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Fall Semester Exam Part 2

Total questions: 82

Worksheet time: 21hrs 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Maya were the first recorded civilization to feature the concept of ________ in their number system.

a)

1

b)

- 1

c)

0

d)

Infinity

2.

Which color represents where the Maya civilization was located?

a)

blue

b)

gray

c)

red

d)

green

3.
The Mayas were skillful 
a)
astronomers
b)
farmers
c)
mathematicians 
d)
all of the above
4.

Which empire was located in Central America?

a)

Maya

b)

Aztec

c)

Inca

d)

None of the above

5.

Which empire had city-states such as Tikal and Copan?

a)

Maya

b)

Aztec

c)

Inca

d)

Maya and Aztec

6.

Which empire was influenced by the Olmecs?

a)

Maya

b)

Aztec

c)

Inca

d)

All of the above

7.

Mesoamerica refers to ....

a)

North America

b)

to a geographical and cultural area which extends from central Mexico down through Central America.

c)

to a land in Canada that was inhabited by North American Indians.

8.

Olmec civilization was

a)

the biggest civilization in Africa

b)

the earliest known civilization in Mesoamerica.

9.

The term “Meso” means

a)

Middle

b)

South

c)

North

d)

East

10.

Olmec Civilization developed a

a)

Calendar

b)

Shoes

c)

Jewelry

d)

Farming

11.

Olmecs carved large .....

a)

buildings

b)

Armies

c)

large heads from basalt

d)

Skyscrapers

12.

Glyphs are

a)

are tall buildings

b)

bathrooms

c)

pictures that represent words

13.

Olmec culture spread throughout much of Mesoamerica by

a)

Trading

b)

reading

c)

camels

d)

book clubs

14.

What was the capitol of the Aztec empire?

a)

Tenochan

b)

Tenochtitlan

c)

Miamoi

d)

Mexico city

15.
The Aztec capital city was built in the middle of Lake __________.
a)
Michigan
b)
Tenochtitlan
c)
Texcoco
d)
Mexico
16.

Which of these is the Mayan capital?

a)

Tenochtitlan

b)

Chichen Itza

c)

Yucatan Peninsula

d)

Machu Picchu

17.
What civilization came up with the zero?
a)
Mayans
b)
Aztecs
c)
Olmecs
d)
Incas
18.
The capital of the Byzantine Empire was located in which city?
a)
Rome
b)
Constantinople
c)
Kiev
d)
Carthage
19.
The Byzantine Empire preserved the cultural heritage of what two places?
a)
Greece & Persia
b)
Rome & Persia
c)
Greece & Rome
d)
Russia & Rome
20.
The importance of Justinian's Code is that:
a)
It provided equality for women
b)
It outlawed slavery
c)
It was based on Christian beliefs
d)
It was the basis of western law codes 
21.
Where was the center of Orthodox Christianity?
a)
Rome
b)
Kiev
c)
Carthage
d)
Constantinople
22.
The split of the church is known as what?
a)
The Crusades
b)
The Eastern Split
c)
The Western Split
d)
The Schism
23.

Who was the head of the Byzantine Church?

a)

The Emperor

b)

The Pope

c)

The Constable

d)

The President

24.
Which Emperor was responsible for organizing and simplifying old Roman law into a new code?
a)
Constantine
b)
Diocletian
c)
Justinian
d)
Xerxes
25.
What is the name of this Byzantine domed structure that originally served as a church?
a)
Dome of the Rock
b)
Pantheon
c)
Hagia Sophia
d)
Parthenon
26.

What church was found in the Byzantine Empire?

a)

Eastern Orthodox

b)

Roman Catholic

c)

Lutheran

d)

Methodist

27.
Who was the famous lady that influenced her husband to increase some legal rights of women?
a)
Irene
b)
Theodora
c)
Joan of Arc 
d)
Eleanor of Aquitaine 
28.
What was the capital city of the Byzantine Empire? 
a)
Rome 
b)
Athens 
c)
Constantinople 
d)
Italy 
29.

A form of art made from small pieces of stone, glass and/or title is better known as

a)

Mosaic

b)

Mural

c)

Portrait

d)

Sculpture

30.

What was Justinian's main goal?

a)

He wanted to restore the Old Roman Empire

b)

He wanted to restore Alexander the Great's Empire

c)

He wanted to spear Islam

d)

He wanted to clear Bosporus

31.

What area did Byzantine missionaries spread Orthodox Christianity to?

a)

Russia

b)

Turkey

c)

Gaul

d)

The Alps

32.

The Hippodrome was facility for?

a)

Chariot races

b)

Religious services

c)

The Olympic Games

d)

None of the above

33.

What is the Hagia Sophia?

a)

A church

b)

A castle

c)

A towering statue

d)

Shrine to Sophia I

34.

In 1054, a schism, or complete break, separated

a)

the Eastern and Western Churches

b)

The South Slaves

c)

Greeks and Byzantines

d)

Browns with Cleveland

35.

The language used by the later Byzantine emperors was

a)

Latin

b)

Persian

c)

Greek

d)

Slavic

36.
The Tang and Song is known as the 
a)
end of Chinese Civilization
b)
Dynastic Cycle
c)
Golden Age of China
d)
a and c
37.
The Sui Dyansty
a)
started the Grand Canal
b)
invented gunpowder
c)
invented silk
d)
was the Golden Age of China
38.
Trade from China to Europe  
a)
made China poor
b)
Silk Road
c)
passed along the Grand Canal
d)
came across the East China Sea
39.
What symbolized the status of women in the Song dynasty?
a)
Foot-binding
b)
Empress Wu
c)
The civil service exam
d)
The return of Confucianism
40.
What is civil service?
a)
The flow of nature
b)
Working on the wall
c)
Working for church
d)
Working for government
41.
What were the two most influential advancements of the Sui, Tang, and Song dynasties?
a)
Gunpowder and movable-type printing
b)
Engineering and art
c)
Poetry and medicine
d)
Astronomy and cartography
42.
Which is considered the greatest accomplishment of the Sui Dynasty?
a)
the building of the Grand Canal that connected northern cities to the agriculture regions in the south
b)
the building of the Great Wall of China, which protected China's border from invaders
c)
the creation of Rice Paddy agriculture which led to a surplus of food
43.
A series of rulers all from the same family is referred to as 
a)
a kingdom
b)
an empire
c)
a dynasty
d)
the king's list
44.
This was used to make the earliest printed book.
a)
Rudder
b)
Movable type printing
c)
Woodblock printing
d)
Coal
45.

Which achievements are most closely associated with the Tang and Song dynasties?

a)

spinning wheel and stirrup

b)

domes and arched bridges

c)

gunpowder and magnetic compass

d)

cannon and longbow

46.
True or False: The Mongolian Empire was the largest continuous empire in history (land size).
a)
True
b)
False
47.

Who was the most powerful leader of the Mongols?

a)

Mansa Musa

b)

Genghis Khan

c)

Qin Shi Huang

d)

Kublai Khan

48.

Which animal was most important to the Mongols?

a)

Horses

b)

Dogs

c)

Elephants

d)

Cow

49.

Mongolian soldiers were experts with which weapon?

a)

Bow and arrows

b)

Samurai swords

c)

Bayonets

d)

Axe and Shield

50.
Which of these best defines feudalism?
a)
A political and economic arrangement in which a lord provides protection in exchange for loyalty and service.
b)
A hierarchy designed to ensure only kings are protected.
c)
A system of exchange where laborers work for wages in the form of money.
d)
A social order with kings at the top and knights at the bottom.
51.

What was a fief?

a)

Any thing of value given to a vassal by a lord, including land

b)

The currency of Medieval Europe

c)

The Medieval government

52.
Chivalry was
a)
a code of honor practiced by samurai
b)
a code of honor practiced by knights
c)
the right of kings to rule
d)
the right of serfs to be free
53.
this leader of the Franks united Christian Europe and was crowned Holy Roman Emperor
a)
Caesar Augustus
b)
Charlemagne
54.
Feudalism is a political and economic system. In the Middle Ages, it worked because it provided something that people needed. What did people need?
a)
Freedom
b)
Protection
c)
Rights
d)
Education
55.
Who was the great king of the Franks and emperor of the Holy Roman Empire?
a)
Charlemagne
b)
William the Conqueror
c)
King Henry IV
d)
Pope Gregory VII
56.

Who worked the land and was often treated unfairly under the feudal system?

a)

knight

b)

king

c)

serf

d)

lord

57.
True of false: Peasants could leave whenever they wanted
a)
True
b)
False
58.

In the feudal system, which group had the most power?

a)

Monarchs

b)

Nobles

c)

Knights

d)

The Pope/Church

59.

Who is King Clovis

a)

King of the Saxons

b)

King of the Franks

c)

King of the Ostrogoths

d)

King of the Angles

60.
Most teaching took place where?
a)
town schools
b)
manors
c)
churches/cathedrals
d)
libraries
61.
Who was crowned Holy Roman Emperor by Pope Leo III?
a)
William the Conqueror
b)
Charlemagne
c)
Donald Trump
d)
Clovis
62.
What present day country did the Franks live in?
a)
France
b)
Germany
c)
Italy
d)
Spain
63.

The Fall of the Roman Empire caused which of the following:

a)

made people move back to the cities

b)

help trade increase with no Emperor

c)

help start an education boom

d)

made people move to the country

64.
Land was to the feudal system as ________ is to modern society.
a)
Money
b)
Real estate
c)
Education
d)
Politics
65.
In Feudalism, who might have more power than the King?
a)
Serfs
b)
Knights
c)
Lords
d)
Pope
66.
The Middle Ages began when the.....
a)
Roman Empire fell
b)
Greeks were polytheistic
c)
Agricultural Revolution began
d)
the Reformation started
67.

Warriors who rode on horseback and served their lords were called

a)

knights

b)

Vikings

c)

chivalry

d)

vassals

68.
Which German priest started the Reformation?
a)
John Calvin
b)
Henry VIII
c)
Pope Paul III
d)
Martin Luther
69.
Luther was ___________ by Pope Leo III because of his criticisms.
a)
Promoted
b)
Excommunicated
c)
Killed
d)
Banished
70.
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
71.
People who followed Luther were called Lutherans or _____________.
a)
Reformers
b)
Protestants
c)
Huguenots
d)
Calvinists
72.
Who created a Christian society in Geneva, Switzerland?
a)
Henry VIII
b)
Martin Luther
c)
John Calvin
d)
Pope Clement VII
73.
John Calvin believed in ________________.
a)
Free Will
b)
Pre-Destination
c)
Purgatory
d)
Indulgences
74.
Why did Henry VIII create the Church of England?
a)
Divorce his wife
b)
Start war with Pope
c)
Religious differences with Catholics
d)
Liked Lutheranism
75.
Why did Henry VIII wanted to divorce Catherine of Aragon?
a)
Didn't bear son
b)
She cheated on him
c)
They were different religions
d)
War with Spain
76.
What did the Catholic Church sell to forgive sins?
a)
Forgiveness
b)
Sacraments
c)
Indulgences
d)
Confession
77.
Which of the following best helped Martin Luther's ideas reach other parts of Europe? 
a)
The Bible
b)
The printing press
c)
Church Hierarchy
d)
The Diet of Worms
78.
Fill in the blank. Luther believed that ________________ was how people would end up in heaven.
a)
faith
b)
indulgences
c)
good deeds
d)
going to church
79.
All Church activities were in this language.
a)
Latin
b)
French
c)
Spanish
d)
Pig Latin
80.

Before the Reformation, Christian churches were ___________

a)

Jewish

b)

Roman Catholic

c)

Muslim

d)

None of the Above

81.
Who was Martin Luther?
a)
A German Monk
b)
An Italian Monk
c)
An anarchist
d)
An athiest
82.
Who was the Holy Roman Emperor that outlawed Martin Luther?
a)
Henry VIII
b)
Charles V
c)
Frederick of Saxony
d)
Johan Tetzel

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