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WorksheetsSemester 1 Final Exam Review (World History)
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 1hrs 16mins
Which of these beliefs do Judaism, Islam, and Christianity have in common?
Reincarnation
Monotheism
Polytheism
belief in the New Testament
Which of these pairs of cities were vital to the foundation of Islam?
Constantinople and Rome
Beijing and Nagasaki
Jerusalem and Alexandria
Mecca and Medina
What are the core beliefs and practices of Muslims?
The Five Pillars of Islam
The Ten Commandments
The Eight-fold Path
The Analects of Confucius
What is the mandate of heaven?
A quest to find heaven
A religious concept in Confucianism
The right to rule China with the blessing of the Gods
The favoring of China over other countries
China’s Han Dynasty supported a peaceful society based on respect. This belief is most common to what major belief system we studied?
Daoism
Hinduism
Legalism
Confucianism
Why was the Great Wall of China originally built?
To keep out northern invaders
To keep people from leaving China
To move supplies
To increase China's territory
Which was NOT a innovation made by Tang and Song China?
Porcelain
Gunpowder
Silk
Magnetic Compass
Within Rome, where did early Christian converts meet in secret?
In the catacombs
In churches
In public places
In their homes
What was the Edict of Milan?
Made Christianity the official religion of Rome
Allowed all religions freedom to practice in Rome
Made Milan the capital of Rome
Banned Christianity in Milan
Where did the Bantu migrate from and to?
China -> India
Near the South part of the Sahara -> South and East Africa
Russia -> North and South America
Ireland -> United States
What is an advancement made by the Mayans?
Created a 365 day calendar
Developed a system of writing
Adding the number 0 to Olmec number system
All of the above
Why was Constantinople chosen to be the capital of the Byzantine empire?
Great location for trade and military
Hard to defend
Important religious location
Origin of Rome
What was Justinian’s Code?
An edict made by Justinian
A legal code created by condensing Roman Law
A code of conduct for chariot races
Same thing as Hammurabi's code
An Islamic belief is that Allah is the same God that Jews and ________________ worship.
Buddhists
Daoists
Hindus
Christians
What led to the division between the Sunni and Shia after the death of Muhammad?
Disagreement over who should be the next ruler
Belonging to different religions
Disagreement on how to follow the 5 pillars
the failure to defeat invading forces from Persia
in Europe who preserved literacy and learning during the Middle Ages?
Kings
Peasants
The Church
Knights
What Frankish king preserved culture, promoted learning, and became the leader of most of west and central Europe?
William the Conqueror
Charlemagne
Genghis Khan
Constantine
What was the goal of the crusades?
To improve trade relationships between the east and west
To discover new lands
To destroy the Byzantine Empire
To recapture the holy land from the Muslims
What effect did the crusades have on medieval European trade?
Increased trade between the east and west
Decreased trade between the east and west
Caused trade to stop completely
What was the primary cause of the spread of the Black Death?
Infected water supply
Originated in Europe
Fleas on Rats on Trade Routes
Stronger near the ocean
The Black Death killed about what fraction of Europe’s people?
1/2
1/3
1/10
1/1
How did the Black Death affect feudalism?
Made feudalism stronger
Brought an end to feudalism and the manor system
Spread feudalism to other places
Warped feudalism into a new and improved version
What empire in western Africa was NOT known for their gold-salt trade?
Ghana
Mali
Zimbabwe
Songhai
What made Mansa Musa famous?
Establishing new trade routes
Conquering territory
Destroying his empire
Pilgrimage to Mecca where he showed his wealth to the world
What was Zheng He known for?
Leading a series of trade expeditions that showed off China's wealth
Overthrowing the Chinese dynasty before him
Founding a new religion
Building the great wall of China
Which European nation was the first to begin the Age of Exploration?
Spain
England
Portugal
France
What was the “Columbian Exchange”?
exchanging precious metals between the old and new worlds
the exchange of plants, animals, and diseases between the old and new worlds
A one way trip across the Atlantic Ocean
Movement of troops from North to South America
What is the “Middle Passage”?
The forced journey made across the Atlantic Ocean by enslaved Africans
The middle leg of the silk road
The half way point between Constantinople and Istanbul
The movement of raw materials from the Americas to Europe
Use the map. Which Mesoamerican civilization was located at the Green location?
Aztec
Mayans
Inca
Spanish
Use the map. Which Mesoamerican civilization was located in the Blue location?
Inca
Aztec
Mayans
Spanish
What did the Inca build to unify and expand their empire?
Roads
Canals
Skyscrapers
What event was the result of politicians and religious leaders’ desire to control the Holy Land in the 11th century?
The Crusades
The Reformation
Norman Conquest
Thirty Years War
What was the primary religion practiced in the Mali and Songhai Empires?
Christianity
Islam
Buddhism
Judaism
The selling of indulgences was a major cause of the
Renaissance
Scientific Revolution
Protestant Reformation
Enlightenment
Prior to the French Revolution, which class had the most people but the least political power?
Third Estate
Second Estate
First Estate
Estates General
Which movement inspired the French Revolution?
The Renaissance
The Enlightenment
Napoleonic Conquests
The Russian Revolution
Which is an effect of Napoleon's rule on the rest of Europe?
The people of Europe rallied around democracy to fight off Napoleon's rule
The League of Nations was formed
All of Europe started primarily speaking French
Increased nationalism led to the unification of nation states
Toussaint L'Ouverture was the leader of a revolution that took place in what is now
Colombia.
Cuba.
Haiti.
Mexico.
Guiseppe Garibaldi and Count Camillio di Cavour are BOTH associated with
leading resistance against Napoleon I.
assisting Mussolini in his rise to power.
helping to unify Italy in the 19th century.
resisting the Nazis in the invasion of France.
Otto von Bismarck is important in German history for
leading the move to unify Germany in the 19th century.
supporting and co-founding the Nazi Party after World War I.
planning the unsuccessful invasion of Russia in World War II.
his attempts to overthrow the Austrian king, Frederick the Great.
