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World History Final Exam 2023

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which ancient civilization is being described?

·       Code of Hammurabi

·       Tigris & Euphrates River

·       Cuneiform

·       Land Between Two Rivers

a)

Egypt

b)

Huang He River Valley

c)

Mesopotamia

d)

Indus River Valley

2.

Which ancient civilization is being described?

·       Nile River

·       Pharaohs

·       Pyramids

·       Hieroglyphics

a)

Egypt

b)

Olmec

c)

Mesopotamia

d)

Indus River Valley

3.

Which of the following is NOT a reason that led to the fall of the Roman Empire?

a)

Frequent civil wars over control of the throne

b)

Roman army weakened over time, forced to hire mercenaries

c)

Lost the Battle of Rome to the Persians

d)

Wealthy class had increased emphasis on luxury & self-interest while poverty increased with the middle class

4.

Which ancient civilization is being described?

·       Shang Dynasty

·       Ancestor Worship

·       Huang He (Yellow) River Valley

·       Yin and Yang 

a)

India

b)

Mesopotamia

c)

Egypt

d)

China

5.

The Great Schism (1054) resulted in the creation of…

a)

the Eastern Orthodox Church and the Roman Catholic Church

b)

the Reformation

c)

the Baptist Church and the Catholic Church

d)

the Religious Revolution Act of 1054

6.

Who conquered the largest contiguous land empire in history?  It stretched from Eastern Europe to the Sea of Japan, extending into the Indian subcontinent and the Middle East, covering 9.27 million square miles.

a)

Greek Empire

b)

Byzantine Empire

c)

Mongol Empire

d)

Roman Empire

7.

Name the Muslim Empire described below. 

·       Western Turkey, 1299-1923

·       Conquered Byzantine Empire

·       Capital: Istanbul (formerly Constantinople)

·       Covered most of old Roman and Byzantine territories

·       Became very wealthy because ease of trade

a)

    Ottoman Empire

b)

Byzantine

c)

Safavid Empire

d)

Mughal Empire

8.

What similarity is shared with Judaism, Christianity, and Islam?

a)

All 3 abstain from eating pork

b)

All 3 worship Jesus as the Savior

c)

All 3 are polytheistic

d)

All 3 are monotheistic

9.

What Mali emperor converted to Islam, traveled to Mecca on a pilgrimage, and was one of the wealthiest people in history?

a)

Sundiata

b)

Ibn Sina

c)

Ian Battuta

d)

Mansa Musa

10.

What is the name for the system of obligations between kings, nobles/lords, and vassals/knights that governed Europe in the Middle Ages?

a)

Feudalism

b)

Chivalry

c)

Cluniac Reforms

d)

Crusades

11.

A widespread disease, or epidemic, spread by fleas on rats through Europe during the Middle Ages was known as:

a)

Measles

b)

Spanish Flu

c)

Bubonic Plague

d)

Small Pox

12.

Which statement regarding early civilizations of the Mayans, Aztecs, and Incas is true?

a)

  The Mayans, Aztecs, and Incas inhabited parts of Central and South America.

b)

The Mayans, Aztecs, and Incas were inhabitants of what is now West Africa.

c)

Both the Incas and Aztecs inhabited the land areas along the western coast of North America.

d)

The Mayans and Incas co-existed in Southeastern Asia.

13.

What is being described below?

·       Began in Europe in the early 1300s

·       Focus on human achievement and individualism (humanism)

·       Rebirth of the classics of Greece and Rome

·       Revival of artistic expression that was lost during the Dark Ages

a)

Renaissance

b)

Reformation

c)

Enlightenment

d)

Age of Exploration

14.

Who is being described below?

·       German monk who posted the 95 Thesis that criticized the Catholic Church

·       Believed that salvation was attainable through faith in Jesus Christ

·       Believed the Bible is the sole source of religious authority

·       His ideas inspired the Protestant Reformation

a)

Martin Luther

b)

Niccolò Machiavelli

c)

Johann Gutenberg

d)

John Calvin

15.

What is the exchange of plants, animals, and diseases between the old and new words?

a)

  Columbian Exchange

b)

Transatlantic Slave Trade

c)

Silk Road

d)

Trans – Saharan Trade Route

16.

In Japanese feudal society, who was the supreme military commander who held more power than the emperor and was the actual ruler of Japan?

a)

Emperor

b)

Samurai

c)

Shogun

d)

Daimyo

17.

The Qing and Ming Dynasties ruled over what country?

a)

Japan

b)

India

c)

China

d)

Korea

18.

In order to preserve identity, the Manchus of the Qing Dynasty required all of the following EXCEPT.

a)

Gave women more rights

b)

Barred intermarriage between Chinese and Manchus

c)

Made all Chinese males shave their foreheads and braid hair into a pigtail called a queue

d)

Ordered all men to adopt Manchu dress

19.

The Ottoman, Safavid, and Mughal Empires were all

a)

Christian Empires

b)

Chinese Empires

c)

Islamic Empires

d)

Japanese Empires

20.

What city is being described below?

·       Capital of the Byzantine Empire

·       Captured by the Ottomans

·       Renamed Istanbul

a)

Rome

b)

Constantinople

c)

London

d)

Athens

21.

Which Islamic Empire is described below?

·       Located in Persia

·       Practiced Shiite Islam

·       Ruled by Shah Abbas the Great

·       Engaged in frequent religious warfare

·       Built capital of Isfahan, which became center of international silk trade

a)

Roman Empire

b)

Safavid Empire

c)

Ottoman Empire

d)

Mughal Empire

22.

The Mughal Empire was based in which modern day Asian country?

a)

Turkey

b)

China

c)

Mongolia

d)

India

23.

What was the emergence of modern science that altered views of society and nature as well as challenging traditional and religious conceptions of the universe?

a)

Scientific Revolution

b)

Industrial Revolution

c)

Enlightenment

d)

Reformation

24.

John Locke, Voltaire, and Jean – Jacques Rousseau were al _______.

a)

Enlightened Thinkers

b)

Influential Scientists

c)

Rulers of England

d)

Wealthy merchants

25.

The impact of the Enlightened ideas on politics and society included all of the following EXCEPT

a)

a.     It influenced future governments

b.     It made the questioning of rulers possible and promoted accountability

c.     It gave rulers absolute power

d.     It set the stage for future revolutions

b)

It made the questioning of rulers possible and promoted accountability

c)

It gave rulers absolute power

d)

It set the stage for future revolutions

26.

Which of the following describes the political theory that states that all power should be vested in one or more authorities?

a)

Absolutism

    

b)

Catholicism

c)

Democracy

d)

Capitalism

27.

Who was one of the main leaders of the Haitian Revolution?

a)

Napoleon Bonaparte

b)

Maximilien Robespierre

c)

Toussaint Louverture

d)

Louis XIV

28.

What was the main reason for the Latin American Revolutions?

a)

too much freedom for the citizens of Latin America

b)

colonial rule by European countries

c)

poor working conditions on plantations

d)

disagreements between religious groups

29.

Which of the following is true of Napoleon’s impact on France?

a)

Napoleon helped spread nationalistic ideas and increased prosperity by selling the Louisiana Territory.

b)

Napoleon was unsuccessful in conquering neighboring territories and controlling a French empire.

c)

Napoleon caused many deaths by creating laws that did not prosecute murderers.

d)

Napoleon lost the Louisiana Territory in the war with the United States.

30.

The Industrial Revolution describes a time when _________________________?

a)

colonies in the Americas gained their independence from European countries

   

b)

work done by machines replaced work done by hand

c)

the emergence of modern science

d)

the questioning of rulers was made possible

31.

What figure is being described below?

*Despised Capitalism

*Author of Communist Manifesto

*Believed in the Theory of Communism

a)

   Karl Marx

b)

Adam Smith

c)

Thomas Jefferson

d)

Akbar the Great

32.

All of the following are consequences of the Industrial Revolution EXCEPT?

a)

a decrease in urban jobs

b)

new products and technologies

c)

unsanitary living conditions

d)

child labor

33.

Which of the following best describes imperialism?

a)

The time when work done by machines replaced work done by hand.

b)

The time when a country fights for independence against a mother country.

c)

   The domination of one country by another to create a larger empire while controlling the political, economic, and social aspects of that country.

d)

   The time of new scientific discoveries and enlightened ideas.

34.

The Opium Wars were a series of 19th Century conflicts fought between what two countries?

a)

India and Japan

b)

China and Japan

c)

Great Britain and India

d)

Great Britain and China

35.

Which of these factors was a primary cause of the Sepoy Rebellion (aka Indian Revolt of 1857)?

a)

  segregation of the Indian soldiers from the British

b)

desire for revenge for British abuses of Indian civilians

c)

Mahatmas Gandhi’s imprisonment for speaking out

d)

religious and cultural conflicts between Indian soldiers and their British commanders

36.

Militarism in Europe, creation of secret Alliances, policy of Imperialism, growing Nationalism were the MAIN

a)

reasons for the collapse of communism

b)

requirements for economic development

c)

causes of World War I

d)

reasons for the rise of democracy

37.

The “spark” that was and immediate cause of World War I was the

a)

  assassination of Archduke Ferdinand

b)

Zimmerman Note

c)

Increased nationalism

d)

Sinking of the Lusitania

38.

Which of the following was a military tactic used in World War I

a)

Atomic Bomb Warfare

b)

Nuclear Warfare

c)

Trench Warfare

d)

Guerrilla Warfare

39.

What country left World War I in 1917 because of a communist revolution in their country?

a)

Great Britain

b)

United States

c)

Russia

d)

France

40.

The United States entered World War I mainly because

a)

Hitler invaded Poland

b)

the unfair tax system in the United States made people seek change

c)

the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor

d)

of the sinking of the Lusitania by the Germans and the Zimmerman telegram

41.

What is being described below?

·       Germany had to accept the blame for the War

·       Germany had to pay $30 Billion in reparations

·       Germany’s military was downsized

·       German colonies were taken away

a)

Causes of the Russian Revolution

b)

Points of the treaty of Versailles

c)

Causes of World War 1

d)

Reason for the Zimmerman Note

42.

Which of the following describes the philosophy of government that stresses the importance of the state, obedience to its leader, and harsh control of opposition?

a)

   Militarism

b)

Nationalism

c)

Imperialism

d)

Fascism

43.

Adolf Hitler, Benito Mussolini, and Emperor Hirohito were:

a)

Democratic Leaders

b)

Religious Leaders

c)

Fascist Leaders

d)

Capitalistic Leaders

44.

What German actions caused World War II to begin?

a)

Invasion of Soviet Union

b)

Invasion of Pearl Harbor

c)

Invasion of Poland

d)

Bombing of Britain

45.

The Allied Powers of World War II consisted of

a)

USA, USSR, Italy

b)

Germany, Italy, Japan

c)

Great Britain, France, USA, USSR

d)

Germany, Great Britain, France

46.

Germany, Italy, and Japan made up the

a)

Axis Powers

b)

Allied Powers

c)

Central Powers

d)

Austin Powers

47.

Which battle is being described below which occurred on June 6, 1944?

·       Allied landing on the because of Normandy

·       Largest land-sea-air operation in army history

·       Allies pushed back Nazi forces into Germany

·       France was no longer occupied by the Nazis

·       Big victory for the Allies

a)

  Operation Freedom

b)

V-J Day

c)

D-Day

d)

V-E Day

48.

On May 8, 1945, the Nazis surrendered in Berlin ending the war in Europe. What is this date called?

 

a)

D-Day

b)

V-E Day

c)

V-J Day

d)

Memorial Day

49.

On September 2, 1945, World War II came to an end when the Japanese surrendered due to the two atomic bombs that had been dropped on two major cities. What is that date called?

a)

D-Day

b)

Veterans Day

c)

V-J Day

d)

V-E Day

50.

What is the term for hostility or prejudice against Jews (acts to show hatred of Jews)?

a)

Aryan

b)

Anti-Semitism

c)

Genocide

d)

Kristallnacht

51.

Which of the following is central to Hitler’s ideology of Nazism?

a)

Nazis believed Jewish race is superior to all other races.

b)

Nazis believed that their ruler, Hitler, had divine power and was chosen by God.

c)

Nazis believed that descendants of gypsies should all become part of the German empire.

d)

    Nazis believed the Aryan race is superior to all other races.

52.

What was the main goal of Kristallnacht (Night of Broken Glass)?

a)

To establish a holiday in honor of Hitler

 

b)

To celebrate the success of the Annexation of Sudetenland

c)

To close all business not owned by members of the Aryan race

d)

Campaign of terror against Jewish synagogues, Jewish homes, and Jewish business, with the intent of driving them out of Germany

53.

What was the Holocaust?

a)

Air war between Great Britain and Germany

b)

Official name for the Night of Broken Glass

c)

Genocide of over 6 million Jews as well as other groups

d)

Laws requiring Jews to wear a yellow star of David

54.

Which of the following accurately describes the Cold War?

a)

   a war between the United States and the Soviet Union with millions of deaths

b)

   a war between the United States and Korea with many casualties

c)

   a war of threats between the United States and the Soviet Union with no actual fighting

    

d)

this ‘war’ is not a real thing

55.

Since the creation of Israel in 1948, which of the following is true?

a)

    The nations of the Middle East worked together peacefully.

e Arab world.

b)

Israel has helped the nations in the region form democratic governments.

c)

The United Nations has acted as the central government in the region.

d)

There have been ongoing conflicts between Israel and the Arab world.

56.

Under the leadership of Mao Zedong, communism flourished in what country?

a)

China

b)

North Korea

c)

South Korea

d)

Vietnam

57.

What historical figure supported nonviolence as a way of India gaining its independence from Britain?

a)

Mother Teresa

b)

Mohandas Gandhi

c)

Adolf Hitler

d)

Kwame Nkrumah

58.

This man was a leader in fighting the apartheid system of South Africa and became the first Black president of the country after spending decades in jail:

a)

Chiang Kai-shek

b)

Mohandas Gandhi

c)

Kwame Nkrumah

d)

Nelson Mandela

59.

What is one similarity between the Hutus in Rwanda and Serbs in Bosnia-Herzegovina?

a)

They overthrew authoritarian governments.

b)

They were involved in acts of genocide.

c)

They gained independence from Britain.

d)

They were involved with the War on Terror.

60.

What concept is being described?

·       The process of interaction and integration among people, companies, and governments worldwide.

 

 

a)

Commerce

b)

Trade Routes

c)

Social Media

d)

Globalization