WorksheetsWorld History Final Exam Review
Total questions: 65
Worksheet time: 33mins
This Renaissance Master excelled as a painter, sculptor, scientists, mathematician, and engineering making him the prime example of the Renaissance Man
Leonardo da Vinci
Michelangelo
Raphael
Donatello
This Renaissance master is responsible for painting the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel and the sculpture of David
Leonardo da Vinci
Michelangelo
Raphael
Donatello
Which country did the Industrial Revolution begin in?
England
France
Germany
The United States
This is a tribute system where in order to trade with China, representatives had to debase themselves by kneeling in front of the Emperor and offering gifts
Kowtow
Kabuki
Queue
Daimyo
The following items where all inputs that helped spur the First Industrial Revolution
Water power, Coal, Iron, Steam
Electricity, Chemicals, Oil, Steel
Computers, Silicon, Nuclear Power
Alchemy, Feudalism, Magic
The following items where all inputs that helped spur the Second Industrial Revolution
Water power, Coal, Iron, Steam
Electricity, Chemicals, Oil, Steel
Computers, Silicon, Nuclear Power
Wood, Fire, Copper, Gas
Who was the first Explorer to lead an expedition to sail around the world?
Ferdinand Magellan
Christopher Columbus
Vasco da Gama
Zheng He
This explorer lead 4 expeditions to the New World, exploring the Islands of the Caribbean that he called "the West Indies"
Ferdinand Magellan
Christopher Columbus
Vasco da Gama
Zheng He
This explorer was the first to sail around the tip of Africa and reach the coast of India
Ferdinand Magellan
Christopher Columbus
Vasco da Gama
Zheng He
The earliest of the great explorers, his treasure fleet expeditions where based on gathering gifts and prestige for the Emperor
Ferdinand Magellan
Christopher Columbus
Vasco da Gama
Zheng He
This explorer was actually a Conquistador responsible for the destruction and looting of the Aztec Empire
Ferdinand Magellan
Francisco Pizarro
Vasco da Gama
Hernan Cortes
This explorer was actually a Conquistador responsible for the destruction and looting of the Inca Empire
Ferdinand Magellan
Francisco Pizarro
Vasco da Gama
Hernan Cortes
The following Sunni Islamic Empire ruled over modern day Turkey and the Arabian Peninsula
The Ottoman Empire
The Safavid Empire
The Mogul Empire
The Byzantine Empire
The following Sunni Islamic Empire ruled over modern day India and Afghanistan
The Ottoman Empire
The Safavid Empire
The Mogul Empire
The Byzantine Empire
The following Shia Islamic Empire ruled over modern day Iran or Persia
The Ottoman Empire
The Safavid Empire
The Mogul Empire
The Byzantine Empire
Constantinople was originally the capital of this Empire, before Turkish forces lead by Mehmed II conquered the city renaming it Istanbul
The Ottoman Empire
The Safavid Empire
The Mogul Empire
The Byzantine Empire
These Empires were created by outside conquerors who used superior fire arms technology to dominate the region
Gunpowder Empires
Trade Empires
Islamic Empires
Holy Roman Empires
This official of the Ottoman Empire served like a prime minister, overseeing the daily operations and advising the Sultan who sat behind a hidden screen at council meetings
Grand Vizier
Zamindar
Janissary
Banners
Tax collectors recruited from the local Hindu population, who were allowed to keep some of the money they collected for the Islamic Mughal Rulers
Grand Vizier
Zamindar
Janissary
Banners
Which of the following was not a cause of the Age of Exploration
Competition with Chinese traders
The Ottoman Turks cutting off access to the Silk Road
New Technology making sea routes much easier to travel
Rivalries among European Powers
What region is known as the "Hermit Kingdom"?
Japan
China
Korea
India
Genocide and Antisemitism were some of the unfortunate byproducts of this concept that became popular during the Industrial Revolution
Social Darwinism
Communism
Absolutism
Nationalism
This religious group believed that salvation came through faith alone, not sacraments
Catholics
Lutherans
Calvinists
Methodists
A form of traditional Japanese theater popular since the Tokugawa period
Shogun
Ronin
Daimyo
Kabuki
Napoleon staged a coup detate to become Emperor, overthrowing this government
The Directory
The National Assembly
The National Convention
The Monarchy
This Great Architect built 81 of the major mosques within the Ottoman Empire
Sinan
Mehmed II
Suleiman the Magnificent
Jafar
He lead the Ottoman forces in their conquest of Constantinople, renaming it Istanbul
Sinan
Mehmed II
Suleiman the Magnificent
Jafar
The belief that in the power of the human mind to reason and improve society as well as the church
Absolutism
Communism
Socialism
Humanism
A group of political parties in Europe focused on the teachings of Karl Marx yet seeking change through elections
Absolutism
Realism
Socialism
Humanism
The belief that total power invested in one enlightened ruler is the best and most efficient way to run a government
Absolutism
Realism
Socialism
Humanism
The Thirty Years War devastated the lands of Germany and brought an end to this state ruled by the Hapsburgs.
The Holy Roman Empire
Austria
Spain
The Netherlands
A samurai who has lost his master
Shogun
Ronin
Daimyo
Kabuki
A Japanese Noble
Shogun
Ronin
Daimyo
Kabuki
This public response to the actions of the third estate is usually cited as the start of the French Revolution
The meeting of the Estates General
The forming of the National Assembly
The storming of the Bastille
The execution of the King
Due mostly to the efforts of the EIC, this region would be dominated by the English well into the start of the 20th century
Japan
China
Korea
India
He produced the first printing press in Europe to print copies of the bible
Johannes Gutenberg
Galileo Galilee
Nicolas Copernicus
Johannes Kepler
He is responsible for the Heliocentric model of the Universe
Ptolemy
Galileo Galilee
Nicolas Copernicus
Johannes Kepler
He is responsible for the Geocentric model of the Universe
Ptolemy
Galileo Galilee
Nicolas Copernicus
Johannes Kepler
Due to his discoveries in the fields of physics, astronomy, and mathematics he is often though of as the greatest mind of the Scientific Revolution
Isaac Newton
Galileo Galilee
Nicolas Copernicus
Francis Bacon
He was the first to formulate the process that would become the Scientific Method of research and discovery
Isaac Newton
Galileo Galilee
Nicolas Copernicus
Francis Bacon
His advanced telescope let him view moons and planets, helping confirm the Heliocentric theory but drawing the wrath of the church
Ptolemy
Galileo Galilee
Nicolas Copernicus
Johannes Kepler
This Renaissance philosopher wrote "Prince" as a guide to effective government. He thought that rulers should focus on being effective and not moral
Machiavelli
Newton
Montesquieu
Voltaire
This Enlightenment philosopher pioneered the idea of separation of powers in Government
Machiavelli
Newton
Montesquieu
Voltaire
This Enlightenment philosopher wrote on the separation of mind and body. Called rationalism, his beliefs focused on reason. "I think therefore I am"
Descartes
Newton
Montesquieu
Voltaire
This Enlightenment philosopher focused on freedom of religion, speech, and separation of church and state. His philosophy of deism focused on God as a clock maker who made the universe but does not intervene in it
Descartes
Rousseau
Montesquieu
Voltaire
Sometimes called the father of the Enlightenment, he believed that men were born good and adapted to their experiences. Because of this government should be small and exist to protect their freedoms
Hobbes
Rousseau
Locke
Voltaire
This philosopher believed that men are naturally greedy and self serving, that they form government to protect themselves from the violence and harm caused by these qualities
Hobbes
Rousseau
Locke
Voltaire
This agreement ended the French Religious wars making Catholicism the religion of France but also granting French Huguenots (Calvinists) citizenship and freedom of religion
The Edict of Nantes
The Treaty of Tordesillas
The Peace of Westphalia
The Treaty of Paris
This agreement made by the Pope divided the world up into zones of Spanish and Portuguese influence regarding exploration
The Edict of Nantes
The Treaty of Tordesillas
The Peace of Westphalia
The Treaty of Paris
This agreement ended the American Revolution and gave the colonists claim to the lands covered by the 13 colonies
The Edict of Nantes
The Treaty of Tordesillas
The Peace of Westphalia
The Treaty of Paris
This class of people in France was made up of the peasants and middle class, they possessed little political power but were the only group that actually paid taxes
The 1st Estate
The 2nd Estate
The 3rd Estate
The 4th Estate
This class of people in France was made up of the clergy and church officials
The 1st Estate
The 2nd Estate
The 3rd Estate
The 4th Estate
This Scientist discovered radiation through research with radium
James Watt
Marie Curie
Mary Wollstonecraft
Rachel Carson
This Scientist invented the improved steam engine
James Watt
Marie Curie
Guglielmo Marconi
Albert Einstien
This philosopher wrote the Communist Manifesto and predicted a worker lead Communist revolution
James Watt
Karl Marx
Guglielmo Marconi
Albert Einstien
This scientist invented the first radio wave transmitter and receiver
James Watt
Charles Darwin
Guglielmo Marconi
Albert Einstein
This social scientist is the father of modern psychoanalysis
Sigmund Freud
Charles Darwin
Guglielmo Marconi
Albert Einstein
His ideas on natural selection for the basis of the theory of evolution
Sigmund Freud
Charles Darwin
Guglielmo Marconi
Albert Einstein
Otto Von Bismarck unified Germany through a series of calculated practical political maneuvers not limited by one ideology. This process is called...
Communism
Realpolitik
Absolutism
Fascism
Napoleon overthrew this French Government to become First Council and then Emperor of France
The National Assembly
The National Convention
The Directory
The Monarchy
This Northern Renaissance master was the first to use oil-based paints to create smaller-scale works in the style of the Renaissance
Johannes Gutenberg
Jan Van Eyck
Diego Ravera
Donatello
This country took over the spice trade after a corporation it sponsored pushed the Portuguese out of the Spice Islands
The Dutch
The British
The French
The Germans
This is another name for the Spice Islands
Moluccas
Marianas
Bahamas
Philipines
This country was the first to recognize the USA as an independent nation and also joined in the fighting against the king
England
France
Russia
Germany
This leader completed the unification of Japan under one ruler and presided over a period called "the Great Peace"
Tokugawa
Toyotomi
Nobunaga
Khaga
