WorksheetsExam Review Quiz
Total questions: 65
Worksheet time: 5hrs 25mins
Where did the Renaissance begin?
France
Italy
Spain
Germany
The idea that the sun is at the center of the universe is the ___________ theory.
geocentric
heliocentric
earthcentric
world's worst
Absolutist monarchs were ones who
sought to control all aspects of public and private life.
ran the government in a way that benefited the economy of other nations
governed as if the affairs of state should benefit the people.
respect the laws passed by the representative institutions.
Who was the English scientist who discovered the laws of gravitation?
Galileo
Newton
Kepler
Copernicus
Scientist who discovered that the heart worked like a pump
Newton
Harvey
Descartes
Galen
a king or queen whose ideas and actions were influenced by the Enlightenment thinkers
enlightened despot
natural rights
abolitionists
parliament
Which is NOT a tax imposed on the colonists by Great Britain?
Stamp Act
Sugar Act
Paper Crown Act
Tea Act
What was the result of the American Revolution?
The colonists became from free Great Britain.
The colonists moved back to Britain.
The colonists fought the French.
the colonist could no longer settle past the Appalachian mountains
The Third Estate was made up of these people.
clergy
nobles
common people
kings and queens
Why did the representatives of the Third Estate form the National Assembly?
voting in the Estates General was not fair
the king had ordered them to do so
they wanted an end to the Reign of Terror
they demanded that the king be put on trial and executed
The great French empire that Napoleon created eventually fell after the unsuccessful invasion of Russia. Why was the invasion considered a great disaster for Napoleon?
There was a massive air attack by the Russians that wiped out most of Napoleons army
Russia's scorched-earth policy and cold winter wiped out most of Napoleons army
The Battle of the Bulge wiped out most of Napoleons army
The newly formed United States allied with Russia to wipe out most of Napoleons army
What cause of the French Revolution is represented by this image?
Weak leadership of the monarchy
Unequal social class system
Economic crisis
Inspiration from the Enlightenment
Which event in which thousands of French citizens were killed is associated with this image?
Reign of Terror
Meeting of the Estates General
Rise of Napoleon
Storming of the Bastille
Napoleon used the ______________ to hurt Great Britain's economy.
Continental System
Socialism System
Laissez-Faire System
Annex System
Who was the leader of the reign of terror?
Robespierre
Louis XVI
Louis X
Murat
What event restored monarchies and the balance of power to Europe after the Napoleonic Wars?
Congress of Vienna
Parliament
League of Nations
Estates General
What was the purpose of the Tennis Court Oath?
To raise taxes of the the Third Estate
Write a constitution for France and limit the king's power
To make plans to storm the Bastille
To play tennis
Most people lived in ________ until the mid-1700's.
rural areas
town
urban cities
plantations
______ were wanted in factories because of lower wages and their small size was an advantage.
Children
married men
Unmarried men
Failing World History students
____ introduced a new theory of gov't called Communism which encouraged workers to rise up and take over the means of production.
Karl Marx
Henry Bessemer
Jethro Tull
John Kay
Businesses of the Industrial Revolution believed in capitalism where the Governments applied ______ principles and avoided heavy taxes, regulations, or interference in business
laissez-faire
bourgeoisie
hands on
proletariat
What was NOT a reason that people move to the cities during the Industrial revolution?
Jobs in factories
Jobs on the farm
to get away from discrimination
a better life
What are the run-down "apartments" that many people in large cities lived in called?
tenant farms
tenements
apartments
public housing
The Industrial Revolution grows in Britain because
they had access to coal reserves
they had laborers
they had a stable government
all of the above
What is the definition of socialism?
The idea that the means of production, distribution and exchange should be owned and regulated by the community as a whole.
The idea that all free men over the age of 21 of good standing should have the right to vote.
The idea that women should have equal political, social and economic rights as men.
The idea that a country’s trade and industry should be controlled by private owners for profit, rather than by the state.
Who created a workable electric light bulb?
Thomas Alva Edison
Alexander Graham Bell
Henry Bessemer
George Westinghouse
Who patented the telephone?
Henry Bessemer
George Pullman
Thomas Alva Edison
Alexander Graham Bell
The Congress of Vienna -
reclaimed American colonies
redrew the map of Europe
redrew the map of America
reclaimed African colonies
Who unifies Germany?
Otto von Bismarck
Giuseppe Garibaldi
Camillo di Cavour
Kaiser Wilhelm
Following the Congress of Vienna, what was the area made up of Prussia, Austria, and 37 other German states called?
U.S Confederacy
SEED Confederacy
Mr. Munns Confederacy
Germany Confederation
Why did czars resist modernization?
They wanted to maintain power
They wanted the best for their people
They wanted to give their money away
They wanted citizens to become prosperous
What was the Duma?
The Communist party
The wife of the Tsar
The elected legislature of Russia
The Russian heir to the throne
Alexander III policy that required everyone in the empire to speak Russian and to become a Christian
communism
satelite
market economy
Russification
What is domination by one country of the political, economic, or cultural life of another country or region
Imperialism
Industrialization
nationalism
paternalism
Economic motives for imperialism include _________.
a desire to spread Christianity
a need for military bases around the world
a need for raw materials and an expansion of new markets
a desire to gain glory
Which of the following was NOT a motive of imperialism?
Spreading ideas
Economic Gain
Political Power
Independence
Which is an example of INDIRECT RULE?
Great Britain sets up a local government to be in charge of the nation that it conquered
Spain conquers a new nation but, after finding it didn't have enough natural resources, leaves
Great Britain sends a governor to a nation that it colonized and he is in charge
France goes to war with Spain over the resources of a country
Treating people as if they were children, how the Europeans acted towards the Africans
Imperialism
Assimilation
Geopolitics
Paternalism
What is one way European society changed thanks to the printing press?
People quit the feudal system to find work else where
People began reading books in their vernacular
Literacy declined during the Renaissance
People began writing scripts for movies
Why was the Printing press so important?
It helped spread his ideas across Europe
People began printing newspapers in America
People began writing mean articles about Kings
The bible was only printed in Latin
Why did the Renaissance begin in Italy?
Italians were better Catholics
Italy had better means of transportation
Italy sat in the middle of the Silk Road
Extreme wealth that Italians made from trade
What does the word renaissance mean?
recreate
reemerge
rebirth
reinvent
Who was Johann Gutenberg?
the inventor of the telescope
the inventor of the printing press
the founder of the laws of planetary motion
a religious reformer
What did an indulgence grant a person?
a pardon for sin
money for food
an interview with a priest
a guarantee into heaven
English King Henry VIII broke away from the Church so he could give himself:
a promotion
a divorce
a better passport
a tax break
What was the name Of Henry's first wife?
Jane Seymour
Catherine Howard
Katherine of Aragon
Anne Boleyn
Which wife gave Henry VIII the son?
Jane Seymour
Anne Boleyn
Katharine Parr
Anne of Cleves
Which of the following is NOT one of Henry VIII's children?
Elizabeth I
Elizabeth II
Edward VI
Mary Tudor
Who became leader of England directly following the English Civil War?
William and Mary
Oliver Cromwell
Charles II
James I
Who built the palace of Versailles as a symbol of his power?
King Louis XVI
King Henry VIII
Peter The Great
King Louis XIV
