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Review Quiz

Total questions: 137

Worksheet time: 3hrs 47mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Ghana, Mali, and Songhai all developed in which region of Africa?
a)
West Africa
b)
East Africa
c)
North Africa 
d)
South Africa
2.
Ghana, Mali, and Songhai all traded which TWO items?
a)
Gold and fish
b)
Gold and salt
c)
Gold and timber
d)
Gold and bronze
3.

In the Empire of Mali, who was Mali's greatest leader?

a)

Sundiata

b)

Mansa Musa

c)

Sumanguru

d)

Askia Muhammad

4.
What African Trading Kingdom developed first?
a)
Ghana
b)
Mali
c)
Songhai
d)
Kush
5.
West African culture was shaped by the ________________________  trade network
a)
Trans-Saharan
b)
Indian Ocean
c)
Middle Eastern
d)
Mediterranean 
6.
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
7.
What was the language of religion and learning in West Africa, after Mansa Musa?
a)
Latin
b)
Arabic
c)
Swahili
d)
Senegalese 
8.

Which city that was once the center of the Mali Empire became the trading and intellectual center for the Songhai Empire?

a)

Mecca

b)

Timbuktu

c)

Djenne

d)

Gao

9.
The shift from the hand crafted system to machine technology and factories is called:
a)
Urbanization
b)
Revolution
c)
Industrialization
d)
Civilization
10.
The movement from rural areas and clustering of people into towns and cities is called:
a)
Urbanization
b)
Revolution 
c)
Industrialization
d)
Civilization
11.
In the factories, machinery was dangerous and accidents were common.
a)
True
b)
False
12.
In which country did the Industrial Revolution begin?
a)
The United States
b)
England
c)
France
d)
Germany
13.
This machine allowed factories to be built anywhere, powered by coal.
a)
flying shuttle
b)
steam engine
c)
spinning jenny
d)
cotton gin
14.
Domination by one country of the political, economic, or cultural life of another country or region 
a)
Imperialism
b)
Expansion
c)
Social Darwinism
d)
Control
15.
Applied the idea of survival of the fittest to war and economic competition. 
a)
Social Darwinism
b)
Berlin Conference
c)
Muslim League
d)
Westernization 
16.
Which statement would Social Darwinists most likely support?
a)
Stronger groups have the right to rule and control weaker groups.
b)
Public education should be guaranteed to all members of a society.
c)
Political equality strengthens the effectiveness of government.
d)
Universal suffrage is a basic human right.
17.
What is the best description of the Berlin Conference?
a)
It carved up Africa among European powers
b)
It warned Europeans to stay out of America.
c)
It established the principle of Manifest Destiny
d)
None of the answers are correct
18.
Indians soldiers who rebelled against the British
a)
Spanish
b)
Sepoy
c)
Zulu
d)
Boxers
19.
Hindus believe that after they die, their souls are reincarnated into another form.
a)
True
b)
False
20.
The rigid class structure based on Hinduism which is found in India.
a)
Social Hierarchy
b)
Caste System
c)
Reincarnation
d)
Karma
21.
What are the basic teachings of Buddhism called?
a)
Ten Commandments
b)
Shar'ia Law
c)
The Four Noble Truths
d)
The Five Noble Truths
22.
According to the fourth Noble Truth, what is the way to remove desire in order to achieve enlightenment?
a)
Follow the Ten Commandments
b)
Follow the Eightfold Path
c)
Get as many material possessions as possible.
d)
Follow the 12-step Program
23.
What are Buddhists in search of?
a)
Truth
b)
Nirvana
c)
Heaven
d)
Paradise
24.
According to Buddha's teaching why do people suffer? 
a)
People suffer because they desire worldly things and self-satisfaction. 
b)
People suffer because they are mean. 
c)
People suffer because they don't go to school. 
d)
People suffer because they want to. 
25.

The race for European countries to claim land in Africa was called the _________.

a)

Scramble for Africa

b)

African Marathon

c)

Great Competition

d)

Monopoly

26.
Imperialism is __________.
a)
when a powerful nation uses its resources to help a weaker nation
b)
when a weaker nation invites a powerful nation to help it industrialize
c)
when a powerful nation takes control of the economy and government of a weaker nation
d)
when weak nations join together to fight a strong nation
27.
Thomas Hobbes believed...
a)
People needed more government
b)
People needed less government
c)
He was indifferent to government control
d)
proponet for freedom of speech
28.
What was NOT a reason for the American Revolution?
a)
taxation without representation
b)
distance from colonies to Britain
c)
harsh rule of King George
d)
slavery of African Americans
29.
What were the main reasons for the cause of the French Revolution?
a)
Bad Harvest
b)
deficit spending
c)
unequal society
d)
all the above
30.
Which civilization focused on blood-letting to feed the gods?
a)
Maya
b)
Aztec
c)
Inca
d)
Olmec
31.
What caused most of the Aztec deaths during the Spanish invasion?
a)
Spanish guns
b)
Spanish iron weapons
c)
smallpox
32.
How did Constantine affect Christianity?
a)
He made Christianity legal in 313 AD
b)
He placed even more bans on the religion.
c)
He persecuted Christians in the Colosseum.
d)
He moved the capital of Rome to the Eastern Empire.
33.
The American Revolution was motivated by the Enlightened idea
a)
Of a distinct class system
b)
That all men are created equal
c)
Of the rightful rule of a monarch
d)
That government needs central authority
34.
John Locke's central political value was
a)
A) the protection of individual rights
b)
B) designing governments around biblical teachings
c)
C) ensuring an equal distribution of wealth
d)
D) the empowerment of the majority of people
35.

___________________ believed that without government, people would fight each other all the time.

a)

Locke

b)

Hobbes

c)

Montesquieu

d)

Smith

36.
Enlightenment thinkers and theories inspired
a)
A. the French Revolution
b)
B. the American Revolution
c)
C. other revolutions of the 1800s
d)
D. all of the above
37.
You are born with _________________ that can't be taken away; life, liberty, property
a)
A. philosophe
b)
B. natural rights
c)
C. separation of power
d)
D. checks and balances
38.

John Locke believed in what three natural rights?

a)

Life, Liberty, & Property

b)

Life, Equality, & Happiness

c)

Liberty, Equality, & Fraternite

d)

Live Free, Die Hard

39.
Voltaire was a big believer in which of the following?
a)
Freedom of Speech
b)
People are born wicked
c)
People are born free and equal
d)
The social contract
40.
The goal of the First Crusade was to
a)
convert Muslims to Christianity
b)
take Jerusalem and the Holy Land away from the Byzantines.
c)
take Jerusalem and the Holy Land away from the Muslims.
d)
conquer Constantinople.
41.
Series of Holy Wars fought between Christians and Muslims.
a)
Cyrillic
b)
Serfdom
c)
Crusades
d)
Celadon
42.
What was one consequence of the Crusades on Europe?
a)
Many knights brought back Islam, which challenged the Church's power.
b)
Many knights died, resulting in serfs running away to cities.
c)
The knights burned any books that they found in the Holy Land because they were written in Arabic.
d)
The bubonic plague ravaged the continent.
43.

Why did people join in fighting in the Crusades?

a)

They thought it would help them gain land and influence.

b)

They thought it would help them get rich.

c)

They thought it would help them get into heaven.

d)

All of these answers

44.

True or False: The majority of the Crusades were very successful in capturing the Holy Land.

a)

True

b)

False

45.

What was the result of the First Crusade?

a)

The crusaders captured and gained control of Jerusalem.

b)

The crusaders were defeated and returned home.

c)

The crusaders never made it to Jerusalem.

46.

What religious leader from the Catholic Church helped to organize the First Crusade?

a)

Stephen Harding

b)

Pope Urban II

c)

Saint Benedict

47.

The crusaders were from which place?

a)

Europe

b)

The Middle East

c)

The Holy Land

48.

What was one effect of the Crusades?

a)

The Pope was no longer the head of the church.

b)

New cultures were brought to Europe.

c)

European citizens stopped traveling.

d)

Feudalism became more popular than ever.

49.
The portion of triangular trade that brought slaves across the atlantic was called
a)
trail of tears
b)
The death trail
c)
The final passage
d)
the Middle passage
50.
Slaves were brought to the New World to work on _________
a)
Plantations
b)
Factories
c)
building ships
d)
becoming traders
51.

How old was Olaudah Equiano when he was kidnapped?

a)

24 or 25

b)

11 or 12

c)

53 or 54

d)

5 or 6

52.
In "The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano," why did slaves jump off the ship?
a)
They preferred death to slavery.
b)
to sway public opinion about slavery
c)
to contrast life in Africa and life in Barbados
d)
to provide detailed information on 18th century sea travel 
53.

What cash crop was known as "the killing crop"?

a)

tobacco

b)

sugar

c)

coffee

d)

rice

54.

Which of the following was NOT an effect of the slave trade on Africa?

a)

weapons, especially guns, helped to cause political instability and violence in Africa

b)

extreme decrease in the population of Africa

c)

the number of African men was greatly reduced compared to the number of women

d)

African kingdoms united in a war to stop the slave trade and push the Europeans out of Africa once and for all

55.

The Columbian Exchange was the exchange of ____________ between the New World and the Old World.

a)
people
b)
people, animals, and foods
c)
people and animals
d)
people and disease
56.
What animal changed life for American Indians?
a)
pigs
b)
chickens
c)
horses
d)
cows
57.

Disease wiped out over 90% of Native Americans.

a)

True

b)

False

58.

potatoes came from

a)

The Old World

b)

The New World (Americas)

59.

Cows came from

a)

The Old World

b)

The New World

60.
Which European country was the most powerful and most wealthy when the Columbian Exchange started?
 (1400s -1600s)
a)
France
b)
England
c)
Spain
d)
the Netherlands
61.

Which of these events happened first?

a)

Europeans traded manufactured goods with African rulers who captured slaves and sold them to Europeans

b)

Europeans tried to enslave Native Americans, but many died from Old world diseases

c)

Slaves were transported to the New World to work on plantations (huge farms)

62.

Why was Jesus of Nazareth arrested and executed by the Romans?

a)

He challenged the authority of Roman leaders.

b)

He led a revolt in Judea.

63.

Why did Romans treat Christians badly? (2 correct answers)

a)

Christians didn't worship the Roman gods or the emperor

b)

Christians wanted equality

c)

All Christians were slaves

d)

Romans misunderstood Christian traditions and rituals

64.
Why did Christianity attract so many followers?
a)
It promised that if people accepted Jesus they would become rich.
b)
It gave people the ultimate gift of wisdom.
c)
It gave hope to the poor and powerless
d)
It promised that if people accepted Jesus they would suffer
65.
What type of warfare was used in WWI?
a)

smallpox infections

b)
trench
c)

nuclear

66.
Which of the following countries was aligned with the Allies?
a)
Ottoman Empire
b)
Russia
c)
Germany
d)
Bulgaria
67.
The incident that started World War I was the assassination of 
a)
The Prince of Germany
b)
Abraham Lincoln
c)
Archduke Ferdinand
d)
the King of Austria-Hungary
68.
Which of the following was NOT a cause of WWI?
a)
Communism
b)
Nationalism
c)
Imperialism
d)
Militarism
69.
Who would be blamed for WWI?
a)
Serbia
b)
France
c)
Russia
d)
Germany
70.
What treaty officially ended WWI?
a)
Brest-Litovsk
b)
Paris
c)
Versailles
d)
Trafalgar
71.

A pledge made by members of France's National Assembly in 1789 in which they vowed to continue meeting until they had drafted a new Constitution.

a)

Tennis Court Oath

b)

Handball Oath

c)

Declaration of Independence

d)

The Declaration of the Rights of Man

72.

July 14, 1789, a French mob stormed a prison. The mob successfully captured the gunpowder they were after.

a)

Storming of the Bastille

b)

The Great Fear

c)

Storming of Pompei

d)

Sandstorm

73.

France was deep in debt because

a)

money spent on the American Revolution

b)

Marie Antoinette's lavish spending

c)

the 1st and 2nd estates barely paid any taxes

d)

all of the above

74.
An estimated ____ of Europe's population died due to the plague.
a)
1/4
b)
2/3
c)
1/3
d)
80%
75.
Because the plague killed so much of Europe's population, it helped bring about the end of _________________.
a)
bureaucracies
b)
militarism
c)
feudalism
d)
Catholicism
76.
How did the plague affect the Feudal economy of Europe?
a)
Feudalism remained unchanged
b)
Feudalism was made stronger
c)
Labor shortages ended feudalism, serfs and peasants demand higher pay
d)
Feudalism ended because all peasants died
77.

The Mongol Empire began as a search for grazing land in 1206.

a)

true

b)

false

78.
How was Kublai Khan related to Genghis? 
a)
his son
b)
his grandson
c)
his brother
d)
his wife
79.

Kublai Khan united with the Chinese to create the ________ Dynasty.

a)

Ming

b)

Song

c)

Qin

d)

Yuan

80.

The name "Genghis Khan" means...

a)

Universal King/Ruler

b)

Untouchable King/Ruler

c)

Undefeated King/Ruler

d)

Unique King/Ruler

81.

Genghis Khan and the Mongols would ask cities/kingdoms to "Join the Empire or Die" before attacking.

a)

True

b)

False

82.

How large was the Mongol Empire at its height?

a)

6,000 miles

b)

6,000,000 sq. miles

c)

12,000 miles

d)

12,000,000 sq. miles

83.
the earliest of the 3 civilizations
a)
Aztec
b)
Inca
c)
Maya
84.

civilization was located in Peru in South America

a)

Aztec

b)

Inca

c)

Maya

85.
Why wasn’t trade an important part of the economy of the Inca?
a)
People had nothing to trade because only the emperor owned property.
b)
The Inca never developed a true writing system to keep records.
c)
Ordinary people like traders and merchants could not use the roads.
d)
The Sapa Inca preferred to conquer neighbors than to trade with them.
86.
What is one of the policies of the Inca government that helped the emperor control his empire?
a)
The emperor allowed citizens to independently own land, herds, and mines.
b)
The Sapa Inca allowed conquered people to maintain their own language and culture.
c)
The Inca nobles had complete autonomy from the emperor.
d)
The Sapa Inca imposed the Incan language and religion throughout the empire.
87.
Floating gardens that were used to grow food crops in swampy conditions were known as
a)
hieroglyphics
b)
chinampas
c)
mesoamerica
d)
terraces
88.

In order to defeat the Aztecs, one thing that the Spanish conquistadors did was ____________________.

a)

use their superior weapons to defeat them

b)

made alliances with the disgruntled tributaries of the Aztecs

c)

made nasty comments about the Aztecs' mamas

d)

plan sneak attacks

89.
The Aztecs made their neighbors pay them so that they would not get attacked.  This was called ____
a)
paying tribute
b)
paying taxes
c)
extortion
d)
nepotism
90.

For the Aztec, human sacrifices were performed to keep the sun god alive and rising each day.

a)

True

b)

False

91.
The enemies of the Aztecs helped Hernan Cortes defeat the Aztecs. 
a)
True
b)
False
92.
Which of the following was a major effect of the American Revolution?
a)
Britain was required to surrender Canada to the United States.
b)
The US Constitution became a model for other new democratic nations.
c)
It proved that an absolute monarchy could be overthrown.
d)
The Haitian Revolution was a direct result of the American Revolution's success.
93.
French King who was executed during the Revolution 
a)
Napoleon
b)
Louis XVI
c)
Klemens von Metternich
d)
Maximillien Robespierre
94.

The Boston Tea Party was a cause of the American Revolution.

a)

True

b)

False

95.
The French and Indian War cost King George and Great Britain a lot of money. To help pay for the war, the British colonies were ordered to 
a)
give up their food
b)
work for free
c)
become a part of the Army
d)
pay taxes without representation
96.
How were the Americans able to defeat the British?
a)
Better trained soldiers
b)
Assistance of the French
c)
A superior navy
d)
Assistance of the Hessians
97.

In Hinduism, who decides in which caste a soul ends up?

a)

the buddha

b)

the boddhisattvas

c)

the priests

d)

the gods

98.

There is an event in Islamic history that is so important, that it marks year 1 in the Islamic calendar. What event is this?

a)

Islam was founded

b)

The Islamic empire fell

c)

Muhammed and his followers migrate to Yathrib

d)

None of the given

99.

What are the basic tenets of the Islamic faith called?

a)

Four Noble Truths

b)

Five Pillars

c)

Eightfold path

d)

Three Wise Sayings

100.
Which of the following was the Islamic sacred book, believed to be the word of God as dictated to Muhammad by the archangel Gabriel and written down in Arabic?
a)
Muslim Art
b)
Sunni Muslims
c)
Shia Muslims
d)
Quran
101.
The cycle of birth, death, and rebirth is known as
a)
Reincarnation
b)
Kharma
c)
Nirvana
102.
What is one reason the principles of Buddhism became popular? 
a)
Buddha was a wise person. 
b)
Buddha was an attractive person
c)
Buddhism did not accept the caste system. 
d)
Buddhism was only for smart people. 
103.

What did Jesus teach that God wanted his followers to do?

a)

They are to meditate until they master right mindfulness

b)

They are to pray five times a day facing Jerusalem.

c)

Since God created and loved all people, they are to love God and one another.

d)

They are to travel to Mecca at least once in their lifetime.

104.

The total territory controlled by the Islamic caliphs and considered a safe space for Muslims was known as:

a)

Dar al-Harb

b)

Christendom

c)

Dar al-Islam

d)

Yahtrib

105.
Where did the Sepoy Rebellion occur?
a)
Germany
b)
France
c)
India
d)
Britain
106.
Who won the Sepoy Rebellion?
a)
France
b)
Britain
c)
India
d)
Japan
107.
After the Sepoy Rebellion, what happened to India?
a)

gained independence

b)

Officially became a colony of the British empire

c)

became a protectorate of France

108.
Which of the following did Britain NOT do for India?
a)
build communication systems
b)
Build schools
c)
build railroads
d)
respect their culture
109.
Name the three major countries that formed the alliance known as the Allied Powers.
a)
Great Britain, Soviet Union, United States
b)
Great Britain, Japan, United States
c)
Germany, France, United States
d)
Japan, Germany, Italy
110.

In 1939, which country did Hitler invade that triggered the all-out conflict in Europe?

a)

Spain

b)

Greece

c)

Poland

d)

Great Britain

111.
Which of these is described below? *signed at the end of WWI *required Germany to pay Allies for damages caused by the war*required Germany to reduce the of its miliary
a)
the New Deal
b)
the United Nations
c)
the Treaty of Versailles
d)
the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
112.
Why was the League of Nations weak?
a)
no raw materials
b)
Russia signed the Treaty of Versailles
c)
weaponry was banned
d)
Some nations like the USA didn't join
113.
Two superpowers that emerged after World War II
a)
Soviet Union and Germany
b)
United States and Germany
c)
Soviet Union and China
d)
United States and Soviet Union 
114.
Three countries that became very aggressive in the 1930s and 1940s were…
a)
Germany, Italy and Soviet Union
b)
Germany, Italy and France
c)
Germany, Italy and Japan
115.
What event led to the US joining World War II? 
a)
Germany invaded Poland. 
b)
Germany sent Mexico a secret telegram. 
c)
Japan bombed Pearl Harbor.
d)
Germany bombed Pearl Harbor. 
116.
Who did Hitler blame for most of the Germany's problems?
a)
Americans
b)
Christians
c)
Muslims
d)
Jews
117.
A political movement that promotes an extreme form of nationalism, a denial of individual rights, and a dictatorial one-party rule
a)
Fascism
b)
Communism
c)
Socialism
d)
Democracy
118.

A society with no classes or private property and all business is ran by the government.

a)

totalitarianism

b)

Gulag

c)

Communism

d)

Reparations

119.

The Armenians were killed because

a)

they were Muslim

b)

they were in a civil war with the Turks

c)

the Turks feared they would support Russia if Russia invaded

d)

they supported the central powers during WWI

120.

The new leadership of the Young Turks promoted ______________.

a)

Turkish nationalism and takeover of public life by the Turkish people

b)

equality and opportunity in government

c)

the idea of a fresh start for Armenians living in the Ottoman Empire

121.

A genocide during World War II in which Nazi Germany, aided by its collaborators, systematically murdered some six million European Jews, around two-thirds of the Jewish population of Europe, between 1941 and 1945.

a)

The Holocaust

b)

The Rape of Nanjing

c)

Ethnic Cleansing of Germany

d)

The Armenian Genocide

122.

The Nazi policy of exterminating European Jews.

a)

The Final Solution

b)

The Wannsee Conference

c)

Kristallnacht

d)

Occupation

123.
What does the term "Final Solution" mean?
a)
Germany's plan to send all the Jews to Israel
b)
Hitler's plan to commit suicide
c)
Hitler's plan to kill all the Jews in Germany
d)
Hitler's plan to move all Jews to the U.S.
124.

Armenians were different from most other groups within the Ottoman Empire, in that they were mostly

a)

Pagan

b)

Muslim / Islamic

c)

Buddhist

d)

Christian

125.
What does the term genocide mean?
a)
the killing of all the pets in a country
b)
The murder of all the children in a country
c)
The murder of a particular gender of people like all the males
d)
the deliberate killing of a large group of people, especially those of a particular ethnic group or nation.
126.
Genocide is usually unorganized and not planned out
a)
True
b)
False
127.

Approximately how many people died during Holodomor?

a)

2 million

b)

20 million

c)

10 million

d)

9 million

128.

Stalin wanted to crush Ukrainian national spirit and for not accepting the Soviet Union

a)

True

b)

False

129.
Separating groups into US and THEM is
a)
classification
b)
symbolization
c)
dehumanization
d)
polarization
130.
The _______________ is the name for the change from goods being made by hand at home to making them by machine in factories.
a)
French Revolution
b)
Machine Revolution
c)
Industrial Revolution
d)
Technological Revolution
131.
Why did people move to the cities during the Industrial revolution?
a)
Jobs in factories
b)
Jobs on the farm
c)
Family
d)
Friends
132.
What product was first made using machines in factories?
a)
Steel
b)
textiles
c)
locomotives
d)
flying shuttles
133.
Before independence, Haiti was a colony of _____.
a)
Great Britain
b)
France
c)
The United States
d)
Belgium
134.
Slaves made up ___% of the Haitian population.
a)
25
b)
50
c)
80
d)
90
135.
Who assumed control of the slave rebellion in 1794?
a)
St. Domingue
b)
Vincent Oge
c)
Toussaint L'Overture
d)
Thomas Jefferson
136.

Why did Napoleon send an army to Saint Domingue?

a)

He wanted to bring the people to France.

b)

He wanted to defeat the British

c)

He wanted to bring back slavery and get the wealth from sugar cane

d)

He wanted to help the freed slaves

137.
The Haitian Revolution was the first completely successful _____ revolt in world history.
a)
Male
b)
Rich landowner
c)
Slave
d)
Nationalistic 

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