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Final Review

Total questions: 91

Worksheet time: 1hrs 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who were the founding leaders of Christianity?

a)

Muhammad

b)

Moses

c)

Abraham

d)

Jesus

2.

Who is the prophet and founder of Islam?

a)

Muhammad

b)

Jesus

c)

Caesar

d)

Hammurabi

3.

Judaism is monotheistic. This means they believe in:

a)

One God

b)

Many Gods

c)

One prophet

d)

Reincarnation

4.

Who is considered the founder of Judaism?

a)

Moses

b)

Abraham

c)

Jesus

d)

Muhammad

5.

Hinduism is polytheistic. What does that mean?

a)

Hindus believe in one God.

b)

Hindus believe in multiple gods and goddesses that control the universe.

c)

Hindus believe in more than one version of heaven.

d)

Hindus believe in multiple classes of people.

6.

Who was the founder of Buddhism?

a)

Confucius

b)

Ashoka

c)

Siddhartha Guatama

d)

Attila

7.

Name the civilization that is associated with the following:
- Nile River
- Hieroglyphics
- Pyramids

a)

Egypt

b)

Mesopotamia/Sumer

c)

India

d)

China

8.

Name the civilization that is associated with the following:
- Huang He (Yellow) River
- Calligraphy writing
- Paper and Silk

a)

Egypt

b)

Mesopotamia/Sumer

c)

India

d)

China

9.

Using the map, which river valley is shaded in yellow?

a)

Egypt

b)

Mesopotamia/Sumer

c)

India

d)

China

10.

Using the map, which river valley is shaded in pink?

a)

Egypt

b)

Mesopotamia/Sumer

c)

India

d)

China

11.

Name the River Valley Civilization that is shaded in purple on the map.

a)

Egypt

b)

Mesopotamia/Sumer

c)

India

d)

China

12.

Name the River Valley Civilization that is shaded in orange on the map.

a)

Egypt

b)

Mesopotamia/Sumer

c)

India

d)

China

13.
How many continents are there?
a)
5
b)
6
c)
7
d)
8
14.

What was Spartan society notable for?

a)

A higher standard of living than most Greek city-states

b)

An emphasis on military and athletic ability

c)

Great intellectual and artistic accomplishment

d)

Being the birthplace of democracy

15.

What is the primary quality of the type of democracy found in Athens?

a)

Have representatives

b)

Gossip in the marketplace

c)

Meet on a hill

d)

Vote directly on laws

16.

Alexander the Great marched his military as far south as Egypt and as far east as:

a)

The Indus River valley.

b)

China.

c)

Thailand.

d)

Great Britain.

17.

Which of the following is NOT a Muslim mathematical achievement?

a)

Arabic numerals

b)

Roman Numerals

c)

Algebra

d)

Use of Zero

18.

The monarch whose desire for a male heir led him to break with the Catholic Church over his need to divorce and remarry. He did this 6 times.

a)

Henry the 7th

b)

Henry the 8th

c)

Louis the 14th

19.

Who was Hammurabi?

a)

Hammurabi was a god in Ancient Sumer.

b)

Hammurabi was a king from Mesopotamia.

c)

Hammurabi was a warrior.

d)

Hammurabi was a farmer from Mesopotamia.

20.

What is Hammurabi famous for?

a)

He was the first to use cuneiform (writing).

b)

He was the first emperor.

c)

He had a powerful army.

d)

He was the first to produce written laws.

21.

Who founded the belief system of Confucianism?

a)

Lao Tzu

b)

Winnie the Pooh

c)

Confucius

d)

Qin Dynasty

22.

Who is considered the founder of Daoism?

a)

Confucius

b)

Lao Tzu

c)

Sun Tzu

d)

Mao Zedong

23.

Daoists emphasized the importance of ____________ and ___________.

a)

peace, harmony

b)

punishment, strictness

c)

rules, restrictions

d)

kings, queens

24.

According to Confucius, how should rulers govern?

a)

By the law.

b)

By military might.

c)

By a monopoly on natural resources.

d)

By setting a good example.

25.

Rome's government began as a _______ and changed to an _________.

a)

democracy, republic

b)

republic, empire

c)

empire, republic

d)

tyranny, empire

26.
Who moved the capital from Rome to Byzantium?
a)
Augustus 
b)
Nero
c)
Constantine 
d)
Caesar 
27.

When Rome divided it split into?

a)

Northern and Southern Empire

b)

New Rome and Ancient Rome

c)

Eastern and Western Empire

d)

Old and New Rome

28.

The East Roman Empire became known as the _____________.

a)

Holy Roman Empire

b)

Persian Empire

c)

Byzantine Empire

d)

Assyrian Empire

29.

The split of the Christian church into two churches was known as the —

a)

Crusades

b)

Eastern Split

c)

Roman Crusade

d)

Great Schism

30.

What is the title of the head of the Roman Catholic Church?

a)

King

b)

Pope

c)

Tsar

d)

Emperor

31.

What is the name of the Church in the west?

a)

Roman Catholic

b)

St. Augustine

c)

Orthodox Church

d)

Hagia Sophia

32.

What is the name of the church in the Byzantine Empire?

a)

Hagia Sophia

b)

Orthodox Church

c)

St. Augustine

d)

Roman Catholic

33.
Which of these best defines feudalism?
a)
A political and economic arrangement in which a lord provides protection in exchange for loyalty and service.
b)
A hierarchy designed to ensure only kings are protected.
c)
A system of exchange where laborers work for wages in the form of money.
d)
A social order with kings at the top and knights at the bottom.
34.

What is a Manor?

a)

A soldier in the past who had a high social rank and who fought while riding a horse and usually wearing armor

b)

A social system that existed in Europe during the Middle Ages in which people worked and fought for nobles who gave them protection and the use of land in return

c)

A large area of land that was ruled over by a lord in medieval times: a feudal estate

d)

An estate under a lord with a variety of rights over land and tenants

35.

What is FEUDALISM?

a)

A system of government where the king allows some democracy to exist.

b)

A series of promises and exchanges between lords, vassals and serfs on a manor.

c)

The type of government that King Harold of England had before 1066.

d)

A series of promises where the lord promised freedom for serfs for good work done.

36.

The feudal system meant that different classes had certain responsibilities and obligations.

a)

True

b)

False

37.

Before the revolution in France, members of the Third Estate had:

a)

a smaller tax burden than the other estates

b)

greater political influence than the clergy

c)

a voice in government equal to that of the First and Second Estates

d)

a high tax burden and little political power

38.

The idea that society should be guided by reason rather than tradition, which helped cause the French Revolution, came from:

a)

The Declaration of Independence

b)

The Scientific Revolution

c)

The Enlightenment

d)

All of the above

39.

Most of the people of France belonged to which estate?

a)

1st Estate

b)

2nd Estate

c)

3rd Estate

d)

4th Estate

40.

Which of these contributed to the French Revolution?

a)

Defeat and occupation by the Prussian army

b)

Rejection of Enlightenment ideas

c)

Participation in the American Revolution

d)

The rise of Napoleon

41.

The religion of ancient Rome was influenced by which civilization?

a)

Greece

b)

Mesopotamia

c)

Persia

d)

Egypt

42.

Scientists named ______________________ after Roman gods and goddesses.

a)

Elements

b)

Weather events

c)

Planets

d)

Animals

43.

Greek Mythology was chronicled in

a)

The Iliad

b)

The Aeneid

c)

The Bible

d)

The Tora

44.

The part of the slave’s journey aboard the ship between Africa and the American colonies was known as the _________________

a)

Triangular Trade Route

b)

Middle Passage

c)

Northwest Passage

d)

Bermuda Triangle

45.

Who was responsible for capturing Africans for slavery?

a)

Americans

b)

Other Africans

c)

Europeans

d)

Brazilians

46.

Which continents were included in the Atlantic Slave Trade?

a)

North America, South America, and Brazil

b)

North America, South America, Europe, and Africa

c)

North America, Europe, and Africa

d)

South America, Asia, and Europe

47.

What did Johannes Gutenberg invent?

a)

Libraries

b)

Paper

c)

The Printing Press

d)

Whiteboards

48.

A political, social, economic, and cultural 'rebirth' from the 1300s to the 1500s C.E.

a)

Middle Ages

b)

Reformation

c)

Classical Era

d)

Renaissance

49.

Who painted the Mona Lisa and The Last Supper?

a)

Jan van Eyck

b)

Machiavelli

c)

Michelangelo

d)

Leonardo da Vinci

50.

Renaissance artist who painted the Sistine Chapel ceiling and sculpted The David.

a)

Jan van Eyck

b)

Michelangelo

c)

Machiavelli

d)

Leonardo da Vinci

51.

Invented the movable type printing press.

a)

Petrarch

b)

Johann Gutenberg

c)

Erasmus

d)

Sir Thomas More

52.

Which is NOT an impact of the Gutenberg Press

a)

Books were cheaper

b)

Literacy rates increased

c)

People began to study the Bible for themselves

d)

Literacy rates decreased

53.

What is one significance of the Columbian Exchange?

a)

It brought many new ways of life to the Old and New Worlds

b)

The plants brought to the Old World didn't survive there

c)

Many Native Americans would move to Europe for a better way of life

d)

Native Americans became very wealthy off the trade with Europeans

54.

The exchange of goods and people between Europe, Africa, and the Americas is the ________________?

a)

Cartaz system

b)

Mercantilism

c)

Capitalism

d)

Columbian Exchange

55.

What caused many Native Americans to die during the time of the Columbian Exchange?

a)
Diseases
b)
Spoiled Food
c)
Spoiled Meat
d)
War with Europeans
56.

A movement against the Roman Catholic Church that began in 1517; it resulted in the creation of Protestant churches

a)

Reformation

b)

Purgatory

c)

Protestant

d)

Indelugence

57.

What document, written by Luther, began the reformation

a)

95 Theses

b)

Indulgences

c)

Lutherans Protest

d)

30 year war

58.
Why did Henry VIII break away from the Catholic Church?
a)
Henry VIII had deep theological disagreements with the Church
b)
The Pope Excommunicated Henry VIII
c)
Henry VIII started a war with the king of Spain, the Pope's distant cousin
d)
He wanted to annul his marriage to marry his girlfriend to get an heir to the throne
59.
The branches of Christianity that developed as a result of protests against the Catholic Church were called
a)
Greek Orthodox
b)
Protestant
c)
Catholic
d)
Buddhist
60.
Was the Cold War an actual war?
a)
Yes
b)
No
61.

How did the Nazis feel about the Treaty of Versailles?

a)

They hated it and wanted to scrap it.

b)

The loved it and wanted to stick with it

c)

They thought it was too lenient

d)

The agreed with some of it.

62.

How did the Nazis feel about Jewish people?

a)

They had no opinion about them

b)

They generally liked them

c)

They thought they were inferior

d)

They thought they made a valuable contribution to society

63.

What does Lebensraum mean?

a)

Lightning War

b)

Farming Space

c)

League of Nations

d)

Living Space

64.

What was the Nazi policy on German-speaking people living in other countries?

a)

They should be protected

b)

The should move to Germany

c)

Their land should unify with Germany

d)

They should stay away from Germany

65.
What is a devotion to the interests and culture of one's nation?
a)
Imperialism
b)
Alliance
c)
Nationalism
d)
Militarism
66.

The persons pictured were the World War II leaders of the

a)

Axis Powers

b)

League of Nations

c)

The Allies

d)

Central Powers

67.

The persons in the pictures were World War II leaders of the

a)

League of Nations

b)

Axis Powers

c)

The Allies

d)

Central Powers

68.

The systematic attempt to rid Europe of all Jews during

World War II was called

a)

the Progressive Movement

b)

Internment camps

c)

the Marshall Plan

d)

the Holocaust

69.
The two sides that fought in World War II were the
a)
Allied & Central Powers
b)
Allied & Axis Powers
c)
Central & Axis Powers
d)
Allied & Associated Powers
70.
In which country did the Industrial Revolution begin?
a)
The United States
b)
England
c)
France
d)
Germany
71.
What is the movement of people from rural to urban areas called?
a)
ruralization
b)
colonization
c)
inflation
d)
urbanization
72.

What is the first period in Prehistory?

a)

Metal Age

b)

Neolithic

c)

Palaeolithic

d)

Middle Age

73.

When did Prehistory end?

a)

when hominids appeared

b)

When fire was discovered

c)

When writing was invented

d)

When Christ was born

74.

Define "civilization:

a)

An advanced state of development of a society as judged by such things as having artistic expression, freedom of speech, and free will.

b)

An advanced state of development of a society as judged by such things as NFL Football, NBA Basketball, and Tidepod challenges

c)

An advanced state of development of a society as judged by such things as having a system of government and laws, using a written language, and keeping written records

75.

Agricultural Surplus, Government, Written language/records, Job Specialization, Social Classes, an Economic System, Technology, Religion/belief system are ALL characteristics of what?

a)

clans

b)

tribes

c)

villages

d)

civilization

76.

Which of these best describes the Scramble for Africa?

a)

Imperialist powers sliced Africa amongst themselves by drawing borders on a map

b)

Diplomats worked with tribal leaders to determine how to colonize countries in Africa

c)

European countries worked to finance capital expansion in African nations through loans.

d)

The United States used the Roosevelt Corollary to prevent nations from colonizing Africa.

77.

Define "imperialism."

a)

the policy of extending the rule or authority of an empire or nation over foreign countries, or of acquiring and holding colonies.

b)

loyalty and devotion to a nation

c)

the power to do as one pleases

d)

an area of land under the jurisdiction (rule) of a ruler or state.

78.

In the late 1800s, an increased demand for raw materials and a desire for new markets contributed to the United States adopting a policy of

a)

isolationism

b)

collective security

c)

imperialism

d)

pacificism

79.

How did nationalism emerge in Europe during the 19th century?

a)

Using Napoleons conquests to make France weak

b)

During the French Revolution, spreading by Napoleon's conquests

c)

Surrounding Europe with weak countries to make Napoleon look stronger so he could prevents further aggression

80.

Nationalism is most likely to develop in an area that has

a)

a weak economic system and a weak military

b)

common customs, language, and culture

c)

diverse beliefs and cultures

81.

What is the name of the yellow continent?

a)

Australia

b)

North America

c)

The United States

d)

Australia

82.

What is the name of the grey continent?

a)

North America

b)

South America

c)

Africa

d)

Asia

83.

What is the name of the green continent?

a)

North America

b)

Brazil

c)

South America

d)

Africa

84.

What is the name of the blue continent?

a)

Africa

b)

Asia

c)

Australia

d)

Orange

85.

What is the name of the orange continent?

a)

Europe

b)

Asia

c)

Russia

d)

China

86.

What is the name of the pink/red continent?

a)

Europe

b)

Asia

c)

North America

d)

Australia

87.

Which ocean is this?

a)

Atlantic

b)

Pacific

c)

Indian

d)

Southern

e)

Artic

88.

Which ocean is this is?

a)

Indian

b)

Atlantic

c)

Southern

d)

Pacific

e)

Antarctic

89.

Which ocean is this?

a)

Indian

b)

Southern

c)

Antarctic

d)

Pacific

e)

Atlantic

90.

Which ocean is this?

a)

Southern

b)

Atlantic

c)

Pacific

d)

Artic

e)

Indian

91.

Which ocean is this?

a)

Arctic

b)

Southern

c)

Indian

d)

Pacific

e)

Atlantic