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World History Semester 1 Mid Term Exam Prep

Total questions: 43

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Many farmers had to join the Roman Army due to Rome expanding too fast. Famine (due to lack of food and crops) became a major problem for the Roman Empire.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

Which of the following is NOT a barbarian group that invaded Rome?

a)

The Serfs

b)

The Vandals

c)

The Huns

d)

The Goths

3.

Rome's laws protected the rights of the city's ______________ the people who could participate in the government.

a)

Emperors

b)

citizens

c)

politicians

d)

soldiers

4.

_________________ was the first emperor of Rome.

a)

Justinian

b)

Nero

c)

Augustus

d)

Diocletian

5.

Which emperor was baptized (while near death) and it changed how Christianity then spread to all reaches of the world.

a)

Justinian

b)

Constantine

c)

Diocletian

d)

Augustus

6.

The development of _________________ , is an example of innovative Roman engineering to supply its city with water.

a)

cement

b)

roads

c)

architecture

d)

aqueducts

7.

_________________ was the leader of the Huns.

a)

Kublai Khan

b)

Genghis Khan

c)

Atilla

d)

Mansa Musa

8.

Which of the following is NOT a factor in the fall of the Roman Empire?

a)

Too many roads leading in and out of the Roman Empire.

b)

Corruption among Roman government officials.

c)

Increased taxes.

d)

Roman territory too large to manage.

9.

Romans borrowed many architectural ideas from:

a)

Portugal

b)

Greece

c)

Spain

d)

Persia

10.

____________________ was the first first emperor to split the Roman Empire into two areas, the East and the West.

a)

Augustus

b)

Constantine

c)

Diocletian

d)

Clovis

11.

The Byzantine Empire was the first western Roman Empire area to fall.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

Roman architecture (buildings/arenas) were primarily constructed from wood.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

Which of the following is NOT an accomplishment of Roman government:

a)

Rights and duties of citizens.

b)

Promoting military leaders into emperors.

c)

Importance of written laws.

d)

Equal treatment for all citizens.

14.

As greedy and corrupt emperors raised taxes, the poor decided to leave the Roman Empire.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

Roman Emperors had the power to:

a)

punish lawbreakers

b)

raise taxes

c)

nominate public officials

d)

all of the above

16.

Trade helped spread the religion of Islam.

a)

True

b)

False

17.

What was the most important method of unifying the many groups that became part of the Muslim world?

a)

trade

b)

souks

c)

prayer

d)

wealthy cities

18.

Who was the first successor of Muhammad?

a)

Fatima

b)

Abu Bkar

c)

Umar

d)

Khadijah

19.

Islam spread in Arabia after being rejected at first?

a)

True

b)

False

20.

Mali’s location on the _____________ river, allowed its people to control trade.

a)

Tigres

b)

Amazon

c)

Niger

d)

Nile

21.

According to legend, Mali’s rise to power began under a ruler named ___________________.

a)

Sundiata

b)

Sunni Ali

c)

Manza Musa

d)

Askia the Great

22.

Mali’s greatest and most famous ruler was a Muslim king named __________________.

a)

Sundiata

b)

Sunni Ali

c)

Mansa Musa

d)

Askia the Great

23.

Which of the follow are NOT one of the 5 Pillars of Islam

a)

Celebration

b)

Faith

c)

Pilgrimage

d)

Prayer

24.

Polytheism is the belief in only one god?

a)

True

b)

False

25.

The central teaching of the Qur'an is that there is only one God (Allah) and that Muhammed is his prophet.

a)

True

b)

False

26.

______________ were charged by Ghana’s rulers to merchants.

a)

inflation

b)

indulgences

c)

taxes

d)

bribes

27.

_____________________ was an Empire in West Africa that became a powerful state.

a)

Ghana

b)

Mali

c)

Songhai

d)

Timbuktu

28.

What are the most valuable goods traded across the Sahara?

a)

Gold and Spices

b)

Salt and Gold

c)

Spices and Fur

d)

Salt and Spices

29.

The entire region south (below) of the Sahara Dessert is called?

a)

extended Africa

b)

the sub-savannah

c)

sub-Saharan Africa

d)

the rain forest

30.

An area near the equator that has many trees and heavy rainfall may be called a:

a)

sahel

b)

savannah

c)

tropical area

d)

rain forest

31.

Sundiata was the emperor of?

a)

Sunni

b)

Sonhai

c)

Mali

d)

Ghana

32.

Askia the Great was the ruler of?

a)

Sunni

b)

Songhai

c)

Ghana

d)

Mali

33.

West African storytellers were called?

a)

Kentes

b)

Proverbs

c)

Musas

d)

Griots

34.

Tunka Manin was the ruler of which empire?

a)

Ghana

b)

Sunni

c)

Songhai

d)

Mali

35.

Sunni Ali became the leader of what empire in 1464?

a)

Sunni

b)

Songhai

c)

Mali

d)

Ghana

36.

Which was the last of the great African Empire to fall?

a)

Ghana

b)

Sunni

c)

Songhai

d)

Mali

37.

Spices and fur were the most valuable goods traded across the Sahara?

a)

True

b)

False

38.

The process in which people exchange goods without contacting each other directly is called silent barter.

a)

True

b)

False

39.

After the Han dynasty fell, which dynasty unified China first?

a)

Tang

b)

Song

c)

Sui

d)

Yang

40.

Which dynasty was NOT a part of reunification of China?

a)

Han

b)

Sui

c)

Tang

d)

Song

41.

Which answer best describes Genghis Khan?

a)

Founder of the Yuan dynasty

b)

Grandson of Kublai Khan who was a fierce warrior

c)

Ruthless leader who united the Mongols and began invasion of China

d)

Tang dynasty ruler

42.

_____________________  was the dominant philosophy of China and was based on concern for others and appropriate behavior.

a)

Buddhism

b)

Taoism

c)

Hinduism

d)

Confucianism

43.

Under the __________________  , China developed new irrigation techniques that increased their production of food.

a)

Han Dynasty

b)

Sui Dynasty

c)

Tang Dynasty

d)

Song Dynasty