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Honors World History Fall Final Exam Review

Total questions: 38

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Started in 10,000-8,000 BCE: includes farming & domestication of animals.

a)

Neolithic Revolution

b)

Out of Africa Migration

c)

Mesopotamia

2.

A theocracy is a government in which

a)

leaders rule by divine authority.

b)

the military ruled the people.

c)

only women could rule.

d)

a council of elders makes all the laws.

3.

Hammurabi is significant for

a)

his agricultural innovations.

b)

his law code, a collection of laws for Mesopotamian society.

c)

restructuring Mesopotamian religion.

d)

overthrowing the Akkadian Empire.

4.

The government of Sparta was an oligarchy, which means that it was

a)

ruled by a king.

b)

ruled by religious leaders.

c)

controlled by a popular vote.

d)

ruled by the few.

5.

After the Battle of Marathon, which Greek city-state helped Athens fight against the Persians?

a)

Mycenae

b)

Crete

c)

Sparta

d)

Troy

6.

Who were TWO Persian kings during the Perisan Wars?

a)

King Leonidas

b)

King Darius I

c)

King Xerxes

d)

King Marathon

7.

The Roman Senate, which came to hold an important position in the Roman Republic, was

a)

made up of two consuls, two praetors, and officials.

b)

a select group of about 300 patricians who served for life.

c)

made up of Greek generals, and was charged with protecting the Republic.

d)

a group of 500 plebeians who oversaw the expansion of Rome’s borders.

8.

When the poet Juvenal said, “...there’s only two things that concern them: Bread and Circuses,” he was talking about

a)

the “barbaric” Egyptians and their  lifestyle.

b)

the Senate’s focus on religion.

c)

the distraction of the Roman masses from serious political issues by free grain and entertainment.

d)

the overly posh lifestyle of the landed aristocrats, who did little else but feast and watch plays.

9.

The Edict of Milan was significant because it proclaimed

a)

official tolerance of Christianity.

b)

a reduction of taxes for the first time in a hundred years.

c)

Christianity as a crime punishable by death.

d)

an immediate end to all religious activity.

10.

The political and military reforms of Diocletian and Constantine

a)

enabled the Roman Empire to withstand the invasions of the Aryan tribes.

b)

strengthened the economy, which had been weakened by several wars.

c)

enhanced the army and civil service, but drained most of the public funds.

d)

were the direct result of the Roman Empire adopting Islam as its religion.

11.

One of the Five Pillars of Islam, the hajj is

a)

a public prayer on Friday at midday to worship Allah.

b)

one’s duty to give alms to the poor and unfortunate.

c)

the observation of the holy month of July, including fasting from dawn to sunset.

d)

a pilgrimage to Mecca.

12.

The religion of Judaism differed from the other religions of the time in that it

a)

was monotheistic, meaning its followers believed in one God, whereas other religions were polytheistic, meaning their followers believed in many gods.

b)

was the first religion to set down laws by which the people were to live their daily lives.

c)

was polytheistic, meaning its followers believed in many gods, whereas other religions were monotheistic, meaning their followers believed in one God.

d)

had no sacred texts or books.

13.
The power to rule comes from God.  Who is most likely to have stated this?
a)
President of the US
b)
18th Century Philosopher
c)
Middle Ages Pope
d)
16th Century Peasant
14.
What document created a Parliament, and will  allow more rights to lower classes in England?
a)
Edict of Milan
b)
Great Schism 1054
c)
Magna Carta
d)
Justinians Code
15.
All of the following are associated with the Crusades EXCEPT which one?
a)
Reopening of trade between Europe and Asia
b)
Return of lost text from the Middle East to Europe
c)
Beginning of Exploration and Colonization of the Americas
d)
Heavy Persecution of Jews and Muslims
16.
What agricultural advancement  of the Middle Ages allowed farmers to grow crops successfully?
a)
Three field system/crop rotation
b)
Sharecropping
c)
Feudal System
d)
Slash and burn agriculture
17.

What nationality was Charlemagne part of?

a)

Romans

b)

Gauls

c)

Franks

d)

Goths

18.

Which Pope crowned Charlemagne?

a)

John XII

b)

Benedict XVI

c)

Gregory the Great

d)

Leo III

19.

During the Renaissance, there was a revival of interst in

a)

perspective

b)

humanism

c)

Greek and Roman Civilizations

d)

individual achievement

20.

What is one way European society changed thanks to the printing press?

a)

People quit the feudal system to find work else where

b)

People began reading books in their vernacular

c)

Literacy declined during the Renaissance

d)

People began writing scripts for movies

21.

Why was the Printing press so important during the Renaissance?

a)

It helped spread his ideas of Humanists

b)

People began printing newspapers in America

c)

People began writing mean articles about Kings

d)

The bible was only printed in Latin

22.
An intellectual movement that focused on human potential and achievements
a)
Secular
b)
Patrons
c)
Merit
d)
humanism
23.

Martin Luther's new theological doctrine that emerged from the Protestant Reformation included the idea of —

a)

Good Works

b)

Salvation through Grace

c)

He got a bad grade on a test

d)

Selling indulgences

24.

What were Indulgences?

a)

Prayers performed after eating to much food

b)

Leaders within the Catholic Church

c)

Pardons for sins sold by the Catholic Church

d)

Positions within the Catholic Church sold to the highest bidder

25.
What invention helped to spread the information of the Reformation?
a)
The Globe
b)
The Mona Lisa
c)
The Paint Brush
d)
The Printing Press
26.

What was the Protestant Reformation?

a)

An attempt to overthrow the Pope and replace him with a Frenchman.

b)

An attempt to reform the Catholic practices that were considered corrupt.

c)

A call for Christian Europe to reclaim the Holy Land from the Arabs.

d)

An argument over leadership of the Catholic Church that led to the election of 3 Popes

27.

What was The most immediate cause of the Reformation?

a)

Henry the VIII creating the Church of England

b)

Erasmus writing Praise of Follies

c)

John Calvin establishing Calvinism

d)

Martin Luther posting The 95 Theses

28.
Martin Luther suggested which change to church practice?
a)
Printing the Bible in the vernacular so all could read it
b)
Installing statues of saints in churches.
c)
 Saying mass in Latin so the faithful would learn it.
d)
Increasing the sale of indulgences
29.

This explorer, "discovered" America for Europe, and made 4 successful voyages to modern day Cuba. However, Vikings were there 1st.

a)

Christopher Columbus

b)

Ferdinand Magellan

c)

Bartholomew Dias

d)

Francisco Pizarro

30.

This explorer was the 1st to circumnavigate the world, and later died in the Philippines on his voyage.

a)

Vasco De Gama

b)

John Cabot

c)

Ferdinand Magellan

d)

Black Beard

31.

What is the Columbian Exhange?

a)

Exchange of ideas between America and Europe

b)

Exchange of different plants, animals, diseases between the New and Old World.

c)

Exchange of disease between colonists and Native Americans.

d)

Exchange of money between the Wergild and Ordeal

32.

What is the name of the voyage West Coast African slaves took to the Americas?

a)

The Middle Passage

b)

The Long Journey

c)

The Long Passage

d)

The Middle Journey

33.

What were the 3 major motivating factors for Explorers?

a)

Gold, Silver, Treasure

b)

God, Glory, Gold

c)

God, Glory, Gallantry

d)

Honor, Justice, Reinhardt!

34.

The English Bill of Rights

a)

created a constitutional monarchy.

b)

resolved all of England's seventeenth-century religious questions.

c)

reaffirmed the divine-right theory of kingship while limiting the king's power.

d)

confirmed the king's right to raise standing armies without parliamentary consent.

35.

Louis XIV restructured the policy-making machinery of the French government by

a)

requiring nobles to live at Versailles while excluding them from real political power.

b)

filling the royal council with his supporters.

c)

requiring Huguenots convert to Catholicism, leave France or be punished.

d)

all of these are correct.

36.

During the reign of Charles I of England, (mark all which are correct)

a)

the English Civil War occurred.

b)

Oliver Cromwell emerged as the new military leader.

c)

Parliament was dissolved.

d)

he was so well liked that his monarchy became known as the Restoration.

37.

The economic theory based on a country's ability to export more goods than import which contributed to the rise of absolutism was

a)

capitalism.

b)

laissez faire economics.

c)

mercantilism.

d)

socialism.

38.

Absolutism means

a)

the real power in any state must be religious and exercised by the church.

b)

ultimate authority rests solely in the hands of a king who rules by divine right.

c)

subordinate powers have an absolute right to advise the king on conducting the affairs of state.

d)

no matter how humble, male citizens have an absolute right to participate in politics.