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End of Year Review - 7th grade

Total questions: 73

Worksheet time: 37mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What were Indulgences?

a)

Prayers performed after eating to much food

b)

Leaders within the Catholic Church

c)

Pardons for sins sold by the Catholic Church

d)

Positions within the Catholic Church sold to the highest bidder

2.
What invention helped to spread the information of the Reformation?
a)
The Globe
b)
The Mona Lisa
c)
The Paint Brush
d)
The Printing Press
3.
Which king broke away from the Catholic church because he wanted a divorce?
a)
Henry VI
b)
George I
c)
Charles I
d)
Henry VIII
4.
What was Martin Luther most famous for?
a)
Ninety-Five Thesis
b)
Literally fighting the Catholic church
c)
Indulgences
d)
Being Catholic
5.

Why did the Reformation begin?

a)

Luther wanted to start a new religion.

b)

The Church was poor and needed a new leader.

c)

Calvin wanted to head the Church.

d)

There were abuses in the Church that needed changing.

6.

I was a priest in Bohemia who asked that Mass and the Bible be said and written in the language of the people, not Latin. I was burned at the stake in 1415.

a)

John Wycliffe

b)

Jan Hus

c)

Catherine of Sienna

d)

Desiderius Erasmus

7.

I am a humanist from Holland. It is said that "I laid the egg, but Luther hatched it." Who am I?

a)

John Wycliffe

b)

Jan Hus

c)

Catherine of Sienna

d)

Desiderius Erasmus

8.

Which of the following best describes the function of the feudal system in Europe during the Middle Ages?

a)

Knights were as highly honored by society as nobles

b)

Nobles owned servants or slaves who worked their land without benefit

c)

Every member of society had the primary responsibility of protecting their king

d)

Land-owning nobles provided land in exchange for specific services from tenants (serfs/peasants).

9.

Which of the following is the term that describes the land given to a knight for his service?

a)

serf

b)

fief

c)

vassal

d)

castle

10.

Which of the following is true of the Black Death?

a)

The virus was carried by rats and transmitted by fleas

b)

It was also known as the Bubonic plague

c)

It sometimes started with tumors that would grow under the armpit and groin

d)

all of the above are true.

11.

What became the unifying force in Western Europe after the decline of the Roman Empire?

a)

Caste System

b)

Greek Orthodox Church

c)

Roman Catholic Church

d)

Ethnic Groups

12.

___________________ was a type of music named after Pope Gregory the Great.

a)

Monophonic Music

b)

Polyphonic Music

c)

Gregorian Chant

d)

Sacred Music

13.
A __________ is a person of high rank by birth or title.
a)
noble
b)
serf
c)
priest
d)
knight
14.
A pilgrimage is a journey to ___________.
a)
a holy site
b)
a person's birth place
c)
America
15.
True or False: The Crusades are a series of religious wars launched against Muslims by European Christians.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
16.

What was the main goal of the Crusades?

a)

take back the Holy Land from the Christians

b)

conquer the Byzantine Empire and push the Muslims out

c)

take back the Holy Land from the Muslims

d)

bring wealth to Europe and the Catholic Church

17.

How did the Black Plague spread?

a)

from invaders attacking Europe

b)

from fleas on rats that traveled along the Silk Road

c)

from exploration in the Americas

d)

from bedbugs on medieval straw mattresses

18.

In medieval Europe, an armored warrior who fought on horseback to protect a nobles land was called?

a)

king

b)

lord

c)

peasant

d)

knight

19.

A political system in which nobles are granted lands in exchange for loyalty, military service, & protection of the people who live on the land is called?

a)

Manor

b)

Lord

c)

Feudalism

d)

Magna Carta

20.

The lord’s estate in feudal Europe-consisting of a village, church, castle and farmlands was called?

a)

Vassal

b)

Magna Carta

c)

Mercenary

d)

Manor

21.

In the Feudal System, who farmed the land?

a)

Monarchs

b)

Nobles

c)

Knights

d)

Serfs

22.

Owns all the land in the kingdom, makes the laws, and gives pieces of land called FIEFS to others in power

a)

King

b)

Lord

c)

Knight

d)

Serf

23.

A trade route between Asia and Europe

a)

Silk Road

b)

Feudalism

c)

Renaissance

d)

Black Death

24.

In the Middle Ages, the people that suffered from abuse because they were bankers and moneylenders were the

a)

Jews

b)

nuns

c)

lords

d)

guilds

25.

Many medieval towns were first built near...

a)

a farm

b)

a peninsula

c)

a cathedral

d)

a river

26.

Most medieval monarchs

a)

believed that God gave them the right to rule.

b)

had enough wealth to keep their own armies.

c)

had complete control over their kingdoms.

d)

kept their vassals from gaining any power.

27.
What invention completely changed warfare in Medieval Times?
a)
Elephants
b)
Walled Cities
c)
Gun Powder
d)
Rifles
28.
What did land equal in the Feudal System?
a)
Power
b)
Dinner
c)
Play and fun
d)
More work
29.
Excommunication means. . .
a)
A pass straight to heaven
b)
exiled from your town
c)
banned from work
d)
banned from receiving the sacraments
30.
Mecca and Medina are important cities to which religion?
a)
Islam
b)
Christianity
c)
Buddhism
d)
Judaism
31.
Which vegetation zone of Africa is semi-arid, has flat grasslands, mostly small farmers live there, and 3 major kingdoms developed in it?
a)
savanna
b)
sahel
c)
desert
d)
forest
32.
Salt was a biologically important mineral found where in Africa?
a)
Northern Sahara desert
b)
the rainforest
c)
Zimbabwe
d)
the sahel
33.
The very important set of trade routes in Northern Africa were the ____ trade routes.
a)
Silk Road
b)
Trans-Sahara
c)
Sub-Sahara
d)
Asiatic
34.
Which vegetation zone stood between the West African kingdoms and Egypt and would have made trade between the two very difficult?
a)
sahara desert
b)
sahel
c)
congo rainforest
d)
savanna
35.
People in North Africa were able to control the trade of which important mineral?
a)
salt
b)
gold
c)
slaves
d)
silver
36.
This is a picture of a __________.
a)
sahel
b)
savanna
c)
forest
d)
desert
37.
This is a picture of a _________.
a)
savanna
b)
desert
c)
sahel
d)
savanna
38.

Why was salt so valuable in Medieval Africa?

a)

To flavor and to preserve food

b)

To keep ants off of food

c)

To use in making art

d)

Nobody knew how to find it

39.
This was a way of peaceful trading so that the locations of the salt and gold mines would not be discovered.
a)
silent economy
b)
silent majority
c)
silent night
d)
silent bartering
40.
What West African trade good was used to preserve meat prior to refrigeration?
a)
Ivory
b)
Salt
c)
Gold
d)
Ice
41.
This was traded for gold and was considered to have the same worth pound for pound.
a)
millet
b)
salt
c)
books
d)
textiles
42.
How did the king of Ghana become wealthy?
a)
by selling salt
b)
by converting to Islam
c)
by taxing trade
d)
by trading camels
43.

A caravan is

a)

a group of people or animals traveling together on a long journey especially through the desert

b)

a car that is large and shaped like a van

c)

giving money or goods to a ruler or country for protection

44.
West African empires were in a perfect spot to trade because they were in between 2 important natural resources:
a)
silver and diamonds
b)
silver and gold
c)
gold and rice
d)
gold and salt
45.

All of these were early African empires EXCEPT

a)

Mali

b)

Sudan

c)

Ghana

d)

Songhay

46.

An empire is

a)

a territory ruled by a king and queen

b)

a nation ruled by a president and vice president

c)

many nations or territories ruled by a single group or leader

d)

none of the above

47.

Someone who practices the religion of Islam is a

a)

Muslim

b)

African

c)

Sherpa

d)

Trader

48.

What would make it hard to travel through the Saharan desert?

a)

wind and sand

b)

lack of water

c)

heat

d)

all of the above

49.
Africa is a 
a)
large country
b)
small country
c)
large continent
d)
small continent
50.

What revolutionized trade across the Sahara Desert?

a)

boats

b)

horses

c)

camels

d)

trains

51.

Highly trained warriors.

a)

shogun

b)

peasants

c)

samurai

d)

daimyo

52.

A military commander.

a)

shogun

b)

samurai

c)

daimyo

d)

peasant

53.

This is the traditional religion of Japan.

a)

Hinduism

b)

Shinto

c)

Buddhism

d)

All of the above

54.
Land surrounded by water.  Japan is comprised of many of these. 
a)
archipelagos
b)
atolls
c)
islands
d)
isthmus
55.
Japan belongs to which continent?
a)
Europe
b)
Australia
c)
Africa
d)
Asia
56.
What is the name of this structure?
a)
Stupa
b)
Bell Tower
c)
Shrine
d)
Pagoda
57.
What happened in 1945 in Nagasaki and Hiroshima?
a)
Atomic bomb
b)
Earthquake
c)
Tsunami
d)
World War 1
58.
What is bushido?
a)
Samurai code of rules 
b)
Shinto's religious leader
c)
Another name for the emperor
d)
type of government with social classes
59.
This image shows
a)
A Shinto shrine
b)
a Buddhist Temple
c)
A Samurai
d)
Origami
60.

A short, three lined poem of 17 syllables created by the Japanese

a)

haiku

b)

samurai

c)

shogun

d)

daimyo

61.

What nations had the greatest influence on Japan

a)

India and Korea

b)

India and China

c)

China and Japan

d)

China and Korea

62.

Which was the most important weapon used by the samurai?

a)

a metal fan

b)

a tanto (short sword)

c)

a katana (long sword)

d)

meditation

63.

Japan is a string of islands. This is called

a)

a string of islands

b)

an archipelago

c)

a peninsula

d)

a volcano

64.

Which part of the economy benefited most from the magnetic compass?

a)

banking

b)

urban development

c)

agriculture

d)

shipping

65.
Rich Europeans bought this pottery because of its high quality.
a)
China
b)
Jade
c)
Marble
d)
Granite 
66.
Which Chinese invention led to a reduction in the use of crossbows, swords, and spears in warfare?
a)
Steel 
b)
Compass 
c)
Gunpowder 
d)
Telescope 
67.
What was the drawback of Chinese using paper money?
a)
Paper money is difficult to carry.
b)
Paper money is too easy to get.
c)
Paper money has no use for trade.rs
d)
Paper money has no value itself.
68.
To treat a sick person, many Chinese burned a chemical or steamed the sick person's clothes. What did they use these techniques for?
a)
injecting
b)
disinfecting
c)
vaccinating
d)
meditating
69.

What device solved the problem of having to drag and damage boats to reach water at a different location?

a)

paddlewheel boat

b)

canal lock

c)

segmental arch bridge

d)

compass

70.

What invention, that we still use today, did the Chinese first make from the bark of a mulberry tree?

a)

paper

b)

tea

c)

paddlewheel boats

d)

porcelain

71.

What popular beverage did the Chinese develop that is made by pouring boiling water over dried leaves?

a)

coffee

b)

tea

c)

hot cocoa

d)

fruit juice

72.

What Chinese invention was an improvement for telling time?

a)

the hourglass

b)

the mechanical clock

c)

the sundial

d)

the magnetic compass

73.

Why does inoculation help prevent disease?

a)

It kills disease-causing germs on medical instruments.

b)

It stimulates a person's immune system to fight a particular disease.

c)

It makes a person want to eat more to stay healthy.

d)

It creates a smoke that kills disease-causing germs.