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MWH exam

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 1hrs 3mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Who was the explorer that FIRST sailed around Africa in order to make it to Asia by water?
a)
Francisco Pizarro
b)
Christopher Columbus
c)
Henry Hudson
d)
Vasco de Gama
2.
What were early Portuguese explorers trying to find?
a)
a passage to India by land
b)
a way to the South Pole
c)
a new trade route to India by sea
d)
a new school in Portugal
3.
Land the mother country takes in a distant place and uses to make money for itself is a _____________. 
a)
mercantilism
b)
conversion
c)
colony
d)
city
4.

3 sided trade route between the 13 Colonies, the West Indies, and Africa; included the slave trade

a)

mercantilism

b)

charter

c)

triangular trade

d)

cash crop

5.

Goods sold to other countries

a)

export

b)

import

c)

mercantilism

d)

triangle trade

6.

What term refers to the exchange of people, animals, plants, culture and disease between the Eastern and Western hemisphere?

a)

Triangle Trade

b)

Colombian Exchange

c)

Transatlantic Slave trade

d)

NAFTA

7.
Why did Europeans start bringing slaves from Africa?
a)
They were the only ones that could grow sugarcane.
b)
The indigenous slaves had all died from disease and warfare.
c)
African slaves could not catch small pox.
d)
Europeans did not use slaves from Africa.
8.
How did the Industrial Revolution affect the cities?
a)
Made the crime rate decrease
b)
Led to an increase in farm workers
c)
Make the cities cleaner and safer
d)
Led to an increase in population in the cities
9.
How did the Agricultural Revolution impact farmers?
a)
New farming methods required more workers on the farm.
b)
New farming methods produced bigger harvests with less farmers.
10.
What had to occur before the Industrial Revolution could take place?
a)
The Economic Revolution
b)
The Glorious Revolution
c)
The Agricultural Revolution
d)
The French Revolution
11.
Why did people move to the cities during the Industrial revolution?
a)
Jobs in factories
b)
Jobs on the farm
c)
Family
d)
Friends
12.
Before the Industrial Revolution all products were created by
a)
Factories
b)
Hand
c)
Slaves
d)
Royalty
13.
A place where people and machines join together to mass produce goods.
a)
Cartel
b)
Corporation
c)
Factory
d)
Urbanization
14.

Interchangeable parts were developed by _____ _____.

a)

Eli Whitney

b)

Thomas Edison

c)

Robert Fulton

15.

A reason some businesses hired children was:

a)

To provide the children a bright future and opportunities

b)

So they could save money by paying the children less money

c)

So the children could take care of the heavy labor required for their business

d)

To improve their public image

16.
One of the most significant economic effects of the War of 1812 was--
a)
the decline of slavery in the North
b)
the development of American manufacturing
c)
the addition of two new amendments
d)
the reliance on cottage industry
17.
What is the movement from rural to urban areas called?
a)
Moving
b)
colonization
c)
inflation
d)
urbanization
18.

In the late 1800s, how did the growth of industrialization affect American society?

a)

percentage of Americans living in cities increased

b)

population centers shifted from the northeast to the south

c)

the disappearance of the family farm disappeared

d)

percentage of Americans living in cities decreased

19.

An association of employees formed to improve their incomes and working conditions by collective bargaining with the employer or employer organizations

a)

Proletariat

b)

Bourgeoisie

c)

Union

d)

Entrepreneur

20.

An arrangement of machines, equipment, and workers in which work passes from operation to operation in direct line until the product is assembled

a)

Laissez Faire

b)

Assembly Line

c)

Mass Production

d)

Cottage Industry

21.

Fourth Crusade

a)

The Crusaders captured Jerusalem in 1099

b)

The Crusaders attempt to regain the Holy land from Saladin

c)

The Crusaders looted the city of Constantinople

d)

The Crusaders organized to recapture the city of Edessa

22.

Third Crusade

a)

The Crusaders organized to recapture the city of Edessa

b)

The Crusaders attempt to regain the Holy Land from Saladin

c)

The Crusaders looted the city of Constantinople

d)

The Crusaders captured Jerusalem in 1099

23.

Second Crusade

a)

The Crusaders looted the city of Constantinople

b)

The Crusaders captured Jerusalem in 1099

c)

The Crusaders attempt to regain the Holy Land from Saladin

d)

The Crusaders organized to recapture the city of Edessa

24.

First Crusade

a)

The Crusaders captured Jerusalem in 1099

b)

The Crusaders organized to recapture the city of Edessa

c)

The Crusaders attempt to regain the Holy Land from Saladin

d)

The Crusaders looted the city of Constantinople

25.

Which of the following was true of the Church during the Middle Ages?

a)

It provided each person with a different path to salvation

b)

It created division among people in the same manner as feudalism

c)

It unified people with a sense of security and belonging

d)

It had little political authority to guide people's conduct

26.

What did John Locke believe about government and citizens?

a)

liberty should be safeguarded by a separation of powers

b)

believed humans had by nature, the right to life, liberty & property & the government's power comes from the people.

c)

the only legitimate government came from the consent of the governed

d)

to examine the nature of the world & of human belief

27.

What is Bill of Rights?

a)

an agreement among members of society

b)

bill that limited the rights of the king

c)

code focused more on morality & ethics

d)

formal summary of the rights & liberties believed essential to the people

28.

What is Divine Right?

a)

dignity that could never be taken away

b)

taxing without Parliament's consent

c)

King has absolute power

d)

belief monarchs were chosen by God & responsible only to God

29.

form of government in which citizens rule and make laws directly rather than through representatives

a)

democracy

b)

republic

c)

monarchy

d)

direct democracy

30.
What does this picture represent?
a)
A castle
b)
Rivers
c)
A manor
d)
Farms
31.
Based on the picture who was at the top of the Feudal Society?
a)
King
b)
Peasants
c)
Knights
d)
Nobles
32.
A pardon for punishment for committing a sin in exchange for money.
a)
Indulgences
b)
Simony
c)
Bribery
d)
Heresy
33.
Which king broke away from the Catholic church because he wanted a divorce?
a)
Henry VI
b)
George I
c)
Charles I
d)
Henry VIII
34.
Martin Luther suggested which change to church practice?
a)
Printing the Bible in the vernacular so all could read it
b)
Installing statues of saints in churches.
c)
 Saying mass in Latin so the faithful would learn it.
d)
Increasing the sale of indulgences
35.

What was the Protestant Reformation?

a)

An attempt to overthrow the Pope and replace him with a Frenchman.

b)

An attempt to reform the Catholic practices that were considered corrupt.

c)

A call for Christian Europe to reclaim the Holy Land from the Arabs.

d)

An argument over leadership of the Catholic Church that led to the election of 3 Popes

36.

People who wanted the Catholic Church reformed (changed) were called?

a)

Lutherans

b)

Calvinists

c)

protesters

d)

Protestants

37.

What did an indulgence grant a person?

a)

a pardon for sin

b)

money for food

c)

an interview with a priest

d)

a guarantee into heaven

38.

What was the church's response to Luther's ideas?

a)

Luther was excommunicated.

b)

Luther was sainted.

c)

Luther was stripped of his ministerial vestments.

d)

Luther was put to death.

39.

What invention helped to spread the ideas of the Renaissance?

a)

the printing press

b)

the caravel

c)

the telescope

d)

eyeglasses

40.

During the Renaissance, people became interested in

a)

mathematics.

b)

the ancient Greeks and Romans.

c)

Petrarch.

d)

gold.

41.

What was the first book to be printed on a printing press?

a)

Utopia

b)

Hamlet

c)

The Bible

d)

The Vedas

42.

Where did the Renaissance begin?

a)

England

b)

Norway

c)

Italy

d)

Spain

43.

What does "Renaissance" mean?

a)

Reconvert

b)

Rebirth

c)

Re-examine

d)

Review

44.

What was the name of the period when the Roman Catholic Church was questioned?

a)

Middle Ages

b)

Renaissance

c)

Reformation

d)

All of the Above

45.
What does the word "Renaissance" mean?
a)
Renewed
b)
Rebuilt
c)
Remade
d)
Rebirth
46.

The global transfer of plants, animals, and diseases that occurred between Europe and the Americas was known as ___.

a)

the Columbian Exchange

b)

the Middle Passage

c)

Capitalism

d)

Colonization

47.

A Portugese sailor who was the first European to sail around southern Africa, Cape of Good Hope, to the Indian Ocean.

a)

Vasco de Gama

b)

Cortes

c)

Columbus

d)

Magellan

48.

What was the 1494 agreement between Portugal and Spain, that moved the Line of Demarcation further west into South America?

a)

The Reformation

b)

Treaty of Versailles

c)

Treaty of Paris

d)

Treaty of Tordesillas

49.

The Mother Country creates favorable balance of trade, and build up supplies of gold and silver bullion. Which term best describes this statement?

a)

Communism

b)

Feudalism

c)

Mercantilism

d)

Capitalism

50.

What was the INITIAL reason that European explorers sailed to the Americas?

a)

to find new sea routes to Asia

b)

to form military alliances

c)

to spread Christianity to Africa

d)

to find new sources of cheap labor

51.
Slaves were brought to the New World to work on _________
a)
Plantations
b)
Factories
c)
building ships
d)
becoming traders
52.
The portion of triangular trade that brought slaves across the atlantic was called
a)
trail of tears
b)
The death trail
c)
The final passage
d)
the Middle passage
53.
True of False: the majority of the Crusades were very successful in capturing the Holy Land.
a)
True
b)
False
54.
The City of Jerusalem is important to what three major religions?
a)
Buddhism, Hinduism, and Islam
b)
Christianity, Islam, and Judaism
c)
Judaism, Islam, and Buddhism
d)
Islam, Buddhism, and Christianity
55.

Where did the Black Death come from?

a)

Africa

b)

North America

c)

Europe

d)

Central Asia

56.

How did the Black Death get to Europe?

a)

Car and train

b)

Ship and Silk road

c)

Mail and Air

d)

Buggies and Mile runs

57.

The lords provided __________ for their peasants in return for __________.

a)

protection / labor

b)

fiefs / labor

c)

labor / protection

d)

land / fiefs

58.

Medieval ladies MAINLY did what?

a)

managed the household

b)

sold the manor's goods

c)

negotiated with feudal lords

d)

taught boys to be knights

59.

If you lived in the Middle Ages, your social class was determined by

a)

birth

b)

wealth

c)

religion

d)

education

60.

A __________ gave protection in return for loyalty from his __________.

a)

lord / vassal

b)

peasant / serf

c)

merchant / squire

d)

villager / priest