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McQueen World Studies Exam Semester 1 Review

Total questions: 140

Worksheet time: 1hrs 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What idea from ths Enlightenment was included in the Declaration of Independence?
a)
social contract
b)
3 branches of government
c)
collectivism
d)
sharecropping
2.
What concept did Montesquieu contribute to the U.S. Constitution?
a)
individualism
b)
collectivism
c)
3 branches of government
d)
nationalism
3.
Who is responsible for the idea of the social contract?
a)
Montesquieu
b)
Voltaire
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
John Locke
4.
What phrase highlights one of the main reasons for revolution in the 13 Colonies?
a)
"Leave it alone"
b)
"Your vote matters"
c)
"No taxation without representation"
d)
"Don't tread on me"
5.
What were the 2 main reasons why Europeans colonized the Americas?
a)
religious tolerance and economic opportunities
b)
outbreaks of wars in Europe
c)
religious tolerance and a growing population
d)
they forced to as punishment for crimes
6.
Which French estate included the roman Catholic clergy?
a)
1st Estate
b)
2nd Estate
c)
3rd Estate
7.
Which French estate included the nobles?
a)
1st Estate
b)
2nd Estate
c)
3rd Estate
8.
Which French estate included the common peple?
a)
1st Estate
b)
2nd Estate
c)
3rd Estate
9.
What was the Three Estate System primarily used for in France?
a)
taxing
b)
voting
c)
property
d)
marriages
10.
Who was the king during the French Revolution?
a)
Henry VIII
b)
George III
c)
Charles V
d)
Louix XVI
11.
Which change to France was Napoleon responsible for?
a)
restored the absolute monarchy in France
b)
created the Declaraion of the Rights of Man
c)
killed 16,000+ people considered to be enemies of France
12.
Which change to France was the Committee for Public Safety responsible for?
a)
restored the absolute monarchy in France
b)
created the Declaraion of the Rights of Man
c)
killed 16,000+ people considered to be enemies of France
13.
Which change to France was the National Assembly responsible for?
a)
restored the absolute monarchy in France
b)
created the Declaraion of the Rights of Man
c)
killed 16,000+ people considered to be enemies of France
14.
What did the Congress of Vienna do to France?
a)
it made France a republic
b)
Napoleon was made emperor for forever
c)
made France a colony of England
d)
restored the monarchy in France
15.
Why did French citizens rebel against King Louis XVI?
a)
King Louis was weak and ineffective
b)
Marie Antioinette encouraged the citizens to rebel
c)
the Thermidorians overthrew the king
d)
France had too much money
16.
The invasion of which country led to Napoleon's downfall?
a)
France
b)
Egypt
c)
Russia
d)
England
17.
Why did European countries ally with each other to take down Napoleon?
a)
France backed out of trade agreements with other countries
b)
they feared the revolutionary spirit would spread to their countries
c)
England had allied with France and become too powerful
d)
they wanted to get rid of American colonists from France
18.
How did the French Revolution end?
a)
with France as a republic
b)
with France combining with Germany
c)
with France as an absolute monarchy
d)
with France no longer existing
19.
What region includes Mexico, Central America, and South America?
a)
Mediterannean
b)
Middle East
c)
North America
d)
Latin America
20.
How many colonies did Spain have in Latin America?
a)
2.0
b)
13.0
c)
4.0
d)
7.0
21.
What colony did Portugal control in Latin America?
a)
Brazil
b)
Viceroyalty of New Spain
c)
Viceroyalty of New Granada
d)
VIceroyalty of Peru
e)
Hispanoila
22.
Which group made up the Mestizos?
a)
people with European and Native American heritage
b)
people with European heritage born in the Americas
c)
people with European and African heritage
d)
people with European heritage from Europe.
23.
Which group made up the Mulattos?
a)
people with European and Native American heritage
b)
people with European heritage born in the Americas
c)
people with European and African heritage
d)
people with European heritage from Europe.
24.
Despite being people of color, some Affranchis
a)
owned enslaved Blacks
b)
wanted creoles to stay in power
c)
helped the Church gain power
d)
allied with the First Estate
25.
What did Affranchis hope would give them more rights?
a)
the U.S. Constitution
b)
the Treaty of Paris
c)
the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen
d)
the Bill of Rights
26.
What were Saint-Domingue's biggest exports?
a)
soybeans and corn
b)
cacao and tobacco
c)
wood and timber
d)
sugar and coffee
27.
Who led the Haitian Revolution?
a)
Toussaint Louverture
b)
Dom Pedro
c)
Louis XVIII
d)
George Washington
28.
Which group led the revolution in Haiti?
a)
enslaved people
b)
Creoles
c)
Third Estate
d)
rich, white colonists
29.
What made the Haitian Revolution a threat for other colonies and countries?
a)
they spread the rule of absolute monarchies
b)
countries were afraid of slave uprisings spreading
c)
countries were scared of democracry spreading
30.
Why did France agree to eventually recognize Haiti's independence?
a)
they were forced to by the United States
b)
they needed to trade with Haiti
c)
they made a deal with Haiti to receive payments for 125 yeard
d)
they started their own movement for racial equality
31.
Who was the creole priest leader in Mexico?
a)
Toussaint Louverture
b)
Miguel Hidalgo
c)
Jose de San Martin
d)
SImon Bolivar
32.
Who was the first president of the Republic of Gran Colombia?
a)
Toussaint Louverture
b)
Miguel Hidalgo
c)
Jose de San Martin
d)
SImon Bolivar
33.
Who was the Creole military leader for Chile?
a)
Toussaint Louverture
b)
Miguel Hidalgo
c)
Jose de San Martin
d)
SImon Bolivar
34.
Who was the former slave who led the rebel army of Saint-Domingue?
a)
Toussaint Louverture
b)
Miguel Hidalgo
c)
Jose de San Martin
d)
SImon Bolivar
35.
What country in Latin America the last to outlaw slavery?
a)
Argentina
b)
Chile
c)
Mexico
d)
Brazil
36.
What made Brazil's independence movement different from other Latin American countries?
a)
the rebellion was led by enslaved people
b)
it was relatively peaceful, with the leader declarting independene
c)
it was the most violent due to the new weaponry being made at the time
d)
Brazil did not have an independence movement
37.
a reason or the reasoning given for or against a matter under discussion
a)
argument
b)
society
c)
culture
d)
perspective
38.
a group of people living together in a more or less ordered community
a)
society
b)
national
c)
social studies
d)
community
39.
arts and other manifestations of human intellectual achievement regarded collectively
a)
national
b)
culture
c)
society
d)
social studies
40.
relating to a nation; common to or characteristic of a whole nation
a)
argument
b)
civilization
c)
society
d)
national
41.
the society, culture, and way of life of a particular area
a)
society
b)
social studies
c)
civilization
d)
national
42.
the system, or group of people, that creates and enforces rules and laws to control and manage
a)
national
b)
society
c)
civilization
d)
government
43.
the wealth and resources of a country, in terms of the production and consumption of goods and services
a)
argument
b)
culture
c)
economy
d)
analysis
44.
a particular attitude toward or way of regarding something; a point of view.
a)
perspective
b)
analysis
c)
argument
d)
culture
45.
detailed examination of the elements or structure of something
a)
perspective
b)
analysis
c)
argument
d)
belief
46.
the study of the physical features of the earth and its atmosphere, and of human activity
a)
economy
b)
social studies
c)
geography
d)
society
47.
the study of individuals, communities, systems, and their interactions across time and place that prepares students for local, national, and global civic life
a)
argument
b)
society
c)
culture
d)
social studies
48.
Which of the following are disciplines of history?
a)
history
b)
economy
c)
government
d)
sociology
49.
What does social studies help people to do?
a)
misunderstand other cultures
b)
disagree with family members
c)
develop empathy
50.
Shows the features people have created, cities, states, provinces, territories, and countries
a)
political maps
b)
thematic maps
c)
physical maps
51.
You can see what Earth's surface might look like from space
a)
political maps
b)
thematic maps
c)
physical maps
52.
Includes certain information about a place or region
a)
political maps
b)
thematic maps
c)
physical maps
53.
they way map makers make a 3D image into a flat 2D image
a)
cryptology
b)
map biases
c)
atlases
d)
map projections
54.
A book of maps or charts
a)
atlas
b)
thematic maps
c)
projection
d)
claim
55.
G in GRAPES
a)
geography
b)
geology
56.
R in GRAPES
a)
relevance
b)
religion
57.
A in GRAPES
a)
achievements
b)
anarchy
58.
P in GRAPES
a)
projection
b)
politics
59.
E in GRAPES
a)
economics
b)
environment
60.
S in GRAPES
a)
satiety
b)
social structure
61.
Sources that are created at the time of an event by someone who experienced the event
a)
primary sources
b)
secondary sources
62.
documents, texts, images, and objects about an event created by someone who used research for their information
a)
primary sources
b)
secondary sources
63.
Which of the following are types of primary source?
a)
audio
b)
images
c)
statistics
d)
objects
64.
the quality of being trustworthy and believable
a)
bias
b)
relevancy
c)
credibility
65.
people naturally have positive or negative opinions towards something
a)
bias
b)
relevancy
c)
credibility
66.
Why is credibility in sources important?
a)
credibility describes how many words are needed to submit a historical argument
b)
Since people are naturally biased, we can’t completely trust what they produce as primary sources
c)
it prevents historians from supporting their claims using evidence
67.
What are the steps of historical thinking?
a)
sourcing
b)
corrobation
c)
contextualization
d)
close reading
68.
combination of causes, events, and effects
a)
timeline
b)
sequence of events
c)
atlas
69.
the moments and events that happen before a historical event
a)
cause
b)
effect
70.
consequences of a historical event, often impact people, beliefs, and society as a whole
a)
cause
b)
effect
71.
What are the steps of making a historical argument?
a)
gather info
b)
form an opinion
c)
make a claim
d)
provide evidence
72.
What must a claim be?
a)
debatable
b)
definitive
c)
defensible
d)
believable
73.
Why are sources important for historical arguments?
a)
They make arguments less credible
b)
Helps defend your claim using specific examples
c)
Sources are not needed for arguments
74.
What does industrial mean?
a)
making products at a small scale
b)
making products using machines
c)
using raw materials to make a final product
75.
Which was the first country to industrialize?
a)
United States
b)
Japan
c)
Great Britain
d)
France
76.
What allowed Great Britain to start industrializing?
a)
political stability
b)
labor
c)
raw materials
d)
banking system
e)
transportation system
77.
What are raw materials?
a)
supplies/resources used to make a final good
b)
materials that only come from animals
c)
the individual fibers used to make textiles
d)
the buildings required to make a product
78.
What is a textile?
a)
factory
b)
cloth
c)
machine
d)
printing press
79.
What was the cottage industry?
a)
the construction business for small homes
b)
when women would care for their families instead of working
c)
the practice of manufacturing products at home
d)
the landlord business
80.
What was the first product to be industrialized?
a)
agriculture
b)
medicine
c)
textile
d)
home appliances
81.
What are large building with machines known as? (hint: they were first made for the clothing industry)
a)
tenements
b)
mills
c)
boarding houses
82.
What was the first source of power used for machines during the Industrial Revolution?
a)
wind
b)
electricity
c)
solar
d)
water
83.
Why were steam engines helpful?
a)
they made it so factories could be built anywhere
b)
they made it so factories had to be built by rivers
c)
they increased the amount of time it took to make products
84.
What is a road that people pau a toll to use?
a)
canal
b)
lock
c)
turnpike
d)
railroad
85.
What is a manmade waterway that runs through the interior of a country known as?
a)
canal
b)
lock
c)
turnpike
d)
railroad
86.
What invention led to the fastest travel of products acrros a country?
a)
canal
b)
lock
c)
turnpike
d)
railroad
87.
True or False: The standard of living decreases when workers make more money.
a)
True
b)
FALSE
88.
Which of the following country was not a place the quickly followed Great Britain's mdodel for industrialization?
a)
Belgium
b)
Japan
c)
United States
d)
Vietnam
89.
What are interchangeable parts?
a)
Parts of a product that had to be changed every year
b)
A product in which each part is made by a different company
c)
A product that is made from only one type of raw material
d)
Parts of a product manufactured to be exactly the same size and shape
90.
What were the working conditions of factories during industrialization like?
a)
12-14 hour work days
b)
no minimum wage
c)
being fined for whistling
d)
people being fired after getting injured
91.
Although industrialization brought about many positive changes, the living conditions of working class people were
a)
clean and comfortable.
b)
farther away from the city.
c)
dirty and crowded.
d)
the same as before.
92.
What group had the least amount of rights in the factory system?
a)
men
b)
women and children
93.
What describes the process of people moving away from rural areas to the city?
a)
agriculture
b)
urbanization
c)
agrarianism
d)
nationalism
94.
What describes manufacturing of goods in large quantitis by machinery or by specialized labor?
a)
mass production
b)
manufacturing
c)
assembly line
d)
interchangeable parts
95.
What describes the system of each worker completing one small task in producing a final product?
a)
mass production
b)
manufacturing
c)
assembly line
d)
specialized labor
96.
What happens when prices of a product go down?
a)
demand decreases
b)
supply decreases
c)
demand increases
97.
Which word describes when a country focuses on producing a few specific goods and resources for itself and to be sold to other countries?
a)
specialization
b)
tariff
c)
competition
d)
business share
98.
Which word describes when countries compete with each other for business?
a)
specialization
b)
tariff
c)
competition
d)
business share
99.
What are taxes on foreign goods?
a)
specialization
b)
tariff
c)
competition
d)
business share
100.
What word describes when someone pays to own a small portion of a business in return for some of the profits?
a)
specialization
b)
tariff
c)
competition
d)
business share
101.
Why was the Agricultural Revolution important to industrialization?
a)
countries needed more farmers than ever before
b)
less people needed to farm and were free to get jobs in factories
c)
factories relied on the materials grown in their own countries to lower costs
102.
True or False: The Industrial Revolution led to an increase in the middle classes due to increased opportunities to make money.
a)
True
b)
FALSE
103.
What is an organization that represents the interests of a group of workers called?
a)
trade guild
b)
black list
c)
worker's strike
d)
labor union
104.
True or False: Progressives believed that the government could and should protect the rights of workers and regulate businesses.
a)
True
b)
FALSE
105.
What is suffrage?
a)
the right to vote
b)
the suffering of the people
c)
income tax
d)
freedom of speech
106.

What denomination were most Christians from the 4th century to the 16th century?

a)

Protestant

b)

Lutheran

c)

Roman Catholic

d)

Greek Orthodox

107.

Which of the following is NOT a role the Catholic Church had during the 16th century?

a)

owned 1/2 of the land in Europe

b)

save souls

c)

education

d)

social services

108.

True or False: Kings were able to make decisions against the Pope in the 16th century.

a)

True

b)

False

109.

Despite going to school to be a lawyer, after a near-death experience, Martin Luther decided to join a....

a)

medical school

b)

European government

c)

monastery

d)

German colony

110.

During his studies, Martin Luther discovered a Latin phrase: "sola fide." What does that phrase mean?

a)

"solo god"

b)

"only faith"

c)

"one life"

d)

"sleep and death"

111.

Martin Luther wrote (a)   Theses in which he listed reasons the Catholic Church was corrupt.

112.

Martin Luther realized his disagreement with the Catholic Church after seeing Friar Johann Tetzel...

a)

sell indulgences

b)

translate the Bible into English

c)

convict Luther's brother of heresy

d)

refused Kings' ability to get divorced

113.

What was it called when people would make donations to the Church in return for reduced time in purgatory before going to heaven?

a)

heretics

b)

friars

c)

indulgences

d)

fast passes

114.

What invention allowed Martin Luther's ideas to spread quickly across Europe?

a)

typewriter

b)

trade ships

c)

paper made from cotton

d)

printing press

115.

True or False: The spread of Martin Luther's ideas led to peasant protests across Europe.

a)

True

b)

False

116.

What made splitting from the Catholic Church beneficial for Kings and princes?

a)

they would gain more money and power

b)

they could go to war with each other

c)

they could divorce their wives

d)

they would gain more citizens

117.

Which word describes changes to improve something?

a)

heresy

b)

reform

c)

protest

d)

shift

118.

What is a heretic?

a)

a member of the clergy

b)

someone who believes in science

c)

someone who goes against what is generally believed

d)

a member of society

119.

True or False: The Catholic Church attempted to make reforms after Protestantism became more popular.

a)

True

b)

False

120.

Most people in ____ern Europe were Catholic, while people in ____ern Europe were typically Protestant. (The answers are directions. Type your answer as Word, Word)

(a)  

121.

The 13 Colonies were mostly ___________.

a)

Catholic

b)

Protestant

122.

The Reformation led to an increase in __________________, demonstrated by people reading the Bible by themselves.

a)

collectivism

b)

citizenship

c)

individualism

d)

nationalism

123.

This reformer started the Church of England after the Pope refused to allow him to divorce his wife.

a)

William Tyndale

b)

Henry VIII

c)

Ulrich Zwingli

d)

John Calvin

124.

Which reformer believed that the Catholic Church should determine its practices based on the Bible alone?

a)

William Tyndale

b)

Henry VIII

c)

Ulrich Zwingli

d)

John Calvin

125.

Which reformer translated the Bible into English and believed people should have their own relationship with god?

a)

William Tyndale

b)

Henry VIII

c)

Ulrich Zwingli

d)

John Calvin

126.

Which reformer believed that people were predestined to go to heaven or hell?

a)

William Tyndale

b)

Henry VIII

c)

Ulrich Zwingli

d)

John Calvin

127.

Which of the following was NOT an influence on the Scientific Revolution?

a)

Classical Greece

b)

Renaissance

c)

Dark Ages

d)

Reformation

128.

Which of the following describes the belief that humans have great potential due to their ability to reason?

a)

protestantism

b)

individualism

c)

analysis

d)

humanism

129.

True or False: All scientists were against religion.

a)

True

b)

False

130.

True or False: Galileo made the telescope.

a)

True

b)

False

131.

What was the Scientific Revolution?

a)

a major shift in thinking about how the natural world works

b)

a major shift in religion

c)

a major shift in who was allowed to be a scientist

d)

a major political shift in how scientific laws were made

132.

Galileo was brought before the Inquisition (a)   time(s).

133.

What theory did Copernicus and Galileo spread, despite the Catholic Church disliking it?

a)

Protestantism Theory

b)

Geocentric Theory

c)

Scientific Method

d)

Heliocentric Theory

134.

Which of the following describes the model of the solar system that has the sun in the center?

a)

Geocentric Theory

b)

Heliocentric Theory

135.

What was Nicolaus Copernicus's main contribution?

a)

popularizing the Law of Motion

b)

popularizing the Laws of Gravity

c)

popularizing the Heliocentric Model

d)

popularizing the Geocentric Model

136.

Which of the following scientists carefully studied insects before publishing their book Metamorphosis?

a)

Johannes Kepler

b)

Isaac Newton

c)

Maria Sibylla Marian

d)

Maria Winkleman

137.

Which of the following scientists discovered that planetary orbits are ellipses (ovals)?

a)

Johannes Kepler

b)

Isaac Newton

c)

Maria Sibylla Marian

d)

Maria Winkleman

138.

Which of the following scientists published works on comets, Saturn, Jupiter, and Venus?

a)

Johannes Kepler

b)

Isaac Newton

c)

Maria Sibylla Marian

d)

Maria Winkleman

139.

Which of the following scientists was the father of calculus, and created laws on motion and gravity?

a)

Johannes Kepler

b)

Isaac Newton

c)

Maria Sibylla Marian

d)

Maria Winkleman

140.

What was the Protestant Reformation?

a)

a shift in thinking about how the natural world works

b)

a major religious shift in which many people moved away from the Catholic Church

c)

a shift towards Kings following the rules of the Pope

d)

a major political shift in peasants protesting their bosses

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