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WorksheetsWorld Cultures 2nd semester final review
Total questions: 67
Worksheet time: 34mins
Even though Greeks will share the same language and customs, what did Greeks lack in their culture?
unity
religion
military
education
The geography of Greece influenced the country’s development in all of the following ways EXCEPT:
Dividing it into a number of regions
Encouraging unity among the city-states
Limiting farming but encouraging overseas trade
Providing good harbors for inlets & bays
Who won the Persian Wars?
Persia
Athens
Greece
Sparta
Who won the Peloponnesian Wars?
Athens
Sparta
Rome
Carthage
What was the most important effect of establishing Greek colonies all around the Mediterranean Sea?
Increased military strength
Increased population
Increased trade
Increased government power
All of the following are long-term consequences of the Peloponnesian Wars EXCEPT:
Strenthened the major city-states
Ignored the threats of Macedonia
Power struggle between Athens and Sparta
Ruined the idea of a unified Greece
What is the greatest example of a classical Greek temple?
Knosses
Delphi
Parthenon
Crosus
Who is considered to be the greatest philosopher of Western civilization?
Plato
Socrates
Aristotle
Herodotus
The idea that helped the Greeks win the Trojan War was they built a giant wooden
cow
horse
soldier
gate around the city
The ancient Greek Olympics were held every 4 years in
Athens
Sparta
Olympia
Crete
All of the following were reasons why Alexander wanted to attack the Persians EXCEPT:
revenge for the Persians burning Athens
they had enslaved Macedonians
desire for glory and empire
fulfill his father’s dream
Alexander’s empire stretched to modern day
Turkey
India
China
Pakistan
All of the following were reasons why Alexander was so successful EXCEPT
he was a master of strategy and tactics
he was able to fight in all terrains
he was brave and reckless
he was very controlling
Which of these groups was NOT among the early settlers on the Italian peninsula?
Carthaginians
Etruscans
Latins
Greeks
Rome’s first written laws were called the
Consuls
Triumvirates
Twelve Tables
Hammurabi's Code
What was the name of the general who invaded Italy with an army and elephants?
Sulla
Hannibal
Caesar
Tiberius
Julius Caesar was stabbed in the Senate by
Augustus
Brutus
Marc Antony
Hannibal
What is the date of the “Fall of the Western Roman Empire?”
A.D. 133
A.D. 245
A.D. 316
A.D. 476
Rome’s victories in the Punic Wars
allowed the spread of Roman culture all throughout the Mediterranean
defeated Greece once and for all
allowed a dictatorship to take control of the government
made conquered peoples pay taxes and not the Romans
What title did the Senate beg Octavian to take?
First Citizen
Savior of Rome
Enlightened One
Augustus
All of the following were theories on why the Roman empire fell EXCEPT:
Plague killed 1/10 of the population
Slavery didn't allow them to advance technologically
Christianity weakened Roman military virtues
the Eastern half of the empire fell to invaders
Which of the following were the first invaders to sack Rome right before “the Fall”?
Huns
Franks
Vandals
Visigoths
All of the following were accomplishments that Julius Caesar did while he was in power EXCEPT:
gave grain to the poor
established a police force
adopted a new calendar
gave people in provinces citizenship
Which of these factors did NOT shape the evolution of society in Western Europe during the early Medieval period?
Roman heritage
Catholic Church
customs of barbaric tribes
Eastern Orthodox Church
One way that life in the Early Middle Ages changed from previous times was the movement of people from __________________ to ________________.
manors, cities
Rome, France
cities, rural areas
fiefs, manors
What was the most important effect of the Norman Conquest?
the spread of Christianity
the development of the English language
the beginning of feudalism
the development of common law
The population increased in the High Middle Ages for all the following reasons EXCEPT:
increased peace and stablity
new technology
better food production
more doctors
Which of the following languages is NOT a romance language?
Latin
Spanish
French
Italian
Agricultural improvements were the result of all of the following EXCEPT:
the carruca
crop rotation
the climate became warmer
beginning of feudalism
All of the following were positions in the guild system EXCEPT:
journeyman
lord
master
apprentice
All of the following were duties peasants had to do for their lords EXCEPT:
Give 1 of 10 horses
Work 2-3 days on the lord's land
Give chickens and eggs
Pay 1/10 of income to the Church
All of the following were ways the Black Plague came to Europe EXCEPT:
black rats
ships coming back from Crusades
mosquitos
Italian merchant ships
Paintings and sculptures of the Renaissance were more
abstract
realistic
foreign
flat
Why did people buy indulgences?
wanted an insurance policy into heaven
provided health insurance for the people
forced to by the church
provided food for people in the urban areas
All of the following were Chief Pillars to gain strength back in the Catholic Church EXCEPT:
reform of the papacy
Jesuits
Council of Trent
reform monasteries and convents
All of the following were specific beliefs Martin Luther had which contradicted Catholic Church teachings EXCEPT:
faith and good works were needed for salvation
you don't need to confess your sins to a priest
priests should be allowed to get married
selling of indulgences was wrong
All of the following were lasting effects of the Reformation EXCEPT:
No longer religious unity
Shift of power= the church’s power rose and the king’s power declined
Encouraged Education
Inquisition was expanded and Antisemitism spread
All of the following were advances that were made during the Age of Exploration that made it easier for explorers EXCEPT:
ships were armed
astrolabe
Mariner's compass
more accurate maps
What was key to cause the Scientific Revolution?
Mathematics
Astronomy
Biology
Geology
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
ideas that punishments should be brutal to be effetive
Americans call the Seven Years War the
American Revolution
French & Indian War
Crimean War
Hundred Years War
Who was in charge during the Reign of Terror?
Napoleon
Louis XVI
Marie Antoinette
Maximilien Robespierre
What did the Russians do when Napoleon invaded them?
retreated and burned land
sent troops to France
fought and won
lost
All of the following are long-term effects of the French Revolution EXCEPT:
Napoleon’s Army conquered countries and changed many traditional political and social class systems
French Armies will spread nationalism and the ideas of the enlightenment to other countries
It will cause the rise of Adolf Hitler and the start of WWI
Napoleon’s memory will haunt French political life for many decades
The result of the First Crusade was....
Christians won
Muslims won
there was a compromise, that Muslims controlled the city, but Christians could freely visit
nothing changed, as there was a fight over the Byzantine throne
The result of the Second Crusade was....
Christians won
Muslims won
there was a compromise, that Muslims controlled the city, but Christians could freely visit
nothing changed, as there was a fight over the Byzantine throne
The result of the Third Crusade was....
nothing changed, as there was a fight over the Byzantine throne
Muslims won
there was a compromise, that Muslims controlled the city, but Christians could freely visit
Christians won
The result of the Fourth Crusade was....
nothing changed, as there was a fight over the Byzantine throne
Muslims won
there was a compromise, that Muslims controlled the city, but Christians could freely visit
Christians won
The name of the journey enslaved Aficans took to the Americas was called the
Middle Journey
Trail of Tears
Middle Passage
Oregon Trail
How many complaints did Martin Luther have against the Catholic Chuch & the document he wrote began the Protestant Reformation?
55
65
95
75
The cause of the Trojan War was
The Trojan prince took the Spartan king's wife
The Spartan king took the Athenian king's wife
The Persian King took the Trojan king's wife
The Trojans were mad they weren't allowed in the Olympics
The 2 new weapons introduced during the Hundred Years War were the
machine gun and gatlin gun
long bow and cannon
rifle and spear
howitzer and mortar
All of the following were elements of Spanish culture that was brought to Latin America EXCEPT:
religion
arts & literature
patterns of land-owning (economic system)
language
All of the following were the motives of the Europeans to begin exploration EXCEPT:
geography
god
glory
gold
All of the following were ways the Portuguese and Spanish profited from their colonies in Latin America EXCEPT:
farming
trade
abundant supplies of gold and silver
slavery
All of the following were effects that the slave trade had on Africa EXCEPT:
Overpopulation in some areas
Deprived African communities of their youngest and strongest men and women
Increased warfare
Dismantled African States
All of the following were effects of Spanish colonization on the Native peoples of the Americas EXCEPT:
starvation and diseases were brought by the Spanish
many natives peoples were killed
Spanish forced their elements of culture on the Natives
Spanish allowed Natives to be included in government and economic decisions
All of the following were causes of the French Revolution EXCEPT:
A rigid social class system existed
The government was bankrupt
The Third Estate had no political voice
France was ruled by a communist government
All of the following were short term effects of the French Revolution EXCEPT:
The French government began the absolute monarchy
The beheading of royals and the Reign of Terror led to internal disorder
Napoleon seized power and became emperor of France
France was attacked by foreign countries
All of the following are the main principles of the Napoleonic code EXCEPT:
Men and women were equal before the law
Abolition of serfdom & feudal law
Right of individual to choose a profession
Religious toleration
The destruction of the Bastille signified
the end of the absolute monarchy
the beginning of the French Revolution
the end of the Seven Years War
the start of the Reign of Terror
All of the following were abuses that were reformed during the Council of Trent EXCEPT:
Banned the sale of indulgences
Tightened discipline on clergy
Reformed monasteries and convents
The pope was excommunicated by the Holy Roman emperor
A trial by ordeal was
a type of justice used by people who couldn't read or write
the Holy Office to deal with heretics
making people be in the stocks and have people throw food and trash at you
used during the French revolution to determine who got the guillotine
What actually killed the victims of the Black Plague?
high fever
vomiting blood
buboes popped
head and body aches
Pax Romana means
Roman empire
Roman peace
Roman military
Roman law
Why did the Ancient Greeks begin the Olympic games?
To see who the best athlete was
To try to unify the Greek city-states
To honor the gods
To practice for war
The purpose of the Crusades was for the ________________ to get the Holy Land back from the ________________.
Muslims; Christians
Christians; Muslims
Muslims; Jews
Jews; Christians
