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World History Unit 1

Total questions: 75

Worksheet time: 49mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What kind of source is it?

a)

Primary

b)

Secondary

2.

This youtube video is a:

a)

primary source

b)

secondary source

3.

What kind of source is this news paper article?

a)

Primary

b)

Secondary

4.

A photograph of WWI is a ...

a)

primary source

b)

secondary source

5.

A history book about WWI is a

a)

primary source

b)

secondary source

6.
Is this painting of "Washington Crossing the Delaware" from 1850 a primary or secondary source of the Revolutionary War in 1776?
a)
Primary
b)
Secondary
7.

Which answer below is a Primary Source to study the Mexican Revolution?

a)

Pancho Villa´s Diary

b)
Textbook 
c)
Notes from a teacher
d)
Encyclopedia 
8.

The Disney movie "Pocahontas" is a primary or secondary source to study how native americans were portrayed by Hollywood industry at the end of the XX century?

a)
Primary Source
b)
Secondary Source
9.

Is this photograph of a civil rights march a primary or secondary source to study this movement in USA during the 60s?

a)
Primary Source
b)
Secondary Source
10.

A biography about Abraham Lincoln written by a teacher in 1960?

a)
Primary Source
b)
Secondary Source
11.
An autobiography is a
a)
Primary Source
b)
Secondary Source
12.
I found a letter to one of my friends in the locker room after school the other day.  I know it's private, but I want to read it!  What is the letter?
a)
Primary Source
b)
Secondary Source
13.
At school we use textbooks to learn about the history of the United States.  When we use textbooks, what are we using?
a)
Primary Source
b)
Secondary Source
14.
My mom has CDs of my grandparents telling stories about when they were kids.  We love to listen to these at family gatherings.  What are we listening to?
a)
Primary Source
b)
Secondary Source
15.

I am writing an essay on George Washington for my U.S. History class.  I used articles from my moms encyclopedia.  What am I using?

a)
Primary Source
b)
Secondary Source
16.

What civilization is identified on this map?

a)

Yellow River Valley

b)

Mesopotamia/Sumer

c)

Yellow River Valley

d)

Indus River/Harappa

17.

What ancient civilization is depicted on this map?

a)

Indus River/Harappa

b)

Yellow River Valley

c)

Mesopotamia/Sumer

d)

Egypt

18.

Which river valley civilization is depicted on this map?

a)

Egypt

b)

Mesopotamia

c)

Indus River/Harappa

d)

Yellow River Valley

19.

Which ancient civilization is depicted on this map?

a)

Indus River

b)

Egypt

c)

Yellow River

d)

Mesopotamia

20.

What is the main reason the Neolithic Revolution is considered a turning point in world history?

a)

Fire was used as a source of energy for the first time.

b)

Spoken language was used to improve communication.

c)

Domestication of animals and cultivation of crops led to settled communities.

d)

Stone tools and weapons were first developed.

21.

The farming communities that grew into cities were able to support their growing populations because they had - 

a)

occasional food shortages and easy access to hunting. 

b)

high crop yields that produced a food surplus. 

c)

strong religious beliefs to unite the people.

d)

strong trade networks. 

22.

Based on the map, which geographic feature most influenced where the first civilizations developed?

a)

rivers

b)

forests

c)

ocean access

d)

mountain ranges

23.
a)
The map show the lines of longitude.
b)
The map shows the lines of latitude.
24.
a)
The map shows lines of longitude.
b)
The map shows lines of latitude.
25.
Lines of Longitude measure how far from the _______ a place is located.
a)
Equator
b)
International Date Line
c)
Prime Meridian
d)
Tropic of Cancer
26.
The invisible line at 0 degrees latitude is called the ________. 
a)
International Date Line
b)
Prime Meridian
c)
Equator
d)
Arctic Circle
27.
The equator breaks the Earth into what two hemispheres?
a)
Eastern and Southern
b)
Northern and Southern
c)
Western and Eastern
d)
Northern and Western
28.
The Prime Meridian separates the Earth into what two hemispheres?
a)
Northern and Southern
b)
Western and Eastern
c)
Northern and Eastern
d)
Southern and Western
29.

Location D is located at which coordinates?

a)

30oN, 90oW

b)

90oN, 30oW

c)

10oN, 40oW

d)

30oN, 90oE

30.

Location H is located at which coordinates?

a)

60oN, 120oE

b)

90oN, 30oE

c)

10oS, 40oW

d)

30oN, 90oE

31.

Which point is located at 30oS, 30oE?

a)

K

b)

D

c)

E

d)

G

32.

Which point is located at 45oN, 30oE?

a)

K

b)

D

c)

E

d)

G

33.
Which of the following is not an Abrahamic religion?
a)
Islam
b)
Buddhism
c)
Judaism
d)
Christianity
34.
What is monotheism?
a)
The belief in 100 gods.
b)
The belief in many gods.
c)
The belief in one god.
d)
The belief that there is no god.
35.
Which of these religions is oldest?
a)
Islam
b)
Judaism
c)
Christianity
36.
Muslims, Jews, and Christians worship the same God, who spoke to Abraham.
a)
True
b)
False
37.
The Jewish holy book is the Quran.
a)
True
b)
False
38.
Followers of which religion believe Muhammad is a prophet?
a)
Islam
b)
Judaism
c)
Christianity
d)
Buddhism
39.
Where do Jews meet to worship?
a)
Church
b)
Synagogue
c)
Mosque
40.
Founder of Christianity
a)
Muhammed
b)
Abraham
c)
Jesus
d)
Confucius
41.
Islam started in?
a)
Mecca 
b)
Israel
c)
Mesopotamia
d)
Jerusalem
42.

Artist who painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in Rome

a)

Michelangelo

b)

Leonardo Da Vinci

c)

Perspective

d)

Patron

43.

During the Renaissance, there was a revival of interest in 

a)
perspective
b)
humanism
c)
Greek and Roman civilizations
d)
individual achievement
44.
Humanism is a way of thought that focuses on which of the following?
a)
The human potential for achievement
b)
the needs of the group over the individual
c)
the works of medieval writers
d)
the doctrines of the Christian Church
45.

In The Prince Machiavelli stated what as his thesis?

a)

It is better to be loved than feared

b)

It is better to be feared than loved

c)

It is better to fear love

d)

It is better to love fear

46.
Which of the following cities was an important center during the early Renaissance?
a)
Florence
b)
London
c)
Ghent
d)
Paris
47.
This painting by da Vinci shows the artistic concept that creates distance or depth.
a)
chiaroscuro
b)
sufmato
c)
perspective
d)
2D
48.

Leonardo da Vinci can be considered "THE" Renaissance Man because

a)

He was an inventor, scientist, painter, and sculptor.

b)

Because he invented secret code in his painting.

c)

Because he traveled all over Europe.

d)

Because he was an alien from the future.

49.

This is a famous Renaissance painting called the _______

a)
Madonna
b)
Mona Lisa
c)

Ms. Badamo

50.

350 year period of learning associated with the reintroduction of Greek & Roman learning

a)

Medieval

b)

Protestant Reformation

c)

Renaissance

d)

Enlightenment

51.

What two events brought books and knowledge back to Europe so they could once again access ancient writings

a)

The Black Death & the Reconquista

b)

Discovery of America & Colombian Exchange

c)

Printing Press & Henry VIII divorce

d)

Crusades & Fall of Constantinople

52.

The Medici Family, a powerful banking family, ruled what Italian city-state?

a)

Florence

b)

Rome

c)

Venice

d)

Genoa

53.

The Prince, which attempted to teach leaders how to keep power, was written by

a)

Petrarch

b)

Pico della Mirandola

c)

Dante

d)

Machiavelli

54.

Which was NOT a characteristic of Renaissance Art?

a)

Individuality of the artist expressed

b)

Details of daily life

c)

Emotions & attitudes visible

d)

Two dimensional

55.

What was the name of the German monk who started the Protestant Reformation by nailing the 95 theses to the church door in Wittenberg, Germany?

a)

Huldrych Zwingli

b)

Martin Luther

c)

John Calvin

d)

Augustine

56.

What idea allowed the ideas of the Protestant Reformation to spread before the Catholic Church could extinguish Martin Luther?

a)

Books

b)

Engraving

c)

The Printing Press

d)

The University System

57.

What did Protestants believe you needed to be justified (saved)?

a)

Only good works

b)

only sacraments

c)

only confession

d)

only faith

58.

Terrible timing & Political threats were the reasons the Pope ignored the annulment (canceling of a marriage) to what person?

a)

HRE Charles V

b)

Lorenzo de Medici

c)

Henry VIII

d)

Martin Luther

59.

What was the main reason Henry VIII wanted to separate from the Catholic Church?

a)

He wanted a divorce

b)

He did not like the Catholic religion

c)

He wanted to have a legitimate son

d)

He didn't get along with the Pope

60.

What is NOT something Sir Thomas More is known for?

a)

Being a Christian Humanist

b)

Writing Utopia

c)

Head of the Anglican Church

d)

Beheaded for opposing Henry VIII as head of the Church

61.

"Europe without (a)   is like a child without a birth certificate"

62.

Machiavelli is famous for saying that as leaders, it is "far safer to be (a)   than loved

63.

The most famous Christian Humanists are Erasmus and Sir Thomas More

a)

True

b)

False

64.

The Northern Renaissance was LESS Christian than the Italian Renaissance

a)

True

b)

False

65.

Medieval art was more lifelike than Renaissance art

a)

True

b)

False

66.

The Renaissance began in Italy

a)

True

b)

False

67.

Perspective was a characteristic of Medieval art

a)

True

b)

False

68.

Europe can take the SOUL credit for the ideas that helped begin the Renaissance

a)

True

b)

False

69.

Presbyterians believed in predestination

a)

True

b)

False

70.

King Henry VIII received the title "Defender of the Faith" from the pope

a)

True

b)

False

71.

Followers of Martin Luther were called Calvinists

a)

True

b)

False

72.

King Henry VIII was a TRUE protestant king and rejected ALL traditional Catholic beliefs

a)

True

b)

False

73.
Question Image

Match the following

a)

350 year period of learning associated with the reintroduction of Greek & Roman learning across Europe

1.

Renaissance

b)

Belief system that stressed the potential value and goodness of human beings, emphasized common human needs, and sought rational ways to solve human problems

2.

Humanism

c)

Shying away from religion and dogma of earthly matters. Focusing rather on the worldly than the spiritual

3.

Secularism

d)

Shifting focus from the community to the uniqueness and betterment of the individual

4.

Individualism

e)

Common spoken language of the people

5.

Vernacular

74.
Question Image

Match the following

a)

A technique that uses different sizes of close & distant objects to create a 3D, lifelike effect

1.

Perspective

b)

Johann Gutenberg's invention

2.

Printing Press

c)

Written by Thomas More, wrote about an ideal state

3.

Utopia

d)

The European reform movement that began when Martin Luther published the 95 Theses

4.

PROTESTant

REFORMation

75.
Question Image

Match the following

a)

Documents sold to Christian believers with the promise of the forgiveness of sins

1.

Indulgence

b)

The purchase of church office

2.

Simony

c)

This act allowed all rulers in the HRE to choose if their religion was going to be Protestant or Catholic

3.

The Peace of Augsburg

d)

The idea that God knew who would be saved even before they were born

4.

Predestination

e)

To dissolve a marriage on the basis that if had been illegal in the first place

5.

Annul

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