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WH Practice TEOC

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 20mins

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Class
Date
1.

From the law, you can conclude that the Code of Hammurabi was based on the principle of

a)

Retribution

b)

Forgiveness

c)

Mercy

d)

Fear

2.

How did monks and nuns help to spread Christianity throughout Europe?

a)

through prayer and manual labor

b)

through missionary activities

c)

by living communally and keeping to a strict schedule of prayer

d)

by preserving the works of ancient authors

3.

As the Arab Empire grew, people who were not Muslims or did not convert to Islam in the conquered territories

a)

had to give up all of their property to the empire.

b)

were imprisoned for at least five years.

c)

were banished from those territories.

d)

had to pay special taxes.

4.

The Bubonic plague was spread by

a)

rats infested with fleas carrying the bacterium.

b)

the Great Famine.

c)

poisoned water from the town wells.

d)

an overall drop in temperatures known as a “little ice age.”

5.

How did Muslim merchants cooperate with Berbers?

a)

Berber raiding parties attacked local villages and sold the goods they obtained to Muslim merchants.

b)

Berbers carried goods from local traders across the Indian Ocean, and then sold them to Muslim merchants.

c)

Muslim merchants bought goods from local traders and sold them to Berbers who carried them across the desert.

d)

Berbers created craft goods as they travelled the desert; then, they sold them to Muslim merchants who traded them to local traders.

6.

Machiavelli’s view influenced political activity because he believed

a)

a prince should always honor his word.

b)

a nobleman should live a life of virtue.

c)

a ruler should behave based on Christian principles.

d)

politics should not be influenced by moral principles.

7.

What caused Luther’s call for the Catholic Church to reform?

a)

The Church did not stress enough faith and good works.

b)

The widespread selling of indulgences, among other abuses, angered him.

c)

He disagreed with the system of popes as religious leaders.

d)

The emperor made him an outlaw by the Edict of Worms.

8.

How did new technology such as the telescope and new theories such as Pascal’s Law lay the foundation of the Scientific Revolution?

a)

Philosophers used them to think about ancient Greek ideas.

b)

Ordinary people used them in their everyday life.

c)

The government used them to make scientific laws.

d)

Scientists used them to create more new inventions and theories.

9.

The threat of foreign intervention to restore Louis XVI to the throne caused the French Revolution to

a)

spread to other countries.

b)

become more radical.

c)

fail in its attempt to reform French society.

d)

pursue the goal of equality.

10.

The social change brought about by the Industrial Revolution was evident in the

a)

thick air pollution that choked the British isles.

b)

widespread famines caused by families abandoning their farms.

c)

emergence of the middle class and the working class.

d)

growing death rates across Europe.

11.

Europe dominated the world economy in the late nineteenth century as a result of its

a)

capital and industries

b)

capital and agriculture

c)

industries and iron ore

d)

military and education

12.

Hong Xiuquan, leader of the Tai Ping Rebellion, believed he was

a)

loyal to the Qing dynasty.

b)

the rightful heir to the throne of China.

c)

a supporter of European political ideals.

d)

the younger brother of Jesus Christ.

13.

Hitler ended Germany’s depression, economic woes, and unemployment by

a)

implementing public works projects and a rearmament program.

b)

putting women to work in factories.

c)

building more churches and universities.

d)

passing the Nuremburg laws.

14.

As a result of World War II, most of Europe was

a)

dedicated to fighting against communism.

b)

economically devastated.

c)

under American control.

d)

under Soviet control.

15.

In 1945 the original agreement between the Soviet Union and the United States was to

a)

divide Korea permanently at the 38th parallel.

b)

hold elections to reunify Korea.

c)

let the United Nations decide Korea’s fate.

d)

keep China out of Korea.

16.

The Marshall Plan was designed to

a)

restore the economic stability of European nations after World War II.

b)

create instability in Eastern European nations under Soviet control.

c)

prevent Soviet involvement in Algeria.

d)

develop a comprehensive military strategy for the defense of Taiwan.

17.

Tibet continues to seek independence from China because

a)

of Tibet’s desire to ally itself with India.

b)

of China’s suppression of dissent among ethnic minorities.

c)

of a need to improve itself economically.

d)

of ongoing violent conflict with the Chinese military.

18.

The Warsaw Pact sought to

a)

create a military alliance between the Soviet Union and various Eastern European nations.

b)

provide economic assistance to Polish Jews after World War II.

c)

create a plan for the reduction of nuclear weapons in Europe.

d)

prevent Soviet expansion into Poland and Denmark.

19.

Which of these Eastern European countries successfully avoided Soviet control?

a)

Czechoslovakia

b)

Yugoslavia

c)

Hungary

d)

Poland

20.

According to Freud, human experience was strongly determined by

a)

natural rights of humankind.

b)

atomic structure.

c)

Newtonian physics.

d)

past experiences.