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Total questions: 100

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Name
Class
Date
1.

2. Which form of government developed in Athens during the Golden Age?

a)

Aristocracy

b)

Oligarchy

c)

Monarchy

d)

Democracy

2.

4. The government in which power lies in the hand of just a few people is a...

a)

Constitution

b)

Mercantilism

c)

Oligarchy

d)

Democracy

3.

7. what is a polis?

a)

A. An ordinary working citizen in ancient Greece

b)

B. A simple story that illustrates an idea.

c)

C. an Ancient Greek city-state

d)

D. a tax paid by the Greeks to the Government

4.

13. What continent is Greece on?

a)

A. Asia

b)

B. Africa

c)

C. Australia

d)

D. Europe

5.

14. A cruel and oppressive ruler is called a....

a)

A. Aristocrat

b)

B. President

c)

C. King

d)

D. Tyrant

6.

What was one of the main reasons for building Roman roads?

a)

to allow tribunes to travel throughout the empire

b)

to allow Rome's armies to travel quickly across the empire

c)

to allow invasions from barbarians throughout the empire

d)

to allow slaves to travel the countryside in the empire

7.

Why did the Roman republic have three branches of government?

a)

They provided one strong ruler

b)

They provided a dynasty of powerful rulers

c)

They provided a system of checks and balances

d)

They provided a way to divide society by social classes.

8.

What is the name of this great Roman achievement?

a)

Stupa

b)

Coliseum

c)

Ziggurat

d)

Pathenon

9.

What Roman achievement does the picture emphasize?

a)

dome

b)

arch

c)

aqueduct

d)

pillar

10.

Which Roman achievement is depicted above?

a)

arch

b)

dome

c)

pillar

d)

coliseum

11.

Which of the following shows how Rome's government progressed over time?

a)

empire, republic, dictatorship, monarchy

b)

dictatorship, empie, republic, monarchy

c)

monarchy, republic, dictatorship, empire

d)

republic, monarchy, dictatorship, empire

12.
What was the new name given to Byzantine after Constantine moved the capital?
a)
Constantinople
b)
Constantinian
c)
Byzantium
d)
Istanbul
13.
Who invaded the Byzantine Empire that led to its collapse?
a)
Seljuk Turks
b)
Ottoman Turks
c)
Arabs
d)
None of the above
14.
What is the new name of Constantinople?
a)
Persepolis
b)
Persia
c)
Turkey
d)
Istanbul
15.
How many continents are there?
a)
5
b)
6
c)
7
d)
8
16.
What does absolute monarch mean?
a)
a group of people who control shopping
b)
A single ruler who rules with the opinion of all his subjects
c)
a king/queen who believes their power comes from God
d)
a king/queen who holds all the power in their country
17.
What is divine right?
a)
the idea that God created the monarchy and the monarch is His representative on Earth
b)
kings/ queens who hold all the power within their states' boundaries
18.
Imperialism is __________.
a)
when a powerful nation uses its resources to help a weaker nation
b)
when a weaker nation invites a powerful nation to help it industrialize
c)
when a powerful nation takes control of the economy and government of a weaker nation
d)
when weak nations join together to fight a strong nation
19.
Economic motives for imperialism include _________.
a)
a desire to spread Christianity
b)
a need for military bases around the world
c)
a need for raw materials to be used in factories
d)
a desire to gain glory
20.
The race for European countries to claim land in Africa was called the _________.
a)
Scramble for Africa
b)
African Marathon
c)
Great Competition
d)
Monopoly
21.

The desire and attempt to expand a country’s territory

a)

patriotism

b)

expansionism

c)

nationalism

d)

colonialism

22.
The idea that reason should guide society rather than tradition helped cause the revolution and came from
a)
the Declaration of Independence
b)
the Scientific Revolution
c)
the Enlightenment
d)
all of the above
23.
Where was the only successful slave revolt in history?
a)
Cuba
b)
Ecuador
c)
Haiti
d)
Venezuela
24.

What were the outcomes of the Napoleonic Code?

a)

Enlightenment Principles

b)

Expanded freedom of speech

c)

Restoration of slavery in Caribbean territories

d)

Took away rights from women

e)

All of the Above

25.
How did the English Bill of Rights limit the power of the monarch?
a)
The monarch was forbidden to suspend laws without the consent of Parliament.
b)
The monarch was given the exclusive power to raise an army.
c)
The king and queen were executed.
d)
All royal lands were given to the third estate.
26.
What was the name of the killing machine used to behead traitors during the French Revolution?
a)
The Grand Blancs
b)
The Guillotine
c)
The Bourgeoisie
d)
The Sans-Culottes
27.
Which branch writes the laws?
a)
Legislative
b)
Judicial
c)
Executive
d)
Supreme Court
28.
Which branch interprets the laws?
a)
Judicial
b)
Legislative
c)
Executive
d)
The President
29.
Which branch enforces the laws?
a)
Judicial
b)
Executive
c)
Legislative
d)
Congress
30.

Why were tensions heightened among countries in Europe after 1900?

a)

Socialists had seized power

b)

Some nations refused to trade with each other.

c)

Nations began mobilizing for war

d)

People were joining the Black Hand.

31.

Initially, how was the war effort on the Western Front characterized?

a)

slow but steady advancement of the German army on the ground.

b)

trench warfare that kept both sides in the same positions for four years.

c)

decisive victories by the French army and swift retreat of German forces.

d)

innovative strategies that used new technologies available to both armies.

32.

As the war progressed, why did both the Allied Powers and the Central Powers seek new allies?

a)

get more money and supplies.

b)

expand their colonial empires

c)

pave the way for peace negotiations.

d)

open new avenues for commerce.

33.

Why was Germany especially opposed to Article 231 of the Treaty of Versailles?

a)

forced Germany to reduce the size of its army and navy.

b)

returned the territories of Alsace and Lorraine to France.

c)

awarded sections of eastern Germany to the new Polish state.

d)

held Germany (and Austria) responsible for the war and required reparations

34.
A stalemate is
a)
2 countries must break their alliances
b)
no side can win a decisive victory 
c)
a victor is declared
d)
no side is able to launch an attack
35.
France, Russia, and Britain were known as
a)
Central
b)
Southern
c)
Allied
d)
Northern
36.

What is Propaganda?

a)

A prop that is used in the war

b)

Illustrations that influence people to be apart or support the war

c)

Illustrations that influence you to just think a certain way

d)

Are illustrations of war

37.
What Treaty Ended WWI?
a)
Treaty of Versailles
b)
Treaty of Paris
c)
Olive Branch Petition
d)
League of Nations
38.
What was created by Woodrow Wilson to help maintain peace?
a)
Treaty of Versailles
b)
League of Nations
c)
Treaty of Paris
d)
Woodrow Wilson did not suggest anything he was against peace
39.
Militarism means....
a)
Building up armed forces and getting ready for war
b)
Having pride in your nation
c)
Trying to build an empire
d)
Agreements to help others
40.
The U.S. entered World War I in
a)
1918
b)
1914
c)
1917
d)
1920
41.
Which German action angered Americans?
a)
unrestricted submarine warfare
b)
the sinking of the Titanic
c)
imperialism in Africa
d)
creating the League of Nations
42.
What was event that directly started the Great Depression?
a)
The Treaty of Versailles
b)
The Stock Market Crash
c)
The October Revolution
d)
Hitler being named Chancellor
43.
Hitler joined the German Workers Party which later became known as . . .
a)
The Fascists
b)
The Third Reich
c)
The Swastika
d)
The Nazis
44.
Adolf Hitler used which of the following to help the Nazi Party rise to power?
a)
Anti-Semitism
b)
German Nationalism and Pride
c)
The effects of the Great Depression
d)
All of the Above
45.
Fascism is an ideology that believes in . . .
a)
Nationalistic Pride
b)
Extreme loyalty and devotion to the state over the individual
c)
Control over information disseminated to the public
d)
All of the above
46.
After Germany invaded the Sudetenland (German part of Czechoslovakia), European Powers engaged in a policy called . . .  
a)
Realpolitik
b)
Appeasement
c)
Militarism
d)
Pacifism  
47.
The Russian "Bloody Sunday" in 1905 led to . . . 
a)
The abdication of the Czar
b)
The rise of the Boshevik Party
c)
The re-establishment of the Duma (Russian Parliament)
d)
Nicolas II taking the crown
48.
Josef Stalin introduced several programs to transition to socialist economic principles with state ownership which were called . . . 
a)
Non-Aggression Pact
b)
Five Year Plans
c)
The Great Purge
d)
The Communist Manifesto
49.
The final step that led the Allies to declare war on Germany was . . . 
a)
German violation of the Munich Agreement
b)
Italian conquest of Ethiopia
c)
Japanese invasion of China and the "Rape of Nanjing"
d)
Invasion of Poland
50.
Where did WW2 take place? 
a)
Europe 
b)
The Pacific islands
c)
North Africa 
d)
All of the above 
51.
Who was the leader of the the Soviet Union during WWII?
a)
Adolf Hitler
b)
Benito Mussolini
c)
Mikhail Gorbachev
d)
Joseph Stalin
52.
name of the genocide against the Jews by the Nazis
a)
Holocaust
b)
Night of Broken Glass
c)
Great Purge
d)
Great Leap Forward
53.
Which 3 countries made up the Axis Powers?
a)
American, England, and Russia
b)
Sweden, Germany, and Denmark
c)
Italy, Russia, and Austria
d)
Italy, Germany, and Japan
54.
The Allies consisted of......
a)
Japan, Germany, and America
b)
America, France, and Australia
c)
America, Soviet Union, and Britain
d)
Germany, China, Japan, and Hawaii
55.

What was the purpose of the Marshall Plan?

a)

to start a Cold War

b)

to punish Germany for building the Berlin Wall

c)

to fund the rebuilding of Europe

d)

to increase support for South Korea

56.

Which country was a founding member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization?

a)

Greece

b)

Turkey

c)

the United States

d)

West Germany

57.

What country put the first human-made space satellite into orbit around Earth?

a)

the United States

b)

Great Britain

c)

the Soviet Union

d)

France

58.

To stem the flow of refugees from East Germany through West Berlin, the leader of the Soviet Union ________________________.

a)

began a war with Korea

b)

sent missiles to Cuba

c)

put down a revolution in Hungary

d)

built a wall in Berlin

59.

The military arm of Mao Zedong’s Communist organization was the __________.

a)

the People’s Liberation Army

b)

the Nationalist Army

c)

the Occupied Shanghai Army

d)

the Taiwan Army

60.

What did Mao write in his Little Red Book?

a)

strategies for defeating Japan

b)

his thoughts on Communism

c)

rules for Chinese dignitaries

d)

appropriate lessons for children

61.

What was China’s Great Leap Forward in the late 1950s?

a)

an attempt in China to jump-start Socialism

b)

an attempt in China to cut ties with the USSR

c)

an attempt in China to invade Taiwan

d)

an attempt in China to build a democracy

62.

Korea was the site of the first ___________________ during the Cold War.

a)

nuclear battle

b)

proxy war

c)

bombing raid

d)

airlift

63.

What were the sites of the two major hot conflicts of the Cold War?

a)

Korea and Vietnam

b)

Germany and France

c)

Algeria and Morocco

d)

Cuba and Spain

64.

Why did the United States and the Soviet Union nearly start a nuclear war over Cuba?

a)

The Soviet Union sent missiles to Cuba.

b)

The United States attempted to colonize Cuba

c)

The Soviet Union began a blockade of Cuba.

d)

The United States flew spy planes over Cuba.

65.

What was the domino theory?

a)

A theory used to predict East German actions.

b)

A theory that explained the outcome of World War II.

c)

A theory that predicted the growth of the anti-war movement.

d)

A theory about the way communism might spread.

66.

What navigation tool helped European sailors know how far they had sailed from the equator?

a)

magnetic compass

b)

astrolabe

c)

telescope

d)

maps

67.

Which navigation tool helped European sailors know which direction they were going?

a)

astrolabe

b)

magnetic compass

c)

maps

d)

none of them

68.

Who started a Portuguese navigation school around 1419?

a)

Leif Ericsson

b)

Vasco de Gama

c)

Prince Henry

d)

Bartolomeu Diaz

69.

Which direction did Columbus sail in his attempt to reach Asia?

a)

north

b)

south

c)

east

d)

west

70.

Which statement BEST describes Prince Henry's navigation school?

a)

Prince Henry did not start a navigation school.

b)

Students were taught military arts that they would use to conquer Native Americans.

c)

Christopher Columbus attended the school.

d)

Sailors, scholars, mapmakers, and shipbuilders worked together there to improve sea travel.

71.

What is the Columbian Exhange?

a)

Exchange of ideas between America and Europe

b)

Exchange of different plants, animals, diseases between the New and Old World.

c)

Exchange of disease between colonists and Native Americans.

d)

Exchange of money between the Wergild and Ordeal

72.

What is the name of the voyage West Coast African slaves took to the Americas?

a)

The Middle Passage

b)

The Long Journey

c)

The Long Passage

d)

The Middle Journey

73.

If you were to draw a line that connected Africa to America to Europe what shape would you make?

a)

A rhododendron

b)

An Oval

c)

A Square

d)

A Triangle

74.

What were the 3 major motivating factors for Explorers?

a)

Gold, Silver, Treasure

b)

God, Glory, Gold

c)

God, Glory, Gallantry

d)

Honor, Justice, Reinhardt!

75.

The New World Is the ______________(s)

a)

The Americas

b)

The world after WWII

c)

Europe, Asia, Africa.

d)

The best song in the movie Aladdin.

76.
Enlightened thinkers based their philosophical beliefs on what two things?
a)
power and privilege
b)
money and fame
c)
good looks and charm
d)
reason and logic
77.
The Enlightenment is
a)
a time of rebirth
b)
a time when science ruled
c)
a time with people used reason and logic to explain the world
d)
a time when technology ruled
78.
Enlightenment philosopher who believed people had natural rights of life, liberty, and property.
a)
John Locke
b)
Montesquieu
c)
Rousseau
d)
Voltaire
79.
Enlightenment philosopher who believed to limit government, that it should be divided into separate branches that shared power.
a)
John Locke
b)
Montesquieu
c)
Rousseau
d)
Voltaire
80.
Natural Rights
a)
Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness.
b)
Life, Liberty, and Property
c)
Freedom
d)
Rights to say what we want, when we want to.
81.
What is another name for the Enlightenment?
a)
The Age of Reason
b)
The Age of Great Philosophers
c)
The Age of Religion
d)
The Age of Revolution
82.
According to John Locke, why are governments created?
a)
God gives monarchs a divine right to rule over their people
b)
People are naturally selfish and need a strong ruler to create order
c)
People set up governments to protect their lives and property
d)
Civil government must be established to offset the power of the church
83.
An agreement between people and the government to give up some rights for safety and protection
a)
Philosophers
b)
Democracy
c)
Social Contract
d)
Divine Right of Kings
84.
Voltaire was a big believer in which of the following?
a)
Freedom of Speech
b)
People are born wicked
c)
People are born free and equal
d)
The social contract
85.

During which years was the Enlightenment occurring in the world?

a)

1701 - 1788

b)

1776 - 1865

c)

1715 - 1789

d)

1987 - 2017

86.

The large geographical feature in the north of Africa which tremendously affected the way in which North Africans lived is called the ____________.

a)

Sahel

b)

Sahara

c)

Savannah

d)

Rainforest

87.

Which of the following made West African farming more efficient?

a)

iron tools (ironworking)

b)

improved seeds

c)

terraced hills

d)

irrigation systems

88.

Geography affected settlement patterns in West Africa.

a)

True

b)

False

89.

Where did the salt come from?

a)

Sahel

b)

Sahara

c)

Savannah

d)

Rainforest

90.

What was the largest city in Mansa Musa’s empire?

a)

Kenya

b)

Mali

c)

Timbuktu

d)

Ghana

91.

How did Islam spread though Africa?

a)

Preexisting trade routes

b)

Preachers went and spread the word

c)

Mansa Musa forced people to practice Islam

d)

Armies made people practice Islam

92.
Who masterminded the attack on the World Trade Center in 2001?
a)
Hitler
b)
Saddam Hussein
c)
ISIS
d)
Al Qaeda
93.
What is a use of fear and intimidation for political gain?
a)
Slavery
b)
Segregation
c)
Racism
d)
Terrorism
94.

He gave the official approval for the 9/11 attacks.

a)

Ramzi Yousef

b)

Osama bin Laden

c)

Dzhokhar Tsarnaev

d)

Tamerlan Tsarnaev

95.
What is one modern invention that has made research much easier in the past 10 years?
a)
Encyclopedias
b)
Internet search engine
c)
Textbooks
d)
Historians
96.
What are nuclear weapons and other weapons that spread poison chemicals or deadly diseases?
a)
Guns
b)
Weapons of mass destruction
c)
Bow and Arrows
d)
Tanks
97.

Did You Learn Anything From this Class

a)

Yes

b)

No

c)

Never was here

d)

All the Above

98.

Does History Repeat Itself

a)

No it Rhymes

b)

Yes all the time

99.

What is the Name of Our Mascot

a)

Granger

b)

Tiger

c)

Eagle

100.

Are you going to pass this test

a)

Yes

b)

No

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