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World History Review

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The time period where people learned to grow their own food and began to settle down is known as the

a)

Agricultural Revolution

b)

Protestant Reformation

c)

Renaissance

d)

Age of Exploration

2.

Rome's success can mostly be attributed to its

a)

Government

b)

Trading

c)

Location

d)

Military

3.

The early to mid-5th century in Greece was characterized by much violence, due in large part to which nation?

a)

Egypt

b)

Persia

c)

Huns

d)

Romans

4.

Rome established a Republic in 509 B.C. which lasted for nearly 500 years, when it became a

a)

Monarchy

b)

Empire

c)

Direct Democracy

d)

Oligarchy

5.

Artifacts are objects that help us understand more about earlier civilizations. They are studied by

a)

Paleontologists

b)

Anthropologist

c)

Sociologist

d)

Archeologist

6.

The right to vote is cornerstone for which type of government?

a)

Absolute Monarchy

b)

Democracy

c)

Theocracy

d)

Dictatorship

7.

The Romans built these to bring water to more arid regions of the empire

a)

Aqueducts

b)

Bridges

c)

Roads

d)

Trading Ports

8.

In order to become more agrarian, many early civilizations moved near

a)

Oceans

b)

Lakes

c)

Deserts

d)

Rivers

9.

During the Dark Ages, people began to gravitate toward what structure/organization?

a)

Government

b)

Universities

c)

Military

d)

Church

10.

Early humans were hunter-gatherers/nomads, which meant they

a)

Farmed for food

b)

Moved around a lot

c)

Built permanent structures

d)

Worshipped multiple gods

11.

Greek civil war that brought an end to the Golden Age of Athens was called what? Who was it fought against?

a)

Trojan Wars; Trojans

b)

Greco-Persian Wars; Persians

c)

Punic Wars; Carthage

d)

Peloponnesian Wars; Sparta

12.

Religious temples built by the ancient Mesopotamians

a)

Ziggurats

b)

Pyramids

c)

Kaaba

d)

Stela

13.

Greek culture and language was spread by Alexander the Great and his conquests. This mixture of Greek culture with other cultures is known as

a)

Renaissance

b)

Hellenism

c)

Inquisition

d)

Reformation

14.

As ancient civilizations began to trade goods, they also shared their own values and beliefs with different civilizations. This is known as

a)

Cultural Immersion

b)

Cultural Dispersion

c)

Cultural Diffusion

d)

Cultural Exclusion

15.

The image portrays feudal society in medieval Europe. Who had the least amount of rights and was bound to the land?

a)

Kings

b)

Nobles

c)

Knights

d)

Serfs

16.

The First Crusade was called for by whom and in what year?

a)

Pope Urban I in 1017

b)

Pope Gregory VII in 1085

c)

Pope Urban II in 1095

d)

Pope Clement III in 1195

17.

Evidence of the Bubonic Plague was first seen in Italy, and then across all of Europe, in which century?

a)

13th

b)

14th

c)

15th

d)

16th

18.

Medieval Europeans lost confidence in the church due to which event?

a)

The Crusades

b)

The Inquisition

c)

The Reformation

d)

The Black Death

19.

A period in European history when people took an interest in the classics again

a)

Renaissance

b)

Reformation

c)

Enlightenment

d)

Exploration

20.

The introduction of new plants, animals, diseases, etc. from Europe to the New World, and vice-versa

a)

Triangular Trade

b)

Columbian Exchange

c)

Cultural Diffusion

d)

Silk Road