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WorksheetsWorld History NCFE Review #1
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 45mins
How did movements like the Protestant Reformation contribute to the rise of nation-states?
It ended the practice of serfdom.
It gave the right of self-government.
It united all Christians under one leader.
It challenged the absolute power of the pope.
How did the revolution in printing contribute to increased global interaction during the Renaissance?
by providing free books to all people
by requiring people to read scripture
by increasing profits from publishing
by making it easier to spread ideas
Beginning in the 1500s, European missionaries traveled to places like China to spread Christianity as part of the Catholic Reformation. How did the missionaries contribute to increased global interaction?
They converted to local religions, which spread throughout Europe when they returned
They shared European knowledge of science, technology, and the humanities.
They established trade networks between China and Europe.
They shared knowledge of Europe’s many utopian societies.
In January of 1917, British cryptographers deciphered a telegram from German Foreign Minister Arthur Zimmermann to the German Minister to Mexico, von Eckhardt, offering United States territory to Mexico in return for joining the German cause. This message helped draw the United States into the war and thus changed the course of history. The telegram had such an impact on American opinion that, according to David Kahn, author of The Codebreakers, “No other single cryptanalysis has had such enormous consequences.” Excerpt from “The Zimmermann Telegram” by Mary Alexander and Marilyn Childress from Social Education, April 1981. Used by permission of National Council for the Social Studies. Based on the excerpt, what was the role of the Zimmermann telegram in World War I?
It created conflict between Mexico and the United States and delayed American arms production for the Allies.
It angered many European nations who depended on the Mexican production of arms.
It provoked the United States, a neutral nation, to become involved in the war.
It embarrassed the British, who secretly conspired with Germany to write it.
The Roman Catholic Church issued a decree in 1080 CE. It was directed at the Holy Roman Emperor Henry IV, who was appointing religious officials without approval from the church. The decree stated that any non-religious power or person who appointed church officials would be excommunicated from the church. It also warned rulers that such actions would displease God and result in suffering. How did this church decree affect the actions of European monarchs?
European monarchs removed church leaders.
The decree weakened the power of European monarchs.
European monarchs appointed bishops to political offices.
The decree allowed monarchs to be appointed as bishops.
Which of the following was not a contribution of the Neolitic Revolution on all future civilizations?
Formation of government systems
Creation of only Polytheistic religions
Development of new technology
Building around major waterways
This Classical Era civilization was located on the Italian peninsula and allowed for the rise of Christianity in Europe.
Greeks
Romans
Macedonians
Indian
Which Classical Era civilization is matched correctly with the main religion associated with it?
China = Confucianism
Greece = Christianity
Rome = Islam
India = Daoism
What was a reason for the decline of Rome?
Civil war
Barbarian invasions
Famine
Natural Disaster
Whose work as a scientist and an artist contributed the most to the development of the Renaissance?
Michaelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni
Leonardo da Vinci
Donatello di Niccolò di Betto Bardi
Raphael Sanzio da Urbino
Which of these circumstances directly led to the outbreak of World War I in 1914?
weak empires of European states
complex alliances among European powers
German sinking of the RMS Lusitania
British publishing of the Zimmermann Telegraph
Which warfare tactic was used in response to major improvements in weaponry during World War I?
Trench Warfare
Joint Warfare
Guerilla Warfare
Siege Warfare
