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World History Semester 1 Final

Total questions: 116

Worksheet time: 1hrs 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which geographic features had the greatest impact on the development of Greek culture? SELECT ALL THAT APPLY!

a)

The surrounding seas.

b)

The land itself.

c)

The climate of the area.

2.

In Ancient Greece, one purpose for creating myths was to explain the mysteries of nature.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

A Greek city-state (Ancient Greece's basic political unit) was known as this

a)

a polis

b)

an acropolis

c)

a necropolis

d)

an agora

4.

In some Greek city-states leaders known as __________________ took power with popular support.

a)

Tyrants

b)

Satraps

c)

Shahs

d)

Oligarchs

5.

Which type of government did early Sparta develop?

a)

a direct democracy

b)

a republic

c)

a Democracy

d)

a Military State

6.

This Greek leader accomplished many things in his life (hence his name) and was a student of Aristotle.

a)

Alexander the Great

b)

Alexander the Wicked

c)

Hamilton the Elitist

d)

Conan the Barbarian

7.

The body of legislatures chosen by the elites in the Roman Republic were

a)

Parliament

b)

The Senate

c)

The House of Representatives

8.

In the Roman Republic, the patrician class was who?

a)

the elites

b)

poor people

c)

the Mongols

d)

the plebeians

9.

These were the commoners in the Roman Republic

a)

senate

b)

patricians

c)

Parliament

d)

plebeians

10.

Crassus, Pompey, and Caesar were which of the following?

a)

The first triumvirate

b)

The second triumvirate

c)

The third triumvirate

d)

ESPN 8 "The Ocho" (ah ha ha)

11.

Which of the following titles for Julius Caesar does NOT belong?

a)

dictator

b)

consul

c)

chef

12.

Julius Caesar was stabbed to death _____ times

a)

23

b)

42

c)

7

d)

The limit does not exist

13.

How did the Roman Empire respond to Christianity?

a)

Acceptance

b)

Exile

c)

Persecution

d)

Recruitment

14.

Who are leaders chosen by Jesus to spread his message?

a)

clergy

b)

popes

c)

monks

d)

apostles

15.

Jesus stresses a ___________ relationship with God

a)

good

b)

personal

c)

bad

16.

Who did Jesus' message appeal to?

a)

the wealthy

b)

the poor

17.

Who ordered Jesus to be crucified?

a)

Julius Caesar

b)

Antony

c)

Cleopatra

d)

Pontius Pilate

18.

Who accepted Christianity in A.D. 312?

a)

Nero

b)

Ceasar

c)

Augustine

d)

Constantine

19.

This person was able to spread Christianity far and wide because he was a Roman citizen (his letters are prominent in the Bible)

a)

Joseph

b)

Richard

c)

Paul

d)

Alex

20.

This capital city was named after Constantine

a)

Jacobtopia

b)

Kimberland

c)

Claudeville

d)

Constantinople

21.

What is the Arabic word for God?

a)

Dios

b)

Allah

c)

Dieu

d)

God

22.

What are the basic practices of Islam called?

a)

Four Noble Truths

b)

Five Pillars

c)

Eightfold path

d)

Three Wise Sayings

23.
One obligation of a Muslim is to make at least one pilgrimage to:
a)
Medina    
b)
Mt Arafat    
c)
Baghdad
d)
Mecca
24.

What are people who practice Islam called?

a)

Christians

b)

Jews

c)

Muslims

d)

Hindi

25.
What was the symbol of the Crusaders?
a)
A blue sword
b)
A yellow lion
c)
A red cross
d)
A black snake
26.
What religious leader from the Catholic Church helped to organize the First Crusade?
a)
The Bishop of Constantinople
b)
Stephen Harding
c)
The Pope
d)
Saint Benedict
27.
The Crusades were fought over the control of what "holy" city?
a)
Mecca
b)
Constantinople
c)
Jerusalem
28.
The crusades were a series of wars fought between:
a)
Jews and Christians
b)
Jews and Muslims
c)
Christians and Muslims
d)
Christians and Catholics
29.

How many major crusades were there?

a)

2

b)

4

c)

6

d)

8

30.
To meet the massive demand for slaves, where did the Europeans look for slaves?
a)
Europe
b)
Spain
c)
Africa
d)
Asia
31.
The majority of slaves that were brought to the American colonies were brought to...
a)
Work on plantations
b)
Work on the railroad
c)
Work building houses
d)
Work building ships
32.

How were the conditions of the slave boats during the Middle Passage?

a)

The lodgings were clean and sanitary for the slaves

b)

The slaves were well fed and clothed

c)

The conditions were dirty and unsanitary for the slaves

d)

All of the above

33.
The idea that the sun is the center of the universe is the ____________ theory.
a)
geocentric
b)
heliocentric
c)
solar
d)
sunny
34.
What is the first step to the scientific method?
a)
Make a hypothesis 
b)
State a question or problem
c)
Do the experiment
d)
Analyze the data 
35.
What is the heliocentric theory?
a)
There is no sun
b)
The sun is smaller than the Earth
c)
The sun is the center of the universe
d)
The Earth in the center of the universe
36.
What did Galileo Improve?
a)
The astrolabe
b)
the stars
c)
The Telescope
d)
cat food.
37.
During the scientific  revolution people started using experiments to test theories rather than just believing the ___________
a)
King
b)
Family
c)
Church
d)
Sir Salami 
38.

He was a polish mathematician and astronomer who was first to determine that the sun was the center of the solar system.

a)

Galilieo

b)

Humes

c)

Copernicus

d)

Descartes

39.

Who was the English scientist who discovered the laws of gravitation?

a)

Galileo

b)

Newton

c)

Kepler

d)

Copernicus

40.

Which one did Edward Jenner create?

a)

Inoculations

b)

Vaccinations

41.
Enlightened thinkers based their philosophical beliefs on what two things?
a)
power and privilege
b)
money and fame
c)
good looks and charm
d)
reason and logic
42.
Whose authority was challenged by the new scientific theories during the 16th and 17th centuries? 
a)
Catholic Church
b)
Roman Gods
c)
Baptist ministers
d)
The Queen of Spain
43.
The procedure for testing theories that starts with a question
a)
Methods of Operation
b)
Scientific Method
c)
Procedural Operations
d)
Steps in a process 
44.
Enlightenment philosopher who believed people had natural rights of life, liberty, and property.
a)
John Locke
b)
Montesquieu
c)
Rousseau
d)
Voltaire
45.

How did Hobbes view human nature?

a)

We are inquisitive and industrious.

b)

We are naturally selfish and quick to fight.

c)

We are naturally ignorant

d)

We are naturally kind and helpful to others

46.
An agreement between people and the government to give up some rights for safety and protection
a)
Philosophers
b)
Democracy
c)
Social Contract
d)
Divine Right of Kings
47.

What did Jean-Jacques Rousseau believe about government?

a)

some government control is necessary, but it should be kept to a minimum

b)

the government should control all aspects of our lives

c)

the government should be led by an absolute monarch

48.
How did Hobbes sum up people's quality of life in a state of nature?
a)
life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness
b)
poor, nasty, brutish, and short
c)
fulfilling, long-lived, philosophical, and introspective
d)
scared, hungry, lonely, and cold
49.
Which Enlightenment philosopher believed government works best when there is separation of powers?
a)
Hobbes
b)
Locke
c)
Montesquieu
d)
Rousseau
50.
Which Enlightenment thinker believed in the "social contract"?
a)
Charles-Louis Montesquieu
b)
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
c)
Adam Smith
d)
John Locke
51.
Baron de Montesquieu established two ideas that helped mold today's government in the United States. Those two ideas were....
a)
reason and progress 
b)
Separation of Power and Checks and Balances 
c)
Laissee-faire and Supply & Demand
d)
General Will and Social Contract
52.

Who argued for freedom of speech and religion?

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

John Locke

c)

Voltaire

d)

Descartes

53.

He argued that people accused of crimes had certain rights, and he advocated abolishing torture.

a)

Locke

b)

Voltaire

c)

Wollstonecraft

d)

Beccaria

54.
Which of the following fueled French desires to revolt against the monarchy?
a)
The Reign of Terror and the Ideas of the Enlightenment
b)
The Napoleonic Code and ideas of the Enlightenment
c)
Ideas of the Enlightenment and the American revolution
d)
The Scientific Revolution and the Reign of Terror
55.
The clergy and church officials made up which estate?
a)
First Estate
b)
Second Estate
c)
Third Estate
d)
Estates General
56.
The nobles made up which Estate?
a)
First Estate
b)
Second Estate
c)
Third Estate
d)
Estates General
57.
Which of the following was a cause of the French Revolution?
a)
unequal tax burdens; the Third Estate paid all of the taxes
b)
a growing French Empire
c)
a law granting peasants more freedom
d)
equal land ownership
58.
Who was the king of France during the French Revolution?
a)
Louis XVI
b)
Peter the Great
c)
Robespierre
d)
Marquis de Lafayette
59.
Most of the people of France belonged to the 
a)
1st 
Estate
b)
2nd Estate
c)
3rd Estate
d)
4th Estate
60.

Which of the following best describes the tax system in France before the revolution?

a)

The Third Estate paid most of the taxes

b)

The church paid the most amount of taxes

c)

The French government did not collect taxes

d)

The second Estate paid most of the taxes

61.

What was the guillotine used for?

a)

public executions

b)

medical procedures

c)

civil lawsuits

d)

public education

62.

A sudden seizure of political power in a nation:

a)

lycee

b)

concordat

c)

coup d'etat

d)

guillotine

63.

When the Third Estate took the Tennis Court Oath (1789) at the start of the French Revolution, they were attempting to:

a)

establish a military government

b)

draft a new constitution

c)

restore the king to power

d)

overthrow the First Estate

64.
What was the system of laws called that Napoleon instituted to help rebuild France?
a)
Napoleonic Rules
b)
Napoleon's Natural Rights
c)
Napoleonic Code
d)
Checks and Balances
65.
Who is the subject of this painting?
a)
John Locke
b)
George Washington
c)
Napoleon Bonaparte
d)
Thomas Jefferson
66.
Who became the ruler of France as a result of the French Revolution?
a)
Marie Antoinette
b)
Henry VIII
c)
Louis XVI
d)
Napoleon Bonaparte
67.
The dark shaded area on this is map of whose empire?
a)
Marie Antoinette
b)
Napoleon
c)
Bismarck
d)
the Jacobins
68.
Which of the following events led to the downfall of Napoleon?
a)
The French invasion of Russia
b)
The British invasion of France
c)
The strength of the National Assembly
d)
The death of Robespierre.
69.
What is a Coup d’État?
a)
seizure of power 
b)
a gathering of naval ships for battle
c)
when the economic declines
d)
when the leader becomes a dictator 
70.
What happens when Napoleon invades Russia? 
a)
Russia puts the scorched-earth policy and Napoleon loses men to the Russian Winter
b)
The Russians battle with Napoleon
c)
Napoleon does not invade Russia
d)
Napeolon and Russia sign a peace treaty
71.

The late 18th century artistic movement which focused on nature and thoughts/feelings of the individual

a)

Stoicism

b)

Romanticism

c)

Humanism

d)

Impressionism

72.

The group at the top of the social class structure in Latin America

a)

Peninsulares

b)

mestizos

c)

mulattoes

d)

creoles

73.

The leader who began the Venezuelan fight for independence

a)

Toussaint L'Ouverture

b)

Jose de San Martin

c)

Simon Bolivar

d)

Otto von Bismarck

74.
Usually wealthy property owners and nobility, they argued for protecting the traditional monarchies of Europe.
a)
Radical
b)
Conservative
c)
Liberal 
d)
Nationalist 
75.
Mostly middle class business leaders and merchants, they wanted to give more power to elected parliaments. 
a)
Conservative
b)
Liberal
c)
Radical 
d)
Nationalist 
76.
Favored drastic change to extend democracy to all people, government should practice ideals of the French Revolution.
a)
Liberal
b)
Radical 
c)
Conservative 
d)
Nationalist 
77.
What is Realpolitik?
a)
The belief that people should be loyal to their nation, culture, or history rather than to a king or empire.
b)
“The politics of reality” – the practice of tough power politics without room for idealism.
c)
A 19th century movement in which writers and painters sought to show life as it is rather than life as it should be.
d)
a European, usually a wealthy landowner or noble who wanted to preserve the traditional monarchies of Europe.
78.
What is nationalism?
a)
The belief that people should be loyal to their nation, culture, or history rather than to a king or empire.
b)
“The politics of reality” – the practice of tough power politics without room for idealism.
c)
A 19th century movement in which writers and painters sought to show life as it is rather than life as it should be.
d)
a European, usually a wealthy landowner or noble who wanted to preserve the traditional monarchies of Europe.
79.

Which 19th century ideology led to the unification of Germany and of Italy and to the eventual breakup of Austria-Hungary and of the Ottoman Empire?

a)

imperialism

b)

nationalism

c)

liberalism

d)

socialism

80.

The policy used by the Romanovs to create a sense of unity among the diverse groups of people in Russia

a)

Nationalism

b)

Russification

c)

iron and blood

d)

Romanticism

81.

What was the Industrial Revolution?

a)

the great increased output of machine-made goods that began in England

b)

the improvement of farming methods

c)

the increase of hand made products in the cottage industry

d)

the expansion of trade and business

82.

The process of developing machine production of good.

a)

Crop Rotation

b)

Industrialization

c)

Enclosure

d)

Capitalism

83.

In which country did the Industrial Revolution start?

a)

Belgium

b)

France

c)

Russia

d)

Britain

84.

What was the most important source of power for the early Industrial Revolution?

a)

The steam engine

b)

Animals

c)

The Windmill

d)

The dynamo

85.

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

a)

Forests

b)

Wildlife and precious gems

c)

Coal and iron

d)

Hills

86.

After England, which nation was the first on the European continent to begin industrializing?

a)

France

b)

Germany

c)

Belgium

d)

Denmark

87.

How did Germany’s industrialization impact it economically and politically by the late 1800s?

a)

It was politically divided and economically isolated

b)

It became financially strong and a military giant

c)

Most technological industries were slowly growing

d)

The economy was strong, but politically they were divided

88.

How did many entrepreneurs raise funds to invest in their businesses?

a)

Charitable contributions from successful tycoons

b)

Fundraising using the state lottery system was common

c)

Spend their family money

d)

Sold shares of stock in their company

89.

Capitalist or Socialist?

a)

Capitalist

b)

Socialist

90.
Laissez-Faire
a)
Capitalism
b)
Socialism
91.
Which is NOT a characteristic of Capitalism?
a)
Market Economy
b)
Supply and Demand
c)
Freedom of Competition
d)
Classless Society
92.
How does socialism differ from capitalism?
a)
In socialism, the goverment controls the means of production; whereas, capitalism focuses on the private owner.
b)
In socialism, the goverment provides subsidies for small buisnesses; whereas, capitalism only depends on the corporations to spark the economy.
c)
In socialism, the goverment does not provide any form on humanitarian aid; whereas, capitalism funds small buisness with tax relief.
d)
In socialism, the government controls what the consumer can purchase; whereas, capitalism controls what the business can market.
93.
The government has some control over the economy and provides basic services like health care and housing.
a)
Capitalism
b)
Socialism
c)
Communism
94.

_________ is famous for his creation of a communist ideology.

a)

Abraham Lincoln

b)

Karl Marx

c)

Nicholas II

d)

Donald Trump

95.

Which president completed the Louisiana Purchase?

a)

George Washington

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

John Adams

96.

The belief that the U.S. had the right and the duty to rule North America from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean.

a)

Manifest Destiny

b)

Manray Destiny

c)

Manfred Destiny

97.

This led to the Trail of Tears

a)

Tears Act

b)

CARES Act

c)

Indian Removal Act

98.

The US annexation of Texas led to this

a)

Spanish-American War

b)

Mexican-American War

c)

War of 1812

99.

Which of the following was a major cause of the US Civil War?

a)

blitzkrieg

b)

Russian aggression

c)

slavery

100.

Who won the US Civil War?

a)

North (Union)

b)

South (Confederates)

c)

West (Bone Thugs)

101.

Separation of blacks and whites in the US South was known as

a)

urbanization

b)

industrialization

c)

segregation

102.

_______________ and ______________ played a major role in the postwar economy of the US

a)

immigration, railroads

b)

iPhones, TVs

c)

Corn, Water

103.

Thomas Edison was

a)

a war hero

b)

an inventor

c)

the first president of the US

104.

What was a result of Henry Ford's use of the assembly line?

a)

cars were built at a much faster rate, which increased the supply and made them cheaper for consumers

b)

cars were built at a slower rate

c)

people stopped buying cars

105.

Why was the work of Louis Pasteur important in the history of medicine?

a)

He created psychoanalysis

b)

He discovered radium and polonium

c)

He found that bacteria caused diseases

106.

Charles Darwin is known for his

a)

theory of everything

b)

theory of evolution

c)

theory of the planets

107.

The study of human minds and behavior is called

a)

chemistry

b)

math

c)

psychology

108.

One country taking over another economically, politically, and culturally.

a)

Militarism

b)

Imperialism

c)

Protectorate

d)

Resources

109.

What considerations were made by the Europeans to the native Africans?

a)

Many considerations - they were very considerate and kept the natives in mind

b)

Some considerations - Europeans wanted the resources only

c)

None - no considerations were made by the Europeans

110.

The meeting of European leaders to decide how Africa would be split was known as the

a)

Berlin Division

b)

European Division

c)

Africa Conference

d)

Berlin Conference

111.

What does this political cartoon represent?

a)

Militarism

b)

Imperialism

c)

Protectorate

d)

Resources

112.

The Opium Wars between Great Britain and China led to Great Britain's annexation of

a)

Beijing

b)

Hong Kong

c)

Taiwan

113.

As a result of the Sino-Japanese War, Japan gained which of the followoing from China?

a)

Hong Kong

b)

Beijing

c)

Taiwan

114.

Concept Identifications (IDs)

Please address: who (who was involved), what (what it was), when (when it occurred), where (where it happened), and the significance (how has it impacted life today?) for the term in thre to four well written sentences. (Worth 5 points)


ID: Industrialization

4 lines
115.

Concept Identifications (IDs)

Please address: who (who was involved), what (what it was), when (when it occurred), where (where it happened), and the significance (how has it impacted life today?) for the term in thre to four well written sentences. (Worth 5 points)


ID: Nationalism

4 lines
116.

Concept Identifications (IDs)

Please address: who (who was involved), what (what it was), when (when it occurred), where (where it happened), and the significance (how has it impacted life today?) for the term in thre to four well written sentences. (Worth 5 points)


ID: Imperialism

4 lines

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