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Midterm Part 3 - Unit 4-Unit 5 and Random other Stuff

Total questions: 64

Worksheet time: 39mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What demographic shift occurs from the Atlantic Slave Trade?

a)

More females than males in Africa

b)

More children than elderly in Africa

c)

More males than females in Africa

d)

Songhai Empire loses power to the Asante Kingdom

2.

What did local Rulers in Africa exchanged with Europeans in exchange of gunpowder and cannons?

a)

Gold

b)

Ivory

c)

Slaves

d)

Salt

3.

Which of the following was a cause of increased European travel? (More than 1)

a)

Government sponsorship

b)

Desire to end monarchies in the New World

c)

Spread of maritime technology and ideas from older societies

d)

Interest in spreading trade and religion

4.

Which empire had a trading post empire throughout Asia and Africa?

a)

France

b)

England

c)

Portugal

d)

Spain

5.

Potatoes were brought to the Europe from the Americas

a)

True

b)

False

6.
What accounts for the greater dependence on African slave labor in Brazil and the Caribbean than in Mexico and Peru?
a)
Large-scale sugar production
b)
Dependence on mining
c)
The infertility of the soil
d)
The strength of labor unions
7.

This was a a light, fast, and maneuverable ship first devised by the Portuguese. Lighter, requiring a smaller crew, and able to carry more cargo than the typical oar-driven Mediterranean ships, the caravel adopted the lateen sail first pioneered by Arab merchants in the India Ocean. This gave these ships the ability to tack into the face of the wind.

a)

Caraval

b)

Fluyt

c)

Galleon

d)

Carrack

8.

Who was the Portuguese explorer who established a school for the study of the arts of navigation, map making, and shipbuilding. He also sponsored voyages down the African coast?

a)

Prince Henry the Navigator

b)

Vasco de Gama

c)

Christopher Columbus

d)

Martin Luther

9.
What were the three G's that motivated most people to come to the "new world"?
a)
Gold, God, and Glory
b)
Gifts, Gadgets, and Generosity
c)
Gratitude, Guidance, and Goodwill
d)
Goodness, Grace, and Growth
10.
Conquered the Inca Empire
a)
Francisco Pizarro
b)
Hernando Cortes
c)
Vasco da Gama
d)
Galileo Galilei
11.
Who was the Aztec emperor when Cortes arrived?
a)
Atahualpa
b)
Pizarro
c)
Montezuma II
12.
What is a conquistador?
a)
A spanish soldier who conquered lands for Spain
b)
a fancy dancer
c)
a person who wants to be king
d)
a leader of a religious group
13.

What was the main thing that defeated the Incas?

a)

guns

b)

horses

c)

smallpox

d)

canons

14.

A person of mixed Spanish and Native American heritage.

a)

Mestizo

b)

Presidio

c)

Hacienda

d)

Liberation

15.

This class ranked below that of the those born in Europe, also they are of European descent. They were higher status/rank than all other classes — people of mixed descent, Amerindians, and enslaved African

a)

Meztizo

b)

Peninsulares

c)

Creoles

d)

Amerindian

16.

Ferdinand and Isabella unified

a)

Spain

b)

Greece

c)

Italy

d)

Poland

17.

This ocean was of major importance to the spice trade.

a)

Indian

b)

Arctic

c)

Pacific

d)

Atlantic

18.

The Dutch East India company had the power to build _________.

a)

ships

b)

armies

c)

houses

d)

countries

19.
The first Europeans in Africa were the Portuguese.
a)
True
b)
False
20.

This ocean was of major importance to the silver trade.

a)

Indian

b)

Arctic

c)

Pacific

d)

Atlantic

21.
Queen Nzinga ruled
a)
Ndongo
b)
Kingo
c)
Songhay
d)
Spain
22.

What changed the nature of slavery in Africa?

a)

Bantu raids of neighboring villages

b)

a severe drought

c)

the Emancipation Proclamation

d)

the arrival of the Europeans

23.

In the time period of 1450-1750, Dutch nobles ____ power

a)

Gained

b)

Lost

24.

In the time period of 1450-1750, French nobles ____ power

a)

Gained

b)

Lost

25.

In the time period of 1450-1750, Russian nobles ____ power

a)

Gained

b)

Lost

26.

In the period of 1450-1750, existing religions like Christianity spread to new regions

a)

True

b)

False

27.

Which syncretic religion happened in Cuba?

a)

Vondun (Vodoo)

b)

Santeria

c)

Sikhism

d)

Zoroastrianism

28.

If a viceroy is like a governor, what kind of power does a viceroy have?

a)

Economic

b)

Religious

c)

Political

d)

Super

29.

War in India.Aurangzeb played a role in starting it. His death led to the other side winning.

a)

Metacom's War

b)

Maratha-Mughal War

c)

King Philip's War

d)

Fronder

30.

Volta do Mar was in which ocean?

a)

Pacific

b)

Atlantic

c)

Arctic

d)

Indian

31.

The triangle of trade where slaves, raw materials and finished good like guns were traded on which ocean?

a)

Atlantic

b)

Pacific

c)

Indian

d)

Arctic

32.

Which of the following is not matched correctly

a)

Commercial Revolution - increase in trade from 1450-1750

b)

Atlantic Trade system - Guns, Sugar, Slaves

c)

Columbian Exchange - Smallpox, manioc, horses

d)

Spice trade - Manilla Galleons

33.

Gujarat, Oman, Swahili States and Java were all non-European rival of the Portuguese in the Indian Ocean

a)

True

b)

False

34.

Oman is in the Middle East

a)

True

b)

False

35.

Who was Alfred Dreyfus?

a)

Tevye from the film 'Fiddler on the Roof'

b)

A French Jew who was loyal to France and unfairly accused of treason

c)

A German Jew who was loyal to Germany and unfairly accused of treason

d)

A famous French writer who wrote an article "J'accuse" accusing the French Military of corruption.

36.

Theodor Herzl witnessed the Dreyfus Affair as a journalist and it inspired him to have a new vision for the future of the Jewish people.

a)

He no longer believed the answer was nationalism and assimilation in Europe but now believed in the importance of the Jews having their own land and he wrote a new Torah.

b)

He no longer believed the answer was a secular life but he now believed in following the Torah and living an absolutely religious life.

c)

He no longer believed the answer was Feudalism but now he believed in the emancipation of Jews in Europe.

d)

He no longer believed the answer was nationalism and assimilation in Europe but now believed in the importance of the Jews having their own land and autonomy.

37.

Reform movement to end slavery

a)

abolitionism

b)

classical liberalism

c)

utopian socialism

d)

feminism

38.

What nation did Otto Von Bismarck unite as one?

a)

Prussia

b)

Austria

c)

Germany

d)

Italy

39.

Bismarck's practice of Realpolitik was guided by which of the following?

a)

Doing what was moral

b)

Doing what would best serve the people

c)

Doing what was necessary to support the nation

d)

None of the above

40.
The Brains of Italian Unification: unites Italy under the kingdom of Piedmont-Sardinia
a)
Cavour
b)
Manzinni
c)
Garibaldi
d)
Bismarck
41.

What was Olaudah Equiano’s main purpose in writing The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Equiano?

a)

to entertain readers with dramatic episodes in his life

b)

to sway public opinion about slavery

c)

to contrast life in Africa and life in Barbados

d)

to provide detailed information on 18th century sea travel

42.

Locke argued that we had 3 main natural rights. What are they? (Select 3)

a)

Life

b)

Liberty

c)

Pursuit of Happiness

d)

Property

43.
Enlightenment philosopher who believed men and women should be equal
a)
Voltaire
b)
Denis Diderot
c)
Mary Wollstonecraft
d)
Adam Smith
44.

He (1778 - 1850) was an Argentine general and politician. He liberated Argentina, Peru and Chile from Spain. In 1817, he crossed the Andes from Mendoza to Chile. Together with Simón Bolívar, San Martín is called one of the Liberators of South America. He was a creole and his actions are part of the Creole Revolutions..

a)

San Martin

b)

Boukman

c)

Iturbide

d)

Hildalgo

45.

Other than trying to get British support, Bolivar's intended audience for the Jamaica Letter's was

a)

Creole elites

b)

Amerindian miners

c)

Mulatto shopkeepers

d)

Plantation slaves

46.

Which news political ideology was growing in the first half of the 19th century

a)

Absolutism

b)

Liberalism

c)

Communism

d)

Fascism

47.

The Committee of Public Safety adopted policies known as the ___________, which led to the deaths of 40,000 French people.

a)

Reign of Terror

b)

League of Nations

c)

Constitutional Convention

d)

National Convention

48.

What method was the most often used means of execution during the Reign of Terror in France?

a)

Guillotine

b)

Hanging

c)

Electric chair

d)

Firing squad

49.
What event marked the end of the Reign of Terror?
a)
The execution of Marie Antoinette
b)
The execution of Maximilien Robespierre
c)
The execution of King Louis XVI
d)
The execution of Jean Paul Marat
50.

Maximilien Robespierre is famous for his role in what major world event?

a)

Creole Revolutions

b)

Haitian Revolution

c)

American Revolution

d)

French Revolution

51.
Who assumed control of the slave rebellion in 1794?
a)
St. Domingue
b)
Vincent Oge
c)
Toussaint L'Overture
d)
Thomas Jefferson
52.

Which group pushed for female emancipation?

a)

Early Feminists

b)

Abolitionists

c)

Nationalists

d)

Conservatives

53.

Both United States Declaration of Independence and the French Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen reflect a shared concern for physical elimination of the ruling class

a)

True

b)

False

54.

Both United States Declaration of Independence and the French Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen reflect a shared concern for confiscation of church property

a)

True

b)

False

55.

Both United States Declaration of Independence and the French Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen reflect a shared concern protection of private property

a)

True

b)

False

56.

The author of a Declaration of the Rights of Woman and the Female Citizen was

a)

Marie Antoinette.

b)

Maximilien Robespierre.

c)

Olympe de Gouges.

d)

Mary Wollstonecraft.

57.

Who wanted to weld the former Spanish colonies of South America into a confederation like the United States.

a)

Bolivar

b)

L'overture

c)

Hildalgo

d)

Juarez

58.
All of the following are members of the third estate EXCEPT:
a)
peasants
b)
workers
c)
bourgeoisie 
d)
nobles
59.
When the Third Estate was locked out of the Estates General, they pledged never to disband until a new constitution was created. This event is known as:
a)
Women's March on Versailles
b)
Reign of Terror
c)
The Great Fear
d)
Tennis Court Oath
60.
Who belonged to the First Estate?
a)
nobles
b)
clergy
c)
peasants
d)
royalty
61.
The king of France during the French Revolution:
a)
Napoleon
b)
Leoverture 
c)
Louis XVI
d)
Robespierre
62.
Which of the three estates was the poorest?
a)
1st Estate
b)
2nd Estate
c)
3rd Estate
63.

One of the causes of the French Revolution was famine

a)

True

b)

False

64.

The native people of New Zealand are the.....

a)

Aborigines

b)

Maori

c)

Tarara

d)

Islanders