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World History Exam

Total questions: 67

Worksheet time: 42mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Magna Carta......

a)

Limited the power of King John and ensured he followed the law

b)

Allowed the French Protestants to freely practice

c)

Made Christianity the dominant religion

d)

Pardoned Henry XVI

2.

An Oligarchy is

a)

a Russian Monarchy

b)

A government run by a few wealthy people

c)

a military dictatorship

d)

an arranged marriage between uncle and niece

e)

a dinosaur with wheels

3.

Eurocentrism is

a)

illegal in most states

b)

The concept that Europeans are the most civilized and that history should be viewed from their lense is

c)

The idea that Europe should always be in the middle of the map

d)

the idea that European nations should control the UN bc the earliest forms of humanity began there

4.

What made Timbuktu so influential

a)

They defeated the Persians in order to control Spain

b)

It was a cosmopolitan city on the Northern Coast of Africa

c)

It was the greatest hair band of the Medieval Era

d)

it was a center for trade in Western Africa, it was also built into an academic and cultural center.

5.

Heliocentrism

a)

the theory that the sun revolves around the earth

b)

The concept that the equator is always in the center facing the sun

c)

Spanish Ice Cream

d)

the theory that the Earth revolves around the sun

6.

what is a fealty

a)

The agreement between lord and vassal over land rental

b)

The money and gifts a father gives a man for marrying his daughter

c)

a Medieval fetus

d)

the program that men went through to become a knight

7.

diplomacy, international relations, interactions between nations would all be considered

a)

geopolitical

b)

geocentric

c)

United Nations

d)

Empire building activities

8.

Which resource were kingdoms in Western Sub-Saharan Africa known for

a)
Gold
b)
Lumber
c)
Oil
d)
Salt
9.

People in Europe relied on goods traded along

a)
The Black Death Trail
b)
The Trail of Tears
c)
The Silk Road
d)
The Salt highway
10.

Filial piety is

a)

An Asian Social Hierarchical system

b)

The idea that children are to honor their parents

c)

Italian sports car

d)

The idea that children should always take on the same career as their parents

11.

In Buddhism, what is Nirvana

a)

a 90s grunge band

b)

the final stage of reincarnation, when the soul implodes

c)

when someone reaches enlightenment, the goal of Buddhism

d)
reincarnation
12.

What do we call a man who does all the things - artistic, writes, studies sciences, etc.

a)

a Try-Hard

b)

A Journeyman

c)

An Actor

d)

Renaissance Man

13.
4.1.1 In Europe, the belief that one was ordained by God to be the ruler
a)
Holy Roman Emperor
b)
Tithe
c)
Divine Right
d)
Prophet
14.

Geocentrism is

a)

the believe that the sun is the center of the universe

b)

the belief that everything in the universe revolves around the Earth

c)

impossible bc the world is flat

d)
Earthism
15.
5.1.1 This city was an important cultural center for education, trade, and religion in the western sub-Saharan region
a)
Cuernavaca
b)
Timbuktu
c)
Benin
d)
Nok
16.

The Spanish Inquisition ended with

a)
The French Revolution
b)
WWI
c)

Jews and Muslims being expelled from the Iberian Peninsula

d)

Galileo being put under house arrest

e)
The Spanish religious civil wars
17.

Great Britain fought the Chinese in the Opium wars bc

a)

The Chinese were smuggling poppies into London

b)

They wanted to sell the drug in China for profit

c)

The Chinese didn't want British goods

d)

The Chinese burnt the trade ports of the city of Opium to the ground

18.

What were guilds?

a)

private clubs for wealthy land owners

b)

A group formed during the Middle Ages who developed standards for quality, sale price of product, and decided who could have entry into trade

c)

A secret group of female apothecaries who worked together to develop poisons to rid Rome of abusive men

d)

cheap metals that were dipped in gold paint and sold to unsuspecting church members at town fairs

19.

Match the characteristics to the correct label

Categorize the following

Renewed study of Greek and Latin

professional artists

emphasis on humanism

tyranny

corruption

oppression and over taxation

strict social classes

church validates system

small local kingdoms

Renaissance
Absolutism
Feudalism
20.
4.1.1 Galileo was placed under house arrest for
a)
Heresy
b)
tithe
c)
Hajj
d)
being an anarchist
21.

match the characteristic to the correct list

Categorize the following

Slave trade with Europe

wealth from gold

Mansa Musa

influence of merchants brings Islam

Timbuktu

City-States

egalitarian culture

trade in animal hides

Trade by sea with India and Middle East

Christianity in Ethiopia

Western Africa
Eastern Africa
22.
The three Eastern religions focus on _____ rather than worshiping a god
a)
living a moral life and reaching enlightenment
b)
celebrating of wealth and prosperity
c)
making it to Valhalla by dying in battle
d)
Converting their neighbors to their beliefs
23.

categories to distinguish people into “us and them” by ethnicity, race, religion, or nationality. The main preventive measure at this early stage is to develop universalistic institutions that transcend ethnic or racial divisions, that actively promote tolerance and understanding, and that promote classifications that transcend the divisions - which stage of genocide is this

a)
Denial
b)
Persecution and Extermination
c)
Classification and/or Symbolism
d)
Dehumanization
24.
4.1.1 Money and/or assets given to husband and his family in return for marrying a daughter
a)
dowry
b)
fealty
c)
fief
d)
vassal
25.

An apprentice is someone

a)

a merchant from the Mali Empire

b)

a college student

c)

someone who was literate during the middle ages

d)

Who is learning a skilled trade

26.
5.1.2 What is this
a)
painting from the Sistine Chapel Ceiling
b)
Painting from a Roman Fresco
c)
Sculpture in a Spanish Church in Mexico
d)
Painting in a Catholic Church in France
27.
Who completed this work of art
a)
Leonardo Da Vinci
b)
Sister Plautilla Nelli
c)
Michelangelo
d)
Nicolaus Copernicus
28.
5.2.3 What type of architecture is this
a)
Monastery
b)
Pagoda
c)
Chinese apartment building
d)
Samurai housing in Japan
29.
4.1.2 This painting is likely from
a)
The Middle Ages
b)
The Renaissance
c)
The Hellenistic period
d)
Persia
30.
4.2.2 Who are these guys?
a)
Terracotta Soldiers
b)
Buddhist Monks
c)
Statues of Samurai Warriors
d)
sculptures made by Michelangelo that didn't get chosen for the museum
31.
What is this?
a)
A French Mosque
b)
Romanesque Church
c)
Medieval Monastery
d)
Russian Cathedral
32.
Where would you most likely find this drawing?
a)
Medieval Manuscript
b)
Chinese Scroll
c)
King James Bible
d)
a book of Gaelic bedtime stories
33.
5.1.2 The supports on the side of the church are called
a)
Trusses
b)
Support Beams
c)
Flying Buttress
d)
Aqueducts
34.
5.1.2 These supports are typical of what type of architecture
a)
Gothic
b)
Roman
c)
Romanesque
d)
Islamic
35.
5.1.2 What sculptures would you expect to find around a building like this
a)
minions
b)
Greek Heros
c)
Gargoyles
d)
Sphinx
36.
CG2 Who lived here
a)
Germanic peoples
b)
Vikings
c)
Celtics
d)
the Franks
37.
4.2.2 What is this statue depicting?
a)
Brahman
b)
Confucius
c)
A Samurai Warrior
d)
Buddha
38.
Where is this?
a)
Tijuana, Mexico
b)
Berlin, Germany
c)
Istanbul, Turkey
d)
Paris, France
39.
What is this
a)
Japanese Vase
b)
Middle Eastern Urn
c)
Chinese Porcelain
d)
A vase from an East African City-State
40.
4.1.1 How was religion used during the Middle Ages to maintain the feudal structure
4 lines
41.
4.1.2 Compare the differences between the Middle East (the Byzantine Empire) and Europe during the middle ages
4 lines
42.

What were the characteristics of each?

Categorize the following

disease killed off crops

led to 2 million new US immigrants in the 1850s

exacerbated by British crop quotas

Ukraine

mad made famine

targeted specific ethinic group

could have been prevented

famine created by Soviet Union

forced collectivized farming

Irish Potato Famine
Holodomor
Both
43.
4.1.2 Explain how the Black Plague spread through Europe and the factors that made it so deadly
4 lines
44.
6.2.4 How has the colonization of Africa affected the continent
4 lines
45.
Explain how the Renaissance and Enlightenment led to Absolutism
4 lines
46.
6.1.3 Which of these were reasons for the Barons to force King John to sign the Magna Carta
a)
out of control taxes
b)
spending on pointless wars with France
c)
Ineffective leadership
d)
The barons did not approve of his 2nd wife
e)
King John was actually Italian
47.
6.1.3 Countries colonized by Great Britain
a)
South Africa
b)
India
c)
Australia
d)
China
e)
Mexico
48.
5.1.2 What are the possible reasons women in China bound their feet?
a)
Sign of wealth and nobility
b)
to control women and keep them in the domestic sphere
c)
women were told it gave them better marriage prospects
d)
they had to limit the size of the shoes they made due to limited available materials
e)
small feet made it easier to ride horses
49.
5.1.2 principles of Asian Philosophies
a)
group over individual
b)
reverence for ancestors & elders
c)
balance with nature and relationships
d)
individualism
e)
belief in a single god
50.
5.1.1, 5.2 What were some of the lasting impacts of the Crusades
a)
Increased tensions between Europe and the Middle East
b)
cultural assimilation and influence
c)
increase in trade
d)
increase tensions between religious groups
e)
the spread of the Black Plague
51.
These factors began to cause people to challenge the authority of the church, leading to the Renaissance
a)
the Black Plague
b)
Enlightenment ideas
c)
the Crusades
d)
Split in the Catholic Church
e)
Rise in literacy and scientific thinking
52.
5.1.1 Why was salt a high valued import in Sub Saharan Empires
a)
They didn't have a natural source of it
b)
African food is bland without salt
c)
they used it to build residential structures
d)
The body needs salt to stay hydrated in extremely dry conditions
e)
Salt can be used to preserve meat
53.
Which of the following were factors that determined marriages
a)
diplomatic reasons
b)
war/conquest
c)
nobles married nobles, peasants married peasants
d)
religion
e)
love
54.
4.2.1 Islam peacefully(mostly) spread through northern Africa because
a)
It was the language of trade
b)
People of Northern Africa wanted a written language
c)
Genghis Khan brought Islam to areas he conquered
d)
Many scholars and skilled trades from the Middle East were brought to the Mali empire
e)
Nobles admired Muslims merchants
55.
5.1.2 How did colonization affect the disbursement of Religion on the continent of Africa
a)
Christianity has had a larger impact through South Central Africa
b)
Judaism has taken over as the leading religion
c)
Islam is the official religion of Africa
d)
Most indigenous religions have declined significantly
e)
Northern Africa is predominantly Muslim
56.
6.2.4 Because they were part of the British Empire, these countries sent soldiers to fight in WWI under the Crown
a)
Jamica
b)
India
c)
South Africa
d)
Ireland
e)
Australia & New Zealand
57.
6.2.1 What were the main causes of the French Revolution
a)
Wealth disparity
b)
Corruption and the Estate system
c)
The ideals of the Enlightenment
d)
Racism
e)
The invasion of the British
58.
a nation with an absolute monarch will have
a)
unchecked monarchy, corruption
b)
wealth from trade
c)
oppression of the lower class
d)
strong military
e)
democracy - citizens participate in government
59.

label this list: Genocide, loss of cultural identity, loss of control over natural resources, generational poverty, corruption

a)

impacts of imperialization and colonization

b)

stages of genocide

c)

causes of the Magna Carta

d)

absolutism

e)

impacts of educational decline in the 3rd world

60.
5.2.1 , 6..1.2 Historians are able to track migration of groups by studying which 2 of these
a)
Language
b)
Food
c)
Passport data collection
d)
Fashion choices
e)
The Bible
61.
CG1 What caused the drop in population during the mid-1300s
a)
Covid-19
b)
Small Pox
c)
The Black Plague
d)
The Crusades
62.
CG 1 The rapid increase of population in the early 20th century can likely be attributed to
a)
Industrialization
b)
Imperialism
c)
Colonialism
d)
Alcoholism
e)
Education
63.
CG 3, 7.2.5, 6.2.4 Which options best explain the distribution of wealth on the continent of Africa
a)
strategic locations for trade
b)
Rainforest communities are still largely tribal/villager life structure
c)
greater resources for trade in exotic animal products
d)
the darker areas have greater agricultural production
e)
Areas surrounding rivers are always wealthier
64.

Label the diagram.

a)unsanitary living conditions
b)Scarcity of soap
c)the Crusades
d)racial tensions
e)lack of domesticated cats
f)increase in trade
g)lack of medical understanding
h)misled by religion
i)loss of >25% of European Population
j)the black plague
1
2
3
4
5
6
1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
6)
65.
4.2.2 according to this map - where was Genghis Khan from
a)
Baghdad
b)
Hangzhou
c)
Samarkand
d)
Karakorum
66.

Which one of these principles are not found in the Magna Carta?

a)

Limited Government

b)

Trial by Jury

c)

Stronger control by Parliament

d)

Abolishing the Monarchy

67.

Who was forced to sign the Magna Carta?

a)

King Henry VIII

b)

Queen Elizabeth I

c)

King John

d)

King Richard I

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