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Post-Break Review Session

Total questions: 34

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who started the Protestant Reformation?

a)

Martin Luther

b)

John Locke

c)

Thomas Hobbes

d)

Theodore Roosevelt

2.

What was the main issue that started of the Protestant Reformation?

a)

The discovery of the New World

b)

The fall of Constantinople

c)

The signing of the Magna Carta

d)

The sale of indulgences

3.

Which document did Martin Luther famously nail to the church door in Wittenberg?

a)

The Treaty of Versailles

b)

The 95 Theses

c)

The Declaration of Independence

d)

The Magna Carta

4.

Which of the following was a key belief of Martin Luther?

a)

Salvation through faith alone

b)

Salvation through good works

c)

Salvation through indulgences

d)

Salvation through the Pope

5.

Which country did the Renaissance start in?

a)

England

b)

France

c)

Italy

d)

Germany

6.

Invention that helped spread information

a)

Printing Press

b)

Mail service

c)

Pigeon Carrier

d)

Typewriter

7.

What was an explosion of discoveries and ideas that started in Europe during the 1500s?

a)

Enlightenment

b)

Protestant Reformation

c)

Black Death

d)

Scientific Revolution

8.

What was the theory that said that the Earth and all the planets revolve around the sun?

a)

Geocentric

b)

Heliocentric

c)

Geographic

d)

The Earth is flat

9.

Which of these was a result of the Scientific Revolution?

a)

Better methods for determining how the natural world works

b)

Mathematical knowledge decreased

c)

The church ceased to exist

d)

Expansion of global trade

10.

Who developed the Heliocentric Model of the universe?

a)

Sir Francis Bacon

b)

Isaac Newton

c)

Galileo Galilei

d)

Nicolaus Copernicus

11.

What was Galileo's punishment for publishing a book that gave a scientific explanation for why the sun was the center of the universe?

a)

He was placed on house arrest for the remainder of his life.

b)

He was burnt at the stake as a heretic.

c)

He was forced to take social studies quizzes every day.

d)

He received no punishment.

12.

Which of the following did Isaac Newton developed theories about?

a)

expansion of gases

b)

electricity

c)

molecular biology

d)

gravity

13.

Why is the Western Hemisphere referred to as the New World.

a)

It was created after the Eastern Hemisphere

b)

The ideas of the Westerners were were new to the Eastern Hemisphere

c)

The Eastern Hemisphere did not even know this existed before the Age of Exploration

d)

The Western Hemisphere was a new opportunity for many.

14.

Imagine you're a European explorer trying to sail to Asia. Which massive continent do you need to navigate around?

a)

Africa

b)

North America

c)

South America

d)

Australia

15.

Why were Europeans so eager to get their hands on Asian spices?

a)

Spices help preserve food and mask flavors of spoiled food.

b)

Spices were not grown in Europe, so they had to be traded with Asian markets.

c)

Spices were used in making medicine, perfumes, and incenses.

d)

all of the above

16.
What is an astrolabe? 
a)
A tool that helped sailors use the sun and stars to find their location. 
b)
A small, fast ship. 
c)
A tool that shows which direction is North. 
d)
None of the above. 
17.
Why did Europeans begin to explore?
a)
They wanted a new route instead of 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
18.

Which two countries predominantly colonized South America?

a)

Spain and England

b)

Spain and Portugal

c)

England and Portugal

d)

French and Spanish

19.

What did the natives lack that could help them to fight off diseases?

a)

chaos

b)

weapons

c)

immunity

d)

brazilwood

20.

What religion did the Spanish and Portuguese convert the South American Indians to?

a)

Baptist

b)

Protestantism

c)

Catholicism

d)

Muslim

21.

Who did the Spanish and Portuguese use to replace the natives in working in mines or plantations?

a)

Enslaved Chinese

b)

Enslaved Africans

c)

Enslaved Slavs

22.

The Aztec's large capital city was called:

a)

Tenochtitlán

b)

Huitzilopochtli

c)

Hispanola

d)

Cherokee

23.

Who conquered the Aztecs in 1521?

a)

Vasco

b)

Christopher Columbis

c)

Hernan Cortes

d)

Francisco Pizarro

24.

The Aztec society was located in:

a)

Spain

b)

Mexico

c)

Peru

d)

Texas

25.
How did the black death spread?
a)
fleas and rats
b)
beds and coats
c)
air and skin
d)
dogs and cats
26.
What job did this person have?
a)
Farmer
b)
Bishop
c)
Pope
d)
Doctor
27.
Which institution held the most power during the Medieval Times?
a)
The King
b)
The Emperor
c)
The Serfs
d)
The Church
28.

A right, such as life and liberty, that a person is born wth

a)

divine right

b)

philosophes

c)

natural rights

d)

contract

29.

Enlightenment thinker who believed in the natural rights of "Life, Liberty, and the right to Property".

a)

Montesquieu

b)

John Locke

c)

Rousseau

30.

An agreement between free individuals and government

a)

natural rights

b)

social contract

c)

popular sovereignty

d)

separation of powers

31.

The division of a state’s government into branches with separate powers and responsibilities to ensure that one branch of government is not greater than another is referred to as ____________________.

a)

Locke Down Method

b)

Separation of Powers

c)

Enlightenment Powers

d)

Divide and Conquer

32.
Who argued that humans require a strong central government to maintain order because they are naturally selfish and violent?
a)
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
b)
Voltaire
c)
Thomas Hobbes
d)
Baron de Montesquieu
33.
According to Montesquieu, how should government powers be divided?
a)
Into three branches: legislative, executive, and judicial
b)
Into two branches: monarchy and parliament
c)
Into four branches: legislative, executive, judicial, and military
d)
Into five branches: monarchy, aristocracy, democracy, oligarchy, and theocracy
34.
According to the text, what was the main goal of the Enlightenment Period?
a)
To challenge traditional religious beliefs and authority
b)
To establish a system of checks and balances in government
c)
To advocate for religious tolerance and freedom of speech
d)
To emphasize reason, science, and individualism