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World History Final Exam Review- Part 1

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

John Locke is most well known for which idea?

a)

The laws of gravity

b)

The separation of powers in a government

c)

all humans have natural rights

d)

the Heliocentric Theory

2.

Montesquieu is most well known for which idea?

a)

The laws of gravity

b)

The separation of powers in a government

c)

all humans have natural rights

d)

the Heliocentric Theory

3.

Copernicus is most well known for which idea?

a)

The laws of gravity

b)

The separation of powers in a government

c)

all humans have natural rights

d)

the Heliocentric Theory

4.

Isaac Newton is most well known for which idea?

a)

The laws of gravity

b)

The separation of powers in a government

c)

all humans have natural rights

d)

the Heliocentric Theory

5.

Which of the following works was written by Voltaire?

a)

The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen

b)

Leviathan

c)

The Spirit of the Laws

d)

Candide

6.

With which of the following might an Enlightenment thinker MOST likely agree?

a)

The right to rule a country comes from God,

b)

A government should be controlled by an absolute monarch.

c)

A legitimate government should be under the authority of the Catholic Church.

d)

The right to rule comes from the consent of the people.

7.

The willingness of people to hand over their rights to a ruler in exchange for law and order in society is called the:

a)

Enlightenment

b)

Scientific Method

c)

Social Contract

d)

Treaty of Versailles

8.

What is the Columbian Exchange?

a)

The trade of goods and slaves between Europe, Africa and the Americas.

b)

The middle leg of the Triangle Trade.

c)

The trade of plants, animals and goods between Europe (The Old World) and the Americas (the New World).

d)

The trade of goods between Haiti and Columbia.

9.

What was the "Middle Passage" ?

a)

A passage from North America to South America through Mexico.

b)

The voyage of enslaved Native Americans from North America to Europe.

c)

A trade of goods from Europe to the Americas and back started by Columbus in 1493.

d)

The second leg of the Triangular Trade – the voyage of enslaved Africans across the Atlantic Ocean.

10.

To what does the "Ancien Regime" refer ?

a)

A separation of governmental powers

b)

The social structure of France before the French Revolution

c)

The first French government during the French Revolution

d)

The French government under Napoleon

11.

Which of the following was NOT true about France during the Ancien Regime?

a)

France was controlled by an absolute monarch

b)

French society was divided into 3 estates or social classes

c)

The different social classes were represented by members in France's governing body, the Estates-General

d)

France was controlled by an emperor who tried to take over much of Europe.

12.

What is the "bourgeoisie" ?

a)

the upper class

b)

the middle class

c)

the working class

d)

a class of slaves

13.

What is the "proletariat" ?

a)

the upper class

b)

the middle class

c)

the working class

d)

a class of slaves

14.

What is the "nobility" ?

a)

the upper class

b)

the middle class

c)

the working class

d)

a class of slaves

15.

What is the "clergy" ?

a)

the upper class

b)

men who work in the Church

c)

the working class

d)

a class of slaves

16.

In which of the 3 French estates of the Ancien Regime would a bishop be included?

a)

The First Estate

b)

The Second Estate

c)

The Third Estate

17.

In which of the 3 French estates of the Ancien Regime would a member of the bourgeoisie be included?

a)

The First Estate

b)

The Second Estate

c)

The Third Estate

18.

In which of the 3 French estates of the Ancien Regime would a lord be included?

a)

The First Estate

b)

The Second Estate

c)

The Third Estate

19.

In which of the 3 French estates of the Ancien Regime would a priest be included?

a)

The First Estate

b)

The Second Estate

c)

The Third Estate

20.

In which of the 3 French estates of the Ancien Regime would a farmer be included?

a)

The First Estate

b)

The Second Estate

c)

The Third Estate

21.

One major cause of the French Revolution was:

a)

Napoleon's coup d'etat

b)

The Boston Tea Party

c)

Louis XVI's execution

d)

An unequal division among the social classes

22.

The event that is often cited as the start of the French Revolution is:

a)

The Storming of the Bastille

b)

The execution of Louis XVI

c)

Napoleon crowning himself as emperor

d)

The Boston Tea Party

23.

The Storming of the Bastille occurred on:

a)

July 4th 1776

b)

July 14th 1789

c)

June 28th 1789

d)

August 14th 1791

24.

Who was the king of France at the start of the French Revolution?

a)

Henry VIII

b)

Louis XIII

c)

Henry II

d)

Louis XVI

25.

In June of 1789, members of the Third Estate in the Estates-General declared themselves:

a)

The National Assembly

b)

The Directory

c)

The National Convention

d)

The Committee of Public Safety

26.

All of the following is true about the Reign of Terror EXCEPT:

a)

It is characterized by thousands of executions by guillotine of people considered to be enemies of the new government

b)

It was led by Maximilian Robespierre

c)

It lasted from 1793 until the summer of 1794

d)

It was a major factor in Napoleon's rise to power

27.

The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen (1789) declared the following to French citizens:

a)

Men and women should receive equal pay for equal work

b)

All men have the right to life, liberty and property

c)

Citizens of France must practice Catholicism

d)

Women should be given the right to vote in national elections

28.

How did the Constitution of 1791 change the French monarchy?

a)

It increased the power of the monarchy

b)

It declared the execution of the king

c)

It completely abolished the monarchy

d)

It limited the power of the monarchy

29.

Which of the following was NOT the name of a governmental body that came to power in Revolutionary France (1789-1799)?

a)

The Directory

b)

The National Convention

c)

The Committee of Public Safety

d)

The Estates-General

30.

In 1799 Napoleon came to power in France after he led a _____to overthrow the Directory.

a)

abdication

b)

coup d'etat

c)

cavalry charge

d)

debate

31.

What did Napoleon do during his coronation ceremony in 1804 that was unique?

a)

He crowned himself rather than let the Pope crown him

b)

He allowed the Pope to crown him

c)

He held his coronation ceremony in Notre Dame cathedral

d)

He did not want to be crowned

32.

The Napoleonic Code and Napoleonic reforms ensured all of the following to citizens EXCEPT:

a)

Freedom of Religion

b)

Freedom of the Press

c)

The right to property

d)

Access to public education

33.

On June 18th 1815 Napoleon was finally defeated at____

a)

Elba

b)

Paris

c)

London

d)

Waterloo

34.

Napoleon died in 1821_____

a)

after being executed by guillotine

b)

after being exiled to the island of St. Helena

c)

after being exiled to the United States

d)

after being killed in battle

35.

Simon Bolivar is most associated with with revolution?

a)

French

b)

Haitian

c)

Latin American

d)

Russian

36.

Toussaint L'Ouverture is most associated with with revolution?

a)

French

b)

Haitian

c)

Latin American

d)

Russian

37.

Gandhi is most associated with with revolution?

a)

Indian Independence movement

b)

Latin American Revolution

c)

Haitian Revolution

d)

Russian Revolution

38.

Vladimir Lenin is most associated with with revolution?

a)

Indian Independence movement

b)

Latin American Revolution

c)

Haitian Revolution

d)

Russian Revolution

39.

Eli Whitney is most associated with which Revolution?

a)

The Russian Revolution

b)

The American Revolution

c)

The Industrial Revolution

d)

The Haitian Revolution

40.

The _______ was primarily a slave uprising that resulted in the island's freedom from French rule.

a)

Russian Revolution

b)

Haitian Revolution

c)

Industrial Revolution

d)

American Revolution

41.

Karl Marx co-authored which influential work?

a)

Leviathan

b)

Candide

c)

The Social Contract

d)

The Communist Manifesto

42.

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of Communism?

a)

It encourages private business ownership

b)

It seeks to abolish private property

c)

It seeks to distribute wealth evenly among the population

d)

It is considered an extreme form of Socialism

43.

The Russian Revolution began in the midst of WWI in the year_____.

a)

1890

b)

1900

c)

1914

d)

1917

44.

After the start of the Russian Revolution Czar Nicholas II_____; he gave up his power.

a)

abdicated

b)

fled Russia

c)

was exiled to France

d)

was executed by guillotine

45.

The Industrial Revolution began in______.

a)

Russia

b)

The United States

c)

England

d)

France

46.

The Meiji Restoration occurred in_____.

a)

India

b)

Japan

c)

Russia

d)

France

47.

All of the following is true about Japan after the Meiji restoration EXCEPT:

a)

Japan did not have contact with other countries

b)

The Shogun no longer had power

c)

Japan became more westernized

d)

The emperor's power was restored

48.

All of the following is true about the Bolsheviks EXCEPT:

a)

They supported Vladimir Lenin

b)

They were pro-Communist

c)

They were supporters of Czar Nicholas II

d)

They made up the Red Army

49.

Imperialism is_______.

a)

The concept that what happens in one part of the world affects other parts of the world.

b)

The exploitation or domination of one nation or people over another nation or people.

c)

Recognizing the contributions of all cultures in the development of the world.

d)

A feeling of pride in your country or sub-culture

50.

Nationalism is_______.

a)

The concept that what happens in one part of the world affects other parts of the world.

b)

The exploitation or domination of one nation or people over another nation or people.

c)

Recognizing the contributions of all cultures in the development of the world.

d)

A feeling of pride in your country or sub-culture