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WorksheetsWorld History Final Exam Study Guide (Grade 10)
Total questions: 98
Worksheet time: 49mins
What were Egypt’s God-like kings called?
Pharaohs
Viziers
Scribes
Nomarchs
What is a nomad?
A person who moves from place to place in search of food or resources
A farmer who lives permanently on one plot of land
An artisan who works in an urban workshop
A ruler who governs a large empire
What is the belief in more than one God?
Monotheism
Polytheism
Atheism
Animism
Who founded Buddhism?
Confucius
Siddhartha Gautama
Ashoka
Laozi
Which set correctly lists the four Ancient River Valley Civilizations?
Mesopotamia, Egypt, Indus, China
Greece, Rome, Egypt, China
Mesopotamia, Persia, Indus, Japan
Egypt, Carthage, Indus, Arabia
Who were the first civilizations in Mesopotamia?
Sumerians
Akkadians
Babylonians
Assyrians
What is a dynasty?
Rule by a small group of wealthy elites
A family of rulers passing power from one generation to the next
Government led by elected representatives
Military control over conquered territories
The Egyptian form of writing was called what?
Cuneiform
Hieroglyphics
Sanskrit
Latin
What was the written language of Mesopotamia?
Hieroglyphics
Cuneiform
Aramaic
Phoenician alphabet
Who established one of the earliest written sets of laws?
Hammurabi
Nebuchadnezzar II
Sargon of Akkad
Ashurbanipal
What is the Hindu word for a state of perfect understanding and freedom from desires?
Dharma
Karma
Moksha
Nirvana
What is the Buddhist word for a state of perfect understanding and no suffering?
Moksha
Dharma
Nirvana
Karma
Which items are recognized characteristics of a civilization? Select all that apply.
Advanced cities
Specialized workers
Complex institutions
Record keeping
Advanced technology
What city was the greatest of the Hellenistic world?
Athens
Sparta
Alexandria
Rome
What is a democracy?
Rule by a king with absolute power
Rule by a small group of elites
Rule by religious leaders
Rule by the people
What type of government allows citizens to have others represent them?
Direct democracy
Republic
Monarchy
Dictatorship
What type of climate did Greece have?
Tropical rainforest
Arid desert
Mediterranean
Subarctic
Who made up the First Triumvirate of Rome?
Julius Caesar, Pompey, Crassus
Julius Caesar, Octavian, Mark Antony
Pompey, Octavian, Lepidus
Crassus, Nero, Tiberius
Who led Athens during its Golden Age?
Pericles
Socrates
Alexander the Great
Solon
What philosopher was sentenced to death for corrupting the youth of Athens?
Plato
Aristotle
Socrates
Epicurus
What is an aristocracy?
Rule by the nobility or landholding elite
Rule by the people through elections
Rule by a single hereditary monarch
Rule by military commanders
What is inflation?
A sustained decrease in general price levels
A general rise in prices and a fall in the value of money
An increase in wages without price changes
A government limit on the amount of currency printed
The upper class of Roman citizens was called what?
Plebeians
Patricians
Tribunes
Equites
Which Roman emperor helped make Christianity an acceptable religion in the empire?
Nero
Diocletian
Constantine
Augustus
What is Hellenism?
The spread and blending of Greek culture with Egyptian, Persian, and Indian influences
A strict return to classical Greek isolation
A political system based on Roman law
The worship of Greek gods only
What is the holy text for Christians called?
Torah
Bible
Qur’an
Vedas
Who made up the Second Triumvirate of Rome?
Octavian, Mark Antony, Lepidus
Julius Caesar, Pompey, Crassus
Octavian, Julius Caesar, Brutus
Mark Antony, Cleopatra, Augustus
What dictator did the Roman Senate try to kill?
Julius Caesar
Sulla
Nero
Caligula
On what peninsula did Islam originate?
Iberian Peninsula
Arabian Peninsula
Italian Peninsula
Balkan Peninsula
What is a steppe?
A dense tropical forest
A vast treeless grassland with few trees
A coastal wetland
A high mountain range
What is a savanna?
An icy tundra with permafrost
A desert with shifting dunes
A grassy plain with scattered trees and seasonal rainfall
A temperate deciduous forest
Ghana taxed the trade of what two goods?
Spices and silk
Gold and salt
Timber and iron
Grain and wine
What is the Islamic house of worship called?
Temple
Church
Mosque
Synagogue
Which of the following are the Five Pillars of Islam? Select all that apply.
Declaration of faith (shahada)
Daily prayer (salat)
Almsgiving (zakat)
Fasting during Ramadan (sawm)
Pilgrimage to Mecca (hajj)
What is the holy city of Islam?
Mecca
Medina
Jerusalem
Damascus
What is the Islamic holy book called?
Torah
Bible
Qur’an
Hadith
What ruler of the Mongols united all of the clans?
Kublai Khan
Genghis Khan
Tamerlane
Ogedei Khan
What does it mean to excommunicate someone?
To convert a person to a new faith
To officially exclude someone from participation in the Church and its sacraments
To crown a new religious leader
To translate sacred texts into another language
A massive Catholic church from the Middle Ages is called what?
Monastery
Cathedral
Basilica
Chapel
What is a serf?
A free urban merchant
A noble who owns many estates
A peasant bound to the land and obligated to serve a lord
A professional soldier hired by the king
Who are the clergy?
Government officials who collect taxes
Military officers in charge of defense
Religious officials who conduct services and administer sacraments
University scholars who teach philosophy
Feudalism in medieval Europe began largely due to the invasion of which group?
Huns
Vikings
Moors
Mongols
Define Secular.
Concerned with religious or spiritual matters
Concerned with worldly, non-religious matters
A government controlled by church leaders
An official pardon granted by the Church
Contests that Knights would compete in were called what?
Tournaments
Jousting grounds
Feasts
Guilds
What term means “holy war”?
Reformation
Crusade
Inquisition
Reconquista
Define Chivalry.
A tax paid to the Church
A code of conduct for medieval knights emphasizing honor, bravery, and courteous behavior
A type of armored cavalry used in battle
A feudal contract between lords and vassals
After the fall of the Roman Empire, what group became the most powerful Germanic tribe?
Goths
Franks
Vandals
Saxons
Who was crowned Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire in the year 800?
Charlemagne
Otto I
Clovis
Frederick Barbarossa
Which Crusade was considered successful?
First Crusade
Second Crusade
Third Crusade
Fourth Crusade
The Bubonic Plague is also known as what?
Spanish Flu
Black Death
Great Mortality
Smallpox
Where did the Renaissance begin? (What city?)
Rome
Venice
Florence
Milan
Define Indulgence.
A Church-granted remission of punishment for sins, often obtained through payment or good works
A period of artistic revival
A feudal land grant
A formal break with the Catholic Church
Define Renaissance.
A decline in learning that followed the Middle Ages
A cultural and intellectual “rebirth” of classical ideas in Europe
A series of Church reforms led by Martin Luther
A political movement to weaken monarchies
The invention of what helped the Renaissance and Reformation ideas spread quickly?
Movable-type printing press
Steam engine
Magnetic compass
Astrolabe
Any non-Catholic Christian is called what?
Orthodox
Protestant
Puritan
Anglican
Who wrote the 95 Theses?
John Calvin
Martin Luther
Ulrich Zwingli
Henry VIII
Why did King Henry VIII drive the Catholic Church out of England?
He rejected all religion
He sought absolute power over Parliament
He wanted an annulment to remarry when the Pope refused
He aimed to end feudalism
Describe the reasons that Florence and Northern Italy were good reasons for the Renaissance to start there. (hint: 3 reasons)
Wealth from Mediterranean trade supported patrons of the arts
Competition among independent urban city-states fostered innovation
Large number of monasteries banned secular learning
Proximity to classical Roman heritage inspired scholars and artists
The region had the earliest printing press in Europe
List the three “G’s” of exploration.
Gold
Glory
God
Guns
Geography
Who was the first explorer given credit for sailing around the world?
Christopher Columbus
Vasco da Gama
Ferdinand Magellan
Amerigo Vespucci
Define “Geocentric Theory”.
The Sun is at the center of the universe and planets orbit it
The Earth is at the center of the universe and all heavenly bodies orbit it
Planets move in elliptical orbits around the Sun
Gravity keeps planets in motion around the Sun
Who was responsible for discovering the first laws of gravity during the Scientific Revolution?
Galileo Galilei
Johannes Kepler
Isaac Newton
Nicolaus Copernicus
The French Revolution started when the Parisian mobs stormed this old prison and killed its guards.
The Tuileries
The Bastille
Versailles
The Conciergerie
This French philosopher came up with the “separation of power” ideals that the United States followed when it wrote the Constitution.
Voltaire
Montesquieu
Rousseau
Diderot
Before the French Revolution took place, France and its old regime were divided into three ______. The 1st was the Church, 2nd the nobility, and 3rd was everyone else.
parlements
departments
estates
guilds
Who invented telescopes, developed early physics, and challenged the church with science during the Scientific Revolution.
Isaac Newton
Galileo Galilei
Johannes Kepler
Francis Bacon
This movement in the mid to late 1700’s questioned people’s natural rights, nature, and injustice.
Romanticism
Absolutism
The Enlightenment
Mercantilism
The Russians used this tactic to defeat Napoleon when he invaded. It kept Napoleon from being able to live off the land.
Blitzkrieg
Guerrilla warfare
Scorched-earth policy
Siege warfare
Napoleon’s final battle where he was defeated by the British was at-
Austerlitz
Leipzig
Trafalgar
Waterloo
This machine put thousands to death during the French Revolution’s radical and violent Reign of Terror.
Gallows
Guillotine
Iron maiden
Rack
Which French King was very strong during the late 1600’s, led France through a golden age, and was called the “sun king”?
Louis XIII
Louis XIV
Louis XV
Louis XVI
Define Imperialism.
A policy of extending a country’s power by acquiring colonies or dominating other nations
An economic system based on private ownership and profit
A movement to end slavery worldwide
A belief that monarchs are divinely chosen
Define Industrialization.
The rise of agriculture and peasant labor
The shift to machine production in factories and mass manufacturing
The spread of trade networks across oceans
The adoption of democratic constitutions in Europe
Define Nationalism.
A belief in global government
Loyalty and devotion to one’s nation, often seeking self-rule or unity
Support for colonial empires over local rule
A philosophy that rejects all governmental authority
Which country in North America is the 2nd oldest country and has its foundations in a slave rebellion?
Canada
Mexico
Haiti
United States
Which Prussian leader used “realpolitik” to unify Germany in 1876?
Otto von Bismarck
Kaiser Wilhelm II
Helmut Kohl
Frederick the Great
What does the word “Kaiser” mean in German?
King
Emperor
Chancellor
General
Define Communism.
An economic system with private ownership and free markets
A political ideology advocating class struggle with private property protected
A system in which the means of production are collectively owned and a classless society is sought
A limited monarchy with elected parliament
Define Urbanization.
Movement of people from cities to rural areas
Growth of cities as people migrate from rural areas to urban centers
Decline of industry and expansion of agriculture
Replacement of factories with home-based crafts
This era that started in Great Britain saw the mass production of machine-made goods increase in the 1700's.
Scientific Revolution
Industrial Revolution
Enlightenment
Agricultural Revolution
Define mulattoes.
People of mixed Indigenous and European ancestry
People of mixed European and African ancestry
People of mixed Asian and European ancestry
People of mixed African and Indigenous ancestry
Which German state started the German unification process, was the most powerful, and had a strongest army in the world.
Bavaria
Saxony
Prussia
Hanover
Define Fascism.
A democratic system emphasizing individual rights and free elections
An authoritarian ultranationalist ideology led by a dictatorial leader suppressing opposition
A socialist system with worker control of factories through unions
A theocratic government dominated by religious leaders
Who was the Fascist leader of Italy in WW2?
Benito Mussolini
Joseph Stalin
Francisco Franco
Victor Emmanuel III
Who was the Fascist leader of Germany in WW2?
Adolf Hitler
Heinrich Himmler
Joseph Goebbels
Kaiser Wilhelm II
Who was the leader of the United States in WW2?
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Herbert Hoover
Woodrow Wilson
What was the Nationalist Socialist Workers Party known as during WW2 Germany?
Weimar Party
Social Democratic Party
Nazi Party
Christian Democratic Union
What was Hitler’s book called that he wrote in prison in which he attacked the Treaty of Versailles and Jews?
The German Ideology
Mein Kampf
The Communist Manifesto
The Third Reich
What was Germany’s lightning war strategy called?
Schlieffen Plan
Blitzkrieg
Lebensraum
Anschluss
Who was assassinated from Austria to begin the chaos of WW1 starting?
Gavrilo Princip
Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Emperor Franz Joseph
Kaiser Wilhelm II
In the summer of 1940 Hitler began daily bombings of London that was called the _____.
Battle of Britain
The Blitz
Operation Sea Lion
Night of the Long Knives
Where did Japan target the U.S. pacific fleet with a surprise attack on December 7th, 1941?
Midway
Pearl Harbor
Guadalcanal
Manila Bay
What was the huge Allied liberation of France called in 1944 to land 3 million troops on the beaches and defeat Germany?
Operation Torch
D-Day
Battle of the Bulge
Operation Barbarossa
What was the turning point battle in the Pacific during WW2 between Japan and the United States?
Battle of Iwo Jima
Battle of Guadalcanal
Battle of Midway
Battle of Leyte Gulf
Which British ship was sunk by German U-Boats during WW1 which carried 128 Americans who died and brought America wanting to join the war?
HMS Dreadnought
RMS Lusitania
HMS Hood
RMS Titanic
Define Holocaust.
Systematic genocide by Nazi Germany resulting in the murder of six million Jews and millions of others
Mass migration of Europeans to the Americas in the 19th century
Government program to rebuild Europe after WW2
Military alliance formed to oppose Soviet expansion
Define Propaganda.
Neutral information shared for education only
Biased or misleading information used to promote a political cause or point of view
Independent journalism with verified facts
Scholarly research reviewed by experts
What weapon did the U.S. use to stop and defeat Japan and end WW2?
Chemical gas
Atomic bomb
Biological agents
Long-range artillery
