7th Grade World History Review

Question 1

Which group of people made the Silk Road safe again?

Accepted Answer

Mongols

Question 2

What is calligraphy?

Accepted Answer

Fancy writing

Question 3

Constantinople was the capital of where?

Accepted Answer

Roman Empire

Question 4

These two types of leaders fought over who could appoint bishops in cities:

Accepted Answer

Kings/Emperors and Popes

Question 5

Which one below is NOT one of the 5 pillars of Islam?

Accepted Answer

Go to a mosque every week

Question 6

Why did vassals serve lords in battle?

Accepted Answer

In exchange for land

Question 7

Who helped give people in ancient China advice on how they should live and act?

Accepted Answer

Confucius

Question 8

The prefix 'meso' means what?

Accepted Answer

Middle

Question 9

The Romans created what structures for moving water?

Accepted Answer

Aqueducts

Question 10

The African empire of Ghana controlled which popular trade items?

Accepted Answer

Gold and Salt

Question 11

The Han Dynasty finished what?

Accepted Answer

The Great Wall of China

Question 12

What country was Columbus working for when he discovered America?

Accepted Answer

Spain

Question 13

What area was most affected by the Black Death?

Accepted Answer

Europe

Question 14

Already destined to go to heaven or hell:

Accepted Answer

Predestination

Question 15

This image is an example of what type of art?

Accepted Answer

Mosaic

Question 16

Luther's major problem with the Catholic church was the selling of what?

Accepted Answer

Indulgences

Question 17

Who wrote the 95 Theses against the Catholic Church selling indulgences?

Accepted Answer

Martin Luther

Question 18

What was John Locke's main belief?

Accepted Answer

People have 3 natural rights

Question 19

When someone was excommunicated they were...

Accepted Answer

kicked out of most of society, banned from the church

Question 20

The belief in one god:

Accepted Answer

Monotheism

Question 21

Invention the Aztec and Maya have in common:

Accepted Answer

365 Day Calendar

Question 22

A long era of peace in Rome, begun by Emperor Augustus:

Accepted Answer

Pax Romana

Question 23

Explorer whose forces defeated the Aztec Empire:

Accepted Answer

Hernan Cortes

Question 24

First moveable type of printing press that allowed mass production of materials was invented by

Accepted Answer

Johann Gutenberg

Question 25

The Mongols allowed what type of freedom?

Accepted Answer

Religious

Question 26

What was the Tang Dynasty regarded as?

Accepted Answer

The Golden Age

Question 27

Who translated the Bible into English?

Accepted Answer

William Tyndale

Question 28

Dante Alighieri wrote which story?

Accepted Answer

The Divine Comedy

Question 29

Who did the Eastern Orthodox Church believe to be the authority over the church?

Accepted Answer

Byzantine Emperor

Question 30

Chinese admiral who sailed around Asia during the Ming dynasty trading goods

Accepted Answer

Zheng He

Question 31

Two branches of Islam:

Accepted Answer

Sunni, Shia

Question 32

What does the name Charlemagne mean?

Accepted Answer

Charles the Great

Question 33

Claim that authority was granted to the king by God:

Accepted Answer

Mandate of Heaven, Divine Right

Question 34

A _____ is a series of rulers from the same family

Accepted Answer

Dynasty

Question 35

Artist that created this painting during the Renaissance

Accepted Answer

Leonardo Di Vinci

Question 36

Chinese forces overthrew the Mongols and established which empire?

Accepted Answer

Ming

Question 37

What religion is based on five pillars and requires the followers to travel to Mecca?

Accepted Answer

Islam

Question 38

The main language in Central America is:

Accepted Answer

Spanish

Question 39

How did the Black Death arrive in Europe?

Accepted Answer

Fleas on Rats

Question 40

Why did Shah Jahan have the Taj Mahal built?

Accepted Answer

To be a tomb for his wife

Question 41

Who was the creator of Islam?

Accepted Answer

Muhammad

Question 42

What city is a holy place for Jews, Christians and Muslims?

Accepted Answer

Jerusalem

Question 43

How did the Italian states gain wealth?

Accepted Answer

Through trade

Question 44

Mexico City, formally called Tenochtitlan, was home to which Latin American civilization?

Accepted Answer

Aztec

Question 45

The main desert in Africa is the:

Accepted Answer

Sahara

Question 46

The spread of customs and ideas from one culture to another:

Accepted Answer

Cultural diffusion

Question 47

Who oversaw Japan during the Taika Reform?

Accepted Answer

Prince Shotoku

Question 48

Which ancient cultures inspired Europeans during the Renaissance?

Accepted Answer

Greek, Roman

Question 49

Who were land-owning warriors who fought for Japanese leaders?

Accepted Answer

Samurai

Question 50

Capital city of the Muslim Empire:

Accepted Answer

Mecca

Question 51

What are traditional storytellers called in Africa?

Accepted Answer

Griots

Question 52

The only Crusade the Europeans won:

Accepted Answer

1st

Question 53

Who ruled the Byzantine Empire at the height of its power?

Accepted Answer

Justinian

Question 54

Mongol ruler of the Yuan Dynasty, known for being BFFs with Marco Polo:

Accepted Answer

Kublai Khan

Question 55

The Holy Book of Islam is known as:

Accepted Answer

Quran

Question 56

Japan is a(n):

Accepted Answer

Archipelago

Question 57

Which one of these people had the ability to crown a King or Emperor?

Accepted Answer

Pope

Question 58

Leader who united the Mongol tribes and conquered a huge empire in Asia:

Accepted Answer

Genghis Khan

Question 59

Who did the Spanish drive from their country during the Reconquista?

Accepted Answer

Muslims

Question 60

How did the empires of Ghana, Mali, and Songhai rise to prominence in West Africa?

Accepted Answer

They took control of trade routes

7th Grade World History Review

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7th Grade World History Review

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