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Social Studies Final Exam

Total questions: 90

Worksheet time: 2hrs 43mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does the word "Renaissance" mean?

a)

After Death

b)

Rebirth

c)

The Light

d)

The study of Greece and Rome

2.

What artistic technique was developed during the Renaissance that allowed paintings to have depth and made them appear more realistic?

a)

Linear perspective

b)

3D

c)

2D

d)

Impressionism

3.

In what city did the Renaissance begin?

a)

Paris France

b)

London England

c)

Berlin Germany

d)

Florence Italy

4.

What artist is well known for his painting of the Last Supper and Mona Lisa, he is also known for his inventions and studies of the human anatomy.

a)

Leonardo da Vinci

b)

Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni

c)

Donato di Niccolò di Betto Bardi

d)

Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino

5.

What scientist believed that the Sun was at the center of our solar system and that the Earth rotated around the Sun.

a)

George Lucas

b)

Mark Hamel

c)

Galileo Galilei

d)

Neil de Tyson

6.

What five principles did the people of the Renaissance study?

a)

Paintings, math, languages, alchemy, and Religion

b)

Art, Humanism, Music, Religion, and Science

c)

School. Math, Art, Computer, ELA

d)

Music, Inventions, Space, Animals, Time

7.

What invention during the Renaissance allowed astronomers like Galileo study the planets?

a)

Microscope

b)

Telescope

c)

Alesocope

d)

fiberglass

8.

This method was developed during the Renaissance that allowed scientist to follow the same steps to formulate and test theories, this method also lead to the Scientific Revolution.

a)

Music Method

b)

Writing Method

c)

Scientific method

d)

Mathematics Method

9.

An Italian sculptor, painter, poet, engineer, and architect. Famous works include the mural on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, and the sculpture of the biblical character David.

a)

Michelangelo

b)

Giovanni de Medici

c)

Humanism (Renaissance)

d)

John Calvin

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10.

Arguments written by Martin Luther against the Catholic church. They were posted on Octobe 31, 1517.

a)

Florence

b)

95 Theses

c)

Renaissance

d)

During the Renaissance, artwork became less realistic.

11.

What device helped Europeans navigate at sea by using a magnetized needle that points to a coordinate direction?

a)

Steam Engine

b)

Compass

c)

Astrolabe

d)

Rudder

12.
The art and science of map making is called:
a)
cartography
b)
mapography
c)
quilting
d)
mapology
13.

Which navigational device invented by the Portuguese had a rudder, square and triangular sails, several masts, and could be used to travel close to the shore?

a)

Caravel

b)

Astrolabe

c)

Frigate

d)

Compass

14.
How did diseases impact the New World?
a)
They didn't
b)
They wiped out 75-90% of the Europeans
c)
They wiped out 75-90% of the indigenous people
d)
They helped the natives beat the Spanish
15.

Conquistadors is a Spanish word meaning:

a)

to entrust

b)

to connect

c)

court

d)

conquerors

16.
What was Christopher Columbus' purpose for exploration before discovering the New World?
a)
To find a faster and safer trading route to Asia
b)
To circumnavigate the world in the name of Italy
c)
To launch a surprise attack the enemies of Spain by sea
d)
To find the city of gold in southern Africa
17.

The inhumane voyage of slaves across the Atlantic ocean was called the

a)

End of Days

b)

Middle Passage

c)

Final Destination

d)

End of Freedom

18.

Japan responded to European exploration by introducing what policy?

a)

Mercantilism

b)

Closed Country

c)

Open Country

d)

Free Trade

19.

An instrument used in navigation that used astronomy to determine direction

a)

Astrolabe

b)

Compass

c)

Cross Staff

d)

Cartography

20.

The intentional and unintentional exchange of ideas, food, diseases, people, and animals between the Old World and the New World.

a)

Triangular Trade

b)

Columbian Exchange

c)

Old World/New World Exchange

d)

Brazilian Exchange

21.

Ferdinand Magellan was the first explorer to...

a)

find the Cape of Good Hope.

b)

discover modern-day Canada.

c)

encounter the Mayans.

d)

circumnavigate the globe.

22.

What is capitalism?

a)

an economic system in which the people have limited rights

b)

an economic system where businesses are privately owned and operated for profit

c)

a system where the government controls business

d)

an economic system in which most property and resources are publicly owned or controlled

23.
When was the Age of Exploration?
a)
1095-1291
b)
1860-1865
c)
1400-1500
d)
1450-1700
24.
The motivation to explore for Europeans included:
a)
the desire to spread their religion
b)
the need to move to a new continent
c)
the need to build new and better ships
d)
All of these
25.
The first explorer to sail around Africa to Asia was:
a)
Vasco da Gama
b)
Christopher Columbus
c)
Ferdinand Magellan
d)
Henry Hudson
26.
How many continents are on the Earth?
a)
7
b)
4
c)
5
d)
2
27.

What continent is this?

a)

Eurasia

b)

North America

c)

South America

d)

Australia

28.

What continent is this?

a)

Eurasia

b)

North America

c)

South America

d)

Australia

29.

What continent is this?

a)

Eurasia

b)

North America

c)

South America

d)

Australia

30.

The largest continent in the world is?

a)

Asia

b)

Africa

c)

Europe

d)

Australia

31.
The United States is a country on which of the following continents? 
a)
Africa
b)
Australia
c)
North America
d)
Europe
32.

Germany is a country on which continent?

a)

North America

b)

South America

c)

Russia

d)

Europe

33.

Guatemala and Mexico are countries on which continent?

a)

South America

b)

North America

c)

Mexico

d)

Europe

34.

The Sahara desert is in...

a)

America

b)

Europe

c)

Africa

d)

Asia

35.

Australia, New Zealand and Papua New Guinea are in...

a)

Oceania

b)

Antarctica

c)

Asia

d)

Africa

36.

What continent is directly south of North America?

a)

Australia

b)

Europe

c)

Africa

d)

South America

37.

What state is this ?

a)

Baltimore

b)

Tennessee

c)

New York

d)

New Jersey

38.

What is the capital of Wyoming ?

a)

Springfield

b)

Cheyenne

c)

Denver

d)

Baltimore

39.

What is the capital of Colorado

a)

Topeka

b)

Frankfort

c)

Denver

d)

Baltimore

40.

What state is this ?

a)

New York

b)

Carolina

c)

Colorado

d)

Virginia

41.

What is the state is this

a)

Indiana

b)

Missouri

c)

Illinois

d)

Kentucky

42.

What is the capital of Texas

a)

Houston

b)

Austin

c)

Dallas

d)

Clarksville

43.

What is the capital of Tennessee

a)

New York

b)

Denver

c)

Nashville

d)

Clarksville

44.

What state is this

a)

Florida

b)

Louisiana

c)

Arkansas

d)

Georgia

45.

What is the capital of Alabama

a)

Houston

b)

Atlanta

c)

Georgia

d)

Montgomery

46.

What is the capital of New Mexico?

a)

Santa Fe

b)

Boise

c)

Boston

d)

Alabama

47.

What state has the capital of Lansing?

a)

Alabama

b)

Arkansas

c)

Michigan

d)

Connecticut

48.

Washington D.C,______________

a)

United States

b)

New York

c)

Alabama

d)

Virginia

49.

What is the capital of Kansas?

a)

Harrisburg

b)

Topeka

c)

Pierre

d)

Springfield

50.

_____________,North Carolina

a)

Raleigh

b)

Georgia

c)

Columbia

d)

Lincoln

51.
What did Thomas Hobbes believe?
a)
Humans should hurt other humans
b)
Humans were naturally cruel, selfish, and greedy
c)
Humans are all so kind and wonderful
d)
Humans should go to church every day
52.
Who developed the idea of the three branches of government?
a)
John Locke
b)
Jean Jacques Rousseau
c)
Montesquieu
d)
Thomas Hobbes
53.
During the Enlightenment, many people placed their faith in ___.
a)
the church
b)
the military
c)
reason
d)
science
54.
A government leader who has all the power
a)
Democracy
b)
Anarchy
c)
Absolute Monarchy
d)
Separation of Powers
55.
Life, Liberty and Property or the Pursuit of Happiness
a)
Natural Rights
b)
Democracy
c)
Anarchy
d)
Divine Right of Kings
56.
Enlightenment philosopher who believed men and women should be equal
a)
Voltaire
b)
Denis Diderot
c)
Mary Wollstonecraft
d)
Adam Smith
57.

What era most inspired people in the Enlightenment to apply reason to society and government?

a)

The Protestant Reformation

b)

The Age of Exploration

c)

The Scientific Revolution

d)

The Renaissance

58.

When the government agrees to protect natural rights and citizens agree to abide by the laws and respect their leaders, they have a:

a)

Separation of Church and State

b)

Separation of Powers

c)

Social Contract

d)

Right to Rebel

59.

The idea that religion should not be involved with government is called:

a)

Separation of Powers

b)

Separation of Church and State

c)

Religious Tolerance

d)

Natural Rights

60.

Which one of the following is not a natural right?

a)

Life

b)

Money

c)

Liberty

d)

Property

61.

Many Kings before and during the Enlightenment believed that they were given the right to rule from God. This idea is called:

a)

Natural Right to rule

b)

Divine Right

c)

Unlimited Power

d)

Absolute Monarchy

62.

Which enlightenment thinker came up with the idea of laissez-faire?

a)

John Locke

b)

Adam Smith

c)

Voltaire

d)

Rousseau

63.

The term "laissez-faire" literally means:

a)

hands on

b)

total control

c)

hands off

d)

zero control

64.

What is a tyrant?

a)

Cruel leader

b)

Enlightened Despot

c)

Strong ruler

d)

A Monarch

65.

During which years was the Enlightenment occurring in the world?

a)

1701 - 1788

b)

1776 - 1865

c)

1715 - 1789

d)

1987 - 2017

66.
What is another name for the Enlightenment?
a)
The Age of Reason
b)
The Age of Great Philosophers
c)
The Age of Religion
d)
The Age of Revolution
67.

According to Enlightenment thinker John Locke, why are governments created?

a)

God gives monarchs a divine right to rule over their people

b)

People are naturally selfish and need a strong ruler to create order

c)

People set up governments to protect their lives and property

d)

Civil government must be established to offset the power of the church

68.
This document was written by Thomas Jefferson.
a)
Magna Carte
b)
English Bill of Rights
c)
Declaration of Independence
d)
The Rights of Man and Citizen
69.
Which of the following was the biggest and poorest social group in France.
a)
First Estate
b)
Second Estate
c)
Third Estate
d)
Fourth Estate
70.
A group of people who represent a small minority of the population of their country want to break away and form their own country with a government that better represents them. What type of nationalist movement is this an example of?
a)
Separation
b)
Unification
c)
Patriotism
d)
Splitification
71.
Which of the following would have to pay the most in taxes in France before the Revolution?
a)
The King
b)
A rich nobleman
c)
A poor goat herder
d)
A Church Cardinal
72.
Revolutionary France adopted this means of executing traitors and enemies of the Revolution.
a)
hanging
b)
firing squad
c)
poison gas
d)
guillotine
73.
What did L'Ouverture, Bolivar, and Hidalgo have in common?
a)
They were all religious leaders who were loyal to Spain.
b)
They all wanted independence from Europe.
c)
They all fought to keep social classes divided by race.
d)
They wanted to conquer and enslave the Indians that lived in South America.
74.

What happed on July 14, Bastille Day?

a)

Robespierre was executed by guillotine.

b)

French women marched all the way to Versailles.

c)

a mob stormed the prison looking for gunpowder

d)

all of these

75.

Which group most strongly embraced the ideals and principles of the Enlightenment?

a)

the nobility

b)

the bourgeoisie

c)

the peasant classes

d)

the urban class

76.
Who started Factory system in the United States? 
a)
Francis Lowell 
b)
Eli Whitney 
c)
James Monroe 
d)
Henry Clay
77.
Invented the Cotton Gin
a)
Eli Whitney 
b)
Henry Clay 
c)
Francis Lowell
d)
John Deere 
78.

The movement of people from rural areas to cities.

a)

Urbanization

b)

Socialism

c)

Industrialism

d)

Utilitarianism

79.

Several corporations were guilty of creating an ___________, or having total control of one industry.

a)

Mass Production

b)

Patent

c)

Monopoly

d)

Railroad

80.

Manufacturing large quantities of identical goods at a cheap price.

a)

Proletariat

b)

Trade Unions

c)

Assembly line

d)

Mass Production

81.

Supporters of this type of society believed that the government should own and control the means of productions- land, factories, raw materials, etc.

a)

Utilitarianism

b)

Liberalism

c)

Socialism

d)

Capitalism

82.

The time in history were there was an increase in machines which replaced work that was once performed by animals or humans.

a)

Corporation

b)

Industrialism

c)

Monopoly

d)

Mass Production

83.

The name Karl Marx gave to the middle class citizens that he believed would revolt and create a communist society.

a)

Railways

b)

Agricultural Revolution

c)

Proletariat

d)

Farmers

84.

Where did the Industrial Revolution begin?

a)

Massachusetts

b)

France

c)

England

d)

Ireland

85.

During the mid-1800s the development of the factory system in the United States contributed to .....

a)

a decline in number of immigrants

b)

the rapid growth of cities

c)

the overall lowering of standard of living

d)

a decrease in agricultural production

86.

This machine allowed factories to be built anywhere, powered by coal?

a)

flying shuttle

b)

spinning jenny

c)

steam engine

d)

cotton gin

87.

Which statement is true?

a)

Children were not allowed to work in the mines during the Industrial Revolution.

b)

Work conditions were closely regulated

c)

There were no labor laws that prevented children from working

d)

Children were allowed to work but they were treated fairly

88.

The system in which the government owns and controls the means of production, such as mines and factories, is called?

a)

fascism

b)

capitalism

c)

communism

d)

mercantilism

89.

The powered loom made textile production easier. What is the best synonym for "textile?"

a)

Steel

b)

Coal

c)

Cloth

d)

Cotton

90.

Which of the following was a major effect of the Industrial Revolution?

a)

Poverty was completely eliminated.

b)

Societies moved from agriculture to industry.

c)

The number of wars between countries decreased dramatically.

d)

Unemployment increased dramatically.

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