1. What was a common effect of the Magna Carta, the English Civil War, and the
English Bill of Rights?
a. limits on the powers of English monarchs
b. laws protecting the rights of Catholics
c. the creation of England’s colonial empire
d. limits to the abuses of Parliament
2. Philosophers of the Enlightenment believed that society could best be improved by-a. relying on faith and divine right
b. borrowing ideas from Ancient Greece and Rome
c. applying reason and the laws of nature
d. following royal commands
3. One reason Spanish conquistadores were able to conquer the Aztecs was that-a. Aztec religious beliefs promoted nonviolence
b. Spain joined the Incas in their fight against the Aztecs
c. The Spanish cavalry outnumbered the Aztec warriors
d. Spanish soldiers possessed superior military technology
4. Niccolo Machiavelli would most likely support the Enlightenment views of-a. Thomas Hobbes
b. John Locke
c. Adam Smith
d. Voltaire
5. What was an important effect of the Hundred Years’ War?
a. England established permanent control over much of France
b. The Black Death spread from France to England
c. England and France failed to benefit from Renaissance culture
d. A greater reliance on on new weapons reduced the importance of knights
6. Which innovation had the greatest impact on the Protestant Reformation?
a. the printing press
b. the introduction of porcelain
c. use of a magnetic compass
d. construction of a triangular sail
7. One major characteristic of the Renaissance was that the-a. manor became the main center of economic activity
b. Catholic Church lost all of its influence in Europe
c. classical cultures of Greece and Rome were studied and imitated
d. major language of the common people was Latin
8. In the passage in your textbook on pages 357-359, Boccaccio, was most likely
describing the-a. power of special courts during the Inquisition
b. effects of the barbarian invasions after the fall of Rome
c. treatment of native peoples in Latin American nations
d. breakdown of social order during the bubonic plague
9. Which of the following best expresses the feelings of the rulers of the Ming Dynasty in
China?
a. the desire to explore to the New World after the voyages of Europeans
b. to expand their borders to the north, so that they could conquer the Mongolian
steppes
c. the belief that there system was already in perfect balance and that new ideas and
changes would be harmful
d. that a classless society would stimulate their economic growth and territorial
expansion
10. Which achievements are associated with the Tang and Song Dynasties of China?
a. wheel and stirrup
b. windmill and calendar
c. gunpowder and the magnetic compass
d. aqueduct and the domed roof
11. A major goal of the Catholic Church during the Crusades (1096-1291) was to-a. unite the Arab peoples
b. establish Christianity in Western Europe
c. capture the Holy Land from Islamic rulers
d. strengthen the power of European rulers
12. Which institution served as the main unifying force of medieval Western Europe?
a. legislature
b. monarchy
c. church
d. military
13. One way in which the African kingdoms of Ghana, Mali and Songhai were similar
was that they-a. benefitted from the gold-salt trade
b. directly controlled gold mines
c. adopted Islam as the religion of their subjects
d. improved their military strength through the use of gunpowder
14. St. Thomas Aquinas believed that citizens have the right to remove rulers who
continually enact unjust laws. Which Enlightenment Thinker would have agreed in
principle with him?
a. Thomas Hobbes
b. John Locke
c. Jean Jacques Rousseau
15. In the Byzantine Empire, one important feature of life was the development of-a. Eastern Orthodox Christianity
b. social and political equality
c. Islam
d. civil service examinations
16. Which is the most valid generalization about the impact of the Crusades?
a. They strengthened the power of the serfs in Europe.
b. They increased trade between Europe and Asia.
c. They brought European influence to Africa.
d. They promoted the idea of religious freedom.
17. What was the primary characteristic of feudal society in medieval Europe?
a. a representative government
b. economic equality for all
c. protection of individual rights
d. an exchange of land for services
18. Two immediate results of the fall of the Roman Empire were-a. renewed interests in education and the arts
b. a period of economic disorder and weak central government
c. the growth of cities and the emergence by the middle class
d. an increase in trade and improvements in manufacturing
19. One effect of rugged, mountainous geography on the civilization of ancient Greece
was the development of-a. absolute monarchies
b. extensive trade
c. separate, independent city-states
d. belief in one God
20. The Neolithic Revolution occurred when people discovered how to-a. grow food and domesticate animals
b. trade with others in the same river valley
c. fight wars with metal weapons
d. make stone temples for religious ceremonies
21. Which is a major characteristic of Judaism?
a. belief in a single just and all-powerful God
b. praying five times a day
c. following the Eightfold Path
d. worshipping many gods
22. The Code of Hammurabi was a major contribution to the development of civilization
because it-a. treated citizens and slaves equally
b. ended all physical punishment
c. established written laws
d. rejected the principle of filial piety
23. Of the four major early river valley civilizations, which was ruled by a theocracy?
a. Sumeria
b. China
c. Egypt
d. Indus Valley
24. One way in which Confucian teachings, the Ten Commandments, and the Eightfold
Path in Buddhism were all similar was that they-a. promoted polytheism
b. established equality between men and women
c. provided for moral codes of behavior
d. affirmed belief in one God
25. A study of the Aztec, Maya, and Inca agricultural systems would show that these
civilizations-a. relied on mechanized agricultural techniques
b. carried on extensive trade in crops with one another
c. relied on a single-crop economy
d. adapted to their environments with creative farming techniques
26. Match up the following ancient civilizations with the following clues-a. Sumeria
b. China
c. India
d. Egypt
____ advanced cities with intricate plumbing systems
____ weapons using bronze and the creation of silk textiles
____ advances in medicine, geometry, astronomy, building and hieroglyphics
____ advances such as cuneiform, the calendar, plus, the wheel, sail and plow
27. T or F-- Mesopotamian rulers were often priests, which would make their system of
government possibly the world’s first theocracy. _______
28. T or F-- Egypt was ruled by kings that were called pharaohs. Rule by a king or
queen is a system of government that is referred to as a monarchy. _______ Cyrus
the Great was also a king, but he ruled the great empire of ________.
29. The religions of ancient civilizations were often _________ in nature, or in other
words, a system in which the citizens worshipped many gods.
30. The ancient civilizations also developed ________ ________ which gave a person
his or even her place in their society.
31. Place an S or an A for either Athens or Sparta for each clue-____ Individualism and new ideas were discouraged.
____ It featured a governing body known as the Citizens Assembly.
____ Despite featuring a direct democratic form of government, few of its people were
actually citizens.
____ This city-state forced helots to farm for them.
____ Strict discipline and obedience were highly valued.
32. This code of law would be issued to protect the plebeians and was even put into
public places for everyone to see. It covered civil, criminal, and religious issues, but
all citizens according to it were protected equally under the law. What code of law is
being referred to above? ___ _________ __________
33. The Roman system of justice is considered to be a milestone because it--
a. greatly limited the powers of the emperor
b. served as a model for many later European legal systems
c. provided the first democratic constitution
d. united Greco-Roman and Chinese ideas of justice
34. Even though it would fall to to the Turks in 1453, the _______ _______ had
preserved the classical learning of the Greeks, Romans, and Egyptians, was
renowned for its architectural marvel-- the Hagia Sofia, introduced a new form of
Christianity, the Eastern Orthodox Church and featured a highly influential law code
created by the Emperor Justinian.
35. Introduced by the Emperor Augustus, the period of Roman rule would be known as
the ____ ________ which worked because of its centralized authority, trained
officials, system of law and military would allow them to control such a vast amount
of territory.
36. The ________ religion would become popular because it rejected the caste system
and would spread throughout Southeast Asia and even into Korea and Japan after it
would co-exist with Confucianism in China.
37. Which belief is shared by both Hindus and Buddhists?
a. Everyone should have the same social status.
b. People should pray five times a day.
c. The soul is reborn after death.
d. Material wealth is a sign of blessing from the gods.
38. Which is an important duty for the followers of Islam?
a. to give up all selfish desires
b. fast in the daytime during the month of Ramadan
c. give up all wealth
d. refuse to eat beef
39. One similarity between the Gupta Empire and the caliphates of the Islamic Golden
Age is that they both-a. made advances in mathematics and science
b. gained wealth by obtaining gold from Africa
c. stressed the importance of multiple gods
d. controlled territories around the Mediterranean
40. T or F-- Shiite Muslims believe that only Mohammed’s descendants could be
caliphs, or leaders.
41. Match the following clues together to discover the correct answers.
a. Umayyad b. Fatimid
c. Abbasid
d. Hijrah
e. Sufi
____ Muhammed’s move from Mecca to Medina
____ Member of a Muslim dynasty that traced its ancestry to Muhammed’s daughter
____ Dynasty which ruled much of the Muslim Empire from AD 750 to 1258
____ Dynasty that ruled the Muslim Empire from AD 661-750
42. Use the names or terms below to answer the following items-Suleiman
Timur
Osman
ghazi
Mehmet
The Ottoman Empire began when a successful ______ built a small state in Anatolia.
This warrior’s name was ________. The rise of the Ottoman Empire was interrupted by
a warrior named ________ who conquered Persia and Russia. When ________
conquered Constantinople in 1453, he opened the city to many new citizens of different
cultures and backgrounds. The peak achievements of the Ottoman Empire would occur
under _______ who brought a highly structured social organization and many cultural
achievements would also happen during his rule.
43. Use the names or terms below to answer the following items-a. Babur
b. Isma’il
c. Isfahan
d. Akbar
e. Aurangzeb
_____ Safavid leader who seized most of what is now Iran.
_____ The capital city of the Safavid Empire under Shah Abbas.
_____ Mughal emperor who drained the empire of its resources while the power of local
lords grew.
_____ founder of the Mughal Empire.
_____ Muslim Mughal leader who defended religious freedom and blended many
cultures.
44. Match up the following areas with the example of architecture that comes from
each-a. Greece
b. Rome
c. Medieval Europe
d. the Renaissance
______ the Gothic-styled, Cathedral of Notre Dame de Paris
______ the domed Pantheon and Colosseum
______ the Parthenon and the Colossus of Rhodes
______ the Duomo of Florence- Santa Maria del Fiore and St. Peter’s Bascilica
45. Match up the following names with the contribution that came from each person-a. Leonardo da Vinci
b. Sir Isaac Newton
c. Nicholas Copernicus
d. Galileo Galilei
e. Robert Boyle
f. Adam Smith
___ develops the theory of gravity.
___ famous artist of the Renaissance
___ creates the theories of capitalism
___ uses the telescope for many discoveries
___ makes great breakthroughs in chemistry
___ believed society was wicked and corrupt
g. Thomas Hobbes
___ develops the Sun-centered solar system model
46. Using a map of the Mongol Empire, which you can locate in your textbook- the
Mongols control by 1280-a. areas in Africa, Asia, and Europe
b. both Japan and Korea
c. most of the route a trader such as Marco Polo might have taken to reach China
d. all of the Asian continent
47. The leadership of Ghengis Khan, the use of the stirrup, and excellent horsemanship
skills all contributed directly to the-a. collapse of the Silk Road trade network
b. defeat of the Ottoman Empire
c. division in the Islamic religion
d. rise of the Mongol Empire
48. In the 1500’s, Martin Luther’s 95 Theses, Henry VIII’s “Act of Supremacy” and John
Calvin’s Institutes of the Christian Religion contributed to-a. a decline in the power of the Catholic Church
b. an increased sense of nationalism in Tudor England
c. the growing power of the feudal nobility in Europe
d. a major conflict with the Eastern Orthodox Church
49. In 1517, Martin Luther was dissatisfied with the Catholic Church because he-a. thought the Church lacked structure
b. disagreed with the sale of indulgences
c. blamed the Church for not curing victims of the plague
d. believed that kings should have more power to appoint bishops
50. Perhaps ______ __ _____ of France was the ultimate absolute monarch. The
_________ _________ featured new business and trade practices in Europe during
the 16th and 17th centuries. ___________ was the economic policy of increasing
both wealth and power by obtaining large amounts of gold and silver and selling
more goods that are bought. A ______-______ ___________ was one in which
pooled their wealth for a common purpose- usually to invest in colonies or
settlements in the New World during the Era of Exploration and Discovery.
__________ was a new economic system developed during this period which was
based on the private ownership of property and the right of a business to earn a
profit on the money that it has invested.