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The Ultimate Social Studies Review

Total questions: 150

Worksheet time: 1hrs 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which two rivers are located in China?

a)

Yangtze and Yellow

b)

Nile and Niger

c)

Tigris and Euphrates

d)

Indus and Ganges

2.

Which religion spread to China before the start of the Tang Dynasty?

a)

Shintoism

b)

Confucianism

c)

Islam

d)

Buddhism

3.

Which is NOT associated with China's Song Dynasty?

a)

Increased trade on the Silk Road

b)

The invention of gunpowder, movable type, and the compass

c)

Improved irrigation for their rice fields

d)

They wrote the novel, "The Tale of Genji"

4.

Which of the following is a Chinese philosophy which is the foundation of Chinese culture?

a)

Confucianism

b)

Animism

c)

Islam

d)

Orthodoxy

5.

Which is NOT related to the Japanese religion of Shintoism?

a)

Kami

b)

Ritual Practices

c)

Animism

d)

Sunnah

6.

Confucianism played an incredibly important role during China's _________________ Dynasty.

a)

Tang

b)

Song

c)

Yuan

d)

Ming

7.

Which is NOT related to China's Song Dynasty?

a)

Use of paper money and printing

b)

Agriculture and irrigation of rice fields

c)

Caravans of camels and merchants

d)

Compass, gunpowder, and Silk Road

8.

Genghis Khan was the first major leader of the

a)

Byzantine Empire

b)

Ottoman Empire

c)

Mali Empire

d)

Mongol Empire

9.

After Kublai Khan conquered China, he established the

a)

Song Dynasty

b)

Tang Dynasty

c)

Yuan Empire

d)

Ming Dynasty

10.

The Mongols enjoyed traveling and trading on the Silk Road. Which famous person helped spread trade of Chinese technology and Eurasian trade along the Silk Road?

a)

Marco Polo

b)

Mehmed II

c)

Mohammed

d)

Mansa Musa

11.

Which is NOT a characteristic of China's Ming Dynasty?

a)

The Forbidden City

b)

Rebuilt the Great Wall

c)

They tried to stay isolated

d)

Adopted Shintoism

e)

Zheng He had sea voyages

12.

What is the sacred text of Shintoism?

a)

Sunnah

b)

Quran

c)

Kami

d)

There isn't one

13.

Who is the key person in Shintoism?

a)

Mohammed

b)

Mehmed II

c)

The Shogun

d)

There is no key person

14.

Japanese culture slowly changed through Chinese and Korean influences, including through the introduction of

a)

Buddhism and Confucianism

b)

Islam and African Spiritualism

c)

Christianity and Orthodoxy

d)

Caravans and the Five Pillars

15.

The Japanese leader, Prince Shotoku, really liked how China ran their government. So he wrote

a)

a constitution

b)

The Tale of Genji

c)

The Quran

d)

The Thousand and One Arabian Nights

16.

Japan's Prince Shotoku also adopted the

a)

Caravan trade method

b)

Chinese writing system

c)

Pilgrimage to Mecca

d)

Use of gold and salt mines

17.

Japan's Heian Period is best known for its contributions to

a)

National culture

b)

Mongol inventions

c)

the Ottoman achievements

d)

Chinese law

18.

During the 12th Century, Japan became a

a)

Chinese colony

b)

Military society

c)

Dependent nation

d)

Modern country

19.

What was the role of the Shogun in Japan?

a)

Warrior

b)

Farmer

c)

Government official

d)

Supreme military leader

20.

What is the correct order of Japan's military society, from top to bottom?

a)

Shogun, Daimyo, Samurai, Peasants

b)

Daimyo, Shogun, Samurai, Peasants

c)

Shogun, Samurai, Daimyo, Peasants

d)

Daimyo, Samurai, Shogun, Peasants

21.

What English document limited the power of the king in 1215?

a)

The Quran

b)

The Constitution of Shotoku

c)

The Magna Carta

d)

The Bayeux Tapestry

22.

Which Norman leader conquered England in the year 1066?

a)

William the Conqueror

b)

Harold Godwinson

c)

King Edward

d)

Harold Hardrada

23.

There were many wars between the Christians and the Muslims. What were these wars called?

a)

The Hajj

b)

The Quran

c)

The Battle of Hastings

d)

The Crusades

24.

These buildings in Europe were centers of learning and prayer. Monks lived here and helped spread the Catholic church beyond the Alps Mountains.

a)

The Hagia Sophia

b)

Monasteries

c)

The Manors

d)

Mosques

25.

Which is NOT a characteristic of Charlemagne?

a)

He made Christianity the official religion

b)

He helped spread Feudalism

c)

He created the Holy Roman Empire

d)

He wrote the Magna Carta

26.

What was the main government system of the Middle Ages in Europe?

a)

Feudalism

b)

Manorialism

c)

Buddhism

d)

Confucianism

27.

Which is NOT a major African Kingdom of the Middle Ages?

a)

Ghana

b)

Mali

c)

Songhai

d)

Song

28.

Which African king had a wealth of gold mines and salt mines in his kingdom? He also helped spread Islam.

a)

Mehmed II

b)

Mohammed

c)

Marco Polo

d)

Mansa Musa

29.

The Battle of Hastings is one of the most important battles in world history. It took place in 1066 in which country?

a)

England

b)

France

c)

Spain

d)

The Holy Roman Empire

30.

Which mountains are located directly north of Italy?

a)

The Alps

b)

The Urals

c)

The Himalayas

31.

These people were storytellers in the African tribes. They told oral tradition stories.

a)

Monks

b)

Serfs

c)

Daimyos

d)

Griots

32.

On the Africa map, which gulf borders Africa's western coast and the Atlantic Ocean?

a)

Persian Gulf

b)

Gulf of Guinea

33.

Which is NOT a characteristic of West African tribal beliefs?

a)

Ancestor worship

b)

Animism

c)

Relationships between humans and deities

d)

Kami

34.

Which of the following was NOT a part of the Trans-Saharan African caravan trade?

a)

Slaves

b)

Salt

c)

Gold

d)

Tik tok

35.

Which Byzantine Emperor wrote a very important code of laws?

a)

Justinian

b)

Mehmed II

c)

Mohammed

d)

Charlemagne

36.

Which person was NOT involved in the Crusades?

a)

Pope Urban II

b)

Harold Godwinson

c)

King Richard the Lionheart

d)

Saladin

37.

Which of these was NOT a part of the Black Death and the emergency of a modern economy?

a)

Merchant class

b)

Growth of banking

c)

New towns and technological improvements

d)

The civil service exam

38.

Which of these people led England during the Hundred Years War?

a)

Henry V

b)

Joan of Arc

c)

Saladin

d)

King Richard

39.

This person led the French at the Battle of Orleans during the Hundred Years War.

a)

Henry V

b)

Joan of Arc

c)

Saladin

d)

King Richard

40.

The Reconquista and the Inquisition all took place in

a)

England

b)

France

c)

Spain

d)

The Holy Roman Empire

41.

Which is NOT associated with the religion of Islam?

a)

Quran

b)

Sunnah

c)

Five Pillars

d)

Kami

42.

Who founded (started) the religion of Islam?

a)

Mehmed II

b)

Saladin

c)

Mohammed

d)

Mansa Musa

43.

Which city is located on the Arabian Peninsula and is the site of the pilgrimage for Muslims?

a)

Constantinople

b)

Timbuktu

c)

Djenne

d)

Mecca

44.

Which people greatly valued learning, such as science, literature, mathematics, and medicine during the early part of the Middle Ages?

a)

Muslims and Arabs

b)

Europeans

c)

Mongols

45.

Who established new colleges in Constantinople once he took over the Byzantine Empire? hint: he was an Ottoman ruler.

a)

Mohammed

b)

Justinian

c)

Kublai Khan

d)

Mehmed II

46.

What did the Ottomans change the name of Constantinople to?

a)

Istanbul

b)

Djenne

c)

Timbuktu

d)

Mecca

47.

When the Roman Empire fell, the Eastern Roman Empire changed it's name to the

a)

Ottoman Empire

b)

Byzantine Empire

c)

Mali Empire

d)

Mongol Empire

48.

The Eastern Roman Empire, once it changed, helped spread Christianity and

a)

Islam

b)

Chinese inventions

c)

The Latin language

49.

What religion did Mansa Musa believe in?

a)

Christianity

b)

Buddhism

c)

Shintoism

d)

Islam

50.

Which body of water is closest to Constantinople?

a)

Caspian Sea

b)

Black Sea

c)

Sea of Japan

d)

Gulf of Guinea

51.

The Italian Peninsula's location along the Mediterranean Sea made it good for

a)

War

b)

Trade

c)

Art

d)

Religion

52.

Which is NOT a Renaissance artist or writer?

a)

Cosimo de Medici

b)

Michelangelo

c)

Leonardo Da Vinci

d)

Shakespeare

53.

The Medici's were a powerful

a)

Artist family

b)

Banking family

c)

Blacksmith family

d)

Farming family

54.

Which person is closely related to humanism and the belief in faith and reason?

a)

Cosimo de Medici

b)

Leonardo de Vinci

c)

William Shakespeare

d)

Thomas Aquinas

55.

Who printed the Bible in English?

a)

Gutenberg

b)

Tyndale

c)

Aquinas

d)

Medici

56.

The system of patronage in Renaissance Italy helped

a)

Merchants

b)

Bankers

c)

Artists, musicians, and writers

d)

Farmers

57.

What were Japanese warriors called?

a)

Samurai

b)

Daimyo

c)

Shoguns

58.

What was the main religion created by the Japanese?

a)

Buddhism

b)

Confucianism

c)

Shintoism

59.

Where did Confucianism originate from?

a)

Arabia

b)

China

c)

India

d)

Japan

60.

Why did the Chinese build the Great Wall?

a)

To keep Mongol invaders out

b)

To prevent the Japanese from attacking their land

61.

What religion believes in Kami?

a)

Buddhism

b)

Islam

c)

Christianity

d)

Shintoism

62.

Which is a plant that originated in the Americas?

a)

Sugarcane

b)

Citrus fruits

c)

Onions

d)

Maize

63.

Who wrote the 95 Theses?

a)

Bartolome de las Casas

b)

Thomas Aquinas

c)

Martin Luther

64.

What group of Christians broke away from the Catholic Church?

a)

Muslims

b)

Protestants

c)

Jews

d)

Buddhists

65.

Who was the first emperor of the Holy Roman Empire?

a)

King Henry

b)

Naopleon

c)

Charlemagne

d)

Edward the Confessor

66.

What were the names of storytellers from West Africa?

a)

Quipu

b)

Griots

c)

Shamans

d)

Encomiendas

67.

Is the religion of Islam monotheistic or polytheistic?

a)

Monotheistic

b)

Polytheistic

68.

Where was Mansa Musa from?

a)

Italy

b)

West Africa

c)

The Americas

d)

Arabia

69.

Where did Mansa Musa make a pilgrimage to?

a)

Italy

b)

The Americas

c)

Mecca

d)

England

70.

What did Mansa Musa have a lot of?

a)

Gold

b)

Silver

c)

Spices

d)

Potatoes

71.

Who did Bartolemeu Dias sail for?

a)

England

b)

France

c)

Spain

d)

Portugal

72.

Where did Henry Hudson explore?

a)

South America

b)

North America

c)

Japan

d)

India

73.

Whose journey is credited with circumnavigating the world?

a)

Hudson

b)

De Soto

c)

Magellan

d)

Da Gama

74.

Which Spanish conquistador conquered the Aztecs?

a)

Cortes

b)

Pizzaro

75.

Which Spanish conquistador conquered the Incas?

a)

Cortes

b)

Pizzaro

76.

Who explored Southeastern North America?

a)

Magellan

b)

Cartier

c)

Vespucci

d)

de Soto

77.

Which civilization was located in Central Mexico?

a)

Incas

b)

Songhai

c)

Aztecs

78.

Which civilization was located in South America?

a)

Mali

b)

Ghana

c)

Aztecs

d)

Incas

79.

What were Hudson and Cartier looking for?

a)

A northwest passage to Asia

b)

A sea route to Africa

c)

A land route to Asia

80.

Which country did Cartier explore for?

a)

Spain

b)

France

c)

England

d)

Portugal

81.

Which African kingdom came first?

a)

Mali

b)

Ghana

c)

Songhai

82.

Which civilization had no written language and used quipu storytelling knots?

a)

Aztecs

b)

Incas

c)

Mali

d)

Songhai

83.

Which river is in North America?

a)

The Amazon River

b)

The Niger River

c)

The Tigris River

d)

The Mississippi River

84.

Which peninsula was home to the Mayan Civilization?

a)

Arabian Peninsula

b)

Yucatan Peninsula

c)

Iberian Peninsula

d)

Italian Peninsula

85.

Advanced calendars, written hieroglyphics, and step pyramids are all characteristics of

a)

Mayan culture

b)

Inca culture

c)

Spanish culture

d)

Chinese culture

86.

Which person founded a navigation school in Portugal in the 1400's?

a)

Christopher Columbus

b)

Prince Henry

c)

Bartolome de las Casas

d)

Hernan Cortes

87.

Which of these mountain ranges is NOT in the Americas?

a)

The Andes

b)

The Appalachians

c)

The Alps

d)

The Rockies

88.

Who was the Aztec leader at the time the Spanish arrived in Mexico?

a)

Atahaulpa

b)

Montezuma

89.

What type of houses did Northeast Native Americans live in?

a)

A tiny house

b)

A tepee

c)

A longhouse

90.

What animal was hunted to near extinction in the American Great Plains? (hint: Mr. Woods wishes he had one as a pet)

a)

Pig

b)

Moose

c)

Deer

d)

Buffalo

91.

Which scientist discovered planets moving in elliptical orbits?

a)

Isaac Newton

b)

William Tyndale

c)

Johannes Kepler

d)

Galileo Galilei

92.

Isaac Newton discovered

a)

The Scientific Method

b)

The three laws of motion

c)

The Heliocentric theory

93.

Galileo Galilei made improvements to

a)

The compass

b)

The astrolabe

c)

The microscope and telescope

d)

Paper money

94.

The Greeks believed in a geocentric universe. This theory was incorrect. What does geocentric mean?

a)

Earth is in the center of the universe

b)

The sun is in the center of the universe

95.

Nicolas Copernicus came up with the _____________________________ theory.

a)

Heliocentric

b)

Geocentric

96.

Kepler discovered that

a)

there were three laws of motion

b)

the Earth was round

c)

there was a water route to Asia

d)

planets move in elliptical orbits around the sun

97.

Which scientist developed the Scientific method?

a)

Kepler

b)

Newton

c)

Copernicus

d)

Bacon

98.

The forbidden city was built by Zhu Di during the

a)

Tang Dynasty

b)

Song Dynasty

c)

Ming Dynasty

99.

Which Chinese leader established the Sui Dynasty in China?

a)

Zhu Di

b)

Zheng He

c)

Wendi

100.

What was Zheng He known for during the Ming Dynasty?

a)

He invented the compass

b)

He sailed on many great sea adventures for China

c)

He traveled to Europe on the Silk Road

101.

Was Queen Mary I of England, Catholic or Protestant?

a)

Catholic

b)

Protestant

102.

Why did Henry VIII break away from the Catholic Church and form his own Protestant Church?

a)

He wanted to divorce his wife but the pope said no

b)

He didn't like indulgences

103.

What was Queen Elizabeth of England most well known for?

a)

Conquering the Byzantine Empire

b)

Writing the 95 Theses

c)

Inventing the printing press

d)

Defeating the Spanish Armada

104.

Who was part of the Tudor Dynasty and brought more English power to Europe?

a)

Queen Theodora

b)

Emperor Justinian

c)

Charlemagne

d)

Queen Elizabeth

105.

What word means "spirit god" for Shinto?

a)

Quran

b)

Kami

c)

Samurai

d)

Shogun

106.

Which is NOT a part of the Catholic Counter-Reformation?

a)

St. Ignatius of Loyola

b)

The Jesuits

c)

The Council of Trent

d)

The 95 Theses

107.

The English Channel divides England from

a)

China

b)

The Middle East

c)

The Americas

d)

The rest of Europe

108.

Which geographic feature is located between the Mississippi River and the Rocky Mountains?

a)

The Appalachian Mountains

b)

The Yucatan Peninsula

c)

The Great Plains

109.

If you are in the Gulf of Mexico, what body of water is south of the gulf?

a)

Pacific Ocean

b)

Atlantic Ocean

c)

The Persian Gulf

d)

The Caribbean Sea

110.

The Aztecs were located in

a)

Central Mexico

b)

The Andes Mountains

c)

The Great Plains

111.

What housing did the Western Plains Indians use?

a)

Longhouses

b)

Wigwams

c)

Tepees

112.

Which geographic feature is north of the Himalaya mountains?

a)

Yangtze River

b)

Japan

c)

Plateau of Tibet

d)

India

113.

Where is the Northern European Plain?

a)

North of the Himalayas

b)

North of the Alps

c)

North of the Rockies

d)

North of the Andes

114.

What church did Justinian help rebuild in Constantinople?

a)

A monastery

b)

Mecca

c)

The Hagia Sophia

d)

St. Peter's Basilica

115.

Why was Constantinople easy to defend?

a)

It was surrounded on three sides by water.

b)

It was in England

c)

They invented longbows

d)

It was in the mountains

116.

Was Queen Elizabeth Catholic or Protestant?

a)

Catholic

b)

Protestant

117.

Why did the Catholics start a counter-reformation?

a)

To get rid of Martin Luther

b)

To help Queen Elizabeth

c)

To stop the spread of the Reformation

d)

To help Mansa Musa on his pilgrimage to Mecca

118.

The Council of Trent called for

a)

New explorations to be made in the New World

b)

Changes to be made in the Catholic Church

c)

An end to the Hundred Years War

d)

Peace among China's warring dynasties

119.

Which of the following is an example of mercantilism?

a)

Converting natives to Christianity

b)

English cotton farmers selling cotton to England

c)

French fur trappers trading furs

120.

Which African kingdom came after the Mali Kingdom?

a)

Ghana

b)

Songhai

121.

When Mansa Musa went on pilgrimage to Mecca, this proved he practiced which religion?

a)

Christianity

b)

Islam

c)

Buddhism

d)

Shintoism

122.

Which religion was brought to Africa on the Trans-Saharan Caravan trade?

a)

Buddhism

b)

Christianity

c)

Shintoism

d)

Islam

123.

The Red Sea, Persian Gulf, and Arabian Sea all surround which Peninsula?

a)

The Yucatan

b)

The Italian

c)

The Korean

d)

The Arabian

124.

This word means the massacre and killing of a group of people for religious beliefs, especially Jews.

a)

Crusade

b)

Pogrom

c)

Quipu

d)

Griot

125.

The Medici Family was a powerful Renaissance family from

a)

Florence, Italy

b)

Rome, Italy

c)

Mecca

d)

Constantinople

126.

Which of these explorers was the first to reach India by sea around Africa?

a)

Dias

b)

Da Gama

c)

Prince Henry the Navigator of Portugal

d)

De Soto

127.

Which phrase best matches the inventions of the astrolabe, the caravel, and Harrison's chronometer?

a)

All tools used by Arab Muslims for medicine

b)

All are tools used by explorers for navigation

c)

All are inventions of the Song Dynasty

d)

All are tools invented during the Crusades

128.

What is Vespucci best known for?

a)

Being the first to sail all the way around the world

b)

Being the first explorer to build a navigation school

c)

Being the first to realize he was discovering new continents

d)

Being the first to use the astrolabe in sailing

129.

Which Native American civilization practiced slash and burn agriculture for their farmland?

a)

Aztecs

b)

Incas

c)

Mayans

130.

Which of these Native American civilizations was considered the best at math, astronomy, and calendars?

a)

Aztecs

b)

Incas

c)

Mayans

131.

The Bayeux Tapestry is an artwork made on cloth depicting the very famous William of Normandy and the

a)

Battle of Hastings

b)

Battle of Agincourt

c)

Battle of Orleans

d)

Crusades

132.

This chart depicts the Columbian Exchange. What was traded between the Old and New World, other than plants and animals?

a)

Disease, Technology, Culture

b)

Kings and Queens

c)

Water

133.

This is St. Ignatius of Loyola. He was a prominent figure in the

a)

Reformation

b)

Counter-Reformation

c)

Crusades

d)

Byzantine Empire

134.

Which two items were traded often in Africa, other than slaves?

a)

Silk and Bronze tools

b)

Salt and gold

c)

Tomatoes and onions

d)

Porcelain and quipu knots

135.

How did popes and monarchs (kings and queens) work together?

a)

They both liked Japan

b)

They both hated the Columbian Exchange

c)

They both wanted to cancel the Magna Carta

d)

They both tried to trade with the Vikings

136.

This map shows all of the explorations of Europeans. Which country did the most explorations?

a)

Spain

b)

France

c)

England

d)

Netherlands

137.

Which famous Renaissance artist painted the Sistine Chapel in Italy?

a)

Leonardo Da Vinci

b)

Michelangelo

138.

This is a map of Europe. What does E represent?

a)

Ural Mountains

b)

Alps Mountains

c)

North European Plain

d)

English Channel

139.

This is a map of Europe. What does G represent?

a)

Alps Mountains

b)

North European Plain

c)

English Channel

d)

Ural Mountains

140.

This is a map of Southeast North America. Which explorer does the red line represent?

a)

Da Gama

b)

Vespucci

c)

De Soto

d)

Hudson

141.

What does C represent on this map?

a)

Pacific Ocean

b)

Gulf of Mexico

c)

Caribbean Sea

d)

Gulf of Guinea

142.

What does A represent on this map?

a)

Gulf of Mexico

b)

Gulf of Guinea

c)

Pacific Ocean

d)

Atlantic Ocean

143.

What continent does this map represent?

a)

Asia

b)

Europe

c)

North America

d)

South America

144.

These are quipu story knots. Storytellers were important in this civilization because they did not have a written language.

a)

Mayans

b)

Aztecs

c)

Incas

145.

This picture is an example of terrace farming. Which civilization used this farming method?

a)

Mayans

b)

Aztecs

c)

Incas

146.

This is a picture of a manor. What did manors eventually become in Europe?

a)

Monasteries

b)

Villages and cities

c)

The Hagia Sophia

d)

Caravans

147.

This is a painting of the crowning of which Holy Roman Emperor in the year 800?

a)

William the Conqueror

b)

Joan of Arc

c)

Henry V

d)

Charlemagne

148.

Which famous French military leader is depicted here leading the troops at the Battle of Orleans?

a)

Queen Elizabeth I

b)

Queen Mary I

c)

Joan of Arc

d)

Theodora

149.

This is a painting of serfs working on a manor. This is a perfect example of the economic system of the Middle Ages.

a)

Feudalism

b)

Manorialism

150.

This is a picture depicting merchants traveling by camels. What does this represent?

a)

Quipus

b)

Griots

c)

Caravans

d)

Mercantilism

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