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Semester 1 World History Final Study Guide

Total questions: 136

Worksheet time: 1hrs 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Piece of land granted to a vassal from a lord.

a)

Middle Ages

b)

Crusades

c)

Serf

d)

Fief

e)

Feudalism

2.

The main goal of this was to gain control of Jerusalem.

a)

Middle Ages

b)

Crusades

c)

Serf

d)

Fief

e)

Feudalism

3.

This was the political system in Europe during the Middle

Ages in which lords gave land to vassals in exchange

for military service and loyalty.

a)

Middle Ages

b)

Crusades

c)

Serf

d)

Fief

e)

Feudalism

4.

Period of European history from 500 to 1500.

a)

Middle Ages

b)

Crusades

c)

Serf

d)

Fief

e)

Feudalism

5.

This person was tied to the land they worked

on and often produced agriculture for the manor.

a)

Middle Ages

b)

Crusades

c)

Serf

d)

Fief

e)

Feudalism

6.

Which of the following is a synonym for serf?

a)

Monk

b)

Noble

c)

Peasant

d)

Manor

7.

Which Crusade was the only successful one for the Christians?

a)

First Crusade

b)

Second Crusade

c)

Third Crusade

d)

Fourth Crusade

8.

Which member of the feudal system was MOST tied to the land?

a)

Blacksmith

b)

Farmer

c)

King

d)

Serf

9.

The Pope crowning Charlemagne “Holy Roman Emperor” on December 25 in the year 800 shows the

a)

Influence of the Church on European government

b)

Effects of Crusades on Western political life

c)

Devastation of the Bubonic plague on the Franks

d)

Birth of a new secular era in the Middle Ages

10.

One long-term effect of the Crusades was the

a)

Growth of trade and towns in Western Europe

b)

Development of Pax Mongolia

c)

Fall of the Ming Dynasty

d)

Control of Jerusalem by Europeans

11.

Which heading best completes this partial outline?

a)

Reasons for Europeans to Fight in the Crusades

b)

Goals of the Hanseatic League

c)

Results of the Reconquista

d)

Aims of Charlemagne

12.

The information on the above map suggests that the Black Death was primarily spread by the actions of

a)

Merchants

b)

Invading armies

c)

Nomadic peoples

d)

Explorers

13.

What is a primary characteristic of a feudal society?

a)

An exchange of land for services

b)

A representative government

c)

Economic equality for all

d)

Protection of individual rights

14.

Which religious figure is considered by their religion to be God in human form?

a)

Jesus

b)

Vishnu

c)

Muhammad

d)

Buddha

15.

Which of the following is not one of the five major world religions?

a)

Hinduism

b)

Christianity

c)

Judaism

d)

Zoroastrianism

16.

The bar or bat mitzvah is a coming-of-age ceremony in ________.

a)

Islam

b)

Christianity

c)

Buddhism

d)

Judaism

17.

Which of the following could be called the "founder" of Hinduism?

a)

Muhammad

b)

Buddha

c)

There isn't any one founder of Hinduism

d)

Moses

18.

Christianity was founded approximately how many years ago?

a)

1000 years ago

b)

10,000 years ago

c)

20,000 years ago

d)

2000 years ago

19.

Who are the trinity of gods in Hinduism?

a)

Brahma, Shiva, and Moses

b)

Father, Son, & Holy Spirit

c)

Brahma, Shiva, and Vishnu

d)

Shiva, Muhammad, and God

20.

Which religion or philosophy had the Five Relationships, Ruler & People; Father & Son; Husband & Wife; Older Brother & Younger Brother; Friend & Friend?

a)

Confucianism

b)

Hinduism

c)

Islam

d)

Buddhism

21.

Which religious figure is considered by their religion to be God in human form?

a)

Vishnu

b)

Buddha

c)

Muhammad

d)

Jesus

22.

The Five Pillars (fasting, declaration of belief, pilgrimage, alms, and daily prayer) are the principle religious duties in ________.

a)

Christianity

b)

Judaism

c)

Hinduism

d)

Islam

23.

Which of the following is the Holiest Book of Islam?

a)

The Bible

b)

The Hindu

c)

The Qur'an

d)

The Talmud

24.

What symbol is associated with Christianity?

a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
25.

What symbol is associated with Islam?

a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
26.

What symbol is associated with Hinduism?

a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
27.

What symbol is associated with Buddhism?

a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
28.

What symbol is associated with Judaism?

a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
29.

What is the dominant religion of the Indian subcontinent?

a)

Islam

b)

Christianity

c)

Buddhism

d)

Hinduism

30.

Which of the following is not a part of the Five Pillars of Islam?

a)

Bar Mitzvah

b)

Fasting during Ramadan

c)

Hajj

d)

Giving alms to the poor

31.

Reincarnation

a)

The rebirth of a soul in a new body

b)

The belief in many gods

c)

The belief in one god

d)

The first of the great Biblical patriarchs, father of Isaac, and traditional founder of the ancient Hebrew nation and Judaism: considered by Muslims an ancestor of the Arab People though his son Ishmael.

e)

A person who is killed because of their religion

32.

Monotheism

a)

The rebirth of a soul in a new body

b)

The belief in many gods

c)

The belief in one god

d)

The first of the great Biblical patriarchs, father of Isaac, and traditional founder of the ancient Hebrew nation and Judaism: considered by Muslims an ancestor of the Arab People though his son Ishmael.

e)

A person who is killed because of their religion

33.

Martyr

a)

The rebirth of a soul in a new body

b)

The belief in many gods

c)

The belief in one god

d)

The first of the great Biblical patriarchs, father of Isaac, and traditional founder of the ancient Hebrew nation and Judaism: considered by Muslims an ancestor of the Arab People though his son Ishmael.

e)

A person who is killed because of their religion

34.

Polytheism

a)

The rebirth of a soul in a new body

b)

The belief in many gods

c)

The belief in one god

d)

The first of the great Biblical patriarchs, father of Isaac, and traditional founder of the ancient Hebrew nation and Judaism: considered by Muslims an ancestor of the Arab People though his son Ishmael.

e)

A person who is killed because of their religion

35.

Abraham

a)

The rebirth of a soul in a new body

b)

The belief in many gods

c)

The belief in one god

d)

The first of the great Biblical patriarchs, father of Isaac, and traditional founder of the ancient Hebrew nation and Judaism: considered by Muslims an ancestor of the Arab People though his son Ishmael.

e)

A person who is killed because of their religion

36.

Communism

a)

a political theory derived from Karl Marx

b)

an arrangement of machines, equipment, and workers in which

work passes from operation to operation in direct line until the product is assembled

c)

an economic system in which the ownership is maintained chiefly by private individuals or corporations

d)

The rapid development of industry that occurred in Britain

e)

characterized by farms, vegetation, and open spaces.

37.

Urban

a)

living in a city

b)

an arrangement of machines, equipment, and workers in which

work passes from operation to operation in direct line until the product is assembled

c)

an economic system in which the ownership is maintained chiefly by private individuals or corporations

d)

The rapid development of industry that occurred in Britain

e)

characterized by farms, vegetation, and open spaces.

38.

Industrial Revolution

a)

living in a city

b)

an arrangement of machines, equipment, and workers in which

work passes from operation to operation in direct line until the product is assembled

c)

an economic system in which the ownership is maintained chiefly by private individuals or corporations

d)

The rapid development of industry that occurred in Britain

e)

characterized by farms, vegetation, and open spaces.

39.

Capitalism

a)

living in a city

b)

an arrangement of machines, equipment, and workers in which

work passes from operation to operation in direct line until the product is assembled

c)

an economic system in which the ownership is maintained chiefly by private individuals or corporations

d)

The rapid development of industry that occurred in Britain

e)

characterized by farms, vegetation, and open spaces.

40.

Assembly Line

a)

living in a city

b)

an arrangement of machines, equipment, and workers in which

work passes from operation to operation in direct line until the product is assembled

c)

an economic system in which the ownership is maintained chiefly by private individuals or corporations

d)

The rapid development of industry that occurred in Britain

e)

characterized by farms, vegetation, and open spaces.

41.

Rural

a)

living in a city

b)

an arrangement of machines, equipment, and workers in which

work passes from operation to operation in direct line until the product is assembled

c)

an economic system in which the ownership is maintained chiefly by private individuals or corporations

d)

The rapid development of industry that occurred in Britain

e)

characterized by farms, vegetation, and open spaces.

42.

What natural resources gave Britain an advantage in the Industrial Revolution?

a)

Steel and Brass

b)

Natural Gas and Geothermal Steam

c)

Coal and Iron

d)

Copper and Cobalt

43.

Prior to the Industrial Revolution, people lived

a)

in cities

b)

in tenements

c)

in suburbs

d)

on farms

44.

The first industry to benefit from industrialization was

a)

transportation

b)

textiles

c)

agriculture

d)

communications

45.

With which of the following is Karl Marx most closely associated?

a)

socialism

b)

democracy

c)

communism

d)

trade unionism

46.

What was the Industrial Revolution?

a)

increased purchases of land by wealthy landowners to cultivate larger fields

b)

increased output of machine-made goods that began in England during the 18th century

c)

a widespread use of teenagers as factory laborers who worked 14-hour days, 6 days a week

d)

increased populations of urban areas during the 1800s

47.

What was the main cause of the process of urbanization that occurred in the 19th century Britain and elsewhere in western Europe?

a)

poor crop yields

b)

industrialization

c)

improved living conditions in cities

d)

more efficient transportation systems

48.

Parents accepted child labor because they needed the extra money.

a)

True

b)

False

49.

England was the first country to industrialize.

a)

True

b)

False

50.

The Industrial Revolution moved production from the cottage industry to the factory.

a)

True

b)

False

51.

What is the most probable reason for the population growth in all cities between 1800 and 1850?

a)

agricultural revolution

b)

Industrial Revolution

c)

new middle class

d)

railroads

52.

Which of the following best describes the national boundaries that existed in Africa at the end of the 19th Century?

a)

Ancient boundaries

b)

Imposed by Europeans

c)

Geographically logical

d)

Established by indigenous populations

53.

The sepoys were:

a)

Indian soldiers

b)

Bengal Hindus

c)

Mughal princes

d)

Sikh civil servants

54.

The items in the box are all examples of-

a)

Socialism

b)

Communism

c)

Imperialism

d)

Nationalism

55.

What is the best title for the image?

a)

China controls the world

b)

The Partitioning of China

c)

Japanese Imperialism

d)

The Berlin Conference

56.

Many of the political divisions shown on the map were directly related to the

a)

Meiji Restoration

b)

Opium Wars

c)

Berlin Conference

d)

Boer War

57.

Colony

a)

A territory with its own internal government but under the control of an outside power.

b)

A region in which an outside power claims exclusive

investment or trading privileges

c)

A territory or region ruled directly by a foreign power.

The foreign government controls that area as its own.

58.

Protectorate

a)

A territory with its own internal government but under the control of an outside power.

b)

A region in which an outside power claims exclusive

investment or trading privileges

c)

A territory or region ruled directly by a foreign power.

The foreign government controls that area as its own.

59.

Sphere of Influence

a)

A territory with its own internal government but under the control of an outside power.

b)

A region in which an outside power claims exclusive

investment or trading privileges

c)

A territory or region ruled directly by a foreign power.

The foreign government controls that area as its own.

60.

By 750, the _________ or city-state became the central focus of Greek life?

a)

agora

b)

pantheon

c)

hoplite

d)

polis

61.

What was the first Greek state?

a)

Ionia

b)

Mycenea

c)

Crete

d)

Tarsus

62.

The conquests of Alexander the Great created the

a)

Dark Ages

b)

Macedonian Age

c)

Age of Lawlessness

d)

Hellenistic Age

63.

This was the central city of the Minoan civilization.

a)

Sparta

b)

Knossos

c)

Athens

d)

Thebes

64.

What was the result of Alexander of Great's conquests?

a)

Socialism spread from Greece to a great many lands.

b)

Greek language, art, architecture, and literature spread throughout Southeast Asia.

c)

After hundreds of years, Persia finally conquered Greece and took control of Greek lands.

d)

The progress of Greek scholars was halted.

65.

What was the open market area called in ancient Greece?

a)

agora

b)

theater

c)

acropolis

d)

polis

66.

The agora was a fortified place and religious center.

a)

True

b)

False

67.

Hellenism

a)

to imitate Greeks

b)

central city of Minoan civilization

c)

fortified place and religious center

d)

open area used as a market and meeting place

e)

city-state

68.

Agora

a)

to imitate Greeks

b)

central city of Minoan civilization

c)

fortified place and religious center

d)

open area used as a market and meeting place

e)

city-state

69.

Polis

a)

to imitate Greeks

b)

central city of Minoan civilization

c)

fortified place and religious center

d)

open area used as a market and meeting place

e)

city-state

70.

Acropolis

a)

to imitate Greeks

b)

central city of Minoan civilization

c)

fortified place and religious center

d)

open area used as a market and meeting place

e)

city-state

71.

Knossos

a)

to imitate Greeks

b)

central city of Minoan civilization

c)

fortified place and religious center

d)

open area used as a market and meeting place

e)

city-state

72.

A form of government in which power rests with citizens who have the right to vote for their leaders.

a)

Patricians

b)

12 Tables

c)

Republic

d)

Plebeians

e)

Pax Romana

73.

Common people of Rome

a)

Patricians

b)

12 Tables

c)

Republic

d)

Plebeians

e)

Pax Romana

74.

Rich land owners

a)

Patricians

b)

12 Tables

c)

Republic

d)

Plebeians

e)

Pax Romana

75.

Body of laws

a)

Patricians

b)

12 Tables

c)

Republic

d)

Plebeians

e)

Pax Romana

76.

The Peace of Rome

a)

Patricians

b)

12 Tables

c)

Republic

d)

Plebeians

e)

Pax Romana

77.

Rome is at the center of the Apennine Peninsula in the center of this geographic feature important for trade. What is the name of the body of water that Italy is centrally located on?

a)

The Mediterranean Sea

b)

The Ionian Sea

c)

The Atlantic Ocean

d)

The Sahara Desert

78.

What edict by Emperor Theodosius made Christianity the state religion of the Roman Empire?

a)

Thessalonica

b)

Milan

c)

Nantes

d)

Fontainebleau

79.

Romans fought three wars against Carthage. Why?

a)

To control the Western Mediterranean and Trade.

b)

To control Africa.

c)

To control Italy.

d)

Because Carthage attacked them repeatedly.

80.

This famous Roman conquered Gaul, brought an army to Rome, elected as dictator for life and was assassinated by the Senate in 44 BC. He was

a)

Julius Caesar

b)

Augustus Caesar

c)

Marcus Antonius

d)

Scipio Africanus

81.

Which Continent did Romans NOT trade with?

a)

Australia

b)

Africa

c)

Asia

d)

Europe

82.

Romans built these to carry clean water to the cities.

a)

Aqueducts

b)

Baths

c)

Roads

d)

Coliseum

83.

The Roman government ordered engineers to build roads like these in order to

a)

allow the army to travel quickly to distant parts of the Empire

b)

create work for the unemployed poor

c)

build lasting monuments

d)

worship gods

84.

Which group of Barbarians invaded the city of Rome from North Africa?

a)

Vandals

b)

Angels

c)

Saxons

d)

Huns

85.

3rd Estate

a)

Fundamental document of the French Revolution and in the history of human and civil rights.

b)

The poorest and largest group of people.

c)

A period of the French Revolution, during which many people were ruthlessly executed by the ruling faction.

d)

3rd Estate pledged not to stop meeting until a constitution had been written.

86.

Tennis Court Oath

a)

Fundamental document of the French Revolution and in the history of human and civil rights.

b)

The poorest and largest group of people.

c)

A period of the French Revolution, during which many people were ruthlessly executed by the ruling faction.

d)

3rd Estate pledged not to stop meeting until a constitution had been written.

87.

Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen

a)

Fundamental document of the French Revolution and in the history of human and civil rights.

b)

The poorest and largest group of people.

c)

A period of the French Revolution, during which many people were ruthlessly executed by the ruling faction.

d)

3rd Estate pledged not to stop meeting until a constitution had been written.

88.

Reign of Terror

a)

Fundamental document of the French Revolution and in the history of human and civil rights.

b)

The poorest and largest group of people.

c)

A period of the French Revolution, during which many people were ruthlessly executed by the ruling faction.

d)

3rd Estate pledged not to stop meeting until a constitution had been written.

89.

Which event was considered to be the spark of the French Revolution?

a)

Reign of Terror

b)

The storming of the Bastille

c)

Beheading of Louis XVI

d)

Rise of Napoleon

90.

The document that is most closely identified with the French Revolution is the

a)

Bill of Rights

b)

Declaration of Independence

c)

Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen

d)

Magna Carta

91.

Which issue was a cause of the French Revolution?

a)

Ineffective rule of Napoleon Bonaparte

b)

Nationalization of the Church

c)

Outrage over the use of the guillotine by the Committee of Public Safety

d)

The demand of the Third Estate for more political power

92.

Toussaint L'Ouverture led a successful revolution against French rule in

a)

Algeria

b)

Brazil

c)

Haiti

d)

Mexico

93.

Who was known as "The Liberator" because of his efforts toward independence in South America?

a)

Miguel Hidalgo

b)

Simón Bolívar

c)

Toussaint L'Ouverture

d)

Napoleon Bonaparte

94.

Which country's revolution is referred to in the above headlines?

a)

Spain

b)

France

c)

Austria

d)

Russia

95.

Which absolute monarch wanted to Westernize their country?

a)

Philip II of Spain

b)

King Louis XIV

c)

Queen Elizabeth

d)

Peter the Great

96.

During his reign, Spain reached the height of its influence and power

a)

Peter the Great

b)

King Louis XIV

c)

Philip II

d)

King Louis XVI

97.

Which Absolute monarch stated, “L’état, c’est moi!”?

a)

King Louis XIV

b)

Philip II

c)

Peter the Great

d)

William and Mary

98.

Which king sent the Spanish Armada to England?

a)

King Louis XIV

b)

Philip II

c)

Peter the Great

d)

William and Mary

99.

Which ruler wanted to Westernize his country by opening schools, starting a newspaper, and reforming the calendar?

a)

King Louis XIV

b)

Philip II

c)

Peter the Great

d)

William and Mary

100.

What is the name of the massive palace built by King Louis XIV?

a)

Versailles

b)

Parliament

c)

The Bastille

d)

Buckingham Palace

101.

Form of government in which the monarch has absolute power

a)

Absolute monarch of France

b)

Peter the Great

c)

Philip II

d)

King Louis XIV

e)

Absolute Monarchy

102.

Used the emblem of the Sun because he saw himself as the source of light to his people

a)

Absolute monarch of France

b)

Peter the Great

c)

Philip II

d)

King Louis XIV

e)

Absolute Monarchy

103.

Believing the right to rule came directly from the will of God

a)

Divine Right

b)

Peter the Great

c)

Philip II

d)

King Louis XIV

e)

Absolute Monarchy

104.

Absolute monarch of Russia

a)

Absolute monarch of France

b)

Peter the Great

c)

Philip II

d)

King Louis XIV

e)

Absolute Monarchy

105.

King Louis XIV

a)

Absolute monarch of France

b)

Absolute monarch of Spain

c)

Absolute monarch of Russia

d)

Absolute monarch of England

106.

Leonardo da Vinci was an excellent example of a Renaissance Man because he

a)

wrote grand romantic poetry and insightful political treatises.

b)

was a painter, sculptor, architect, inventor, and mathematician.

c)

came from a wealthy family and greatly improved his family’s status in society.

d)

was a politician, and politicians were considered the pinnacle of human achievement.

107.

The publication of Martin Luther’s Ninety-five Theses

a)

was immediately seen as a threat by local businesses.

b)

attacked the abuses in the sale of indulgences, beginning the Protestant Reformation.

c)

was largely ignored until decades after Luther’s death.

d)

became the central text for Anglicanism.

108.

_________ was the first Protestant faith.

a)

Christian Humanism

b)

Lutheranism

c)

Calvinism

d)

Zoroastrianism

109.

________ literature was literature written in the language of everyday speech in a particular region.

a)

Biblical

b)

Vernacular

c)

Complex

d)

Philosophical

110.

The Renaissance in Italy is associated with which three artists?

a)

Raphael, Donatello, and Jose Saurez

b)

Masaccio, Donatello, and Filippo Brunelleschi

c)

Leonardo da Vinci, Jan van Eyck, and Albrecht Dürer

d)

Leonardo da Vinci, Raphael, and Michelangelo

111.

Leader of the Reformation

a)

Reformation

b)

Leonardo da Vinci

c)

Johann Gutenberg

d)

Renaissance Man

e)

Martin Luther

112.

A person with many talents or areas of knowledge.

a)

Reformation

b)

Leonardo da Vinci

c)

Johann Gutenberg

d)

Renaissance Man

e)

Martin Luther

113.

A painter, architect, inventor, and student of all things scientific.

a)

Reformation

b)

Leonardo da Vinci

c)

Johann Gutenberg

d)

Renaissance Man

e)

Martin Luther

114.

A German blacksmith, goldsmith, Printer, and publisher who invented the printing press using movable type.

a)

Reformation

b)

Leonardo da Vinci

c)

Johann Gutenberg

d)

Renaissance Man

e)

Martin Luther

115.

A 16th-century movement for the reform of abuses in the Roman Catholic Church ending in the establishment of the Protestant Churches.

a)

Reformation

b)

Leonardo da Vinci

c)

Johann Gutenberg

d)

Renaissance Man

e)

Martin Luther

116.

The everyday language of a group of people.

a)

Vernacular

b)

Leonardo da Vinci

c)

Johann Gutenberg

d)

Renaissance Man

e)

Martin Luther

117.

He was the first person to argue that the sun, not the earth, was the center of the universe.

a)

Nicholas Copernicus

b)

John Locke

c)

Johannes Kepler

d)

Martin Luther

118.

What cause did Mary Wollstonecraft fight for?

a)

American Independence

b)

Rights for women

c)

Laissez Faire

d)

Rights for minorities

119.

When did the Enlightenment take place?

a)

1650 - 1800

b)

Dark Ages

c)

The Middle Ages

d)

1900 - 1950

120.

"Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness". Which Enlightenment philosopher had the greatest impact on this phrase from the Declaration of Independence, by Thomas Jefferson?

a)

Locke

b)

Wollstonecraft

c)

Descartes

d)

Voltaire

121.

Believed that people were born with natural rights that could not be taken away by the government.

a)

Locke

b)

Aristotle

c)

Plato

d)

Hobbes

122.

Hobbes believed that all humans were inherently

a)

sympathetic

b)

partiers

c)

evil

d)

good

123.

He introduced the Law of Gravity

a)

Copernicus

b)

Isaac Newton

c)

John Locke

d)

Galileo

124.

Heliocentric theory stated that the earth is the center of the universe.

a)

True

b)

False

125.

Geocentric theory stated that the sun is the center of the universe.

a)

True

b)

False

126.

Earth at the center of the universe

a)

Geocentric

b)

Galileo

c)

Copernicus

d)

Thomas Hobbs

e)

John Locke

127.

First to study stars using a telescope

a)

Geocentric

b)

Galileo

c)

Copernicus

d)

Thomas Hobbs

e)

John Locke

128.

Without government our lives would be nasty, brutish, and short.

a)

Geocentric

b)

Galileo

c)

Copernicus

d)

Thomas Hobbs

e)

John Locke

129.

I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to.

a)

Voltaire

b)

Galileo

c)

Copernicus

d)

Thomas Hobbs

e)

John Locke

130.

Life, Liberty, and Property

a)

Voltaire

b)

Galileo

c)

Copernicus

d)

Thomas Hobbs

e)

John Locke

131.

What symbol is associated with Christianity?

a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
132.

Islam

a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
133.

What symbol is associated with Hinduism?

a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
134.

The humanistic revival of classical art, architecture, literature, and learning that originated in Italy in the 14th century.

a)

Renaissance

b)

Vernacular

c)

Complex

d)

Philosophical

135.

Believed the universe was heliocentric

a)

Voltaire

b)

Galileo

c)

Copernicus

d)

Thomas Hobbs

e)

John Locke

136.

Absolute monarch of Spain

a)

Absolute monarch of France

b)

Peter the Great

c)

Philip II

d)

King Louis XIV

e)

Absolute Monarchy