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WorksheetsModule 13 Practice Quiz (Geo5)
Total questions: 32
Worksheet time: 17mins
scientist who contributed to math and physics
Christopher Columbus
Ferdinand Magellan
Galileo
Prince Henry
Isaac Newton
scientist who wrote that Earth orbited the sun
Christopher Columbus
Ferdinand Magellan
Galileo
Prince Henry
Isaac Newton
explorer who navigated a voyage around the world for Spain
Christopher Columbus
Ferdinand Magellan
Galileo
Prince Henry
Isaac Newton
explorer whose voyages for Spain started the European exploration of the Americas
Christopher Columbus
Ferdinand Magellan
Galileo
Prince Henry
Isaac Newton
Portuguese leader who founded a navigation school and sponsored voyages along the African coast
Christopher Columbus
Ferdinand Magellan
Galileo
Prince Henry
Isaac Newton
Which of the following was a main goal of the Spanish in exploring the Americas?
gaining gold and silver
establishing plantations
trapping valuable animals
enslaving the native populations
Which of the following were effects of the Columbian Exchange? Choose the TWO correct answers.
Horses were introduced to Europe.
Europeans converted to new religions.
Eating habits around the world changed.
New technologies were used throughout the world.
Native Americans became sick from measles and smallpox.
document that made taxes fairer and guaranteed rights of speech, press, and religion
Magna Carta
English Bill of Rights
Declaration of Independence
Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen
document limiting the power of the English monarch and establishing the right to trial by jury
Magna Carta
English Bill of Rights
Declaration of Independence
Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen
document outlawing cruel and unusual punishment and listing rights for English Parliament including the power to pass laws and raise taxes
Magna Carta
English Bill of Rights
Declaration of Independence
Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen
document that used ideas of Locke and Rousseau about government and natural rights to announce the break between Great Britain and thirteen of its colonies
Magna Carta
English Bill of Rights
Declaration of Independence
Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen
Which of the following characterized the Enlightenment?
obeying a monarch’s rule
revolting against democracies
using reason to improve society
applying religion to everyday life
Why was Napoleon important in history?
His military ideas still influence political thought today.
His democratic ideas spread across Europe.
His armies conquered much of Europe.
His family still rules France today.
machine used to power most factories
water frame
steam engine
Bessemer steel process
telegraph
used to send messages over a long distance
water frame
steam engine
Bessemer steel process
telegraph
used to convert iron inexpensively into a stronger product
water frame
steam engine
Bessemer steel process
telegraph
machine that could produce dozens of threads at one time
water frame
steam engine
Bessemer steel process
telegraph
Which of these were positive effects of the Industrial Revolution?
Many workers stayed poor.
Workers lived in cramped, unsafe apartments.
Cities became dirty, noisy, crowded, and disease-filled.
Manufactured goods became cheaper and more available.
More people joined the middle class by becoming wealthier.
Which of these were negative effects of the Industrial Revolution?
Many workers stayed poor.
Workers lived in cramped, unsafe apartments.
Cities became dirty, noisy, crowded, and disease-filled.
Manufactured goods became cheaper and more available.
More people joined the middle class by becoming wealthier.
the competition between countries for colonies
militarism
imperialism
nationalism
alliances
the desire of different ethnic groups to have an independent nation-state
militarism
imperialism
nationalism
alliances
the splitting of major European countries into two rival groups of countries
militarism
imperialism
nationalism
alliances
the competition between countries to have the strongest armies and navies
militarism
imperialism
nationalism
alliances
Which of the following was an effect of World War I?
Austria-Hungary paid for war damages.
A Communist government came to power in Russia.
Serbia accepted responsibility for causing the war.
A Communist government came to power in Germany.
German dictator
Adolf Hitler
Benito Mussolini
Joseph Stalin
Italian dictator
Adolf Hitler
Benito Mussolini
Joseph Stalin
Soviet dictator
Adolf Hitler
Benito Mussolini
Joseph Stalin
How did Germany take over so much territory so quickly at the beginning of World War II?
by bombing capital cities
by using the Luftwaffe to attack foreign ships
by seizing control of train depots
by using the blitzkrieg to overpower opposing forces
What was the Holocaust?
the inflation of German currency
the mass execution of six million Jews
the Allied invasion of Normandy, France
the dropping of the atomic bomb on Japan
The Cold War divided European countries into Communist countries belonging to __________ and non-Communist countries belonging to __________.
the Allies/the Axis
the Axis/the Allies
NATO/the Warsaw Pact
the Warsaw Pact/NATO
How was Yugoslavia affected by the end of the Cold War?
It unified with neighboring countries.
Different ethnic groups fought civil wars to control territory.
It split into a confederation of nation-states.
Ethnic groups separated peacefully into different nation-states.
What is the purpose of the European Union?
to unite former Communist countries with other European countries
to generate European economic growth and compete with former Communist countries
to unite different European countries under one government
to promote political and economic cooperation between European counties
