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WorksheetsWorld History Exam
Total questions: 115
Worksheet time: 1hrs 26mins
In the 15th and 16th centuries, Europe underwent a cultural revolution known as
(a)
Select all the true options
By 1700, most of Central and South America (Except Brazil) was controlled by Spain with large British and French colonies in North America.
Muslim empires were at their height in Persia, India and modern Turkey.
This Era was known as the Early Modern World.
The Russian Empire had expanded eastward to Siberia, while the Qing held sway in China.
The period from 1450 to 1650 was a time of great turmoil for
(a)
China saw the collapse of the Ming dynasty by the
(a)
Japan saw a series of bitter civil wars come to an end under the
Ottoman
Tokugawa
Mughals
Manchuria
In western Asia, three Muslim groups rose to dominate the region. What three?
Tokugawa Shoguns
The Mughals
The Ottomans
The Safavids
At the start of the (a) century, Europeans knowledge of the world beyond their own continent was limited.
Columbus set sail in August 1492 with how many ships?
5
10
3
2
In 1492, Columbus landed where?
(a)
What did the Spanish expeditions accomplish?
Gained control of Brazil
Occupied a series of Caribbean Islands
Toppled the Aztec empire of Mexico
Toppled the Incan rulers of Peru
Spain's authority in the New World was soon challenged by other European countries such as:
France and England, which secured large territories in North America
Portugal, which gained control of Brazil
Africa which we have not covered yet :)
Christopher Columbus
Christopher Columbus landed in the Americas after how many weeks at sea?
(a)
Christopher Columbus wrongly calculated that Asia was just _______miles west of Europe.
100
856
1500
2800
Spain fought to conquer Mexico during what years?
(a)
Spain fought to conquer Peru during what years?
(a)
Between the 15th and 18th centuries, large trading empires stretched to what areas?
Africa
Europe
Asia
The Americas
By the (a) century, Europe, had been devasted by plague and warfare.
Because of the plague and warfare in Europe, they suffered ________ (two words) _________.
(a)
Humanism
(a)
The Renaissance
(a)
Leonardo Davinci lived from
(a)
Leonardo Davinci is best known for what
Last Supper
Music
Mona Lisa
Painting
The Reformation and Counter Reformation lasted from
(a)
The first effective press for printing emerged in the (a) century.
The Italian Wars
(a)
The French Wars of Religion
(a)
The Rise of Spain
(a)
The Spanish Armada
(a)
The Dutch Revolt
(a)
The Thirty Years' War
(a)
The English Civil War
(a)
17th Century France and absolutism
(a)
The rise of capitalism and the slave trade
(a)
The slave trade was abolished in the British Empire in
1800
1807
1087
2000
Slavery persisted in the US until
(a)
The Scientific Revolution and The Enlightenment lasted during which centuries?
(a)
History is not the same as the
(a)
the process of thinking about a document's author, their purpose, & their credibility BEFORE reading
sourcing
contextualizing
close reading
corroborating
the process of thinking about how the setting or CONTEXT of the document affects our understanding & how things in the past were similar to/different from now
contextualizing
sourcing
corroborating
close reading
the process of examining the author's claims, supporting evidence, and gaps; or considering the feelings the document brings out
close reading
sourcing
contextualizing
corroborating
a document or record of the past created by someone present at the time
primary source
secondary source
bias
point of view
information written after the time period by an expert or historian not present during the event
secondary source
primary source
bias
point of view
a statement of belief; something that has yet to be proven
claim
bias
fact
evidence
a way of looking at or thinking about something; perspective
point of view
bias
sourcing
opinion
a human made object
artifact
evidence
claim
chronology
anything that may change or influence a person's observations; can make a source less trustworthy
bias
point of view
fact
information used to prove a statement or support a claim
evidence
opinion
point of view
bias
a belief, judgment, or way of thinking about something
opinion
fact
artifact
evidence
a statement that can be proven true
fact
opinion
evidence
Imagine you're a time-traveling historian! You've just picked up a textbook chapter about World War I (1914-1919), written in 2015. What type of source is this?
Primary Source
Secondary Source
Imagine you've discovered a letter written by Martin Luther King himself, addressed to President Kennedy. What would you classify this as?
A Primary Source
A Secondary Source
Imagine you've discovered a sword that was crafted in the year 1317. What would you call it?
Primary Source
Secondary Source
Imagine you're a time traveler and you've just landed in the year 2023. You find a biography of Kobe Bryant (who you know passed away in 2020) written by a historian. What would you classify this source as?
Primary Source
Secondary Source
The era before humankind invented writing is called
(a)
It was in BLANK that historical "enquiry" first arouse.
(a)
The BLANK and BLANK centuries were a time of expansionism and empire.
(a)
Following the collapse of the western Roman Empire in the 5th century CE, civilization in Europe fell behind the rest of the world for almost a thousand years. TRUE OR FALSE
(a)
China was proving to be ________ and ________ under the Tang and Song dynasties.
Economically declining and in famine.
Politically strong and technologically innovative
The Middle East and North Africa was united under an Arab Empire inspired by the new religion of
(a)
The early Middle Ages saw the rise of sophisticated new cultures. TRUE OR FALSE
True
False
The early Middle Ages saw the rise of centralized states.
True
False
Which locations saw sophisticated new cultures, centralized states and flourished under new kingdoms in the early Middle Ages?
China, after a period of disunity, reunited under the Tang Dynasty in 618 and reached what?
(a)
Before the early 13th century, a number of nomadic groups to the north and west of China periodically entered the settled regions. Who was this group?
The Gremlins
Han Dynasty
The Mongols
Super Heroes
Who was the leader of The Mongols?
(a)
Who was the earliest recognized Japanese culture?
(a)
The arrival of Buddhism in Japan in 552 CE marks the beginning of the _________period.
Han
Mongol
Ching
Asuka
The rebellion was finally crushed during the Heian period around 801 by who
?
(a)
Who was the most powerful of the Fujiwara regents?
(a)
The samurai emerged from the factionalism of the Gempei Wars.
TRUE
FALSE
(a) adopted gunpowder in the 14th century.
Gunpowder weaponry was not a European innovation. TRUE OR FALSE
TRUE
False
The (a) peninsula was subject to Chinese influence from very early times.
History is not the same as the
(a)
the process of thinking about a document's author, their purpose, & their credibility BEFORE reading
sourcing
contextualizing
close reading
corroborating
the process of thinking about how the setting or CONTEXT of the document affects our understanding & how things in the past were similar to/different from now
contextualizing
sourcing
corroborating
close reading
the process of examining the author's claims, supporting evidence, and gaps; or considering the feelings the document brings out
close reading
sourcing
contextualizing
corroborating
a document or record of the past created by someone present at the time
primary source
secondary source
bias
point of view
information written after the time period by an expert or historian not present during the event
secondary source
primary source
bias
point of view
a statement of belief; something that has yet to be proven
claim
bias
fact
evidence
a way of looking at or thinking about something; perspective
point of view
bias
sourcing
opinion
a human made object
artifact
evidence
claim
chronology
anything that may change or influence a person's observations; can make a source less trustworthy
bias
point of view
fact
information used to prove a statement or support a claim
evidence
opinion
point of view
bias
a belief, judgment, or way of thinking about something
opinion
fact
artifact
evidence
a statement that can be proven true
fact
opinion
evidence
Imagine you're a time-traveling historian! You've just picked up a textbook chapter about World War I (1914-1919), written in 2015. What type of source is this?
Primary Source
Secondary Source
Imagine you've discovered a letter written by Martin Luther King himself, addressed to President Kennedy. What would you classify this as?
A Primary Source
A Secondary Source
Imagine you've discovered a sword that was crafted in the year 1317. What would you call it?
Primary Source
Secondary Source
Imagine you're a time traveler and you've just landed in the year 2023. You find a biography of Kobe Bryant (who you know passed away in 2020) written by a historian. What would you classify this source as?
Primary Source
Secondary Source
The era before humankind invented writing is called
(a)
It was in BLANK that historical "enquiry" first arouse.
(a)
The BLANK and BLANK centuries were a time of expansionism and empire.
(a)
Where did the Celts thrive?
East and South
West and South
Central and Western
Western and Northern
Who was the Goths greatest war leader?
(a)
When did Alaric lead his tribe in a sack of Rome?
500 CE
410 CE
300 BC
200 AD
Have been home to nomadic and semi-nomadic groups for millennia
(a)
The Steppes are
A vast lake between Russia and Europe
Desert between China and Europe
Grasslands between Eastern Europe and China
River between Russia and China
What people lived in the Steppe?
(a)
From the 4th century BCE, northern and central India was dominated by all of these empires except?
Mauryans
Huns
Ashoka and Buddhism
Guptas
Hinduism and Buddhism made their way across
(a)
The Middle East saw the expanding influence of
(a)
What followed Judaism?
(a)
By what century were Hinduism and Buddhism in retreat?
6th CE
9th CE
7th CE
3rd CE
By the 5th century BCE, China had disintegrated into a number of competing kingdoms known as the
(a)
Who brought a period of stability and prosperity to China?
Chang Li Hon
Han Lo Qin
Lo Shi Mein
Qin Shi Huang
Around 200 BCE the (a) seized power, and would rule China for some four centuries.
What dynasty ruled for 400 years?
(a)
Who usurped the Han throne?
(a)
The classical period is around
200 BCE
1000 BCE
500 BCE
900 BCE
The Olmecs were superseded by:
(a)
Moche, Nazca, and Paracas succeeded the
(a)
What is not TRUE about Classic Maya Culture?
Flourished over a wide swath of Central America.
Developed a sophisticated writing system using some 200 characters.
Practiced a form of "auto-sacrifice" in which they pierced themselves to release blood for sacrifice.
Often built huge pyramidal stone temples.
The largest cache of mummies was found at Wari Kayan of the Paracas Peninsula. How many was reported?
(a)
In the late 6th century CE, environmental disasters undermined the (a) stability and their culture collapsed.
