WorksheetsWorld History Fall 2019 Final Exam Review
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 19mins
__________________ refers to the study of the origins and development of people and their societies.
Anthropology
Astrology
Astronomy
Geology
Botany
Cuneiform was a writing system developed by which people? Egyptians Chinese Sumerians Indians Maya
Egyptians
Chinese
Sumerians
Indians
Maya
Who is the “they” referred to in the following quotation: “They also established a number system based on six, dividing the hour into 60 minutes and the circle into 360 degrees, as we still do today.”
Akkadians
Sumerians
Babylonians
Assyrians
Hebrews
What geographic feature divides India from the rest of Asia?
Deccan Plateau
Karakoram
Ghats
Himalayas
Indus River
Themistocles convinced the Athenians to do what following the first Greco-Persian War?
Invest in the navy by building triremes
Use the new silver mines at Laurion to complete the Parthenon
Isolate Sparta by conducting a naval blockade of the Peloponnesian peninsula
Conquer the Aegean Sea through the use of strategic alliances
Destroy the island of Melos for refusing to ally against the Spartans
The capital of the Aztec Empire was
Teotihuacan
Machu Picchu
Tulum
Tenochtitlan
Mexica
What contributed to Athens’ defeat in the Peloponnesian War?
Plague from crowded city conditions
Sparta’s superior navy
Treachery of the Macedonians
Failure to rebuild the Acropolis in time
The untimely death of Socrates
During the Roman Republic what was done in times of emergency?
Dictator appointed
One in ten children sacrificed to Hera
Senators spent their time building a navy
Roman nobles manned an engineering unit
An additional war consul was added to the government
Identify the person responsible for bringing stability to England after religious turmoil that resulted in the formation of the Anglican Church of England.
Henry VIII
Edward VI
Mary I
Elizabeth I
Elizabeth II
How did the printing press affect the lives of everyday people during the Renaissance?
Religious differences came about as more people read the Bible.
Birth rates declined as people read about advances in medicine.
Literacy rates increased as more people learned to read.
Rural population increased as more churches were built.
The common job of scribe was ended as they were no longer needed.
Which of these famous structures did Michelangelo paint?
the Louvre
the Coliseum
the Sistine Chapel
the Eiffel Tower
What was the impact on Europe of the disease described in the excerpt?
Although the overall population of Europe was largely unaffected, production declined, and the cost of labor soared.
One-third of the population of Europe died, but production and the cost of labor remained steady.
One out of every hundred people died, production declined, and the cost of labor plummeted.
One-third of the population of Europe died, production declined, and the cost of labor soared.
What pull factors attracted European Jews to Eastern Europe during the late Middle Ages?
Jews were attracted to Eastern Europe because they could practice Judaism there without persecution.
Jews were attracted to countries like Poland for its rich farmland.
Jews were attracted by the more healthful climate of Eastern Europe.
Jews were attracted by the open frontier that still existed in Eastern Europe.
Which of the following groups finally conquered the Byzantine Empire?
Seljuk Turks
Ottoman Turks
Arabs
German Christians
What Ancient Chinese dynasty first began work on the Great Wall?
Han
Ming
Tang
Qin
Song
The movement of people, plants, animals, disease, and many other things around the Atlantic Ocean after 1492 is known as what?
the Great Exchange
the Columbian Exchange
the Great Contribution
the Great Moderation
the Columbian Moderation
