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10th Grade CP World History Final Exam Study Guide (Part 1)

Total questions: 101

Worksheet time: 2hrs 41mins

Name
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.

Who was the ruler of the Golden Horde who conquered Russia?

a)

Batu Khan

b)

Genghis Khan

c)

Kublai Khan

d)

Mansa Musa

e)

Tamerlane

3.

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

4.

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

5.

Which language dominated the East African city-states?

a)

Arabic

b)

Persian

c)

Kilwah

d)

Swahili

6.

Who was a Grand Prince of Moscow?

a)

Tamerlane

b)

Mansa Musa

c)

Kublai Khan

d)

Ivan III

7.

Mansa Musa ruled . . .

a)

Mali.

b)

Ghana.

c)

Aksum.

d)

Songhai.

8.

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

a)

architecture

b)

woodworking.

c)

military.

d)

metalworking.

9.

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

a)

gold

b)

steel

c)

ivory

d)

salt

10.

What dedicated Muslim sought to control all of India?

a)

Aurangzeb

b)

Batu Khan

c)

Mansa Musa

d)

Kublai Khan

11.

Which Mongol ruler had the given name Temujin?

a)

Genghis Khan

b)

Batu Khan

c)

Akbar

d)

Kublai Khan

12.

Which of the following was not a key geographic feature of the civilizations in Africa?

a)

lack of port cities

b)

interior forest kingdoms

c)

seaside city-states

d)

key bodies of water

13.

The first man to round the southern tip of Africa was . . .

a)

Cortés

b)

da Gama.

c)

Magellan.

d)

Dias.

14.

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.

15.

The first permanent English colony in America was . . .

a)

Jamestown.

b)

Plymouth.

c)

Quebec.

d)

Albany.

16.

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

17.

Which Spanish conquistador defeated the Aztecs and destroyed their capital?

a)

Cortés

b)

Pizarro

c)

Balboa

d)

las Casas

18.

Which of the following men explored for England?

a)

Hudson

b)

Cabot

c)

Henry

d)

Columbus

19.

Who claimed the Mississippi Valley for France?

a)

La Salle

b)

Cabot

c)

Joliet

d)

Marquette

20.

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

21.

Which country claimed Brazil?

a)

Spain

b)

France

c)

Portugal

d)

England

22.

Who explored the northeastern coast of America for the Netherlands?

a)

the Duke of York

b)

Hudson

c)

Cabot

d)

La Salle

23.

What Italian explored Newfoundland for England and discovered rich fisheries there?

a)

da Gama

b)

Vespucci

c)

Columbus

d)

Cabot

24.

Who conquered the Inca Empire?

a)

Cortés

b)

Pizarro

c)

Coronado

d)

Balboa

25.

Scurvy is caused by a lack of . . .

a)

vitamin A.

b)

protein.

c)

water.

d)

vitamin C.

26.

Which of the following men did not explore for Spain?

a)

Balboa

b)

Pizarro

c)

Champlain

d)

de Soto

27.

The Roman Catholic friar who opposed the cruel treatment of the Indians by his fellow Spaniards in the New World was . . .

a)

Cortés.

b)

Pizarro.

c)

Balboa.

d)

las Casas.

28.

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

a)

assets

b)

resources

c)

dividends

d)

capital

29.

Oliver Cromwell took the title of . . .

a)

King of England.

b)

Model General.

c)

Commonwealth Ruler.

d)

Lord Protector.

30.

Which nation came out of the Thirty Years’ War the strongest?

a)

Sweden

b)

England

c)

France

d)

Prussia

31.

What group of countries organized against France during the War of the Spanish Succession?

a)

Grand Alliance

b)

Great Northern Coalition

c)

Westphalia Alliance

d)

Protectorate

32.

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

a)

brigadier generals

b)

sergeants

c)

corporals

d)

lieutenant colonels

33.

Robert Walpole is considered the first what in British history?

a)

King

b)

Duke of York

c)

Prime Minister

d)

Knight

34.

The strongest German state was . . .

a)

Bavaria.

b)

Brandenburg-Prussia.

c)

Saxony.

d)

Westphalia.

35.

Which treaty ended the Thirty Years’ War?

a)

Aix-la-Chapelle

b)

Paris

c)

Utrecht

d)

Westphalia

36.

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

37.

What document did Charles I sign in order to obtain more funds from Parliament?

a)

Habeas Corpus Act

b)

Petition of Right

c)

Treaty of Paris

d)

Bill of Rights

38.

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 holdings in India.

d)

Spain gained French territory east of the Mississippi.

39.

Who laid the foundation for absolutism in France?

a)

Henry IV

b)

Henry V

c)

Louis XV

d)

Louis XIV

40.

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.

41.

The eighteenth-century intellectual movement is known as the . . .

a)

Age of Faith.

b)

Age of Reason.

c)

Enlightenment.

d)

Scientific Revolution.

42.

Who originally proposed the heliocentric theory?

a)

Copernicus

b)

Kepler

c)

Galileo

d)

Newton

43.

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

44.

Isaac Watts and Charles Wesley both were not . . .

a)

Englishmen.

b)

hymn writers.

c)

preachers.

d)

scientists.

45.

The seventeenth- and eighteenth-century exaltation of reason is known as the . . .

a)

Age of Faith.

b)

Age of Reason.

c)

Spiritual Awakening.

d)

Scientific Revolution.

46.

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

47.

Which scientist greatly improved the microscope?

a)

Copernicus

b)

Harvey

c)

Mercator

d)

Leeuwenhoek

48.

Which of the following is not associated with John Locke?

a)

empiricism

b)

separation of powers

c)

blank tablet

d)

Humans are basically good

49.

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

a)

Vesalius

b)

Harvey

c)

Jenner

d)

Kepler

50.

Which of the following preachers never preached in America?

a)

Jonathan Edwards

b)

August Francke

c)

John Wesley

d)

George Whitefield

51.

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

a)

dramatic

b)

active

c)

balanced

d)

emotional

52.

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.

53.

Which of the following was not a Pietist?

a)

August Francke

b)

Philipp Spener

c)

John Wesley

d)

Nikolaus von Zinzendorf

54.

What German religious movement arose in the seventeenth century?

a)

deism

b)

Great Awakening

c)

Methodism

d)

Pietism

55.

Who discovered that the heart alone pumps blood?

a)

Harvey

b)

Jenner

c)

Leeuwenhoek

d)

Paracelsus

56.

Between 1763 and 1774, Parliament passed laws placing restrictions on colonial . . .

a)

government

b)

religion

c)

trade

d)

freedom

57.

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.

58.

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

a)

peasants

b)

priests

c)

city workers

d)

bakers

59.

The Puritans sought all the following except . . .

a)

a government to restrict religious toleration

b)

an ideal state based on biblical principles

c)

a government to assist the church in molding godly character.

60.

Which came first?

a)

Battles of Lexington and Concord

b)

Declaration of Independence

c)

Constitution

d)

Battle of Saratoga

61.

Which group does not describe the sans-culottes?

a)

those dissatisfied with the new constitution

b)

wearers of full-length trousers

c)

the middle class

62.

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

63.

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

a)

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

b)

was conservative; the French, radical.

c)

was radical; the French, conservative.

d)

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

64.

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

65.

Which of the following is not true about the 1792 war on Austria?

a)

The Assembly hoped that a quick defeat of Austria would gain the French people's support for the Assembly government

b)

The Jacobins wanted the war in order to gain power

c)

The king hoped that Austria would defeat the Assembly's force and rescue him.

66.

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

67.

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

68.

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 trade with America

69.

What government entity directed the Reign of Terror?

a)

Estates-General

b)

Committee of Public Safety

c)

National Assembly

70.

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

a)

Britain and Prussia

b)

Austria and Prussia

c)

Prussia and Russia

d)

Britain and France

71.

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.

72.

The saying “A revolution devours its own” is illustrated by the . . .

a)

death of the French king.

b)

arrest and death of Robespierre and his followers.

c)

rise of Napoleon.

d)

war between France and Europe.

73.

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.

74.

The purpose of the Reign of Terror was to get rid of . . .

a)

the bourgeoisie.

b)

foreigners.

c)

opposition to the revolution.

d)

peasants who attacked nobles.

75.

Which Parliamentary act extended special privileges to former French territory, granting favored status to Roman Catholicism?

a)

Brunswick Manifesto

b)

Continental System Act

c)

Quebec Act

d)

Tolerable Acts

76.

What does guerrillas literally mean?

a)

“large primates”

b)

“little wars”

c)

“angry rebels”

d)

“ugly Frenchmen”

77.

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

78.

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

79.

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

a)

Hungary

b)

Prussia

c)

Poland

d)

Bohemia

e)

Switzerland

80.

Which of the following was not a way Nicholas I tried to prevent revolution in Russia?

a)

He increased his control over the government

b)

He abolished serfdom

c)

He made the Russian Orthodox Church the official church

d)

He instituted Russification to give all Russians a common culture

81.

Which Russian Czar replaced westernization with Russification?

a)

Alexander I

b)

Alexander II

c)

Nicholas I

d)

Nicholas II

82.

The architect of German unification was . . .

a)

Kaiser Wilhelm I

b)

Helmuth von Moltke

c)

Otto Von Bismarck

d)

Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

e)

Victor Emmanuel II

83.

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

a)

risorgimento

b)

nationalism

c)

liberalism

d)

realpolitik

84.

Which of the following was a neoclassical painter?

a)

Jacques-Louis David

b)

Eugène Delacroix

c)

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

d)

John Constable

e)

Théodore Chassériau

85.

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.

86.

Which two countries claimed the region of Latin America?

a)

Britain and France

b)

France and Spain

c)

Spain and Portugal

d)

Portugal and Britain

87.

Which Italian patriot had followers called Red Shirts?

a)

Giuseppi Garibaldi

b)

Camillo di Cavour

c)

Giuseppe Mazzini

d)

Victor Emmanuel II

88.

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.

89.

Which of the following was not a change for the worker brought on by the factory system?

a)

The worker was required to supply his own tools.

b)

The worker moved to an urban environment.

c)

The worker no longer controlled his working hours.

d)

The worker performed his job while separated from his family.

90.

The nation which led the way in social reform was . . .

a)

Great Britain.

b)

Russia.

c)

France.

d)

Italy.

e)

Sweden.

91.

Which of the following was not a reason that the Industrial Revolution started in Britain?

a)

Britain had an adequate food supply.

b)

Britain experienced violent revolution.

c)

Britain’s government encouraged industry.

d)

Britain’s labor force was large and mobile.

92.

Chartism was a movement that advocated reform in . . .

a)

voting.

b)

trade.

c)

labor.

d)

education.

93.

What interest did James Watt, Richard Trevithick, and Robert Fulton have in common?

a)

iron

b)

steam

c)

steel

d)

textiles

94.

The Parliament Bill of 1911 . . .

a)

provided for old-age pensions.

b)

took the power of veto away from the House of Lords.

c)

limited the power of the House of Commons.

d)

provided for unemployment insurance.

95.

John McAdam aided the building of . . .

a)

canals.

b)

railroad tracks.

c)

roads.

d)

tunnels.

96.

Who was known for founding orphanages?

a)

Charles Spurgeon

b)

Dwight L. Moody

c)

George Williams

d)

George Mueller

97.

All the Chartist demands were eventually made law except . . .

a)

secret voting.

b)

no property qualifications for Parliament members.

c)

annual elections to Parliament.

d)

equal electoral districts.

98.

Karl Marx believed capitalist exploitation of the workers could be solved only through . . .

a)

the gradual destruction of capitalism.

b)

money.

c)

revolution.

d)

legislative reform.

99.

Karl Marx called which of the following a drug used by the ruling class to keep workers in subjection?

a)

religion

b)

money

c)

education

d)

law

100.

Auguste Renoir and Claude Monet were both French

a)

realists.

b)

romantics.

c)

impressionists.

d)

postimpressionists.

101.

Who discovered x-rays?

a)

Wilhelm Roentgen

b)

Marie Curie

c)

Dmitri Mendeleev

d)

Albert Einstein