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World History Midterm Review

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Use the list below to answer the question.

_____________


*City-State government

*Cuneiform writing

*Lunar calendar


Which title would BEST complete this list?

a)

Developments in Egyptian Civilization

b)

Influences of Sumerian Civilization

c)

Contributions of the Indus River Civilization

d)

Advances by the Yellow River Civilization

2.

How did the revolution in printing contribute to increased global interaction during the Renaissance?

a)

By providing free books to all people

b)

By requiring people to read scripture

c)

By increasing profits from publishing

d)

By making it easier to spread ideas

3.

Now the first way to end the schism is that both parties should entirely renounce and resign all rights which they may have or claim to have to the papal office. . . . But if both cling tenaciously [stubbornly] to their rights and refuse to resign, as they have done up to now, we would propose the way of arbitration [negotiation]. . . . If the rival popes, after being urged in a brotherly and friendly manner will not accept either of the above ways, there is a third way which we propose as an excellent remedy for this sacrilegious [offensive] schism. We mean that the matter shall be left to a general council.

—“The University of Paris and the schism, 1393” A Source Book for Medieval History, 1905


How did this situation contribute to the end of the Middle Ages in Europe?

a)

By ending church influence over universities

b)

By establishing royal control over churches

c)

By transferring papal selection to a secular assembly

d)

By leading to questions about papal authority

4.

Which statement is the BEST example of the contrasting roles of religion during the Middle Ages?

a)

In western Europe, marriage was allowed for the clergy, while in the Byzantine Empire, it was prohibited.

b)

In the Byzantine Empire, the patriarch deferred to political rulers, while in western Europe, the pope attempted to control political rulers.

c)

In the Byzantine Empire, religious rituals were only on holy days, while in western Europe, religion was a part of daily life.

d)

In western Europe, religion was a source of conflict, while in the Byzantine Empire, religion encouraged compromise.

5.

Surrounded by water, lack of natural resources and located on the Mediterranean Sea; Covered by 75% of mountains, divided these people to separate mountain valleys; City-States, Polis.


These features describe the geography of which ancient civilization?

a)

India

b)

Egypt

c)

Greece

d)

Rome

6.

A war in which Athens and its allies were defeated by Sparta and its allies

a)

Trojan War

b)

Hundred Years War

c)

Peloponnesian War

d)

Persian War

7.

Use the list below to answer the statement.


*Created an agricultural and more organized civilization.

*Decline in Villages

*Stationary Lifestyles

*People became Nomadic


Select all of the choices that are effects of the Neolithic Revolution. Click submit when you think your answer is ready.

a)

*1

b)

*2

c)

*3

d)

*4

8.

Which of the following is NOT true about the Roman code of law known as the Twelve Tables?

a)

It was written down

b)

It allowed for flexible interpretation of the law

c)

It was publicly displayed

d)

It gave legal protection to all citizens

9.

Author of The Prince, a political treatise about maintaining power

a)

Machiavelli

b)

Michelangelo

c)

Leonardo Da Vinci

d)

Johan Gutenberg

10.

Which of the following means belief in ONE God?

a)

Monotheistic

b)

Polytheistic

11.

He mistakenly discovered the Americas in 1492 while searching for a faster route to India.

a)

Bartholomeu Dias

b)

Christopher Columbus

c)

Ferdinand Magellan

d)

Vasco da Gama

12.

The Crusades were

a)

a series of holy wars waged by Christians to remove Muslims from Jerusalem

b)

a series of holy wars waged by Christians to remove Muslims from Western Europe

c)

a series of holy wars waged by Christians to remove Jews from Jerusalem

d)

a series of holy wars waged by Christians to spread Christianity throughout the middle east

13.
Feudalism is:
a)
Political system of local government based on the granting of land in return for loyalty, military assistance, and other services
b)
Economic system of local government based on the granting of land in return for loyalty, military assistance, and other services
c)
Social system of local government based on the granting of land in return for loyalty, military assistance, and other services
d)
All of These
14.
The writing of Ancient Mesopotamia is known as:
a)
Cuneiform
b)
Linear B
c)
Hieroglyphics
d)
Linear A
15.

The human-focused style of Renaissance artists resulted in art that did what?

a)

celebrated religion.

b)

imitated the flat art of medieval times.

c)

fit in small spaces.

d)

used perspective to represent three dimensions.

16.

One similarity between Christianity and Islam is that

a)

they are both monotheistic religions

b)

they both recognize Muhammad as a prophet

c)

they both originated in North America

d)

they both believe Jesus is the son of God

17.

What are the Five Pillars of Islam?

a)

Praying, Fasting, Charity, Spreading the faith, and Charity

b)

Belief, Praying, Charity, Fasting, and Pilgrimage to Islam

c)

Belief, Praying, Charity, Fasting, and Pilgrimage to Mecca

d)

Spreading the Faith, Praying, Charity, Fasting, and Pilgrimage to Islam

18.

This is the form of government in which citizens have the power to elect their leaders

a)

Republic

b)

Monarchy

c)

Oligarchy

d)

Direct Democracy

19.
Which German priest started the Reformation?
a)
John Calvin
b)
Henry VIII
c)
Pope Paul III
d)
Martin Luther
20.

How did the Code of Hammurabi affect Babylonian society?

a)

by enforcing social equality

b)

by stabilizing the economic system

c)

by clarifying the role of government

d)

by limiting government authority

21.

The exchange of plants, animals, diseases, and technologies between the Americas and the rest of the world following Columbus's voyages.

a)

Columbian Exchange

b)

Triangular Exchange

c)

Gama Exchange

d)

Square Exchange

22.

What is history?

a)

Futuristic experiences of people

b)

Mrs. Ray's Class

c)

The ongoing story of people's past experiences

d)

the period of time before written records.

23.

Which describes a DIRECT RESULT of the Age of Exploration?

a)

As a result of the Age of Exploration, European knowledge of

and influence over the world increased greatly.

b)

As a result of the Age of Exploration, Europeans had little understanding of the world's influence.

c)

As a result of the Age of Exploration, the Industrial Revolution took effect.

d)

As a result of the Age of Exploration, Humanistic ideas greatly spread throughout Europe.