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2025 Fall Final MWH Part 1

Total questions: 90

Worksheet time: 45mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Democracy was born in what Greek city-state?

a)

Peloponnesus

b)

Macedonia

c)

Athens

d)

Sparta

2.

The achievements of Ancient Greece and Rome occurred during what period?

a)

The Classical Period

b)

The Renaissance

c)

The Medieval Period

d)

The Scientific Revolution

3.

What is an empire?

a)

An intergalactic federation

b)

A powerful country that controls other lands

c)

A democratic government

d)

A trade alliance

4.

Rome's engineering achievements included which of the following?

a)

Roads

b)

Paper

c)

Gunpowder

d)

Aqueducts

5.

Which factors contributed to the decline of the Roman Empire?

a)

Political corruption

b)

Economic problems

c)

Invasions

d)

Military overstretch

6.

Which achievements are associated with Ancient Greece?

a)

Democracy

b)

Philosophy

c)

Art and architecture

d)

Feudalism

7.

The modern English language contains many words with Greek roots.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

Independent regions in Ancient Greece were known as what?

a)

City-states

b)

Provinces

c)

Empires

d)

Kingdoms

9.

Which civilization borrowed heavily from Greek culture?

a)

Egypt

b)

China

c)

Persia

d)

Rome

10.

Which areas of Western culture were influenced by Greece and Rome?

a)

Government

b)

Law

c)

Architecture

d)

Language

11.

What religion spread throughout Europe during the Roman Empire?

a)

Islam

b)

Christianity

c)

Judaism

d)

Hinduism

12.

Put the following events in correct chronological order.

a)

Fall of Rome → Middle Ages → Renaissance → Modern Era

b)

Middle Ages → Fall of Rome → Modern Era → Renaissance

c)

Renaissance → Middle Ages → Fall of Rome → Modern Era

d)

Fall of Rome → Renaissance → Middle Ages → Modern Era

13.

Which events occurred during the Middle Ages?

a)

The Crusades

b)

Viking invasions

c)

The Black Plague

d)

The Industrial Revolution

14.

Where were the Middle Ages considered "darkest"?

a)

The Americas

b)

East Asia

c)

Western Europe

d)

Africa

15.

Another name for the Middle Ages is

a)

The Dark Ages

b)

The Classical Era

c)

The Enlightenment

d)

The Modern Age

16.

What disease killed millions of Europeans during the Middle Ages?

a)

Smallpox

b)

The Black Plague

c)

Influenza

d)

Cholera

17.

The Middle Ages ended with which movement?

a)

The Reformation

b)

The Renaissance

c)

The Scientific Revolution

d)

The Enlightenment

18.

What were the Crusades?

a)

Economic reforms

b)

Trade agreements

c)

Religious wars

d)

Political debates

19.

Which Greek city-state was most focused on military strength?

a)

Sparta

b)

Athens

20.

Ancient Greece developed along which sea?

a)

Black Sea

b)

Red Sea

c)

Aegean Sea

d)

Mediterranean Sea

21.

The Greek Empire spread from which region to which region?

a)

Spain

b)

Britain

c)

China

d)

India

22.

Greek heroes inspired the creation of what event?

a)

The Olympic Games

b)

Soccer

c)

Modern warfare

d)

Theater

23.

Greek and Roman culture most influenced which part of the world?

a)

East Asia

b)

Africa

c)

The Western World

d)

South America

24.

Modern-day Rome is located in which country?

a)

France

b)

Italy

c)

Spain

d)

Greece

25.

Roman conquests stretched from which region to which region?

a)

Britain

b)

Scandinavia

c)

Iraq

d)

India

26.

Rome was successful in part because it absorbed the cultures of conquered peoples.

a)

True

b)

False

27.

The Renaissance is best described as

a)

A return to feudalism

b)

A rebirth of interest in Ancient Greece and Rome

c)

A religious war

d)

A period of isolation

28.

Why did the Renaissance begin in Florence, Italy?

a)

It was controlled by the pope

b)

It had the largest army

c)

It was wealthy from trade and banking

d)

It was the capital of Europe

29.

What were wealthy supporters of artists called?

a)

Collectors

b)

Clients

c)

Patrons

d)

Merchants

30.

Which family was the most powerful patron family in Florence?

a)

Borgia

b)

Sforza

c)

Medici

d)

Tudor

31.

What does it mean to be skeptical?

a)

To believe everything

b)

To question ideas and demand evidence

c)

To reject all authority

d)

To avoid learning

32.

Before the Renaissance, who dominated art and learning in Europe?

a)

Merchants

b)

Kings

c)

The Catholic Church

d)

Universities

33.

Why did Florence choose David as a symbol?

a)

He was a Roman emperor

b)

He represented wealth

c)

He symbolized strength against larger enemies

d)

He was a religious leader

34.

Which Renaissance value emphasized human potential and achievement?

a)

Feudalism

b)

Humanism

c)

Absolutism

d)

Theocracy

35.

Which value focused on worldly life rather than religion?

a)

Monasticism

b)

Secularism

c)

Scholasticism

d)

Predestination

36.

Individualism during the Renaissance emphasized

a)

Group loyalty

b)

Personal achievement and talent

c)

Obedience to authority

d)

Religious devotion

37.

What is meant by a "Renaissance Man"?

a)

A soldier

b)

A person skilled in many areas

c)

A religious leader

d)

A political ruler

38.

Which artwork best represents Renaissance humanism?

a)

The School of Athens

b)

Medieval tapestries

c)

Gothic cathedrals

d)

Cave paintings

39.

In The Last Supper, Jesus announces that

a)

He will perform a miracle

b)

He will leave Jerusalem

c)

One of his disciples will betray him

d)

He will crown a king

40.

Renaissance artists used which technique to create depth?

a)

Symbolism

b)

Mosaic

c)

Perspective

d)

Calligraphy

41.

What does "classical influence" mean in Renaissance art?

a)

Medieval religious style

b)

Inspiration from Greek and Roman ideas

c)

Asian artistic traditions

d)

Abstract design

42.

Which Renaissance value encouraged questioning traditional beliefs?

a)

Humanism

b)

Skepticism

c)

Feudal loyalty

d)

Absolutism

43.

The Renaissance helped shift Europe toward

a)

Religious isolation

b)

Declining education

c)

New ways of thinking and learning

d)

Tribal government

44.

What invention helped Renaissance ideas spread quickly?

a)

Compass

b)

Astrolabe

c)

Printing press

d)

Telescope

45.

Which movement followed the Renaissance and challenged Church authority?

a)

Enlightenment

b)

Reformation

c)

Industrial Revolution

d)

Romanticism

46.

Renaissance thinking emphasized education in

a)

Theology only

b)

The humanities

c)

Military training

d)

Trade skills

47.

The Renaissance marked a shift away from

a)

Democracy

b)

Medieval traditions

c)

Art and culture

d)

Science

48.

Which social group gained influence during the Renaissance?

a)

Peasants

b)

Merchants and bankers

c)

Serfs

d)

Slaves

49.

Renaissance art often focused on which subjects?

a)

Only kings

b)

Only religion

c)

Religion and everyday life

d)

Abstract symbols

50.

The Renaissance encouraged people to view humans as

a)

Helpless before God

b)

Equal to kings

c)

Capable of shaping their own future

d)

Bound strictly by tradition

51.

What belief did Catholics hold about salvation before the Reformation?

a)

Faith alone

b)

Faith and good works

c)

Predestination

d)

Church membership only

52.

Who sparked the Protestant Reformation in 1517?

a)

John Calvin

b)

Erasmus

c)

Martin Luther

d)

Henry VIII

53.

What did Martin Luther post that challenged Church practices?

a)

Peace of Augsburg

b)

Council of Trent

c)

The 95 Theses

d)

The Magna Carta

54.

What practice did Luther most strongly criticize?

a)

Baptism

b)

The sale of indulgences

c)

Church music

d)

Pilgrimages

55.

Why did Luther's ideas spread quickly?

a)

Support from the pope

b)

Universal literacy

c)

The printing press

d)

Church approval

56.

What did Protestants believe about interpreting the Bible?

a)

Only priests could read it

b)

Only the pope could interpret it

c)

Individuals should read it themselves

d)

It should remain in Latin

57.

Writing in the local language instead of Latin is called

a)

Translation

b)

Vernacular

c)

Dialect

d)

Script

58.

According to Protestant belief, salvation comes through

a)

Faith alone

b)

Good works

c)

Indulgences

d)

Church authority

59.

Who taught the idea of predestination?

a)

Martin Luther

b)

John Calvin

c)

Henry VIII

d)

Erasmus

60.

Predestination means that

a)

People earn salvation through actions

b)

God already knows who will be saved

c)

The Church selects the saved

d)

Salvation changes daily

61.

The Thirty Years’ War was fought mainly between

a)

England and France

b)

Protestants and Catholics

c)

Spain and Portugal

d)

Nobles and peasants

62.

Why were many rulers attracted to Protestantism?

a)

It required higher taxes

b)

It reduced Church power and increased royal authority

c)

It banned education

d)

It eliminated religion

63.

The Reformation weakened the power of

a)

Kings

b)

The Catholic Church

c)

Merchants

d)

Universities

64.

The Reformation was both a religious and

a)

Cultural movement

b)

Political movement

c)

Economic depression

d)

Scientific experiment

65.

Which movement focused on understanding the natural world through observation and experimentation?

a)

Renaissance

b)

Reformation

c)

Scientific Revolution

d)

Enlightenment

66.

What did the Scientific Revolution challenge?

a)

Trade routes

b)

Church and ancient explanations of nature

c)

Monarchies

d)

Exploration

67.

What does “heliocentric” mean?

a)

The sun is the center of the solar system

b)

The Earth is the center

c)

The moon controls planets

d)

Stars orbit Earth

68.

Which scientist used a telescope to support heliocentrism?

a)

Copernicus

b)

Newton

c)

Galileo

d)

Kepler

69.

What method uses observation, experimentation, and logic?

a)

Scholastic method

b)

Divine method

c)

Scientific method

d)

Classical method

70.

Who promoted the scientific method?

a)

Descartes

b)

Francis Bacon

c)

Newton

d)

Vesalius

71.

Who discovered that blood circulates through the body?

a)

Galen

b)

Vesalius

c)

William Harvey

d)

Leeuwenhoek

72.

“I think, therefore I am” was said by

a)

Galileo

b)

Bacon

c)

Newton

d)

René Descartes

73.

The Scientific Revolution encouraged people to rely on

a)

Tradition

b)

Religious authority

c)

Reason and evidence

d)

Myth

74.

Which earlier movement helped inspire the Scientific Revolution?

a)

Middle Ages

b)

Renaissance

c)

Industrial Revolution

d)

Romanticism

75.

The Scientific Revolution helped lay the foundation for

a)

Absolutism

b)

Feudalism

c)

The Enlightenment

d)

Colonialism

76.

What was the main goal of European explorers during the Age of Exploration?

a)

To spread democracy

b)

To find new trade routes to Asia

c)

To escape religious persecution

d)

To conquer Europe

77.

Which technological advances made long ocean voyages possible?

a)

Compass and astrolabe

b)

Printing press and telescope

c)

Steam engine and railroads

d)

Gunpowder and cannons

78.

What advantage did triangular sails give European ships?

a)

Greater cargo space

b)

Ability to sail against the wind

c)

Protection from storms

d)

Faster construction

79.

Who was the first European known to reach North America?

a)

Christopher Columbus

b)

Leif Erikson

c)

Ferdinand Magellan

d)

Vasco da Gama

80.

What was the Columbian Exchange?

a)

A treaty dividing land between Spain and Portugal

b)

The transfer of goods, people, animals, and diseases between hemispheres

c)

A European trading alliance

d)

A Native American resistance movement

81.

Which consequence of the Columbian Exchange was most devastating to Native Americans?

a)

Loss of land ownership

b)

Spread of deadly diseases

c)

Introduction of horses

d)

New trade opportunities

82.

Which crop from the Americas transformed European diets?

a)

Wheat

b)

Potatoes

c)

Rice

d)

Barley

83.

What was the Middle Passage?

a)

A land route through Asia

b)

The forced voyage of enslaved Africans across the Atlantic

c)

A missionary journey

d)

A European immigration route

84.

Which system forced Native Americans to work for Spanish settlers?

a)

Encomienda

b)

Feudalism

c)

Serfdom

d)

Mercantilism

85.

Which phrase best summarizes European motives for exploration?

a)

God, glory, and gold

b)

Peace, progress, and prosperity

c)

Land, labor, and law

d)

Faith, family, and freedom

86.

Which movement emphasized reason, logic, and individual rights?

a)

Reformation

b)

Renaissance

c)

Enlightenment

d)

Romanticism

87.

Who believed people are born with natural rights?

a)

Hobbes

b)

John Locke

c)

Voltaire

d)

Montesquieu

88.

According to John Locke, government exists to

a)

Control religion

b)

Protect natural rights

c)

Increase royal power

d)

Enforce tradition

89.

Which Enlightenment thinker supported freedom of speech and religion?

a)

Rousseau

b)

Voltaire

c)

Hobbes

d)

Calvin

90.

Who proposed separating government powers into branches?

a)

Locke

b)

Rousseau

c)

Montesquieu

d)

Newton