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WorksheetsWH S2 Final Exam Review
Total questions: 90
Worksheet time: 47mins
The Silk Road was
a road covered in silk, on which only the king could travel.
a great wall three thousand miles long.
a trade route over which Chinese goods traveled to markets in the West.
the road that wound through Japan, the first area of the world to produce silk.
What did Charlemagne do that merged Roman, Christian, and German elements in his kingdom?
He was born a German, converted to Christianity, and learned Latin.
As a German king, he modeled his government on the Romans and made Christianity the official religion of the empire.
He had the Christian Bible and the works of classical Latin authors translated into German.
He, a German king, was crowned emperor of the Romans by the pope.
Another word for the split between the Catholic Church of the West and the Eastern Orthodox Church of the Byzantine Empire is _____________.
icon
schism
idolatry
codification
Why was feudalism developed?
There was a need for a clear successor to the crown.
Centralized power was lost in the face of invasion.
The church was losing power and failed to protect the lords.
Lords decided to reform society by establishing chivalry.
Between the Tang and Ming dynasties, Chinese literature flourished because
the government paid writers.
the Chinese population increased.
printing was invented.
it focused primarily on religion.
The Mongols may have been prevented from conquering western Europe by
the Himalaya.
the Gupta Empire.
Genghis Khan’s death.
Marco Polo.
The Maya city-states were
regularly at war with each other.
governed by townspeople and peasants.
sparsely populated religious centers.
populated until the twentieth century.
Why did Inca wise men turn historical events into spoken stories?
The Inca prized poetry and music.
Storytelling was considered sacred.
The Inca lacked a system of writing.
Written historical records were forbidden.
The worldview of the Renaissance artists resulted in art that was
realistic.
beautiful.
large.
religious.
Who was considered the ideal Renaissance Man?
Michelangelo Castiglioni
Leonardo da Vinci
Jan van Eyck
Raphael Sanzio
Leonardo da Vinci was a good example of Renaissance Italy's "social ideal" because he
came from a wealthy family and improved his family's status in society.
was a painter, sculptor, architect, inventor, and mathematician.
wrote elegant romantic poetry and insightful political treatises.
was a politician who initiated important public works projects.
Which of the following was unaffected by the Reformation?
the control of the Catholic Church
education in Europe
the role of women
discrimination against Jews
Europeans began to explore and expand in the 1500s because they wanted to
find riches and adventure.
discover a new world.
spread Christianity to a new world.
gain riches, find adventure, and spread religion.
What other countries settled in the Americas during/after the Age of Exploration, challenging the financial control enjoyed by the Spanish and Portuguese?
Netherlands, France, and England
Germany and Austria
China and India
Eastern Africa and the Gold Coast
Which of the following explains why "encomienda" was a failure?
Europeans took more plants back to Europe than to America.
Enslaved people from West Africa took the place of Native Americans.
Entire cultures changed their way of life as a result of encomienda.
Native Americans were often abused instead of being protected by settlers.
John Locke’s arguments were used in the eighteenth century to
support demands for constitutional government.
restore papal influence within the government.
justify absolutism and the divine right of kings.
encourage people to live without government.
Which of the following made it possible for the arts to flourish during the Ming and early Qing dynasties?
Christian missionaries
lack of contact with Europeans
economic expansion
corruption
In the Thirty Years’ War, France fought against both the Holy Roman Empire and Spain in order to
gain political leadership in Europe.
win religious freedom for its citizens.
preserve the divine right of kings.
purge the Catholic Church of corruption.
Reflecting Enlightenment thought, the Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen proclaimed
the importance of the Bastille
an end to aristocratic privileges
a movement to restore the monarchy
equal rights for women in political life
Montesquieu’s most lasting contribution to political thought was his
analysis of the governmental system of checks and balances.
identification of the natural laws that governed human society.
theory that the government should interfere with religious matters.
idea that punishments should be brutal to be effective.
Who stated that people formed a social contract and gave up some rights to a powerful ruler to maintain order and stability?
John Locke
Harvey Bluestone
Thomas Hobbes
William Blackstone
Which of the following is the term for French Protestants?
Huguenots
Sans Cullotes
Emigres
Bourgeoisie
A term used to describe when a ruler has total power.
Constitutional Monarchy
Absolutism
Divine Right
Leviathan
The idea that people agree to form a government to obtain order, stability, and predictability.
Natural Rights
Social Contract
Divine Right
Absolutism
The term used by Marx and Engels to describe the wealthy capitalist business owners was __________.
proletariat
workers
bourgeoisie
suffrage
The term used by Marx and Engels to describe the working class people was _________.
proletariat
workers
bourgeoisie
suffrage
People living in the Ottoman Empire experienced
a decline in royal patronage of the arts.
political harmony between religions.
equal treatment among the classes.
religious tolerance and artistic achievements.
What happened to the Ottoman Empire after the death of Süleyman I?
It tripled its holdings in Europe.
Shia elements began to dominate.
It began to fall into decline.
It fell to the Safavids.
Which of the following were factors that caused unrest in France during the Enlightenment?
flooding
famine
drought
poverty
Who made up the first estate in French society before the French Revolution?
The Nobles
The Clergy
The Commoners
Who made up the second estate in French society before the French Revolution?
The Nobles
The Clergy
The Commoners
Who made up the third estate in French society before the French Revolution?
The Nobles
The Clergy
The Commoners
The economic crisis that triggered the French Revolution was caused by
the Revolutionary War in America.
weak demand for consumer products.
widespread corruption in the government.
bad harvests and a slowdown in manufacturing.
Many aristocrats and members of the bourgeoisie were attracted to _____, some of which criticized France’s absolutist system.
the Tennis Court Oath
the ideas of the National Assembly
Enlightenment philosophies
the Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen
In their rebellions of 1789, the French peasants were reacting to the high cost of bread, high taxes, and
political inequality.
religious persecution.
foreign intervention
treatment of women
Who was safe during the reign of terror?
The Jacobins
The Montagnards
The peasants
no one
Which of the following statements about Napoleon is true?
Napoleon set out to conquer Egypt, but ended up abandoning his troops there
In his empire Napoleon ignored principles of the French Revolution
Napoleon was feared and supported by his troops.
Napoleon was admired and adored by everyone
Napoleon’s empire collapsed because of
Napoleon’s greed and laziness within his bureaucracy.
the resentment of the clergy and the plotting of accountants.
France’s weak economy and the drain of Napoleon’s many wars.
the coalition of other European states and the force of nationalism.
The architect of Italian Unification was _______________.
Otto von Bismarck
Giuseppe Garibaldi
Camillo Conte di Cavour
Victor Emanuel
Who was responsible for developing the moveable-type printing press in Europe?
Martin Luther
Gerhard Buchenstamp
Johannes Gutenberg
John Calvin
Who began the Protestant Reformation?
Henry VIII
John Calvin
Ulrich Zwingli
Martin Luther
What helped to spread the ideas of Protestantism rapidly?
trade between Italy and the East
the printing press
the plague
word of mouth
Unlike the scholars of The Renaissance, many writers wrote their works in the local language of the common people or the _________.
vernacular
burgher
dialect
Petrarch
The Catholic Reformation can also be called the _______________.
The Italian Religious Renaissance
The Inquisition
The Counter Reformation
The German Reformation
Which English monarch broke with the Catholic Church over the issue of divorce, forming their own church?
Queen Victoria
Henry VIII
James I
Mary Queen of Scots
How did the revolts in France affect other countries of Europe?
The French preferred to keep the news of their revolts secret to avoid affecting other countries.
France’s revolts led other countries to demand change as well.
Other countries avoided following France’s example.
Monarchs in other countries fled for their lives after hearing of France’s revolts.
Industrialization spread rapidly in both Europe and the United States thanks to
railroads.
steamboats.
peasants.
wealthy investors.
In the nineteenth century, people's lives became more clearly divided into periods of work and leisure as a result of
feminism.
industrialization.
public education.
universal male suffrage.
___________ was the architect of German Unification.
Kaiser Wilhelm III
Frederick Barbarossa
Frederic the Great
Otto von Bismarck
This theory used to justify Western dominance over other countries and cultures:
justified nationalism
imperial justification
Social Darwinism
Social Anarchy
Between 1880 and 1900 there were intense _______________ between the European powers to control Africa.
cooperation
trade routes
consternation
rivalries
The main European interest in Africa was in its ________ _______.
educated working population
raw materials
strategic location
fine climate
Britain’s interest in Egypt lay in the possibility of building a ________ through the isthmus of Suez
new pyramid
railroad
canal
road system
By opening themselves to trade with Western nations and the influence of Western ideas, China and Japan abandoned their longstanding policies of
nationalism.
imperialism.
isolationism.
foreignism.
Why did Japan decide to pursue imperialist policies?
Surrounding nations were threatening to invade Japan.
Being an island nation, Japan lacked the space and resources to grow.
Japanese leaders wanted to export the nation's natural resources.
Japan was searching abroad for new political models to adopt.
After 1880 Westerners (Europeans and Americans) sought _____ ______ over vast territories.
trading opportunities
direct control
fueling posts
indirect control
The 1904–1905 war between Russia and Japan resulted in
Russian control of Korea.
a humiliating defeat for Russia.
greater respect for Russia around the world.
more Japanese immigration into the United States.
What changed the minds of the Japanese leadership to open up to the west?
modern US ships and weapons
Japan’s economy was contracting
The Chinese excluded them from trade
The trade terms with the Dutch were poor
Japan remained isolated from the sixteenth to the eighteenth century because
no other country wanted to go to Japan.
Japan prohibited Christian activities within its borders and also restricted trade.
the country was too difficult to reach by sea.
Japan’s ports were dangerous for docking by ships.
The period in Japanese history in which the emperor was restored to power was the __________.
Treaty of Kanagawa
The Heian Period
the Meiji Era
The Edo Era
How did new technology such as the telescope and new theories such as Pascal’s Law lay the foundation of the Scientific Revolution?
The government used them to make scientific laws.
Scientists used them to create new inventions and theories.
Ordinary people used them in their everyday life.
Philosophers used them to think about ancient Greek ideas.
The social change brought about by the Industrial Revolution was evident in the
emergence of the middle class and the working class.
growing death rates across Europe.
thick air pollution that choked the British isles.
widespread famines caused by families abandoning their farms.
The ability to produce higher-quality iron helped increase industrialization because
factory owners were willing to buy more iron.
less iron was needed when the quality was higher.
better-quality iron cost less money to produce.
better machines could be built from iron.
This was a rebellion from 1850-1864, a destructive civil war, and peasant uprising against the Qing Dynasty.
Boxer Rebellion
Tai Ping Rebellion
The Falling Lotus Rebellion
The Mongol Invasion
This was a rebellion in China, the whole point was to rid China of foreigners, especially Christians.
Boxer Rebellion
Tai Ping Rebellion
The Falling Lotus Rebellion
The Mongol Invasion
Which of the following were economic reasons for imperialism?
Westerners needs for raw materials and missionary opportunities
Westerners needs for military bases and missionary opportunities
Westerners needs for military bases and raw materials
Westerners needs for raw materials and markets for their goods
When one nation extends its power or control over another nation or territory it is involved in __________.
theft
militarism
imperialism
nationalism
Why did the new Latin American countries need help from the British?
to fund their new economies
to train their armies in modern methods
to keep other European nations from re-colonizing them
to convince the United States to keep away
Why did Latin America continue to be economically dependent on other countries, such as Great Britain?
The other countries bought their raw materials; therefore, Latin America had to buy finished products instead of manufacturing products themselves.
The Latin American countries could not afford to manufacture anything, so they sent their resources overseas to be turned into products.
The form of money in Latin America was worth less than the equivalent form in other countries.
Latin America had more people than their countries could easily feed and shelter.
Which of the following IS NOT a main cause of WWI?
Imperialism
Nationalism
Absolutism
Militarism
The assassination of __________ led to the official declarations of war that launched WWI.
Kaiser Wilhelm II
Woodrow Wilson
Franz Ferdinand
Georges Clemenceau
How did imperialism contribute to the beginning of World War I?
it did not contribute to the causes of World War I
it created intense competition between the “Great Powers” of Europe
it fostered cooperation and understanding among the “Great Powers” of Europe
It discouraged ethnic minorities from seeking freedom and self-determination
When the US joined WWI, it sides with Great Britain, Russia, and France as a part of the alliance known as the
Triple Entente.
Axis Powers.
Allied Powers.
Central Powers.
This strategy consisted of one swift move of German troops through neutral Belgium to trap the French Army:
Schlieffen Plan
The Battle of the Somme
The Battle of Ypres
The Bismarck Plan
This is also called the draft, the process by which citizens are enlisted as soldiers.
mobilization
imperialism
conscription
militarism
A war based on wearing down the other side with constant attacks.
war of words
war of necessity
stalemate
war of attrition
A war based on elaborate defensive measures dug into the ground to protect soldiers.
war of attrition
trench warfare
mobile warfare
defensive warfare
The strip of territory that separated the troops from each other on the Western Front during WWI was known as
no-man's-land
the trenches
the sky
at sea
As WWI progressed, both the Allied Powers and the Central Powers sought new allies in order to
get more money and supplies.
expand their colonial empires.
open new avenues for commerce.
pave the way for peace negotiations.
This was an extreme socialist party that focused on violent revolution to bring about change to Russia.
Minshiviks
Nationalists
Bolsheviks
The Communards
This was the successful leader of the communist revolution in Russia at the end of WWI.
Joseph Stalin
Leon Trotsky
Vladimir Lenin
Vladimir Putin
To formally give up control of a country or state is to _________.
abdicate
renounce
secede
condemn
What was the League of Nations?
an international organization created to foster peace and cooperation
an international organization created to manage war and imperialism
a superhero league of former allied soldiers
a neutral alliance that refused to fight in World War I
After the end of World War I, Germany was
unwilling to accept the Treaty of Versailles.
dissatisfied with the Allies’ dictated peace.
broken up into many small kingdoms.
invited to the Paris Peace Conference.
The Nazi leader of Germany from 1933 to 1945.
Benito Mussolini
Joseph Stalin
Wilhelm II
Adolf Hitler
The fascist leader of Italy during World War II
Benito Mussolini
Victor Emanuel II
Rodolfo Manzini
Giuseppe Venezia
The fascist leader of Spain, who did not die until 1975.
Francisco Madero
Francisco Franco
Juan de la Mancha
Ferdinand Castillo
The biggest problem in Germany after World War I that led to the rise of the Nazis:
Religious conflict
Economic instability
Large scale immigration of non German people
famine, flooding, and a weak central government
Fascist Italy, Nazi Germany, and Communist Russia were all examples of ____________________.
democracies
monarchies
theocracies
totalitarian states
Stalin’s Five-Year Plans were intended to transform the Soviet Union into
an agricultural society.
an industrial society.
a monarchy.
a democracy.
