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WHIS Fall 24 Review (2-5)

Total questions: 77

Worksheet time: 43mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Africa is a country

a)

True

b)

False

2.

What does "Renaissance" mean?

a)

Reconvert

b)

Rebirth

c)

Re-examine

d)

Review

3.

Where did the Renaissance begin?

a)

England

b)

Norway

c)

Italy

d)

Spain

4.

Who were the main Patron class family in Italy? (First mafia family)

a)

Barrone

b)

Medici

c)

da Vinci

d)

Marietta

5.

What region would contribute the most to new knowledge in Europe, especially math?

a)

China

b)

Africa

c)

Russia

d)

The Middle East

6.

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

a)

Utopia

b)

Hamlet

c)

The Bible

d)

The Vedas

7.

What institution did people lose faith in during the Renaissance?

a)

The Monarchy

b)

The Police

c)

The Church

d)

The Trade Market

8.

Which of these statements describes a change brought about by the Renaissance?

a)

Society was dominated by the church.

b)

Society began to value individualism.

c)

Society was focused on warfare.

d)

Society was dominated by lords.

9.

Which of these famous structures did Michelangelo paint?

a)

the Louvre

b)

the Coliseum

c)

the Sistine Chapel

d)

the Eiffel Tower

10.

Which of these changes occurred during the Renaissance?

a)

The Church was all-powerful.

b)

The Church’s power declined.

c)

Factories began using electricity.

d)

Women gained equal rights with men.

11.

Which of these statements reflects an influence of the Renaissance?

a)

dominance of the church

b)

constant feudal warfare

c)

lack of any governance

d)

increased interest in the arts

12.

Which of these events influenced the changing role of religion during the Renaissance?

a)

the humanist movement

b)

the removal of the pope

c)

the burning of bibles

d)

the invention of movable type

13.

Who inspired Renaissance artists?

a)

Chinese and Koreans

b)

Romans and Greeks

14.

__________ celebrates the individual

a)

Humanism

b)

Catholic Dogma

c)

sonnets

d)

Protestantism

15.

People who paid for art were called _______

a)

Patrons

b)

friends

16.

Why was the Printing press so important during the Renaissance?

a)

It helped spread ideas of Humanists

b)

People began printing newspapers in America

c)

People began writing mean articles about Kings

d)

The bible was only printed in Latin

17.

How did Renaissance art differ from Medieval art?

a)

It was more godly

b)

It was more realistic, and had three dimensions

c)

it portrayed religious subjects

d)

it was more biblical

18.
Why did Europeans begin to explore?
a)
the Ottoman Empire controlled the Silk Road and taxed Europeans using the Silk Road
b)
a sea route to Asia would make purchasing goods easier and cheaper
c)
Europeans wanted to spread Christianity
d)
all of the above
19.
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
20.
Who was Prince Henry the Navigator?
a)
a Portuguese prince
b)
He helped start European exploration and trade.
c)
He sent several explorers on expeditions to sail around the west coast of Africa in attempts to find a route to India.
d)
all of the above
21.
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
22.
_____ went to his grave believing he had discovered a westward passage to Asia, when in fact he had actually discovered the Americas.
a)
Amerigo Vespucci
b)
John Cabot
c)
Christopher Columbus
d)
Alfonso de Albuquerque
23.
Which phrase accurately describes the conditions aboard the slave ship?
a)
Luxurious 
b)
Accommodating
c)
Spacious 
d)
Dark and Claustrophobic 
24.
Slaves were brought to North America through the ____________  _______.
a)
Slave Ship
b)
Northwest Passage
c)
Triangular Trade
25.
What ocean was crossed on the Triangular trade routes?
a)
The Caribbean
b)
The Indian
c)
The Atlantic
d)
The Pacific
26.
This man conquered the Aztec Empire.
a)
Columbus
b)
Cortes
c)
Cabral
d)
Cabot
27.
The trip for slaves from Africa to the New World was called the ____________.
a)
Long Ride
b)
Triangle Trade
c)
Columbian Exchange
d)
Middle Passage
28.
Which was the transfer of goods/disease/animals between New and Old World?
a)
Middle Passage
b)
Triangular Trade
c)
Columbian Exchage
d)
Mercantilism
29.
Economic practice were investors make the profits?
a)
Capitalism
b)
Joint Stock Companies
c)
Mercantilism
d)
Communism
30.
Economic practice where governments control trade and claim its profits.
a)
Capitalism
b)
Joint Stock Companies
c)
Mercanitlism
d)
Communism
31.
This man's vessel was the first to circumnavigate the world.
a)
Francis Drake
b)
Vasco da Gama
c)
Magellan
d)
Pedro Cabral
32.

Galileo Galilei used a telescope for scientific observation of what?

a)

Moon, stars, etc.

b)

Discovering Neptune

c)

Narwhals in their natural habitat

d)

Earth's crust

33.

Nicolaus Copernicus created the heliocentric theory, in which the ____ was at the center of the universe.

a)

Earth

b)

Earth's moon

c)

Sun

d)

planet Venus

34.

According to John Locke, what should people do if their natural rights are not protected?

a)

Life, Liberty & Property

b)

Overthrow the government

c)

Create separation of powers

d)

Favor absolute monarchy

35.

What type of government did Thomas Hobbes favor?

a)

Direct democracy

b)

Republic

c)

Constitutional monarchy

d)

Absolute monarchy

36.

Which TWO ideas did Montesquieu favor to keep one person or group from having too much power in government?

a)

Separation of powers

b)

Tolerance

c)

Abolishment of titles of nobility

d)

Checks & balances

37.

Which Amendment of the U.S Constitution relates closely to Voltaire’s philosophy of freedom of speech & religion?

a)

1st Amendment

b)

5th Amendment

c)

13th Amendment

d)

28th Amendment

38.

What did Mary Wollstonecraft advocate for in her "A Vindication of the Rights of Woman"?

a)

Direct democracy

b)

Social contract

c)

Women's education

d)

Freedom of speech

39.

What did the British physician William Harvey study?

a)

Circulation of blood

b)

Immunization

c)

Gall bladder

d)

The liver's role in circulating blood

40.

Isaac Newton explained the movement of planets & moons through what theory?

a)

Heliocentric

b)

Elliptical orbits

c)

Calculus

d)

Universal gravitation

41.

What is the defintion of Geocentric?

a)

Model of the universe with Earth at the center

b)

The Sun is the center of the universe.

c)

I am not sure

d)

Giving power to multiple branches of government to limit individual power

42.

What is the definition of Heliocentric?

a)

Model of the universe with the Sun at the center

b)

Model of the universe with Earth at the center

c)

Process of using scientific methods to discover truth about the world.

d)

I am not sure

43.

During the Scientific Revolution, European scientists focused their work on explaining

a)

the workings of the natural world

b)

the presence of the divine in nature

c)

the effects of society on the individual

d)

the workings of advanced technologies

44.
A series of steps used by scientists to solve a problem or answer a question. 
a)
scientific method
b)
recipe
c)
data collection
d)
metric system
45.
• Copernicus’ heliocentric model of the universe
• Newton’s law of gravitation
• Descartes’ belief in truth through reason
This set of ideas from the Scientific Revolution gave Europeans a new way to
a)
 view humankind’s place in the universe
b)
 support the core beliefs of the church
c)
authenticate historical facts
d)
verify civil liberties
46.
How did scientists begin challenging authority during the Scientific Revolution?  
a)
 By testing old beliefs using logic, math and observations
b)
 By reading classic literature
c)
By collecting samples of plant life
d)
 By forming new government ideas 
47.

Which one of these wasn't as important during the Scientific Revolution

a)

Experimentation

b)

Religious Beliefs

c)

Observation

d)

Record Keeping

48.

What event was influenced by the Scientific Revolution?

a)

Enlightenment

b)

World War II

c)

Cold War

d)

Imperialism

49.

People who broke away from the Catholic Church were called what?

a)

Catholics

b)

Renaissance Men

c)

Anti-Christians

d)

Protestants

50.

Who was the child of King Henry VIII that helped solidify protestant rule in England?

a)

Mary

b)

Elizabeth

c)

Jane

d)

Edward

51.

Martin Luther taught that this book held more authority than the church leaders

a)

Qu'ran

b)

Catholic Book

c)

Bible

d)

Vedas

52.

What did Martin Luther nail to the church doors in Wittenberg?

a)

Bible written in the vernacular

b)

95 Theses

c)

His enemy

d)

An advertisement for Lutheranism

53.

Which word best describes the act of paying money in exchange for a pardon of sins?

a)

Indulgences

b)

Simony

c)

Usuary

d)

Heresy

54.

Who preached about Predestination?

a)

Martin Luther

b)

John Calvin

c)

Elizabeth I

d)

Henry VIII

55.

Which of the following did NOT contribute to the early days of the Reformation?

a)

Renaissance Ideas like secularism and humanism

b)

Johann Gutenberg's printing press

c)

Corruption or disagreements with the Catholic Church leaders / Pope

d)

Peasant Revolts

56.

Which is an example of the earliest calls for Reformation?

a)

John Wycliffe translating the Bible into English

b)

Elizabeth I solidifying the Anglican Church

c)

The Thirty Years' War

d)

Anabaptist teachings

57.
Scottish Calvinists are called ______________.
a)
Presbyterians
b)
Huguenots
c)
Anglicans
d)
Antitrinitarians
58.
Why did Henry VIII create the Church of England?
a)

To divorce his wife

b)

To start a war with the Pope

c)

Religious differences with Catholics

d)

He liked Lutheranism

59.

Which of the following was NOT a cause of the Renaissance?

a)

Humanism

b)

Rediscovery of classical knowledge

c)

Trade with Asia and Middle East

d)

Increased military conquests

60.

Napoleon's invasion of this country was a cause of the Revolutions in Latin America

a)

Russia

b)

France

c)

Spain

d)

Venezuela

61.

What is one theme across all Revolutions?

a)

They were all revolutions led by Simon Bolivar

b)

They were all revolutions of the rich

c)

The majority of people felt they were being treated unfairly

d)

They were all against France

62.
what is nationalism?
a)
belief that loyalty is to your shared culture NOT a leader
b)
loyalty of people toward a ruler
c)
building up of a nation by creating colonies
d)
when the government owns and controls all of the means of production
63.

What was the document created by the Americans during the Revolutionary War that was their first attempt at having government?

a)

Articles of Confederation

b)

U.S. Constitution

c)

Pop, Lock and Drop it

d)

Click this one........or.......is it wrong?

64.

An estimated 40,000 people suspected of being traitors, were executed by the guillotine in one year during the French Revolution. This was known as...

a)

The Execution

b)

The Horror

c)

The Reign of Terror

d)

The Reign of Burt

65.

This group comprised 97% of France's population before the revolution.

a)

First Estate

b)

Second Estate

c)

Third Estate

66.

Who was the French military leader that procalimed himself emperor?

a)

Napoleon Bonaparte

b)

Robespierre

c)

Louis XVI

d)

Christopher Columbus

67.

Which of the following was not a goal of the Congress of Vienna

a)

Kings Restored to Power

b)

Balance of Power

c)

A new map of Europe (France weaker)

d)

An alliance of all members against Russia

68.

Which landmark was raided by French revolutionaries looking for weapons and ammunitions?

a)

Palace of Versailles

b)

The Bastille

c)

The Louvre

d)

The Musee d'Orsay

69.
When Napoleon became the supreme leader in France what popular legal system did he enact (put in place)?
a)
Napoleonic Code
b)
Catholic Code
c)
French Bill of Rights
d)
Equal Rights Legislation
70.

The National Assembly set down the ideas of the Revolution in what document?

a)

the Declaration of Independence

b)

the Declaration of the Rights of Man

c)

the US Constitution

d)

The Edict of Nantes

71.

What political group liked Enlightenment ideas and believed in freedoms and democracy?

a)

Nationalists

b)

Radicals

c)

Conservatives

d)

Liberals

72.

Tennis Court Oath

a)

Fundamental document of the French Revolution and in the history of human and civil rights.

b)

The poorest and largest group of people.

c)

A period of the French Revolution, during which many people were ruthlessly executed by the ruling faction.

d)

3rd Estate pledged not to stop meeting until a constitution had been written.

73.

During his reign, Spain reached the height of its influence and power

a)

Peter the Great

b)

Philip II

c)

King Louis XIV

d)

King Louis XVI

74.

Which absolute monarch wanted to Westernize their country?

a)

Philip II of Spain

b)

Queen Elizabeth

c)

King Louis XIV

d)

Peter the Great

75.

What is the name of the massive palace built by King Louis XIV?

a)

Versailles

b)

Parliament

c)

The Bastille

d)

Buckingham Palace

76.

Believing the right to rule came directly from the will of God

a)

Absolute monarch of France

b)

Peter the Great

c)

Philip II

d)

King Louis XIV

e)

Divine Right

77.

What was one consequence of French & Indian War for its loser?

a)

France went further into debt

b)

England saw immediate increase in tax revenue

c)

American colonists were taxed heavily

d)

Spain was bored with the whole affair

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