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World History Study Guide

Total questions: 86

Worksheet time: 43mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The writings of Paul and other early Christians are collected in

a)

The Talmud

b)

The New Testament

c)

The Torah

d)

The Old Testament

2.

The first Emporer of Rome took the title

a)

Julius Caesar

b)

Proconsul

c)

Claudius

d)

Augustus

3.

All of the following can be said about Jesus EXCEPT that he

a)

Used parables and symbolic stories

b)

Was arrested as a political rebel

c)

Excited controversy among Jews

d)

Was singled out for an unusual form of execution

4.

Roman culture and religion were greatly influenced by the

a)

Spanish and Turks

b)

Egyptians and Turks

c)

Greeks and Etruscans

d)

Sicilians and Etruscans

5.

The legendary twins who founded Rome, Romulus and Remus, were nurtured by a

a)

She-wolf

b)

She-male

c)

She-pig

d)

Sheeba, Queen of the Jungle

6.

Who was Caesar's adopted son and successor?

a)

Constantine

b)

Augustus

c)

Mark Antony

d)

Dylan Meyer

7.

The Peace of Augustus - Pax Romana lasted for

a)

6 years

b)

A hot minute

c)

200 years

d)

2,000 years

8.

After Julius Caesar captured Italy, he became

a)

First Emporer

b)

Dictator for life

c)

First Consul

d)

God

9.

All of the following are considered "Good" Emporers EXCEPT

a)

Trajan

b)

Hadrian

c)

Marcus Aurelius

d)

Nero

10.

In the early Roman republic, members of the land-holding upper class were called

a)

Pogchamps

b)

Plebians

c)

Consuls

d)

Paticians

11.

Roman words, laws, and __________ still shape the world today

a)

Architecture

b)

Foods

c)

Clothing styles

d)

Egypt

12.

In the Punic Wars, Rome gained control of lands around the Mediterranean Sea by defeating

a)

The Sicilians

b)

The Carthaginians

c)

The Persians

d)

The Greeks

13.

To try and restore order to the empire, Roman Emporer Diocletian

a)

Divided the empire into two parts

b)

overhauled the Roman legal system

c)

Granted tolerance to Christians

d)

Encouraged the revival of the Republic

14.

The ancient Romans developed their religious beliefs from

a)

Norse mythology

b)

Greek mythology

c)

Asian beliefs

d)

Egyptian culture

15.

Julius Caesar's enemies assassinated him because

a)

They were angry with him for his military failures in Gaul

b)

They feared he planned to make himself king of Rome

c)

They were opposed to his expansion into other lands

d)

They were fearful when he refused to disband his army

16.

Who made the greatest contribution toward setting Christianity on the road to becoming a world religion

a)

Augustine

b)

Peter

c)

Your mother

d)

Paul

17.

The highest-ranking official in the early Christian church was the

a)

Deacon

b)

Patriarch

c)

Elder

d)

Bishop

18.

The main issue that separated the churches of the East and West was

a)

The authority of the pope

b)

gay

c)

the belief that Jesus is the messiah

d)

The role of priests in conducting worship services

19.

Christianity is rooted in what religion?

a)

Greek mythology

b)

Roman Polytheism

c)

Judaism

d)

Milfs

20.

The greatest military barrier of the Western world is

a)

The Great Barrier Reef

b)

The Great Wall of China

c)

Hadrians Wall

d)

Hoover Dam

21.

Christians divided themselves into two groups, The Roman Catholic Church in the West, and in the East, they were called the

a)

Eastern Lutheran

b)

Church of Bingus-Christ

c)

Eastern Orthodox

d)

Greek Mythological

22.

The Emporer who divided Rome into two - East and West, believing it would be easier to run was

a)

Constantine

b)

Kuzco

c)

Hadrian

d)

Diocletian

23.

After various invasions from different Germanic tribes, what tribe finally took Rome?

a)

Saxons

b)

Visigoths

c)

Huns

d)

Vandals

24.

The bishop of Rome claimed authority over the other patriarchs and was known as the

a)

Pope

b)

Bishop

c)

Daddy

d)

Emporer

25.

On August 24, 79 A.D., the volcano Vesuvius erupted and covered

a)

Rome

b)

Crete

c)

Pompeii

d)

Carthage

26.

What important change did the Roman Emporer Constantine make in A.D. 313

a)

He divided the empire into two parts, Eastern and Western

b)

He brought back the republic to help end political violence

c)

He granted religious toleration to Christians

d)

He moved the capital of the empire to Vienna

27.

From childhood, Spartan boys were trained to be

a)

Hot

b)

Politicians

c)

Soldiers

d)

Artists

28.

The celebration of drama and theater twice year was to honor the god or godess

a)

Zeus

b)

Bingus

c)

Dionysus

d)

Venus

29.

Schools in Greece used the Iliad and Odyssey to teach

a)

History

b)

Values

c)

English

d)

Literature

30.

Greek sculpting, like Greek architecture, reached its "Golden" height in Athens during the time of

a)

Byron

b)

Zeus

c)

The Trojan War

d)

Pericles

31.

Why did Persia go to war with Athens in 490 B.C.?

a)

Persia didn't like Athens

b)

Athens interfered with Persian affairs

c)

Persia wanted to expand its empire

d)

Persia tried to regain stolen land

32.

Which cultures contributed to the new Hellenistic civilization

a)

Greek and Indian

b)

Greek, Persian, Indian, and Egyptian

c)

Greek, African, and Italian

d)

Greek, Atlantian, Asgardian, and Martian

33.

Athens was defeated during the Peloponnesian War by an alliance led by the

a)

Macedonians

b)

Persians

c)

Spartans

d)

Arcturians

34.

Located on the peninsula of Attica, what Greek city-state or polis established democracy and opened its arms to new ideas and education

a)

Sparta

b)

Delia

c)

Athens

d)

Ionia

35.

Located on Peloponnesus, what Greek city-state or polis evolved into a purely military society?

a)

Sparta

b)

Delia

c)

Athens

d)

Ionia

36.

Spartan men were allowed to retire from the army at age

a)

20

b)

30

c)

40

d)

60

37.

A Greek play that mocked people or social customs is called a

a)

Comedy

b)

Mystery

c)

Tragedy

d)

Love Story

38.

A major factor in Greece's victories during the Persian Wars was

a)

The cooperation of the independent city-states

b)

The relationship between Ionia and Sparta

c)

The poor relationship between Athens and Sparta

d)

Its vastly greater number of warships

39.

Who established an empire that extended from Greece to Egypt and India

a)

Alexander

b)

Pericles

c)

Joseph Joestar

d)

Herodotus

40.

The mixture of Greek and Middle Eastern culture that formed during and after Alexander is called

a)

Bibenic

b)

Ptolemaic

c)

Hellenistic

d)

Stoic

41.

All of the following were true about the Olympics EXCEPT

a)

Women were not permitted to watch

b)

Non-Athenians were not allowed to compete

c)

They were held in honor of Zeus

d)

They did not include team events

42.

During the Peloponnesian War, Sparta and its allies were called the

a)

Delian League

b)

Allies

c)

Peloponnesian League

d)

Crewmates

43.

All of the following affected Athens after the Peloponnesian War, EXCEPT

a)

Population declined

b)

Land was destroyed

c)

Greeks lost faith in democracy

d)

Unemployment decreased

44.

Who founded Geometry during the Hellenistic Age?

a)

Euclid

b)

Archimedes

c)

Pythagoras

d)

Hippocrates

45.

The Spartans were able to defeat the Athenians in the Peloponnesian War with the aid of the

a)

Ionians

b)

Persians

c)

Delian League

d)

lesbians

46.

Under which leader did democracy in Athens work best

a)

Peisistratus

b)

Draco

c)

Pericles

d)

Solonivilizations

47.

Why was the Delian league formed?

a)

To guard against future attacks from Persia

b)

To create a trading alliance

c)

To give all the city-states equal power in Greece

d)

To unite the city-states under one empire

48.

A Greek play that told a story of human suffering was called a

a)

Comedy

b)

Satire

c)

Tragedy

d)

Love story

49.

All of the following were Greek philosophers EXCEPT

a)

Pericles

b)

Socrates

c)

Aristotle

d)

Plato

50.

Who created the oath that set ethical standards for doctors during the Hellenistic Age?

a)

Euclid

b)

Bophadese

c)

Pythagoras

d)

Hippocrates

51.

Archaeologists refer to the period of time before people invented writing systems as

a)

Geography

b)

Prehistory

c)

Technology

d)

Archaeology

52.

Historians are like Archaeologists in that they both study how people lived by examining

a)

Longitude and Latitude

b)

Plants and Animals

c)

Artifacts

d)

Regions

53.

Which of the following statements does NOT describe life in the Old Stone Age

a)

Paleolithic people moved from place to place following game animals

b)

Paleolithic people lived in small hunting and food-gathering groups

c)

Paleolithic people produced their own crops and stayed in one place

d)

Paleolithic people were completely dependent on their environment for survival

54.

Which of the following is a Neolithic advancement?

a)

First use of fire

b)

Use of stone tools

c)

Creation of calendars

d)

Ritual burials

55.

Which of the following was a characteristic of the Old Stone Age/Paleolithic Period?

a)

Farming

b)

Written language

c)

Toolmaking

d)

Organized government

56.

Where did the first cities emerge?

a)

Along trade routes

b)

In river valleys

c)

Along the Mediterranean coast

d)

In the Americas

57.

Which of the following was another characteristic of the Paleolithic Age

a)

Farming villages

b)

Organized government

c)

Hunting and gathering

d)

Domestication of animals

58.

Which of the following caused ancient civilizations to change?

a)

Lack of traditions

b)

Contact with other people through trade, warfare, and migration

c)

Poor leaders

d)

Nomadic herders

59.

What part of the world did the first Cro-Magnons come from?

a)

Europe

b)

North and South America

c)

Asia and Australia

d)

Africa

60.

Why was the Neolithic Revolution important to history?

a)

It contributed to the establishment of civilization

b)

It brought about the outbreak of many wars

c)

It helped establish nomadic tribes across the world

d)

It made America free from Britain

61.

The agricultural lifestyle that led to the development of all of the following EXCEPT

a)

The calendar

b)

Rules of inheritance

c)

Land boundaries

d)

Cooperative hunting groups

62.

Which was a key feature of early civilizations?

a)

Cities

b)

Social equality

c)

Steelmaking

d)

A system of exchanging goods for money

63.

The process by which people become more proficient at earning a living by performing a single task is referred to as

a)

Popping-off

b)

Surplus agricultural production

c)

The specialization of labor

d)

Domestication

64.

Complex societies with advanced knowledge of farming, trade, government, and art are

a)

Cultures

b)

Cooperatives

c)

Civilizations

d)

Agricultural villages

65.

Bronze became a favored material for tools and weapons because

a)

It could be given a tough sharp cutting edge and was easy to mold

b)

It was much less expensive than copper or tin

c)

Flint supplies diminished during the Bronze Age

d)

Artisans found it difficult to shape liquid metals

66.

People who specialized in jobs and became skilled craftworkers were known as

a)

Artisans

b)

Imposters

c)

Nobles

d)

Peasant farmers

67.

First human-like creatures, walked upright, traced back to 4.4 million years ago

a)

Cro-Magnon

b)

Nyanderthals ~ ~

c)

OwO

d)

Hominids

68.

Which of the following aided cultural diffusion AMONG ancient people

a)

Trade

b)

New technology

c)

IMPONSTER

d)

Farming

69.

What was found in 1801 that allow us to decipher hieroglyphics?

a)

Papyrus

b)

Rosetta Stone

c)

Egyptian pyramid at Giza

d)

Great Egyptian Wall

70.

What evidence suggests that the Indus Valley cities had a well-organized government

a)

Well planned cities

b)

Records left by kings

c)

Statues of goddesses

d)

Writing on stone seals

71.

Which of the following is a true statement about the Indus Valley civilization?

a)

It lasted for thousands and thousands of years

b)

It thrived until modern times

c)

It spread to other parts of Asia

d)

It disappeared with a trace and was only rediscovered in 1922

72.

The Chinese system of writing was difficult to learn because it used...

a)

A complex alphabet

b)

Thousands of characters

c)

Hundreds of letters

d)

A gun

73.

The Mandate of Heaven is the idea behind which of the following?

a)

The feudal system

b)

Ancestor worship

c)

The dynastic cycle

d)

Obama-Care

74.

Most Egyptians were members of which of the following groups?

a)

Farmers

b)

Nobles

c)

Imposters

d)

Crewmates

75.

A system of government in which local lords governed their own lands but owed militia service and other kinds of support to the ruler is called

a)

Dynasty

b)

Feudalism

c)

Bureaucracy

d)

Theocracy

76.

Which dynasty developed the feudal system in China?

a)

Xia

b)

Shang

c)

Zhou

d)

Taiga

77.

Which of the following was first achieved by the Chinese?

a)

Ironworking

b)

Silk making

c)

The horse-drawn chariot

d)

Godhood

78.

The Egyptians believed in which of the following?

a)

Life after death

b)

One god

c)

Jesus

d)

Milfs

79.

How did ancient Egyptians view their pharaohs?

a)

As gods

b)

As hot

c)

As cruel leaders

d)

As equals

80.

Ancient people are called ____ because they believed in many gods

a)

Atheists

b)

Milfs

c)

Monotheistic

d)

Polytheistic

81.

China was more isolated from the rest of the world than other early civilizations because

a)

It is an island

b)

Chinese rulers forbade travel

c)

It was surrounded by mountains, jungles, deserts, and an ocean

d)

No one wanted China

82.

Which of the following geography features had the greatest influence on ancient Egypt?

a)

Nile River

b)

Red Sea

c)

Deserts

d)

Mediterranean Sea

83.

During what kingdom were the ancient pyramids of Giza built?

a)

Medium Kingdom

b)

Middle Kingdom

c)

New Kingdom

d)

Old Kingdom

84.

The need to keep records led to the development of which of the following in Egypt?

a)

Cuneiform

b)

Pharaohs

c)

Pyramids

d)

Hieroglyphs

85.

The Code of Hammurabi was a major achievement for which of the following reasons?

a)

It was the first major collection of laws

b)

It treated men and women as equals

c)

It ended capital punishment

d)

It rejected the principle of an "eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth."

86.

How did the Sumerians differ from the Egyptians in the way they viewed an afterlife?

a)

They saw life after death to be pleasant

b)

They believed they themselves would be gods

c)

They saw life after death as horrible

d)

They believed they would be with their gods