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World History FINAL EXAM PREP Part 1

Total questions: 66

Worksheet time: 41mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
All things were under its domain as the most powerful institution during the Middle Ages...
a)
The Germanic Monarchs
b)
The Church
c)
The Medieval Lords
d)
The knights' authority
2.
What is going on in this picture?
a)
Serfs do work for lords who protect them
b)
Lords work for serfs
c)
Serfs owned their own land
d)
knights worked the land when they weren't fighting 
3.
Feudal agreements were between...
a)
Kings and the church
b)
Lords and their vassals(lower lords)
c)
traders and merchants
d)
serfs and their peasants
4.

How did the plague impact Europe?

a)

People started to question the church

b)

1/3 of the population died

c)

It contributed to the decline of feudalism

d)

All are correct

5.

How does this illustration of a manor illustrate that the manor was at the heart of the feudal economy?

a)

It shows that the manor was a self-sufficient community that could grow its own food and attend to its religious needs.

b)

It shows that the manor produced many goods to sell to surrounding communities.

c)

It shows that the manor could produce food in two different seasons.

d)

It shows that the manor produced food and had a thriving timber industry.

6.

What was the main reason that Constantinople was a good location for the capital of the Byzantine Empire?

a)

It was located at a crossroads for trade between Asia and Europe.

b)

It was protected from invaders by the mountains of Asia Minor and the Balkans.

c)

It was near the mouth of some of the region's greatest rivers.

d)

It was close to the many islands that dot the Aegean Sea.

7.

The gothic style architecture is noted for

a)

stained glass windows and flying buttresses.

b)

dark gloomy interiors

c)

thick walls and towers

d)

its fortress

8.

The spread of the Black Death was the result of...

a)

Silk Road trade.

b)

rising wages throughout Europe.

c)

Church power increasing.

d)

Scientific Revolution.

9.

The spread of the Black Death was the resulted in...

a)

Silk Road trade.

b)

rising wages throughout Europe.

c)

Church power increasing.

d)

Scientific Revolution.

10.

What NOT AN IMPORTANT holy city in Islam?

a)

Medina

b)

Mecca

c)

Jerusalem

d)

Damsacus

11.
Where did Islam originate?
a)
Arabian peninsula
b)
China
c)
North Africa
d)
India
12.
Islam is a _______________ religion.
a)
pagan
b)
cult
c)
monotheistic
d)
polytheistic
13.

Who was the founder of Islam?

a)

Muhammad

b)

Moses

c)

the Buddha

d)

Jesus Christ

14.
Whereas Christians believe in the Bible and Jesus, Muslims believe in the ___ and ____.
a)
Torah, Moses
b)
Mandate, Confucius
c)
Quran, Muhammad
d)
Umayads, Saladin
15.
What forms the basis of Islamic faith?
a)
Four Noble Truths
b)
Five Pillars
c)
Eightfold path
d)
Three Wise Sayings
16.
What is true of Islam
a)
it accepts Mohammad as the only prophet of God
b)
it accepts the divinity of Jesus Christ
c)
it accepts Moses and Jesus as earlier prophets
d)
it only accepts the New Testament
17.
Which sect of Islam believes that Caliphs must be related to Muhammad?
a)
Sunni
b)
Shi'ia
c)
Sufi
d)
Ulama
18.
Many of the traditions of Islam were influenced by which other religions? 
a)
Hinduism and Judaism
b)
Buddhism and Judaism
c)
Christianity and Judaism
d)
Zoronastrianism and Judaism
19.

After the death of Muhammad, what led to the split between the Sunni and Shia?

a)

They could not agree on who should become leader.

b)

They could not agree if they were allowed to eat pork.

c)

They could not agree on how many times they should pray each day.

d)

They could not agree on how to make Greek fire.

20.
Islam spread quickly to Asia, North Africa, and ports along the Mediterranean Sea through
a)
trade and military conquest
b)
the sharing of Muhammad's teachings by his apostles
c)
Christians being forced to convert
d)
missionaries sent by the Byzantine emperor
21.
In contrast to the spread of Buddhism and Christianity, the early spread of Islam
a)
occurred at a much slower pace.
b)
gave rise to a large empire.
c)
was limited to the immediate vicinity of its birthplace.
d)
was checked by surrounding older civilizations.
22.

How was Islam founded?

a)

Gabriel revealed to Muhammad that he was the one true profit.

b)

The burning bush told Muhammad that he was the one true profit

c)

Muhammad was ordered to sacrifice his only son, God revealed the Quran.

d)

Muhammad built the Ark after he had a revelation of a flood.

23.

When Muslims conquered new lands, they often

a)

imposed a special tax on non-Muslims.

b)

forced the conquered people to convert to Islam

c)

adopted the beliefs of the conquered people.

d)

looted and burned conquered cities.

24.

Which answer best categorizes the importance of the items listed in the chart?

a)

the fundamental duties comprising the Pillars of Islam

b)

the most important laws comprising Islamic Sharia.

c)

duties common to Islam, Judaism, and Christianity

d)

commandments from each of the five books comprising the holy Quran

25.

Which belongs under the MIDDLE portion of the diagram? THERE ARE 2!

a)

Rule by any good Muslim

b)

Monotheism and rejection of idols

c)

Formal succession of qualified rulers

d)

Muhammad last and greatest prophet

26.
List the four major exports of West Africa.
a)
Slaves, salt, gold and silk
b)
Gold, slaves, diamonds and silk
c)
Gold, ivory, salt and slaves
d)
Ivory, gold, slaves and silk
27.
West Africa became an important commerce center. Which answer below is not an example of West Africa being a major commerce center.
a)
Leaders taxed trade routes.
b)
They exported important goods like salt, gold and slaves.
c)
They built trade cities like Timbuktu.
d)
Islam became the dominant religion.
28.
Trade routes to Asia, Mansa Musa's pilgrimage, and architectures building mosques are reasons for the arrival of what religion to West Africa.
a)
Christianity
b)
Catholicism
c)
Protestantism
d)
Islam
29.
The precious metal that contributed to the wealth of Ghana
a)
Silver
b)
Gold
c)
Aluminum
d)
Zinc
30.
Mali gained much of its wealth from
a)
taxes on the people living there
b)
Selling gold 
c)
taxes from trade
d)
Selling salt
31.
West African culture was shaped by the ________________________  trade network
a)
Trans-Saharan
b)
Indian Ocean
c)
Middle Eastern
d)
Mediterranean 
32.
Great leader of Mali famous for his hajj (pilgrimage) to the Muslim holy city of Mecca
a)
Mansa Musa
b)
Sundiata
c)
Songhai
d)
Benin
33.
What was the language of religion and learning in West Africa, after Mansa Musa?
a)
Latin
b)
Arabic
c)
Swahili
d)
Senegalese 
34.

Mansa Musa's country of Mali was also rich in resources like.....

a)

Gold and Salt

b)

Iron and Food

c)

Slaves and weapons

d)

Camels and Books

35.

Why did Mansa Musa leave Mali to Mecca?

a)

He went on his Hajj (pilgrimage)

b)

He went to war with the Muslims

c)

He wanted to buy many things in Mecca

d)

He wanted to to become a Muslim

36.
This map shows the _________ empire
a)
Mongol
b)
Tong
c)
Khan
d)
Byzantine
37.

What advantage did the Mongols have over surrounding peoples?

a)

They were mostly literate, unlike China who mostly was illiterate

b)

They had more equality than surrounding peoples

c)

Their cavalry, fighting from horseback, unlike the Chinese who were not as well trained

d)

They didn't care about religion, where as the Chinese made Confucianism the official religion

38.
Genghis Kahn wanted control of the ________ because of it's valuable trade. 
a)
capital of China
b)
Roman Empire
c)
horse chariot
d)
Silk Road
39.
The largest land empire the world has ever known?
a)
Ottoman Empire
b)
Tibetan Empire
c)
Yong Empire
d)
Mongol Empire
40.
Kublai Kahn united with the Chinese to create the ________ Dynasty. 
a)
Ming 
b)
Song
c)
Qin
d)
Yuan 
41.
How did the Silk Road and other ancient trade routes impact society as a whole?
a)
The trade routes made the roads safer for people to travel across the country by foot.
b)
The trade routes made it possible for all ancient societies to do well economically.
c)
The trade routes made it harder for the countries far away from the trade routes to learn about those on the trade routes.
d)
The trade routes made it easier to transfer cultural practices and religious ideas.
42.
Trade routes have long spread new ideas, technologies, and religions. Which Chinese invention spread to Europe and would later be used in the printing press?
a)
paper
b)
hieroglyphics 
c)
steam engine
d)
bible 
43.

“Commiserate the people in the present situation of affairs, or have pity upon me, and communicate to me the means of preserving life. I shall serve thee myself. I hope that at least thou wilt leave me a trifle of thy wisdom.”

What does Chinggis (Genghis) Khan’s letter to Changchun suggest about Mongol attitudes toward the belief systems of conquered peoples?

a)

Even though the Mongols have conquered the Chinese, the Mongols are not above the Chinese.

b)

The letter suggests that Mongols were open to the teachings of their conquered peoples’ belief systems

c)

Changchun shall be placed in exile. If he returns, there will be a great loss of life.

d)

According to the quote, Changchun shall be placed in control of China because Genghis Kahn does not know how to control the population.

44.

What was the Mongols impact on Russia?

a)

They turned from a regional people to an increasingly aggressive and expansionist people.

b)

Their hostility toward outsiders deepened, and defensive barriers were created to prevent future invasion.

c)

They having faced two Mongol invasions and been spared in one case by a typhoon that destroyed the Mongol fleet, began to think of themselves as superior to China.

d)

They would make use of printing in ways that would have deep implications for their culture and bureaucracy.

45.

What was the Mongols impact on China?

a)

They turned from a regional people to an increasingly aggressive and expansionist people.

b)

Their hostility toward outsiders deepened, and defensive barriers were created to prevent future invasion.

c)

They having faced two Mongol invasions and been spared in one case by a typhoon that destroyed the Mongol fleet, began to think of themselves as superior to China.

d)

They would make use of printing in ways that would have deep implications for their culture and bureaucracy.

46.

What was the Mongols impact on Japan?

a)

They turned from a regional people to an increasingly aggressive and expansionist people.

b)

Their hostility toward outsiders deepened, and defensive barriers were created to prevent future invasion.

c)

They having faced two Mongol invasions and been spared in one case by a typhoon that destroyed the Mongol fleet, began to think of themselves as superior to China.

d)

They would make use of printing in ways that would have deep implications for their culture and bureaucracy.

47.

What was the Mongols impact on Europe?

a)

They turned from a regional people to an increasingly aggressive and expansionist people.

b)

Their hostility toward outsiders deepened, and defensive barriers were created to prevent future invasion.

c)

They having faced two Mongol invasions and been spared in one case by a typhoon that destroyed the Mongol fleet, began to think of themselves as superior to China.

d)

They would make use of printing in ways that would have deep implications for their culture and bureaucracy.

48.

The Tang and Song dynasties are known as the ________.

a)

end of Chinese civilization

b)

Golden Age of China

c)

Guardians of Chinese civilization

d)

dawn of justice for Chinese civilization

49.

How did the Tang Dynasty manage their empire?

a)

using transportation and military force

b)

by completing the Great Wall

c)

through central government, network of roads, trade, and civil service system

d)

restored the caste system and democracy

50.

Which of the following is one way Chinese society changed during the Tang and Song periods?

a)

increase of the population moving to the cities

b)

more people retreated to rural China

c)

less young people attempted to take civil service examinations

d)

people took less of an interest in the arts and technology

51.

What was the new component that was added to Confucianism to make it neo-Confucianism?

a)

movement that contained a religion component that traditional Confucian philosophy did not

b)

movement that included Christianity that traditional Confucian philosophy did not

c)

movement that encouraged violence that traditional Confucian philosophy did not

d)

movement that was more concerned with politics and considered a response to Buddhism

52.

What are Gentry?

a)

Civil servants

b)

Wealthy landowners

c)

People who study confucian ideas

d)

All of the above

53.

How did foot-binding affect women in China?

a)

Could not leave the home

b)

Allowed them to farm more

c)

Made them more beautiful to lower class men

d)

Created a new social class

54.

What aspect of Shinto is evident in this Japanese painting?

a)

the beauty and power of nature

b)

the importance of sea travel

c)

the need for shrines to the gods

d)

the desire of humans to control nature

55.
In addition to Shintoism, which other belief system influenced Japanese art, architecture, and literature?
a)
Buddhism
b)
Christianity
c)
HInduism
d)
Islam
56.
In feudal Japan, who was at the top of the social structure, but in reality had little power?
a)
Daimyo
b)
Emperor
c)
Farmers
d)
Shoguns
57.
How were the code of chivalry (Europe) and the Bushido code similar?
a)
They both stressed honor, bravery, and loyalty
b)
they both stressed loyalty to the Emperor.
c)
They both stressed protection of women.
d)
they both stressed loyalty to the country rather than the ruler.
58.

Which of the following ideas was NOT contained in The Prince? (He grew up during civil wars in Italy that were long and extremely bloody)

a)

a government should gain the love of its people

b)

the true test of a government is its effectiveness

c)

people are selfish & need someone to control them

d)

politics should be studied like any other idea

59.

Analyze the geographic locations of the Italian city-states. What role did trade play in the Renaissance?

a)

wealth from trade fueled the Renaissance

b)

wealth from trade led to higher prices for Renaissance art

c)

wealth from trade unified Renaissance Italy

d)

wealth from trade unified Renaissance Italy

60.

What was the leading thought during the European time period?

Medieval=Church/Religious

Renaissance=???????

Enlightenment=Secularism

a)

Humanism

b)

Newtonian

c)

Structuralism

d)

Socratic

61.

What types of works of literature and philosophy were rediscovered and used during the Renaissance in Italy?

a)

Writings from Greek and Latin (Roman) authors

b)

Chinese philosophers

c)

Christian learning

d)

Religious texts

62.

What conclusion can be inferred from this photo of the famous ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, painted by Michelangelo?

a)

The Church supported Renaissance artists by hiring them to beautify churches.

b)

The Church insisted all Renaissance art blend religious and classical themes.

c)

The Church dictated the themes and styles of Renaissance artists.

d)

The Church dictated the themes and styles of Renaissance artists.

63.

a scene of___?

a)

humanism in the experience of betrayal

b)

the power pyramid of the Middle Ages

c)

interest in trade and banking

d)

humanism in the representation of power to the people

64.

… I conclude, then, returning to being feared and loved, that since men love at their convenience and fear at the convenience of the prince, a wise prince should found himself on what is his, not on what is someone else’s; he should only contrive to avoid hatred, as was said. 

Who is the intended audience of the written work from which this statement comes?

a)

Scientists

b)

Rulers

c)

Monks

d)

Merchants

65.

______________ art was flat with rigid, emotionless figures, while ______________ art had full backgrounds with figures that showed emotion and detail.

a)

Medieval, Renaissance

b)

Renaissance, Medieval

c)

Renaissance, Classical

d)

Classical, Medieval

66.

This Renaissance statue of David by Leonardo Da Vinci shows evidence of what belief system during this time period?

This statue features David holding a rock ready to sling it at the giant Goliath.

a)

Humanism

b)

Feudalism

c)

Communism vs Capitalism

d)

Confucianism