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End of Year Exam 1

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This describes which of the following?

a)

individual rights

b)

executive power

c)

checks and balances

d)

limit on government power

2.

Which form of government best completes the cause effect diagram?

a)

constitutional monarchy

b)

military dictatorship

c)

religious oligarchy

d)

direct democracy

3.

The Aztecs initially accepted the Spanish because

a)

the Spaniards had dentists who fixed their teeth

b)

the Aztecs believed the Spaniards to be gods

c)

the Spanish showered them with exotic gifts that they had never seen before

d)

they wanted to obtain the advanced weapons and armor the Spaniards possessed.

4.

Which of the statements above can be said to apply to the American and/or French Revolutions?

a)

I, II, and IV

b)

II, III, IV

c)

II and III

d)

I and II

5.

Thinkers during the Age of Enlightenment attempted to change the established social

order by -

a)

demanding a just society based on reason

b)

supporting peasant rebellions

c)

denying the existence of heaven

d)

calling for an end to all governments

6.

Since the Inca lacked a writing system, they

a)

kept records using a system of knotted strings called the quipu

b)

conquered the Mayans and adopted their written language

c)

passed their cultural and religious history down through elaborate smoke signals

d)

never attained a high level of cultural development

7.

What conclusion about trade can be made using the information in the box above?

a)

Gold and salt were two major trade items moved along the trans Saharan trade routes

b)

West African trade routes did not reach the Mediterranean Sea trade avenues

c)

Mansa Musa was a major trans Saharan trade route

d)

African trade routes mainly followed the path of major rivers

8.

Based on the map, which of the following was the greatest challenge facing the Mongol Empire?

a)

The vastness (large size) of the empire made it hard to control

b)

The possibility of a future invasion could come from Russia

c)

The over reliance on trade led to the destruction of the Silk Road

d)

The influx of Christianity led to the conversion of the Mongols

9.

Which of the following were innovations made during the Song and Tang dynasties in China?

a)

magnetic compass, paper money, gunpowder

b)

irrigation, plow, calendar

c)

optics, astrolabes, algebra

d)

horse collar, lateen sail, coins

10.

After the fall of Rome in the West, the medieval Catholic Church served as a unifying force in Europe because it offered

a)

stability and security to the people

b)

multiple sets of beliefs for the people

c)

redistribution of wealth for the people

d)

indulgences for the people

11.

The Magna Carta introduced what new legal concept?

a)

The law can limit the power of the king

b)

Parliament has the ultimate authority

c)

All citizens are held accountable to the king

d)

All citizens can vote for their laws

12.

The quote above signals the beginning of -

a)

the Crusades

b)

the creation of the Magna Carta

c)

the papacy (leadership) of the Catholic Church

d)

the Great Schism

13.

Which title best completes this graphic organizer below?

a)

Byzantine Empire

b)

Achievements of Meso-American Civilizations

c)

Arab Accomplishments

d)

Russian Law and Architecture

14.

From which of the following law codes are these excerpts taken?

a)

Justinian's Code

b)

Magna Carta

c)

Hammurabi's Code

d)

Ten Commandments

15.

How does a republic differ from a direct democracy?

a)

A republic has representatives who are elected to office by the citizens.

b)

A democracy places power in the hands of a committee of appointees

c)

A republic allows every citizen to vote on every law proposed

d)

A democracy gives power to political parties who vote on the laws

16.

In traditional Chinese culture, which philosophy had the greatest influence on the development of social order and political organization?

a)

Confucianism

b)

Shintoism

c)

Taoism

d)

Buddhism

17.

The map displayed depicts which major trade route?

a)

The Silk Road

b)

The Gold-Salt Trade

c)

The British-India Spice Trade

d)

The Incense Route

18.

The Classical Greeks and Romans influenced which of the following innovations the most?

a)

Law and government

b)

Sports and religion

c)

Weapons and military

d)

Slavery and trade routes

19.

Why is the Neolithic Revolution referred to as a revolution?

a)

The Hunter-Gatherer lifestyle gave way to village life with the invention of agriculture.

b)

The peoples of the Four River Valley Civilizations were in continuous conflict over good hunting ground with the Hunter-Gatherers.

c)

The peoples of the Four River Valley Civilizations were in the process of creating new forms of transportation and trade.

d)

The Hunter-Gatherer lifestyle completely erased the agricultural areas.

20.

Hammurabi's Code is distinct in that it began

a)

rule of law

b)

that gods must be respected and honored through law

c)

dynastic change

d)

urbanization

21.

Because trade brought new civilizations into contact with one another -

a)

the transfer of new technology often occurred

b)

rulers claimed that their power was based on divine approval

c)

painting and sculpture were developed

d)

early river valley civilizations developed independently

22.

Jewish political and cultural identity have been greatly influenced by -

a)

the Ten Commandments

b)

the Epic of Gilgamesh

c)

Hammurabi’s Code

d)

The Bible