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Worksheets10th Grade Honors World History Mid-Term Study Guide (p 2- 2021)
Total questions: 80
Worksheet time: 40mins
Which of the following was not a cultural accomplishment of Aksum?
written language
commemorative steles
minted coins
moveable type
What early African kingdom converted to Christianity probably through the influence of Frumentius?
Kush
Aksum
Bantu
Gupta
Polygamy is best defined as the . . .
worship of more than one god.
marriage of sisters to brothers.
marriage to more than one spouse.
worship of nature.
What was the religion of most of the people in sub-Saharan Africa?
tribal religions
Christianity
Islam
Buddhism
What caused the collapse of the Gupta Empire?
a lack of ingenuity
corruption in government
Muslim invasion
repeated attacks of the White Huns
If Bantu migration occurred more recently than the Tower of Babel, which of the following was not a possible change in central and southern Africa resulting from the migration?
intermarriage
a common language for all
conquest
original residents relocating
Which empire experienced perhaps the greatest era of prosperity and achievement for India?
Gupta
Mauryan
Pax Sinica
Han
Which of the following was not a contribution of the Gupta Empire?
silk
theories of gravity
math and science contributions
medical knowledge
Which of the following is not true about Buddhism?
supported by Gupta Empire
promoted by Asoka
adopted some Buddhist ideas
worshipped Brahma, Vishnu, and
Shiva
Justinian's goal during his reign was to . . .
conquer the Muslim kingdom.
conquer the Russian tribes.
restore the power of the patriarch.
restore the greatness of the Roman Empire.
Which of the following was not a threat to Constantinople?
commercial rivals form the West
Crusaders from the West
Mongolians from the East
Muslims from the East
Which army annihilated the Byzantine army at the Battle of Manzikert?
Bulgar
Ottoman Turk
Roman
Seljuk Turk
initially, Muhammad was persecuted in Mecca because of fear that he would . . .
become a leader.
convert men to monotheism.
interfere with the profitable business of the Black Stone.
take over the trade in Mecca.
The Eastern Roman Empire became known as the . . .
Byzantine Empire.
Islamic Empire.
Russian Empire.
Turkish Empire.
What fierce Mongolian warriors invaded Russia in the thirteenth century?
Slavs
Tartars
Varangians
Bedouins
The Byzantine secret weapon that would burn on water was called . . .
acid weapon.
Greek fire.
sulfur water.
Bulgar powder.
What is the finest example of Byzantine architecture?
Blue Mosque
Cathedral of Novgorod
Hagia Sophia
St. Basil's Cathedral
The major problem after Muhammad's death was that . . .
Islam failed to spread.
he did not appoint a successor.
the center of Islam moved to Jerusalem.
his teachings were never written down.
The Arabs trace their beginnings to . . .
David.
Isaac.
Ishmael.
Solomon.
Constantinople's biggest commercial rival was . . .
Jerusalem.
Mecca.
Rome.
Venice.
What culture had a strong impact on Russia?
Greek
Roman
Egyptian
Byzantine
The Muslim advance in Europe was stopped by the Battle of . . .
Abbasid.
Manzikert.
Tours.
Barcelona.
The Slavic alphabet was adapted from the . . .
Arabian alphabet.
Greek alphabet.
Roman alphabet.
Turkish alphabet.
What is the name of the individual who calls the Muslim faithful to prayer?
minaret
caliph
kaaba
muezzin
The Umayyad caliphate and the Abbasid caliphate differed in that the . . .
Umayyads allowed non-Arabs to hold government positions,
Abbasids allowed non-Arabs to hold government positions.
Abbasids allowed non-Arabs to convert to Islam.
Umayyads allowed non-Arabs to convert to Islam.
The ceremonial practice of committing suicide was . . .
Bushi
Hara-kiri
Kamikazi
Jujitsu
Which rivers did the Grand Canal connect?
Mekong and Yangtze
Yellow and Yangtze
Xi and Yellow
Xi and Huang He
Japanese warriors were called . . .
Bushido.
hara-kiri.
samurai.
shogun.
The Taika Reform changed Japan from . . .
a clan government to a centralized government headed by the emperor.
a centralized government headed by the emperor to a clan government.
a combined clan government to a limited emperorship.
clan rule to a federal government.
What Japanese family used marriage alliances to rule Japan?
Yamato
Yoritomo
Fujiwara
Shotoku
What was the basic social, religious, and political unit in early Japanese society?
family
clan
caste
tribe
The practice of footbinding was probably started during the _____________ dynasty.
Song
Tang
Yuan
Han
Which of the following did not contribute to the collapse of the Tang dynasty?
wastefulness of rulers
foreign invasion
rebellion
bandit gangs
What was the name of a famous Buddhist temple built in Khmer?
Taika
Dai Viet
Angkor Wat
Champa
What religion is based on the belief that a gifted person can interact with spirits?
Shamanism
Taoism
Shintoism
Buddhism
Which of the following was not an achievement of the Tang dynasty?
stable government
expanding empire
increased trade
conquering Korea
What religion means “the way of the gods”?
Taoism
Buddhism
Hinduism
Shintoism
Which of the following groups did not live in Mongolia?
Khmers
Avars
Turks
Huns
Which of the following was not an achievement of the Song dynasty?
flamethrower
active trade
porcelain
political strength
Which of the following is not a way to classify Indian groups?
culture areas
steles
tribes
language families
Which of the following was not part of the Triple Alliance?
Texcoco
Aztecs
Mayans
Tlacopan
Which of the following was not a reason for the decline of Mayan civilization?
prolonged warfare
strong adapting rulers
natural disasters
disease
Which of the following was not part of the Incan religion?
nature worship
animism
magic
the all-important moon god
Which of the following was not a common part of North American Indian religion?
the “Great Spirit”
shamans
human sacrifice to the sun god
creation and flood stories
Which of the following was not a common element of Indian religion?
exclusive belief in the sun god
human sacrifice
shamans
superstition
What is the name of the Indian god whose worshipers believed that he would return one day?
Ceiba
Quetzalcoatl
Tenochtitlán
Tikal
Which system was used for trade in the Inca empire?
ceiba
quipu
money
barter
Which of the following was not a major period in Mayan history?
Classic Period
Postclassic Period
Midclassic Period
Preclassic Period
Which of the following groups of Indians was not classified as Mound Builders?
Eastern Woodlands
Hopewell
Mississippian
Adena
Which of the following was not one of the environmental zones of Mayan civilization?
Pacific coastal plain
Yucatán Peninsula
Valley of Cuzco
the highlands
The College of Cardinals attempted to fix the problem of immoral men being popes by having what group of people choose the pope?
Nobles
Emperors
Serfs
Churchmen
Vassal
Who was the reforming pope who outlawed lay investiture and won a victory over Henry IV at Canossa?
Innocent II
Gregory VII
Gregory I
LeoI
Boniface VIII
Who provided protection on the local level following the collapse of Charlemagne’s empire?
counts
dukes
freemen
laymen
Which powerful pope helped one of the last Hohenstaufen rulers to secure his throne?
Gregory I
Gregory VII
Leo I
Innocent III
Who was the first of the Hohenstaufens to rule the Holy Roman Empire?
Frederick I
Otto I
Frederick II
Henry VI
Louis IX
Monks began to compile the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle during what king's reign?
John
Edward I
Alfred
Henry II
George III
All of the following rulers received territory after the Treaty of Verdun except . . .
Charles the Bald.
Otto.
Louis the German.
Lothair.
Who grew up in Sicily and later broke his promise to Innocent III?
Edward I
Frederick I
Frederick II
Philip II
Edward III
The Capetian kings were able to increase their power over feudal lords by . . .
producing sons to keep the line of succession clear.
enlarging royal possessions by conquest and through marriage alliances.
developing a centralized government.
all the above.
Philip II tripled the size of his domain by taking land from which English king?
Henry II
Henry IV
John
Edward I
James I
All of the following are Roman Catholic teachings except . . .
purgatory.
feudalism.
seven sacraments.
mass.
Holy Eucharist.
The middle class accomplished all the following except . . .
contributing to the decline of the feudal system.
threatening the position of the nobility in society.
weakening the political authority of the nobility.
weakening the authority of kings.
Which of the following men was not a Scholastic thinker?
Abelard
Anselm
Aquinas
Bacon
All the following men were medieval popes except . . .
Gregory VII.
Innocent III.
Philip IV.
Leo I.
Which of the following is the correct order, from lowest to highest, of the members of a craft guild?
master, journeyman, apprentice
journeyman, master, apprentice
apprentice, journeyman, master
apprentice, master, journeyman
Paris and Bologna were known for their . . .
cathedrals.
guilds.
markets.
universities.
The German league that sought to control and organize trade in much of northern Europe was the . . .
Champagne League.
Hanseatic League.
League of the Germanic States.
League of the Baltic Sea.
Art and architecture of the Middle Ages were most influenced by the . . .
church.
feudal lord.
middle class.
monarch.
Which of the following was not an English victory over France during the Hundred Years' War?
Agincourt
Crecy
Poitiers
Bosworth Field
Vernacular literature developed first in the form of . . .
long narrative poems.
short poetry.
short stories.
plays.
The primary centers of education during the early Middle Ages were . . .
cathedrals and monasteries.
universities.
town schools.
manor schools.
Which of the following did not lead to the Hundred Years' War between France and England?
France's threat to English wool trade
England's attempt to take Flanders
England's possession of French lands
Edward III's claim to the French throne
The nation of Spain was created by the union of which two thrones?
Aragon and Portugal
Aragon and Castile
Castile and Portugal
Castile and Leon
What group did the people of the Iberian Peninsula seek to drive out?
Christians
Jews
Moors
Magyars
Moneychangers grew in importance because of their ability to . . .
judge the approximate value of coins.
counterfeit currency.
print and coin money.
perform their services without a fee.
All the following encouraged the revival of trade except . . .
reopened trade routes.
Unam Sanctam.
markets and fairs.
banking.
The new intellectual movement that had its roots in Bible study was known as . . .
mysticism.
classicism.
Scholasticism.
Romanism.
What political entity involved an independent king who ruled a group of people having common interests?
city-state
nation-state
empire
kingdom
Which of the following rulers was a Habsburg ruler?
Louis IX
Edward I
Philip IV
Maximilian I
Which of the following did not contribute to a revival of learning during the twelfth century?
improved economic and political conditions
influence of Byzantine and Arabian civilizations
the growth of towns
desire for maintaining existing knowledge
