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Midterm Review

Total questions: 99

Worksheet time: 33mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which religion has the most followers?

a)

Christianity

b)

Judaism

c)

Islam

d)

Sikhism

2.

Which world religion has the fewest followers?

a)

Christianity

b)

Judaism

c)

Islam

d)

Sikhism

3.

What is Atheism?

a)

Belief in many gods

b)

Belief in one God

c)

Belief in no god

d)

Belief in spirits and the devil only

4.

Monotheism is defined as?

a)

Belief in many gods

b)

Belief in one God

c)

Belief in no god

d)

Belief in spirits and the devil only

5.

Polytheism is defined as?

a)

Belief in many gods

b)

Belief in one God

c)

Belief in no god

d)

Belief in spirits and the devil only

6.

According to Buddhism, how can the end of suffering in the world be achieved?

a)

Following the Eight Truths and following the Fourfold Path

b)

Following the Four Truths and the Eight-fold Path to achieve Nirvana

c)

Following the teaching of Confucius

d)

Following the teachings of Muhammad

7.

Jesus was raised in what religion?

a)

Islam

b)

Christianity

c)

Buddhism

d)

Judaism

8.

What does Yin-Yang symbolize?

a)

That Jesus was the Son of God

b)

Harmony and balance

c)

Reincarnation

d)

Hinduism

9.

What is reincarnation?

a)

The same thing as Nirvana

b)

The middle path

c)

The different sects that exist in Islam

d)

The continuous rebirth of the soul

10.

What are the two branches of Islam?

a)

Hindu and Buddhist

b)

Confucianism and Sikhism

c)

Shinto and Sunni

d)

Sunni and Shia

11.

What is the Torah?

a)

The 5 books of Abraham

b)

The 5 books of Moses

c)

The 5 books of Muhammad

d)

The 5 books of Buddha

12.

Islam, Christianity, and Judaism all trace their roots back to which man?

a)

Jesus

b)

Abraham

c)

Noah

d)

Mohammad

13.

Islam was founded by whom?

a)

Jesus

b)

Muhammad

c)

Abraham

d)

Gandi

14.

A Muslim is a follower of what religion?

a)

Christianity

b)

Buddhism

c)

Islam

d)

Judaism

15.

What is the term for a Muslim house of worship

a)

Hajj

b)

Mosque

c)

Madinah

d)

Allah

16.

The five pillars of faith in Islam are 1) believe in One God and Muhammad, 2) pray five prayers each day. 3) fast during the month of Ramadan, 4) give to the poor, and lastly to do what?

a)

Declare holy war on other religions

b)

Make a pilgrimage to Mecca

c)

Pay taxes to homeland

d)

Memorize the Quran

17.

The revelations that were given to Muhammad were written down and came to be known as what?

a)

The Quran

b)

The Torah

c)

The Bible

d)

The Book of Mormon

18.

What are some examples of Islamic achievements?

a)

A translations of Aristotle’s works, paper, and the use of zero

b)

Commentaries on Aristotle’s works, the astrolabe, and algebra

c)

Paper, silk, and algebra

d)

Medicine, the astrolabe, and the telescope

19.

Which was the first great trading state to emerge in West Africa?

a)

Kush

b)

Ghana

c)

Mali

d)

Ethiopia

20.

This was traded across the Sahara for gold because of its important preservative properties.

a)

Cinnamon

b)

Pepper

c)

Salt

d)

Honey

21.

This king of the Empire of Mali was the richest man in the world.

a)

Mansa Musa

b)

Sundiata Keita

c)

Muhammad Ture

d)

Sunni Ali

22.

Mansa Musa made this city a center for knowledge, culture and Islam.

a)

Constantinople

b)

Timbuktu

c)

Kiev

d)

Rome

23.

This Southern African Kingdom was famous for their walled city and trade with the Swahili Coast, No one is sure what caused their decline.

a)

Great Zimbabwe

b)

Ethiopia

c)

Mali

d)

Ghana

24.

The people of the Swahili Coast were united by their language and trade that they did with whom?

a)

Muslims, Indians, and Chinese.

b)

Australians, Japanese, and Russians

c)

English, Portuguese, and Russians

d)

None of the Above

25.

This East African empire remained a Christian stronghold while many others adopted Islam.

a)

Ethiopia

b)

Ghana

c)

Swahili

d)

Mali

26.

Why were Sunni Ali’s conquests in Mali and Ghana especially important?

a)

They were vital port cities.

b)

They ensured that his son would rule after him.

c)

They gave his empire control of the trade in ivory and iron ore.

d)

They gave his empire control of the trade in salt and gold.

27.

Through trade, many civilizations came into contact with each other. What civilizations outside of Africa did African kingdoms and states contact?

a)

Austrians, Germans, and Indians

b)

Persians (Muslims), Chinese, and Indians

c)

Australians, Germans, and Portuguese

d)

All of the Above

28.

Considering the cultures of Africa that contacted other countries and people, how did these civilizations influence each other?

a)

They shared their cultures, traditions and religions

b)

They fought each other

c)

They made treaties with each other

d)

They all spoke the same languages

29.

What did the Tang dynasty do to create an economy that was more stable?

a)

They collected more taxes

b)

They fought to keep a minimum wage

c)

They gave land to the peasants

d)

None of the Above

30.

What was the group that eventually overthrew the Song Dynasty?

a)

Mongols

b)

Chinese

c)

Japanese

d)

Indians

31.

The Mongols lived north of China in what is now called what?

a)

Japan

b)

Mongolia

c)

Turkey

d)

Constantinople

32.

By 1294 the Mongols had conquered most of what continent?

a)

Asia

b)

North America

c)

South America

d)

Africa

33.

This was an Italian merchant and explorer that traveled to China during the time of the Yuan dynasty. He became friends with Kublai Khan.

a)

Zheng He

b)

Mohandis Gandhi

c)

Genghis Khan

d)

Marco Polo

34.

Genghis Khan turned Beijing into a prison within the walls. Thousands starved to death, the survivors resorted to what?

a)

Selling their children

b)

Suicide

c)

Cannibalism

d)

None of the Above

35.

What happened to the guests of Genghis Khan's funeral in order to keep its location a secret?

a)

They swore a vow of secrecy

b)

They all moved in different directions

c)

They were executed

d)

None of the above

36.

What was the name of the strict code of behavior that was followed by the warrior class in early Japan?

a)

Bushido

b)

Shogunate

c)

Daimyo

d)

Mahayana

37.

What made the Rajputs unable to stop Mahmud from invading Northern India?

a)

Mahmud’s forces were on horseback and the Rajputs were on elephants

b)

Mahmud’s forces were slower but determined

c)

The Rajputs didn’t put up a fight

d)

The Rajputs fought bravely but wished to convert to Islam

38.

What made Muslim rulers in India tolerant of Hindu and their religion?

a)

There were too many Hindus to convert them all.

b)

The Hindus had help from China

c)

The Muslims didn’t want to convert Hindus

d)

None of the above

39.

What was the purpose of the samurai in Japan?

a)

Creating laws

b)

Leading religious ceremonies

c)

Conducting trade

d)

Protecting property and providing security

40.

What was the grant of land from the lord to a vassal in return for military service called?

a)

Feudal contract

b)

Schism

c)

Wergild

d)

Fief

41.

What is Feudalism?

a)

A new political system in Europe during Medieval times where lords watched over peasants

b)

A new political system in Asia during Medieval times where peasants overthrew the Kings

c)

A new political system in America during Modern times where Trump watches over peasants

d)

None of the above

42.

What is the Divine Right?

a)

The belief that Kings and Queens get their authority from the people

b)

The belief that Kings and Queens get their authority from the God

c)

The belief that Kings and Queens get their authority from the military

d)

None of the above

43.

What was the Magna Carta?

a)

A document of war signed by King John

b)

A document of peace signed by King John

c)

A document of rights signed by King John

d)

A document selling the Louisiana territory to the United States

44.

Christian warriors during the crusades believed they should control this area.

a)

India

b)

China

c)

Beijing

d)

Jerusalem

45.

Pope Urban II was the man responsible for calling for the group of 34,000 knights and peasants to fight in what?

a)

The first crusade

b)

The Battle of the Bulge

c)

D-Day

d)

The Children’s Crusade

46.

From the Christian viewpoint, the first and third crusades were what?

a)

A success

b)

A failure

47.

Exotic goods like spices and clothes that Crusaders were exposed to created new desires, and encouraged what?

a)

Isolationism

b)

Wars with China

c)

Long distance trade

d)

None of the above

48.

What was the most important gift a lord could give a vassal?

a)

Gold

b)

Arms and armor

c)

Serfs

d)

Land

49.

Why was the reign of King Philip II Augustus a turning point for the French monarchy?

a)

His wars gained France territories from England.

b)

Ruling power was distributed among aristocrats.

c)

The kingdom was conquered by the Holy Roman Empire.

d)

Territory was lost to England.

50.

This was an agricultural estate run by a lord and worked by peasants.

a)

Sharecropping

b)

Vassal

c)

Manor

d)

All of the above

51.

Because of the fact that people used wood to heat and cook with as their only source, during the Middle Ages there was a lot of what?

a)

Lung Cancer

b)

Air Pollution

c)

Forest fires

d)

None of the above

52.

How was the Bubonic Plague spread?

a)

Dogs

b)

Mosquitoes

c)

Fleas carried by rats

d)

None of the above

53.

Who founded the Franciscan order?

a)

St. Franco Julio

b)

St. Francis of Assisi

c)

St. John Paul

d)

St. Franciscan of Venice

54.

This split of the Church (1378-1417) divided Europe.

a)

The Great Split

b)

The Great Sever

c)

The Great Schism

d)

The 100 Years War

55.

From the tip of Alaska to the tip of South America, the land area of the Americas extends how

far?.

a)

About 8,000 miles

b)

About 9,000 miles

c)

About 7,500 miles

d)

About 11,000 miles

56.

The major thing the Olmec were remembered for was what?

a)

Fishing

b)

Hunting

c)

Farming

d)

Writing

57.

The Mayans based their writing system on what?

a)

Hieroglyphics

b)

Arabic alphabet

c)

Mandarin characters

d)

None of the above

58.

The supremacy of the Aztecs 200 years of control lasted because

a)

They had a large population of warriors

b)

They were aggressive and were willing to kill anyone that resisted them

c)

Both answers above

d)

None of the Above

59.

The term for the language of a particular region is

a)

Scholasticism

b)

Secular

c)

Vernacular

d)

Chanson de geste

60.

Tributes are paid by conquered people to keep them from being attacked and destroyed. *

a)

True

b)

False

61.

What are Serfs?

a)

Peasants who are legally bound to the land

b)

Slaves

c)

Second generation nobles

d)

Merchants

62.

A money economy is based on the exchange of money for goods and services.

a)

True

b)

False

63.

The Maya like others believed that the way to please their gods was through what ritual?

a)

Fasting

b)

Human Sacrifice

c)

Penance

d)

Parades

64.

The Aztecs believed that their had been how many worlds created and destroyed? *

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

5

65.

The Inca Language spoken throughout their empire was what?

a)

Spanish

b)

Portuguese

c)

English

d)

Quechua

66.

Inca buildings were built to withstand what?

a)

Floods

b)

Fires

c)

Volcanoes

d)

Earthquakes

67.

Inca building techniques are best seen where?

a)

History books

b)

Mexico City

c)

Machu Picchu

d)

Yucatan

68.

This man started the Protestant Revolution which created division in the Christian Church.

a)

Martin Luther King Jr.

b)

Martin Luther

c)

Martin Van Buren

d)

None of the above

69.

What was Martin Luther’s biggest complaint against the church?

a)

Selling indulgences

b)

Praying

c)

Tithing

d)

Practicing the Eucharist

70.

What are indulgences?

a)

Papers sold for the forgiveness of sins

b)

The number one thing Martin Luther was upset with

c)

The cause of Martin writing the 95 Theses

d)

All of the above

71.

What did Martin Luther write and nail to the church door?

a)

A love letter

b)

A wreath

c)

His complaints toward the church, 95 theses

d)

A poster

72.

These were Spanish conquerors of the Americas.

a)

Pizzaros

b)

Conquistadors

c)

Crusaders

d)

Mongols

73.

This gave permission to Spanish landowners to use Native Americans as laborers.

a)

Encomienda System

b)

Colombian Exchange

c)

Edict of Worms

d)

Hacienda Pact

74.

This is the way in which different animals and food were shared between the Old World and the New World.

a)

Encomienda System

b)

Colombian Exchange

c)

Edict of Worms

d)

Hacienda Pact

75.

This was the Conquistador that conquered the Aztecs?

a)

Ferdinand Magellan

b)

Francisco Pizzaro

c)

Hernan Cortes

d)

Ponce de Leon

76.

This country was the first of the Europeans to begin exploring.

a)

Spain

b)

England

c)

Russia

d)

Portugal

77.

This explorer crossed the Indian Ocean and returned to Europe from India, with spices to trade.

a)

Vasco da Gama

b)

Ferdinand Magellan

c)

Ponce de Leon

d)

Marco Polo

78.

He was the first European explorer to be credited with discovering America.

a)

Magellan

b)

Vespucci

c)

Cortes

d)

Columbus

79.

This explorer is credited with being the first explorer to circumnavigate the world.

a)

Christopher Columbus

b)

Ponce de Leon

c)

Ferdinand Magellan

d)

Amerigo Vespucci

80.

America is named after him.

a)

John Cabot

b)

Ponce de Leon

c)

Ferdinand Magellan

d)

Amerigo Vespucci

81.

He was the leader of the Aztecs

a)

Huitzilopochtli

b)

Montezuma

c)

Pachacuti

d)

Pakal the Great

82.

This conquistador conquered the Inca

a)

Ferdinand Magellan

b)

Francisco Pizzaro

c)

Hernan Cortes

d)

Ponce de Leon

83.

This was one of the first groups to speak out against slavery which began to change the mindset of Europeans.

a)

Quakers

b)

Lutherans

c)

Catholics

d)

Calvinists

84.

This group established more than 30 missions to spread Christianity in the New World.

a)

Mestizos

b)

Mulattos

c)

Jesuits

d)

Peninsulares

85.

Juan Ponce de Leon Was searching for what when he discovered and claimed Florida for Spain?

a)

Seven Cities of Gold

b)

Atlantis

c)

The Fountain of Youth

d)

A Black Hole

86.

He was the king of Spain that sent the Armada to England. He was an ardent and militant Catholic.

a)

Charles II

b)

James I

c)

Phillip II

d)

Trump III

87.

She was the queen of England and the last of the Tudor line. She was nicknamed the Virgin Queen and had her cousin Mary Queen of Scots beheaded for treason and conspiracy.

a)

Elizabeth I

b)

Mary I

c)

Elizabeth Tudor

d)

Both Elizabeth I and Elizabeth Tudor

88.

These were French Protestants influenced by John Calvin.

a)

Huguenots

b)

Knights Templar

c)

Cavaliers

d)

Royalists

89.

This belief is when nobles believe that they receive their power from God and are responsible only to God.

a)

Noble Thought

b)

Divine Right of Kings

c)

Coercion

d)

Divine Right of The Empire

90.

With the death of his cousin Elizabeth I, this man became the King of England.

a)

Phillip II

b)

Henry VIII

c)

James I

d)

Trump the Great

91.

These were protestants in England who were influenced by John Calvin.

a)

Lutherans

b)

Cavaliers

c)

Puritans

d)

Jehova Witnesses

92.

This is when absolute power rests in the hands of one.

a)

Marxism

b)

Socialism

c)

Absolutism

d)

Communism

93.

This man is remembered in history as “The Terrible” and was Russia’s first czar.

a)

Ivan I

b)

Ivan IV

c)

Gorbachev I

d)

Putin II

94.

This was the last and most prominent czar. He built St. Petersburg.

a)

Peter the Great

b)

Peter the Terrible

c)

Ivan IV

d)

Michael Romanov

95.

This man completed Saint Peter’s Basilica in Rome.

a)

Bernini

b)

Michaelangelo

c)

Raphael

d)

Peter the Great

96.

The most famous dramatist during the Elizabethan age and possibly of all time. He wrote for all people.

a)

Ludwig Van Beethoven

b)

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

c)

William Shakespeare

d)

Phillip II

97.

This man argued against the absolute rule of one person. He described how governments are formed and what justifies them.

a)

John Locke

b)

Thomas Hobbes

c)

Miguel de Cervantes

d)

Lope de Vega

98.

What did Russia gain by acquiring lands on the Baltic coast?

a)

Access to African gold

b)

Access to Chinese gunpowder

c)

Access to warm water ports

d)

None of the above

99.

Why do we study history?

a)

So that we do not repeat the mistakes of the past

b)

So that we learn from the past

c)

So that we pass this class and get a credit

d)

All of the Above

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