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1st Semester World History Review

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which Tropic is located at 23 1/2 Degrees North?
a)
Tropic Zone
b)
Tropic of Cancer
c)
Tropic of Capricorn
d)
Tropic of Cathedral
2.

What does Mesopotamia mean?

a)

the land of plenty

b)

the land between rivers

c)

the middle of the earth

d)

the land of smart people

3.

Hippocrates is known as the father of _________

a)

Modern Medicine

b)

Modern architecture

c)

Modern Geometry

d)

Modern family

4.
Your good or bad actions in this life is called your ___________________, you should always try to have the good kind.
a)
Karma
b)
Dharma
c)
Reincarnation
d)
Vedas
5.
In order to end the cycle of rebirth, one must reach ___________.  
a)
Moksha
b)
Karma
c)
Ahimsa
d)
Shiva
6.
The _____ was in charge of Japan with ACTUAL POWER in Japanese Feudalism. 
a)
Shogun
b)
Emperor
c)
Daimyo
d)
Samurai
7.
The honor code for warriors in Japan is called _____.
a)
bushido
b)
chivalry
c)
seppuku
d)
daimyo
8.
Feudalism began in Europe because people needed _____.
a)
protection
b)
land
c)
to trade
d)
to farm
9.
In 1054, the Eastern Orthodox Church and the Roman Catholic Church formally split. This is a:
a)
Liturgy
b)
Patriarch
c)
Icon
d)
Schism
10.
The most famous architectural building in the Byzantine Empire was a church built in the 500's known as the ______.
a)
Hagia Sophia
b)
Hippodrome
c)
Justinian Code
d)
Orthodox Patriarch
11.
The most lasting and important feature in law that came from the Byzantine Empire was the ______.
a)
Code of Justinian
b)
Byzantine Schism
c)
Hagia Sophia
d)
patriarch
12.

What types of changes did the printing press NOT cause?

a)

books more available

b)

made sharing information across large areas possible

c)

books were cheaper

d)

books were more expensive

e)

more people learned to read

13.
What were the complaints Luther made against the Church called?
a)
95 Theses
b)
95 Topic Sentences
c)
59 Theses
d)
95 Wrongs
14.

___ was the 1st scientist who proposed the theory that the universe was heliocentric.

a)

Copernicus

b)

Galileo

c)

Leonardo da Vinci

d)

Newton

15.

The ____ had big pyramids, city-states in Tikal and Chichen Itza, and an advanced writing system.

a)

Mayan

b)

Aztec

c)

Incan

d)

Olmec

16.

The ____ practiced human sacrifice on a large scale, built chinampas, and had the capital in Tenochititlan.

a)

Mayans

b)

Aztecs

c)

Incans

d)

Olmecs

17.

The ____ had their capital in Cuzco in South America, had miles of roads, and used Quipu

a)

Mayans

b)

Aztecs

c)

Incans

d)

Olmecs

18.

The way Buddha described to overcome desire is to follow the ___

a)

Eightfold path

b)

Five pillars of faith

c)

Ten Commandments

d)

Law of the Twelve Tables

19.

The Middle Ages ended as a result of the ____

a)

Age of Exploration

b)

Fall of the Roman Empire

c)

Crusades

d)

Reformation

20.

Which one of these was NOT a reason the Spanish defeated the Native Americans?

a)

disease

b)

superior military technology

c)

natives were divided

d)

Spanish outnumbered the Natives