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History I SOL category 4

Total questions: 78

Worksheet time: 38mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the name for a group of islands?

a)

delta

b)

archipelago

c)

gulf

d)

plateau

2.

From which country did Japan borrow its culture?

a)

Singapore

b)

Mongolia

c)

Korea

d)

China

3.

What is the ethnic original religion of Japan?

a)

Scientology

b)

Buddhism

c)

Shintoism

d)

Manga

4.

How is the land of Japan described?

a)

heavily wooded

b)

desert

c)

flat

d)

mountainous

5.

In Shintoism, people worship

a)

gods and trees

b)

ancestors and angels

c)

nature and the emperor

d)

money and animism

6.

This religion is also popular in Japan.

a)

Buddhism

b)

Hinduism

c)

Judaism

d)

Christianity

7.

In Feudal Japan, who actually had the power?

a)

The emperor

b)

Shogun

c)

Daimyo

d)

Samurai

8.

The code of values the samurai lived by are called...

a)

Shinto

b)

Buddhism

c)

Bushido

d)

Jesuit

9.

Which kingdom is located in South Africa?

a)

Ghana

b)

Kush

c)

Mali

d)

Zimbabwe

10.

What is the area in green referred to as

a)

Trans-Sahara

b)

Sub-Sahara

c)

Non-Sahara

d)

Timbuktu

11.
What is the largest desert in Africa and in the world?
a)
Songhai
b)
the Sahara
c)
the savanna
d)
Swahili
12.
What item did the people of West Africa usually trade to get salt?
a)
bronze
b)
water
c)
gold
d)
silk
13.
Which African kingdom adopted Christianity?
a)
Ghana
b)
Zimbabwe
c)
Axum
d)
Songhai
14.

African civilization that is located near the Ethiopian Highlands and the Nile River?

a)

Zimbabwe

b)

Ghana, Mali, Songhai

c)

Axum

15.

Egypt, Nubia, and Kush were all located along the _____________ river.

a)

Niger

b)

Nile

c)

Zambezi

d)

Limpopo

16.

Where would you find this image

a)

Kush

b)

Zimbabwe

c)

Axum

d)

Ghana

17.

African civilization that is located near the Zambezi and Limpopo Rivers?

a)

Axum

b)

Ghana, Mali, Songhai

c)

Zimbabwe

18.

African kingdom located near the Niger River and the Sahara Desert?

a)

Ghana, Mali, Songhai

b)

Axum

c)

Zimbabwe

19.

What did people trade on the Trans-Saharan trade route?

a)

gold and salt

b)

silver and gold

c)

gold and porcelain

d)

salt and paper

20.

The city of Timbuktu was the center of trade and learning for which empire(s)?

a)

Ghana, Mali, Songhai

b)

Axum

c)

Zimbabwe

21.

What does trans-Saharan mean?

a)

below the Sahara Desert

b)

across the Sahara Desert

22.
This became a major city of trade and learning in all the western kingdoms. 
a)
Timbuktu
b)
Bantu
c)
Berin
d)
Egypt
23.

Which monotheistic religion spread to Mali and Songhai?

a)

Judaism

b)

Christianity

c)

Islam

d)

Animism

24.

Which Meso or South American culture was located in the area shaded in green?

a)

Aztec

b)

Inca

c)

Maya

d)

Olmec

25.

Which Meso or South American culture was located in the area shaded brown on the map?

a)

Aztec

b)

Inca

c)

Maya

d)

Olmec

26.

Which Meso or South American civilization was located in the region shaded in green on the map?

a)

Aztec

b)

Inca

c)

Maya

d)

Olmec

27.

What did the Inca build in order to connect their empire?

a)

Roads

b)

Canals

c)

Temples

d)

Pyramids

e)

Chinampas

28.

Which of the following describes how the Maya civilization was divided on the Yucatan Peninsula?

a)

an alliance of three large city-states controlled by priests

b)

several kingdoms with a democratic form of government

c)

a collection of city-states, each with their own king

d)

One united kingdom with an all-important emperor

29.

Which of the following images is an example of the type of artwork that the Olmec are the most famous for?

a)
b)
c)
d)
30.

What physical feature separated the Inca Empire from the rest of South America?

a)

Lake Texcoco

b)

The Gulf of Mexico

c)

Andes Mountains

d)

The Caribbean Sea

31.
Which would have been found in the Maya city of Tikal?
a)
pyramids
b)
palaces
c)
ball courts (pok-ta-pok)
d)
all of these
32.
Where did the Maya build their civilization?
a)
Yucatan Peninsula
b)
South America
c)
jungle
d)
China
33.
Where did the Aztecs build their civilization?
a)
South America
b)
Mexico
c)
Canada
d)
America
34.
What was unusual about the Aztec capital Tenochtitlan?
a)
it had fresh water
b)
it is an island
c)
it had pyramids
d)
it had mountains
35.
What was the purpose of a quipu?
a)
bless foreigners
b)
record information
c)
used in religious ceremonies
d)
a brindge built out of straw
36.
How were the Incas able to farm on mountainsides?
a)
terraces were cut
b)
they didn't farm on mountainsides
c)
plowed deeply
d)
planted only potatoes
37.
What number concept did the Mayans develop?
a)
zero
b)
negative numbers
c)
fractions
d)
decimals
38.
A person who says they follow a religion but does acts that go against church beliefs
a)
Follower
b)
Parishioner
c)
Archbishop
d)
Heretic
39.
A war fought between the French and English over who controlled the Nation-State of France
a)
War of the Roses
b)
100 years War
c)
American Civil War 
d)
World War II
40.
She fought for France in the 100 Years War was burned at the stake and was granted sainthood. 
a)
Mother Teresa
b)
Queen Elizabeth II
c)
Maid Marian 
d)
Joan of Arc
41.
He led the Muslims in the 2nd Crusade and helped them to reconquer Jerusalem
a)
Richard the Lionheart
b)
Saladin
c)
King William of Normandy
d)
Muhammad 
42.
The name given to the Mongols when they were in control of Europe 
a)
Golden  Boys
b)
Golden Girls
c)
Golden Horde
d)
Muslim Horde
43.
William, Henry II, and King John would be associated with
a)
Russia
b)
France
c)
Spain
d)
England
44.
One impact of the bubonic plague was that
a)
it made the church more powerful
b)
it weakened the kings power
c)
it put pressure on lords to pay serfs or peasants more
d)
increased the population of Europe
45.
Joan of Arc was a national hero from
a)
Spain
b)
France
c)
England
d)
Russia
46.
What man unified england by winning the battle of hastings in 1066?
a)
William
b)
John
c)
Harold
d)
Henry II
47.
Who led the French to victory in a battle at Orleans?
a)
King Henry III
b)
King Edward I
c)
Joan of Arc
48.
Why was the longbow significant?
a)
It could shoot far distances
b)
It could shoot arrows that were able to penetrate a knight's armor
49.
The lowest group in the feudal system.
a)
knights
b)
vassals
c)
serfs
d)
students
50.
Which of the following statements accurately describes feudalism?
a)
Under feudalism, kings gave land to nobles in exchange for their military service.
b)
Feudalism served to spread Christianity throughout Western Europe.
c)
Feudalism began as a way to protect those on pilgrimages to Jerusalem.
d)
The rise of feudalism marked the end of the Medieval Age.
51.
A king or queen who is a supreme ruler is called a ____________.
a)
Top Dog
b)
Missionary
c)
Butterfly
d)
Monarch
52.
The rapid spread of a deadly disease over a wide area is called a/an ___________.
a)
Germ
b)
Flu
c)
Fleas on rats
d)
Plague
53.
In the later part of the Middle Ages, cities grew because of an increase in what?
a)
Nobles
b)
Crusades
c)
Churches
d)
Trade
54.
A major goal of the Catholic Church during the Crusades (1096-1291) was to -
a)
unite Arab peoples
b)
establish Christianity in Western Europe
c)
capture the Holy Land from Islamic rulers
d)
strengthen the power of European rulers
55.
The ________________________ led to wage increases for peasants due to causing mass shortages of available workforce in feudal society.
a)
Black Plague
b)
Magna Carta
c)
Domesday
d)
Crusades
56.
One effect of the Hundred Years' War that weakened feudal society was -
a)
military advancements which reduced the dependence of knights
b)
the increased dependence of knights to fight wars
c)
the peasants distrust of monarchs
d)
the peasants distrust of the church
57.
The Magna Carta's main function was to 
a)
free serfs and peasants
b)
limit the king's power
c)
limit the pope's power
d)
provide money to the king
58.
The Roman Catholic Church is known for 
a)
creating universities and schools
b)
preserving Greek and Roman knowledge
c)
hand-copying the Bible
d)
all of the above
59.
The first Holy Roman Emporer who supported education and Christianity was 
a)
King John
b)
King Henry
c)
Charlemagne
d)
Constantine
60.
The Bubonic Plague originated in _______ around the year ______.
a)
Italy, 1400s
b)
India, 1300s
c)
Russia, 1500s
d)
China, 1300s
61.

Based on information on the map, which city was a crossroad for European crusaders?

a)

Paris

b)

Marseilles

c)

Constantinople

d)

Rome

62.

Which of these statements describes a change brought about by the Renaissance?

a)

Society was dominated by the church.

b)

Society began to value individualism.

c)

Society was focused on warfare.

d)

Society was dominated by lords.

63.

Which of these famous structures did Michelangelo paint?

a)

the Louvre

b)

the Coliseum

c)

the Sistine Chapel

d)

the Eiffel Tower

64.

• Venetian explorer who visited the court of Kublai Khan

• One of the first Westerners to travel the Silk Road to China

• Travels increased the interest of Europeans in the lands of the East


Who is described above?

a)

Marco Polo

b)

Ferdinand Magellan

c)

Vasco da Gama

d)

Christopher Columbus

65.

Which of these men of the Renaissance was known equally for his art as well as inventions?

a)

Rueben

b)

Leonardo da Vinci

c)

Michelangelo

d)

Aristotle

66.

Which of these changes occurred during the Renaissance?

a)

The Church was all-powerful.

b)

The Church’s power declined.

c)

Factories began using electricity.

d)

Women gained equal rights with men.

67.

What was Niccolò Machiavelli's main argument in his work The Prince?

a)

A ruler should do whatever is necessary to maintain power.

b)

A ruler should follow all of the teachings of the Catholic Church.

c)

A ruler should make his subjects as happy as possible.

d)

A ruler should strive to maintain equality and fairness.

68.

Which of these statements reflects an influence of the Renaissance?

a)

dominance of the church

b)

constant feudal warfare

c)

lack of any governance

d)

increased interest in the arts

69.

Which of the following statements describes the type of government which existed in Florence during the Renaissance?

a)

It was a small Italian town ruled by the king of Italy in Rome.

b)

It was completely under the control of the Catholic Church.

c)

It was a city-state ruled by the wealthy Medici family.

d)

It was the capital of Italy and had a large bureaucracy.

70.

Select all the true facts about the Black Death

a)

Spread by rats and fleas

b)

Fingers/toes turned black

c)

People blamed God

d)

Killed 2 thirds of Europeans

71.

Which country did the Renaissance start in?

a)

England

b)

France

c)

Italy

d)

Germany

72.

Invention that helped spread information

a)

Printing Press

b)

Mail service

c)

Pigeon Carrier

d)

Typewriter

73.

Who was considered to be the greatest thinker of the Renaissance?

a)

Shakespeare

b)

Dante

c)

Michelangelo

d)

Da Vinci

74.

Select the two most famous artworks by Da Vinci

a)

The Statue of David

b)

The Last Supper

c)

The Sistine Chapel

d)

The Mona Lisa

75.

Which powerful family used violence to gain their power?

a)

The Medici Family

b)

The Shakespeare Family

c)

The Caesar Family

d)

The Da Vinci Family

76.

During the Renaissance, there was a revival of interst in

a)

perspective

b)

humanism

c)

Greek and Roman Civilizations

d)

individual achievement

77.

How did Renaissance art differ from Medieval art?

a)

It was more godly

b)

It was more realistic, and had three dimensions

c)

it portrayed religious subjects

d)

it was more biblical

78.

Why did the Renaissance begin in Italy?

a)

Italians were better Catholics

b)

Italy had better means of transportation

c)

Italy sat in the middle of the Silk Road

d)

Extreme wealth that Italians made from trade

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