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World History Final Review Tool

Total questions: 120

Worksheet time: 1hrs 1mins

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Class
Date
1.

The Magna Carta was the first time in history power was given to the people. Where did the power come from?

a)

thin air

b)

the nobles

c)

the monarch

d)

God

2.

Juries in the Renaissance are...

a)

made up of neighbors and peers.

b)

makers of the law.

c)

no longer used.

d)

peers

3.

Parliament was developed because...

a)

As middle class began to grow, they wanted representation in Great Council

b)

To give more power to the King of France

c)

To make sure the King of England had no power at all

d)

As middle class began to grow, they wanted only a democracy and no King

4.

__________ limited the English monarch's power to make decisions without the people's consent/advice.

a)

Juries

b)

Parliament

c)

Common law

d)

The King

5.

The French created the ________ to represent the people and advise the monarch, particularly on the issue of taxes.

a)

Proletariat

b)

Bourgeoisie

c)

Parliament

d)

Estates-General

6.

What was the Great Schism?

a)

the Catholic Reformation.

b)

the excommunication of Martin Luther.

c)

the divide between a French and Italian pope.

d)

the divide over using Latin or vernacular for Catholic Bibles.

7.

John Wycliffe was critical of the Catholic Church's...

a)

practice of translating the Bible into the vernacular.

b)

practice of selling indulgences.

c)

use of the sacraments.

d)

making the Pope higher than Jesus.

8.

John Wycliffe and Jan Hus both were...

a)

Popes.

b)

burned at the stake alive.

c)

excommunicated.

d)

hand models.

9.

Renaissance means...

a)

rebirth.

b)

realism.

c)

perspective.

d)

to look over closely.

10.

Italian Renaissance art ulitized a technique that added depth to the image known as...

a)

humanism.

b)

perspective.

c)

secularism.

d)

machiavellianism.

11.

a person with many talents or areas of knowledge.

a)

Renaissance Woman

b)

Renaissance Man

c)

Indifferent Man

d)

The New Man

12.

What dramatically changed literature by mass producing literature at a low cost?

a)

the printing press

b)

the Xerox machine

c)

alchemy

d)

journalism

13.

The Northern Renaissance saw a dramatic increase in wordly subjects, which became known as...

a)

perspective.

b)

humanism.

c)

machiavellianism.

d)

sensationalism.

14.

Who started the Protestant Reformation?

a)

Zwingli

b)

John Calvin

c)

Martin Luther

d)

John Knox

15.

In response to the 95 Theses, the Catholic Church...

a)

excommunicated Martin Luther.

b)

executed Martin Luther.

c)

created Lutherans.

d)

encouraged Renaissance art and literature.

16.

Which Protestant Reformer believed in predestination?

a)

Zwingli

b)

Calvin

c)

Luther

d)

the Anabaptists.

17.

The Jesuits were created to...

a)

develop and deliver superior education.

b)

spread Catholicism.

c)

investigate abused within the Catholic Church.

d)

sell indulgences.

18.

What were the major causes of European exploration? (pick all that apply)

a)

Expand knowledge

b)

Get rich

c)

To find Atlantis

d)

To eradicate all natives

19.

What did China demand for all trade transactions?

a)

Silk

b)

Chocolate

c)

Cacao Beans

d)

Gold

20.

Why were Korea and Japan difficult to trade with?

a)

Excluded all foreigners

b)

Welcomed all foreigners

c)

Only wanted to trade with gold

d)

Too far for ships to sail

21.

What did Hernan Cortes use to aid in his conquest of the Aztec?

a)

fireworks

b)

gold

c)

The Portuguese

d)

Native American allies

22.

What was initially the reason for exploring and what became the main reason?

a)

Finding Silk and then Wealth/Gold

b)

Finding Spices and then Wealth/ Gold

c)

Finding the New World and then Finding Asia

d)

Spreading Disease and then converting people to Christianity

23.

The Spanish shipped massive amounts of __________ back to Spain from the New World?

a)

Iron

b)

Silk

c)

Gold

d)

Tacos

24.

Which of the following describes Mestizo:

a)

Mestizo is a mixture of Portuegese and English

b)

Mestizo is a mixture of Spanish and Portuegese

c)

Mestizo is a mixture of Spanish and Native American

d)

Mestizo is a mixture of African and Spanish

25.

Which two Chinese Dynasties saw a growth in trade and desire for their goods?

a)

Ming and Tang

b)

Ming and Song

c)

Ming and Qing

d)

Tang and Song

26.

Which two of the following inventions were the most helpful to exploration?

a)

Magnetic Compass and Steam Engine

b)

Caravel and rowing

c)

Caravel and Magnetic Compass

d)

Steam Engine and Caravel

27.

Which of the following were the purpose of spices?

a)

Taste, causing meat to spoil, and medicine

b)

Prevent meat from spoiling, medicine, taste

c)

Increasing calories, making it sweet, medicine

d)

Making it sweet, preventing meat from spoiling, medicine

28.

Spain lost its power because...

a)

The Aztecs defeated them

b)

The defeat of the Spanish Armada and Inflation

c)

The Incas defeated them

d)

They failed to set up any colonies

29.

Which are the characteristics of an absolute monarch? (select all that apply)

a)

Centralized all power of government

b)

Rule by divine right

c)

The people make the decisions

d)

Natural rights

30.

The Edict of Nantes was an agreement to protect…

a)

Catholics

b)

Protestants

c)

Muslims

d)

Intendants

31.

The French absolute monarch was

a)

Oliver Cromwell

b)

Louis XIV

c)

Maria Thersa

d)

Peter the Great

32.

Louis XIV’s power was displayed at…

a)

Buckingham Palace

b)

Estates General

c)

The palace of Versailles

d)

The Peace of Westphalia

33.

What did the Russian monarchs do to modernize Russia?

a)

Plebiscite

b)

Westernization

c)

Napoleonic Code

d)

Everyone received a Chromebook

34.

Oliver Cromwell came to power in England following this event.

a)

Conquest by Napoleon

b)

The American Revolution

c)

Charles I was beheaded

d)

The Enlightenment

35.

In England, this document made Parliament superior over the king.

a)

Edict of Nantes

b)

The English Bill of Rights

c)

Peace of Westphalia

d)

Napoleonic Code

36.

This type of government limited the power of a monarch using a constitution.

a)

Absolute monarchy

b)

Constitutional Monarchy

c)

Royal monarchy

d)

Communism

37.

Which came last?

a)

Renaissance

b)

American Revolution

c)

Enlightenment

d)

Scientific Revolution

38.

What best describes the belief that humanity was emerging from centuries of darkness and ignorance into a new age, enlightened by reason, science, and a respect for humanity?

a)

Scientific Revolution

b)

Enlightenment

c)

Natural rights

d)

Social Contract

39.

The supporters of the Enlightenment believed ultimate truths about nature and society could be discovered through…

a)

The word of God

b)

self-discipline and positive thinking

c)

prayer and reading

d)

observation and reason

40.

According to Enlightenment thinkers such as John Locke believed that what was needed bring change? …

a)

move the people with the invisible hand

b)

use reason and give power to the people

c)

Rule with an iron fist

d)

Hands of economics

41.

The three Natural rights are according to Locke are…

a)

Poverty, despotism and absolutism

b)

life, liberty and property

c)

given by the government

d)

are to be threatened by the government

42.

According to the Enlightenment, the power of government came from…

a)

tradition

b)

the people

c)

natural rights

d)

God

43.

Absolute rulers who attempted to apply Enlightenment ideas into their kingdoms were known as…

a)

absolute monarchs

b)

baroque enlightens

c)

neoclassical rulers

d)

enlightened despots

44.

European art of the later Enlightenment was dominated by a simple, elegant style based on Greek and Roman ideas called…

a)

classical

b)

neoclassical

c)

baroque

d)

gothic

45.

Which of the following was not a cause of the French Revolution

a)

Economic Troubles- War and Extravagant Spending

b)

Enlightenment Ideas

c)

Weak Leaders

d)

Napoleon's invasion of Russia

46.

The beginning of the French Revolution is marked by what event?

a)

The rise of Napoleon

b)

The rise of Robespierre

c)

The storming of the Bastille

d)

They creation of the Continental System

47.

Machine for beheading people, used as a means of execution in French Revolution is called...

a)

Guillotine

b)

Waterboarding

c)

Lynching

d)

Sword Decapitation

48.

“Men are born and remain equal in rights.”

Liberty, property, security, resistance to oppression

Does not apply to women…

These best describe:

a)

The Declaration of Rights of Man

b)

The Magna Carta

c)

The Declaration of Independence

d)

The Bill of Rights

49.

nobles and others who fled France and hoped to undo the Revolution are called...

a)

Legislative Assembly

b)

Emigres

c)

Sans-cullotes

d)

Guerillas

50.

What happened to Maximillian Robespierre?

a)

He was executed by Napoleon

b)

He gave up control of the Revolution

c)

He created The Committee of Public safety that ensured protection of all and for all

d)

He was beheaded by fellow followers of the National Convention

51.

Napoleon's ____________________ against the Directory in 1799 formally cemented the end of the French Revolution and signified the start of a new era.

a)

Plebiscite

b)

Coup d'etat

c)

Despot

d)

Coalition

52.

Napoleon was made Consul of France and used a ______________, in which the people voted in favor of a move he wanted to make

a)

Plebiscite

b)

Mandate

c)

Ordinance

d)

Oath

53.

Napoleon sold Thomas Jefferson the Louisiana Purchase because...

a)

He wanted to give the US a gift after the Revolutionary War

b)

He was focused on the European continent and not another Continent an ocean away

c)

He did not want the other countries in Europe to get the territory

d)

It had no valuable resources and was meaningless, so he might as well make some money

54.

Napoleon was first exiled to the island of ______________ off the coast of Italy, then after escaping and trying to retake the throne, was defeated at the Battle of Waterloo and exiled to the Island of _____________________ in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean.

a)

Trafalgar, Sicily

b)

Sicily, Corsica

c)

Elba, St. Helena

d)

St. Helena, Elba

55.

Government run public schools set up by Napoleon to create a more equal chance at education describes...

a)

Napoleonic Code

b)

Lycees

c)

Concordat

d)

Trafalgar

56.

Which countries were a part of the Congress of Vienna

a)

Russia

b)

Prussia

c)

France

d)

US

57.

Which of the following was not a goal of the Congress of Vienna?

a)

Make France extremely weak

b)

Balance of Power

c)

Come to each other’s aid in threats of peace

d)

Restore rulers who Napoleon had driven out

58.

Which of the following is not an impact of the Congress of Vienna

a)

A diminshed France

b)

Stronger Prussia and England

c)

Spread of Nationalism

d)

Spanish Revolutions in Africa and Asia

59.

The Congress of Vienna led to which of the following in the next 100 years of Europe?

a)

World Wars

b)

The American Revolution

c)

France becoming incredibly strong

d)

Russia becoming the most dominant country in the world

60.

The “Iron Chancellor” used _____ to unify Germany.

a)

decreased the size of the military

b)

manipulation of documents and communications

c)

made peace with its neighbors

d)

the Compromise of 1820

61.

What is the domination by one country over the political, economic, and/or cultural life of another country or region?

a)

realpolitik

b)

nationalism

c)

imperialism

d)

conquest

62.

What was the American & European agreement to keep trade open to everyone in China?

a)

Boxer Rebellion

b)

Sino-Japanese War

c)

Good Neighbor Policy

d)

Open Door Policy

63.

Following Napoleon, the major powers redrew the map of Europe and returned former monarchs to their thrones. This meeting was known as…

a)

the Congress of Vienna.

b)

the Constitutional Convention

c)

the Munich Conference.

d)

the Berlin Conference.

64.

Who united Germany?

a)

Camillo Cavour

b)

Giuseppe Mazzini

c)

Otto Von Bismark

d)

Joe Biden

65.

a system of politics or principles based on practical rather than moral or ideological considerations best describes...

a)

Communism

b)

Realpolitik

c)

Nationalism

d)

Patriotism

66.

Which of the following was not a leader in the Fight for Italian Unification?

a)

Giuseppe Garibaldi

b)

Matthew Perry

c)

Giuseppe Mazzini

d)

King Victor Emmanuel II

67.

The purpose or goal of the Berlin Conference was to do what?

a)

To prove countries could control claims and divide up Asia

b)

To prove countries could control claims and divide up Africa

c)

To tell other countries that they would take claims and there would be no negotiations

d)

To prove countries could control claims and divide up Central and South America

68.

The elimination of people groups such as the Greeks, Syrians and Armenians by the Ottoman Turks in 1915 best describes...

a)

The Ottoman Genocide

b)

The Greek Genocide

c)

The Armenian Genocide

d)

The Syrian Genocide

69.

Japan was first introduced to the modern world when _______ came to Edo convinced Japan to trade with the United States and Europe

a)

Matthew Perry

b)

James Doolittle

c)

Douglas McArthur

d)

Otto Von Bismark

70.

Modernized Japan defeated China in 1868 and gains Taiwan

a)

Sino-Japanese War

b)

Russo-Japanese War

c)

World War 1

d)

Armenian Genocide

71.

Loyalty and devotion to a nation in which you believe they are the best in many ways describes...

a)

Militarism

b)

Nationalism

c)

Patriotism

d)

Imperialism

72.

A spirit of pride and devotion to one's country is...

a)

Militarism

b)

Patriotism

c)

Nationalism

d)

Imperialism

73.

Which of the following describes a theory or system of social organization based on the holding of all property in common, actual ownership being ascribed to the state?

a)

Capitalism

b)

Communism

c)

Karl Marx

d)

Socialism

74.

Which of the following refers to members of the poor working class?

a)

Entrepreneur

b)

Utilitarianism

c)

Proletariat

d)

Communism

75.

Goods made by hand and homes describe which of the following?

a)

Cottage Industry

b)

Urbanization

c)

Factory Industry

d)

Selective Breeding

76.

Overcrowded apartments with close quarters and unsanitary living conditions best describe which of the following?

a)

Tenements

b)

Urbanization

c)

Houses

d)

Fancy Apartments

77.

The most abundant natural resource found in Great Britain at the beginning of the industrial revolution…Allows for the Industrial Revolution to be kickstarted best describe which of the following?

a)

Tin

b)

Gold

c)

Oil

d)

Coal

78.

The process of changing from doing work by hand to working with power-driven machinery describe which of the following?

a)

Textiles

b)

Industrialization

c)

Urbanization

d)

Mechanization

79.

First industry of the industrial revolution focused on the production of cotton cloth describes which of the following?

a)

Factory Work

b)

Polyester

c)

Slavery

d)

Textile

80.

Level of material comfort experienced by a group of people describes which of the following?

a)

Standard of living

b)

Power Loom

c)

Urbanization

d)

Socialism

81.

Which of the following was not a major problem of the industrial Revolution?

a)

children in labor

b)

Women in labor

c)

adequate housing

d)

finding a job

82.

a political and economic theory of social organization that advocates that the means of production, distribution, and exchange should be owned or regulated by the community as a whole.

a)

socialism

b)

capitalism

c)

communism

d)

proletariat

83.

Who developed the steamboat?

a)

John McAdams

b)

Robert Fulton

c)

Kaiser Wilhelm II

d)

Otto Von Bismark

84.

Which of the following was not a major cause of WWI?

a)

Militarism

b)

Imperialism

c)

Nationalism

d)

Nativism

85.

The plan to cross into neutral Belgium and Luxembourg and take out France before Russia could mobilize was known as?

a)

Plan 17

b)

The Schlieffen Plan

c)

The Summer Plan

d)

The Bismarck Plan

86.

November 11, 1918 marked the end of...

a)

World War I

b)

World War 2

c)

World War 3

d)

Napoleonic Wars

87.

What were the years of World War 1?

a)

1915-1918

b)

1914-1918

c)

1914-1919

d)

1918-1919

88.

What event “triggered” WWI?

a)

Assassination of Kaiser Wilhelm II, Emperor of Germany

b)

Assassination of Hitler, leader of the Third Reich

c)

Assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.

d)

Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand

89.

Allied and Central Powers used this to maximize their efforts to win World War One by efficiently using their resources, men, and supplies to make them ready for war.

a)

Total War

b)

Mobilization

c)

Selective Service

d)

Reparations

90.

The Lusitania is best connected to…

a)

the Schlieffen Plan.

b)

German unrestricted submarine warfare.

c)

the armistice.

d)

the Versailles Treaty.

91.

The event that directly caused the US to enter the war was...

a)

The Russian Revolution

b)

The Zimmerman Telegram

c)

The sinking of the Titanic

d)

The sinking of the Lusitania

92.

The goal of the League of Nations was to…

a)

promote peace and cooperation.

b)

start the Schlieffen Plan.

c)

win World War 1

d)

Start another war

93.

Which of the following was not one of the key terms of Treaty of Versailles?

a)

Reparations

b)

Reduce Russian Army

c)

Germany loses all its colonies

d)

France gets Alsace and Lorraine back

94.

A well known Italian Renaissance artist, architect, musician, mathemetician, engineer, and scientist. Known for the Mona Lisa.

a)

Michelangelo

b)

Machiavelli

c)

Leonardo da Vinci

d)

Donatello

95.

Dutch humanist and theologian who was the leading Renaissance scholar of northern Europe

a)

Sir Thomas More

b)

Erasmus

c)

Bruegel

d)

Van Eyck

96.

Belief that the Bible is the sole source of religious truth

a)

Sola Scriptura

b)

Sola Fide

c)

Sola Gratia

d)

Sola Christus

97.

For the glory of God alone

a)

Sola Christus

b)

Sola Deo Gloria

c)

Sola Gratia

d)

Sola Fide

98.

The belief that it was unnecessary to have priests because it is "Christ alone" who is the only High Priest; no need for priests on earth.

a)

Sola Christus

b)

Sola Gratia

c)

Sola Deo Gloria

d)

Sola Fide

99.

13 year old French heroine and military leader inspired by religious visions to organize French resistance to the English and to have Charles VII crowned king

a)

Rosa Park

b)

Joan of Arc

c)

Anne Frank

d)

Sojourner Truth

100.

He mistakenly discovered the Americas in 1492 while searching for a faster route to India.

a)

Christopher Columbus

b)

Magellan, Ferdinand

c)

Hernan Cortes

d)

Fransisco Pizarro

101.

Portuguese mariner who commanded the first European (Spanish) fleet to circumnavigate the globe (1519-1521).

a)

Fransisco Pizarro

b)

Magellan, Ferdinand

c)

Hernan Cortes

d)

Otto Von Bismarck

102.

A Spanish conqueror of the Americas

a)

Conquistador

b)

Encomienda

c)

Mestizo

d)

Columbian Exchange

103.

The exchange of plants, animals, diseases, and technologies between the Americas and the rest of the world following Columbus's voyages.

a)

Columbian Exchange

b)

European Exchange

c)

Encomienda

d)

Slave Trade

104.

Ended Thirty Years War in 1648; granted right to individual rulers within the Holy Roman Empire to choose their own religion-either Protestant or Catholic. Established many modern states and peace negotiations for the future.

a)

Treaty of Versailles

b)

Treaty of Westphalia

c)

Treaty of Nantz

d)

Treaty of Berlin

105.

civil war in England between the Parliamentarians (Roundheads) and the Royalists under Charles I. Roundheads win and try Charles I for treason/ executed him.

a)

American Revolution

b)

English Civil War

c)

American Civil War

d)

Captain America vs Iron Man

106.

King William and Queen Mary accepted this document in 1689. It guaranteed certain rights to English citizens and declared that elections for Parliament would happen frequently. By accepting this document, they supported a limited monarchy, a system in which they shared their power with Parliament and the people.

a)

American Bill of Rights

b)

English Bill of Rights

c)

German Bill of Rights

d)

Treaty of Versailles

107.

Which philosopher's ideas did Thomas Jefferson use in writing the Declaration of Independence?

a)

Sir Isaac Newton

b)

John Locke

c)

Johannes Kepler

d)

Galileo Galilei

108.

The father of scientific method. Made key advances in astronomy such as planetary surfaces.

a)

Sir Isaac Newton

b)

Johannes Kepler

c)

Galileo Galilei

d)

iderot

109.

British scientist that developed the laws of motion and gravity.

a)

Galileo Galilei

b)

Sir Isaac Newton

c)

Johannes Kepler

d)

Nicolaus Copernicus

110.

the clergy of the church; 1% of population; owned 10% of the land; paid no taxes

a)

4th estate

b)

1st estate

c)

2nd estate

d)

3rd estate

111.

A wave of senseless panic that spread through the French countryside after the storming of the Bastille in 1789

a)

Great Fear

b)

Jacobins

c)

Tennis Court Oath

d)

Estates-General

112.

an 1805 naval battle in which Napoleon's forces were defeated by a British fleet under the command of Horatio Nelson.

a)

Battle of Waterloo

b)

Battle of Trafalgar

c)

Battle of Somme

d)

Battle of Jutland

113.

The site of Napoleon's defeat by British and Prussian armies in 1815, which ended his last bid for power

a)

Verdun

b)

Waterloo

c)

Trafalgar

d)

Somme

114.

a drug used for fighting malaria

a)

Quinine

b)

Cannabis

c)

Motrin

d)

NSAIDs

115.

an 1857 rebellion of Hindu and Muslim soldiers against the British in India

a)

Blood and Iron

b)

Sepoy Mutiny

c)

Realpolitik

d)

Opium War

116.

Chinese outlawed opium (drugs) and tried to stop British ships. Were soundly defeated – Tea was a key product that was demanded by the British – British gained Hong Kong

a)

Berlin Conference

b)

Opium War

c)

Russo-Japanese War

d)

Sino-Japanese Jar

117.

idea that the goal of society should be to bring about the greatest happiness for the greatest number of people

a)

Capitalism

b)

Socialism

c)

Utilitarianism

d)

Fascism

118.

a deliberate attempt to destroy a racial, political, religious, or cultural group of people

a)

mechanization

b)

genocide

c)

First degree murder

d)

homicide

119.

Germany, Austria-Hungary, Ottoman Empire

a)

Major Powers

b)

Allied Powers

c)

Axis Powers

d)

Central Powers

120.

Great Britain, France, Italy, Russia, and later the US

a)

Central Powers

b)

Allied Powers

c)

Axis Powers

d)

Major Powers

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