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WorksheetsWorld History (F21) - Midterm/Final Review
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 11mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The Bubonic plague was spread by (Unit 1)
a)
an overall drop in temperatures known as a “little ice age.”
b)
poisoned water from the town wells.
c)
the Great Famine.
d)
rats infested with fleas carrying the bacterium.
2.
The Maya city-states were (Unit 1)
a)
regularly at war with each other.
b)
governed by townspeople and peasants
c)
sparsely populated religious centers.
d)
populated until the twentieth century.
3.
The greatest political power in the Inca Empire was the (Unit 1)
a)
governor of each imperial quarter.
b)
leader of the labor service in Cuzco.
c)
nobility from the provinces near Cuzco.
d)
emperor, who claimed to be divine.
4.
The artistic movement of the Renaissance influenced the artists of northern Europe to paint (Unit 1)
a)
large frescoes.
b)
detailed books of illustrations.
c)
church ceilings and walls.
d)
sides and decks of ships.
5.
African people were captured and forcibly sent to the Americas as part of the (Unit 1)
a)
balance of trade.
b)
theory of mercantilism.
c)
triangular trade route.
d)
Society of Friends.
6.
The Seven Years War resulted in (Unit 1)
a)
formation of the East India Company.
b)
an increase in slave trade to the Americas.
c)
France's withdrawal from India.
d)
Portugal's domination of world trade.
7.
Which of these describes the Thirty Years’ War? (Unit 1)
a)
a conflict based on religious fanaticism
b)
a dispute with political, religious, and territorial motives
c)
A conflict that involved Dutch Reformed and Catholic factions
d)
a war over succession to the throne of the Holy Roman Empire
8.
The witchcraft trials in Europe targeted which demographic? (Unit 1)
a)
poor single women in their 50s
b)
wealthy married women in their 30s
c)
poor young women in their 40s
d)
poor widowed women in their 50s
9.
What social, cultural, and economic characteristics defined the Tokugawa era in Japan? Select all that apply. (Unit 2)
a)
Japan’s class system became rigid.
b)
Samurai transitioned from warriors to managers.
c)
Foreign missionaries were free to enter Japan and convert citizens.
d)
Cultural developments included the rise of fiction and Kabuki theater.
e)
Banking and paper money became prominent, as did a strong merchant class.
10.
Which of the following did the Ming dynasty accomplish? (Unit 2)
a)
running an effective government
b)
expelling Christian missionaries
c)
decentralizing the bureaucracy
d)
defeating a peasant revolt
11.
The Russians defeated Napoleon’s Grand Army by (Unit 2)
a)
retreating hundreds of miles and burning their own villages and countryside.
b)
waiting to attack during the brutal Russian winter.
c)
splitting their meager forces in half and attacking from two sides.
d)
joining with Egypt, which attacked Turkey to draw Napoleon from Russia.
12.
The textile industry in England met its last major challenge to full mechanization with the development of (Unit 2)
a)
the flying shuttle.
b)
the water-powered loom.
c)
improvements to the steam engine.
d)
the spool.
13.
Abolitionism threatened to remove much of the free labor from Southern plantations in the United States.<br />Abolitionism was (Unit 2)
a)
a movement to do away with slavery.
b)
a plan to hire workers.
c)
the system of using Africans as laborers.
d)
the method of harvesting crops in the South.
14.
After the Opium War, China tried to resist giving too much control to Britain by (Unit 3)
a)
increasing domestic opium production to reduce the need for imports.
b)
inviting the United States to be an ally in a war against Britain.
c)
refusing to trade with the British in spite of the treaty.
d)
offering the same trade concessions to other countries as well.
15.
Austria-Hungary was concerned about Serbia’s desire to be an independent state because (Unit 3)
a)
of Austria-Hungary's worries about its own Slavic minorities.
b)
of feelings in Austria-Hungary that Serbia was not capable of being independent.
c)
of Austria-Hungary’s fear of Serbia’s superior military strength.
d)
of Austria-Hungary’s history of disliking Slavic peoples.
16.
What did trench warfare cause? (Unit 3)
a)
defeat of France at the start of the war
b)
Russia’s defeat on the Eastern Front
c)
stalemate on the Western Front
d)
troop movement on the Eastern Front
17.
The Great Depression was caused primarily by (Unit 4)
a)
an economic downturn and the U.S. stock market crash.
b)
the failure of nations to reduce their military forces.
c)
a new interest in Marxist theory.
d)
the strengthening of European banks
18.
For the first two years of the war, Hitler did not increase armaments production because (Unit 4)
a)
he did not want to ruin citizens’ morale.
b)
he did not have enough raw materials to do so.
c)
the leading military men said it wasn’t necessary.
d)
the Allies weren’t putting up much of a fight.
19.
The Soviet blockade of West Berlin was intended to (Unit 4)
a)
weaken Western superpowers.
b)
halt the creation of a West German state.
c)
ease the tensions between East and West.
d)
encourage the spread of communism.
20.
Which event led to improved relations between the United States and China? (Unit 4)
a)
end of the war in Vietnam
b)
President Richard Nixon’s state visit to China
c)
election of Deng Xiaoping
d)
end of Communist Party rule in China
21.
Muslim leaders such as the Ayatollah Khomeini opposed the shah of Iran because they (Unit 4)
a)
disapproved of his open posture toward Iraq.
b)
were members of a different ethnic group than the one to which the shah belonged.
c)
believed Islamic law should be eliminated.
d)
thought the shah promoted a culture of materialism.
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