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WorksheetsYear End Review Quiz
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 20mins
__________ was a network of trade routes linking Asia & Europe in the Middle Ages.
Trade Road
Silk Road
Trans-Asia Trade Route
Salt Road
What technology was NOT traded on the silk road?
Gunpowder
Paper
Christianity
Compass
What sea linked Europe, Africa, and Asia and served as a major trade route in the Ancient World and Middle Ages?
Mediterranean Sea
Black Sea
Red Sea
Caspian Sea
Why were Ancient cities, such as Constantinople and Timbuktu, considered desirable?
Wealth
Location was favorable for trade
Strong economy
All of the above
What makes a democracy different from other forms of government, such as monarchies and oligarchies.
In a democracy, people have power
In a democracy, people can vote
In a democracy, leaders are elected by the people
All of the above
What development in the Roman Empire provided quick travel and trade for missionaries and merchants?
Columns and Domes
Agriculture
Maps
Roman Roads
Why did ancient societies develop around waterways?
Religion
Sea travel for trade
Protection from invaders
Shipbuilding
Why should historians avoid examining events and issues from the past based on todays standards?
To avoid misinterpretations
To avoid cultural bias
To seek normalcy
To avoid assumptions
Why was there a growth of markets and increased trade in the middle ages?
Ancient Greece had Olives
Ships were being sent to Africa
More people used Roman Roads
Larger populations in towns desired more goods
When a country or civilization specializes in the growth of a specific crop or good, what will develop over time?
Disease
Trade Relationships
Religion
Government
Which civilization was the first to have a democracy?
Ancient Rome
Ancient Egypt
Ancient Greece
Medieval Europe
The process of settling among and establishing control over the people of an area is called....
Dictatorship
Colonization
Democracy
Mercantilism
Why did "Mother Countries" colonize the Americas and other regions around the world?
To spread religion
To create trade alliances
To create economies that would bring more wealth to the mother country
To spread disease
Why did the people of Medieval Europe develop a Feudal system?
To end the Bubonic Plague
Need for protection and order due to lack of government
In response to the Crusades
To start a war with Athens
The exchange of flora, fauna, goods, and pathogens between Europe and America is known as the....
Black Death
Columbian Exchange
Trans-Saharan Trade
Silk Road
How did the inhabitants of West Africa become so wealthy?
Slave Trade
Porcelain & Silk
Fauna & Flora
Columbian Exchange
Holy wars between Muslims and Christians to regain control of the Holy Land of Jerusalem were called the
World Wars
Mongol Invasions
Spartan Wars
Crusades
Which of the following was NOT an outcome of the Crusades?
Spread of Islamic Achievements
Spread of Christianity
Trade
Destruction of the Silk Road
How did trade routes, such as the Silk Road, impact societies in the Middle Ages?
Spread of Religion
Spread of Culture
Spread of goods & technologies
All of the above
A written legal document that was signed in 1215 that limited the power if the English Monarch was called....
Model Parliament
Magna Carta
Habeas Corpus
Diffusion
How did the Magna Carta lead to the decline of Feudalism?
Gave more power to the King
Took power away from the King
Made Knights less effective
Gave power to the Serfs
A movement aimed at reforming the beliefs and practices of the Catholic Church was called the.....
Magna Carta
Calvinism
Protestant Reformation
Manioral System
How did the Protestant Reformation reduce the power of the Catholic Church
People started leaving the Catholic Church
The Pope was no longer allowed to lead his people
The Catholic Church gained more followers
Feudal Knights took over power in the Church
A type of government in which all citizens vote directly on laws and policies......
Monarchy
Direct Democracy
Oligarchy
Representative Democracy
A type of government in which citizens vote on representatives to create laws and policies.....
Monarchy
Oligarchy
Direct Democracy
Representative Democracy
Which Ancient Civilization created the world's first democracy?
Greece
Rome
Egypt
North America
What civilization was the first to use Roads?
Greece
Rome
Mongols
Japan
How did Christianity spread so quickly throughout the Roman Empire?
Roman Roads
Ships
Trade Routes
All of the above
Self sufficient system in which serfs and peasants provide food and services in return for protection and land from Kings, Lords, and Knights is called....
Manioral System
Nation State
Democracy
Dictatorship
An independent country with defined boarders, a strong central government, and common culture is called a
Feudal System
Manioral System
Nation State
Commonwealth
What civilization as the first to create world maps?
Greeks
Muslims
Romans
Chinese
How did world maps help traders?
Navigation & Exploration
Economic Diversity
Cultural Living Standards
Advanced Mathematics
The act of analyzing the costs (money, time, etc) and the benefits (desired outcome) when it comes to making a decision is called.....
Merchant
Mercantilism
Cost-Benefit Analysis
Specialization
What is the desired benefit when using a cost-benefit analysis?
The costs outweigh the benefits
The benefits outweigh the costs
The costs and benefits are equal
All of the above
Nomadic people from Central Asia that were known as fierce warriors were called....
Samurai
Mongols
Dynasties
Knights
What nation did the Mongol's fail to conquer?
China
Korea
Japan
All of the above
What two nations were unified under Mongol rule in the 13th and 14th centuries?
China & Japan
Korea & Japan
China & Korea
Germany & Spain
The trade of _________ and ___________ made Timbuktu a desired commercial and cultural center.
Gold & Silk
Silk & Porcelain
Gold & Salt
Salt & Slik
Which of the following was NOT an African Empire?
Ghana
Mali
Ming
Songhai
What does "Trans-Saharan" mean?
In the Sahara Desert
Across the Sahara Desert
Above the Sahara Desert
Below the Sahara Desert
