2011 World History Semester Practice Final
Part I. River Civilizations Chapters 1-3 (pg.’s 5-82)
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1. Historiography is the study of __________?
a. primary sources
b. secondary sources
c. the way history has been and is written
d. The way history has been changed
2. The Neolithic Age refers to the ________?
a. new stone age
b. old stone age
c. time when people were strictly nomadic
d. Middle stone age
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3. Which of the following is NOT a result of the domestication of plants and animals?
a. farming
c. nomadic lifestyle
b. population increases
d. Longer life span
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4. . What do the ancient civilizations of Mesopotamia, Egypt, India and China have in common?
a. they all had geographic barriers that
c. seasonal monsoons provided much needed
protected them from invasion
rain
b. they were located in river valleys
d. Had dry climates
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5. Which civilization developed along the Nile River?
a. Xia, Shang, and Zhou
c. Harrapa and Mohenjo-Daro
b. Egyptian
d. Mesopotamia
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6. They were great sailors of the ancient world.
They developed the alphabet.
They established colonies in Spain and North Africa.
They traded purple dye.
The ancient civilization described by these statements was —
A. Rome
B. Greece
C. Phoenicia
D. Mesopotamia
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7. The most sacred writings of the Jewish religion are the first five books of the Hebrew Bible, known as
the?
a. Torah
c. Ten Commandments
b. Old Testament
d. Koran
8. Judaism, Islam, and Christianity share a belief in
(1) Papal supremacy
(2) Teachings of the Koran (Quran)
(3) Reincarnation and the Four Noble Truths
(4) An ethical code of conduct and monotheism
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9. Which of the following distinguished the cities of the Indus Valley?
a. cities were constantly at war despite huge c. cities were planned and had their own
defensive structures
plumbing and sewage systems
b. cities were laid down without thinking,
forming a jumble of streets
d. They were elaborate
____ 10. This group of people migrated into India bringing with them their religion, language and the caste
system.
a. Aryans
c. Mongols
b. Harrapans
d. Shang
____ 11. Hinduism and Buddhism have a common belief in?
a. many gods
c. the caste system
b. reincarnation
d. Allah
____ 12. Why did Shi Huangdi have the Great Wall built?
a. repel invaders
c. keep his subjects from moving
b. prevent flooding from the Yangtze river
d. Keep out animals
Use the map to answer questions 14-20.
13. This is where Hammurabi’s Code was created.
14. Location of the Huang He (Yellow) River Valley
15. Location of the Indus Valley Civilization
16. Location of the Tigris/Euphrates River Valley
17. Location of the Ancient Chinese civilization
18. This area is also known as the ―Fertile Crescent‖.
19. This is where the Great Pyramids are located.
20. The early Russian civilization adopted the Eastern Orthodox religion, the Cyrillic alphabet, and
different styles of art and architecture through contact with
(1) Traders from China
(2) Conquering Mongol invaders
(3) Vikings from northern Europe
(4) Missionaries from the Byzantine Empire
Part II. Greece and Rome- Chapters 5 and 6 (pg’s 123-183)
____ 21. What separated the different regions within Greece
a. Mountains
c. Dense forests
b. Rivers
d. Different languages
____ 22. Comparing the ancient cities of Athens and Sparta, Sparta placed more emphasis on
a. military service
c. family order
b. education
d. language
____ 23. What caused the decline of Athens’ golden age and the end of democracy?
a. earthquakes
c. corruption
b. military defeat
d. Flooding
____ 24. What group of people made up the majority of Rome’s society?
a. patricians
c. Students
b. consuls
d. plebians
____ 25. What group of Roman citizens did the senate represent?
a. patricians
c. plebeians
b. slaves
Consuls
____ 26. One similarity between the Roman and American legislatures is that
a. They both used a system of checks and
c. They both maintained absolute power in
balances
the government
b. They both elected representatives every
d. All of the above
six years
____ 27. The first Roman emperor to embrace Christianity was
a. Tiberius
c. Marcus Aurelius
b. Diocletian
d. Constantine
28. The Code of Justinian later served as the basis for most —
A. Indian religious ceremonies
B. African trade agreements
C. European legal systems
D. Chinese government principles
Part III. Middle Ages- Chapters 13 and 14 (pg.’s 353-403)
____ 29. What was the chief goal of the Crusades?
a. to spread Christianity throughout Europe, c. to improve trade among Europe, Asia, and
Asia, and Africa
Africa
b. to recover Jerusalem and the Holy Land
d. to force the Byzantines to become
from the Muslim Turks
Catholics
____ 30. What was one negative effect of the Crusades that has continued to the present?
a. weakening of the feudal nobility
c. hostility between Muslims and Christians
b. trade between Europe and Asia
d. Peace between Muslim and Christians
____ 31. What problem was identified by Church reformers during the Middle Ages?
a. Village priests married and had families
c. Church worldliness and papal authority
contrary to Church law.
b. Bishops sold positions in the Church for d. All of the above are true.
money.
____ 32. What did the Magna Carta guarantee?
a. the end of taxation
b. a model parliament
c. basic legal rights
d. Social rights
____ 33. What was the most important effect of the Hundred Years’ War?
a. It caused the development of national
c. It destroyed formerly prosperous English
identities in England and France
towns and villages
b. It led to Joan of Arc becoming France’s
d. All of the above
patron saint
____ 34.
The illustration suggests that the European feudal system was
a. designed to promote political and
c. controlled by a powerful middle class
economic equality
b. supported by the labor of peasants
d. The nobles had the most power
____ 35. The illustration represents a society based on
a. social class
b. educational attainment
c. accumulated wealth
d. Politics
Use the Chart to answer questions 40
____ 36.
What inference can be drawn from the location of the church in this diagram?
a. The water mill was managed by the
c. The church controlled trade within the
church
manor
b. Religion was not a significant role in the d. Religion played a significant role in the
lives of the residents
lives of the residents
Part IV. Renaissance and Reformation- Chapter 17 (pg.’s 471-500)
____ 37. What was the Renaissance a rebirth of?
a. Christian devotion
b. art and learning
c. chivalry and tournaments
d. Science experiments
____ 38. The study of classical texts caused humanists to focus on what subject?
a. Languages
c. an understanding of ancient Muslim
values
b. an understanding of early Christianity
d. human potential and achievements
____ 39. In what way did Leonardo da Vinci represent the Renaissance Man?
a. He was a painter, sculptor, inventor, and c. He lived in Italy during the 1500s
scientist.
b. He painted the Mona Lisa while holding d. He studied languages
scientific discussions
____ 40. What was the first full sized book Gutenberg printed?
a. Utopia
c. the Bible
b. Romeo and Juliet
d. Lord of the flies
41. Which action could be considered an effect of the Protestant Reformation?
(a) posting of the Ninety-five Theses
(b) decline in the power of the Roman Catholic Church
(c) sale of indulgences
(d) end of religious warfare
____ 42. Which of the following was agreed upon at the Council of Trent?
a. The Church’s interpretation of the Bible
c. Local priests had to originate the process
was final
of excommunication.
b. Purchasing indulgences would encourage d. All of the above
God’s forgiveness
____ 43. Predestination was one of the main doctrines of
a. Theocracies
c. Lutheranism
b. Calvinism
d. Baptists
____ 44.Only the baptism of adults was valid to the
a. Anabaptists
b. Anglicans
c. Calvinists
d. Jesuits
Part V. Mesoamerica- Chapter 16 (pg.’s 441-463)
Use the Map to answer questions 45-48
____ 45.
The Maya, known for their development of math and astronomy were located here.
a. A
c. C
b. B
d. D
____ 46. An extensive road system linked the empire of the Inca together. This empire could be found where?
a. A
c. C
b. B
d. D
____ 47. The Aztec used human sacrifice for religious offerings and built their capital city on a lake. Their
empire can be found where?
a. A
c. C
b. B
d. D
____ 48. The Treaty of Tordisillas created spheres of influence for Portugal and Spain. The treaty allowed
Portugal to start a colony here?
a. A
c. C
b. B
d. D
49. Which social class controlled most of the political,
economic, and social power in colonial Latin
America?
(1) peninsulares (3) creoles
(2) mestizos (4) native people
Part VI. Age of Exploration- Chapter 19 and 20 (pg.’s 529-575)
____ 50. What were Europeans’ main motives for making voyages of exploration?
a. to test their new technology
c. to break the Portuguese monopoly on
trade
b. to grow wealthy and spread Christianity
d. To find food
____ 51. Why did Europeans see Africans as a better source of labor than Native Americans?
a. Africans were looking for other ways to
c. Africans were strangers in the Americas,
get to the Americas
so they wouldn’t have allies or places to
hide.
b. Africans had no experience in farming, so d. They were stronger
they wouldn’t try to do things their way.
____ 52. What did the encomienda system provide for New Spain?
a. more land
c. a cheap labor source
b. more settlers
d. Gold
53. Which statement describes an impact that the Columbian Exchange had on the lives of Europeans?
(a) The transfer of new products and ideas encouraged economic growth.
(b) New diseases were brought to Europe and resulted in massive deaths caused by a plague.
(c) Native Americans immigrated to Europe and competed with Europeans for jobs.
(d) Cross-cultural contacts between South America and Asia declined.
____ 54. How was Africa affected by the Atlantic slave trade?
a. All African countries benefitted
c. Kings were able to stop rebellions with the
firearms they received in trade.
b. All African countries prospered from the d. Many cultures lost their fittest members,
trade and grew to be world powers.
and families were torn apart.
____ 55. Which of these events during the Age of Exploration was a cause of the other three?
a. Europeans use of African slaves in the
c. warfare increased as European nations
Americas.
competed for land and power.
b. advances in learning and technology made d. Trade grew
long ocean voyages possible
____ 56. According to the theory of mercantilism, colonies should be
a. acquired as markets and sources of raw
c. granted independence as soon as possible
materials
b. considered an economic burden for the
d. All of the above
colonial power.
Use this Chart to answer question 57
____ 57. What did ships transport on the "middle passage"?
a. coins, enslaved Africans, and sugar
b. gold and enslaved Africans
c. rum, trade goods, and currency
d. Lumber
Part VII: Absolutism, Scientific Revolution, and the Enlightenment- Ch. 21 and 22
(pg.’s 589-645)
58. Louis XIV of France, Frederick the Great of Prussia, and Peter the Great of Russia were all —
A. kings who allowed democratic reforms in their countries
B. descended from the same queen, Victoria of England
C. kings who were killed by their own people
D. absolute rulers of their nations _
Base your answer to question 59 on the chart below and on your knowledge of social studies.
Philosopher:
Idea:
Locke
Natural rights- Life, liberty, and property
Montesquieu
Separation of powers
Voltaire
Freedom of thought, religion, and expression
59. Which period is most closely associated with the major ideas of these philosophers?
(1) Crusades (3) Reconquista
(2) Renaissance (4) Enlightenment
60. What concept was the belief in ―divine right‖ used to support?
a. absolute rule
c. separation of church and state
b. freedom of religion d. waging war for religious purposes
61. Which of the following was caused by the scientific revolution?
a. The belief that the earth was an unmoving object at the center of the universe
b. Improvement in medicine and scientific instruments
c. Reliance on ancient authorities to explain the physical world
d. The assumption that the human body was similar to the anatomy of other animals.
Base your answer on #62
Planetary Orbits Around the Sun
Saturn
Jupiter
Mars
Earth
Venus
Mercury
Sun
62. Whose scientific theory is illustrated by this outline?
A Louis Pasteur
B Nicolaus Copernicus
C William Harvey
D Isaac Newton
Part VIII: Nationalism- Chapter 24 (pg.’s 681-701)
63. Which of the following was true about nationalism?
a. One’s greatest loyalty should be to the king
b. One’s greatest loyalty should be to a nation of people
c. The nation of people should have a common culture
d. All of the above
Which heading best completes the partial outline?
1. __________________________
a. Rivalries between powerful countries overseas
b. Breakup of large empires
c. Demand for self-determination by ethnic groups
64.
a. Reasons for communist revolutions
b. Effects of Nationalism
c. Methods of propaganda
d. Demand for self-determination by ethnic groups
65. Nationalism was a force that
a. tore apart centuries-old empires.
b. gave rise to the nation-state.
c. was opposed by conservatives.
d. all of the above
Part IV: Industrialism Chapter 25 (pg.’s 717- 740)
66. Which statement about railroad systems in the 19th and early 20th centuries is accurate?
(1) Imperialists rejected the use of railroads in their colonies.
(2) European governments opposed the development of railroads.
(3) Railroads helped promote the factory system and urbanization.
(4) Railroads made transportation of goods less efficient.
67. During the late 19th century, which geographic factor helped attract European investors to southern Africa and southeast Asia?
(1) smooth coastlines
(2) navigable rivers
(3) natural resources
(4) temperate climates
68. Which of these was a problem caused by the Industrial Revolution?
A. Reduced spending on military goods
B. Sharing of profits with workers
C. Exploitation of children in factory jobs _
D. Increase in isolationist policies
69. Which of these events was most responsible for the increase in urban population in 19thCentury European cities?
A. Farm workers moving to the cities _
B. Peasants moving westward from Russia
C. Peasants moving north from
Mediterranean countries
D. Colonial subjects moving into Europe
Part X: Africa and Imperialism Chapter 27 (pg.’s 773-799)
.―One theory is that there were waves of
migration, one moving through the east of Africa
and another making its way through the centre of
the continent. In Zambia, there is evidence of at
least three routes of migration – from the great
lakes, from the Congo forest and from Angola.‖ . . .
Source: BBC, The Story of Africa: Early History
70. This passage about the early history of Africa describes migrations associated with which group
of people?
(1) Phoenicians (3) Moors
(2) Bantu (4) Babylonians
71. During the 19th century, one reason European nations were interested in controlling the Suez
Canal was that the canal —
A.
B.
C.
D.
linked ports in China and Japan to India
enabled the discovery of silks and spices in South America
established a direct sea trade route from Europe to east Asia
allowed for European access to India around the southern tip of Africa
72. One of the most important motives for the European ―Scramble for Africa‖ in the late 1800s was
that Africa provided a source of
(1) raw materials used in industry
(2) religious inspiration
(3) free labor for the Americas
(4) technologically innovative practices
73. What happened as a result of the Berlin Conference of 1884-1885?
a. France and Britain agreed to govern their African colonies jointly.
b. There was less fighting between African leaders and European powers.
c. African leaders voiced their suggestions for better relations with European powers.
d. Europeans divided Africa into colonies without consulting African leaders.
Read the passage below and answer the following question.
74. Which occurrance in Japanese history is decribed in the passage?
a. Tokugawa Shogunate
c. Meiji Restoration
b. assimilation of Buddhism
d. adoptioan of Confucian practices
Read the passage below and answer the following question.
75. This letter to Queen Victoria relates most directly to the outbreak of the?
a. Chinese civil war
c. Communist Revolution
b. Sino-Japanese War
d. Opium Wars