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World History Final Exam

Total questions: 55

Worksheet time: 55mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The code of honor that knights lived by during the Middle Ages was called what?

a)

Honorific Code

b)

Chivalric Code

c)

Cannery Code

d)

Knightly Code

2.

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?

a)

Feudalism

b)

Communism

c)

Mercantilism

d)

Capitalism

3.

What is the name given to the holy wars fought between Christians and Muslims over the holy lands in the Middle East?

a)

The Religious Skirmish

b)

The Jerusalem Wars

c)

The Holy Battles

d)

The Crusades

4.

Which religious institution became very powerful and very wealthy in Europe during the Middle Ages?

a)

The Temple of Zeus

b)

The Holy Roman Empire

c)

The Catholic Church

d)

The Ottoman Empire

5.

The selling of pardons for your sins by the Catholic Church was called what?

a)

Restitution

b)

Indulgences

c)

Confessions

d)

Church Tax

6.

The word Renaissance means what?

a)

Rebirth

b)

Recite

c)

Reeducate

d)

Reconstruct

7.

This Renaissance playwright from Britain is famous for his plays and poems.

a)

Geoffrey Chaucer

b)

Leonardo da Vinci

c)

William Shakespeare

d)

Miguel Cervantes

8.

Which family of merchants was best known for being supporters of the arts during the Renaissance?

a)

The Tudor Famil

b)

The Windsor Family

c)

The da Vinci Family

d)

The Medici Family

9.

Artists and politicians tried to get Europe back to the glory days of what ancient empire?

a)

Ancient Egypt

b)

Ancient Greece

c)

Ancient Rome

d)

Ancient China

10.

Which Renaissance artist is most famous for painting the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel?

a)

Donatello

b)

Michelangelo

c)

Leonardo da Vinci

d)

Raphael

11.

Which English king was famous for having 6 wives and breaking away from the Catholic Church to form the Church of England?

a)

Henry VIII

b)

Edward I

c)

Richard the Lionheart

d)

Charles II

12.

Who invented the printing press?

a)

Martin Luther

b)

John Calvin

c)

Joseph Smith

d)

Johannes Gutenberg

13.

Who wrote the 95 Theses, a document outlining all of the grievances people had with the Catholic Church?

a)

Martin Luther

b)

John Calvin

c)

Joseph Smith

d)

Johannes Gutenberg

14.

Christians who belong to a church that is not a part of Catholicism are called what?

a)

Anti-Catholics

b)

New Wave Christians

c)

Protestants

d)

Alternative Faithers

15.

What is the special power the Pope has to banish someone from Catholic society?

a)

Holy Banishment

b)

Excommunication

c)

Extradition

d)

Christian Removal

16.

Which Portuguese prince brought sailing techniques and technology back to Europe and started a school for navigation, thus starting the Age of Exploration?

a)

Philip II

b)

Lord Fauntleroy

c)

William the Conqueror

d)

Henry the Navigator

17.

Which Italian explorer was sponsored by King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain and tasked with finding a western route to Asia?

a)

Christopher Columbus

b)

Henry the Navigator

c)

Bartolomeu Dias

d)

Ferdinand Magellan

18.

Which instrument is used to measure the depth of a body of water?

a)

Compass

b)

Lead Line

c)

Astrolabe

d)

Traverse Board

19.

Hernan Cortez and his men were able to conquer which group of people from the New World?

a)

Olmecs

b)

Incas

c)

Aztecs

d)

Mayans

20.

What is the name of the unique style of farming the Incas used to grow crops high in the Andes mountains?

a)

Slash and Burn Farming

b)

Subsistence Farming

c)

Industrial Farming

d)

Terrace Farming

21.

What is the name for the idea that the sun is the center of the universe?

a)

Geocentric Theory

b)

Heliocentric Theory

c)

Nauticalcentric Theory

d)

Terracentric Theory

22.

Which instrument allows you to see objects from far away?

a)

Microscope

b)

Compass

c)

Barometer

d)

Telescope

23.

Who created the Scientific Method?

a)

Nicolaus Copernicus

b)

Galileo Galilei

c)

Francis Bacon

d)

Isaac Newton

24.

Which of the following is best known for their work on gravity and light?

a)

Nicolaus Copernicus

b)

Galileo Galilei

c)

Francis Bacon

d)

Isaac Newton

25.

The 16th century doctor Andreas Vesalius is famous for writing which book about human anatomy?

a)

Gray's Anatomy

b)

On the Fabric of the Human Body

c)

Anatomy of Movement

d)

The Nature of US

26.

What is the type of government in which a king or queen holds all of the power?

a)

Democracy

b)

Theocracy

c)

Constitutional Monarchy

d)

Absolute Monarchy

27.

The idea that all people have certain natural rights was created by which philosopher?

a)

John Locke

b)

Thomas Hobbes

c)

Voltaire

d)

Renee Decarte

28.

Mary Wollstonecraft was earliest fighters for what?

a)

Children's Rights

b)

Impoverished People's Rights

c)

Women's Rights

d)

People of Color's Rights

29.

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?

a)

Exchange of Freedom

b)

The Social Contract

c)

Democracy

d)

Government Exchange

30.

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?

a)

Bill of Rights

b)

Antitheism

c)

Divine Right

d)

Separation of Church and State

31.

Which founding father used ideas they learned from The Enlightenment to write the Declaration of Independence?

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

Benjamin Franklin

c)

Samuel Adams

d)

John Adams

32.

The period of violence and chaos in France following the French Revolution was called what?

a)

Reign of Chaos

b)

Reign of Death

c)

Reign of Terror

d)

Reign of Blood

33.

Which Caribbean independence movement is considered the only successful slave revolt in world history?

a)

Jamaican Revolution

b)

Bahamian Revolution

c)

Cuban Revolution

d)

Haitian Revolution

34.

Which independence movement was led by the prince of Portugal when he claimed the colony for himself?

a)

Haitian Independence

b)

Jamaican Independence

c)

Brazilian Independence

d)

Mexican Independence

35.

Which French general seized control of France ending the period of violence and chaos following the French Revolution?

a)

Napoleon Bonaparte

b)

Simon Bolivar

c)

Toussaint L’Overture

d)

Maximilien Robespierre

36.

The abundance of what resource allowed the Industrial Revolution to begin in Great Britain?

a)

Iron

b)

Coal

c)

Petroleum

d)

Aluminum

37.

The development of cities and the increase in the number of people living in them during the Industrial Revolution was called what?

a)

Ruralism

b)

City Chartering

c)

Urbanization

d)

Carpet Bagging

38.

Which invention allowed for the mechanization of factories and became the motor for future vehicles of all types?

a)

Water Wheel

b)

Spinning Jenny

c)

Steel Plow

d)

Steam Engine

39.

What new type of home was created during the Industrial Revolution to help with the sudden increase of population in the cities?

a)

Tenements

b)

Suburban Houses

c)

Modular Homes

d)

Hostels

40.

Which invention allowed for messages to be sent over long distances instantly using Morse Code?

a)

Phonograph

b)

Telephone

c)

Assembly Line

d)

Telegraph

41.

The style of fighting most utilized during World War I was called what?

a)

Shoot and Charge Warfare

b)

Sky Warfare

c)

Trench Warfare

d)

Blitz Warfare

42.

The battlefield between the trenches during World War I was called what?

a)

No Man's Land

b)

Death Land

c)

No Return Land

d)

Destruction Land

43.

The sinking of which passenger ship by a German U-Boat finally brought the United States into World War I?

a)

Titanic

b)

Lusitania

c)

Queen of Africa

d)

Santa Maria

44.

Extreme patriotism and pride in your country is called what?

a)

Militarism

b)

Imperialism

c)

Isolationism

d)

Nationalism

45.

World War I was ended by the signing of what treaty?

a)

Treaty of Paris

b)

Treaty of Tordesillas

c)

Treaty of Versailles

d)

Treaty of Istanbul

46.

Which of the following was NOT a member of the Axis Powers during World War II?

a)

France

b)

Germany

c)

Japan

d)

Italy

47.

Which group of communists took control of Russia after the Russian Revolution?

a)

The Romanovs

b)

The Putins

c)

The Gorbechavs

d)

The Bolsheviks

48.

Which country attack US naval forces stationed in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii led to the United States finally entering World War II?

a)

France

b)

Germany

c)

Italy

d)

Japan

49.

The US dropped the atomic bomb of which two Japanese cities?

a)

Tokyo and Kyoto

b)

Hiroshima and Nagasaki

c)

Nippon and Okinawa

d)

Tokaido and Sapporo

50.

The invasion of the beaches of Normandy by allied forces towards the end of the World War II was called what?

a)

D-Day

b)

E-Day

c)

F-Day

d)

G-Day

51.

Millions of Jews were rounded up by German forces, put into concentration camps, and eventually killed during what historical event?

a)

The Great Execution

b)

The Great Genocide

c)

The Mass Elimination

d)

The Holocaust

52.

Which dictator was the leader of Germany during World War II?

a)

Benito Mussolini

b)

Francisco Franco

c)

Adolf Hitler

d)

Joseph Stalin

53.

The signing of which treaty officially ended World War II?

a)

Treaty of Paris

b)

Treaty of Tordesillas

c)

Treaty of Versailles

d)

Treaty of Istanbul

54.

The period following World War II in which the United States and Russia faced off as adversarial Super Powers was called what?

a)

Hot War

b)

Civil War

c)

Cold War

d)

Communist War

55.

An economic system in which the government control all aspects of trade and production is called what?

a)

Capitalism

b)

Mercantilism

c)

Free Market

d)

Communism