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Mid Term Review

Total questions: 105

Worksheet time: 2hrs 39mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is this object known as?
a)
map symbol
b)
map key
c)
map scale
d)
compass rose
2.
Name Continent C!
a)
Antarctica
b)
Europe
c)
Asia
d)
North America
3.
Continent F is ________.
a)
Antarctica
b)
Australia
c)
Europe
d)
North America
4.
Continent G is ________.
a)
Asia
b)
Antarctica
c)
North America
d)
Europe
5.
A _______________ is exactly half of the earth.
a)
Equator
b)
Hemisphere
c)
Tropic of Cancer
d)
Arctic Circle
6.
What direction is indicated by the number 5?
a)
northeast
b)
northwest
c)
southeast
d)
southwest
7.

Why do they call it the Fertile Crescent?

a)

because the women had a lot of babies

b)

because the animals had a lot of babies

c)

because the moon was in a crescent form all of the time

d)

The land was fertile and shaped like a crescent moon.

8.

What is polytheism?

a)

an amphibian with many legs

b)

the worship of many gods

c)

the worship of one god

d)

the worship of no god/gods

9.
Civilization in Mesopotamia developed between which two rivers?
a)
the Persian Gulf and the Mediterranean
b)
the Tigris and the Persian Gulf
c)
the Persian Gulf and the Euphrates
d)
the Euphrates and the Tigris
10.
Which of the following is  NOT true of Hammurabi's code?
a)
It covered many aspects of Babylonian life, not just crimes.
b)
t was used by many later civilizations as a model
c)
It treated all people the same under the law.
d)
It was carved in stone.
11.
What was the main religion of the Sumerians?
a)
Monotheism
b)
Christianity
c)
Polytheism
d)
Judaism
12.
Babylonian leader who created the first written code of 282 laws that dealt with almost every part of daily life
a)
Gilgamesh
b)
Sargon
c)
Hammurabi 
d)
Sumer
13.

Why would you use this qualitative map?

a)

To show military conquests of the Roman Empire.

b)

To show the physical characteristics of the Roman Empire

c)

To see the influence of Christianity in the Roman Empire

d)

To see the Greek speaking areas of the Roman Empire

14.

What does this map suggest?

a)

Most people live in Africa

b)

Most people live in Asia

c)

Most people live in North America

d)

Most people live in Europe

15.

Which map would be most useful in determining movement over time?

a)
b)
c)
d)
16.

What is this called?

a)

Compass Rose

b)

Map Key

c)

Map Scale

d)

Compass

17.

One historical contribution of the Neolithic period is the _____.

a)

domestication of plants

b)

invention of iron tools

18.

The Neolithic Revolution changed society by providing surplus _____.

a)

coal

b)

food

19.

Which phrase is the best example of agriculture?

a)

Planting seeds

b)

Following herds

20.
The 2 part legacy of the Silk Road: the spread of goods and ideas and the connected-ness of cultures.
a)
War and Peace
b)
Feast and Famine
c)
Cultural Diffusion and Globalizaiton
d)
Wet Monsoon and Dry Monsoon
21.
About how long was the Silk Road?
a)
2,000 miles
b)
1,000 miles
c)
3,000 miles
d)
4,000 miles
22.
Which is the most important fact that makes the Silk Road significant to history ?
a)
It brought Silk to Europe.
b)
Marco Polo used the Silk Road.
c)
It was one on the first times Europe and Asia were connected and products and cultures were exchanged.
d)
It was so long ago. 
23.
What disease began on the Silk Road that devastated parts of the world?
a)
Chicken Pox
b)
Flu
c)
Dehydration 
d)
Bubonic Plague (Black Plague)
24.
Which cultural idea was exchanged on the Silk Road?
a)
language
b)
religion
c)
skills
d)
All of the listed answers
25.

There is no supreme god or deity in...

a)

Christianity

b)

Islam

c)

Judaism

d)

Buddhism

26.

The word Buddha means...

a)

"really cool"

b)

"greatest of all time"

c)

"enlightened"

d)

"divine"

27.

Who founded Buddhism?

a)

Jesus Christ

b)

Siddhartha Gautama

c)

Ashoka Maurya

d)

Mahatma Gandhi

28.

Which are monotheistic religions? (Select multiple)

a)

Christianity

b)

Islam

c)

Judaism

d)

Buddhism

29.

Christians often worship in a __________, while Muslims often worship in a _____________. (Order matters when selecting your answer!)

a)

Church, mosque

b)

Synagogue, mosque

c)

Synagogue, church

d)

Church, temple

30.

Which is the world's oldest religion?

a)

Buddhism

b)

Islam

c)

Hinduism

d)

Christianity

31.

What is the major holy text of Islam?

a)

The Quran

b)

The Bible

c)

The Vedas

32.
A ______ is a Jewish house of worship.
a)
synagogue
b)
mosque
c)
Torah
33.

Many of the traditions of Islam were influenced by which other religions?

a)

Hinduism and Judaism

b)

Buddhism and Judaism

c)

Christianity and Judaism

d)

Animism and Judaism

34.

Which of the following religions has the "5 pillars of faith"?

a)

Hinduism

b)

Buddhism

c)

Islam

d)

Judaism

35.

The rebirth of a soul in a new body.

a)

Dharma

b)

Reincarnation

c)

Nirvana

d)

Allah

36.
Hindus worship many gods.
a)
true 
b)
false
37.

Who was the founder of Hinduism?

a)

Abraham

b)

Jesus

c)

Siddhartha Gautama

d)

Founder is unknown

38.

Buddhists believe in living their life based on...

a)

the Ten Commandments

b)

The Five Pillars

c)

The Eightfold Path

39.

What is this image an example of?

a)

Reincarnation

b)

Cultural Diffusion

c)

Karma

d)

Sainthood

40.

What do Buddhism and Hinduism have in common?

a)

They both focus on one god

b)

They are both based on four noble truths

c)

They both believe in the holy book the Bible

d)

They both believe in reincarnation

41.

A monotheistic religion is one in which:

a)

There is only one god

b)

There is only one scripture

c)

There is only one prophet

d)

There are several gods

42.

The belief in one god.

a)

polytheism

b)

deity

c)

monotheism

d)

holy

43.
Which of the following rivers is sacred to Hindu's?
a)
Ganges River
b)
Indus River
c)
Rhine River
d)
Huang He River
44.
What religion has the star and crescent as it's religious symbol?
a)
Judaism
b)
Christianity
c)
Buddhism
d)
Islam
45.
The religious symbol above is symbolic in which of the following religions?
a)
Islam
b)
Hinduism
c)
Buddhism
d)
Judaism
46.

The two basic groups of Muslims are...

a)

Shi'ites

b)

Jews

c)

Mormons

d)

Sunnis

47.
Which German priest started the Reformation?
a)
John Calvin
b)
Henry VIII
c)
Pope Paul III
d)
Martin Luther
48.
Luther was ___________ by Pope Leo III because of his criticisms.
a)
Promoted
b)
Excommunicated
c)
Killed
d)
Banished
49.
Why did Henry VIII create the Church of England?
a)
Divorce his wife
b)
Start war with Pope
c)
Religious differences with Catholics
d)
Liked Lutheranism
50.
What was the Catholic Church's response to the Reformation called?
a)
Counter Reformation
b)
Reconquista
c)
Council of Trent
d)
Thirty Years' War
51.
What was the bloodiest war of the Reformation?
a)
Thirty Years' War
b)
French Wars of Religion
c)
Calvinist Revolt in Netherlands
d)
Hundred Years War
52.
What did the Catholic Church sell to forgive sins?
a)
Forgiveness
b)
Sacraments
c)
Indulgences
d)
Confession
53.

The Protestant Reformation initially tried just to reform the Catholic Church

a)

False

b)

True

54.

A Heretic is:

a)

Someone who disagrees with the Catholic Church's teachings

b)

Someone who becomes a saint

c)

Someone who believes everything the Pope says

d)

Someone who joins the Catholic Church

55.
When did the Spanish Inquisition begin?
a)
1470's
b)
early 1400's
c)
early 1500's
d)
1420's
56.
Who was the monarch of the Kingdom of Castilla?
a)
Torquemada
b)
Ferdinand II
c)
Isabel I
d)
Carlos V
57.
What happened in 1492?
a)
Columbus discovered the East Indies
b)
Expulsion of the Jews from Spain
c)
Expulsion of the Moors from Spain
d)
Spanish Inquisition began
58.

Pilgrimage

a)

a large mostly flat area that rises above the surrounding land

b)

materials that are printed for the public to leave

c)

journey undertaken to worship at a religious place

d)

record-keeping device made of knotted strings

59.
What was one way that people were tortured during the Spanish Inquisition?
a)
You were stretched on a wheel until you confessed.
b)
You were beheaded.
c)
You had pebbles thrown at you until you confessed.
d)
All of the above.
60.
A Reconquista is   . . .
a)
The effort to take Gaul. 
b)
The effort to take England
c)
The effort to kill King John.
d)
The effort to take Spain from the Moors.
61.
What is the definition of heresy?
a)
Not following the temple. 
b)
Not liking religion. 
c)
Religous ideas that oppose to the church's.
d)
Religous ideas that go with the church's
62.
Who was the main religious 
& intellectual authority in Europe? 
a)
The Catholic Church
b)
Pope Leo X
c)
King Henry VIII
d)
Martin Luther
63.

Which belief system supported family order?

a)

Confucianism

b)

Legalism

c)

Daoism

d)

Buddhism

64.

Which belief system believed that people should let things flow naturally?

a)

Confucianism

b)

Legalism

c)

Daoism

d)

Buddhism

65.

"The universe is a balance of opposites" is a belief of which system?

a)

Legalism

b)

Daoism

c)

Confucianism

66.

The ideas of Daoism were compiled into a book called what?

a)

The Analects

b)

Tao Te Ching

c)

The Angels

d)

War and Peace Book

67.
Who fought each other in the Crusades?
a)
The Eastern and Western Roman Empires
b)
The Romans and the Greeks
c)
The Europeans and the Egyptians
d)

Christians and Muslims

68.
The City of Jerusalem is important to what three major religions?
a)
Buddhism, Hinduism, and Islam
b)
Christianity, Islam, and Judaism
c)
Judaism, Islam, and Buddhism
d)
Islam, Buddhism, and Christianity
69.
What religious leader from the Catholic Church helped to organize the First Crusade?
a)
The Bishop of Constantinople
b)
Stephen Harding
c)
The Pope
d)
Saint Benedict
70.

Who called for the First Crusade?

a)

Saladin

b)

Pope Urban II

c)

Gregory VII

d)

Richard I

71.

Pope Urban II wanted to recapture the Holy Lands so that...

a)

Christians going on pilgrimages to visit the Holy Land would be safe.

b)

Muslims had the right to visit the Holy Lands.

c)

the Byzantine emperor could be defeated.

d)

Jerusalem could remain in the hands of the Turks.

72.

True or False: For many years under the Abassid Dynasty, Christians were permitted to visit their holy sites in Jerusalem.

a)

True

b)

False

73.

What is the correct order of the Feudalism system in Europe

a)

Knights, King, Serfs, Lords/Nobles

b)

King, Knights, Lords/Nobles, Serfs

c)

Iron Man, Thor, Black Panther, Hulk

d)

King, Lords/Nobles, Knights, Serfs

74.

What did Kings do in the feudal system?

a)

provide protection in exchange for farming and military service.

b)

provided leadership and delegated lands to Lords/Nobles.

c)

legally bound to the land who provided labor services, pay rent, and were subjects of the Lords/Nobles

d)

they would receive pieces of land in the form of fiefs.

75.

What activity helped spread the plague ?

a)

praying

b)

farming

c)

trapping

d)

blacksmithing

e)

trading

76.

How did the Black Death contribute to the fall of feudalism in Europe?

a)

massive numbers of deaths that caused a labor shortage that ended serfdom.

Labor shortages caused by the death toll led to increased wages

b)

the mass deaths allowed the Mongols to invade from the east, and the Huns from the west

c)

the mass deaths caused Queen Isabella to send Columbus in search of new lands to claim for the English Empire and resettlement

d)

Feudal lands were often converted to grazing because grazing required less labor than farming,

With less farming, serfs and peasants moved into towns and cities which began to grow

77.
Which of the following is NOT an effect of the Black Death?
a)
Population Decreased
b)
Jews were persecuted
c)
People lived longer lives
d)
Religion began to change
78.
How did the plague impact Europe?
a)
People started to question the church
b)
1/3 of the population died
c)
It contributed to the decline of feudalism
d)
All are correct
79.
What job did this person have?
a)
Farmer
b)
Bishop
c)
Pope
d)
Doctor
80.
Which one of these is NOT a way the plague was spread
a)
Chickens
b)
Rats
c)
Fleas
d)
Ships 
81.
What is the actual name for the Black Plague
a)
Rodent Plague
b)
Black Misery 
c)
My life is over Plague
d)
Bubonic Plague
82.
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
83.
Who was affected by the disease?
a)
ONLY Mothers 
b)
Everyone
c)
ONLY Pregnant Women
d)
ONLY Elderly 
84.
Which of the following is NOT an effect of the Black Death?
*Remember it is killing off millions of people
a)
Women and Beggars got new opportunities to work
b)
Europe grew in population
c)
Feudalism Ended
d)
Art became less religious
85.
What  is the name of the code of conduct followed by Knights?
a)
Bushido
b)
Chivalry
c)
Kindness
d)
Manners
86.

Where did the Renaissance begin?

a)
Spain
b)
Italy
c)
Germany
87.

Who invented the printing press?

a)

da Vinci.

b)

Gutenberg.

c)

Mrs. Spring.

88.

The _________ expanded ideas and increased cultural diffusion.

a)

Perspective

b)

Greece and Rome

c)

Printing Press

89.

Who inspired Renaissance artists?

a)

Chinese and Koreans

b)

Romans and Greeks

90.

This is a famous Renaissance painting called the _______

a)
Madonna
b)
Mona Lisa
c)

Ms. Badamo

91.

What does the word renaissance mean?

a)

dancing

b)

fun

c)

rebirth

92.

Humanism focused on the _______

a)

religion

b)

individual

c)

Shintoism

93.

During the Renaissance, there was a revival of interst in

a)

perspective

b)

humanism

c)

Greek and Roman Civilizations

d)

individual achievement

94.
An intellectual movement that focused on human potential and achievements
a)
Secular
b)
Patrons
c)
Merit
d)
humanism
95.

How did Renaissance art differ from Medieval art?

a)

It was more godly

b)

It was more realistic, and had three dimensions

c)

it portrayed religious subjects

d)

it was more biblical

96.

A supporter of the Arts were called

a)

Patrons

b)

Kings

c)

The church

97.
Galileo was tried for heresy because he argued  
a)
That heaven did not exist
b)
That Earth revolved around the sun
c)
Against the law of gravity
d)
That the sun revolved around the Earth
98.
According to Copernicus, the sun  
a)
Revolved around the earth
b)
Was the center of the Universe
c)
Was the biggest star
d)
 Had many moons
99.
What did Kepler add to Copernicus’ heliocentric theory?  
a)
That Jupiter had four moons
b)
That the planets revolved around the earth 
c)
That the sun was the biggest star
d)
That the planets move in an ellipses around the sun
100.
Who were the two astronomers that helped explain that the Earth and other planets move around the Sun separately?    
a)
Diderot and Voltaire
b)
Brahe and Kepler
c)
Newton and Decartes
d)
 Montesquieu and Rousseau
101.
What did the geocentric theory state?
a)
The sun was at the center of the universe
b)
The earth was at the center of the universe
102.
What is the heliocentric theory?
a)
There is no sun
b)
The sun is smaller than the Earth
c)
The sun is the center of the universe
d)
The Earth in the center of the universe
103.
Scientist began using _____________ and _______________ instead of placing their beliefs in faith.
a)
History and faith
b)
Math and Science
c)
Math and History
d)
reason and logic
104.
Bacon, Galileo, and Newton promoted the idea that knowledge should be based on experimentation & ________.
a)
observation
b)
guessing
c)
research
d)
what your friends say
105.
Which best describes the scientific method in the appropriate steps?
a)
Analyze data, research, and experiment
b)
Experiment, research, question, and analyze data
c)
Question, hypothesize, experiment, analyze data
d)
Research, analyze data, and experiment if needed

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