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WorksheetsWorld History Unit 1 Review
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
Who was the first pope (bishop of Rome)?
Saint Paul
Saint Peter
Clement V
Jesus Christ
To the people living in the Middle Ages, what was the only way to get into Heaven?
Become a priest.
Do good works.
Follow the teachings of the Roman Catholic Church.
Pray to God and ask for sins to be forgiven.
What was the greatest impact of the Silk Road?
The greater availability of silk
The spread of Buddhism
The new found durability of camels
The new lands discovered
The Silk Road was a single road.
True
False
Who was the most famous traveler on the Silk Road?
Christopher Columbus
Leif Erickson
Amerigo Vespucci
Marco Polo
Which of the following was NOT one of the dangers faced on the Silk Road
Bandits
Sandstorms
Abundance of Food
Lack of Water
The first incidence of the Black Death in Europe was in the year 1268.
True
False
What bacteria do most scientists believe caused the Plague?
Streptococcus pyogenes
Yersinia Pestis
Mycobacterium Tuberculosis
Acinetobacter Baumannii
Which of the following was not a symptom of the Black Plague?
Chills
Fever
Vomiting
Buboes
How did the Plague arrive in Europe?
By plane
By train
By merchant ship
By camel
What "great flowering of culture" appeared in Europe in the decades after the Plague?
The Middle Ages
The Protestant Reformation
The Renaissance
The Feudal System
Maritime trade routes were less vulnerable to conflicts than the Silk Road, thus making them more secure.
True
False
The King was more powerful than the Pope during the Middle Ages.
True
False
Siddhartha Gautama is the founder of which religion?
Buddhism
Hinduism
Islam
Judaism
Which religion is most prevalent in India and Nepal?
Buddhism
Hinduism
Islam
Judaism
What did the Medieval Catholic Church sell to forgive sins?
Exemptions
Sin Passes
Indulgences
Grievances
Early sailors believed that in some places on Earth the ocean water boiled and ships caught fire.
True
False
The caravel was a navigational tool that used the stars to tell direction.
True
False
What disease did many explorers and their crews get due to lack of vitamin c?
Cholera
Dysentary
E Coli
Scurvy
Who led a group of Viking explorers to North America around 1000 CE?
Christopher Columbus
Leif Erikson
John Cabot
Hernan Cortes
Christopher Columbus was the first person to reach the Americas.
True
False
Which country did Ponce de Leon sail for?
Spain
France
England
Italy
Which country was Henry Hudson's expedition originally trying to reach?
Canada
United States
Brazil
China
Oranges have always grown in Florida.
True
False
Which of the following was not a motivation for exploration?
Gold
Greatness
Glory
God
