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Worksheets5th Grade SS EOY Review
Total questions: 100
Worksheet time: 53mins
What is a timeline used for in history?
To predict the future
To list people's birthdays
To show the order of events
To record fictional stories
Which of the following is a primary source?
A textbook
A diary from a soldier
A documentary
A news article from today
What landform separates Europe and Asia?
The Alps
The Ural Mountains
The Pyrenees
The Andes
Why did people settle near rivers in early civilizations?
To go swimming
To have water and grow food
To build castles
To avoid animals
What was feudalism?
A style of art
A system of land and loyalty
A type of farming
A religious group
What did the Magna Carta do?
Gave all power to the king
Limited the king’s power and protected people's rights
What area did Islam spread to during the Middle Ages?
North Africa and Southwest Asia
South America
Antarctica
Australia
Which kingdom did Mansa Musa rule?
Ghana
Songhai
Mali
Egypt
What was Timbuktu known for?
Making chocolate
Trade, learning, and culture
Building castles
Hosting Olympic games
Who invented the printing press?
Leonardo da Vinci
Johannes Gutenberg
William Shakespeare
Galileo Galilei
What is a chinampa?
A floating garden
A kind of weapon
A gold coin
A musical instrument
How did the Inca farm on mountains?
They used magic
They built terraces
They used robots
They planted trees
Why did European countries explore the Americas?
For fun
To find riches, spread religion, and gain power
To escape dinosaurs
To visit family
Who defeated the Aztec and Inca Empires?
Vikings
Spanish conquistadors
Mongols
English settlers
What was the Columbian Exchange?
A war between Europe and Africa
The movement of plants, animals, and ideas between continents
A type of money
A trading post in China
What helped Islamic culture spread across North Africa and Southwest Asia?
Trade and conquest
The Crusades
The Black Death
The Silk Road
What did Islamic scholars contribute to?
Military weapons
Sports
What religion spread across West Africa due to trade and travel?
Islam
Christianity
Buddhism
Judaism
Which river was important to West African trade?
Amazon
Mississippi
Niger
Danube
Why was salt important in West Africa?
It was used to build houses
It preserved food and was traded like gold
It cured illnesses
It cleaned water
What was the name of the Aztec capital city?
Cuzco
Machu Picchu
Tenochtitlán
Lima
What is a characteristic of the Aztec religion?
Human sacrifice
Monotheism
No rituals
A belief in reincarnation
What did the Inca use to keep records without writing?
Scrolls
Quipu
Books
Maps
What mountain range did the Inca live in?
Rockies
Andes
Himalayas
Alps
What was one achievement of the Inca engineers?
Building roads and bridges through mountains
Creating cars
Inventing the wheel
Building castles
What were the Crusades?
Religious wars between Christians and Muslims
Trade journeys
Scientific discoveries
Artistic movements
Who was Charlemagne?
A Viking leader
A king who united much of Europe and spread Christianity
A Renaissance painter
A philosopher
What was the Black Death?
A type of war
A deadly disease that killed millions in Europe
A new technology
A Renaissance invention
Who was Joan of Arc?
A French hero in the Hundred Years’ War
A queen of England
A scientist
A mapmaker
What was one effect of the Black Death?
Population increase
Labor shortages and social changes
What was the Renaissance?
A time of war
A period of rebirth in art, science, and learning
A farming era
A time of disease
What city is known as the birthplace of the Renaissance?
Rome
Florence
Venice
Paris
Who painted the Mona Lisa?
Leonardo da Vinci
Michelangelo
Raphael
Donatello
What did Michelangelo paint on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel?
The Last Supper
Scenes from the Bible
The Mona Lisa
A map of Europe
What invention helped spread knowledge during the Renaissance?
The printing press
The telescope
The microscope
The compass
What did Martin Luther’s 95 Theses criticize?
The Renaissance artists
New inventions
What major event did Martin Luther start?
The Protestant Reformation
The Renaissance
The Scientific Revolution
The Crusades
What did Galileo use to observe planets and stars?
Telescope
Microscope
Compass
Astrolabe
What is heliocentric theory?
The Earth is the center
The sun is the center
The moon is the center
Stars are stationary
Who first proposed heliocentric theory?
Galileo
Copernicus
Ptolemy
Newton
What did the Scientific Revolution focus on?
Observation, experimentation, and discovery
Religious teachings only
Artistic movements
Royal families
What tool helped explorers navigate at sea by showing direction?
Astrolabe
Sextant
Compass
Telescope
Who was Prince Henry the Navigator?
Which ship design made long ocean voyages easier for Europeans?
Caravel
Galleon
Canoe
Catamaran
Why did Europeans explore new sea routes?
To escape war
To gain wealth, spread religion, and compete with rivals
To find new sports
To settle in Asia
Who discovered the Americas in 1492?
Christopher Columbus
Ferdinand Magellan
Hernando de Soto
Jacques Cartier
Who was the first to sail around the world?
Vasco da Gama
Ferdinand Magellan
Bartolomeu Dias
Amerigo Vespucci
Who explored parts of Canada for France?
Columbus
Hudson
Jacques Cartier
Magellan
Who explored the Hudson River for England?
Columbus
Henry Hudson
Cartier
Vespucci
What was the encomienda system?
A farming method
A Spanish system forcing Native labor
A religion
A type of ship
What happened to the Aztec and Inca civilizations during European conquest?
They were defeated by Spanish conquistadors
They defeated the Spanish
They joined forces with France
They moved to Europe
What was one major impact of the Columbian Exchange?
Peace among nations
Spread of diseases, plants, animals, and ideas
Elimination of slavery
End of wars
Which continents were connected by the Columbian Exchange?
Africa and Asia
Europe, Africa, Asia, and the Americas
Antarctica and Asia
Australia and Europe
What did Europeans introduce to the Americas?
Horses, cattle, and wheat
Tomatoes, corn, and potatoes
Gold and silver
Cotton and silk
What food came to Europe from the Americas?
Rice
Potatoes and corn
Coffee
Wheat
What is the transatlantic slave trade?
A food route
The forced movement of Africans to the Americas
Trade of ships
Selling land to Europe
What was the Middle Passage?
The journey enslaved Africans took across the Atlantic
A road in Europe
A trade route in Asia
A shortcut to India
What was one effect of slavery in the Americas?
Slavery ended quickly
Everyone was treated equally
Enslaved people suffered and built much of the economy
Slavery improved education
Why were Africans enslaved in the Americas?
As volunteers
To replace dying Native labor and work plantations
To lead armies
To govern colonies
What religion did Spanish colonizers spread in the Americas?
Islam
Christianity
Judaism
Buddhism
What was a mission system?
A group of schools
Church-based communities set up to convert Native people
A military plan
A trade network
What was a result of Spanish colonization?
Spread of Christianity and disease
Peace for all Natives
What does it mean to colonize a place?
To claim and control land in another area
To visit for fun
To trade peacefully
To explore and leave
What was one reason for England's interest in colonization?
To escape wealth
To help Spain
To compete for land and resources
To stay isolated
What are examples of secondary sources?
Diaries and letters
Encyclopedias and textbooks
Artifacts
Speeches
What are hemispheres?
Half-sections of Earth divided by the Equator or Prime Meridian
A type of map
Climate zones
Mountain regions
Which two lines divide Earth into hemispheres?
Equator and Prime Meridian
Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn
Atlantic and Pacific
North and South Poles
What do lines of latitude measure?
Distance north or south of the Equator
Time zones
Elevation
Depth of oceans
What do lines of longitude measure?
Temperature
Distance east or west of the Prime Meridian
Speed
Area size
What direction is between north and east?
Southwest
Northeast
Northwest
Southeast
What geographic feature protected West African kingdoms?
Jungle
Sahara Desert
Oceans
Mountains
What type of government is ruled by a king or queen?
Monarchy
Democracy
Republic
Confederation
What is a democracy?
A king rules
Citizens vote and have power
Military control
Religious rule
What is manorialism?
A religious movement
An economic system based on farming and self-sufficiency
A type of weapon
A disease
What major language spread with Islam?
French
Swahili
What is the Yucatán Peninsula known for in history?
A desert region
A mountain range
The location of ancient Mayan civilization
A major trade route in Europe
Which civilization was known for building temples and pyramids in central Mexico?
Inca
Maya
Aztec
Mali
What major river flows through South America?
Mississippi
Amazon
Nile
Seine
What was the purpose of the Crusades?
To reclaim holy lands for Christianity
To explore new lands
To stop the Renaissance
To end feudalism
What was a result of the Crusades?
Peace among all religions
Increased trade between Europe and the Middle East
Fall of all monarchs
Decline in religious influence
What is the importance of the Alps Mountains?
They are in Africa
They form a natural barrier in Europe
They divide Asia
They are used for trade only
What happened to Europe's population during the Black Death?
It increased
It stayed the same
It decreased dramatically
Everyone left Europe
Which sea borders Southwest Asia and North Africa?
Caribbean Sea
Red Sea
Bering Sea
Coral Sea
What was traded in the Trans-Saharan trade route?
Silver and copper
Salt, gold, and enslaved people
Timber and wool
Weapons and oil
What made Timbuktu an important city in Mali?
It was a military base
It was a center for trade, learning, and Islam
It had gold mines
It built the first castle
What was the Medici family known for?
Being kings and queens
Supporting artists and scholars in Florence
Leading battles
Building the pyramids
What was an impact of Gutenberg’s printing press?
It spread ideas and increased literacy
It created war
It built roads
It ended the Renaissance
What did the Inca use to connect their empire?
Ships
Helicopters
Which European explorer landed in the Caribbean in 1492?
Christopher Columbus
Jacques Cartier
Henry Hudson
Vasco da Gama
What was one major negative effect of European colonization?
Death of many Indigenous people due to disease
Increased Native power
End of slavery
Return of explorers to Europe
What is a monarchy?
Government by elected officials
Rule by a king or queen
Government run by priests
No government at all
What does “geocentric” mean?
A. Earth is at the center of the universe
B. Sun is at the center
C. Moon controls everything
D. The earth is flat
What does “heliocentric” mean?
Moon is the center
Sun is the center of the solar system
Earth never moves
Stars rotate around Earth
Why was the Renaissance considered a “rebirth”?
It revived trade
It revived interest in art, science, and classical learning
It rebuilt the Roman Empire
It ended religion
What was the goal of Protestant Reformers?
To support the Pope
To create new laws
To change or fix problems in the Catholic Church
To build new cities
What is a key characteristic of manorialism?
Self-sufficient farming communities
Government by the people
Use of modern technology
Factory systems
Why was the Catholic Church powerful during the Middle Ages?
It influenced politics, education, and daily life
It built weapons
It created all new technology
It controlled Asia
What helped spread the ideas of the Reformation?
Town criers
Printing press
Ships
Sculptures
What was one effect of European exploration on Africa?
New laws
The rise of the transatlantic slave trade
Peace with Europe
Spread of Buddhism
What do historians do with primary sources?
Ignore them
Rewrite them
Use them to learn what happened from firsthand accounts
Destroy them after reading
