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REVIEWER GRADE 8

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

It was characterized by the decline of feudalism and the growth of towns. It witnessed the emergence of the Bourgeoisie that played a significant role in advancing people's rights vis-à-vis the powers of government.

a)

The Industrial Revolution

b)

The Middle Ages

c)

The Enlightenment

d)

High Middle Ages

2.

This was the architectural style that was characterized by the use of round arches and barrel vaults.

a)
Gothic architecture
b)
Neoclassical architecture
c)
Baroque architecture
d)
Romanesque architecture
3.

During this period China reached its golden age.

a)
Ming Dynasty
b)
Qing Dynasty
c)
Yuan Dynasty
d)

T'ang Dynasties

4.

The bubonic plague or______ came to Europe in 1347 via ships coming from the east that carried with them infected rats. Transmitted by a flea-bite from an infected rat, it quickly spread throughout Europe.

a)
Black Death
b)
Cholera Epidemic
c)
Spanish Flu
d)
Great Plague
5.

These were poet- musicians who wrote about unrequited love and romantic love.

a)
minstrels
b)
bards
c)
sonneteers
d)
troubadours
6.

This guild regulated trade.

a)
Artisan collective
b)

Merchant guild

c)
Craft guild
d)
Trade guild
7.

This was the school of thought that advocated the view that reason could illuminate faith.

a)
Scholasticism
b)
Empiricism
c)
Rationalism
d)
Existentialism
8.

This was a form of play that depicted stories in the Bible.

a)
comedy skit
b)

miracle play

c)
tragedy performance
d)
historical drama
9.

This was the religion founded by Akbar that brought together various ideas from different religions.

a)
Din-i Ilahi
b)
Sikhism
c)
Zoroastrianism
d)
Buddhism
10.

The Middle Class

a)

Consuls

b)

Plebeians

c)

Bourgeoisie

d)

Patricians

11.

HIGH MIDDLE AGES

a)

“Age of Wisdom”

b)

“Age of Faith”

c)

“Age of Prosperity”

d)

“Age of Industrialization”

12.

2 DISTINCTIVE ARCHITECTURAL STYLES DURING THE HIGH MIDDLE AGES

a)
Romanesque and Gothic
b)
Byzantine and Colonial
c)
Renaissance and Modern
d)
Baroque and Neoclassical
13.

Characterized by the use of pointed arches, rib vaults, larger windows and very high ceilings.

a)
Gothic architecture
b)
Neoclassical architecture
c)
Baroque architecture
d)
Romanesque architecture
14.

His significant work was Sic et Non (Yes and No) where he presented various statements from church fathers on various theological questions.

a)

Da Vinci

b)

MIchaelangelo

c)

St. Thomas Aquinas

d)

Peter Abelard

15.

He is an scholastic theologian staunchly supported the view that reason could be used to explain faith.

a)
Martin Luther
b)
Thomas Aquinas
c)
John Calvin
d)
Augustine of Hippo
16.

A form of government where a single person rules as head of state

a)

Monarchy

b)
Anarchy
c)
Theocracy
d)
Oligarchy
17.

The traditional inhabitants of England who were subdued by the Romans in 45 CE

a)
Celts
b)
Saxons
c)
Britons
d)
Normans
18.

It is the first document to put into writing the principle that the king and his government was not above the law.

a)
Bill of Rights
b)
Declaration of Independence
c)
Constitution
d)
Magna Carta
19.

An assembly of representatives, usually of an entire nation, that makes laws.

a)
parliament
b)
congress
c)
senate
d)
assembly
20.

Define famine

a)
Famine is a government policy to control food distribution.
b)
Famine is a severe shortage of food affecting a large number of people.
c)
Famine refers to a surplus of food in a region.
d)
Famine is a type of natural disaster.
21.

Advocated the veneration of those who have achieved enlightenment.

a)
Buddhism
b)
Christianity
c)
Taoism
d)
Hinduism
22.

Most powerful Kushan king ruled Afghanistan (patron of Buddhism)

a)
Kanishka
b)
Harsha
c)
Chandragupta
d)
Ashoka
23.

3 Hindu Gods

a)
Brahma, Vishnu, Shiva
b)
Agni, Indra, Surya
c)
Krishna, Rama, Durga
d)
Ganesha, Hanuman, Lakshmi
24.

He was the first to reached the shores of India via the Cape of Good Hope in 1498

a)
Hernán Cortés
b)
Vasco da Gama
c)
Ferdinand Magellan
d)
Christopher Columbus
25.

These were units of Roman army composed of about 4,000 to 6,000 foot soldiers.

a)
Legion
b)
Maniple
c)
Centuria
d)
Cohort
26.

It was a reaction primarily to the corruption within the Catholic Church that had eroded its prestige and credibility. It was an attempt to jolt the Church into action to address the crises that were plaguing it for the past centuries.

a)
Protestant Reformation
b)
Catholic Revival
c)
Reformation
d)
Counter-Reformation
27.

He led the Protestant Reformation.

a)
Henry VIII
b)
John Calvin
c)
Ulrich Zwingli
d)
Martin Luther
28.

He developed a map of projection wherein he spread the curved surface of the Earth on a flat surface.

a)
Gerardus Mercator
b)
Christopher Columbus
c)
Isaac Newton
d)
Ptolemy
29.

Joseph Stalin organized the _____ or the Communist Information Bureau that was tasked to coordinate the activities of all communist parties all over the world.

a)
Comintern
b)
Cominform
c)
Socialist International
d)
Workers' International
30.

North Vietnam first president

a)
Le Duan
b)
Ngo Dinh Diem
c)
Ho Chi Minh
d)
Vo Nguyen Giap
31.

It is the first space station launched on May 14, 1973, by the United States.

a)
Mir
b)
International Space Station
c)
Tiangong
d)
Skylab
32.

It was described when its character evolved and eventually changed in the mid-nineteenth century

a)

Age of Exploration

b)

Age of Empire

c)

Age of Imperialism

d)

Age of Feudalism

33.

It have the above was the notion that given the superiority of the White Man, it was also his responsibility to do his best to civilize the rest of humanity.

a)
The notion of the White Man's burden.
b)
The belief in global equality.
c)
The concept of cultural assimilation.
d)
The idea of racial superiority.
34.

Crowned Empress of India

a)
Catherine the Great
b)
Queen Elizabeth I
c)
Queen Victoria
d)
Empress Josephine
35.

The person next to the Secretary in the hierarchy. He acted in the capacity of the former governor-general on be half of the Crown. He is more dominant force within British India.

a)

Viceroy

b)

President

c)

Prime Minister

d)

King

36.

The term _______ was coined and developed by Mahatma Gandhi (1869–1948)

a)
Satyagraha
b)
Ahimsa
c)
Karma
d)
Dharma
37.

It is purifying oneself and perform only as a last resort.

a)

Self-purification

b)
Ignoring personal responsibility.
c)

Noncooperation

d)

Fasting

38.

It is purifying oneself and perform only as a last resort.

a)

Self-purification

b)
Ignoring personal responsibility.
c)

Noncooperation

d)

Fasting

39.

The _____was one of a number of right-wing extremist political groups that emerged in Germany following World War I.

a)
Communist Party
b)
Social Democratic Party
c)
German Workers' Party
d)
Nazi Party
40.

He coined the term “fascism” in 1919 to describe his political movement.

a)
Adolf Hitler
b)
Joseph Stalin
c)
Francisco Franco
d)
Benito Mussolini
41.

David Johanson and Tom Gray discovered what is considered as the oldest and most complete skeletal remains of a hominid in Hadar, Ethiopia. Her scientific named is Australopithecus afarensis

a)

Adam

b)

Lucy

c)

Noah

d)

Eve

42.

This was the title of the book that Charles Darwin wrote wherein he forwarded the fact of evolution.

a)
The Descent of Man
b)
The Origin of Life
c)
Evolutionary Biology
d)
On the Origin of Species
43.

It is known today as the longest river in the world and is only river that flows from South to North.

a)
Amazon River
b)
Yangtze River
c)
Mississippi River
d)
Nile River
44.

He was the architect of the step pyramid at Saqqara.

a)
Hatshepsut
b)
Imhotep
c)
Khufu
d)
Ramses II
45.

This was the God of Fire

a)

Agni

b)
Zeus
c)
Hades
d)

Prometheus

46.

This was India's greatest epic

a)
Ramayana
b)
Puranas
c)
Vedas
d)
Mahabharata
47.

It is the higher social order in Roman empire

a)
Senators
b)
Plebeians
c)
Equestrians
d)
Patricians
48.

This was the first written code of laws of the Roman Republic.

a)
Code of Justinian
b)
Twelve Tables
c)
Lex Canuleia
d)
The Edict of Milan
49.

This referred to a means by which an incumbent emperor chose his successor based on competence and integrity and adopted him as a son legitimate his claim to the throne

a)
Election by nobles
b)
Military conquest
c)
Hereditary succession
d)

Adoptive System

50.

  This asserts the view that all of the matter and energy in the universe was concentrated in a point which it expand to create the universe.

a)
Big Bang theory
b)
Multiverse theory
c)
Cosmic Inflation theory
d)
Steady State theory