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World History Unit 1 Review

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who was the first pope (bishop of Rome)?

a)

Saint Paul

b)

Saint Peter

c)

Clement V

d)

Jesus Christ

2.

To the people living in the Middle Ages, what was the only way to get into Heaven?

a)

Become a priest.

b)

Do good works.

c)

Follow the teachings of the Roman Catholic Church.

d)

Pray to God and ask for sins to be forgiven.

3.

What was the greatest impact of the Silk Road?

a)

The greater availability of silk

b)

The spread of Buddhism

c)

The new found durability of camels

d)

The new lands discovered

4.

The Silk Road was a single road.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

Who was the most famous traveler on the Silk Road?

a)

Christopher Columbus

b)

Leif Erickson

c)

Amerigo Vespucci

d)

Marco Polo

6.

Which of the following was NOT one of the dangers faced on the Silk Road

a)

Bandits

b)

Sandstorms

c)

Abundance of Food

d)

Lack of Water

7.

The first incidence of the Black Death in Europe was in the year 1268.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

What bacteria do most scientists believe caused the Plague?

a)

Streptococcus pyogenes

b)

Yersinia Pestis

c)

Mycobacterium Tuberculosis

d)

Acinetobacter Baumannii

9.

Which of the following was not a symptom of the Black Plague?

a)

Chills

b)

Fever

c)

Vomiting

d)

Buboes

10.

How did the Plague arrive in Europe?

a)

By plane

b)

By train

c)

By merchant ship

d)

By camel

11.

What "great flowering of culture" appeared in Europe in the decades after the Plague?

a)

The Middle Ages

b)

The Protestant Reformation

c)

The Renaissance

d)

The Feudal System

12.

Maritime trade routes were less vulnerable to conflicts than the Silk Road, thus making them more secure.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

The King was more powerful than the Pope during the Middle Ages.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

Siddhartha Gautama is the founder of which religion?

a)

Buddhism

b)

Hinduism

c)

Islam

d)

Judaism

15.

Which religion is most prevalent in India and Nepal?

a)

Buddhism

b)

Hinduism

c)

Islam

d)

Judaism

16.

What did the Medieval Catholic Church sell to forgive sins?

a)

Exemptions

b)

Sin Passes

c)

Indulgences

d)

Grievances

17.

Early sailors believed that in some places on Earth the ocean water boiled and ships caught fire.

a)

True

b)

False

18.

The caravel was a navigational tool that used the stars to tell direction.

a)

True

b)

False

19.

What disease did many explorers and their crews get due to lack of vitamin c?

a)

Cholera

b)

Dysentary

c)

E Coli

d)

Scurvy

20.

Who led a group of Viking explorers to North America around 1000 CE?

a)

Christopher Columbus

b)

Leif Erikson

c)

John Cabot

d)

Hernan Cortes

21.

Christopher Columbus was the first person to reach the Americas.

a)

True

b)

False

22.

Which country did Ponce de Leon sail for?

a)

Spain

b)

France

c)

England

d)

Italy

23.

Which country was Henry Hudson's expedition originally trying to reach?

a)

Canada

b)

United States

c)

Brazil

d)

China

24.

Oranges have always grown in Florida.

a)

True

b)

False

25.

Which of the following was not a motivation for exploration?

a)

Gold

b)

Greatness

c)

Glory

d)

God