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District Final Review World History

Total questions: 62

Worksheet time: 31mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the holy book in Islam?

a)

Bible

b)

Torah

c)

Quran

d)

Old Testament

2.

What language is the holy book of Islam in?

a)

Arabic

b)

English

c)

Hebrew

d)

Latin

3.

Who was the founder of Islam?

a)

Sunni Ali

b)

Abraham

c)

Jesus

d)

Muhammad

4.

Which of the following is NOT a 5 pillar of Islam

a)

Prayer 5 times a day

b)

Fasting during the holy month of Ramadan

c)

Hajj: Pilgrimage to Mecca

d)

Charity

e)

Obedience

5.

What do Judaism, Christianity, and Islam all have in common?

a)

They are polytheistic

b)

They use the Bible

c)

They believe in Muhammad as the final prophet

d)

They are Abrahamic faiths

6.

What is a major difference between Islam and Judaism?

a)

They are monotheistic

b)

The 5 pillars of Islam

c)

They believe in God

d)

Abraham was the first messenger of God

7.

What is a major difference between Islam and Christianity?

a)

Their holy texts

b)

They are monotheistic

c)

They believe in God

8.

Who was the greatest leader of Mali?

a)

Sonni Ali

b)

Manta Li

c)

Mansa Musa

d)

Mauritania

9.

What did Mansa Musa bring to Mali?

a)

Islam

b)

Judaism

c)

Christianity

d)

Polytheism

10.

Who took the Hajj and then brought back Islamic art and learning to Mali?

a)

Ghana

b)

Sonni Ali

c)

Sundiata

d)

Mansa Musa

11.

What was the main source of money for the kingdom of Ghana?

a)

Camel trading

b)

The gold-salt trade

c)

Iron mining

d)

Building pyramids

12.

Justinian’s most important achievement was probably

a)

his international diplomacy.

b)

his writings on democracy

c)

his “Body of Civil Law.”

d)

is conquest of Hagia Sophia.

13.

What issue was the first cause of a bitter battle between eastern and western Christianity?

a)

A Byzantine emperor banned religious icons

b)

A Byzantine emperor allowed priests to marry

c)

The Roman Church rejected Justinian’s Code

d)

The Roman Church used Latin as its official language

14.

After the Great Schism, the Byzantine church became known as the

a)

Roman Catholic Church.

b)

Greek Patriarchal Church.

c)

Eastern Orthodox Church

d)

Reformed Catholic Church.

15.

Which actions did the patriarch and the pope take following the Great Schism?

a)

The pope and the patriarch excommunicated each other.

b)

The patriarch rejected papal supremacy and banned the use of icons.

c)

The pope banned the use of icons and excommunicated the patriarch.

d)

The patriarch banned the use of icons and changed the Nicene Creed.

16.

What helped cause the decline of the Byzantine empire?

a)

Mongol raiders plundered Constantinople

b)

Venetian merchants gained control of Byzantine trade

c)

Rebels overthrew the Byzantine emperor

d)

Ottoman Turks captured Venice, a key ally

17.

Which Frankish king briefly unified western Europe?

a)

Pope Innocent III

b)

Clovis

c)

Charlemagne

d)

Charles DeGual

18.

Starting in the late 700s, which group attacked Western Europe from the sea and broke the last threads of unity in Charlemagne's empire?

a)

Magyars

b)

Goths

c)

Vikings

d)

Franks

19.

Feudalism developed as a new way for medieval societies to 

a)

Protect themselves

b)

Feed themselves

c)

Increase trade

d)

Build an empire

20.

Chivalry was a 

a)

Political system

b)

Contract between knights and their lords

c)

musical style

d)

Code of conduct for Knights

21.

During the First Crusade in 1099, Christian knights succeeded in capturing

a)

Jerusalem

b)

Constantenople

c)

Medina

d)

Rome

22.

The new middle class in medieval society included

a)

Vassels

b)

Peasants

c)

Nobles

d)

Merchants

23.

The samurai of Japan were a new class of military servants whose purpose was to

a)

protect the security and property of their employers.

b)

maintain law and order throughout the land, constantly traveling from village to village.

c)

remain ever vigilant and ready to defend Japan from invaders.

d)

protect the emperor and his government from all threats.

24.

The samurai lived by a strict code known as Bushido, which

a)

swore them to a life of piracy, to keep them from being distracted by family loyalty.

b)

was based on loyalty to the samurai's lord.

c)

commanded them to kill anyone whom they thought was a threat to the Khan.

d)

was based on finding peaceful resolutions to conflicts, using violence strictly as a last resort.

25.

Which of the following is a true statement about Maya culture?

a)

Slavery was forbidden

b)

Sculptors had low social status

c)

Cities were sometimes governed by women

d)

Most people were farmers or traders

26.

What was the historically significant difference between Renaissance and medieval thought?

a)

focus on the divine as inspiration for creativity and intellectual perspective

b)

renewed focus on spirituality over secular doctrine

c)

shift to humanism instead of religious studies

d)

less emphasis on classical scholarship in favor of new methods of inquiry

27.

How was Renaissance art different from Medieval Art?

a)

Renaissance art used realistic depictions of human forms

b)

Renaissance art was flat dimensions and lack of perspective

c)

Renaissance art had stylized depictions of human forms

d)

Renaissance art used mythological and spiritual themes

28.

How did the printing press affect the lives of everyday people during the Renaissance?

a)

  Religious differences came about as more people read the Bible.

b)

  Birth rates declined as people read about advances in medicine.

c)

  Literacy rates increased as more people learned to read.

d)

  Rural population increased as more churches were built.

29.

How did the message of the Reformation spread through Europe?

a)

  Lutheran missionaries carried his message to people throughout Europe.

b)

  The printing press spread Luther's writings through pamphlets and broadsheets.

c)

  Church leaders allowed priests to post Luther's Theses on church doors to encourage debate.

d)

  Town councils that disapproved of the Church's wealth and worldliness encouraged acceptance of Reformation ideas.

30.

The purpose of the Council of Trent was to

a)

  direct the reform of the Catholic Church.

b)

  fight Protestantism by rooting out heresy.

c)

  spread the Catholic faith to distant lands.

d)

  translate the Bible into the vernacular.

31.

What changes did the Catholic Church make during the Catholic Reformation?

a)

  It stopped using the Inquisition to fight Protestantism.

b)

  It restored a version of the Book of Common Prayer.

c)

  It revised and updated many traditional Catholic beliefs.

d)

  It provided penalties for corruption among the clergy.

32.

The Scientific Method was based on the idea that

a)

  philosophy was the key to learning scientific truths.

b)

  scientific laws governed nature.

c)

  the truth could come only through investigation.

d)

  scientific laws governed nature.

33.

How did ideas from the Renaissance and Reformation contribute to the Scientific Revolution?

a)

  Neither challenged medieval views

b)

  Both challenged the king's views

c)

  Both endorsed feudalism

d)

  Both challenged medieval views

34.

Despite their low status in Aztec society, slaves could

a)

Be elected to the ruling council.

b)

Cast votes on government issues.

c)

Own land and buy their freedom.

d)

Fight in battle and win their freedom.

35.

The Aztec practiced human sacrifice in order to

a)

Decrease the surplus population

b)

Pay their debts to their enemies

c)

Delay the final destruction of the world

d)

Keep the commoners and slaves in fer of the monarch and his officials

36.

The Aztec capital, ________, was built on an island in the middle of Lake Texcoco.

a)

Chichén Itzá

b)

Mexico City

c)

Tenochtitlan

d)

Teotihuacán

37.

One of the factors that contributed to the downfall of both the Inca and the Aztec empires was their

a)

Belief that their iron cannons would protect them

b)

Misplaced trust in the Spanish, who initially promised not to try to conquer them

c)

Peaceful ways, which left them unprepared to make war on the Spanish invaders

d)

Lack of a natural immunity to diseases that the Spanish brought with them from Europe

38.

“So that the largest possible cargo might be carried, the captives were wedged below decks,chained to low-lying platforms stacked in tiers, with an average individual space allotment thatwas 6 feet long, 16 inches wide, and perhaps 3 feet high (183 cm by 41 cm by 91 cm). Unable tostand erect or turn over, many slaves died in this position.”This text is most likely describing

a)

Encomienda

b)

The Middle Passage

c)

The Macartney embassy

d)

The Magellan circumnavigation expedition.

39.

In the 1400s, Europeans searched for new trade routes to obtain valuable spices that came mainly from

a)

Macao

b)

the Moluccas.

c)

Mozambique.

d)

Mombasa.

40.

The Moluccas were known to Europeans as the

a)

Gold Coast.

b)

Middle Passage.

c)

Spice Islands.

d)

West Indies.

41.

What were the effects of European migration on the Americas?

a)

disease, land loss, and a shrinking Native population

b)

increase in the food supply, change in land settlement, new livestock

c)

change in wildlife, increase in Native population

d)

population growth, new farming techniques, disease

42.

What is absolutism?

a)

A system of government in which a ruler holds total power.

b)

The belief that all citizens within a state must conform to one religion.

c)

An offshoot of Islam, in which it is believed that baptism absolves all past and future sins.

d)

The practice by monarchs of undergoing daily absolution to keep states free of the burden of sin.

43.

Which of the following were causes of absolute monarchies?

a)

The Reformation and Exploration

b)

The Black Death and Renaissance

c)

The Crusades and Scientific Revolution

d)

The Thirty Years War and American Revolution

44.

What was the “Glorious Revolution”?

a)

The establishment of Protestantism as the English state of religion.

b)

The agricultural revolution that improved food supplies in England.

c)

The battle between the Roundheads and the Cavaliers for control of England.

d)

The invasion of England by William of Orange, which overthrew James II with almost nobloodshed

45.

Which is the best example of a monarch supporting Enlightenment reform?

a)

Joseph II abolishing serfdom in Austria.

b)

Frederick the great inviting Voltaire to Prussia.

c)

Catherine the Great expanding Russia’s empire.

d)

Maria Theresa modernizing the Austrian government.

46.

An enlightened despot was a ruler who

a)

Gave up absolute power.

b)

Allowed limited voting rights.

c)

Wrote satire to expose corruption.

d)

Influenced political and social change.

47.

What type of government was created in England by the Glorious Revolution?

a)

Republic

b)

Democracy

c)

Limited monarchy

d)

Absolute monarchy

48.

Enlightenment thinkers were influenced by the idea of natural law that emerged from the

a)

Renaissance.

b)

Reformation.

c)

Glorious Revolution.

d)

Scientific Revolution.

49.

According to Thomas Hobbes, the best form of government is

a)

A theocracy.

b)

A democracy.

c)

A federal republic.

d)

An absolute monarchy.

50.

What Enlightenment thinker argued that the purpose of government is to safeguard the natural rights of the people?

a)

Voltaire

b)

John Locke

c)

Rene Descartes

d)

Thomas Hobbes

51.

How did the Enlightenment thinkers influence the government of the United States?

a)

Many ideals of Enlightenment philosophers were incorporated in the U.S. founding documents.

b)

Enlightenment ideals were incorporated in the Declaration of Independence but not the U.S. Constitution.

c)

U.S. founding fathers, like Jefferson, rejected Enlightenment ideals but used them to create new theories about government.

d)

The Enlightenment occurred after the U.S. was formed so the Enlightenment ideals were not influenced in its government.

52.

Adam Smith believed in laissez-faire, by which he meant that

a)

The assets of the rich should be taken.

b)

The state should not regulate the economy.

c)

Those who can work should help to support those who cannot work.

d)

The state should monitor the economy and impose regulations to keep it healthy.

53.

“The greatest happiness for the greatest number” was a goal of

a)

Capitalism

b)

Socialism

c)

Communism

d)

Utilitarianism

54.

Which of the following was a Social Darwinist argument in favor of Western imperialism?

a)

Increased trade would benefit all peoples.

b)

Western nations needed outlets for their growing populations.

c)

Colonies would bring wealth and prestige to the home country.

d)

Westerners thought they had a duty to bring their civilization to inferior races.

55.

Karl Marx despised capitalism because he believed that it

a)

discouraged labor unions.

b)

limited the individual freedoms of the people.

c)

prevented government from protecting workers.

d)

created prosperity for a few and poverty for many.

56.

Which of the following was a long-term result of the Industrial Revolution?

a)

an overall decline in population

b)

a general rise in the standard of living

c)

the overall poverty of the working class

d)

a general decline in the standard of living

57.

According to socialists, the solution to poverty and injustice was

a)

armed revolution to overthrow the proletariat.

b)

individual ownership of the means of production.

c)

the charity and good works of the religious community.

d)

shared ownership by the people of the means of production.

58.

How did Austria’s alliance with Germany affect Austria’s reaction to the assassination of Francis Ferdinand?

a)

It prompted Austria to negotiate with Serbia

b)

It prompted Austria to go to war with Germany

c)

It prompted Serbia to send Austria an ultimatum

d)

It prompted Austria to take a firmer stand against Serbia

59.

How was imperialism a cause of World War I?

a)

Rivalry over overseas territories increased tensions in Europe

b)

Alliances among overseas territories increased tensions in Europe

c)

Efforts to stimulate trade increased tensions in European colonies

d)

Colonies’ efforts to gain independence increased tension in Europe

60.

How did new military technology influence the fighting in World War I?

a)

It shortened the length of the war

b)

It increased the number of causalities

c)

It allowed battle fronts to move widely

d)

It brought the European colonies into the war

61.

Which was a cornerstone of Hitler’s anti-Semitic beliefs?

a)

He was a strong supporter of German Christian churches

b)

He resented Jewish opposition to the Weimer government

c)

He feared that Jews would soon outnumber Aryans in Germany

d)

He believed that Jews were to blame for Germany’s defeat in World War I

62.

NATO and the Warsaw Pact were important in maintaining the “balance of power” in Cold War Europe because

a)

the member countries could attack each other at will.

b)

there were no longer any neutral countries in continental Europe.

c)

each superpower had the same number of countries in its military alliance

d)

fear of the other's military capability kept each superpower from attacking.