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Mid-Term Review

Total questions: 111

Worksheet time: 1hrs 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

There is no supreme god or deity in...

a)

Christianity

b)

Islam

c)

Judaism

d)

Buddhism

2.

The word Buddha means...

a)

"really cool"

b)

"greatest of all time"

c)

"enlightened"

d)

"divine"

3.

Who founded Buddhism?

a)

Jesus Christ

b)

Siddhartha Gautama

c)

Ashoka Maurya

d)

Mahatma Gandhi

4.

What is the major holy text of Islam?

a)

The Quran

b)

The Bible

c)

The Vedas

5.

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)

Animism and Judaism

6.

Which of the following religions has the "5 pillars of faith"?

a)

Hinduism

b)

Buddhism

c)

Islam

d)

Judaism

7.

The rebirth of a soul in a new body.

a)

Dharma

b)

Reincarnation

c)

Nirvana

d)

Allah

8.

Which city is holy for Jews, Christians, and Muslims?

a)

Bethlehem

b)

Ur

c)

Jerusalem

d)

Beijing

9.

What do Buddhism and Hinduism have in common?

a)

They both focus on one god

b)

They are both based on four noble truths

c)

They both believe in the holy book the Bible

d)

They both believe in reincarnation

10.

A monotheistic religion is one in which:

a)

There is only one god

b)

There is only one scripture

c)

There is only one prophet

d)

There are several gods

11.
This map shows the _________ empire
a)
Mongol
b)
Tong
c)
Khan
d)
Byzantine
12.

This is the vast grassland that stretches across Northern Asia

a)

Siberia

b)

Steppe

c)

Tibetan Plateau

d)

Ethiopian Highlands

13.

The ___________________ was largely key to the Mongols success. It provided transportation and food

a)

Cow

b)

Lizard

c)

Horse

d)

Ox

14.
What factors contributed to the rise of the Mongol Empire?
a)
Leadership of Genghis Khan
b)
Use of the Stirrup
c)
Excellent horsemanship
d)
All of the above
15.

Around 1200 CE, this person unified the Mongol Empire

a)

Kublai Khan

b)

Genghis Khan

c)

Confucius

d)

Marco Polo

16.
Spreading stories to increase panic in the local populace (people) is another example of
a)
Torture
b)
Psychological Warfare
c)
Self Actualization
d)
Individuality
17.

In 1260, the grandson of Genghis Khan became the new ruler of Mongol Empire. His name was

a)

Gerald Khan

b)

Wu Khan

c)

Kublai Khan

d)

Amir Khan

18.

Kublai Khan etablished a new dyansty when he ruled over China. He called this dyansty the _____________

a)

Shang

b)

Yuan

c)

Song

d)

Tang

19.

________________ was allegedly the most famous European to viists China during years of Mongolian rule.

a)

Columbus

b)

Marco Polo

c)

John Wayne

d)

Tom Brady

20.

One of the most important weapons for the Mongols was the _____.

a)

Compound bow

b)

Gun

c)

Cannon

d)

Horse

21.
After his beloved wife passed away, Shah Jahan, the emperor of the Safavid Empire, built a memorial to her called the
a)
Safavid reflection pool
b)
Taj Mahal
c)
Sultans Palace
d)
Esfahan
22.
Anyone who does not follow Islam
a)
Infidel
b)
Sultan
c)
Janissary
d)
Mecca
23.
The Muslim sovereign leader of the Ottoman Empire was called the
a)
Sultan
b)
Shah
c)
Emperor
d)
King
24.
Ancient Persian title meaning king adopted by the Safavid empire
a)
Sultan
b)
Shah
c)
Emperor
d)
King
25.
Which of the following Islamic warriors gave his name to the Ottoman Empire?
a)
Mehmed the Conqueror
b)
Othman
c)
Suleyman the Magnificent
d)
Abbas the Great
26.

The Ottoman and Safavids were the first to use this military invention throughout their empire:

a)

Ships

b)

Telescopes

c)

Gunpowder

d)

Bows and arrows

27.

The Janizaries were an elite military unit composed of:

a)

Top Muslim officers in the Ottoman empire

b)

captured and converted Christians

c)

Former Roman and Mongol soldiers

d)

Former Crusaders from the Byzantine empire

28.

By the 1700s, the Shiite Safavids in old Persia lost their empire to Sunni Muslim rebels. Persia became a new country known today as:

a)

Turkey

b)

India

c)

Iran

d)

China

29.
Which Gunpowder was in India?
a)
Ottomans
b)
Safavids
c)
Mughals
d)
Ghazavid Turks
30.
Which Gunpowder was in Persia?
a)
Ottomans
b)
Safavids
c)
Mughals
d)
Ghazavid Turks
31.
Which Gunpowder was in Turkey, parts of Europe and many areas in the Middle East?
a)
Ottomans
b)
Safavids
c)
Mughals
d)
Ghazavid Turks
32.

Where is the Mughal Empire located?

a)

China

b)

Africa

c)

India

d)

South America

33.
The impact of the Atlantic Slave Trade not just affected the slaves but also...
a)
the economies and history of the world
b)
the amount sugar sold 
c)
the amount of slaves sold
d)
the amount of slaves killed
34.
When did the Atlantic Slave Trade begin?
a)
1400s
b)
1500s
c)
1600s
d)
1700s
35.
To meet the massive demand for slaves, where did the Europeans look for slaves?
a)
Europe
b)
Spain
c)
Africa
d)
Asia
36.
How did the African kings view the Africans they sold?
a)
criminals, debtors, prisoners of war
b)
fellow Africans
c)
cannibals
37.
How many Africans did not make the trip across the Atlantic?
a)
about 20%
b)
about 30%
c)
about 40%
d)
about 10%
38.
How did Europeans justify enslaving Africans?
a)
They claimed that Africans were biologically inferior
b)
They claimed that Africans were biologically superior
c)
They claimed that Africans were cannibals
d)
They claimed Africans were vegetarians
39.
The trading of slaves in exchange for manufactured goods and crops was known as 
a)
The Pacific System.
b)
The Slave Trade System.
c)
The Colombian Exchange.
d)
The Atlantic System.
40.
African slaves were first used to work on
a)
European tobacco plantations.
b)
European sugar plantations.
c)
European cotton plantations.
d)
American cotton plantations.
41.
The ____ were first to bring Africans to the Caribbean islands and South America.
a)
Spanish
b)
Portuguese
c)
English
d)
Chinese
42.
The trip from Africa to the Americas was called...
a)
The Middle Passage
b)
The Incredible Journey
c)
The Long Ride
d)
A Trip Downtown
43.
What group of people usually captured slaves in Africa?
a)
Other Africans
b)
Europeans
c)
Mongols
d)
Chinese
44.

When did Columbus make his first voyage to the New World?

a)

1492 AD

b)

1492 BC

c)

1606 AD

d)

1606 BC

45.

How many voyages did Columbus make to the New World?

a)

4

b)

2

c)

3

d)

5

e)

1

46.

What were the names of Columbus' ships on his first voyage to the New World?

a)

Niña, Pinta, and Santa Maria

b)

Alvin, Simon, and Theodore

c)

Moe, Larry, and Curly (and sometimes Shemp)

d)

Athos, Porthos, and Aramis

e)

Harry, Ron, and Hermione

47.

Who conquered the Aztec?

a)

Hernan Cortes

b)

Cristobal Colon

c)

Christoforo Columbo

d)

Francisco Pizarro

e)

Amerigo Vespucci

48.

Who conquered the Inca?

a)

Francisco Pizarro

b)

Christopher Columbus

c)

Cristobal Colon

d)

Christoforo Columbo

e)

Hernan Cortes

49.
What country sponsored Christopher Columbus?
a)
Spain
b)
England
c)
Italy
d)
Portugal
50.

What is one significance of the Columbian Exchange?

a)

It brought many new ways of life to the Old and New Worlds

b)

The plants brought to the Old World didn't survive there

c)

Many Native Americans would move to Europe for a better way of life

d)

Native Americans became very wealthy off the trade with Europeans

51.

The exchange of goods and people between Europe, Africa, and the Americas is the ________________?

a)

Cartaz system

b)

Mercantilism

c)

Capitalism

d)

Columbian Exchange

52.
How did the discovery and colonization of the New World lead to international trade?
a)
It strengthened the Feudal system.
b)
Colonies provided raw materials and markets to sell to.
c)
Colonies discouraged international trade.
d)
It strengthened relations with Native Americans.
53.

Which group benefits the most under the economic theory of mercantilism?

a)

Mother countries gain wealth

b)

Individuals gain wealth

c)

Businesses gain wealth

d)

colonies gain wealth

54.

This traveled east to west.

a)

Christianity

b)

Potatoes

c)

Turkeys

d)

Corn

55.
Enlightened thinkers based their philosophical beliefs on what two things?
a)
power and privilege
b)
money and fame
c)
good looks and charm
d)
reason and logic
56.
Which amendment gives us freedom of speech , religion and press?
a)
First
b)
Second
c)
Third
d)
Fourth
57.

French Enlightenment philosopher who strongly believed in freedom of speech and religion

a)

Voltaire

b)

Denis Diderot

c)

Mary Wollstonecraft

d)

John Locke

58.
Enlightenment philosopher who believed people had natural rights of life, liberty, and property.
a)
John Locke
b)
Montesquieu
c)
Rousseau
d)
Voltaire
59.

How did Hobbes view human nature?

a)

We are inquisitive and industrious.

b)

We are naturally selfish and quick to fight.

c)

We are naturally ignorant

d)

We are naturally kind and helpful to others

60.
Which Enlightenment philosopher argued that people have the right to abolish their government and create a new one?
a)
Montesquire
b)
Locke
c)
Voltaire
d)
Rousseau
61.

According to what you have learned, who said women should be treated as equal as men?

a)

Hillary Clinton

b)

Barbara Walters

c)

Mary Wollstonecraft

d)

Voltaire

62.

The rights of life, liberty, and property are called:

a)

Unalienable Rights

b)

Essential Rights

c)

Natural Rights

d)

Original Rights

63.
Enlightenment philosopher who believed to limit government, that it should be divided into separate branches that shared power.
a)
John Locke
b)
Montesquieu
c)
Rousseau
d)
Voltaire
64.
Enlightenment philosophers believe that if government abuses power the people should change it.
a)
True
b)
False
65.
Locke believed that a government's power came from its ___________________.
a)
A. army
b)
B. power
c)
C. people
d)
D. science
66.

How did the ideas of the Enlightenment philosophers most influence popular revolutions in France and in the United States?

a)

by explaining that society could be improved through scientific discovery

b)

by challenging the belief in the divine right of kings

c)

by stressing the importance of military strength

d)

by examining other countries as models of self-government

67.

How are the Renaissance and the Enlightenment similar?

a)

produced major cultural changes

b)

limited technological advancements

c)

encouraged traditional values

d)

ignored individual achievements

68.
Who was the major author of the Declaration of Independence?
a)
Benjamin Franklin
b)
John Adams
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
Patrick Henry
69.
Why were the American Colonist taxed after the French and Indian War?
a)
Britain was in debt and needed money
b)
That was the agreement with the Native Americans
c)
They made too much money
d)
Townshend Acts
70.
This type of colonist was ready for rebellion and the fight for independence.
a)
Loyalist
b)
Patriot
c)
Neutral
d)
British 
71.

Money, bad harvest, unfair Estate System, Estates General,American Revolution, and Enlightened ideas

a)

Causes of the French Revolution

b)

1st Estate

c)

2nd Estate

d)

3rd Estate

72.

Clergy: very wealthy: Did NOT have to pay taxes

a)

1st Estate

b)

2nd Estate

c)

3rd Estate

d)

Estate General

73.

Nobles: Had land and wealth. Did NOT have to pay taxes

a)

1st Estate

b)

2nd Estate

c)

3rd Estate

d)

Estates General

74.

Middle class, urban workers, rural peasants. Made up 98% of the population. Had to pay ALL the taxes

a)

1st Estate

b)

2nd Estate

c)

3rd Estate

d)

Estate System

75.

The leader of the Reign of Terror. He and the Jacobins started the Reign of Terror.

a)

Robespierre

b)

King Louis XVI

c)

Marie Antoinnette

d)

Estates General

76.

Monarch of France during the French Revolution. He was beheaded and charged with treason for trying to flee France.

a)

King Louis XVI

b)

King Louis XIV

c)

Marie Antoinnette

d)

Robespierre

77.

The document that increased the rights of all French citizens

a)

Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen

b)

Declaration of Independence

c)

Tennis Court Oath

d)

Constitution

78.

The political prison, symbol of tyranny during the French Revolution

a)

The Bastille

b)

The Tennis Court

c)

Versailles Palace

d)

Paris

79.

The symbol of terror during the French Revolution, used to execute traitors to the revolution.

a)

Guillotine

b)

Robespierre

c)

The Jacobins

d)

The Bastille

80.

Third Estate members vowed to never give up until a constitution was written.

a)

Tennis Court Oath

b)

Estates General

c)

Estates System

d)

Guillotine

81.

The wife of Louis XVI

a)

Marie Anntoinnette

b)

Robespierre

c)

The Bastille

d)

Lady Gaga

82.

Who were the Spanish colonists fighting against during the Mexican Revolution?

a)

The Mexican government

b)

The American government

c)

The Spanish government

d)

The New Spain government

83.

This man was a key figure in beginning the revolution - he gave a famous speech called "El Grito del Dolores" to encourage people to fight for freedom.

a)

Father Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla

b)

Dolores Grito

c)

King Ferdinand VII

d)

Augustin de Iturbide

84.

This is a type of government where the people get to elect their leaders

a)

Democracy

b)

Monarchy

c)

Dictatorship

d)

Republic

85.

When is Mexican Independence day celebrated?

a)

Sept 16

b)

April 4

c)

January 30

d)

December 12

86.
Before independence, Haiti was a colony of _____.
a)
Great Britain
b)
France
c)
The United States
d)
Belgium
87.
_____ and _____ were the primary crops grown in Haiti.
a)
tobacco; cotton
b)
sugar; coffee
c)
opium; rice
d)
cotton; tea
88.
Slaves made up ___% of the Haitian population.
a)
25
b)
50
c)
80
d)
90
89.
In the Haitian revolution, the grands blancs wanted _____.
a)
liberty to represent the colony in the Estates General
b)
equality with the petits blancs
c)
equal rights to people of mixed heritage
d)
an end to slavery in the colony
90.
Who assumed control of the slave rebellion in 1794?
a)
St. Domingue
b)
Vincent Oge
c)
Toussaint L'Overture
d)
Thomas Jefferson
91.

a reform movement against the Roman Catholic Church that began in 1517; it resulted in the creation of Protestant churches

a)

Reformation

b)

Indulgence

c)

Purgatory

d)

Protestant

92.

A release from sin given by the Catholic church

a)

fundamental

b)

indulgence

c)

predestination

d)

Transubstantiation

93.

Why did England break with the Church?

a)

Martin Luther's influence spread throughout country

b)

John Calvin set up his theocracy in one the towns

c)

The king wanted a divorce and Church said no

d)

The England did not break from the Catholic Church

94.
Who was Martin Luther?
a)
An African-American civil rights leader
b)
An NFL quarterback for the NY Jets
c)
A Germen priest who rebelled against the Catholic Church
d)
A dance club DJ who plays hip-hop music
95.
What were the 95 Theses?
a)
A Country music band.
b)
The name of the Popes army.
c)
Martin Luther's 95 arguments against the sale of Indulgences
96.

According to Martin Luther, where is ultimate religious authority determined?

a)

The decisions of the Pope

b)

The bible

c)

The actions of the Priest

d)

Whatever feels good in the moment

97.

Luther's followers called themselves what?

a)

Protestants

b)

Protestors

c)

Reformers

d)

Transformers

98.

What was the time in history when the Roman Catholic Church was questioned?

a)

Middle Ages

b)

Renaissance

c)

Reformation

d)

All of the Above

99.

Before the Reformation, Christian churches were ___________

a)

Jewish

b)

Roman Catholic

c)

Muslim

d)

None of the Above

100.

What was the Counter Reformation?

a)

Pope's decision to go to war

b)

Protestants moving to new lands

c)

Printing Bible in other languages

d)

Catholic Church making changes

101.

This image symbolizes two paths. John Calvin would have argued you really do not have a 'choice'. What was his concept of salvation/heaven called?

a)

indulgence

b)

Anglican

c)

theocracy

d)

predestination

102.
Middle Ages or Renaissance:  A renewed interest in classical learning.
a)
Middle Ages
b)
Renaissance
103.
The main culprits in the spread of the Bubonic Plague to humans were
a)
Rats
b)
Fleas
c)
Dogs
d)
Bats
104.
What did the first Protestants protest against?
a)
the humanist philosophy
b)
decrees by King Henry VIII
c)
corruption in the Catholic Church
d)
the reformation of government
105.
What does the word "Renaissance" mean?
a)
Renewed
b)
Rebuilt
c)
Remade
d)
Rebirth
106.
On what peninsula did the Renaissance begin?
a)
Spain
b)
England
c)
Italy
d)
Germany
107.
The Sistine Chapel was painted by...
a)
Michalangelo
b)
Albrecht Durer
c)
Miguel Cervantes
d)
Leonardo DaVinci
108.
Title...
a)
Madonna
b)
Mona Lisa
c)
Margaret
d)
da Vinci
109.
Italian artist who also excelled in astronomy, engineering, and anatomy 
a)
Michelangelo
b)
Raphael
c)
Johann Guttenberg
d)
Leonardo da Vinci
110.

What is the time period between 1350 and 1550 called?

a)

The Dark Ages

b)

Pax Romana

c)

Renaissance

d)

Reformation

111.

What family became one of the most famous patrons of the arts during the Renaissance?

a)

Pascucci

b)

Medici

c)

Gasol

d)

Rockefeller

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