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WH&G II Practice SOL (Midterm)

Total questions: 75

Worksheet time: 3hrs 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Maximillian Robespierre's reign in France during the Revolution was characterized by...

a)

Increased taxes

b)

Mass executions

c)

A period of peace

d)

A period marked by warfare

2.

Why did King Louis XIV of France build the massive new royal palace at Versailles?

a)

He forced the nobles to live there, thereby maintaining control over them.

b)

Forced the nobles to be educated there

c)

Enslaved the nobles

d)

To prevent the nobles from mistreating the peasants

3.

Which of the following was a result of the Enlightenment?

a)

It stifled (slowed down) scientific and technological progress

b)

It led to an increase in absolute monarchies

c)

It led to increased religious intolerance

d)

It fueled democratic revolutions around the world.

4.

Which of the following events is associated with the French Revolution?

a)

The Reign of Terror

b)

The Battle of Yorktown

c)

The Watergate Scandal

d)

The Boston Tea Party

5.

Which of the following was an invention or innovation developed during the Enlightenment?

a)

All-weather roads that improved year-round transportation and trade.

b)

Improvements in ship design that lowered the cost of transportation.

c)

New thoughts about the use and purpose of political power and what an ideal government looked like.

d)

The Guillotine

6.

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

a)

James Madison

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

George Washington

d)

Jethro Tull

7.

What does the heliocentric theory state is at the center of the universe?

a)

The Earth

b)

Jupiter

c)

Heaven

d)

The Sun

8.

Which of these events came first?

a)

The American Revolution

b)

The French Revolution

c)

Napoleon Bonaparte taking power in France

d)

The Mexican Revolution

9.

Who was the father of modern physics, as well as the creator of calculus and the discoverer of gravity.

a)

William Harvey

b)

Nicolaus Copernicus

c)

Galileo Galilei

d)

Isaac Newton

10.

This astronomer confirmed the Heliocentric Model of the Universe by observing the moons of Jupiter through his telescope.

a)

Galileo Galilei

b)

Issac Newton

c)

Johannes Kepler

d)

Nicolaus Copernicus

11.

This astronomer discovered the Heliocentric Model of the Universe by tracking "heavenly bodies" in the night sky and applying math to their paths.

a)

Galileo Galilei

b)

Isaac Newton

c)

Johannes Kepler

d)

Nicolaus Copernicus

12.

This astronomer refined the Heliocentric Model of the Universe by discovering that the planets did not orbit the sun in circular patterns, but instead in elliptical patterns.

a)

Johannes Kepler

b)

Galileo Galilei

c)

Isaac Newton

d)

William Harvey

13.

This was the highest Latin American class, becoming viceroys & other government positions:

a)

creoles

b)

Mestizos

c)

Mulattoes

d)

Peninsulares

14.

This Latin American class was ethnically similar to another, but were lower status due to birthplace:

a)

Peninsulares

b)

Creoles

c)

Mestizos

d)

Mulattoes

15.

This man led the slave rebellions in Haiti:

a)

Jose de San Martin

b)

Simon Bolivar

c)

Toussaint L'Overture

d)

Napoleon Bonaparte

16.

This document which granted natural rights to French citizens was inspired by its counterpart, the American Constitution:

a)

The French Constitution

b)

The Declaration of Independence

c)

The Tennis Court Oath

d)

The Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen

17.

This country gained its independence peacefully, after the Portuguese king relocated there for a time:

a)

Brazil

b)

Venezuela

c)

Argentina

d)

Haiti

18.

This "country" was the idea of Simon Bolivar, his conception of a United States of South America:

a)

Bolivia

b)

Latin America

c)

Gran Colombia

d)

The Federated States of South America

19.

This proclamation declared that the United States would protect Latin America from further European colonization:

a)

Gettysburg Address

b)

The Roosevelt Corollary

c)

The Monroe Doctrine

d)

The Quincy Doctrine

20.

Restored monarchies in Europe redrew the political map of Europe and balanced power throughout Europe at this conference/meeting:

a)

The Yalta Conference

b)

The Landstat

c)

The Paris Peace Conference

d)

The Congress of Vienna

21.

This ideology is the cultural identity of a group of people based on a common language, religion, and shared national symbols. This ideology was born when the French and American people decided that they were new "nations".

a)

Militarism

b)

Nationalism

c)

Liberalism

d)

Conservatism

22.

A political ideology originally based on Enlightenment principles, holding that people should be as free as possible from government restraint and that basic rights for all people should be protected by the government.

a)

Liberalism

b)

Militarism

c)

Nationalism

d)

Conservatism

23.

A political ideology based on tradition and social stability, favoring obedience to political authority and organized religion.

a)

Militarism

b)

Nationalism

c)

Conservatism

d)

Liberalism

24.

This ideology was spurred by Napoleon, and it is a belief in the extension of a nation's power over other lands through military and economic force.

a)

Imperialism

b)

Conservatism

c)

Communism

d)

Capitalism

25.

This two-part system balanced power in Europe in the wake of the Napoleonic Wars and established a system to mediate disputes:

a)

North Atlantic Treaty Organization

b)

The Concert of Europe

c)

The League of Nations

d)

The United Nations

26.

This was a goal of the Congress of Vienna:

a)

Balance the powers of European nations and prevent future wars

b)

Restore Napoleon as Emperor of France

c)

Crush France completely so it could not raise an army again

d)

Create one government for all of Europe

27.

This event led to the downfall of Napoleon's Grand Armee:

a)

The Hundred Days

b)

The Battle Trafalgar

c)

The Congress of Vienna

d)

The Invasion of Russia in Winter

28.

This battle ended Napoleon's second bid for continental domination after he escaped the island of Elba, marking his final defeat. (It was fought in modern day Belgium)

a)

The Battle of Trafalgar

b)

The Battle of the Bulge

c)

The Battle of Waterloo

d)

The Battle of the Marne

29.

During the Catholic Counter-Reformation, this committee examined Church doctrines:

a)

Council of Nicaea

b)

Council of Trent

c)

Edict of Nantes

d)

Peace of Augsburg

30.

These early reformers were executed for speaking out against the corruption of the Church by being burnt at the stake.

a)

Jahn Hus & John Wycliffe

b)

Bonnie & Clyde

c)

Martin Luther and John Calvin

d)

John Smith and Charles Wesleyan

31.

This reformer and protester stated that salvation was through "sola fide" or faith alone:

a)

John Calvin

b)

Adam Smith

c)

Karl Marx

d)

Martin Luther

32.

This reformer stated that God already knew whether you were saved or damned (predestination):

a)

John Calvin

b)

Adam Smith

c)

Jan Hus

d)

Martin Luther

33.

This Catholic group sought out the roots of corruption and heresy in the Church via torture and killings:

a)

Calvanists

b)

The Anglicans

c)

The Jesuits (Society of Jesus)

d)

The Spanish Inquisition

34.

Martin Luther sparked the Protestant Reformation by:

a)

posting 95 theses about the heresy of indulgences on a church door

b)

leading an army against the Holy Roman Empire

c)

leading the Spanish Inquisition and executing herectics

d)

actively preaching about the corruption of popes

35.

These letters pardoned those who purchased them from the punishment of sin:

a)

Letters of recommendation

b)

Letters of usury

c)

Letters of indulgence

d)

Letters of debt

36.

This monarch broke with the Catholic Church due to his desire for a male heir and a divorce:

a)

King Louis XIV

b)

Queen Elizabeth I

c)

King Henry VIII

d)

King Henry IV

37.

This monarch bolstered the Anglican Church through tolerance and defeated the Spanish Armada:

a)

King Louis XIV

b)

Queen Elizabeth I

c)

King Henry VIII

d)

King Henry IV

38.

This book was the first printed using Johannes Gutenberg's new movable-type printing press:

a)

The Praise of Folly

b)

The Bible

c)

The Prince

d)

The 95 Theses

39.

This country's royalty disliked the power of the pope, and switched to Protestantism:

a)

England

b)

Spain

c)

Italy

d)

Portugal

40.

The Peace of Augsburg, Edict of Nantes, and Queen Elizabeth I were all examples of:

a)

Heresy

b)

Corruption

c)

Religious tolerance

d)

Religious intolerance

41.

An impact of the Protestant Reformation upon Europe was:

a)

a decrease in charity giving and community

b)

increase in education through literacy

c)

increase in the political power of monarchies

d)

All of the above

42.

The Bible was translated into this language:

a)

English

b)

German

c)

French

d)

All of the above

43.

Why is Catholicism the main form of Christianity in Central and South America?

a)

English colonists spread it there

b)

Jesuit Missionaries and Spanish Conquistadors spread it there.

c)

They did not like Martin Luther

d)

The Spanish Inquisition

44.

This Portuguese prince built schools of navigation after seeing the wealth of Muslim Africa, the Middle East and Asia:

a)

Prince Henry

b)

Prince Pedro II

c)

Prince João VI

d)

Prince Harrod

45.

This Portuguese navigator was the first European to sail around the Cape of Good Hope at the southern tip of Africa:

a)

Jacques Cartier

b)

Vasco da Gama

c)

Ferdinand Magellan

d)

Francis Drake

46.

This Spanish navigator was the first to sail around South America's Cape Horn, and his crew circumnavigated the globe:

a)

Jacques Cartier

b)

Vasco da Gama

c)

Ferdinand Magellan

d)

Francis Drake

47.

This French navigator sought the legendary Northwest Passage, but instead found Canada and colonized it for France:

a)

Jacques Cartier

b)

Vasco da Gama

c)

Ferdinand Magellan

d)

Francis Drake

48.

This Italian navigator sailed west in search of the East Indies, but instead "discovered" the Americas:

a)

Juan Ponce de Leon

b)

Christopher Columbus

c)

Francisco Pizarro

d)

Hernan Cortez

49.

This Spanish conquistador destroyed the Aztec Empire by allying with their surrounding enemies:

a)

Juan Ponce de Leon

b)

Christopher Columbus

c)

Francisco Pizarro

d)

Hernan Cortez

50.

This Spanish conquistador destroyed the Incan Empire by capturing their emperor:

a)

Juan Ponce de Leon

b)

Christopher Columbus

c)

Francisco Pizarro

d)

Hernan Cortez

51.

Which of the following is a raw material that was carried from the Americas to Europe.

a)

Horses

b)

Cattle

c)

Sugar (cane)

d)

Disease

52.

Which of the following was introduced to the Americas from Europe during the Columbian Exchange?

a)

Tobacco

b)

Potatoes

c)

Corn

d)

Horses and Pigs

53.

This was the part of the Triangular Trade Network, where slaves were sent from Africa to the Americas:

a)

The Northwest Passage

b)

The Middle Passage

c)

The Southwest Passage

d)

The Western Passage

54.

What was the main cause of death for the Native American populations upon encountering Europeans?

a)

Diseases

b)

Old Age

c)

War with the Europeans

d)

Starvation from the Europeans robbing them of food and resources.

55.

Which country left a legacy of dictatorial rule as well as a rigid class system in Latin America?

a)

England

b)

Spain

c)

Italy

d)

Germany

56.

What two products were mainly traded in the Ottoman Empire?

a)

Tea and Silk

b)

Coffee and Ceramics

c)

Gold and Silver

d)

Gems and Spices

57.

What religion was a unifying force in the Ottoman Empire?

a)

Christianity

b)

Catholocism

c)

Hinduism

d)

Islam

58.

This was the new name for Constantinople, given to it by its Ottoman conquerors -

a)

Istanbul

b)

Konya

c)

Byzantium

d)

Aleppo

59.

This system of foreign enclaves kept European merchants and traders in check within China.

a)

Shanghai System

b)

Beijing system

c)

Hong Kong System

d)

Canton System

60.

The Japanese response to foreign merchants and missionaries was to -

a)

sell them port cities

b)

Isolate the country from foreigners

c)

crucify them for heresy

d)

assimilate them into Japanese society

61.

The Ottoman Empire became such a large empire so quickly due to their use of -

a)

entire army of horseback archers

b)

firearms and canons

c)

mercantilism

d)

most well trained soldiers

62.

What products did European merchants desire from China?

a)

Tea, silk, and porcelain

b)

Peanuts and corn

c)

Sugar and spices

d)

Coffee

63.

Which of these was a feature of the Commercial Revolution?

a)

Insurance

b)

Joint Stock Companies

c)

Banking and new money systems

d)

All of the above

64.

This monarch westernized Russia after traveling incognito through Europe as a craftsman:

a)

Charles II

b)

Peter the Great

c)

Louis XIV

d)

James I

65.

This philosopher believed people were evil, and that government protected us from ourselves:

a)

John Locke

b)

Thomas Hobbes

c)

Jean-Jacques Rousseau

d)

Baron de Montesquieu

66.

This philosopher believed that people were good, and that government protected our rights:

a)

John Locke

b)

Thomas Hobbes

c)

Jean-Jacques Rousseau

d)

Baron de Montesquieu

67.

This philosopher thought laws were natural, & governments should split power between branches:

a)

John Locke

b)

Thomas Hobbes

c)

Jean-Jacques Rousseau

d)

Baron de Montesquieu

68.

This philosopher believed that people joined into a contract with the general will of society:

a)

John Locke

b)

Thomas Hobbes

c)

Jean-Jacques Rousseau

d)

Baron de Montesquieu

69.

This philosopher was anti-Catholic, and accused monarchies of religious intolerance:

a)

Voltaire

b)

Mary Wollstonecraft

c)

Jean-Jacques Rousseau

d)

Baron de Montesquieu

70.

This document, penned by Thomas Jefferson, was influenced by Locke, Montesquieu, and Rousseau:

a)

US Bill of Rights

b)

Declaration of Independance

c)

US Constitution

d)

Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen

71.

The assault on this Parisian landmark is seen as the beginning of the French Revolution:

a)

The Bastille

b)

The Palace of Versailles

c)

The Estates General

d)

The Saint-Louis Tennis Courts

72.

Which of the following empires was most negatively affected by the "Age of European Discovery?"

a)

Ottoman Empire

b)

Mughal Empire

c)

Aztec Empire

d)

Songhai Empire

73.

During the 1600s and 1700s, the European policy of mercantilism led to increased...

a)

concern over invading armies from Asia

b)

study of ancient knowledge in Latin texts

c)

competition for markets and resources in the Americas

d)

interest in spreading the beliefs of Christianity

74.

Which word best describes the ideas of the Enlightenment?

a)

Traditional

b)

Secular

c)

Economic

d)

Religious

75.

What distinguishes developed nations from developing nations?

a)

Foreign diplomacy

b)

International tourism

c)

Economics status

d)

Climate zone