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Unit 2 Geo Test

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

He built the first railroad in England in 1825

a)

Christopher Columbus

b)

Johannes Gutenberg

c)

Archduke Franz Ferdinand

d)

Alexander the Great

e)

George Stephenson

2.

He became king of Greece in 334 B.C. He grew the Greek empire and spread Greek culture in Europe

a)

Christopher Columbus

b)

Johannes Gutenberg

c)

Archduke Franz Ferdinand

d)

Alexander the Great

e)

George Stephenson

3.

His assassination led to the beginning of WWI

a)

Christopher Columbus

b)

Johannes Gutenberg

c)

Archduke Franz Ferdinand

d)

Alexander the Great

e)

George Stephenson

4.

Inventor of the printing press.

a)

Christopher Columbus

b)

Johannes Gutenberg

c)

Archduke Franz Ferdinand

d)

Alexander the Great

e)

George Stephenson

5.

Founded the “New World” North and South America.

a)

Christopher Columbus

b)

Johannes Gutenberg

c)

Archduke Franz Ferdinand

d)

Alexander the Great

e)

George Stephenson

6.

Julius Caesar’s nephew who became the leader of the Roman Empire in 27 B.C. Led Rome into “Pax Romana”

a)

Augustus

b)

Martin Luther

c)

Julius Caesar

d)

Adolf Hitler

e)

Napoleon Bonaparte

7.

Wrote the 95 Theses which spoke out the problems of the Roman Catholic Church.

a)

Augustus

b)

Martin Luther

c)

Julius Caesar

d)

Adolf Hitler

e)

Napoleon Bonaparte

8.

He became Emperor of France after the French Revolution, and expanded the French Empire.

a)

Augustus

b)

Martin Luther

c)

Julius Caesar

d)

Adolf Hitler

e)

Napoleon Bonaparte

9.

He rose to power in Rome in 46 B.C. He established order and helped the poor until he was stabbed to death in 44 B.C.

a)

Augustus

b)

Martin Luther

c)

Julius Caesar

d)

Adolf Hitler

e)

Napoleon Bonaparte

10.

The leader of Germany during WWII that is responsible for the Holocaust.

a)

Augustus

b)

Martin Luther

c)

Julius Caesar

d)

Adolf Hitler

e)

Napoleon Bonaparte

11.

What type of climate does Europe have?

a)

Tundra Climate

b)

Dry Climate

c)

Humid Temperate Climate

d)

Humid Equatorial Climate

12.

Europe has over 24,000 miles of what?

a)

Deserts

b)

Coastline

c)

Rain Forest

d)

Islands

13.

Democracy began where?

a)

Athens

b)

Sparta

c)

Berlin

d)

Rome

14.

Who are two Ancient Greek philosophers?

a)

Romulus and Remus

b)

Michelangelo and Leonardo

c)

Euclid and Hippocrates

d)

Plato and Socrates

15.

Which Ancient Empire created a legacy by building a network of roads, aqueducts, and the Latin language?

a)

Rome

b)

Greek

c)

Spartan

d)

Egyptian

16.

During the ________________ western Europe consisted of numerous kingdoms and castles. Also during this time the Roman Catholic Church divided, and a system of Feudalism began.

a)

Age of Exploration

b)

Middle Ages

c)

Cold War

d)

Greek Empire

17.

During this period people began to focus on humanism instead of religious values

a)

Middle Ages

b)

Renaissance

c)

Reformation

d)

Age of Exploration

18.

Protestant churches developed after the Roman Catholic Church began what?

a)

Selling Indulgences

b)

Used the Guillotine

c)

Began to focus on Art

d)

Crusades

19.

What was the exchange of good, ideas, and diseases between the Americas and Europe during the Age of Exploration and Colonization?

a)

Reign of Terror

b)

Reformation

c)

Colombian Exchange

d)

Trench Warfare

20.

Which one was NOT an impact of the Industrial revolution?

a)

More goods being produced

b)

More jobs were created

c)

Goods were cheaper

d)

Working conditions were great for factories

21.

During the French revolution the Jacobins began their “Reign of Terror” by killing 40,000 using what?

a)

Fire

b)

Guns

c)

Guillotine

d)

Knifes

22.

Most of the war fought in WWI was fought within ?

a)

Oceans

b)

Tanks

c)

Airplanes

d)

Trenches

23.

What started WWII in Europe?

a)

Holocaust

b)

Pearl Harbor

c)

Hitler invaded Poland

d)

Killing of Archduke Franz Ferdinand

24.

What was the name of the imaginary boundary between eastern and western Germany?

a)

Iron Curtain

b)

Great Divide

c)

DMZ

d)

Trench Warfare