WorksheetsWorld history final - 1st semester
Total questions: 96
Worksheet time: 49mins
Paleolithic people wandered from place to place following herds and growing seasons. What is this lifestyle known as?
Prehistoric
Artisan
Nomadic
Flint Knapping
Which is not a social science
history
biology
physcology
geography
What helps to relieve scarcity of some goods?
War
Praying to gods
migration
trade
Which is not a 'good'
domesticated horses
an apple
loaf of bread
apple pie
which theme of geography studies how people and land effect each other
Human-environment interaction
location
region
movement
What historical fact has driven development and progress throughout human history?
War
Cultural diffusion
technology
religion
What did humans do when forced to adapt to the Ice Age?
Seek shelter in caves
use fire to stay warm
use animal skins
all of the above
When humans move into a place they will:
begin to adapt to it
depend upon it for survival
modify it to suit themselves
all of the above
geographers usually refer to a large area as a region when the people there share:
language
religion
history
all of the above
The neolithic age begins when humans
leave Africa to settle to the world
develop agriculture
begin to use fire
last ice age ends
Prehistory is the time before people knew writing, so must be studied by archeologists and anthropologists, who study fossils and artifacts
T
F
Climate and weather are geography terms that mean the same things.
T
F
Governments are first signs of civilization because they are created to maintain order and provide a defense of growing populations
T
F
Primitive prehistoric man didn't use money, so really had no economic system
T
F
Basic concept of economics is the incentive to 'do better' by earning more profit. Makes people happy and gives government taxing.
T
F
A mark of civ. is that it has time and resources to devote to art, which reflects the values of their culture
T
F
A method of writing is the only thing that makes government and learning possible
T
F
Economics is what causes scarcity
T
F
Places that were located along good trade routes, became the sites of cities , the birthplaces of civ.
T
F
In ancient civ it was the artisans that conducted ceremonies and held rituals to commune with the gods and bring good fortune upon the city.
T
F
Which is in the correct order?
Stone age, copper age, bronze age, iron age, info age
Copper age, bronze age, stone age, info age, iron age
iron age, ice age, bronze age, copper age, info age
idk
a desire for land and power led sargon of Akkad to build an empire, he wanted
the favor of the gods
to rule over many peoples and territories
to expand trade throughout the middle east
Hammurabi's code
to the Mesopotamians, nature was a mystery. how did that affect their religious beliefs?
ignored nature
worshiped a single being that controlled all of nature
believed in many beings that each controlled a part of nature
that the gods of nature ignored human beings
which is not a development from summerian civilization
sphinx
bronze
wheeled cart
sail
the middle kingdom of Egyptian history came to and end with a
invasion
famine
pestilence
plague
Which of the following did not occur in the Old Kingdom period?
Hebrews were set free
pyramids were built
egyptians created a bureaucracy
the first pharaoh took power
Egyptian civ was built on the diverse ideas and beliefs of immigrants from Africa and mesopotamia. What drew them to egypt?
oppurtunity to conquer
were refugees of war
were slaves
nile valley provided fertile farmland
Egyptian religion centered on a belief that people would come back to life in the afterlife, this was represented by their god, Osiris he symbolized
resurrection
flood control
sun
pharaoh
hammurabi's code was an attempt to unit all his conquered people with a single law code it was based on the principle of
forgivness
execution for all crimes
retaliation
slavery for all crimes
Farming in both meso and egypt was dependent on
rivers
silt
the gods
both a and c
historians divided egypt history into three ages
old kingdom, middle kingdom, new kingdom
idk
beginning, middle, end
What was the key to the Greek tactic known as the Phalanx?
Cavalry charges to run down the enemy
Blocks of infantry with locked shields advancing on the enemy, using long spears.
Using the Athenian navy to attack the enemy's navy
Swarms of sword armed warriors racing in the the enemy
Pericles gave Athens direct democracy so that:
All adult males might serve in government
The Assembly was able to vote on all major issues
All adult males must serve in the military
Both A&B
Which greek philosopher invented the idea of constitutional government
Aristotle
Archimedes
Socrates
Pluto
Athenians had supported Greek city-states in Asia Minor against the Persian emperor Darius, the result was:
1st Persian war
Darius paid off the Greeks to leave his empire alone
2nd Persian war
Darius sank the Greek navy
Who was Alexander determined to conquer for the invasion of Greece?
Sparta
Persia
Athens
Macedonia
How important was religion in Greek life?
It dominated their art and architecture
It was part of their daily life
It was featured in their theatre
All of the above
Which Greek philosophy encouraged people to overcome life's obstacles and accept "God's will" ?
Sophism
Epicureanism
Stoicism
Satire
Which was the first European civ?
Mycenae
Minoan
Phoenicians
Greek
What was Sparta known for ?
Great art and architecture
They were Greek thespians
Their militarism
Their great trade network
Greek religion was a more complex form of polytheism because:
They offered human sacrifices
The gods represented nature
There were gods of human nature
of magnificent people
The ideas and knowledge of Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle
Lifted Greece out of dark age
Founded western civ
were spread by alexander
both b&c
A philosopher is one who:
Practices magic
Serves in gov't
studies nature
leads the priesthood
Sophism is a philosophy that teaches:
Happiness is the only goal
Inner peace comes from following God's will
pleasure is pleasing the senses
The end justifies the means
Which Greek philosophy is built into American values and our economic system?
Epicureanism
Stoicism
Sophism
Daoism
Who wrote first objective history using just the facts to describe the Peloponnesian war ?
Herodotus
Thucydides
Aristotles
Aristophanes
Which correctly describes the empire at its peak?
Italy and Sicily
Italy Sicily and North Africa
From Britain to Mesopotamia, from Gaul to North Africa
From Britain to Mesopotamia, and all that is Europe today
Which of the following was not a legacy of the Roman legal system?
No cruel or unusual punishments allowed
innocent till proven guilty
the accused has a right to present a defense
court cases should be heard by a judge who uses only the law and evidence to decide a verdict
Who was assassinated because he was too popular and too powerful ?
Gaius Juilus Caesar
Octavian Augustus Caesar
Cleopatra
Marc Antony
The Roman Senate was made up of what class?
Patricians
plebeians
praetors
consuls
Which of the following is he least likely explanation for the fall of the Roman Empire ?
Inability to defend it's borders
A corrupt population that had forgotten Roman virtues
Inflation combined with wage and price controls
the eruption of the volcano Mt. Vesuvius, which destroyed the city of Pompeii
Roman culture excelled at all of the following except:
Military matters
diplomacy
democracy
law
which Christian emperor ended Christian persecution?
Marcus Aurelius
Constantine
Nero
Julius Caeser
Rome defeated, then destroyed, Carthage in the:
Battle Canae
Fourth Macedonian war
Conquest of Italy
Punic wars
By the 5th century AD, the Roman Empire was threatened by all of the following groups except:
Carthaginians
Vandals
Huns
Visigoths
The pax romana was a:
Period of peace and prosperity that lasted about 200 years
The period when the '5 good emperors' ruled
A program to build aqueducts to bring clean water to the city of Rome
Both A&B
Both Diocletian and Constantine tried to give the empire better gov't by:
Wage and price controls
Enlarging the gov't bureaucracy
splitting the empire
Both B&C
Hadrian's wall was meant to protect which Roman province from the barbarians?
Germany
Gaul
Britain
Italy
Much of roman culture was influenced by:
Egyptian culture
persian culture
Greek culture
German culture
After the rule of Augustus Caesar, Roman emperors had the power to:
Pick their successors
Appoint governors of provinces
command the legions
all of the above
Roman sculptors created statues that:
were beautiful
were realistic
were of the gods
have all been destroyed
The romans were excellent at governing the foreign peoples they conquered, except the Hebrews. Why?
the Hebrews kept up a guerilla war against Roman occupation
the Hebrews refused to acknowledge Rome's emperors as gods, or worship roman gods
the hebrews were angry that romans had crucified Jesus of Nazareth
Jesus led the Jews in a revolt against the romans, claiming to be the 'king of kings'
What was the result of Roman persecution of Christians?
People were too afraid to convert to Christianity
More people converted to Christianity
trade increased
Christianity was stamped out of the empire
What was in Christianity's message that attracted followers?
It was built on some familiar Jewish ideas
It promised eternal life, a better life
It taught love and peace towards all people
All of the above
Who was especially attracted to Christianity ?
Women
The poor
Slaves
All of the above
Why did the Jews face such great persecution at the hands of Europe's Christians:
They took jobs from Christians
Christians held the Jews responsible for the death of Jesus the Messiah
The Jews insisted on having the power to govern themselves in European kingdoms.
Because Europe had been attacked by the Muslims
What people were the first to convert to the Islamic faith?
Arabs
Turks
Egyptians
Indians
which according to a muslim would be the correct order from first to last of "The Books" ?
Torah, New testament, quran
New testament, torah, quran
gospels, torah, quran
quran, torah, gospels
Which of the following is not one of the 5 pillars of Islam ?
Pilgrimage
Charity
Jihad
Prayer
What people were subjected to pogroms that oppressed, harassed, and killed them:
Christians
Jews
Muslims
Buddhists
What event boosted peoples conversion to Christianity ?
The fall of the Roman empire
Emperor Constantine's conversion
Christ's ressurection
publishing the bible in Latin
Reincarnation is the belief that the individual soul:
is reborn into new forms
must follow the teachings of Siddartha Gautama
must worship buddha
is meant to repeat its form until it is purified
In Hinduism there is the belief that Karma:
is determined by Buddha
causes the monsoons
is the purity of the soul
protects the pure of the sould
How does dharma determine karma?
Following your karma earns dharma
if you wish to reach salvation you must earn your dharma
Buddha teaches that karma is unnecessary to reach nirvana
Following your dharma earns good karma, which purifies the soul
Siddhartha Gautama took on the role of seeker, what was he seeking?
Confucius
How to achieve nirvana in one lifetime to escape the 'wheel of life'
the middle-way a way to live in harmony with the universe
a way to purify his soul so that he would be born into a higher caste
Buddha's teachings are based on two sets of principles:
5 pillars and Sharia
Torah and Ten Commandments
Four Noble Truths and Eight Fold Path
THe Bhagavad Gita and Sharia
Humanism taught that the use of wisdom and education were keys to unlock:
Wealth and power
Human potential
Fame and fortune
Forgiveness and salvation
All of the following were characteristics of the rise of the Renaissance except:
Interest in the ancient cultures of Rome and Greece
an end to poverty and warfare
Political stability and the rise of an urban wealthy class
A focus on the secular and human potential
What was the difference between the Renaissance artists of Northern Europe and the Italian masters?
The northern artists often chose ordinary people and activities as their subject
only the Italians emphasized realism
The northern artists developed new techniques to add more detail to their paintings
Both A & C
Which was the usual type of government in the Italian city-states ?
Oligarchy of merchant families
Democracy
Theocracy
Dictatorship
Who were the masters of Italian Renaissance art?
Leonardo da Vinci, Jan van Eyck, and Albrecht Durer
Raphael, Donatello, and Michelangelo
Michelangelo, Leonardo Da Vinci, and Raphael
Idk
Machiavelli encouraged rulers to believe:
Human beings were basically generous
The Roman Catholic Church was corrupt
That they should rule without regard for morality
Women are superior to me
A classical education was:
Something expected of nobles and royalty
Taught using the knowledge and writings of the anciet Greeks and Romans
The study of math, rhetoric, latin, history, and art
All of the above
Leonardo Da Vinci was an excellent example of Renaissance Italy's ideal man because he :
Was a politician
he came from a wealthy family and his success improved their status in society
he wrote beautiful poetry and many plays
he was a painter, sculptor, and engineer
Classical knowledge is reintroduced to Europe because of:
Francesco Petrarch
Returning crusaders
contact with the new world
both A & B
Which of the following helped to increase education in the Renaissance?
The printing press
Vernacular books
more colleges
all of the above
The Anabaptists believed that:
The church and state should be seperate
a religious war should be fought against the Catholics
It made sense to baptize babies
ministers could only be appointed by the pope
Charles V, the Holy Roman Emperor, wanted to stamp out Lutheranism in which of his lands ?
France
Italy
Holy Roman Empire
Germany
Which was not a measure of the Catholic Reformation ?
A council was convened to review church teachings and practices
The church adopted the idea that faith alone was all that was necessary for salvation
The sale of indulgences was outlawed
The jesuits worked to convert millions of America's natives to the catholic faith
Christian Humanism had as its goal to
Teach all people how to live more christian lives
print bibles in the vernacular
reform the Catholic church from the 'ground up'
All of the above
John Calvin taught people that:
Only Catholics would go to heaven
those going to heaven were predestined
good works and faith were necessary for salvation
That when people were reborn, their souls came back as higher life forms
The division of germany into separate lutheran and catholic states was recognized by:
The treaty of Rome
The Peace of Luther
The Peace of Augsburg
The Edict of Worms
How did queen Elizabeth of England avoid a religious war between Protestants and Catholics?
She rejected protestantism,
she rejected catholicism
The anglican church combined some of both
she sent all the catholics to America
Luther's idea that faith by itself could achieve salvation was:
An abuse used by the Catholic Church
A central belief of all protestant faith
Not enough to be saved
a sacrament
The protestant reformation was built on which of the following ?
Christians desire to learn more about the teaching of Christ
Disgust with the lifestyles of the high clergy
Catholics lack of control over their own church
all of the above
Desiderius Erasmus wrote a book called the praise of folly which:
Stated the helio-centric theory of the solar system
poked fun at an immortal society and worse clergy
wanted bibles to be printed in Latin
defended the church's right to sell indulgences
