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10th Grade Honors World History FinalExamStudyGuide (Part 1)

Total questions: 101

Worksheet time: 58mins

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Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is not associated with the Mongols?

a)

Tartars

b)

Ming dynasty

c)

Taj Mahal

d)

Golden Horde

e)

Yuan Dynasty

2.

Which of the following men was a cruel conqueror whose empire collapsed shortly after his death?

a)

Akbar

b)

Genghis Khan

c)

Babur

d)

Tamerlane

e)

Marco Polo

3.

What was the title given to the leader who united the Mongol tribes and established a Mongol empire?

a)

Great Khan

b)

Kublai Khan

c)

Genghis Khan

d)

Batu Khan

e)

Tamerlane

4.

Which religion had many skilled warriors to preserve their way of life?

a)

Buddhism

b)

Islam

c)

Hinduism

d)

Sikhism

e)

Roman Catholicism

5.

All the following kingdoms were in western Africa except

a)

Bornu

b)

Ghana

c)

Songhai

d)

Mali

6.

What Malian city became an important center of trade in Africa?

a)

Kilwa

b)

Timbuktu

c)

Cairo

d)

Mogadishu

7.

Who was a Grand Prince of Moscow?

a)

Tamerlane

b)

Mansa Musa

c)

Kublai Khan

d)

Ivan III

8.

Mansa Musa ruled . . .

a)

Mali.

b)

Ghana.

c)

Aksum.

d)

Songhai.

9.

The forest kingdom of Benin was best known for its . . .

a)

architecture

b)

woodworking.

c)

military.

d)

metalworking.

10.

Which of the following was not a common trade item in Africa?

a)

gold

b)

steel

c)

ivory

d)

salt

11.

What dedicated Muslim sought to control all of India?

a)

Aurangzeb

b)

Batu Khan

c)

Mansa Musa

d)

Kublai Khan

12.

As African trade transitioned from caravans to ships at port, which new trade opened?

a)

camels

b)

slaves

c)

precious metals

d)

ivory

13.

Which religion invaded India and conflicted with the Hindu way of life?

a)

Buddhism

b)

Islam

c)

Orthodoxy

d)

Sikhism

e)

Shintoism

14.

Which Mongolian leader destroyed Delhi but died without establishing a lasting empire?

a)

Genghis Khan

b)

Kublai Khan

c)

Batu Khan

d)

Tamerlane

15.

Which of the following is related to China?

a)

Ming dynasty

b)

Temujin

c)

Taj Mahal

d)

Tartars

16.

The Spanish conquistadors subdued the natives of the New World with their . . .

a)

horses and firearms.

b)

gospel message.

c)

charter from the king.

d)

generous nature.

17.

Which of the following men did not explore for Spain?

a)

Balboa

b)

Pizarro

c)

Champlain

d)

de Soto

18.

What people came to power in the Middle East in the 1400s and disrupted European trade?

a)

Ottoman Turks

b)

Seljuk Turks

c)

Byzantine Turks

d)

White Turks

19.

Which country claimed Brazil?

a)

Spain

b)

France

c)

Portugal

d)

England

20.

Whose expedition around the Cape of Good Hope to India gave Portugal a lucrative spice trade with India?

a)

da Gama’s

b)

Dias’s

c)

Magellan’s

d)

Columbus’s

21.

Which of the following men explored for England?

a)

Hudson

b)

Cabot

c)

Henry

d)

Columbus

22.

Which two countries was the Line of Demarcation drawn for?

a)

Spain and France

b)

Portugal and Italy

c)

England and France

d)

Portugal and Spain

23.

Who was a viceroy for Portugal in the East?

a)

Balboa

b)

Albuquerque

c)

Dias

d)

Magellan

24.

Which of the following men did not explore for Portugal?

a)

Dias

b)

Magellan

c)

da Gama

d)

Cabral

25.

Which people decided to go directly to the source by establishing trade settlements in Java, Sumatra, and the Spice Islands?

a)

the Dutch

b)

the French

c)

the Spanish

d)

the English

26.

Who explored the northeastern coast of America for the Netherlands?

a)

the Duke of York

b)

Hudson

c)

Cabot

d)

La Salle

27.

Scurvy is caused by a lack of . . .

a)

vitamin A.

b)

protein.

c)

water.

d)

vitamin C.

28.

Which of the following men did not explore for France?

a)

Marquette

b)

Joliet

c)

Cartier

d)

Cabral

29.

The first great French explorer in the New World was . . .

a)

Cabot.

b)

Champlain.

c)

Cartier.

d)

Hudson.

30.

The dominant economic system of the Age of Exploration was . . .

a)

socialism.

b)

mercantilism.

c)

capitalism.

d)

industrialism.

31.

What is the name for the supply of invested money used by the joint-stock company?

a)

assets

b)

resources

c)

dividends

d)

capital

32.

The leading absolutist nation in Europe during the seventeenth century was which of the following?

a)

Austria

b)

England

c)

France

d)

Prussia

33.

What officials did Louis XIV appoint to strengthen his control of the military?

a)

brigadier generals

b)

sergeants

c)

corporals

d)

lieutenant colonels

34.

What group in France did Richelieu view as a danger to the state?

a)

Roundheads

b)

Huguenots

c)

merchants

d)

Catholics

35.

In his quest for absolute power, which of the following did Louis XIV not accomplish?

a)

He appointed Jean-Baptiste Colbert as minister of finance.

b)

He placed lieutenant colonels over French regiments.

c)

He issued the Edict of Nantes.

d)

He built the palace of Versailles.

36.

The revocation of the Edict of Nantes resulted in the . . .

a)

strengthening of France’s enemies.

b)

freedom of galley slaves.

c)

appointment of Colbert as minister.

d)

placement of lieutenants in the army.

37.

Which of the following was not a goal of Peter the Great?

a)

westernization and modernization

b)

acquiring a warm-water port

c)

greater control of the Russian Orthodox Church

d)

introduction of censorship

38.

In which country was absolutism defeated?

a)

Austria

b)

England

c)

Prussia

d)

Russia

39.

What land’s rebellion against Charles I caused him to call Parliament to get money?

a)

Wales

b)

Northern Ireland

c)

France

d)

Scotland

40.

Which country’s rulers held the title of Holy Roman emperor?

a)

Austira

b)

England

c)

France

d)

Prussia

41.

Which war was the last great religious war in Europe?

a)

War of the Austrian Succession

b)

Seven Years’ War

c)

War of the Spanish Succession

d)

Thirty Years’ War

42.

Which treaty ended the War of the Spanish Succession?

a)

Aix-la-Chapelle

b)

Paris

c)

Utrecht

d)

Westphalia

43.

European nations signed the Pragmatic Sanction to allow . . .

a)

Maria Theresa to rule in peace.

b)

Philip of France to take Spain.

c)

Frederick II to invade Austria.

d)

William and Mary to take the throne.

44.

Which of the following was not a provision of the Treaty of Paris?

a)

Britain gained Canada from France.

b)

Spain lost Florida to Britain.

c)

France lost most of its commericial

d)

Spain gained French territory east of the Mississippi.

45.

Frederick William of Prussia was called the Great Elector because he was . . .

a)

elected emperor by a great majority.

b)

the most powerful prince who cast a vote for the emperor.

c)

the man who chose the emperor.

d)

in charge of elections in Prussia.

46.

Robert Walpole is considered the first what in British history?

a)

king

b)

duke of York

c)

prime minister

d)

knight

47.

Which of the following did Parliament use to decide who could occupy the throne of England?

a)

Grand Alliance

b)

divine right

c)

Habeas Corpus Act

d)

Act of Settlement

48.

The Diplomatic Revolution took place when . . .

a)

France and England allied during the Thirty Years’ War.

b)

France and Austria allied during the Seven Years’ War.

c)

England and Austria allied during the Seven Years’ War.

d)

England and Spain allied during the War of Spanish Succession.

49.

Which of the following men did not do work in the field of chemistry?

a)

Montesquieu

b)

Priestley

c)

Boyle

d)

Lavoisier

50.

Which of the following is not true concerning the eighteenth-century philosophes?

a)

They challenged values of society.

b)

They hoped to conform society to their ideas.

c)

They encouraged religious toleration

d)

They respected church tradition

51.

The belief that sees reason as the only sure source of knowledge and truth is known as . . .

a)

dualism.

b)

empiricism.

c)

pantheism.

d)

rationalism.

52.

Which of the following was not an effect of the Scientific Revolution?

a)

improved medicines

b)

an attitude of humble discovery

c)

decline in respect for the past

d)

belief that human problems are solvable through science and technology alone

53.

Which German astronomer said that the orbits of planets are elliptical?

a)

Copernicus

b)

Galileo

c)

Kepler

d)

Newton

54.

Which Enlightenment philosopher stated that the basis of government is the consent of the governed?

a)

Voltaire

b)

Rousseau

c)

Locke

d)

Montesquieu

55.

Which of the following is not associated with John Locke?

a)

empiricism

b)

separation of powers

c)

blank tablet

d)

Humans are basically good

56.

Isaac Watts and Charles Wesley both were not . . .

a)

Englishmen.

b)

hymn writers.

c)

preachers.

d)

scientists.

57.

Which school of thought supported the existence of God as Creator but denied His involvement in human affairs?

a)

deism

b)

rationalism

c)

pantheism

d)

Pietism

58.

Which of the following men was not involved in the field of medicine?

a)

Vesalius

b)

Harvey

c)

Jenner

d)

Kepler

59.

Which of the following preachers never preached in America?

a)

Jonathan Edwards

b)

August Francke

c)

John Wesley

d)

George Whitefield

60.

Which of the following terms does not describe the baroque style?

a)

dramatic

b)

active

c)

balanced

d)

emotional

61.

Boyle’s law says that . . .

a)

the heart pumps blood through arteries and veins.

b)

white light is composed of many colors.

c)

increasing pressure on a gas reduces its volume.

d)

matter cannot be created or destroyed.

62.

Which of the following men was not involved in the field of medicine?

a)

Vesalius

b)

Harvey

c)

Jenner

d)

Kepler

63.

What German religious movement arose in the seventeenth century?

a)

deism

b)

Great Awakening

c)

Methodism

d)

Pietism

64.

The leader of the Puritan settlers in America was . . .

a)

John Winthrop

b)

Miles Standish

c)

William Penn

d)

John Smith

65.

Which of these is not true concerning laws imposed by Parliament between 1763 and 1774?

a)

The colonists obeyed without protesting.

b)

Parliament closed the port of Boston after tea was dumped into the harbor.

c)

Martial law was imposed.

d)

The colonists were forced to house and financially support the British troops

66.

Which group did not belong to the Third Estate in France?

a)

peasants

b)

priests

c)

city workers

d)

bakers

e)

doctors

67.

The Civil Constitution of the Clergy . . .

a)

placed the church under stat control

b)

provided for the election of the clergy by the people

c)

required the clergy to take an oat of loyalty to the state

d)

all of the above

68.

The Tennis Court Oath declared that the delegates of the Third Estate would not disband until . . .

a)

the voting issue was settled in their favor

b)

a written constitution was established

c)

taxes were made equal for all classes

d)

the king was deposed

69.

The Pilgrims had been granted permission to settle in the . . .

a)

Virginia Colony.

b)

Pennsylvania Colony.

c)

Massachusetts Bay Colony.

d)

Connecticut Colony

e)

Roanoke Colony

70.

Which of the following is not true of the Brunswick Manifesto?

a)

It was issued by the Austrians

b)

It restored the people's trust in Louis XVI

c)

It called for the French people to rally behind their king

d)

It promised to restore Louis XVI to the French throne

71.

The basic difference between the American and French Revolutions is that the American movement . . .

a)

was liberal; the French, conservative

b)

was conservative; the French, radical.

c)

was radical; the French, conservative.

d)

followed the example of the French, which was an original action.

72.

The Puritans sought all the following except . . .

a)

an ideal state based on biblical principles.

b)

a government to promote piety and restrain evildoers.

c)

a government to assist the church in molding godly character.

d)

a government to restrict religious toleration.

73.

The colonies resented Parliamentary laws because . . .

a)

they violated colonial charters.

b)

the colonial assemblies claimed the power to tax.

c)

Parliament was invading the internal affairs of the colonies.

d)

all the above.

74.

What was Napoleon's most famous and enduring accomplishment?

a)

the Battle of Waterloo

b)

the Code Napoleon

c)

his agreement with the pope

d)

the Continental System

75.

Which of the following is not true concerning the Directory?

a)

It had a two-chamber legislature: the Council of Five Hundred and the Council of Ancients

b)

The executive branch was a group of five men called the Directors

c)

It solved the French problem of bankruptcy

d)

It placed France's defense in the hands of Napoleon

76.

What French word is defined as lists of grievances that Louis XVI asked the people to submit to their representatives of the Estates-General?

a)

assignats

b)

cahiers

c)

corvee

d)

taille

e)

vingtieme

77.

What country practiced a scorched-earth policy?

a)

Russia

b)

Italy

c)

Germany

d)

Spain

e)

Prussia

78.

Which statement best describes the Committee of Public Safety?

a)

It ran the war and everyday government

b)

It regulated the clergy

c)

It encouraged political discussion

d)

It built strong walls around Paris

79.

What was the name of the government Napoleon established after the Directory?

a)

Monarchy

b)

Republic

c)

Consulate

d)

Oligarchy

80.

Napoleon returned to France from Egypt because he received word that . . .

a)

the people had elected him to the Directory

b)

a new revolution had broken out in Paris

c)

a new European coalition had formed to fight France

d)

the French fleet had been destroyed

81.

The Continental System was designed to . . .

a)

cut off trade with England

b)

open trade to France

c)

open trade to England

d)

cut off French trade

82.

What does guerillas literally mean?

a)

"large primates"

b)

"little wars"

c)

"angry rebels"

d)

"ugly Frenchmen"

83.

After escaping from Elba, Napoleon raised troops to fight against . . .

a)

Austria and Prussia.

b)

Britain and Prussia.

c)

Prussia and Russia.

d)

Russia and Britain.

84.

Troops of the Quintuple Alliance suppressed revolts against the kings of what two countries?

a)

Spain and Portugal

b)

France and Spain

c)

Spain and Italy

d)

Italy and Sweden

e)

Germany and Italy

85.

The Treaty of London provided for . . .

a)

British enforcement of the Monroe Doctrine

b)

France's guilt for Napoleon's wars

c)

peace after the July Revolution

d)

Belgium's independence and neutrality

86.

What was the main weakness of the alliance system?

a)

National interests often were more important than international ones

b)

The many smaller powers had grown in military might

c)

The leaders lacked the will to keep themselves in power

d)

The Roman Catholic Church prevented them from extending their control

87.

What French ruler wanted to be a "divine right" monarch and had to eventually leave the country during the July Revolution?

a)

Louis XVIII

b)

Louis Philippe

c)

Napoleon III

d)

Charles X

e)

Louis XVI

88.

The Dual Monarchy made Austria equal partners with what other nation?

a)

Hungary

b)

Prussia

c)

Poland

d)

Bohemia

e)

Switzerland

89.

In 1848 which nephew of Emperor Ferdinand I of Austria became emperor and crushed the nationalistic revolts throughout the empire?

a)

Henry VI

b)

Franz Josef I

c)

Frederick William IV

d)

Otto Von Bismarck

90.

Which Russian Czar replaced westernization with Russification?

a)

Alexander I

b)

Alexander II

c)

Nicholas I

d)

Nicholas II

91.

The Congress of Vienna ordered which defeated European nation to pay indemnities to other nations for war damages?

a)

France

b)

Prussia

c)

Austria

d)

Italy

92.

Which Russian czar abolished serfdom in 1861 but was assassinated in 1881?

a)

Nicholas I

b)

Nicholas II

c)

Alexander II

d)

Alexander III

93.

What term is defined as "doing whatever is necessary to advance national goals"?

a)

risorgimento

b)

nationalism

c)

liberalism

d)

realpolitik

94.

Which United States president warned European nations against establishing colonies in the Western Hemisphere?

a)

James Monroe

b)

James Madison

c)

Andrew Jackson

d)

Thomas Jefferson

e)

Martin Van Buren

95.

The man primarily responsible for unifying Italy was . . .

a)

Giuseppe Mazzini

b)

Camillo de Cavour

c)

Napoleon III

d)

Giuseppe Garibaldi

e)

Victor Emmanuel II

96.

Who was the first emperor of unified Germany?

a)

Bismarck

b)

Alexander I

c)

Wilhelm I

d)

Franz Josef I

97.

The man who led an army over the Andes Mountains to free Chile and Peru from the Spanish was . . .

a)

Simón Bolívar.

b)

Porfirio Diaz.

c)

Dom Pedro.

d)

José de San Martín.

98.

This American novelist glorified the noble savage.

a)

James Fenimore Cooper

b)

Edgar Allen Poe

c)

Victor Hugo

d)

Lord Byron

99.

Which Italian patriot had followers called Red Shirts?

a)

Giuseppi Garibaldi

b)

Camillo di Cavour

c)

Giuseppe Mazzini

d)

Victor Emmanuel II

100.

The enclosure movement resulted in . . .

a)

an increase in the number of small farms.

b)

a decrease in the number of small farms.

c)

a decrease in the industrial work force.

d)

a reduction in property for wealthy landowners.

101.

The Industrial Revolution had its start in what industry?

a)

textile

b)

steel

c)

railroad

d)

agriculture