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WorksheetsMidterm Review
Total questions: 88
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1.
Which is the best description of a nomadic group of people?
a)
people who live in a city or state
b)
people who live in houses and drive cars
c)
people who move from place to place in search of food
d)
people who grow crops and stay in one place permanently
2.
Which best describes the Neolithic Era?
a)
Major battles fought between people of Asia and Africa
b)
The shift from hunting and food gathering to food producing
c)
The shift from food gathering to hunting
d)
Major battle fought between the people of Asia
3.
The study of past cultures through artifacts that remain is known as_________
a)
Prehistory
b)
Artifacts
c)
Beringia
d)
Archaeology
4.
A long period of time before people developed systems of writing and written language is called _______.
a)
Prehistory
b)
Vegetation
c)
Artifact
d)
Archaeology
5.
People who wandered from place to place were known as______.
a)
Nomads
b)
Vagabonds
c)
Civilized People
d)
Immigrants
6.
During the Paleolithic Age people were
a)
hunter/gatherers
b)
farmers
c)
architects
d)
artisans
7.
Why did the Romans create the republic?
a)
So they would not have a king in control.
b)
To defend themselves.
c)
So that every person could be a citizen.
d)
So that judges could make laws.
8.
____ is the idea of keeping all parts of the government equal.
a)
Civic Duty
b)
Equal and Fairness
c)
Checks and Balances
d)
Eye for an Eye
9.
____ were the first set of written laws in Rome.
a)
10 Commandments
b)
Roman Code
c)
The Ten Chairs
d)
The Twelve Tables.
10.
____ was the language spoken in Rome.
a)
Greek
b)
Roman
c)
Latin
d)
English
11.
The Twelve Tables were
a)
Rome's The Last Supper tables
b)
multiplication tables
Rome's multiplication tables
c)
Rome's first written laws
d)
Rome's trade tables
12.
What is an empire?
a)
a place for the public to gather to hear speeches, shop, worship at temples, and mingle with friends.
b)
a large group of territories and people who are ruled by a single sovereign leader or nation.
c)
a form of government in which people elect leaders, called representatives, to stand in for them.
d)
an artificial waterway designed to carry water from one place to another.
13.
They were brothers who fought to bring forms to early republic.
a)
the Marcus brothers
b)
Pompey and Crassus
c)
Maria and Sulla
d)
The Gracchus brothers
14.
The members of Rome's Second Triumvirate were Lepidus, Athony, and
a)
Cincinnatus
b)
Cicero
c)
Cleopatra
d)
Octavian
15.
The ruling class and top officials of the Roman Republic were the
a)
artisans
b)
patricians
c)
plebeians
d)
shopkeepers
16.
Whom did Rome fight in the Punic Wars?
a)
Carthage
b)
Sicily
c)
Greece
d)
the Phoenicians
17.
A militaristic city-state where boys were trained from an early age to fight.
a)
Athens
b)
Delphi
c)
Corinth
d)
Sparta
18.
What ancient civilization eventually replaced the Minoans as the major power in the Aegean sea, after the Minoan civilization disappeared?
a)
Romans
b)
Spartans
c)
Persians
d)
Mycenaeans
19.
Greek has many _________that are like mini countries.
a)
counties
b)
city-states
c)
provinces
d)
parishes
20.
Athens main rival was the city state of
a)
Anatolia
b)
Marathon
c)
Sparta
d)
Thermopylae
21.
Which of these played the biggest role in the economy of ancient Greece?
a)
Persian Gulf
b)
Black Sea
c)
Mediterranean Sea
d)
Nile River
22.
What geographic features kept the ancient Greeks from being united?
a)
The deserts kept them isolated.
b)
The lakes kept them isolated.
c)
The mountains and the seas kept them isolated.
d)
The ice and the snow kept them isolated.
23.
What was a unified formation of Greek soldiers called?
a)
Phalanx
b)
Phylange
c)
Assembly
d)
Ephor
24.
What kind of government did Ancient Sparta have?
a)
monarchy
b)
oligarchy
c)
tyranny
d)
democracy
25.
What ancient civilization eventually replaced the Minoans as the major power in the Aegean sea, after the Minoan civilization disappeared?
a)
Romans
b)
Spartans
c)
Persians
d)
Mycenaeans
26.
What is the name for thinkers who reflect on the meaning of life?
a)
Soldiers
b)
Philosophers
c)
Ephors
d)
Helots
27.
The "Inferior" class of Roman Society was called the:
a)
Publicans
b)
Plebeians
c)
Patricians
d)
Imperiums
28.
Which of these was NOT one of the factors that led to the fall of Rome?
a)
Political Disorder
b)
Moral Decay
c)
Dragon Invasion
d)
Economic Collapse
29.
Emperor Constantine is remembered for which of the following things?
a)
Instituting
"Taco Tuesday" throughout the
Roman Empire
"Taco Tuesday" throughout the
Roman Empire
b)
Flooding Atlantis
c)
Legalizing Christianity
d)
Beginning the years of "Pax Romana"
30.
Pax Romana is:
a)
Roman Treaty
b)
Roman Peace
c)
Roman Games
d)
Roman Rulers
31.
The public amusement staged by the Roman emperors to win the public favor and keep the unemployed masses out of mischief.
a)
Gladiator Battles
b)
Hunger Games
c)
Hungry Hungry Hippos
d)
Tetris
32.
What country is not in Europe?
a)
England
b)
Poland
c)
France
d)
Egypt
33.
What does absolute monarch mean?
a)
a group of people who control shopping
b)
A single ruler who rules with the opinion of all his subjects
c)
a king/queen who believes their power comes from God
d)
a king/queen who holds all the power in their country
34.
What is divine right?
a)
the idea that God created the monarchy and the monarch is His representative on Earth
b)
kings/ queens who hold all the power within their states' boundaries
35.
Why did they call them Early River Civilizations?
a)
Because the emerged near rivers.
b)
Because the people worshiped river gods
36.
What was Hammurabi's code?
a)
A knight code during feudal times
b)
A unifying group of laws
c)
An encription code
d)
A kings tyrannical laws forced on slaves
37.
What was Alexander the Great’s legacy?
a)
The Socratic Seminar
b)
Hellenistic Culture
c)
Horse Drawn Carriages
d)
Being a world traveler
38.
Nobles in England revolted against king John’s cruel rule and forced him to sign what document?
a)
The Constutuion
b)
Equal Rights Act
c)
Freedom Bill (1632)
d)
The Magna Carta
39.
Describe the burial practices of Egyptians?
a)
They used a funeral pyre for the dead.
b)
They carried the dead to a nearby country.
c)
They preserved bodies as mummies.
d)
They were buried in the river.
40.
The worship of many gods.
a)
monotheism
b)
irrigation
c)
polytheism
d)
epic
41.
Egyptian writing system
a)
papyrus
b)
alaphabet
c)
cuneiform
d)
heiroglyphics
42.
The land between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers is called
a)
Egypt
b)
Mesopotamia
c)
Sumer
43.
Why do civilizations develop by rivers?
a)
It is easy to build straw homes.
b)
There is fertile soil for farming.
c)
You can use the seas to travel to other areas.
44.
What is the name of these structures?
a)
ziggurats
b)
pyramids
c)
irrigation
45.
In what region of the world is Mesopotamia in?
a)
India
b)
Africa
c)
The Middle East
46.
What was the name of the very first form of writing?
a)
Sumerian
b)
Hieroglyphics
c)
Cuneiform
47.
What was the name of the first civilization in the World and Middle East?
a)
Babylon
b)
Egypt
c)
Sumer
48.
What does an "Eye for an Eye" mean?
a)
If punch an eye you go to jail.
b)
If you meet someone you need to look them in the eye.
c)
If you hurt someone in the eye then they get to hurt you in the eye?
49.
Rome's most important legislative or law-making body of 300 Patrician men was called the
a)
Forum
b)
House of Representatives
c)
Congress
d)
Senate
50.
How did the ancient Egyptians view their pharaohs?
a)
prophets
b)
gods
c)
kings
d)
judges
51.
Which of these are monotheistic religions?
a)
Judaism
b)
Christianity
c)
Islam
d)
All of these
52.
Who is said to be the richest man to ever walk the earth?
a)
Mansu Musa
b)
Bill Gates
c)
Oprah Winfrey
d)
Warren Buffet
53.
Which describes anti-semitism?
a)
Denying women the right to vote.
b)
Refusal to allow immigrants into your country.
c)
Hatred of Jews because of their religious and cultural beliefs
d)
Refusal to allow the practice of any kind of religion in a country
54.
Which of the following statements BEST describes how wealth was distributed during the Renaissance?
a)
Everyone had the same amount of wealth.
b)
A few families had most of the wealth.
c)
Nobody had any wealth because the economy was doing so poorly.
d)
Many poor people took the wealth from the wealthy in a violent battle.
55.
Which of the following cities was an important center during the early Renaissance and home of the de Medici family?
a)
Florence
b)
London
c)
Ghent
d)
Paris
56.
Why was the invention of the printing press so important?
a)
It embodied the spirit of the Renaissance
b)
It made books available to a wider audience
c)
It made Johannes Gutenburg famous
d)
It spurred the invention of the telescope
57.
Humanism is a way of thought that focuses on which of the following?
a)
The human potential for achievement
b)
the needs of the group over the individual
c)
the works of medieval writers
d)
the doctrines of the Christian Church
58.
The first moveable type of printing press that allowed mass production of materials was invented by
a)
Leonardo da Vinci.
b)
Johannes Gutenberg.
c)
William Shakespeare.
d)
Michelangelo di Buonarroti Simoni.
59.
Born in Stratford, England, __________ was one of the most popular playwrights and helped shape the Northern Renaissance.
a)
Dante Alighieri
b)
Cervantes
c)
Pieter Bruegel
d)
William Shakespeare
60.
The political, economic and cultural growth of Florence, led by the __________ family, helped it become an influential Italian city during the 15th century.
a)
Machiavelli
b)
Da Vinci
c)
de Medici
d)
Petrarch
61.
What did Machiavelli write explaining the desire for power and whether it was better to be feared or loved as a leader?
a)
The King
b)
The Prince
c)
The Inferno
d)
The Canterbury Tales
62.
How did the Renaissance spread north?
a)
via trade
b)
via the plague
c)
via Eleanor of Aquitaine
d)
via William the Conqueror
63.
Everyday language of ordinary people
a)
engraving
b)
vernacular
c)
realism
d)
utopian
64.
Which queen was known as Bloody Mary?
a)
Queen Martha II
b)
Queen Elizabeth I
c)
Queen Medici
d)
Queen Mary I
65.
The printing press encouraged more authors to write in the vernacular, which means what?
a)
journal
b)
latin
c)
native language
d)
public restroom
66.
What was the Protestant Reformation?
a)
an attempt to overthrow the Pope and replace him with a Frenchman
b)
An attempt to reform the Catholic practices that were considered corrupt
c)
A call for Christian Europe to reclaim the holy land from the Arabs
67.
What action did Martin Luther take that started the Protestant Reformation?
a)
He encouraged John Calvin to pursue ideas of Predestination
b)
He formed the Council of Trent
c)
He assassinated the Pope
d)
He nailed 95 Thesis to the Cathedral's door
68.
How many wives did King Henry have?
a)
700
b)
only one
c)
6
d)
5
69.
Why did people support Martin Luther?
a)
They too were unhappy with the Church.
b)
They wanted to read the Bible in German
c)
. Luther gave out indulgences.
d)
Luther was a popular priest in Wittenberg.
70.
Why did Medieval Christians fear excommunication?
a)
Those cast out from their church had to leave their villages.
b)
Cut off from the church could not go to heaven.
c)
Those cast out from their church could not get work.
d)
Those cast out from their church could not rent property.
71.
Which statement best summarizes the Counter (Catholic) Reformation?
a)
The Catholic Church adopted much needed changes.
b)
The Jesuits started schools for Catholic children.
c)
The Church officially adopted the ideas set out by Luther.
d)
Martin Luther could no longer sell indulgences.
72.
Which question below is NOT a reason the Spain explored the New World
a)
Oil
b)
Gold
c)
God
d)
Glory
73.
Which exploring nation set up the Fur Trade with Native Americans?
a)
Britain
b)
Netherlands
c)
France
d)
Spain
74.
first to circumnavigate globe
a)
Christopher Columbus
b)
Vasco da Gama
c)
Jacques Cartier
d)
Ferdinand Magellen
75.
tool used to determine direction (N,S,E,W)
a)
Compass
b)
Astrolabe
c)
caravel
d)
telescope
76.
used to determine latitude using the position of stars
a)
compass
b)
caravel
c)
Astrolabe
d)
telescope
77.
Time period during which Europeans explored the world starting in 1400's
a)
Renaissance
b)
Reformation
c)
Middle Ages
d)
Age of Exploration
78.
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.
79.
The exchange of goods and people between Europe, Africa, and the Americas is the ________________?
a)
Triangular Trade
b)
Mercantilism
c)
Capitalism
d)
Columbian Exchange
80.
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.
81.
What was the primary killer of Natvie Americans during the Age of Exploration?
a)
Diseases
b)
Foreign plants in their forests
c)
Warfare
d)
Poverty
82.
What is the significance of the Columbian Exchange?
a)
It brought many new ways of life to the Old and New Worlds
b)
The plants brought to the Old World didn't survive there
c)
Many Native Americans would move to Europe for a better way of life
d)
Native Americans became very wealthy off the trade with Europeans
83.
What was the purpose of the Treaty of Tordesillas?
a)
to split the New World between Spain and Portugal
b)
to end the French and Indian War
c)
to stop King Philip’s war against the English
d)
to begin the Age of Exploration
84.
What is an absolute monarchy?
a)
The power is in the hands of all.
b)
All of the power is given to the people and no power is given to the monarch.
c)
The king (monarch) has all of the power.
85.
He called himself the Sun King.
a)
Louis XIII
b)
Henri IV
c)
Henry of Navarre
d)
Louis XIV
86.
Which monarch was King of Spain?
a)
Henry VIII
b)
Philip II
c)
Peter the Great
d)
Louis IVX
87.
Who is this magnificent specimen of humanity? (Hint: he called himself the Sun King.)
a)
Frederick the Great
b)
Louis XIV
c)
Richelieu
d)
Henry IV
88.
Allowed religious toleration for French Protestants.
a)
Edict of Nantes
b)
Diet of Worms
c)
Council of Trent
d)
Magna Carta
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