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WorksheetsWorld History Final Exam
Total questions: 55
Worksheet time: 55mins
The code of honor that knights lived by during the Middle Ages was called what?
Honorific Code
Chivalric Code
Cannery Code
Knightly Code
What is the system of power in Europe during the Middle Ages in which monarchs owned all of the land in a kingdom and then they divide it up among their nobles in exchange for loyalty?
Feudalism
Communism
Mercantilism
Capitalism
What is the name given to the holy wars fought between Christians and Muslims over the holy lands in the Middle East?
The Religious Skirmish
The Jerusalem Wars
The Holy Battles
The Crusades
Which religious institution became very powerful and very wealthy in Europe during the Middle Ages?
The Temple of Zeus
The Holy Roman Empire
The Catholic Church
The Ottoman Empire
The selling of pardons for your sins by the Catholic Church was called what?
Restitution
Indulgences
Confessions
Church Tax
The word Renaissance means what?
Rebirth
Recite
Reeducate
Reconstruct
This Renaissance playwright from Britain is famous for his plays and poems.
Geoffrey Chaucer
Leonardo da Vinci
William Shakespeare
Miguel Cervantes
Which family of merchants was best known for being supporters of the arts during the Renaissance?
The Tudor Famil
The Windsor Family
The da Vinci Family
The Medici Family
Artists and politicians tried to get Europe back to the glory days of what ancient empire?
Ancient Egypt
Ancient Greece
Ancient Rome
Ancient China
Which Renaissance artist is most famous for painting the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel?
Donatello
Michelangelo
Leonardo da Vinci
Raphael
Which English king was famous for having 6 wives and breaking away from the Catholic Church to form the Church of England?
Henry VIII
Edward I
Richard the Lionheart
Charles II
Who invented the printing press?
Martin Luther
John Calvin
Joseph Smith
Johannes Gutenberg
Who wrote the 95 Theses, a document outlining all of the grievances people had with the Catholic Church?
Martin Luther
John Calvin
Joseph Smith
Johannes Gutenberg
Christians who belong to a church that is not a part of Catholicism are called what?
Anti-Catholics
New Wave Christians
Protestants
Alternative Faithers
What is the special power the Pope has to banish someone from Catholic society?
Holy Banishment
Excommunication
Extradition
Christian Removal
Which Portuguese prince brought sailing techniques and technology back to Europe and started a school for navigation, thus starting the Age of Exploration?
Philip II
Lord Fauntleroy
William the Conqueror
Henry the Navigator
Which Italian explorer was sponsored by King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain and tasked with finding a western route to Asia?
Christopher Columbus
Henry the Navigator
Bartolomeu Dias
Ferdinand Magellan
Which instrument is used to measure the depth of a body of water?
Compass
Lead Line
Astrolabe
Traverse Board
Hernan Cortez and his men were able to conquer which group of people from the New World?
Olmecs
Incas
Aztecs
Mayans
What is the name of the unique style of farming the Incas used to grow crops high in the Andes mountains?
Slash and Burn Farming
Subsistence Farming
Industrial Farming
Terrace Farming
What is the name for the idea that the sun is the center of the universe?
Geocentric Theory
Heliocentric Theory
Nauticalcentric Theory
Terracentric Theory
Which instrument allows you to see objects from far away?
Microscope
Compass
Barometer
Telescope
Who created the Scientific Method?
Nicolaus Copernicus
Galileo Galilei
Francis Bacon
Isaac Newton
Which of the following is best known for their work on gravity and light?
Nicolaus Copernicus
Galileo Galilei
Francis Bacon
Isaac Newton
The 16th century doctor Andreas Vesalius is famous for writing which book about human anatomy?
Gray's Anatomy
On the Fabric of the Human Body
Anatomy of Movement
The Nature of US
What is the type of government in which a king or queen holds all of the power?
Democracy
Theocracy
Constitutional Monarchy
Absolute Monarchy
The idea that all people have certain natural rights was created by which philosopher?
John Locke
Thomas Hobbes
Voltaire
Renee Decarte
Mary Wollstonecraft was earliest fighters for what?
Children's Rights
Impoverished People's Rights
Women's Rights
People of Color's Rights
The idea that a government is only allowed to lead if they have the consent of the governed and may be overthrown if they don't do their job is called what?
Exchange of Freedom
The Social Contract
Democracy
Government Exchange
The idea that religious rules should have no bearing on government practices and that government should not limit the practice of any religion is called what?
Bill of Rights
Antitheism
Divine Right
Separation of Church and State
Which founding father used ideas they learned from The Enlightenment to write the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
Benjamin Franklin
Samuel Adams
John Adams
The period of violence and chaos in France following the French Revolution was called what?
Reign of Chaos
Reign of Death
Reign of Terror
Reign of Blood
Which Caribbean independence movement is considered the only successful slave revolt in world history?
Jamaican Revolution
Bahamian Revolution
Cuban Revolution
Haitian Revolution
Which independence movement was led by the prince of Portugal when he claimed the colony for himself?
Haitian Independence
Jamaican Independence
Brazilian Independence
Mexican Independence
Which French general seized control of France ending the period of violence and chaos following the French Revolution?
Napoleon Bonaparte
Simon Bolivar
Toussaint L’Overture
Maximilien Robespierre
The abundance of what resource allowed the Industrial Revolution to begin in Great Britain?
Iron
Coal
Petroleum
Aluminum
The development of cities and the increase in the number of people living in them during the Industrial Revolution was called what?
Ruralism
City Chartering
Urbanization
Carpet Bagging
Which invention allowed for the mechanization of factories and became the motor for future vehicles of all types?
Water Wheel
Spinning Jenny
Steel Plow
Steam Engine
What new type of home was created during the Industrial Revolution to help with the sudden increase of population in the cities?
Tenements
Suburban Houses
Modular Homes
Hostels
Which invention allowed for messages to be sent over long distances instantly using Morse Code?
Phonograph
Telephone
Assembly Line
Telegraph
The style of fighting most utilized during World War I was called what?
Shoot and Charge Warfare
Sky Warfare
Trench Warfare
Blitz Warfare
The battlefield between the trenches during World War I was called what?
No Man's Land
Death Land
No Return Land
Destruction Land
The sinking of which passenger ship by a German U-Boat finally brought the United States into World War I?
Titanic
Lusitania
Queen of Africa
Santa Maria
Extreme patriotism and pride in your country is called what?
Militarism
Imperialism
Isolationism
Nationalism
World War I was ended by the signing of what treaty?
Treaty of Paris
Treaty of Tordesillas
Treaty of Versailles
Treaty of Istanbul
Which of the following was NOT a member of the Axis Powers during World War II?
France
Germany
Japan
Italy
Which group of communists took control of Russia after the Russian Revolution?
The Romanovs
The Putins
The Gorbechavs
The Bolsheviks
Which country attack US naval forces stationed in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii led to the United States finally entering World War II?
France
Germany
Italy
Japan
The US dropped the atomic bomb of which two Japanese cities?
Tokyo and Kyoto
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Nippon and Okinawa
Tokaido and Sapporo
The invasion of the beaches of Normandy by allied forces towards the end of the World War II was called what?
D-Day
E-Day
F-Day
G-Day
Millions of Jews were rounded up by German forces, put into concentration camps, and eventually killed during what historical event?
The Great Execution
The Great Genocide
The Mass Elimination
The Holocaust
Which dictator was the leader of Germany during World War II?
Benito Mussolini
Francisco Franco
Adolf Hitler
Joseph Stalin
The signing of which treaty officially ended World War II?
Treaty of Paris
Treaty of Tordesillas
Treaty of Versailles
Treaty of Istanbul
The period following World War II in which the United States and Russia faced off as adversarial Super Powers was called what?
Hot War
Civil War
Cold War
Communist War
An economic system in which the government control all aspects of trade and production is called what?
Capitalism
Mercantilism
Free Market
Communism
