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WH Final Review

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 44mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What did the major early civilizations have in common when it came to their location?

a)

the were all along the sea coast

b)

they were all in the mountains

c)

they were all in Europe

d)

they were all along rivers

2.

How did the Bantu migration contribute to the spread of agriculture?

a)

The Bantu migration spread agricultural techniques and knowledge to new regions.

b)

The Bantu migration led to the decline of agriculture in the regions they settled in

c)

The Bantu migration had no impact on the spread of agriculture

d)

The Bantu migration caused the destruction of agricultural practices in new regions

3.

Which civilization believed in many gods and goddesses?

a)

Mesopotamia

b)

Egypt

c)

Both

4.

Which Characteristic of Civilization is this?:


Large populations of humans in one place

a)

Cities

b)

Technology

c)

Writing

d)

Complex Institutions

5.

People under control follow established laws/rules for protection

a)

Centralized Government

b)

Trade

c)

Planned Infrastructure

d)

Arts

6.
Which is the most important fact that makes the Silk Road significant to history ?
a)
It brought Silk to Europe.
b)
Marco Polo used the Silk Road.
c)
It was one on the first times Europe and Asia were connected and products and cultures were exchanged.
d)
It was so long ago. 
7.

What is the social system developed in India and the religion Hinduism based on the social class into which someone was born?

a)

reincarnation

b)

caste

c)

ahimsa

8.

The Greek city states shared

a)

religious beliefs

b)

language

c)

traditions like the Olympics

d)

all of the above

9.

Which of the following people typically held the most power in the Roman Republic?

a)

Everyone was treated equally

b)

Wealthy women

c)

Poor men

d)

Poor women

e)

Wealthy men

10.

Check THREE reasons why Christianity spread throughout the Roman Empire.

a)


Most people in the empire could understand Latin or Greek, the language of the Apostles.

b)

The Romans had a network of roads to connect the entire empire.

c)

The apostles sailed across the Atlantic to found new churches in America.

d)

Christianity started during the Pax Romana when travel around the empire was safe.

11.

What group(s) invaded Rome, finally putting an end to the Empire?

a)

Carthage

b)

Egypt

c)

Barbarians (Franks, Vandals, Visigoths)

d)

Greek rebels

12.

Which of the following was not one of Confucius's basic relationships?

a)

Husband and Wife

b)

Father and Brother

c)

Ruler and Subject

d)

Friend and Friend

13.

What was the significance of the House of Wisdom during the Islamic Golden Age?

a)

It was a military training center.

b)

It was a hub for learning and translation of various texts.

c)

It was a religious temple.

d)

It was a marketplace for trade.

14.

Ridges cut into a mountain side to make leveled land for farming

a)

hauca farming method

b)

slash & burn farming method

c)

terrace farming method

d)

planting stick farming method

15.

Musa was famous for making his Hajj (pilgrimage) to?

a)

Mecca

b)

Miami

c)

Mali

d)

None of these

16.

According to this passage, which Mongol practice contributed greatly to their success?

a)

nomadic lifestyle

b)

superior horsemanship

c)

psychological warfare

d)

religious conversion

17.

The location of the city of Constantinople was...

a)

In the center of Europe

b)

On the coast of North Africa

c)

It was in the Middle East close to India

d)

It was between Europe, Asia and Africa

18.

A system of GOVERNMENT in which power is Hierarchical: based on relationships, obligations, and land ownership between lords and vassals.

a)

democracy

b)

manor system

c)

republic

d)

feudalism

19.

How did the Black Plague come from Asia into Europe?

a)

Silk Road (Trade Routes)

b)

Ships

c)

Rats

d)

It was always there

e)

In Gold and Salt Shipments

20.

What happened after the printing press was developed?

a)

Books became cheaper to make

b)

Increased Literacy Rate

c)

People gained knowledge on math, science and medicine

d)

all answers are correct

21.

What were the three G's that motivated most people to come to the "new world"?

a)

Gold, God, and Glory

b)

Gifts, Gadgets, and Generosity

c)

Gratitude, Guidance, and Goodwill

d)

Goodness, Grace, and Growth

22.

When slaves were loaded onto boats to be taken and sold, this part of the triangular trade route was called what?

a)

the American Passage

b)

the Middle Passage

c)

the Lower Passage

d)

the African Passage

23.

The Ottoman and Safavids were the first to use this military invention throughout their empire:

a)

Ships

b)

Telescopes

c)

Gunpowder

d)

Bows and arrows

24.

Which of these men of the Renaissance was known equally for his art as well as inventions?

a)

Rueben

b)

Leonardo da Vinci

c)

Michelangelo

d)

Aristotle

25.

The Columbian Exchange. was a movement of _______, between the Eastern and Western hemispheres. 

a)

people/cultures 

b)

disease

c)

animals/plants

d)

all of the above

26.

What was the purpose of the 95 Theses?

a)

To praise God in Germany

b)

To celebrate the Pope.

c)

To argue against the practices of the Church

d)

To deface the Wittenberg Church

27.

king of France; dubbed himself the "Sun King;" is considered the symbol of 'absolute monarchy'

a)

Charles V

b)

Philip II

c)

Cardinal Richelieu

d)

Louis XIV

28.

You are born with _________________ that can't be taken away; life, liberty, property

a)

philosophy

b)

natural rights

c)

separation of power

d)

checks and balances

29.

Enlightenment thinkers and theories inspired

a)

the French Revolution

b)

Latin American Revolutions

c)

other revolutions of the 1800s

d)

all of the above

30.

Which of the following describes the working conditions during the Industrial Revolution?

a)

Flexible hours, competitive wages, comfortable and hygienic conditions, no child labor, fair workers' rights

b)

Long hours, low wages, dangerous and unsanitary conditions, child labor, lack of workers' rights

c)

Short hours, high wages, safe and clean conditions, no child labor, strong workers' rights

d)

Moderate hours, average wages, safe and sanitary conditions, limited child labor, some workers' rights

31.

Factories, Urban Population increase, and burning of coal led to what?

a)

More money

b)

Larger Villages in the country

c)

Increased pollution

d)

Loss of Jobs

32.

Both the Boxer Rebellion in China and the Sepoy Rebellion in India reflected what common reaction to imperialism?

a)

Resistance to foreign imperialism.

b)

Collaboration with imperial powers.

c)

Indifference to foreign influence.

d)

Acceptance of foreign rule.

33.

Which action in Japanese history occurred during the Meiji Restoration?

a)

Japan modernized its economy. and industrialized its country.

b)

Mongols invaded the islands of Japan.

c)

The Japanese government adopted an isolationist policy

d)

Buddhism became the official religion of Japan

34.

What is the best definition of imperialism?

a)

The belief that all countries should remain isolated from world affairs

b)

The policy of one nation extending its power by controlling other lands and peoples

c)

The movement to create equal trade between all nations

d)

The idea that citizens should have full control over their government

35.

Name the Causes of WW1:

a)

Migration, Agriculture, Inflation, National Planning

b)

Mobilization, Appeasement, Isolationism, National Debt

c)

Monarchy, Aristocracy, Industrialization, Neutrality

d)

Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, Nationalism

36.

Name the WWII Cause: Germany lost territory, was forced to pay huge reparations (payments by a defeated country for the destruction it caused in a war), was forced to take responsibility for the war through the War Guilt clause. Germany suffered from economic problems like inflation and unemployment and Germany was often unable to meet reparation payments. These problems left many Germans angry

a)

Great Depression and the rise of Dictatorships

b)

Treaty of Versailles

c)

Appeasement

d)

Invasion of Poland

37.

During the 1930s, the Nazi (National Socialist) Party received support from the German people because it promised to

a)

Abide by the Versailles Treaty

b)

Improve economic conditions in Germany (After the problems of the Treaty of Versailles)

c)

Promote policies that ensured ethnic equality

d)

Utilize international organizations to solve problems

38.

What was the Holocaust?

a)

A war between Germany and other European nations

b)

A religious conflict in Europe

c)

A political movement in Germany

d)

A period of mass extermination of a group of people for ethnic, racial, religious or other reasons

39.

What was the name of the agreement between European leaders where Hitler was given permission to occupy the Sudetenland if he agreed to stop taking new land? (Policy of Appeasement)

a)

The Munich Agreement

b)

The Berlin Agreement

c)

The Treaty of Versailles

d)

The Czechoslovakia Accords

40.

A new form of warfare tactic that involves using fast-moving airplanes followed by tanks and massive infantry forces to take the enemy by surprise. Means “lightning war”.

a)

Lebensraum

b)

Mein Kampf

c)

Blitzkrieg

d)

Anschluss

41.

What would the title of this chart be?

a)

Events during WWI

b)

Causes of WWII

c)

The Cold War

d)

Spanish Civil War

42.

During the Arms Race, the U.S. and the Soviet Union were:

a)

developing nuclear weapons

b)

testing nuclear weapons

c)

stockpiling nuclear weapons

d)

inventing ICBMs

43.

What is the apartheid system?

a)

A democratic government system

b)

A system that brought equality to all races

c)

A system of laws that segrated the races in South Africa

d)

A dictator type of government system

44.

2) What did the Marshall Plan do?

a)

Punished war criminals

b)

Divided Germany into East and West Germany

c)

Provided aid to countries recovering from World War II

d)

Divided Korea into North and South Korea

e)

Built up nuclear weapons for the Cold War

45.

genocide

a)

the negotiations and discussions carried out in handling affairs without arousing hostility

b)

Widespread murder and other acts committed by governments or other groups with the intent to destroy— in whole or in part—a national, racial, religious, or ethnic group.

c)

The act or process of approving and sanctioning formally

d)

the interaction of countries and how they cooperate to resolve issues among themselves

46.

What did the fall of the Berlin Wall mean?

a)

It caused East and West Germany to split up.

b)

It didn't really change anything about the Cold War or Germany.

c)

It started the Cold War and split Germany into two parts.

d)

It showed the end of the Cold War and brought East and West Germany back together.

47.

The increased flow of trade, people, technology, culture and ideas among countries.

a)

Colonization

b)

International trade

c)

Globalization

d)

Decolonization

48.

Which function was common to both NATO and the Warsaw Pact?

a)

Economic cooperation

b)

Collective defense

c)

Cultural exchanges

d)

Promoting democracy

49.
What are the 4 main purposes of the United Nations?
a)
keep peace, develop relations, improve the life of the world's poor, centre for discord
b)
keep peace, develop relations, improve the life of the world's rich, centre for harmony
c)
keep peace, develop relations, improve the life of the world's poor, centre for harmony
d)
keep peace, wage war, improve the life of the world's poor, centre for harmony
50.

The purpose of Mohandas Gandhi's actions such as the Salt March and the textile boycott was to

a)

begin a cycle of armed revolution

b)

draw attention to critical issues

c)

increase the strength of the military

d)

resist the power of religious leaders