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history and AP history

Total questions: 39

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was the main way Italian city-states became wealthy?

a)

Trade

b)

Shipbuilding

c)

Banking

2.

What was the Renaissance?

a)

Rebirth of interest in art and learning

b)

Christian states fighting to get in control of land from the Muslims

c)

Italian City-states joined together

3.

What was Marco Polo’s impact on trade?

a)

Wrote a book about Asia and influenced people to trade with China

b)

Traveled to Asia and told the Chinese the wonders of Europe

c)

Told the Christians about Asia

4.

Where did the Medieval Nobles live?

a)

In a castle on the manor

b)

Cities

c)

In the kings house

d)

In a knights manor

5.

Where did Renaissance Nobles get their wealth from?

a)

Trading

b)

Land

c)

Money

6.

Did Medieval Nobles like trading with Merchants and why?

a)

No because they believed they were above town merchants

b)

Yes because they decided that money from trade was just as good as money from land

c)

Yes because Urban nobility married wealthy merchants

d)

No because Urban nobility married wealthy merchants

7.
How many continents are there?
a)
5
b)
6
c)
7
d)
8
8.
The idea that reason should guide society rather than tradition helped cause the revolution and came from
a)
the Declaration of Independence
b)
the Scientific Revolution
c)
the Enlightenment
d)
all of the above
9.

What is the name of the prison/fortress that was taken by revolutionists?

a)

Tennis Court

b)

National Assembly Building

c)

Bastille

d)

Castrelo do Monterrei

10.

The First Estate in French society was composed of

a)

the clergy

b)

peasants

c)

nobility

d)

middle class

11.
What is a direct democracy?
a)
A form of government in which the public will is translated directly into law.
b)
Government controlled by one person.
c)
A form of government in which elected leaders make decisions for the public.
d)
A state ruled by the noble class.
12.
How did Napoleon reform France's government?
a)
He set up schools called lycees to train people to hold public office
b)
He restored slavery in the French Caribbean
c)
He recognized Catholicism as the state religion
d)
He created a European empire
13.
Which branch enforces the laws?
a)
Judicial
b)
Executive
c)
Legislative
d)
Congress
14.

The Paleolithic Age is also known as this:

a)

New Stone Age

b)

Age of Discovery

c)

Age of Enlightenment

d)

Old Stone Age

15.

Followers of Judaism are called:

a)

Muslims

b)

Christians

c)

Jews

d)

Monks

16.

Humanism is:

a)

a system of thought attaching prime importance to human rather than divine or supernatural matters

b)

complete and unrestricted power in govt.

c)

a devout belief in divine matters

d)

a philosophy that focuses on the fundamental nature of existence

17.

All of the following allowed for more exploration except:

a)

free enterprise

b)

improved map making

c)

compass

d)

advanced shipbuilding

18.

All of the following were causes of the French Revolution except:

a)

Enlightenment philosophy

b)

Economic hardship

c)

Conflict between the aristocracy and the bourgeoisie

d)

Taxation without representation

19.

All of the following are pillars of Islam except:

a)

fasting

b)

declaration of faith

c)

alternate prayer

d)

pilgrimage

20.

What year did World War 1 commence?

a)

1914

b)

1915

c)

1916

d)

1917

21.

When was the first film footage created?

a)

1890

b)

1900

c)

1888

d)

1870

22.

In World War 2, which country was NOT a member of the losing AXIS powers

a)

Soviet Union (Russia)

b)

Italy

c)

Germany

d)

Japan

23.

What type of source is this?

a)

Primary

b)

Secondary

24.

This was the first president of America, what was his name:

a)

Abraham Lincoln

b)

George Washington

c)

Donald trump

25.

Who said 'let them eat cake' before the French Revolution?

a)

King Louis XVI

b)

Marie Antoinette

c)

Queen Margaret

d)

Queen Josephine

26.

What is the only country to have ever used an atomic bomb on its enemy

a)

Germany

b)

China

c)

Russia

d)

United States

27.

Who was the first man to land on the moon?

a)

Buzz Aldrin

b)

Neil Armstrong

c)

John Glenn

d)

Pete Conrad

28.

When did the Berlin wall finally come down?

a)

1979

b)

1989

c)

1990

d)

1994

29.

What country was Adolf Hitler born in?

a)

Germany

b)

Switzerland

c)

Austria

d)

Hungary

30.

Did dinosaurs and humans live together on Earth?

a)

Yes

b)

No

31.

How did the very early humans get food?

a)

Farmed

b)

Went to the grocery store

c)

Ranched

d)

Hunted and gathered

32.

What was the major discovery of the Paleolithic Age?

a)

Farming

b)

Medicine

c)

Internet

d)

Fire

33.

What does the -lith in Neolithic and Paleolithic mean?

a)

old

b)

new

c)

stone

d)

age

34.

When animals are tamed and taught to live with humans, what is that called?

a)

Domesticate

b)

Sedentary

c)

Nomadic

d)

Neolithic

35.

Which is NOT a cause of the Agricultural Revolution?

a)

End of the Ice Age

b)

Discovery of Farming

c)

Surplus of Food

d)

Use of the Bow and Arrow

36.

Number 2 region on the AP World map is....

a)

North America

b)

Asia

c)

South America

d)

Latin America

37.

Number 4 region on the AP World map is....

a)

South Asia

b)

the Caribbean

c)

East Africa

d)

Southern Africa

38.

Number 8 region on the AP World map is...

a)

Mexico

b)

Central America

c)

Central Africa

d)

West Africa

39.

Number 14 region on the AP World map is...

a)

Central Asia

b)

Middle East

c)

North Africa

d)

South Asia