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Access World History Mid-Term Exam

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 2hrs 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is this symbol?

a)

map key

b)

map

c)

compass rose

2.

Identify this tool.

a)

poster

b)

compass

c)

map key

3.

The map key and compass help people __________ .

a)

pass a history test

b)

find places on a map

c)

read books

4.

The study of __________ helps us solve the problems of today.

a)

history

b)

heritage

c)

historians

5.

A week is 7 days. A decade is 10 years. A _________ is 100 years.

a)

millenium

b)

calendar

c)

century

6.

Identify the continent you are on right now.

a)

North America

b)

United States

c)

South America

7.

Identify the 7 continents.

a)

Africa, Australia, Europe, Florida, France, United States, South America

b)

Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, South America

c)

England, Kenya, North America, South America, China, Russia, Brazil

8.

Historians use sources to learn about history. What are these two types of sources called?

a)

1st and 2nd

b)

primary and secondary

c)

old and new

9.

This ancient bust of Constantine is an example of a ________ source.

a)

primary

b)

secondary

10.

This is the symbol for what religion?

a)

Christian

b)

Judaism

c)

Islam

11.

This is the symbol for what religion?

a)

Christianity

b)

Judaism

c)

Islam

12.

This is the symbol for what religion?

a)

Christianity

b)

Judaism

c)

Islam

13.

What is an empire?

a)

a large group of lands run by an emperor or empress

b)

a city run by a mayor

c)

a county with a president running it

14.

What were the Romans credited with inventing?

a)

fire

b)

aqueducts

c)

automobiles

15.

What continents did the Roman Empire cover?

a)

Florida, US, China

b)

Asia, Europe, South America

c)

Africa, Asia, Europe

16.

Identify two of Constantine's achievements.

a)

He outlawed Christianity and he moved the capitol of Rome to Constantinople

b)

He became friends with Justinian and he invented the idea of church.

c)

He made it okay for Romans to practice Christianity and he moved the capitol of Rome to Constantinople.

17.

Why did the Roman Empire end?

a)

Justinian's new laws

b)

the Crusades

c)

weakening of the army and money problems

18.

Who was Justinian?

a)

a Byzantine lawyer

b)

a Roman doctor

c)

Emperor of the Byzantine Empire

19.

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)?

a)

Justinian

b)

Mansa Musa

c)

Justin Bieber

20.

What is a pilgrimage?

a)

a holiday

b)

a trip

c)

a city

21.

What is the Quran?

a)

an old song

b)

a holy book

c)

a funny story

22.

Who is an important person in the history of Islam?

a)

Jesus

b)

Moses

c)

Muhammad

23.

What is a caliph?

a)

the leader of the Europeans during the Middle Ages

b)

the religious and political leader of the Muslim world

c)

the president of Africa and Asia

24.

What is the relationship between religion and the Islamic Expansion?

a)

As governments expanded, they were able to spread the religion of Islam easier.

b)

More people became Christian during the Islamic Expansion.

c)

There is no relationship.

25.

Define the Crusades.

a)

a series of wars between the Christians and Muslims

b)

a series of wars between the Mayan and Olmec

c)

a war between Ghana and Japan

26.

What holy land was being fought for during the Crusades?

a)

Rome

b)

Jerusalem

c)

Mecca

27.

Which African kingdom took over after the fall of the Ghana Empire?

a)

Ghana

b)

Mali

c)

Songhai

28.

What was the major resource traded in Ghana?

a)

camels

b)

gold

c)

silver

29.

Identify two African Kingdoms from the Middle Ages.

a)

Mali and Gummi

b)

Dinga and Mansa

c)

Ghana and Mali

30.

Who was the leader of the Mali Empire?

a)

Constantine

b)

Dinga Cisse

c)

Mansa Musa

31.

Identify one thing common to the Empires of Ghana, Mali, and Songhai.

a)

They were all ruled by Mansa Musa.

b)

They were all ancient empires in Western Africa.

c)

They were all ancient empires in Eastern Africa.

32.

Where is Mesoamerica?

a)

In America and Mexico

b)

In Europe and Asia

c)

In Mexico and Central America

33.

Pacal the Great was the leader of which Mesoamerican empire?

a)

Aztec

b)

Inca

c)

Maya

34.

Moctezuma l was the leader of which Mesoamerican empire?

a)

Aztec

b)

Inca

c)

Maya

35.

Huayna Capac was the leader of which Mesoamerican empire?

a)

Aztec

b)

Inca

c)

Maya

36.

Identify one trait shared by these three men: Justinian, Pacal the Great, Mansa Musa

a)

They were all from Europe.

b)

They were important leaders in history.

c)

They all died the same year.

37.

Charlemagne led the _____________________ Empire.

a)

Mayan

b)

Carolingian

c)

Byzantine

38.

Who crowned Charlemagne as the Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire?

a)

Justinian

b)

Pope Leo lll

c)

Richard the Lion-Hearted

39.

Charlemagne made ___________________ important in his empire.

a)

education

b)

housing

c)

crime

40.

In the European Feudal System which group was at the bottom of the hierarchy?

a)

kings

b)

nobles

c)

peasants

41.

In the European Feudal System, which group protected the people and land?

a)

Nobles

b)

Knights

c)

Peasants

42.

This economic system during the middle ages traded services for land.

a)

Feudalism

b)

Democracy

c)

Communism

43.

What is the correct order of these historical periods?

a)

Fall of the Roman Empire, Renaissance, Middle Ages

b)

Fall of the Roman Empire, Middle Ages, Renaissance

c)

Renaissance, Middle Ages, Fall of the Roman Empire

44.

How did monasteries help people during the middle ages?

a)

Gave people shelter.

b)

Helped the sick.

c)

Fed people.

d)

all of the above

45.

Bubonic Plague was also known as ______________ .

a)

Poisoned Milk

b)

the Black Death

c)

Covid-19

46.

What was the Great Famine of 1315?

a)

It was a time when it rained a lot and mosquitos killed people.

b)

It was a popular dance.

c)

It was a time when the weather was bad for growing crops and many people starved to death.

47.

What countries were enemies during the Hundred Years' War?

a)

England and Africa

b)

France and Spain

c)

England and France

48.

What was a shogun?

a)

a character in famous movies.

b)

a military leader and person of high importance in Japan

c)

a Japanese emperor

49.

What social class was at the bottom of both European and Japanese Feudal Systems?

a)

Kings

b)

Samurai

c)

Peasants

50.

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.

a)

the Magna Carta

b)

the ancient scrolls

c)

the English Bill of Rights