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History Review

Total questions: 81

Worksheet time: 47mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The study of humankind in all aspects, especially development and culture. 
a)
archaeology
b)
history
c)
anthropology
d)
bias
2.
The time before humans invented writing.
a)
Ice Age
b)
anthropology
c)
Mesopotamia
d)
prehistory
3.
What is the job of an Archaeologist?
a)
to study past cultures, human remains, settlements, fossils, and artifacts
b)
To study scientific and historical fossils from dinosaurs
c)
To find cool stuff underground
d)
To study the relationship between geography and fossils 
4.

What was the main geographical feature that caused settlers to settle where they did in ancient civilizations?

a)

mountains

b)

rivers

c)

plateaus

d)

oceans

5.

Having rivers caused what problem?

a)

too much food

b)

bugs

c)

flooding

d)

water for crops

6.

Which area had to be concerned about monsoon winds?

a)

Egypt

b)

China

c)

India

d)

Mesopotamia

7.
Roman roads were built primarily in order to allow...
a)
senators to get to the Senate.
b)
Rome’s armies to travel through the empire.
c)
merchants to travel safely.
d)
slaves to travel into the countryside.
8.

This is a political and social system based on granting of land in exchange for loyalty, military protection, and other services

a)

Archaic System

b)

Pyramid Schism

c)

Feudal System

d)

Manorial System

9.

This is the economic system in the Middle Ages built around large estates called manors

a)

commercial revolution

b)

pyramid system

c)

feudal system

d)

manorial system

10.

This was the division of the Catholic Church into Roman Catholic Church and Eastern Orthodox Church

a)

Enlightenment

b)

Renaissance

c)

Great Reform

d)

Great Schism

11.

Who moved the capital of the Roman Empire from Rome to Byzantium? (It was renamed after him.)

a)

Diocletian

b)

Constantine

c)

Theodosius I

d)

Justinian

12.

Cultural diffusion means?

a)

sharing of secrets

b)

sharing and spreading of culture

c)

practice of one religion such as Christianity

13.

What was the theory that said that the Earth and all the planets revolve around the sun?

a)

Geocentric

b)

Heliocentric

c)

Geographic

d)

The Earth is flat

14.

An intellectual movement that focused on human potential and achievements

a)

Secularism

b)

Legalism

c)

Protestantism

d)

Humanism

15.

Which cultures did Renaissance humanists study?

a)

Egypt and India

b)

Greece and Rome

c)

India and Rome

d)

Greece and China

16.
The Silk Road was a trade route that connected what two continents? 
a)
Asia and Australia 
b)
North and South America
c)
Africa and Asia
d)
Asia and Europe
17.
What was the purpose of the Great Wall of China? 
a)
To protect China from Mongol invaders
b)
To keep wolves and other large mammals from attacking villages
c)
To protect China from European invaders
d)
To decorate the landscape of Northern China
18.
What is a Dynasty?
a)
A type of economy in which a small group of people make all the decisions. 
b)
A government system in which one family rules over a long period of time.
19.
The Ming Emperor wanted more tributaries so he gave his trusted adviser, ___________ the title "Admiral of the Western Seas" and told him to sail to "the countries beyond the horizon"
a)
Zheng He
b)
Marco Polo
c)
Ahmed
d)
Jamal al-Din
20.
Which of the following helped explorers determine latitude from the position of the sun, moon, and stars?
a)
compass
b)
caravel
c)
astrolabe
21.
Fast ship that could sail with & against the wind, large cargo area, and shallow hull that could navigate shallow water
a)
navigation ship
b)
caravel
c)
astrolabe
d)
compass
22.
The Spanish term meaning "to entrust" that gave colonists the right over Native Americans.
a)
conquistadors
b)
entrusta
c)
conversion
d)
encomienda
23.

This explorer, "discovered" America for Europe, and made 4 successful voyages to modern-day Cuba. (However, people already lived in the Americas.)

a)

Christopher Columbus

b)

Ferdinand Magellan

c)

Bartholomew Dias

d)

Francisco Pizarro

24.
The Age of Exploration began with a search for new trade routes to 
a)
Africa
b)
America
c)
Asia
d)
Europe
25.
Economic pattern that imported and exported goods among the West Indies, England, Africa and the 13 original colonies.
a)
Sea Commerce
b)
Economic Caravels
c)
Triangular Trade
d)
Three-port Dollar Route
26.
The inhumane voyage of slaves across the Atlantic ocean was called the
a)
End of Days
b)
Middle Passage
c)
Final Destination
d)
End of Freedom
27.

How did slavery develop in the Americas?

a)

Native Americans were used for slave labor before being set free to work their own farms.

b)

Native Americans were used as enslaved workers, until Spanish prisoners could be sent over from Europe to take their place.

c)

Native Americans were used as enslaved workers, and many died. Then colonist used enslaved Africans.

d)

Native Americans were paid for their labor in gold and silver, after which they would buy their freedom.

28.
The 6-step procedure based on observation and experimentation is called...  
a)
Planetary Model
b)
Philosophical Method
c)
Pavlov's Hierarchy of Needs
d)
the Scientific Method
29.

How did scientists begin challenging authority during the Scientific Revolution?

a)

By careful observation of nature and willingness to question old beliefs

b)

By reading classic literature

c)

By collecting samples of plant life

d)

By forming new government ideas

30.
What type of math was Newton known for developing?
a)
Geometry
b)
Trigonomety
c)
Calculus
d)
Addition
31.
The great French empire that Napoleon created eventually fell after the unsuccessful invasion of Russia. Why was the invasion considered a great disaster for Napoleon? 
a)
There was a massive air attack by the Russians that wiped out most of Napoleons army
b)
Russia's scorched-earth policy and cold winter wiped out most of Napoleons army
c)
The Battle of the Bulge wiped out most of Napoleons army
d)
The newly formed United States allied with Russia to wipe out most of Napoleons army
32.
According to the theory of mercantilism. a country has a favorable balance of trade when:
a)
It does not depend on products from other countries.
b)
The value of EXPORTS is greater than the value of IMPORTS.
c)
Other countries do not depend on its products.
d)
The value of EXPORTS is less than the value of IMPORTS.
33.

What was the Boxer Rebellion?

a)

An uprising in Great Britain over the price of tea, because of the American Revolution

b)

A militant uprising within India that lasted from 1898 to 1900.

c)

A militant uprising within China that lasted from 1898 to 1900.

d)

Dog only, uprising at local dog parks.

34.

A major reason many Russian people supported the

Bolsheviks in the October Revolution was that the

Bolsheviks called for

a)

an immediate peace settlement with Germany

b)

a heavy investment in industry

c)

the collectivization of agriculture

d)

the abolition of all religion

35.
During Neolithic times, people engaged in  _______________________ of the land and  _______________________ of animals and plants. Because people could now grown their own food, known as farming or  _______________________, they were able to establish permanent settles, develop many  _______________________, or improvements, to make their lives easier.
a)
innovations, shelters, cultivation, migration
b)
settlements, cultivation, innovations, shelter
c)
cultivation, migration, shelters, domestication
d)
cultivation, demestication, agriculture, innovations
36.

Which type of government elects a smaller group of citizens to make laws and run the government?

a)

direct democracy

b)

communism

c)

representative democracy

d)

oligarchy

37.
What 13th century document established the rights listed below?
- Basic rights of citizens
- Rule of law
- Representative assemblies
a)
the Constitution
b)
Napoleonic Code
c)
the Communist Manifesto
d)
the Magna Carta
38.

What notable document in the United States contains wording similar to the Petition of Right?

a)

The Declaration of Independence

b)

The Magna Carta

c)

The Colonial Charter

d)

The Constitution

39.

This French Document guaranteed French citizens some rights and made taxes fairer.

a)

Declaration of Independence

b)

Magna Carte

c)

Declaration of the RIghts of Man and of the Citizen

d)

English Bill of RIghts

40.

What was Simon Bolivar's great accomplishment?

a)

Bolivars forces defeated Spain in South America

b)

Bolivar's forces liberated all of South American from European rule

c)

Bolivars forces united all of South American into one large nation

d)

Bolivars forces united North and South America

41.

Which European Countries had occupied and dominated South America

a)

The French and British

b)

The Spanish and the French

c)

The Spanish and the British

d)

The Portuguese and the Spanish

42.
Why did European countries want to imperialize Africa?
a)
They wanted more raw materials and new people to sell too
b)
They were just mean
c)
They needed the land for their people
d)
Their military needed bases
43.
What was the Berlin Conference
a)
A conference held to split up the country of Africa between European countries
b)
A conference held to end Imperialism throughout the world
c)
The conference that started WWI
d)
The conference that helped organize the United State constitution
44.

Which was an area of Africa that remained independent during this colonial period?

a)

Madagascar

b)

Ethiopia

c)

Egypt

d)

Congo

45.
Luther's criticism of the Catholic Church was called what?
a)
Criticism of the Catholic Church
b)
95 Theses
c)
101 Problems with Catholics
d)
Chicken Soup for the Catholic Soul
46.

Luther's followers called themselves what?

a)

Protestants

b)

Protestors

c)

Reformers

d)

Transformers

47.

Why did England break with the Church?

a)

Martin Luther's influence spread throughout country

b)

John Calvin set up his theocracy in one the towns

c)

The king wanted a divorce and Church said no

d)

The England did not break from the Catholic Church

48.

Which Islamic group began to invade the Christian, Byzantine Empire?

a)

Fatimid

b)

Turks

c)

Chinese

d)

Franks

49.
Whoever controlled the Byzantine Empire controlled what?
a)
all the gold available
b)
new inventions and ideas
c)
trade between Europe and Asia
d)
Islam
50.

Akbar treated people of all religions with equal respect

a)

True

b)

False

51.

The head of the Delhi Sultanate government is called the ____________________.

a)

emperor

b)

sultan

c)

king

d)

Genghis

52.

Who founded the Mughal Dynasty in India?

a)

Babur

b)

Akbar

c)

Genghis Khan

d)

Gandhi

53.

The greatest mughal emperor was __________---

a)

Jahangir

b)

Akbar

c)

Shah Alam

d)

None

54.

One reason Hammurabi's code is famous is that

a)

it was the first set of laws recorded in writing

b)

it was written in a sophisticated code that took years for historians to translate

c)

it was beautifully written on a single giant stone of polished basalt

d)

it was the first set of laws to rhyme to help people remember them

55.
Which modern idiom refers to Hammurabi's Code?
a)
An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth
b)
It's raining cats and dogs.
c)
Break a leg!
d)
The wisdom of an old man brings wealth.
56.

Read these sentences from the text.


In an effort to make the punishment fit the crime, Hammurabi’s Code often required the criminal to receive the same injury that he or she had inflicted on a victim. Such laws may seem harsh today, but they were intended to prevent society from descending into chaos and disorder.


Based on this evidence, what might King Hammurabi have wanted to promote in society?

a)

chaos and confusion

b)

justice and order

c)

anger and violence

d)

wealth and fortune

57.

What were the first written laws of Ancient Rome called?

a)

The code of Hammurabi.

b)

The Bible.

c)

The Torah.

d)

The Twelve Tables

58.
What has the codified laws of Justinian become known as?
a)
Justinian's Code
b)
Justinian's Laws
c)
Justinian's Duties
d)
Justinian's Codified Laws of Rome
59.
Who was the wife of Justinian?
a)
Theodora
b)
Nika
c)
Constantinople
d)
Sopia
60.
Justinian's Code was an important contribution in the area of...
a)
The military
b)
Architecture
c)
Religion
d)
The law
61.

The decline of the Roman Empire was

accelerated (happened faster) because?

a)

Rome waged war against a single

powerful trade rival.

b)

Rome allowed Christianity to spread.

c)

Rome was conquered by the Islamic

Empire.

d)

Rome faced invasions from many

"Barbarian" tribes.

62.

What was the period of great achievement and discovery during the Abbasid empire called?

a)

The Period of Significance

b)

The Golden Age of Islam

c)

The Islamic Era of Discovery

d)

The Time of Islamic Wonders

63.
What does "Pax Romana" mean?
a)
Peaceful Romans
b)
Roman Victory
c)
Roman Peace
d)
Victorious Romans
64.
Who was the first declared emperor of Rome? 
a)
Romulus
b)
Remus 
c)
Augustus (Octavian) Caesar 
d)
Julius Caesar 
65.
Which term best defines the concept that the earth is the center of the universe?
a)
Heliocentric
b)
Geocentric
c)
Eurocentric
d)
Egotistical
66.

He was a polish mathematician and astronomer who was first to determine that the sun was the center of the solar system.

a)

Galilieo

b)

Humes

c)

Copernicus

d)

Descartes

67.

Who was the Italian physicist and astronomer who proved that objects of different weights, if dropped from the same height, fell at the same rate of speec. He was also responsible discovering the law of the pendulum.

a)

Galileo

b)

Vesalius

c)

Hooke

d)

Boyle

68.

Who proposed a mathematical system using REASON and LOGIC to find new truths through this type of scientific method.

a)

Bacon

b)

Newton

c)

Boyle

d)

Descartes

69.

Who was a great Greek thinker who taught young Alexander

a)

Aristotle

b)

Olympias

c)

Philip

d)

Bucephalus

70.

What was the name of the city Alexander built on the Mediterranean coast of Egypt

a)

India

b)

General

c)

Alexandria

d)

Macedonia

71.

Which was the first mesoamerican civilization?

a)

Aztecs

b)

Mayans

c)

Olmecs

d)

Incas

72.

What is the central food of both the Olmecs and Mayans?

a)

Corn

b)

Peppers

c)

Squash

d)

Wheat

73.
The Mayans lived in which area of the world:
a)
South America: Peru and Ecuador
b)
Central America: Guatemala and Mexico
c)
North America: Southern United States and Mexico
d)
Africa: Zimbabwe and Lesotho 
74.

The Hopi Tribe is located where?

a)

In present day Arizona

b)

In present day Alabama

c)

In present day Florida

75.

The Seminole Tribe is located in

a)

Present day Arizona

b)

Present day Alabama

c)

Present day Florida

76.

The Iroquois Tribe lived in present day

a)

Arizona

b)

Alabama

c)

New York

77.

Native Americans arrived in the Western Hemisphere by which of the following means?

a)

Migratory land routes stretching from the Middle East through Asia

b)

by land routes made passable when glaciers lowered seas

c)

by direct sea routes from North Africa to South America

d)

by sea from Iceland to the Hudson Bay

78.

The forced migration of the Cherokee to present day Oklahoma is known as:

a)

the Cherokee migration

b)

Qualla Boundary

c)

The Great Journey

d)

The Trail of Tears

79.

What was the name of the device that the Inca tied knots into cords to help keep records?

a)

abacus

b)

quipus

c)

calculator

d)

chunu

80.

Where did the Inca live?

a)

Yucatan Peninsula

b)

South America, specifically mostly modern Peru

c)

Central Mexico

81.

Cutting flat steps or terraces into the side of a mountain to have more land to cultivate is known as

a)

tribute

b)

quechua

c)

terrace farming

d)

chinampas farming

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