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World History Final Exam Review
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1
Which enlightenment thinker pushed for the separation of church and state?
John Locke
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Voltaire
Isaac Newton
2
In 1453, the city of Constantinople was captured by?
The Safavids
Genghis Khan
Julius Caesar
The Ottomans
3
Which religious system can now be found in Asian nations, as a direct result of French colonization?
Confucianism
Christianity
Buddhism
Hinduism
4
Which of the following was a WIDELY USED military tactic in World War I?
Airplanes
Trench Warfare
Nuclear Warfare
Atomic bombing
5
What caused the division between Sunni and Shia Muslims?
Sunni Muslims believe jihad against non-Muslims.
Shia's = caliph should be spiritually selected & descendant of Muhammad.
Sunni Muslims believe prayer should only be done in private places.
Shia and Sunni Muslims disagree on the Five Pillars
6
Why did Henry VIII break away from the Catholic Church?
The pope excommunicated him because of his new religious ideas.
He wanted to collect money from indulgences.
The pope refused to give him a divorce.
He believed in predestination.
7
Humanism during the Renaissance was focused on?
new political ideas and the role of the kings
economic progress in the manorial system
worldliness and the importance of the individual
the affairs of the Catholic Church
8
In 1948, the state of Israel was formed to give which group of people a homeland?
Muslims
Christians
Hindus
Jewish
9
August 7, 1942, was the first major offensive for the Allies against Japanese forces.
Battle of Midway
Battle of Guadalcanal
Battle of Stalingrad
Battle of the Philippines
10
Germany had to accept blame for WWI
Germany had to pay 30 Billion in reparations
Trench Warfare
Zimmerman Note
Napoleonic Code
Treaty of Versailles
11
By the end of the Renaissance, Gutenberg had the greatest impact on?
artistic methods
political Methodism
literacy rates
political criticisms
12
Hitler’s campaign of murdering Jews in Death Camps was known as?
Genocide
Kristallnacht
Genocide
Holocaust
13
Which of the following groups was led by Lenin and promised the people land, peace, and bread?
Leninists
Nazis
Russians
Bolsheviks
14
The Kyoto Accords of 1997 was created to deal with which of these international situations?
nuclear disarmament
stopping the spread of AIDS
racial discrimination
address issues of pollution
15
What Greek Philosopher was put on trial for his beliefs and sentenced to death?
Aristotle
Socrates
Horatio
Plato
16
Which of the following best describes Muhammad?
Muslims believed the words of the Quran were given to Muhammad by an angel
Muslims believe Muhammad should be displayed through images and icons.
Judaism is the religion that follows the teachings of Muhammad.
Muhammad is considered the son of Allah and therefore divine.
17
What was the code name for the U.S. government’s top secret atomic bomb project?
Red Stone
The Manhattan Project
Twin Spires
The Philadelphia Project
18
What historical figure supported nonviolence as a way of India gaining its independence from Britain?
Kwame Nkrumah
Adolf Hitler
Mother Teresa
Mohandas Gandhi
19
In what nation did the government build factories and sell them to wealthy business families?
France
England
Germany
Japan
20
What new form of technology/weaponry was related to the sinking of the Lusitania?
blimp
machine gun
submarines/u-boats
chlorine gas
21
Which of the following is the best example of Pan-Africanism?
African leaders’ attempts to gain cooperation/unity among African nations
Nelson Mandela’s struggle to gain independence for South Africa
Racial segregation and lack of voting rights among black South Africans
African nations’ willingness to join NATO and the European Union
22
Which of the following best describes monotheism and polytheism?
Mono-one God, poly-many gods
Mono-many gods, poly-one God
Mono-illness, poly-many diseases
Mono-ancestor worship, poly-yin and yang
23
Which of the following is true of the Mughal Empire?
The Mughal Empire built forts in China.
The Mughal Empire was intolerant of non-Muslims.
The Mughal Empire was the world leader in textile manufacturing.
The Mughal Empire was located in modern day Turkey.
24
Which group was created during the Cold War to unify all of the member countries against communist aggression?
Warsaw Pact
League of Nations
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
United Nations
25
Which statement best describes Indira Gandhi?
First and only female Prime Minister of India
Longest lasting and only female British Prime Minister in the 1900s
Israeli teacher and politician known for promoting peace in the Middle East
Revolutionary leader in India that worked closely with Mahatma Gandhi
26
Which of the following is a reason why the Haitian Revolution was successful?
The decision to outlaw slavery allowed the Haitians to control government.
The Protestant Plan helped the Haitians overthrow the French.
Haitians had superior weapons that allowed them to defeat French forces.
Haitian slaves greatly outnumbered French plantation owners living in Haiti
27
Aristotle, Socrates, and Plato were all?
Roman stoics
Roman gods
Greek gods
Greek philosophers
28
What was the main goal of Kristallnacht?
To establish a holiday in honor of Hitler
To celebrate the success of the Annexation of Sudetenland
To attack and drive Jews out of Germany
To close all businesses not owned by members of the Aryan race
29
This area is known as the “Cradle of Civilization” and “The Fertile Crescent”
Mesoamerica
The Ganges River Basin
Mesopotamia
Civilizations
30
The Industrial Revolution describes a time when ______________________?
colonies in the Americas gained their independence from European countries
work done by machines replaced work done by hand
the emergence of modern science
the questioning of rulers was made possible
31
The period in world history known as “The Crusades” represents a struggle mostly based on?
religion
military technology
political ideaology
race
32
What would Sundiata and Mansa Musa have in common?
Both established a new kingdom in Ghana
Both ruled over the Mali Empire in Africa
Both converted to Christianity
Both made a pilgrimage to Mecca
33
* European Recovery Program* S Plan for rebuilding Europe after WWII* US gave $13 Billion over 4 years
NATO
Warsaw Pact
Marshall Plan
United Nations
34
In Japanese history, the term samurai is MOST associated with which word?
noble
warrior
landlord
king
35
The most lasting achievement of Alexander the Great was?
the spread of Greek culture
the unity of his empire
the library in Alexandria, Egypt
the Macedonian dynasty
36
Under which ruler did the Mauryan Empire grow prosperous and expand their territory?
Emperor Ashoka
Alexander the Great
Hammurabi
King Tut
37
Nikita Khrushchev and Mikhail Gorbachev were both leaders of which nation?
Soviet Union
United States
Great Britain
China
38
Michelangelo is best known for which of the following masterpieces?
Hagia Sophia
Vitruvian Man
Decorative mural on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel
Mona Lisa
39
Which French King is sometimes called the Sun King because he believed he was as important as the sun?
Philip V
Charles V
Edward VI
Louis XIV
40
Which religion became fully developed with the completion of the Hebrew Bible?
Buddhism
Judaism
Monotheism
Zoroastrianism
