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WorksheetsWorld History Final Exam Study Guide
Total questions: 131
Worksheet time: 2hrs 11mins
The ancient Egyptians lived between ...
2000 BC - 50 BC
3000 BC - 50 AD
3500 BC - 50 BC
3500 BC - 50 AD
The ancient Egyptians lived along ...
the River Mississippi
the River Danube
the River Nile
the River Yangtze
What is the name of the pictures that the ancient Egyptians used instead of letters and words?
hyperspace
hieroglyphs
hierarchy
hydrogen
According to legend, who built the city of Rome?
Romeo and Juliet
Rocky and Rambo
Romolus and Remus
Roberto and Ricardo
Which ancient civilisation did NOT build pyramids?
the Maya
the Roman
the Egyptians
In the Roman Republic these people could NOT vote
Patricians and women
Patricians and slaves
Senators and slaves
Women and slaves
The ancient empire of Ghana was located in
North Africa
East Africa
South Africa
West Africa
What were the 2 main trade items in ancient Ghana?
Clay and Limestone
Jade and Silk
Gold and Salt
Papyrus and Cloth
Which is not a way Ghana's rulers acquired huge amounts of gold?
Hiring Bandits to rob the traders.
Trading gold and salt.
Controlling the gold mines.
Taxing the people
Taxing traders that traded in Ghana
What method did the king of Ghana use to rule the expanding empire of Ghana?
The local kings ruled as king of the area.
The local kings ruled as governors of the area.
The local nobles were appointed as kings of the area.
Which of the following did not lead to the decline of the Ghana Empire?
Invasion of the area by the Almoravids.
Overgrazing of the fields by herds of animals.
Land trade increased as sea trade decreased.
Land trade decreased as sea trade increased.
What crop did Sundiata not introduce to Mali?
Corn
Cotton
Beans
Onions
The Niger River was good for farming because of what?
Sand in the Area
Salt in the Ground
Fresh Water
Fertile Soil
What city was the center of trade in Mali?
DJenne
Timbuktu
Cairo
Nigeria
What effects did the rule of Mansa Musa have on Mali and West Africa?
Professional armies were built up to protect trade routes.
Other countries became aware of the riches of West Africa
Islam spread across North Africa
All of the above
What visitor to Africa's writings contributed to our understanding of Ancient West Africa?
Marco Polo
Ibn Battutah
Mansa Musa
King Tut
Which of the following is not a West African tradition?
Dancing
Wooden Masks
Kente Fabics
Silk
What does the term"Golden Age" refer to?
A time when the world had a lot of gold.
A time in a civilization's history where there was relative peace, prosperity, art and culture.
A time when the world was not at war with one another.
A time when a civilization was at peace with the animals and plants they lived among.
Defeated Achaemenid Empire
Invaded India
Conquered most of the known world
Died in 323 BC
This is a description of
The Neolithic Revolution is...
When humans began migrating around the world
When humans discovered fire
When domestication of plants & animals began
Domestication is...
Breeding animals/plants for qualities you like
Migration from Africa to Asia
Cats & dogs
ECONOMIC life changed because of the Neolithic Revolution because...
women and men remained equal
People started to farm instead of hunt & gather
Women became more powerful than men
POLITICAL life changed in the Neolithic Revolution because...
Kings were at the top of the Social Hierarchy afterward
Everyone remained equal
Farming made people sick and die
SOCIAL life changed in the Neolithic Revolution because...
Surplus of food led to social classes, but before everyone was the same
Food scarcity forced humans to be in small groups of hunter-gatherers
Everyone was egalitarian
Monotheism is the belief in
one god
many gods
all gods
all of the above
Which is the oldest of the three monotheistic religions?
Islam
Judaism
Christianity
Which of the following languages emerged as a result of prolonged economic contact between Bantu speakers and Arabs on the East Coast of Africa.
Arabic
Bantu
Swahili
Latin
Which of the following was NOT a factor for Bantu migration?
disease
vegetation
overpopulation
climate
Which was the first mesoamerican civilization?
Aztecs
Mayans
Olmecs
Incas
What is the meaning of Teotihuacan?
The road of the deaths
The city of light
The city of the gods
The feather snake
The agora was:
A church
A central public space
A king
Athens and Sparta, were considered the two strong powers of the Hellenic world.
True
False
Athens main rival within Greece was?
Sparta
Argos
Corinth
Thebes
The geography of Ancient Greece was mostly ________leading to small and separated communities and cultures.
rugged mountains, coastal inlets or islands
large rivers and jungle
flat land used primarily for farming
inland with no natural barriers to protect against invasions
Ancient Greek city-states had varying governments that reflected...
The same unified type of government
The power of Grayskull
The belief in a single god
unique geography, culture, language and economy
Why was trade so increasingly important to Athens?
More money kept people out of debt slavery
They had a lot of silver to trade
It made the gods happy
They could not produce enough food for their population.
Because Greece was fragmented, a variety of governments formed independently and controlled_______________
counties
city-states
provinces
parishes
Who encouraged questioning and seminar-style classes?
Aristotle
Socrates
Plato
Alexander the Great
Who tutored Alexander the Great?
Aristotle
Socrates
Plato
Aristotle, Socrates, and Plato
Which part of the Roman Empire fell to barbarians?
Western Rome
Eastern Rome
Southern Rome
Northern Rome
Byzantine
Economy based on the private ownership of property
Precious metals melted into bars
Membership in a state or community which gives a person civil and political rights and obligations
The word used by historians to describe the eastern Roman Empire after the fall of the western Roman Empire
What does this diagram illustrate?
events that led to corruption in ancient Rome
effects of the collapse of the Roman Empire
patterns that develop when a government collects taxes
causes of the fall of the Roman Empire
How many Castes were there in India?
One
Two
Three
Four
Untouchables worked as servants, craftsmen, and laborers.
True
False
In ancient India, who were responsible for fending off intruders?
Untouchables
Kshatriyas
Brahmins
Shudras
Under India's current law, it is illegal to discriminate against an untouchable.
True
False
What color would a Brahmin wear?
White
Red
Orange
Yellow
Who introduced the caste system to India?
The Arabs
The British
The Aryans
The Chinese
Which of the following best describes Justinian?
Ruler of the Western Roman empire who reunited Rome
Emperor of the Byzantium empire of Rome who reunited Rome
The war general general who controlled the riots of the Byzantine empire
None of the above
What caused the original Hagia Sophia to be destroyed?
Fire
Natural disasters
Riots
It never fell
Theodora is significant for all of the reasons EXCEPT:
Serving as queen of England
Defending her Justinian's right to rule
Restoring the use of religious icons
None of the above
Justinain was known for building the __________.
Ankor Wat
Hagia Sophia
Colosseum
Parthenon
What is a serf?
A peasant farmer who is bound to the land and owned by the feudal lord.
A tax placed on wages earned on a feudal land.
A person who moves from one feudal farm to another.
Another name for teacher in the Middle Ages
The split of the Christian church into two churches was known as the —
Crusades
Eastern Split
Roman Crusade
Great Schism
The ___________________ was largely key to the Mongols success. It provided transportation and food
Cow
Lizard
Horse
Ox
Around 1200 CE, this person unified the Mongol Empire
Kublai Khan
Genghis Khan
Confucius
Marco Polo
Genghis Khan died in 1227 CE. What happened after is death?
His sons and grandsons continued his campaign of conquest
The Monngol reign ended immediately
The Mongols conquered North America
The Chinese overthew the Mongols
Eventually the Mongols would divided their empire into four regions or _______________
Sects
Divisions
Khanates
Territories
In 1260, the grandson of Genghis Khan became the new ruler of Mongol Empire. His name was
Gerald Khan
Wu Khan
Kublai Khan
Amir Khan
The separation of the two groups started after the death of _____________.
Jesus
Abraham
Muhammad
___________ Muslims believe that he caliph should be a direct descendant of Muhammad.
Shia/Shiites
Sunni
Orthodox
Baptist
_______________ Muslims feel like the caliph does not have to be a successor or descendant of Muhammad and can be selected from among any group of the Muslim community.
Shia/Shiites
Sunni
Orthodox
Reformist
-- holy text is Quran
-- place of worship is the mosque
-- must abide by the 5 Pillars of Faith
-- holy cities are Mecca and Medina
-- founded by the prophet Muhammad
Which religion is being described?
Islam
Judaism
Christianity
Dreamtime
What was one important effect of the Columbian exchange?
rapid decline in European population
economic instability in China and Japan
spread of Hinduism into India
introduction of new foods to both Europe and the Americas
One reason Spanish conquistadors were able to conquer the Aztecs was that-
Aztec religious beliefs promoted nonviolence
Spain joined the Incas in their fight against the Aztecs
The Spanish Calvary outnumbered the Aztec warriors
Spanish military possessed superior military technology and diseases
Which is true about the pre-columbian Inca civilization?
cooperation and planning in agriculture
the religious influence on architecture
the use of superior military technology for defense
the role of government during a natural disaster
The movement of people, plants, animals, diseases, and ideas between Americas and Europe.
The triangular trade
Trans-Atlantic Slave trade.
The Columbian Exchange
The new world system
Why did Europeans want to explore?
increased power
A desire for new sources of wealth
European Christians, especially Catholics, wanted to
convert non-Christians to the faith
All of the above
The journeys of Vasco da Gama, Ferdinand Magellan, and Christopher Columbus became possible in the late 1400's because of the...
development of new navigational instruments and technology
trade connections established by Ibn Battuta
support of the exploration by the English government
effects of the Atlantic slave trade
This diagram shows the Incas had a farming system that...
grew crops only for overseas trade
left much of the land unfarmed
provided crops for different groups in society
set aside fifty percent of the crops for those who farmed the fields
The Aztec calendar and the Maya use of zero both illustrate that pre-Columbian cultures in the Americas...
traded extensively with Africa
made advances in mathematics and science
declined because of invasion and disease
converted to Islam
This image depicts the Aztec belief that-
All of the answers are beliefs of the Aztecs
They believed the sacrifice was necessary to keep the universe in motion
The Aztecs believed that the Sun God needed human blood to continue his daily journeys across the sky
Captured warriors from other tribes were sacrificed as well as Aztecs who volunteered for this honor
What nationality was Charlemagne part of?
Romans
Gauls
Franks
Goths
Which of the following best explains why the Black Death spread so quickly throughout Europe?
doctors ran out of vaccinations for the plague
doctors ran out of antibiotics for the plague
doctors had little knowledge of how to cure the disease
doctors were too sick themselves to help others suffering
Where/how did the Black Plague first enter Europe?
Through port cities first because of trade routes.
The Black Death took several centuries to spread throughout Europe.
The Black Death spread from Europe to Asia in 1854.
The Black Death did not affect northern Europe the most.
• Venetian explorer who visited the court of Kublai Khan
• One of the first Westerners to travel the Silk Road to China
• Travels increased the interest of Europeans in the lands of the East
Who is described above?
Marco Polo
Ferdinand Magellan
Vasco da Gama
Christopher Columbus
• Botticelli • Michelangelo
• Raphael • Titian
All of the above were famous Renaissance
scientists.
philosophers.
priests.
artists.
During the Renaissance, a new intellectual movement known as humanism evolved. What was the significance of the humanist movement?
Humanists felt formal education was impractical and unnecessary; therefore, many schools were closed.
Humanists spread the teachings of Eastern philosophers such as Confucius throughout Europe.
Humanists were very interested in religious studies and sought to increase the influence of the Church.
Humanists were inspired by classical texts and emphasized the dignity and worth of the individual.
Which of these men of the Renaissance was known equally for his art as well as inventions?
Rueben
Leonardo da Vinci
Michelangelo
Aristotle
? --->Literature printed for quickly --> literature printed for less money----> Greater spread of ideas
Which of these would complete the diagram?
the Book of Common Prayer
the Italian university system
the Gutenberg printing press
the Petrarchan style sonnet
• Nicolaus Copernicus
• Galileo Galilei
• Tycho Brahe
• Johannes Kepler
All of the above were famous Renaissance
philosophers.
priests.
artists.
scientists.
Which of these events influenced the changing role of religion during the Renaissance?
the humanist movement
the removal of the pope
the burning of bibles
the invention of movable type
Which of the following statements describes the type of government which existed in Florence during the Renaissance?
It was a small Italian town ruled by the king of Italy in Rome.
It was completely under the control of the Catholic Church.
It was a city-state ruled by the wealthy Medici family.
It was the capital of Italy and had a large bureaucracy.
What document, written by Luther, started the Reformation?
Lutheran's protests
Indulgences
93 Theses
95 Theses
The Reformation began as a way to change the ______ Church
Protestant
Catholic
Calvinist
Lutheran
Martin Luther preached
that people could win salvation by faith in God's forgiveness
that the Bible, the pope, and the Church traditions were false authorities
that the Pope had the ultimate answers
that the Catholic Church was more powerful than any monarch
M. Luther's intent in posting his theses was:
To start his own religion
To start a political revolution
To force the Church to excommunicate him
To reform the Catholic Church
The Council of ______ took 18 years to complete, but resulted in good reforms.
Constantinople
Nicea
Trent
Rome
The Jesuits were formed to:
educate priests
eliminate heresy
evangelize far away places
