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Overall history of half the world

Total questions: 58

Worksheet time: 38mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The ____________ were the first Europeans to arrive in India through sea route

a)

British

b)

French

c)

Portuguese

d)

Dutch

2.

British East India Company was formed in 1600 with permission of __________________

a)

Queen Victoria

b)

Queen Elizabeth I

c)

Queen Elizabeth II

d)

None of these

3.

British traded with India through ______________

a)

British West India Company

b)

British East India Company

c)

British West Asia Company

d)

British East Asia Company

4.

Farmers were not happy because

a)

They had to pay high taxes

b)

They were forced to grow cotton and indigo

c)

Many farmers lost their land

d)

All of these

5.

Indian traders were allowed to trade on their own terms.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

What is a representative of the queen who governed India in her name?

a)

viceroy

b)

sati

c)

sepoy

d)

purdah

7.

In what way did India's diversity help the British take control?

a)

India, with many cultures, could not unite to resist the British.

b)

Indians were busy fighting regional wars.

c)

Because of language differences, Mughal rulers could not exercise authority.

d)

Some cultural groups supported Britain.

8.
India gained its independence (or __________) in 1947.
a)
“White Man’s Burden”
b)
Swaraj 
c)
Non-Violent Resistance
d)
Spheres of Influence
9.
Where is Kazakhstan located?
a)
In Asia
b)
In Africa
c)
Eurasia
d)
No idea
10.
What languages are spoken there?
a)
Chinese and Kazakh
b)
Russian
c)
Kazakh
d)
Kazakh and Russian
11.
What does the word Kazakhstan mean?
a)
Kazakh land
b)
Kazakh steppe
c)
Country
d)
Kazakh dessert
12.
What is the capital of Kazakhstan?
a)
Tashkent
b)
Dushanbe
c)
Astana
d)
Bishkek
13.
What is Kazakhstan like?
a)
Traditional
b)
Modern
c)
Historical
d)
All of above
14.
Kazakhstan became independent country after Soviet Union broke up in ...
a)
1988
b)
1994
c)
1991
d)
1943
15.

Which is the world largest landlocked country

a)

Tajikistan

b)

Uzbekistan

c)

Kazakhstan

d)

Turkmenistan

16.

What is the population of Kazakhstan

a)

19.2 million

b)

18.8 million

c)

15.5 million

d)

17.3 million

17.

Kazakhstan has a GDP of roughly

a)

171.7 million

b)

185.5 bllion

c)

181.7 billion

d)

180.8 million

18.

What is Kazakhstan most profitable resource

a)

cotton

b)

copper

c)

salt

d)

oil and gas

19.

How much Ethnic groups are there in Kazakhstan

a)

9

b)

8

c)

6

d)

10

20.
Which best describes the living conditions of most immigrants during the Industrial Revolution? 
a)
Most immigrants lived in rural areas with few other people around
b)
Most immigrants lived in cities in extremely crowded buildings
c)
Most immigrants lived in single-family homes
d)
Most immigrants lived in homeless shelters year-round
21.
Which best describes the working conditions of most immigrants during the Industrial Revolution? 
a)
Most immigrants worked long hours in low-paying industrial jobs
b)
Most immigrants worked as farmers in rural areas
c)
Most immigrants worked as bookkeepers or other professional jobs
d)
Most immigrants worked as tailors or other skilled jobs
22.
The transfer from the handy-craft system to machine technology and factories is called:
a)
Urbanization
b)
Revolution
c)
Industrialization
d)
Civilization
23.
Before the Industrial Revolution all products were created by
a)
Factories
b)
Hand
c)
Slaves
d)
Royalty
24.
How did the Industrial Revolution affect the cities?
a)
Made the crime rate decrease
b)
Led to an increase in farm workers
c)
Make the cities cleaner and safer
d)
Led to an increase in population in the cities
25.
Why did farming lead to permanent villages? 
a)
people grew too much food to travel 
b)
people needed to build storage for crops
c)
people needed to stay and tend their crops
d)
people had to make pottery to hold fo
26.
Wal-Mart is opening in the small town of Vado, New Mexico. This is creating over 400 jobs in the area. Population is quickly increasing. This is an example of...
a)
Urbanization
b)
Inflation
c)
Urban Center
d)
Influence
27.

What was the title given to the Monarchs(kings) of Russia?

a)

Dictator

b)

Tsar

c)

President

d)

Premier

28.

The Russian Tsars used a system of rule by one person wielding absolute power, often called...

a)

communism

b)

autocracy (monarchy)

c)

socialism

d)

democracy

29.

The Romanov family ruled Russia for hundreds of years before the 1917 Revolution. The last Tsar's name was __________________.

a)

Vladimir Lenin

b)

Joseph Stalin

c)

Mahatma Gandhi

d)

Nicholas II

30.

The leader of the Bolsheviks was...

a)

Joseph Stalin

b)

Nicholas II

c)

Rasputin

d)

Vladimir Lenin

31.

What was the historical event that saw the fall of the Russian monarchy and the creation of the world's first communist country?

a)

World War II

b)

Russian Revolution

c)

Cold War

d)

Crimean War

32.
In 1922, Lenin put the various self-governing republics under the control of a central government and called the country the ______________.
a)
NSDAP
b)
NAACP
c)
USSR
d)
NCAA
33.

Eventually the Bolsheviks renamed themselves the ________________ party (based on the writing of Karl Marx) and took all power in the government.

a)

Socialist

b)

Communist

c)

Leninist

d)

Marxist

34.
Lenin suffered a stroke in 1922 and _____________________ took this opportunity to seize power (1922-1927) and become dictator of the USSR. 
a)
Leon Trotsky
b)
Nicholas III
c)
Rasputin
d)
Joseph Stalin
35.

What name was given to the Russian empire after the Russian Revolution?

a)

The Motherland

b)

Bolshevikland

c)

USSR or the Soviet Union

d)

New Russia

36.

What were gulags?

a)

elite military division created by Stalin

b)

Lines waiting for food in Russia

c)

Fields people could work in

d)

Prison camps in Siberia for people who didn't agree with communism

37.

Most Russians follow which religion?

a)

Protestantism

b)

Roman Catholicism

c)

Judaism

d)

Eastern Orthodox Christianity

38.

The majority group in Russia today are

a)

Ukrainians

b)

Slavs

c)

Belorussians

d)

Chechens

39.

Global warming is the term used to describe the RISING of the average temperature on Earth.

a)

True

b)

False

40.

Global warming has negative effects on plants, animals and human beings.

a)

True

b)

False

41.

Global Warming is MAINLY caused by...

a)

...the Sun

b)

...the Greenhouse Effect.

42.

The Greenhouse Effect happens when the HEAT cannot escape the Earth.

a)

True

b)

False

43.

The Greenhouse Effect happens because people cause pollution, and, therefore, Carbon Dioxide.

a)

True

b)

False

44.

Oil and gas produce huge clouds of Carbon Dioxide into the atmosphere.

a)

True

b)

False

45.

Deforestation is another cause of global warming.

a)

True

b)

False

46.
The Silk Road was what?
a)
One road that was the color of silk. 
b)
A network of roads used for trading.
c)
A road that only silk was traded on.
d)
The name of the first road in Asia. 
47.

What was the Chinese secret?

a)

How to make cotton.

b)

How to make fabric.

c)

How to grow silk worms.

d)

How to make silk.

48.
What positive effect did keeping the secret have on China?
a)
China was concerned the silk worm population would go down too fast. 
b)
Chinese were afraid their people would leave China. 
c)
People would have to come to China and trade. (more money)
d)
The Chinese thought people would be upset by the cruelty to animals.
49.
Why did people travel in caravans (large groups)?
a)
for company
b)
it was cheaper
c)
for safety
d)
it was a law
50.
About how long was the Silk Road?
a)
2,000 miles
b)
1,000 miles
c)
3,000 miles
d)
4,000 miles
51.
What disease began on the Silk Road that devastated parts of the world?
a)
Chicken Pox
b)
Flu
c)
Dehydration 
d)
Bubonic Plague (Black Plague)
52.

Which product was NOT exchanged on the Silk Road?

a)

silk

b)

plastic

c)

exotic animals

d)

spices

53.

The countries of Central Asia were once republics of Russia / Soviet Union

a)

True

b)

False

54.

Many of the people in Central Asia are farmers and nomadic herders

a)

True

b)

False

55.

The climate in Central Asia is generally dry

a)

True

b)

False

56.

The Silk Road was an important part of Central Asia's history

a)

True

b)

False

57.

Uzbekistan has the largest population of the Central Asian countries

a)

True

b)

False

58.

There is a lot of Russian influence in Kazakhstan

a)

True

b)

False

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