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copy of World History Midterm Review (Pages 1–3)

Total questions: 70

Worksheet time: 35mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The holy book of Islam is called the...

a)

Qur'an

b)

Sunna

c)

Hajj

d)

Torah

2.

What are the two main divisions or denominations within Islam?

a)

Fatwa and Ijma

b)

Suphi and Ruphi

c)

Shia and Suphi

d)

Sunni and Shia

3.

Great leader of Mali famous for his hajj (pilgrimage) to the Muslim holy city of Mecca

a)

Mansa Musa

b)

Benin

c)

Songhai

d)

Sundiata

4.

After Mansa Musa's death, Mali declined & was replaced by the kingdom of _____________.

a)

Ghana

b)

Kush

c)

Songhai

d)

Aksum

5.

_____ was the first of the great trading states to emerge in the area south of the Sahara in West Africa.

a)

Nubia

b)

Ghana

c)

Axum

d)

Sierra Leone

6.

The trade of which two products shaped the early history of North and West Africa?

a)

silk and gold

b)

ivory and salt

c)

spices and ivory

d)

salt and gold

7.

The Inca used this farming method which allowed them to farm on the steep mountainsides

a)

Crop rotation

b)

Terrace farming

c)

Drip irrigation

d)

Permanent crops

8.

Where was the Aztec empire located?

a)

Yucatan Peninsula

b)

Central Mexico

c)

Modern day California

d)

Chile and Peru

9.

Where did the Inca live?

a)

South America, specifically mostly modern Peru

b)

Yucatan Peninsula

c)

Central Mexico

10.

Whats the name of the stone city built high up in the Andes including religious temples, royal residences, and houses for workers?

a)

Machu Picchu

b)

Cusco

c)

Andes

d)

Nahuatl

11.

What is a "set of strings with knots. The Number and size of the knots conveyed meaning to the Inca."

a)

Aqueducts

b)

Hieroglyphics

c)

Quipu

d)

Ropes

12.

What did the Maya, Aztec and Incas all have in common?

a)

They established large empires.

b)

They were conquered by the French.

c)

They traded with China and India.

d)

They believed in polytheism.

13.

In the feudal system, _______________ farmed the lands owned by the lord.

a)

knights

b)

kings

c)

peasants

d)

vassals

14.

How did the Crusades change Europe?

a)

Strengthen Feudalism economically by reducing trade

b)

European Christians regained long term control of the Holy Lands

c)

Brought new goods, technology and medicine to Europe

d)

Expanded political control of the Muslims over Europe

15.

Military expeditions carried out by the European Christians in the Middle Ages to regain the Holy Land from the Muslims were known as the

a)

Crusades

b)

Missions

c)

Campaigns

d)

Great Trials

16.

Who was the teen peasant girl who rallied the French troops to fight back against the English in the Hundred Years War?

a)

Robin Hood

b)

Joan of Arc

c)

Queen Isabella

d)

Queen Elizabeth

17.

Who won the Hundred Years' War?

a)

France

b)

England

c)

China

d)

Italy

18.

How did Italy's location help make it the starting point of the Renaissance?

a)

Lack of trade with Constantinople inspired more art

b)

Greek merchants moved to Italy to avoid Ottoman trade networks

c)

Its geographic location on the Mediterranean Sea increased economic trade

d)

Libraries were made public to house lost Greek and Roman Texts

19.

The first moveable type of printing press that allowed mass production of materials was invented by

a)

Leonardo da Vinci.

b)

Johann Gutenberg.

c)

William Shakespeare.

d)

Michelangelo di Buonarroti Simoni.

20.

Martin Luther's main complaint was against what?

a)

The Bible

b)

Indulgences

c)

Ice Cream

d)

Inquisitions

21.

What was Martin Luther's list of complaints against the Church called?

a)

Peace of Augsburg

b)

New Testament

c)

95 Theses

d)

Magna Carta

22.

What is a shogun?

a)

A Chinese ruler who rules Japan in times of war.

b)

A high ranking landowning nobleman

c)

A Japanese military leader who rules until a young emperor is old enough to rule.

d)

A Japanese military leader who rules in place of the emperor.

23.

The city of ____________ was the capital of the Byzantine Empire.

a)

Rome

b)

Alexandria

c)

Istanbul

d)

Constantinople

24.

Justinian had a code of ________ made.

a)

conduct

b)

faith

c)

law

d)

rulers

25.

Justinian was known for building the __________.

a)

Ankor Wat

b)

Parthenon

c)

Colosseum

d)

Hagia Sophia

26.

Murasaki Shikibu's The Tale of Genji is generally considered the world's first ________.

a)

novel

b)

magazine

c)

play

d)

newspaper

27.

Olmec carved these using stone tools.

a)

Canoes

b)

Colossal Stone Heads

c)

Aquaducts

d)

Colossal Wooden Heads

28.

Which was NOT a "mother" civilization in Mesoamerica?

a)

Songhai

b)

Olmec

c)

Zapotec

d)

Chavin

29.

The Medici Family...

a)

Were the family of Mona Lisa

b)

Were the most famous painters in Florence

c)

Were the first mafia family to live in Italy

d)

Were patrons of the arts in Florence

30.

"The end justifies the means" and "It is better to be feared than loved" were key beliefs of this man, who wrote "The Prince"

a)

Shakespeare

b)

Petrarch

c)

Castiglione

d)

Machiavelli

31.

What is vernacular?

a)

only printing in Latin

b)

a type of vine

c)

local/native language

d)

holy scripture

32.

Why did England break with the Church?

a)

John Calvin set up his theocracy in one the towns

b)

The England did not break from the Catholic Church

c)

King Henry VIII wanted a divorce and Pope said no

d)

Martin Luther's influence spread throughout country

33.

The work of Ignatius of Loyola and the Jesuits are a part of what movement?

a)

Women's Rights

b)

The Catholic Reformation

c)

French Revolution

d)

Crusades

34.

Who was the Dutch artist that improved oil paints?

a)

Van Eyck

b)

Erasmus

c)

DaVinci

d)

Teresa of Avila

35.

Who was the Dutch Humanist that supported religious reform and education?

a)

Henry VIII

b)

Erasmus

c)

Martin Luther

d)

Michelangelo

36.

Who was the Spanish nun that started her own convent and wrote many books?

a)

Teresa of Avila

b)

Joan of Arc

c)

Mother Angelica

d)

Hildegard of Bingen

37.

Who was the most important Spanish Renaissance artist?

a)

El Greco

b)

Donatello

c)

Picasso

d)

DaVinci

38.

Who was the advisor to King Henry VIII that was executed for not accepting Henry VIII as head of the Church?

a)

John Calvin

b)

Martin Luther

c)

Ulrich Zwingli

d)

Thomas More

39.

Who was the important Swiss religious reformer that was compared to Martin Luther?

a)

Martin Luther

b)

Ulrich Zwingli

c)

DaVinci

d)

John Calvin

40.

What city did the Ottoman Empire conquer in 1453 putting an end to the Byzantium Empire?

a)

Constantinople

b)

Vienna

c)

Rome

d)

Athens

41.

The Byzantine Empire was actually part of

a)

the Roman Empire

b)

part of Umayyad caliphs

c)

the Mongol Empire

d)

the Persian Empire

42.

_____ were an elite guard of Ottoman soldiers.

a)

ulema

b)

janissaries

c)

sinans

d)

pashas

43.

Controversy centered on the appropriate use of Icons. There was fear that people would worship the Icons instead of the holy person represented in them.

a)

Byzantine controversy

b)

Iconoclasm

c)

KristallNacht

d)

Schism

44.

Why did the use of icons anger iconoclasts?

a)

they believed that only bishops should use icons

b)

they believed using icons taught people about God

c)

they believed using icons was like worshiping objects

d)

they believed using icons led to the Great Schism

45.

In 1054, the Eastern Orthodox Church and the Roman Catholic Church formally split. This is a:

a)

Liturgy

b)

Icon

c)

Schism

d)

Patriarch

46.

What were guilds in medieval Europe?

a)

New farming technologies

b)

Associations of merchants and artisans

c)

Trade routes

d)

Banking houses

47.

What is the system in Europe where lords gave land to vassals for service and loyalty?

a)

monarchy

b)

monastery

c)

feudalism

d)

chivalry

48.

A primary goal of Crusaders traveling to fight in the Holy Land was....

a)

recapture the holy city of Jerusalem

b)

to rescue the pope, who had been kidnapped by Byzantine pirates

c)

establish trade connections to bring luxury goods back to Europe

d)

stop the advance of the Mongols into the Middle East

49.

Which of these led to a money-based economy and the rise of cities? [SS.912.W.2.15]

a)

Viking invasions

b)

the manorial system

c)

the rise of the bourgeoisie

d)

the revival of trade

50.

Which answer best explains the development of new monarchies in England, France, and Spain in the mid- to late 1400s? [SS.912.W.2.16]

a)

A great military success in the Hundred Years’ War

b)

economic recovery after the Black Death

c)

a growing sense of national identity among the people

d)

a successful movement for reform in the Catholic Church

51.

Following the Hundred Years’ War, which of the following statements was true about England, France, and Spain? [SS.912.W.2.16]

a)

They had strong monarchs building strong centralized states.

b)

They were all recovering from significant internal strife.

c)

They were lifted by a great victory over a longtime enemy.

d)

They were aided by a strong working relationship between king and the nobility.

52.

Charlemagne was the king of which powerful Germanic tribe?

a)

Saxons

b)

Franks

c)

Jutes

d)

Goths

53.

How did the Bubonic Plague spread?

a)

Bad water

b)

Fleas on rats

c)

Alignment of the stars

d)

Looking at people

54.

What was the barter system replaced with?

a)

money economy

b)

credit

c)

increased trade

d)

slavery

55.

Which famous work is Avicenna most known for?

a)

The Almagest

b)

The Elements

c)

The Republic

d)

The Canon of Medicine

56.

Where did Ibn Battuta travel to ?

a)

North Africa , Central and Southeast Asia

b)

China and India

c)

North Asia and India

d)

India , North Africa , China and Morocco

57.

How did Battuta’s travel impact the world ?

a)

He discovered new lands , establishing new trade routes with countries in Asia

b)

His travels show different aspects of Islam to the world

c)

He gave rise to the Ottoman Civilization

d)

Not sure

58.

Which of the following Inca rulers was famous for expanding the territory of the Inca Empire?

a)

Manco Inca

b)

Atahualpa

c)

Huayna Capac

d)

Tupac Amaru

59.

What were chinampas?

a)

walls of skulls at temples

b)

people who lived in Tenochtitlan

c)

the name for Aztec city-states

d)

farmlands built in the swamps where the Aztec settled

60.

Who was the Mayan king of the city state of Palenque

a)

Pacal the Great

b)

Henry VIII

c)

Genghis Khan

d)

Charles Martel

61.

What is the name of the Muslim historian who wrote about his travels to Mali?

a)

Suleiman

b)

Rotunda

c)

Ibn Battuta

d)

McCord

62.

Which city became a central hub of Islamic learning in the Mali Empire?

a)

GAO

b)

Sagal

c)

Niani

d)

Timbuktu

63.

What role did Sundiata play in history?

a)

He was a famous artist.

b)

He was a philosopher who wrote many books.

c)

He was a scientist who invented the telescope.

d)

He was a legendary king who founded the Mali Empire.

64.

Who was the leader of the Aztecs

a)

Montezuma

b)

Sapa Inca

c)

Pizzaro

d)

Technocctitlan

65.

What was the main job of the griot?

a)

Fishing for food

b)

Storytelling

c)

Working with iron

d)

Protecting the village

66.

Who called for the first Crusade?

a)

Clovis

b)

Pacal the Great

c)

Genghis Khan

d)

Pope Urban II

67.

Who was the leader of the Mongols?

a)

El Greco

b)

Genghis Khan

c)

Montezuma

d)

Justinian

68.

Who was the founder of the Frankish Kingdom who conquered Gaul?

a)

Queen Elizabeth I

b)

Mansa Musa

c)

Joan of Arc

d)

Clovis

69.

Who stopped the Muslims at the Battle of Tours?

a)

Charles Martel

b)

Henry VIII

c)

Joan of Arc

d)

Muhammad

70.

Considered the founder of the Holy Roman Empire in Central Germany

a)

Ibn Battuta

b)

Clovis

c)

Thomas More

d)

Otto the Great