WorksheetsHonors World History Fall Final Exam Review
Total questions: 38
Worksheet time: 24mins
Started in 10,000-8,000 BCE: includes farming & domestication of animals.
Neolithic Revolution
Out of Africa Migration
Mesopotamia
A theocracy is a government in which
leaders rule by divine authority.
the military ruled the people.
only women could rule.
a council of elders makes all the laws.
Hammurabi is significant for
his agricultural innovations.
his law code, a collection of laws for Mesopotamian society.
restructuring Mesopotamian religion.
overthrowing the Akkadian Empire.
The government of Sparta was an oligarchy, which means that it was
ruled by a king.
ruled by religious leaders.
controlled by a popular vote.
ruled by the few.
After the Battle of Marathon, which Greek city-state helped Athens fight against the Persians?
Mycenae
Crete
Sparta
Troy
Who were TWO Persian kings during the Perisan Wars?
King Leonidas
King Darius I
King Xerxes
King Marathon
The Roman Senate, which came to hold an important position in the Roman Republic, was
made up of two consuls, two praetors, and officials.
a select group of about 300 patricians who served for life.
made up of Greek generals, and was charged with protecting the Republic.
a group of 500 plebeians who oversaw the expansion of Rome’s borders.
When the poet Juvenal said, “...there’s only two things that concern them: Bread and Circuses,” he was talking about
the “barbaric” Egyptians and their lifestyle.
the Senate’s focus on religion.
the distraction of the Roman masses from serious political issues by free grain and entertainment.
the overly posh lifestyle of the landed aristocrats, who did little else but feast and watch plays.
The Edict of Milan was significant because it proclaimed
official tolerance of Christianity.
a reduction of taxes for the first time in a hundred years.
Christianity as a crime punishable by death.
an immediate end to all religious activity.
The political and military reforms of Diocletian and Constantine
enabled the Roman Empire to withstand the invasions of the Aryan tribes.
strengthened the economy, which had been weakened by several wars.
enhanced the army and civil service, but drained most of the public funds.
were the direct result of the Roman Empire adopting Islam as its religion.
One of the Five Pillars of Islam, the hajj is
a public prayer on Friday at midday to worship Allah.
one’s duty to give alms to the poor and unfortunate.
the observation of the holy month of July, including fasting from dawn to sunset.
a pilgrimage to Mecca.
The religion of Judaism differed from the other religions of the time in that it
was monotheistic, meaning its followers believed in one God, whereas other religions were polytheistic, meaning their followers believed in many gods.
was the first religion to set down laws by which the people were to live their daily lives.
was polytheistic, meaning its followers believed in many gods, whereas other religions were monotheistic, meaning their followers believed in one God.
had no sacred texts or books.
What nationality was Charlemagne part of?
Romans
Gauls
Franks
Goths
Which Pope crowned Charlemagne?
John XII
Benedict XVI
Gregory the Great
Leo III
During the Renaissance, there was a revival of interst in
perspective
humanism
Greek and Roman Civilizations
individual achievement
What is one way European society changed thanks to the printing press?
People quit the feudal system to find work else where
People began reading books in their vernacular
Literacy declined during the Renaissance
People began writing scripts for movies
Why was the Printing press so important during the Renaissance?
It helped spread his ideas of Humanists
People began printing newspapers in America
People began writing mean articles about Kings
The bible was only printed in Latin
Martin Luther's new theological doctrine that emerged from the Protestant Reformation included the idea of —
Good Works
Salvation through Grace
He got a bad grade on a test
Selling indulgences
What were Indulgences?
Prayers performed after eating to much food
Leaders within the Catholic Church
Pardons for sins sold by the Catholic Church
Positions within the Catholic Church sold to the highest bidder
What was the Protestant Reformation?
An attempt to overthrow the Pope and replace him with a Frenchman.
An attempt to reform the Catholic practices that were considered corrupt.
A call for Christian Europe to reclaim the Holy Land from the Arabs.
An argument over leadership of the Catholic Church that led to the election of 3 Popes
What was The most immediate cause of the Reformation?
Henry the VIII creating the Church of England
Erasmus writing Praise of Follies
John Calvin establishing Calvinism
Martin Luther posting The 95 Theses
This explorer, "discovered" America for Europe, and made 4 successful voyages to modern day Cuba. However, Vikings were there 1st.
Christopher Columbus
Ferdinand Magellan
Bartholomew Dias
Francisco Pizarro
This explorer was the 1st to circumnavigate the world, and later died in the Philippines on his voyage.
Vasco De Gama
John Cabot
Ferdinand Magellan
Black Beard
What is the Columbian Exhange?
Exchange of ideas between America and Europe
Exchange of different plants, animals, diseases between the New and Old World.
Exchange of disease between colonists and Native Americans.
Exchange of money between the Wergild and Ordeal
What is the name of the voyage West Coast African slaves took to the Americas?
The Middle Passage
The Long Journey
The Long Passage
The Middle Journey
What were the 3 major motivating factors for Explorers?
Gold, Silver, Treasure
God, Glory, Gold
God, Glory, Gallantry
Honor, Justice, Reinhardt!
The English Bill of Rights
created a constitutional monarchy.
resolved all of England's seventeenth-century religious questions.
reaffirmed the divine-right theory of kingship while limiting the king's power.
confirmed the king's right to raise standing armies without parliamentary consent.
Louis XIV restructured the policy-making machinery of the French government by
requiring nobles to live at Versailles while excluding them from real political power.
filling the royal council with his supporters.
requiring Huguenots convert to Catholicism, leave France or be punished.
all of these are correct.
During the reign of Charles I of England, (mark all which are correct)
the English Civil War occurred.
Oliver Cromwell emerged as the new military leader.
Parliament was dissolved.
he was so well liked that his monarchy became known as the Restoration.
The economic theory based on a country's ability to export more goods than import which contributed to the rise of absolutism was
capitalism.
laissez faire economics.
mercantilism.
socialism.
Absolutism means
the real power in any state must be religious and exercised by the church.
ultimate authority rests solely in the hands of a king who rules by divine right.
subordinate powers have an absolute right to advise the king on conducting the affairs of state.
no matter how humble, male citizens have an absolute right to participate in politics.
