WorksheetsSimmons' Final Exam
Total questions: 51
Worksheet time: 26mins
Name
Class
Date
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Name:
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1. What does the word renaissance mean?
a)
culture
b)
religion
c)
rebirth
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2. Why was Florence called the cradle of the Renaissance?
a)
The Renaissance developed there
b)
Most artists in Florence were young
c)
Most children in Florence had many talents
4.
3. What powerful family-controlled Florence for almost 300 years?
a)
the da Vinci family
b)
the Lorenzo family
c)
the Medici family
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4. What was one result of the invention of the printing press?
a)
trade increased
b)
more people became artists
c)
more people learned to read
6.
5. What is Michelangelo best known for?
a)
the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel
b)
the development of the printing press
c)
the discovery of Jupiter's moons
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6. What did Queen Isabella and Queen Elizabeth I have in common?
a)
They both married rulers from Aragon
b)
They both supported exploration
c)
They both encouraged democracy
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7. What did the first Protestants protest?
a)
corruption in the Catholic Church
b)
humanist philosophy
c)
the reformation of Christianity
9.
8. Why did the selling of indulgences trouble many Catholics?
a)
the church was in economic trouble
b)
the government had lost its authority
c)
it appeared that people could buy forgiveness for their sins
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9. Excommunication means taking away a person’s right to membership in the church.
a)
True
b)
False
11.
10. At the beginning of the Middle Ages, where did most people live?
a)
Cities
b)
Countryside
c)
In Ashtabula
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11. An organization of people in the same craft or trade during the Middle Ages.
a)
Guild
b)
Mafia
c)
Corporation
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12. A person who works for an expert in exchange for training.
a)
Slave
b)
Assistant
c)
Apprentice
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13. What percentage of children died before reaching adulthood during the Middle Ages?
a)
30%
b)
40%
c)
50%
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14. The Black Death was also referred to as what?
a)
Leprosy
b)
Influenza
c)
The Plague
16.
15. The buying and selling of goods are referred to as what?
a)
Commerce
b)
Capital
c)
Communism
17.
16. School was mandatory for everyone in the Middle Ages.
a)
True
b)
False
18.
17. The sword used the most by the Samari was the katana.
a)
True
b)
False
19.
18. Japanese rulers adopted new ideas about the government from China.
a)
True
b)
False
20.
19. Japan is made up of thousands of smaller islands?
a)
True
b)
False
21.
20. The strict code of conduct that the Samari followed was called what?
a)
Chivalry
b)
Manners
c)
Bushido
22.
21. Buddhism was introduced to ancient Japan by Korea?
a)
True
b)
False
23.
22. During Feudal Japan, who held the most power?
a)
Emperor
b)
Shogun
c)
Knight
24.
23. A sculpture of a person's head and shoulders is called what?
a)
Cameo
b)
Bust
c)
Fresco
25.
24. The huge size of the Roman Empire made it difficult to do what?
a)
Move
b)
Defend
c)
Feed
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25. The Romans were skilled in creating what?
a)
Food
b)
Monarchs
c)
Realistic Statutes
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26. Greco-Roman is defined as having the characteristics of what?
a)
Roman art with a strong Byzantine influence
b)
Roman art with a strong Greek influence
c)
Roman art with a strong Spartan influence
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27. Roman art was discovered during the period called what?
a)
Renaissance
b)
Middle Ages
c)
Ancient Greece
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28. What is the building material that we use today that was first used by Romans?
a)
Marble
b)
Sandstone
c)
Concrete
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29. What is a half-round or hemisphere-shaped roof?
a)
Mural
b)
Dome
c)
Valult
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30. Knights followed a code of conduct called what?
a)
Bushido
b)
Chivalry
c)
Manners
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31. What was the language spoken in Rome?
a)
Spanish
b)
Italian
c)
Latin
33.
32. The Roman Latin alphabet used how many letters?
a)
23
b)
25
c)
28
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33. A structure for carrying water across land, especially one like a high bridge with many arches is called what?
a)
Cuniculus
b)
Aqueduct
c)
Trench
35.
34. The fall of Rome marked the end of what?
a)
Ancient world
b)
Freedom
c)
Slavery
36.
35. Real world examples of the legacy of Rome are architecture, art, engineering, language, philosophy, and law.
a)
True
b)
False
37.
36. Which type of landscape best describes much of the region of Ancient Greece?
a)
flat
b)
rainforest
c)
mountainous
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37. What does it mean to be kept isolated?
a)
kept together
b)
kept apart
c)
crammed together
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38. The mainland of Greece is a what?
a)
Island
b)
Isthmus
c)
Peninsula
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39. Why did people who traveled by land in Ancient Greece travel in groups?
a)
Travel went faster that way
b)
They shared the expense of traveling
c)
They were afraid of being attacked by bandits
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40. What is the difference between an island and a peninsula?
a)
How much land they take up
b)
How much of it is surrounded by water
c)
Elevation
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41. Ancient Greeks sweetened their food with what?
a)
Honey
b)
Sugar
c)
Cinnamon
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42. What do you call a person who establishes a new colony away from home?
a)
Explorer
b)
Colonist
c)
Invader
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43. Sparta’s economy relied on farming and conquering other people.
a)
True
b)
False
45.
44. Which city-state used long iron rods as money because it would be hard to steal?
a)
Athens
b)
Sparta
c)
Rome
46.
45. What was a gladiator?
a)
Soldiers
b)
A person trained to fight another person to the death for public entertainment.
c)
People from the ancient country of Latium
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46. The Romans also built a huge racetrack where more than 200,000 people could watch chariot racing. What was it called?
a)
Coliseum
b)
Circus Maximus
c)
Arch
48.
47. Learning about geography is important because it affects human settlement.
a)
True
b)
False
49.
48. Democracy is a type of government where the people rule themselves
a)
True
b)
False
50.
49. Oligarchy is a type of government where the power is shared among a large group of people.
a)
True
b)
False
51.
50. Learning about societies can help us recognize how the actions of an individual or groups either helped or harmed a civilization’s progress.
a)
True
b)
False
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