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WorksheetsAccess World History Mid-Term Exam
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 2hrs 40mins
What is this symbol?
map key
map
compass rose
Identify this tool.
poster
compass
map key
The map key and compass help people __________ .
pass a history test
find places on a map
read books
The study of __________ helps us solve the problems of today.
history
heritage
historians
A week is 7 days. A decade is 10 years. A _________ is 100 years.
millenium
calendar
century
Identify the continent you are on right now.
North America
United States
South America
Identify the 7 continents.
Africa, Australia, Europe, Florida, France, United States, South America
Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, South America
England, Kenya, North America, South America, China, Russia, Brazil
Historians use sources to learn about history. What are these two types of sources called?
1st and 2nd
primary and secondary
old and new
This ancient bust of Constantine is an example of a ________ source.
primary
secondary
This is the symbol for what religion?
Christian
Judaism
Islam
This is the symbol for what religion?
Christianity
Judaism
Islam
This is the symbol for what religion?
Christianity
Judaism
Islam
What is an empire?
a large group of lands run by an emperor or empress
a city run by a mayor
a county with a president running it
What were the Romans credited with inventing?
fire
aqueducts
automobiles
What continents did the Roman Empire cover?
Florida, US, China
Asia, Europe, South America
Africa, Asia, Europe
Identify two of Constantine's achievements.
He outlawed Christianity and he moved the capitol of Rome to Constantinople
He became friends with Justinian and he invented the idea of church.
He made it okay for Romans to practice Christianity and he moved the capitol of Rome to Constantinople.
Why did the Roman Empire end?
Justinian's new laws
the Crusades
weakening of the army and money problems
Who was Justinian?
a Byzantine lawyer
a Roman doctor
Emperor of the Byzantine Empire
Who was the leader of the Byzantine Empire that created a code of law and built the Hagia Sophia (the largest church of its time)?
Justinian
Mansa Musa
Justin Bieber
What is a pilgrimage?
a holiday
a trip
a city
What is the Quran?
an old song
a holy book
a funny story
Who is an important person in the history of Islam?
Jesus
Moses
Muhammad
What is a caliph?
the leader of the Europeans during the Middle Ages
the religious and political leader of the Muslim world
the president of Africa and Asia
What is the relationship between religion and the Islamic Expansion?
As governments expanded, they were able to spread the religion of Islam easier.
More people became Christian during the Islamic Expansion.
There is no relationship.
Define the Crusades.
a series of wars between the Christians and Muslims
a series of wars between the Mayan and Olmec
a war between Ghana and Japan
What holy land was being fought for during the Crusades?
Rome
Jerusalem
Mecca
Which African kingdom took over after the fall of the Ghana Empire?
Ghana
Mali
Songhai
What was the major resource traded in Ghana?
camels
gold
silver
Identify two African Kingdoms from the Middle Ages.
Mali and Gummi
Dinga and Mansa
Ghana and Mali
Who was the leader of the Mali Empire?
Constantine
Dinga Cisse
Mansa Musa
Identify one thing common to the Empires of Ghana, Mali, and Songhai.
They were all ruled by Mansa Musa.
They were all ancient empires in Western Africa.
They were all ancient empires in Eastern Africa.
Where is Mesoamerica?
In America and Mexico
In Europe and Asia
In Mexico and Central America
Pacal the Great was the leader of which Mesoamerican empire?
Aztec
Inca
Maya
Moctezuma l was the leader of which Mesoamerican empire?
Aztec
Inca
Maya
Huayna Capac was the leader of which Mesoamerican empire?
Aztec
Inca
Maya
Identify one trait shared by these three men: Justinian, Pacal the Great, Mansa Musa
They were all from Europe.
They were important leaders in history.
They all died the same year.
Charlemagne led the _____________________ Empire.
Mayan
Carolingian
Byzantine
Who crowned Charlemagne as the Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire?
Justinian
Pope Leo lll
Richard the Lion-Hearted
Charlemagne made ___________________ important in his empire.
education
housing
crime
In the European Feudal System which group was at the bottom of the hierarchy?
kings
nobles
peasants
In the European Feudal System, which group protected the people and land?
Nobles
Knights
Peasants
This economic system during the middle ages traded services for land.
Feudalism
Democracy
Communism
What is the correct order of these historical periods?
Fall of the Roman Empire, Renaissance, Middle Ages
Fall of the Roman Empire, Middle Ages, Renaissance
Renaissance, Middle Ages, Fall of the Roman Empire
How did monasteries help people during the middle ages?
Gave people shelter.
Helped the sick.
Fed people.
all of the above
Bubonic Plague was also known as ______________ .
Poisoned Milk
the Black Death
Covid-19
What was the Great Famine of 1315?
It was a time when it rained a lot and mosquitos killed people.
It was a popular dance.
It was a time when the weather was bad for growing crops and many people starved to death.
What countries were enemies during the Hundred Years' War?
England and Africa
France and Spain
England and France
What was a shogun?
a character in famous movies.
a military leader and person of high importance in Japan
a Japanese emperor
What social class was at the bottom of both European and Japanese Feudal Systems?
Kings
Samurai
Peasants
What important document, written in 1215, established the principle that everyone, even the king, was subject to the law? It also guaranteed the right to a fair trial to anyone charged with a crime.
the Magna Carta
the ancient scrolls
the English Bill of Rights
