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WH Chapter 2 Test

Total questions: 100

Worksheet time: 5hrs 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which did emperor Aurangzeb do as ruler of the Mughal Empire?

a)

He promoted religious tolerance.

b)

He raised taxes on non-Muslims.

c)

He promoted multiculturalism.

d)

He rebuilt the Taj Mahal.

2.

How did the Ottoman Empire respond to non-Muslims?

a)

It forced them to become Muslim.

b)

It offered them freedom of religion

c)

It forced them to go to India.

d)

It offered them freedom of speech.

3.

Which was an achievement of Suleiman I?

a)

He turned the Hagia Sofia into a mosque.

b)

He led the Ottoman Empire into Eastern Europe.

c)

He led the Ottoman Empire into India.

d)

He turned the Hagia Sofia into the Taj Mahal.

4.

Which was an effect of the Ottomans’ increasing control of trade between Europe and Asia?

a)

Europeans began searching for new sea routes to Asia.

b)

Conflict with the Mughal Empire increased, making long distance trade unsafe.

c)

Fewer people were willing to convert to Islam.

d)

Merchants along the Silk Road were less willing to trade with Europe.

5.

In general, the Mughal Empire supported

a)

women's rights

b)

religious tolerance

c)

artistic advancements

d)

Christian beliefs

6.

Who was a powerful sultan in the Ottoman Empire?

a)

Justinian I.

b)

Mehmed II.

c)

Babur.

d)

Akbar.

7.

Which best explains how Babur’s rule of the Mughal Empire influenced Akbar’s rule?

a)

Babur’s respect for other beliefs inspired Akbar to promote religious tolerance.

b)

Babur’s use of miltary power inspired Akbar to expand the size of the Empire.

c)

Babur’s belief in taxes inspired Akbar to tax both Muslims and non-Muslims.

d)

Babur’s respect for architecture inspired Akbar to build the Taj Mahal.

8.

Mughal emperor Akbar showed respect for religious diversity by

a)

promoting the rights of women.

b)

respecting those he conquered.

c)

easing enforcement of Islamic law.

d)

increasing enforcement of Islamic law.

9.

Akbar most helped non-Muslims by

a)

ending taxes they had to pay.

b)

creating a code of law.

c)

creating his own religion.

d)

paying fair wages for work.

10.
Who is credited with discovering the Americas?
a)
Ferdinand Magellan
b)
Christopher Columbus
c)
Francissco Pizzario
d)
Hernan Cortes
11.
Which of these was NOT a name of Christopher Columbus' ships?
a)
Nina
b)
Pinta
c)
San Antonio
d)
Santa Maria
12.
Who sponsored Columbus' expedition to the Americas?
a)
Italy
b)
Spain
c)
France
d)
England
13.
Portugal and Spain divided the new world at the ___________?
a)
Line of Cuba
b)
Line of Demarcation
c)
Line of Brazil
d)
Line of Seperation
14.
What is the term for travelling all the way around the globe?
a)
Diamitating
b)
Encompassing
c)
Circumnavigating
d)
Trajectoring
15.
Who was the first person to sail around the globe?
a)
Christopher Columbus
b)
Hernan Cortes
c)
Francisco Pizarro
d)
Ferdinand Magellan 
16.
What was the exchange of goods from Europe to the Americas?
a)
Colombian  Exchange
b)
Triangular Trade
c)
Livestock Exchange
d)
Cuban Exchange
17.
What was responsible for the death of so many Native Americans?
a)
Advanced Weaponry
b)
Tribal Warfare
c)
Hernan Cortes
d)
Disease
18.

Which person was responsible for capturing Kyoto and gaining control in central Japan?

a)

Hideki Matsui

b)

Oda Nobunaga

c)

Toyotomi Hideyoshi

d)

Tokugawa Ieyasu

19.

Which man completed the unification of Japan and set up a shogunate in Japan to maintain that control?

a)

Toyotomi Hideyoshi

b)

Ito Hirohito

c)

Oda Nobunaga

d)

Tokugawa Ieyasu

20.
Military leaders of Japan during its feudal era and the actual powers behind the emperor
a)
Bushido
b)
Daimyo
c)
Shogun
d)
Confucian
21.
Japanese warriors that lived by a strict code of ethics and duty
a)
Samurai
b)
Daimyo
c)
Shogun
d)
Confucian
22.
Japanese warlords and great land owners
a)
Bushido
b)
Daimyo
c)
Shogun
d)
Confucian
23.

Why is this time period called Tokugawa Japan?

a)

Tokugawa is what Japan was called back then.

b)

Tokugawa means Japan in Japanese.

c)

Tokugawa was the last name of the ruler at the time.

d)

Tokugawa means samurai in Japanese.

24.

Before Tokugawa Ieyasu came to power, Japan was a FEUDAL society. Which person was NOT a part of this feudal society?

a)

Samurai

b)

Shogun

c)

Daimyo

d)

Sultan

25.
Who invaded China and eventually defeated the weakened Ming Empire?
a)
Zheng
b)
Yong Le
c)
Manchus
d)
Nanjing
26.
Which Dynasty took control of China after the Yuan?
a)
Tang
b)
Song
c)
Ming
d)
Qing
27.

The decline of the Qing Dynasty in China can primarily be contributed to

a)

An increasing population and the arrival of Europeans

b)

The introduction of Buddhism

c)

Invasions by the Manchu

d)

A devastating famine that wiped out all of China's crops

28.

Which society came LAST?

a)

Aztec

b)

Mayan

c)

Olmec

d)

Michelo

29.

Which region was NOT part of the Aztec empire?

a)

Northern Mexico

b)

Southern Mexico

c)

Parts of Guatemala

d)

Yucatan Peninsula

30.

The Aztec capital, Tenochtitlan, is the site of what present-day city?

a)

Mexico City

b)

Venice

c)

Tijuana

d)

Puerto Vallarta

31.

Why did the Aztecs practice human sacrifice?

a)

to appease the gods so the world wouldn't end

b)

for pure entertainment

c)

because they were bloodthirsty

d)

to get rid of people they did not like

32.

Which empire treated the people they conquered better?

a)

The Inca empire

b)

The Aztec empire

c)

The Last Empire

d)

The Empire Strikes back

33.

Choose the two correct parts of the Spanish Empire in the Americas.

a)

Viceroyalty of Mexico

b)

Viceroyalty of New Spain

c)

Viceroyalty of Peru

d)

Viceroyalty of the Americas

34.

In their search for gold, what did the Spanish actually found a mountain made of _______?

a)

silver

b)

gold

c)

bronze

d)

vibranium

35.

When the Spanish took over, they used the mita system to force Incans to work in silver mines. BEFORE the Spanish, the mita system was used to build which of the following?(choose all that apply)

a)

roads

b)

public buildings

c)

piñata farms

d)

sand castles

36.

How did this huge influx of silver not end up making Spain rich forever?

a)

They lost all of the silver to pirates.

b)

They spent all of the silver.

c)

Silver lost its value (inflation)

d)

Silver became more valuable.

37.

Which country defeated the Spanish Armada in 1588?

a)

The Aztecs

b)

England

c)

France

d)

Spain

38.

The Chinese used to use paper money and copper coins, but had to replace both with _______________.

a)

silver

b)

nickel

c)

bronze

d)

teel

39.

True or False: Both Spain and China ended up rich from a large influx of silver

a)

False

b)

True

40.

Why was it pretty easy for Cortes to conquer the Aztecs?

a)

They just had a civil war so there weren't a lot of people

b)

Most of the people living among them hated the Aztecs

c)

The Aztecs didn't have a lot of weapons

d)

Cortes negotiated a hard-to-turn-down treaty

41.

The Inca population was roughly:

a)

half a million people

b)

1-2 million people

c)

10-12 million people

d)

4-6 million people

42.

Which of these is NOT a reason the Incas did not use slaves to work the mines?

a)

It was cheaper to use indigenous labor

b)

Slavery was expensive, and prisoners and slaves were hard to find

c)

Mine work was super deadly

d)

Slaves didn't have experience working at high altitudes

43.

Which Native American group of people did Hernan Cortes conquer in 1519?

a)

The Inca

b)

The Aztec

c)

The Timucuan

d)

The Calussa

44.

Which Native American group of people did Francisco Pizzaro defeat in South America?

a)

The Inca

b)

The Aztec

c)

The Timucuan

d)

The Calussa

45.

Which part of the world did corn originate?

a)

The Old World (Europe, Asia, Africa)

b)

The New World (North America, South America)

46.

Which part of the world did wheat originate?

a)

The Old World (Europe, Asia, Africa)

b)

The New World (North America, South America)

47.

Which of these foods is from the New World?

a)

bananas

b)

grapes

c)

pumpkins

d)

coffee

48.

Many European countries sent explorers to the Americas to continue to search for this route to Asia.

a)

The Southwest Passage

b)

The Spice Route

c)

The Northwest Passage

d)

The Faster Route

49.

Which individual started the Protestant Reformation?

a)

Juan Ponce de Leon

b)

Martin Luther

c)

Bartolomé de Las Casas

d)

Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca

50.

What was the Protestant Reformation?

a)

A reform of the monarchy

b)

A 16th century political movement challenging ideas of the government

c)

A reform in trade laws for merchants

d)

A 16th century religious movement challenging ideas of the church

51.

What was one of the main causes of Native American deaths after being introduced to the Europeans?

a)

starvation

b)

disease

c)

over crowded cities

d)

war with neighboring tribes

52.

What were the French eager to set up in the Americas?

a)

new settlements to relieve overcrowding

b)

slave trade

c)

farms to grow food to send back to France

d)

fishing and fur trade

53.

What do we call the exchange of goods between the Old World and the New World?

a)

The European Exchange

b)

The Silk Road

c)

The Spice Route

d)

The Columbian Exchange

54.

Along which river did the French settle New France?

a)

Mississippi River

b)

St. John's River

c)

St. Lawrence River

d)

Ohio River

55.

Martin Luther was most troubled by the church's sale of _______ prompting the beginning of the Protestant Reformation.

a)

funerals

b)

weddings

c)

land

d)

indulgences

56.

Who founded St. Augustine?

a)

Hernan Cortes

b)

Pedro Menendez

c)

Francisco Pizzaro

d)

Juan Ponce de Leon

57.

Which English explorer did the Dutch hire to look for a northern sea route to Asia through North America?

a)

Henry Hudson

b)

John Cabot

c)

Lewis Joliet

d)

Giovanni de Verrazano

58.

Which country dominated exploration of the New World during the 1500s?

a)

England

b)

France

c)

Spain

d)

Portugal

59.

Which country defeated the Spanish Armada?

a)

England

b)

France

c)

Spain

d)

Portugal

60.

Which country's settlers got along well with the Native Americans, and lived among them, learned their languages, and respected their ways.

a)

Spain

b)

England

c)

Italy

d)

France

61.

The Dutch colony of New Amsterdam was settled off of what famous island?

a)

Rhode Island

b)

Manhattan Island

c)

Merritt Island

d)

Long Island

62.

Which Italian explorer did England send to look for a sea route to Asia?

a)

Henry Hudson

b)

John Cabot

c)

Jacques Cartier

d)

Giovanni de Verrazao

63.

What was the Columbian Exchange?

a)

The war between Columbia and Germany

b)

Another name for the westward expansion

c)

A period of globalization for plants, animals, technology, diseases, and culture during the 15th and 16th centuries.

d)

An award winning movie made in 1982

64.

What was 1 of the benefits from the Columbian Exchange?

a)

Many Native Americans died from diseases

b)

It improved people's diets, and health which increased the world population

c)

the first flying car was made, due to advancements in technology

d)

people discovered gold in Columbian mountain ranges

65.

What was something bad that came from the Columbian Exchange?

a)

diseases were spread between continents which resulted in massive outbreaks among some civilizations.

b)

Giant sea monsters sunk almost every ship

c)

war broke out in Antarctica

d)

the world economy improved

66.

how did the Columbian Exchange affect society?

a)

increased the population, improved education, but also negatively impacted Native Americans through disease and the invasion from Europeans

b)

it improved the economy

c)

it killed about 70% of the world population

d)

it helped America in the "Race to Space" against Russia

67.

How did the Columbian Exchange affect the economy?

a)

Columbia lost a lot of money after The Great Heist of 1764

b)

it allowed the stock market to grow

c)

it caused the economy to crash

d)

it greatly improved the economy due to the influx of goods flowing through all the ports.

68.

how did the Columbian Exchange affect technology?

a)

it allowed the first to be sent into space

b)

it created new types of ships built to carry heavier and larger cargo

c)

the first submarine was built

d)

the World Wide Web was created

69.

how did the Columbian Exchange affect culture?

a)

due to the war in 1901, culture was forever changed due to the new imperialistic dictator.

b)

after 80% of the world population mysteriously disappeared, many cultures were drastically changed or forgotten.

c)

due to overall improvements in the economy, technology, education, etc.. the world population became more modernized which forever altered the culture.

d)

it didn't affect culture

70.

How did the Columbian Exchange affect politics?

a)

due to the election the world became split between two sides

b)

after the civil war, Columbian leaders had no idea how to rebuild their country.

c)

it created 7 main world dictators, one for each continent

d)

world leaders saw the exponential growth of their countries, and quickly became power hungry which lead to the taxing of trade, and growth in their navies and armies

71.

Thomas Hobbes wrote this popular book that encouraged a Social Contract and influenced the Enlightenment.

a)

Common Sense

b)

The Republic

c)

The Prince

d)

Leviathan

72.

In 451 B.C. government officials wrote down Rome's laws onto the ______.

a)

The Twelve Tables

b)

Cradle of Democracy

c)

95 Theses

d)

Magna Carta

73.

Why did Henry VIII create the Church of England?

a)

The Pope did not believe Henry.

b)

France did not agree with their religion.

c)

The Pope would not allow divorce.

d)

Spain wanted to become catholic.

74.

Citizens gave up some freedom they would have in a State of Nature in exchange for government protection called ______.

a)

Natural Rights

b)

Consent of the Governed

c)

Republicanism

d)

Social Contract

75.

The four forms of government that developed in the Greek city-states were monarchy, oligarchy, tyranny, and ____.

a)

Dictatorship

b)

Republic

c)

Democracy

d)

Anarchy

76.
The Ming Emperor wanted more tributaries so he gave his trusted adviser, ___________ the title "Admiral of the Western Seas" and told him to sail to "the countries beyond the horizon"
a)
Zheng He
b)
Marco Polo
c)
Ahmed
d)
Jamal al-Din
77.
Chinese technologies like the ________ reached Europe, this helped the  Europeans when they began exploring. 
a)
wheelbarrow
b)
printing press
c)
compass
d)
stirrup
78.
In 1600, Tokegawa Ieyasu
a)
started a centuries-long civil war that tore Japan apart
b)
implemented "Dutch learning" in an attempt to modernize Japan
c)
fought off an attempted Chinese invasion
d)
finished unifying Japan
79.
One of the results of the peace in the Tokugawa period was
a)
a resurgence in daimyo authority
b)
a greater political role for the samurai
c)
tripling of the Japanese population between 1600 and 1850
d)
a reduction in status for the samurai and daimyo
80.

Why did the Ming rulers rebuild and improve the Great Wall?

a)

to protect against the Mongol threat

b)

to honor the sun

c)

to use local materials such as limestone

d)

to provide an inner and outer court

81.

How did the Shogun prevent the daimyo from rebelling?

a)

The samurai guarded the daimyo

b)

The daimyo spend every other year in the capital

c)

The daimyo were not given land

d)

The daimyo only lived in the capital

82.

The civil war in 1467 produced the Sengoku or _________ period in Japan.

a)

Civil War

b)

The Shogunate

c)

Closed Door

d)

Warring States

83.

The process of Japanese unification began in the late ____ century

a)

14th

b)

15th

c)

16th

d)

17th

84.

Which person was responsible for capturing Kyoto and gaining control in central Japan?

a)

Hideki Matsui

b)

Oda Nobunaga

c)

Toyotomi Hideyoshi

d)

Tokugawa Ieyasu

85.

Which man started life as a peasant, moved up to a military leader, and used that power to gain control over a majority of Japan?

a)

Toyotomi Hideyoshi

b)

Odu Nobunaga

c)

Taka Wantanabe

d)

Tokugawa Ieyasu

86.

Which man completed the unification of Japan and set up a shogunate in Japan to maintain that control?

a)

Toyotomi Hideyoshi

b)

Ito Hirohito

c)

Oda Nobunaga

d)

Tokugawa Ieyasu

87.

Which European country was the first allowed to trade with Tokugawa Japan?

a)

the Netherlands

b)

Portugal

c)

Great Britain

d)

United States

88.

After the Emperor and imperial court, the order of social classes in Tokugawa Japan was:

a)

warrior, peasant, artisans, merchants

b)

peasant, warrior, peasant, merchants

c)

ronin, warrior, merchants, artisans

d)

warrior, merchant, peasant, eta

89.

the Columbian Exchange was the exchange of plants, animals and diseases between.... (read all options)

a)

the Americas and Europe

b)

Asia and Europe

c)

the "Old World" and the "New World"

d)

Asia and Africa

90.

the exchange of tobacco, sugar cane and the death from disease led to

a)

many deaths

b)

a larger population

c)

more money for luxuries

d)

slavery

91.

Which Two Countries had the greatest influence on Latin American History?

a)

Spain and Great Britain

b)

Portugal and Spain

c)

Portugal and Great Britain

d)

Great Britain and France

92.

Most Brazilians speak which language?

a)

Spanish

b)

English

c)

Portugese

d)

French

93.

What was the major export from Africa during the Triangular Trade?

a)

Raw Goods like cotton and sugar cane

b)

African Slaves

c)

Finished products like textiles and rum

d)

Roman Catholic Missionaries

94.

What were exports from the Americas during the Triangular Trade?

a)

Finished products like textiles, rum, and manufactured goods

b)

African Slaves

c)

Raw goods like tobacco, sugar cane, and cotton

d)

Roman Catholic Missionaries

95.

Which best describes North American tribes

a)

They lived in developed civilizations

b)

They were dependent on slave labor

c)

They were nomadic and related to their geographic environment

d)

They developed extensive trade networks

96.

Tenochitlan was the capital city of the

a)

Maya

b)

Sioux

c)

Inca

d)

Aztecs

97.

The Treaty of Tordesillas was between which two countries?

a)

Spain

b)

England

c)

Portugal

d)

France

98.

Which is a part of the Treaty of Tordesillas?

a)

Spain gets all lands discovered in the New World

b)

Spain gets claims to land east of the demarcation line

c)

Portugal gets claims to land west of the demarcation line

d)

Only lands inhabited by non-Christian kings can be conquered.

99.

Disease wiped out up to _______ of the Native American population.

a)

80%

b)

87%

c)

90%

d)

95%

100.

The oldest surviving settlement in the modern day United States is

a)

Roanoke

b)

St. Augustine

c)

Santa Fe

d)

Jamestown