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Gallopade LEAP Review

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 30mins

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Class
Date
1.

Which location on the map represents the North European Plain?

a)

Location A

b)

Location B

c)

Location C

2.

Choose the correct word or phrase to answer each question about religion in the Roman Empire. What group of people were persecuted at first in the Roman Empire?

a)

Jewish people

b)

Christian people

3.

Choose the correct word or phrase to answer each question about religion in the Roman Empire. What event did this persecution lead to?

a)

Christian Diaspora

b)

Jewish Diaspora

4.

Choose the correct word or phrase to answer each question about religion in the Roman Empire. What religion later spread in the Roman Empire over Roman roads?

a)

the Jewish religion

b)

the Christian religion

5.

The Crusades were fought mainly over control of which area of land?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

6.
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Complete the chart to indicate how the Bubonic Plague spread geographically from one region to another by matching each stage to its region.

a)

Originated in

1.

CA (Central Asia)

b)

Spread to (first)

2.

ME (Middle East)

c)

Spread to (second)

3.

IT (Italy)

7.

Choose the correct word to complete each sentence about the Magna Carta. The Magna Carta was drawn up by the ________.

a)

king

b)

nobles

8.

Choose the correct word to complete each sentence about the Magna Carta. It was presented to the ________.

a)

king

b)

nobles

9.

Choose the correct word to complete each sentence about the Magna Carta. The Magna Carta limited the power of the ________.

a)

king

b)

nobles

10.

Choose the correct word to complete each sentence about the Magna Carta. It increased the power of the ________.

a)

king

b)

nobles

11.

Which statements best describe the importance and role of Joan of Arc? (Choose 3)

a)

She became a Roman Catholic saint.

b)

She was inspired by religious visions.

c)

She called for an invasion of England.

d)

She was nicknamed the Victor of New Orleans.

12.

How did Ghana become wealthy? (Choose 3)

a)

through farming

b)

through the slave trade

c)

by having Africa’s largest trade port

d)

taxing everything that went in and out of the kingdom

13.

How did Mali’s trade with Arab traders have an impact on the culture of Mali? (Choose 2)

a)

Islam spread throughout the kingdom of Mali.

b)

Scholarship grew throughout the kingdom of Mali.

14.

Determine which city each description applies to. Write D for Djenné. Write T for Timbuktu. Write B for both. grew into a bustling center for trade

a)

Djenné (D)

b)

Timbuktu (T)

c)

Both (B)

15.

Determine which city each description applies to. Write D for Djenné. Write T for Timbuktu. Write B for both. attracted scholars from many places

a)

Djenné (D)

b)

Timbuktu (T)

c)

Both (B)

16.

Determine which city each description applies to. Write D for Djenné. Write T for Timbuktu. Write B for both. leading commercial and cultural setting

a)

Djenné (D)

b)

Timbuktu (T)

c)

Both (B)

17.

Determine which city each description applies to. Write D for Djenné. Write T for Timbuktu. Write B for both. important center of learning and Islamic culture

a)

Djenné (D)

b)

Timbuktu (T)

c)

Both (B)

18.

Determine which city each description applies to. Write D for Djenné. Write T for Timbuktu. Write B for both. close proximity to trade routes and gold mines promoted growth

a)

Djenné (D)

b)

Timbuktu (T)

c)

Both (B)

19.

How did physical geography influence the development of the kingdom of Songhai? Choose 2.

a)

Gao had a central position on the trade routes.

b)

Gao was in a good position to expand into east Africa.

c)

Gao was the city furthest from the Atlantic trade routes.

d)

Gao was further east and deeper into the Sahara desert than Djenné and Timbuktu.

20.

What contributed to the weakening of Songhai’s power?

a)

religious wars

b)

European colonization

c)

competition with Portuguese traders

d)

wars along the Trans-Saharan trade routes

21.

Match each geographic feature with the correct description. Write AM for Appalachian Mountains. Write AO for Atlantic Ocean. Write GP for Great Plains. Write GA for Gulf of America. Write MR for Mississippi River. Write PO for Pacific Ocean. Write PM Pacific Ocean Mountains. Write RM for Rocky Mountains. The Mississippi River flows into this body of water.

a)

Appalachian Mountains (AM)

1.

one of the oldest mountain ranges in the world

b)

Atlantic Ocean (AO)

2.

this body of water is the second-largest ocean in the world

c)

Great Plains (GP)

3.

farmers grow crops like wheat, corn, and soybeans here

d)

Gulf of America (GA)

4.

the Mississippi River flows into this body of water

22.

Match each geographic feature with the correct description. Write AM for Appalachian Mountains. Write AO for Atlantic Ocean. Write GP for Great Plains. Write GA for Gulf of America. Write MR for Mississippi River. Write PO for Pacific Ocean. Write PM Pacific Ocean Mountains. Write RM for Rocky Mountains. This body of water is the largest ocean in the world. This series of mountain ranges are near the west coast. This body of water is the second-longest river in the U.S. This mountain range stretches from Alaska to New Mexico.

a)

Pacific Ocean (PO)

1.

this body of water is the largest ocean in the world

b)

Pacific Ocean Mountains (PM)

2.

this series of mountain ranges are near the west coast

c)

Mississippi River (MR)

3.

this body of water is the second-longest river in the U.S.

d)

Rocky Mountains (RM)

4.

this mountain range stretches from Alaska to New Mexico

23.

Which type of home did Southeastern Indigenous civilizations build?

a)

longhouse

b)

pueblo

c)

tepee

d)

wigwam

24.

Decide which shelter each phrase describes. Some may describe both. Write E for earth lodge. Write T for tepee. Write B for both. round

a)

Earth lodge (E)

b)

Tepee (T)

c)

Both (B)

25.

Decide which shelter each phrase describes. Some may describe both. Write E for earth lodge. Write T for tepee. Write B for both. single-family dwellings

a)

Earth lodge (E)

b)

Tepee (T)

c)

Both (B)

26.

Decide which shelter each phrase describes. Some may describe both. Write E for earth lodge. Write T for tepee. Write B for both. a type of home and shelter

a)

Earth lodge (E)

b)

Tepee (T)

c)

Both (B)

27.

Decide which shelter each phrase describes. Some may describe both. Write E for earth lodge. Write T for tepee. Write B for both. could hold three generations

a)

Earth lodge (E)

b)

Tepee (T)

c)

Both (B)

28.

Decide which shelter each phrase describes. Some may describe both. Write E for earth lodge. Write T for tepee. Write B for both. permanent and suited to farming lifestyle

a)

Earth lodge (E)

b)

Tepee (T)

c)

Both (B)

29.

Decide which shelter each phrase describes. Some may describe both. Write E for earth lodge. Write T for tepee. Write B for both. temporary and suited to nomadic lifestyle

a)

Earth lodge (E)

b)

Tepee (T)

c)

Both (B)

30.

Decide which shelter each phrase describes. Some may describe both. Write E for earth lodge. Write T for tepee. Write B for both. cone-shaped and covered in animal skins

a)

Earth lodge (E)

b)

Tepee (T)

c)

Both (B)

31.

Decide which shelter each phrase describes. Some may describe both. Write E for earth lodge. Write T for tepee. Write B for both. dome-shaped and covered by branches, grasses, and earth

a)

Earth lodge (E)

b)

Tepee (T)

c)

Both (B)

32.

Number the events in the order they would occur in an Indigenous Plains civilization that had bands and tribal councils. Start by numbering the first event as 1. A disagreement in an Indigenous civilization. Different bands from the Indigenous civilization gather together. The leaders of each band form a tribal council to discuss the issue. The tribal council makes decisions about how to handle the issue.

a)

A disagreement in an Indigenous civilization.

1.

first

b)

Different bands from the Indigenous civilization gather together.

2.

second

c)

The leaders of each band form a tribal council to discuss the issue.

3.

third

d)

The tribal council makes decisions about how to handle the issue.

4.

fourth

33.

Match each Indigenous cultural group with the language or languages that they spoke. Write N for Northeast Indigenous people. Write P for Plains Indigenous people. Write S for Southeast Indigenous people. Muskogeean; Algonquian and Iroquoian; Siouan, Algonquian, Caddoan, Uto-Aztecan, Athabaskan

a)

Muskogeean

1.

Southeast Indigenous people (S)

b)

Algonquian and Iroquoian

2.

Northeast Indigenous people (N)

c)

Siouan, Algonquian, Caddoan, Uto-Aztecan, Athabaskan

3.

Plains Indigenous people (P)

34.

Which statements correctly describe the Six Nations of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy? (Choose 3)

a)

No decision is made until each chief of the Great Council agrees.

b)

Decisions are made with at least a two-thirds vote of the Grand Council.

c)

The Six Nations eventually ruled all of the Northeastern Indigenous people.

d)

The Six Nations collected food from each tribe and nation to ensure all people had food.

e)

The Five Nations, which later became the Six Nations, is one of the oldest democracies in the world.

35.

Choose the correct word or phrase to answer each question about how the Inca people adapted to their environment: The Inca people settled in the mountains for ________.

a)

religious purposes

b)

protection and safety

36.

Choose the correct word or phrase to answer each question about how the Inca people adapted to their environment: What geographic features in the mountains became particularly important to Incan society?

a)

grasslands

b)

plateaus

37.

Choose the correct word or phrase to answer each question about how the Inca people adapted to their environment: While the coastal desert was too dry to settle in, some of the desert region was good for ________.

a)

agriculture

b)

hunting and gathering

38.

Choose the correct word or phrase to answer each question about how the Inca people adapted to their environment: The jungle had many natural resources ________ good living conditions.

a)

and offered

b)

but did not offer

39.

Which descriptions complete the graphic organizer? (Choose 2)

a)

had a large, thriving port

b)

had a president that controlled its trade

c)

successful banking system established here

d)

considered the birthplace of the Renaissance

40.

Choose the correct phrase to complete each sentence about the impact of Johannes Gutenberg's invention: Johannes Gutenberg invented ________.

a)

a printing press

b)

a new philosophy

41.

Choose the correct phrase to complete each sentence about the impact of Johannes Gutenberg's invention: This invention, along with the earlier invention of paper, led to ________.

a)

changes to the focus of university education

b)

mass production of maps, pamphlets, and books

42.

Choose the correct phrase to complete each sentence about the impact of Johannes Gutenberg's invention: This led to ________.

a)

increased literacy

b)

less belief in religion

43.

Choose the correct phrase to complete each sentence about the impact of Johannes Gutenberg's invention: Books spread throughout the world which introduced places to new ideas and increased ________.

a)

cultural diffusion

b)

wealth

44.

Two dominant theories about the universe existed at the time of the Scientific Revolution: the geocentric theory and heliocentric theory. Choose the appropriate theory for each example: The sun is the center of the universe.

a)

Geocentric theory

b)

Heliocentric theory

45.

Two dominant theories about the universe existed at the time of the Scientific Revolution: the geocentric theory and heliocentric theory. Choose the appropriate theory for each example: Planet Earth is the center of the universe.

a)

Geocentric theory

b)

Heliocentric theory

46.

Two dominant theories about the universe existed at the time of the Scientific Revolution: the geocentric theory and heliocentric theory. Choose the appropriate theory for each example: Earth is in motion, revolving around the sun.

a)

Geocentric theory

b)

Heliocentric theory

47.

Two dominant theories about the universe existed at the time of the Scientific Revolution: the geocentric theory and heliocentric theory. Choose the appropriate theory for each example: The planets, stars, and sun revolve around planet Earth.

a)

Geocentric theory

b)

Heliocentric theory

48.

Two dominant theories about the universe existed at the time of the Scientific Revolution: the geocentric theory and heliocentric theory. Choose the appropriate theory for each example: Earth is not in motion but fixed in the center of the universe.

a)

Geocentric theory

b)

Heliocentric theory

49.

Two dominant theories about the universe existed at the time of the Scientific Revolution: the geocentric theory and heliocentric theory. Choose the appropriate theory for each example: The planets, including Earth, and the stars revolve around the sun.

a)

Geocentric theory

b)

Heliocentric theory

50.

Choose the correct word or phrase to complete each sentence about Silk Road trade routes: Silk Road overland trade routes were ________ compared to sea trade routes.

a)

fast

b)

slow

51.

Choose the correct word or phrase to complete each sentence about Silk Road trade routes: European explorers wanted to find a faster route to Asia by sailing ________.

a)

east

b)

west

52.

Choose the correct explorer or phrase to answer each question about the conquest of the Aztec and Inca Empires: Who conquered the Aztec Empire?

a)

Hernan Cortés

b)

Francisco Pizarro

c)

Hernando de Soto

53.

Choose the correct explorer or phrase to answer each question about the conquest of the Aztec and Inca Empires: What did he do to conquer the Aztecs?

a)

used local indigenous tribes as allies

b)

captured Atahualpa by ambushing him

54.

Choose the correct explorer or phrase to answer each question about the conquest of the Aztec and Inca Empires: Who conquered the Inca Empire?

a)

Hernan Cortés

b)

Francisco Pizarro

c)

Hernando de Soto

55.

Choose the correct explorer or phrase to answer each question about the conquest of the Aztec and Inca Empires: He had failed to conquer the Inca Empire two previous times. What did he do that allowed him to be successful in his conquest?

a)

used local indigenous tribes as allies

b)

captured Atahualpa by ambushing him

56.

Choose the correct phrase or European language to complete each sentence about the influence of European colonization on spoken language: Europeans often ________ they colonized.

a)

spoke the languages of areas

b)

brought their languages to areas

57.

Choose the correct phrase or European language to complete each sentence about the influence of European colonization on spoken language: Today, the languages spoken in previously colonized areas are often ________ the power that colonized the area.

a)

the same as

b)

different from

58.

Choose the correct phrase or European language to complete each sentence about the influence of European colonization on spoken language: For example, the Brazilians speak ________.

a)

French

b)

Portuguese

c)

Spanish

59.

Choose the correct phrase or European language to complete each sentence about the influence of European colonization on spoken language: Meanwhile, other areas of South America speak ________.

a)

French

b)

Portuguese

c)

Spanish

60.

Which statements describe the slavery system in the Americas? (Choose 2)

a)

Enslaved people faced brutal and inhumane treatment.

b)

Children of enslaved people were treated as free people.

c)

Laws supported the cruel punishment of enslaved people.