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World History Midterm Review

Total questions: 77

Worksheet time: 39mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was the period of relative peace and stability in the Roman Empire called?

a)

Republic

b)

Empire

c)

State

d)

Pax Romana

2.

What was the highest elected office in the Roman Republic?

a)

Consul

b)

Senator

c)

Legions

d)

Caesar

3.

What were the professional armies of ancient Rome called?

a)

Consul

b)

Senator

c)

Legions

d)

Caesar

4.

Who was the title given to the ruler of ancient Rome with absolute power?

a)

Consul

b)

Senator

c)

Legions

d)

Dictator

5.

What was the name of the split between the Roman Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church?

a)

The Great Schism

b)

Medieval

c)

Islam

d)

Prophet Muhammad

6.

What was the period of European history between the fall of the Roman Empire and the Renaissance called?

a)

Medieval

b)

Islam

c)

Prophet Muhammad

d)

Bedouins

7.

Who was the founder of Islam?

a)

Medieval

b)

Islam

c)

Prophet Muhammad

d)

Bedouins

8.

What is the holy book of Islam?

a)

Qur'an

b)

Jihad

c)

Jizya

d)

Sharia

9.

What is the term for the struggle or effort in the way of God in Islam?

a)

Qur'an

b)

Jihad

c)

Jizya

d)

Sharia

10.

What is the tax paid by non-Muslims in Islamic states called?

a)

Qur'an

b)

Jihad

c)

Jizya

d)

Sharia

11.

What is the Islamic law based on the teachings of the Qur'an and the Hadith?

a)

Qur'an

b)

Jihad

c)

Jizya

d)

Sharia

12.

What are the two main branches of Islam?

a)

Sunni

b)

Shia

c)

Caliph

d)

Caliphate

13.

What is the title given to the political and religious successor to Muhammad in Sunni Islam?

a)

Sunni

b)

Shia

c)

Caliph

d)

Caliphate

14.

What is the name of the capital city of the Abbasid Caliphate?

a)

Sunni

b)

Shia

c)

Caliph

d)

Baghdad

15.

What was the name of the Muslim conquerors of Spain?

a)

Moors

b)

Dark Age

c)

Middle Age

d)

Feudalism

16.

What is the term for the period of cultural and economic deterioration in Europe after the fall of the Roman Empire?

a)

Moors

b)

Dark Age

c)

Middle Age

d)

Feudalism

17.

What is the term for the political and social system based on the holding of land in exchange for service and loyalty?

a)

Moors

b)

Dark Age

c)

Middle Age

d)

Feudalism

18.

What is the term for the economic system of agricultural production in medieval Europe?

a)

Manorialism

b)

Knight

c)

Lord

d)

Vassel

19.

What is the term for a mounted warrior in medieval Europe?

a)

Manorialism

b)

Knight

c)

Lord

d)

Vassel

20.

What is the term for a noble or landowner in medieval Europe?

a)

Manorialism

b)

Knight

c)

Lord

d)

Vassel

21.

What is the term for the land granted by a lord to a vassal in exchange for loyalty and service?

a)

Manorialism

b)

Knight

c)

Lord

d)

Fief

22.

What was the name of the battle in 1066 that resulted in the Norman conquest of England?

a)

The Battle of Hastings

b)

Doomsday Book

c)

The Little Ice Age

d)

The Great Famine of 1315-1316

23.

What was the name of the survey of England ordered by William the Conqueror?

a)

The Battle of Hastings

b)

Doomsday Book

c)

The Little Ice Age

d)

The Great Famine of 1315-1316

24.

What was the name of the period of cooling in Europe from the 14th to the 19th century?

a)

The Battle of Hastings

b)

Doomsday Book

c)

The Little Ice Age

d)

The Great Famine of 1315-1316

25.

What was the name of the severe famine in Europe from 1315 to 1316?

a)

The Battle of Hastings

b)

Doomsday Book

c)

The Little Ice Age

d)

The Great Famine of 1315-1316

26.

What was the name of the split within the Catholic Church from 1378 to 1417?

a)

The Great Schism of 1378

b)

Hundred Years Wars

c)

The Black Death

d)

The Crusades

27.

What was the name of the series of conflicts between England and France from 1337 to 1453?

a)

The Great Schism of 1378

b)

Hundred Years Wars

c)

The Black Death

d)

The Crusades

28.

What was the name of the epidemic that killed millions of people in Europe in the 14th century?

a)

The Great Schism of 1378

b)

Hundred Years Wars

c)

The Black Death

d)

The Crusades

29.

What was the name of the series of holy wars fought between Christians and Muslims in the Middle Ages?

a)

The Great Schism of 1378

b)

Hundred Years Wars

c)

The Black Death

d)

The Crusades

30.

What was the concept in ancient China that gave the ruler the divine right to rule?

a)

Mandate of Heaven

b)

Dynasty

c)

Filial Piety

d)

Confucianism

31.

What is the term for a series of rulers from the same family in ancient China?

a)

Mandate of Heaven

b)

Dynasty

c)

Filial Piety

d)

Confucianism

32.

What is the term for the respect and obedience that children owe their parents in Confucianism?

a)

Mandate of Heaven

b)

Dynasty

c)

Filial Piety

d)

Confucianism

33.

What is the name of the philosophy that emphasizes harmony with nature and living in simplicity?

a)

Mandate of Heaven

b)

Dynasty

c)

Filial Piety

d)

Daoism

34.

What is the term for the system of selecting government officials based on merit in ancient China?

a)

Civil Service Exam

b)

Empress Wu

c)

Tang Dynasty

d)

Song Dynasty

35.

Who was the only female emperor in the history of China?

a)

Civil Service Exam

b)

Empress Wu

c)

Tang Dynasty

d)

Song Dynasty

36.

What is the name of the dynasty that ruled China from 618 to 907?

a)

Civil Service Exam

b)

Empress Wu

c)

Tang Dynasty

d)

Song Dynasty

37.

What is the name of the dynasty that ruled China from 960 to 1279?

a)

Civil Service Exam

b)

Empress Wu

c)

Tang Dynasty

d)

Song Dynasty

38.

What is the name of the trade route that crossed the Sahara Desert in Africa?

a)

Trans-Saharan Trade Route

b)

Indian Ocean Trade Route

c)

Silk Roads

d)

Bills of Exchange

39.

What is the name of the trade route that connected the countries bordering the Indian Ocean?

a)

Trans-Saharan Trade Route

b)

Indian Ocean Trade Route

c)

Silk Roads

d)

Bills of Exchange

40.

What is the name of the network of trade routes that connected Asia, Europe, and Africa?

a)

Trans-Saharan Trade Route

b)

Indian Ocean Trade Route

c)

Silk Roads

d)

Bills of Exchange

41.

What is the term for a written order that allowed merchants to exchange goods for money in different locations?

a)

Trans-Saharan Trade Route

b)

Indian Ocean Trade Route

c)

Silk Roads

d)

Bills of Exchange

42.

What is the name of the inn or rest stop for caravans along trade routes?

a)

Caravanserai

b)

Caravans

c)

Diffusion

d)

Camel Saddle

43.

What is the term for a group of traders traveling together for safety?

a)

Caravanserai

b)

Caravans

c)

Diffusion

d)

Camel Saddle

44.

What is the term for the spread of ideas, customs, and technologies from one culture to another?

a)

Caravanserai

b)

Caravans

c)

Diffusion

d)

Camel Saddle

45.

What is the name of the seat or pad used on a camel's back for riding?

a)

Caravanserai

b)

Caravans

c)

Diffusion

d)

Camel Saddle

46.

What is the term for the empires that were formed by the use of gunpowder weapons?

a)

Gunpowder Empires

b)

Ottoman Empire

c)

Safavid Empire

d)

Mughal Empire

47.

What is the name of the empire that ruled over much of Southeast Europe, Western Asia, and North Africa?

a)

Gunpowder Empires

b)

Ottoman Empire

c)

Safavid Empire

d)

Mughal Empire

48.

What is the name of the empire that ruled over Persia and parts of Central Asia?

a)

Gunpowder Empires

b)

Ottoman Empire

c)

Safavid Empire

d)

Mughal Empire

49.

What is the name of the empire that ruled over the Indian subcontinent?

a)

Gunpowder Empires

b)

Ottoman Empire

c)

Safavid Empire

d)

Mughal Empire

50.

What is the title given to the ruler of Iran in the Safavid Empire?

a)

Shah

b)

Sultan

c)

Chinampas

d)

Quipu

51.

What is the title given to the ruler of an Islamic state?

a)

Shah

b)

Sultan

c)

Chinampas

d)

Quipu

52.

What is the term for the floating gardens used for agriculture in the Aztec civilization?

a)

Shah

b)

Sultan

c)

Chinampas

d)

Quipu

53.

What is the name of the ancient Inca city in Peru?

a)

Shah

b)

Sultan

c)

Chinampas

d)

Machu Picchu

54.

What is the name of the feathered serpent deity in Aztec mythology?

a)

Quetzalcoatl

b)

Terrace Farming

c)

Glyph

d)

Human Sacrifice

55.

What is the term for the agricultural practice of cutting terraces into hillsides?

a)

Quetzalcoatl

b)

Terrace Farming

c)

Glyph

d)

Human Sacrifice

56.

What is the term for a symbol or character used in writing?

a)

Quetzalcoatl

b)

Terrace Farming

c)

Glyph

d)

Human Sacrifice

57.

What is the term for the ritual killing of a person as an offering to a deity?

a)

Quetzalcoatl

b)

Terrace Farming

c)

Glyph

d)

Human Sacrifice

58.

What is the name of the ancient Native American city located in present-day Illinois?

a)

Pok-a-tok

b)

Cahokia

c)

Mesa Verde

d)

Renaissance

59.

What is the name of the ancient Native American cliff dwelling in Colorado?

a)

Pok-a-tok

b)

Cahokia

c)

Mesa Verde

d)

Renaissance

60.

What is the name of the ancient ball game played by the Maya?

a)

Pok-a-tok

b)

Cahokia

c)

Mesa Verde

d)

Renaissance

61.

What is the term for the period of renewed interest in art, literature, and learning in Europe?

a)

Renaissance

b)

Patron

c)

Humanism

d)

Secularism

62.

What is the term for a person who financially supports artists and intellectuals?

a)

Renaissance

b)

Patron

c)

Humanism

d)

Secularism

63.

What is the term for the intellectual movement that focused on human potential and achievements?

a)

Renaissance

b)

Patron

c)

Humanism

d)

Secularism

64.

What is the term for the separation of religion and government?

a)

Renaissance

b)

Patron

c)

Humanism

d)

Secularism

65.

What is the term for the everyday language spoken by the people in a particular region?

a)

Vernacular

b)

Guttenberg Press

c)

Medici Family

d)

Florence Italy 1400s

66.

What is the name of the printing press invented by Johannes Gutenberg?

a)

Vernacular

b)

Guttenberg Press

c)

Medici Family

d)

Florence Italy 1400s

67.

What is the name of the powerful banking and political family in Renaissance Florence?

a)

Vernacular

b)

Guttenberg Press

c)

Medici Family

d)

Florence Italy 1400s

68.

What is the name of the city in Italy that was a center of the Renaissance in the 1400s?

a)

Vernacular

b)

Guttenberg Press

c)

Medici Family

d)

Florence Italy 1400s

69.

What is the term for a person with knowledge or skills in many different areas?

a)

Renaissance Man

b)

Perspective

c)

Realism

d)

Age of Exploration

70.

What is the term for the artistic technique that creates the illusion of depth and distance?

a)

Renaissance Man

b)

Perspective

c)

Realism

d)

Age of Exploration

71.

What is the term for the artistic style that aims to depict subjects realistically?

a)

Renaissance Man

b)

Perspective

c)

Realism

d)

Age of Exploration

72.

What is the term for the period of European exploration and discovery in the 15th and 16th centuries?

a)

Renaissance Man

b)

Perspective

c)

Realism

d)

Age of Exploration

73.

What is the name of the small, fast sailing ship used by Portuguese and Spanish explorers?

a)

Caravel

b)

Gunpowder

c)

Gold

d)

God

74.

What is the term for the explosive substance used in firearms?

a)

Caravel

b)

Gunpowder

c)

Gold

d)

God

75.

What is the term for the precious metal that was a major motivation for exploration?

a)

Caravel

b)

Gunpowder

c)

Gold

d)

God

76.

What is the term for the belief in a higher power or divine being?

a)

Caravel

b)

Gunpowder

c)

Gold

d)

God

77.

What were the main motives for exploration?

a)

Gold

b)

God

c)

Glory

d)

Motives for Exploration