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World History Finals 6th Grade Study Quiz

Total questions: 68

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

ANCIENT ROME:

What is the ruling class of Rome?

a)

Patricians

b)

Aristocrats

c)

Plebeians

d)

Magistrates

2.

ANCIENT ROME:

What is the common, lower class of Rome?

a)

Patricians

b)

Magistrates

c)

Senators

d)

Plebeians

3.

ANCIENT ROME:

What is a republic?

a)

citizens electing their leaders

b)

population is represented through officials

c)

system of rule based on religious beliefs

d)

power among a small group of people

4.

ANCIENT ROME:

What branch was the most powerful?

a)

executive

b)

judicial

c)

senate

d)

congress

5.

ANCIENT ROME:

Who was the first emperor of Rome?

a)

Theodosius

b)

Augustus

c)

Antoninus

d)

Nero

6.

ANCIENT ROME:

What person promoted Christianity?

a)

Diocletian

b)

Claudius

c)

Vespasian

d)

Constantine

7.

BYZANTINE EMPIRE:

Where was the Byzantine Empire located?

a)

eastern half of the Roman empire

b)

northern half of the Roman empire

c)

southern half of the Roman empire

d)

western half of the Roman empire

8.

BYZANTINE EMPIRE:

What was the capital of the Byzantine empire?

a)

Constantine

b)

Constantinople

c)

Byzantium

d)

Rome

9.

BYZANTINE EMPIRE:

Select the characteristics of the Roman Catholic church.

a)

based in Constantinople

b)

reflected on heritage

c)

led by the pope

d)

based in Rome

10.

BYZANTINE EMPIRE:

Select the characteristic(s) of the Eastern Orthodox Church.

a)

reflected on Greek heritage

b)

centered in Rome

c)

pope in control

d)

patriarchs share characteristics with bishops

e)

centered in Constantinople

11.

BYZANTINE EMPIRE:

How did the Byzantine empire fall?

a)

Norman invasion of England led by William the Conqueror

b)

dishonest government officials

c)

bad emperors after Augustus

d)

The Arab Empire invades

12.

THE ARAB EMPIRE:

Who was the Arab prophet who founded the religion of Islam?

a)

Abraham

b)

Muhammad

c)

Ibn Rushd

d)

None

13.

THE ARAB EMPIRE:

What was the Holy Islamic Book?

a)

Shari'ah

b)

Caliph

c)

Baghdad

d)

Quran

14.

THE ARAB EMPIRE:

What was a Muslim leader called?

a)

Caliph

b)

Sunni

c)

Bazaar

d)

Shia

15.

ARAB EMPIRE:

What was the capital of the Arab empire?

a)

Turkey

b)

Damascus

c)

Baghdad

d)

Abbasid

16.

ARAB EMPIRE:

Select the accomplishments of the Arab empire.

a)

Improved the Greek astrolabe

b)

fist pharmacy and medical school

c)

House of Wisdom

d)

All of the above

17.

AFRICAN EMPIRES:

What were traded?

a)

salt for iron

b)

gold for iron

c)

salt for gold

d)

silver for gold

18.

AFRICAN EMPIRES:

Select the African empires.

a)

Ghana

b)

Tanzania

c)

Axum

d)

all of the above

19.

AFRICAN EMPIRES:

Select the African empires.

a)

Songhai

b)

Madagascar

c)

Mali

d)

Zimbabwe

20.

AFRICAN EMPIRES:

Select the common religions of these African empires.

a)

Christianity

b)

Buddhism

c)

Protestantism

d)

Islam

e)

traditional religions of individual tribes

21.

AFRICAN EMPIRE:

What was an effect of European arrival of Europe?

a)

they got along well

b)

the Europeans were captured and enslaved to grow crops

c)

the Africans were captured and enslaved to grow crops

d)

all of the above

22.

MIDDLE AGES:

Who stopped the advance of Islam into Europe?

a)

Charlemagne

b)

Henry VIII

c)

Charles Martel

d)

none of the above

23.

MIDDLE AGES:

What battle stopped the Muslim advance into Europe?

a)

battle of Tours

b)

crusades

c)

battle of Hastings

d)

none

24.

MIDDLE AGES:

Who promoted Christianity, education, and established schools?

a)

Charles Martel

b)

Charlemagne

c)

William the Conqueror

d)

none

25.

MIDDLE AGES:

Who won the battle of Hastings?

a)

(William the Conqueror)

Normans

b)

(Harold Godwinson)

Anglo-Saxons

c)

None

26.

MIDDLE AGES:

What was the practice of nobles protecting people in exchange/return for services?

a)

feudalism

b)

chivalry

c)

missionary

d)

all of the above

27.

MIDDLE AGES:

What was a low-ranking noble under the protection of a feudal lord?

a)

fief

b)

peasant

c)

vassal

d)

none

28.

MIDDLE AGES:

What is a feudal estate belonging to a vassal?

a)

land

b)

serf

c)

manor

d)

fief

29.

MIDDLE AGES:

What was a result of the Black Death?

Select all possible answers.

a)

1/2 Europeans died

b)

trade slows

c)

weakened feudalism

d)

all of the above

30.

MIDDLE AGES:

What were the Crusades?

a)

a series of war between countries in Europe over religious matters

b)

a series of war between Europe and Asia over religious matters

c)

a series of war between Europe and Muslims over political matters

d)

a series of war between Europe and Muslims over religious matters

31.

MIDDLE AGES:

Select the outcomes of the Crusades.

a)

trade increased

b)

nobles sell land, freed serfs, and reduced power

c)

kings gain power

d)

popes lost power

32.

THE RENAISSANCE:

Where did the Renaissance begin?

a)

Rome, Italy

b)

Florence, Italy

c)

both

d)

none

33.

THE RENAISSSANCE:

What was the Renaissance?

Select possible answers.

a)

period following Middle Ages

b)

rebirth of Greece and Rome

c)

Art, literature, and science

d)

none

34.

THE RENAISSSANCE:

Select important people during the Renaissance.

a)

Leonardo da Vinci

b)

Michelangelo

c)

Shakespeare

d)

none

35.

THE RENAISSSANCE:

Select the impacts of the Renaissance.

a)

ancient artwork and literature studied

b)

many new ideas

c)

belief of worth in a person

d)

interest in Greeks and Romans

36.

THE REFORMATION:

Who was Martin Luther?

a)

German monk

b)

priest

c)

bishop

d)

none

37.

THE REFORMATION:

Who wrote the 95 Theses?

a)

John Calvin

b)

Johannes Gutenburg

c)

King Henry VII

d)

Martin Luther

38.

THE REFORMATION:

What were the 95 Theses?

a)

a pamphlet against Protestantism

b)

a book of stories about religious principles

c)

arguments over indulgences

d)

all of the above

39.

THE REFORMATION:

What is an indulgence?

a)

a pardon/forgiveness of sins, usually sold

b)

a new way of praying

c)

both

d)

none

40.

THE REFORMATION:

What was Henry VII's role in the Reformation?

a)

King supporting Protestantism his whole life

b)

King supporting Catholicism his whole life

c)

Initially Catholic, but change to Protestant after he couldn't divorce

d)

none

41.

COUNTER REFORMATION:

What did the Catholic church want to do?

Select the possible answers.

a)

accept Protestantism as a new religion

b)

wanted to improve its flaws

c)

stop Protestantism

d)

all

42.

COUNTER REFORMATION:

What did the Council of Trent do?

Select the possible answers.

a)

ended indulgences

b)

set strict rules for clergy behavior

c)

set up seminaries

d)

none

43.

CHINA AND JAPAN:

What did Genghis Khan do?

Select the possible answers.

a)

unified Mongol clans

b)

got defeated by the Chinese

c)

took control of northern China

d)

established largest land empire

44.

CHINA AND JAPAN:

What was the effect of Marco Polo?

a)

sparked interest in European culture

b)

inspired Age of Exploration

c)

both

d)

none

45.

CHINA AND JAPAN:

Select the Chinese inventions.

a)

Algebra

b)

bow and arrow on horseback and gunpowder

c)

first paper currency

d)

first medical school

e)

silk and porcelain

46.

CHINA AND JAPAN:

What dynasty replaced the Mongols?

a)

Song

b)

Ming

c)

Xia

d)

Zhou

47.

CHINA AND JAPAN:

Who was the spiritual leader of Japan, said to be the descendant of the sun god?

a)

Shgoun

b)

Samurai

c)

Daimyo

d)

Emperor

48.

CHINA AND JAPAN:

Who was a military governor of Japan with official power?

a)

daimyo

b)

emperor

c)

shogun

d)

samurai

49.

CHINA AND JAPAN:

Who was a military lord of Japan?

a)

daimyo

b)

shogun

c)

emperor

d)

samurai

50.

CHINA AND JAPAN:

Who was a Japanese warrior that protected the daimyo for land?

a)

shogun

b)

geisha

c)

samurai

d)

maiko

51.

ANCIENT AMERICA:

What is the narrowest part of South America?

a)

Isthmus of Panama

b)

Isthmus of Jamaica

c)

Strait of Panama

d)

Strait of Jamaica

52.

ANCIENT AMERICA:

What is the largest river?

a)

Nile

b)

Mississippi

c)

Amazon

d)

Han

53.

ANCIENT AMERICA:

What is the longest mountain range in South America?

a)

Andes

b)

Everest

c)

Rocky

d)

none

54.

ANCIENT AMERICA:

What civilization searched for home from a sign from the gods?

a)

Inca

b)

Aztec

c)

Maya

55.

ANCIENT AMERICA:

What civilization settled in lake Texcoco?

a)

Inca

b)

Aztec

c)

Maya

56.

ANCIENT AMERICA:

Had two calendars, that ended in 2012?

a)

Inca

b)

Aztec

c)

Maya

57.

ANCIENT AMERICA:

Which civilization had mathematics and a written language?

a)

Inca

b)

Aztec

c)

Maya

58.

ANCIENT AMERICA:

What civilization settled in the Andes Mountains?

a)

Inca

b)

Aztec

c)

Maya

59.

ANCIENT AMERICA:

What was the largest empire in South America?

a)

Inca

b)

Aztec

c)

Maya

60.

ANCIENT AMERICA:

What civilization used terraces to farm?

a)

Inca

b)

Aztec

c)

Maya

61.

ANCIENT AMERICA:

Where did Hernan Cortes do?

a)

conquer Inca

b)

conquer Aztec

c)

conquer Maya

62.

ANCIENT AMERICA:

What did Francisco Pizarro do?

a)

conquer Inca

b)

conquer Aztec

c)

conquer Maya

63.

EXPLORATION:

What was the leading country of the Age of Exploration?

a)

Spain

b)

Portugal

c)

France

d)

English

64.

EXPLORATION:

What was the main goal of European explorers?

a)

water routes to Asia

b)

water routes to America

c)

establish colonies in Asia

d)

establish colonies in America

65.

EXPLORATION:

What did Dias prove?

a)

proved you could fly to Asia

b)

proved you could sail to America around Asia

c)

proved you could sail around Africa to Asia

d)

proved nothing

66.

EXPLORATION:

What did Da Gama prove?

a)

proved land route to America

b)

proved water route from Europe to Asia

c)

proved route from Asia to Europe

d)

proved nothing

67.

EXPLORATION:

What did Columbus do?

Select possible answers.

a)

landed in North America (but Leif Ericsson already did this)

b)

thought he was in Japan

c)

enslaves locals for gold

d)

nothing

68.

EXPLORATION:

What did Magellan do?

a)

travelled to America

b)

travelled to Asia

c)

first circumnavigation

d)

first water route to Asia

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