinning Jenny
b)
Steam Engine
c)
Cotton Gin
d)
Time Machine
137.
Who invented the seed drill?
a)
Watt
b)
Tull
c)
Newcomen
d)
Bolton
138.
Laissez-Faire is the idea that governments should keep their________off the economy
a)
hands
b)
mitts
c)
feet
d)
eyes
139.
Karl________created the idea of Communism
a)
Marx
b)
Higel
c)
Smithgall
d)
Whitman
140.
What group was created to protect worker's rights
a)
Jacobins
b)
Sons of Liberty
c)
Unions
141.
Who led the Agricultural Revolution?
a)
English
b)
French
c)
Dutch
d)
German
142.
Evolution
a)
Darwin
b)
Nobel
c)
Einstein
d)
Dalton
143.
Suffrage=
a)
Women's right to vote
b)
Women's rights
c)
Men's equal rights
d)
Didn't men already have equal rights?
144.
Temperance=
a)
vote
b)
equal rights
c)
Huh????
145.
Urbanization?
a)
Moving to rural areas
b)
Moving to cities
c)
Moving to suburbs
d)
Moving to poor areas
146.
Urbanization?
a)
Moving to rural areas
b)
Moving to cities
c)
Moving to suburbs
d)
Moving to poor areas
147.
Urbanization brought_________to cities
a)
crime
b)
Starbucks
c)
Apple stores
d)
Urban Outfitters
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