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WH 4th Six Weeks Review

Total questions: 33

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How did 17th and 18th century scientific advances in Europe MOST contribute to the beginning of the Industrial Revolution?

a)

Church leaders encouraged business owners to take more risks.

b)

Inventors, landowners, and entrepreneurs adopted a more experimental approach to improving production.

c)

Farmers learned how to predict weather conditions to increase crop yield.

d)

Merchants developed the “domestic system” for producing goods in people’s homes.

2.
In which country did the Industrial Revolution begin?
a)
The United States
b)
England
c)
France
d)
Germany
3.
What is the movement from rural to urban areas called?
a)
Moving
b)
colonization
c)
inflation
d)
urbanization
4.
What product was first made using machines in factories?
a)
Steel
b)
textiles
c)
locomotives
d)
flying shuttles
5.

Which of the following BEST describes the Industrial Revolution?

a)

the use of skilled craftsmen to manufacture luxury goods

b)

the introduction of techniques of mass production using new sources of power

c)

the use of new irrigation techniques to divert rivers and create food surpluses

d)

the rapid spread of computers from the United States to the rest of the world

6.
What is the movement of people from rural to urban areas called?
a)
ruralization
b)
colonization
c)
inflation
d)
urbanization
7.

The ideas of the Enlightenment affected how people in France viewed political and social issues. What was one way that Enlightenment ideas influenced leaders during the French Revolution?

a)

Revolutionary leaders strengthened the authority of the Catholic Church.

b)

Most French aristocrats willingly agreed to share their wealth with the lower classes.

c)

Revolutionary leaders demanded equality under the law for all social classes.

d)

Revolutionary leaders immediately abolished slavery in the French colonies in the West Indies.

8.

The Radicals eliminated anyone accused of being against the French Revolution during

a)

the Terror

b)

the Great Fear

c)

Thermidorian Reaction

d)

Thermidorian Reaction

9.

The Congress of Vienna met from September 1814 to June 1815. What was the main goal of this meeting?

a)

To end Russian expansion towards the Black Sea.

b)

To settle issues arising from the conclusion of the Napoleonic Wars.

c)

To create independent governments in Hungary and Austria.

d)

To restore Napoleon Bonaparte to power in France.

10.

The Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution are both based on the idea that government power comes from the citizens it governs. This reflects the influence of —

a)

Thomas Aquinas and Niccolo Macchiavelli

b)

John Calvin and Charles de Montesquieu

c)

John Locke and Jean Jacques Rousseau

d)

Thomas Hobbes and Adam Smith

11.

Which Enlightenment thinker believed that people were inherently evil and needed government to control them?

a)

Thomas Hobbs

b)

John Locke

c)

Rousseau

d)

Montesquieu

12.

Which Enlightenment thinker argued for separation of powers?

a)

John Locke

b)

Rousseau

c)

Montesquieu

d)

Voltaire

13.

Which Enlightenment thinker argued for separation of church and state?

a)

John Locke

b)

Montesquieu

c)

Voltaire

d)

Rousseau

14.

Which Enlightenment thinker believed in a social contract between government and the people?

a)

John Locke

b)

Montesquieu

c)

Voltaire

d)

Rousseau

15.
Galileo was tried for heresy because he argued  
a)
That heaven did not exist
b)
That Earth revolved around the sun
c)
Against the law of gravity
d)
That the sun revolved around the Earth
16.

According to Copernicus, the sun

a)

Revolved around the earth

b)

Was the center of the solar system

c)

Was the biggest star

d)

Had many moons

17.
The Scientific Revolution challenged many medieval ideas about science. All of the following were astronomers during the Scientific Revolution except __.
a)
Nicolaus Copernicus
b)
Ptolemy
c)
Galileo Galilei
d)
Johannes Kepler
18.
The idea that the earth is the center of the universe is the ___________ theory.
a)
geocentric
b)
heliocentric
c)
earthcentric
d)
world's worst
19.
The idea that the sun is the center of the universe is the ____________ theory.
a)
geocentric
b)
heliocentric
c)
solar
d)
sunny
20.
What is the first step to the scientific method?
a)
Make a hypothesis 
b)
State a question or problem
c)
Do the experiment
d)
Analyze the data 
21.
What did Kepler add to Copernicus’ heliocentric theory?  
a)
That Jupiter had four moons
b)
That the planets revolved around the earth 
c)
That the sun was the biggest star
d)
That the planets move in eliptical (oval shaped) orbits around the sun
22.
 _____________________ was an Italian astronomer who developed the telescope, which then confirmed Copernicus’ Heliocentric Theory 
a)
a. Isaac Newton
b)
b. Galileo Galilei 
c)
c. Adam Smith
d)
d. Dennis Diderot
23.
What is a Coup d’État?
a)
seizure of power 
b)
a gathering of naval ships for battle
c)
when the economic declines
d)
when the leader becomes a dictator 
24.
What happens when Napoleon invades Russia? 
a)
Russia puts the scorched-earth policy and Napoleon loses men to the Russian Winter
b)
The Russians battle with Napoleon
c)
Napoleon does not invade Russia
d)
Napeolon and Russia sign a peace treaty
25.
What was the system of laws called that Napoleon instituted to help rebuild France?
a)
Napoleonic Rules
b)
Napoleon's Natural Rights
c)
Napoleonic Code
d)
Checks and Balances
26.
Napoleon forced French culture on conquered territories. What was the impact of this?
a)
Trade increased
b)
Nationalism developed and spread
c)
Peace and prosperity spread across Europe
d)
All of Europe started speaking the same language
27.

Which individual successfully fought to end the slave trade in Great Britain?

a)

John Locke

b)

Napoleon Bonaparte

c)

William Willberforce

d)

Woodrow Wilson

28.

Why did many industrialized or advanced countries need to takeover less advanced countries?

a)

For better climate and cleaner environment

b)

To create a democratic government

c)

To teach the local population about recycling

d)

To claim or takeover natural resources located in those countries

29.
The social classes of Latin America were based on the _________ of the person.
a)
Wealth
b)
Race
c)
Heritage
d)
Ability
30.
This man was a famous creole general, that led the South American revolutions
a)
Father Miguel Hidalgo
b)
Toussaint L'Overture
c)
Napoleon Bonaparte
d)
Simon Bolivar
31.
The struggles for political independence in Latin America during the early 1800s were most directly influenced by the
a)
writings of Count Camillo di Cavour
b)
American and French Revolutions 
c)
doctrine of liberation theology
d)
Berlin Conference
32.
Who led Mexico to independence?
a)
Miguel Hidalgo
b)
Toussaint L'Ouverture
c)
Simon Bolivar
d)
Ms. C
33.

Before they were the US, what country were these colonies part of?

a)

Europe

b)

England

c)

France

d)

Spain