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Preparation for World History & Geography semester 1 final.
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1
Before the Renaissance began, this was the most powerful force of the age:
Church
Merchants
Monarchs
Medici
2
Which type of location is it when a hiker says, "I'm on the north slope of Pikes Peak!”?
Relative
Absolute
Hopeful
Temporary
3
Latitude and longitude is an example of which type of location?
Temporary
Relative
Absolute
Hopeful
4
Sailing in 1497, this explorer was the first to reach India.
Vasco da Gama
Christopher Columbus
Prince Henry the Navigator
Bartolomeu Dias
5
What geo term is it when a person’s location is described as 42 degrees N and 35 degrees W?
Latitude and longitude
Region
Movement
Relative location
6
The greatest number of African slaves were taken to which part of the new world?
British North America
The Spanish Empire
Portuguese controlled Brazil
French West Indies
7
Why did the Spanish finance Christopher Columbus’ voyage?
Columbus did not explore for Spain.
Columbus discovered the world was round.
Spain could not afford voyages around Africa.
Spain needed a new route to the Indies.
8
The phrase, "God, glory and gold" describes which unit?
World Religions
Renaissance
Age of Exploration
5 Themes of Geography?
9
The 3-part voyage between old world and new which traded goods, slaves, and food?
Capitalism
Middle Passage
Atlantic Slave trade
Triangle Trade
10
Select the below geographic concept or terms which relates to
human geography:
The “built” environment
Oceans, land, atmosphere
The characteristic unifying an area
Latitude and longitude
11
The concept of
humanism
describes the importance of the:
Monarch
State
Church
Individual
12
Which unit is all about giving you tools to understand the world around you?
World Religions
Age of Exploration
5 Themes of Geography
Renaissance
13
Indians in the Atlantic World were killed most often by which of the following?
Disease
Famine
War
Slavery
14
Secularism can best be described as a concern for the:
Present
After-Life
Church
Lower class
15
Renaissance
is a French word for “rebirth”. What was reborn during this period?
Arts, education, learning
Nobility
Christianity, Judaism, Islam
Democracy
16
Which unit is best defined as a rebirth of arts and learning?
World Religions
5 Themes of Geography
Age of Exploration
Renaissance
17
A dam was built on the a river to control flooding. This is an example of which theme of geo?
Region
Movement
Location
Human-Environment Interaction
18
The leaders of the time were worried about Jesus’ teachings. What did they do about him?
Nothing. They let the movement fizzle out.
Banished him to Egypt.
Imprisoned him for life.
Crucified him.
19
Which individual founded a school to train ship captains?
Prince Henry the Navigator
Vasco da Gama
Christopher Columbus
Bartolomeu Dias
20
Which of the following artists painted the Last Supper?
Da Vinci
Michelangelo
Raphael
Vasco Da Gama
21
What part of Africa were most slave forts located?
East Africa
West Africa
South Africa
North Africa
22
Which conquistador defeated the entire nation of the Incas with only 200 soldiers?
Francisco Coronado
Francisco Pizarro
Amerigo Vespucci
Hernando Cortez
23
Why were potatoes and corn the most significant food transferred from the Americas to Europe?
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Easier to grow and cultivate
Shortened life span
Difficult to transport
24
Which of these religions is NOT monotheistic?
Judaism
Hinduism
Islam
Christianity
25
Most Hindus in the world live in what country?
Turkey
Pakistan
India
Iraq
26
Arriving in ships and caravans from Asia, these flea-carrying rats brought which
disease
?
Tuberculosis
Malaria
Bubonic plague
Small Pox
27
This geographic theme is used to describe both physical and human features of an area.
Movement
Region
Place
Location
28
Select the below geographic concept or terms which relates to
physical geography:
The “built” environment
The characteristic unifying an area
Latitude and longitude
Oceans, land, atmosphere
29
Which European nation was the first to begin exploring the west coast of Africa?
England
Portugal
France
Spain
30
During the Renaissance individuals who sponsored artists were called:
Medici
Patrons
Protestants
Monarchs
31
Which of the following best describes the food exchange between Europe and the Americas?
Wheat & sugar to Americas; corn & potatoes to Europe.
Coffee & potatoes -> Americas; rice & wheat to Europe.
Squash & tobacco to Americas; sheep and pigs to Europe.
Tomatoes & wheat to Americas; horses and rubber to Europe.
32
What is the time period before the Renaissance marked by wars, disease and ignorance?
Renaissance
Judeo-Christian Age
Age of Bubonic Plague
Dark Ages or Middle Ages
33
This individual was the first European to sail around the tip of Africa.
Vasco da Gama
Bartolomeu Dias
Christopher Columbus
Prince Henry the Navigator
34
Which of the following artists painted the Sistine Chapel?
Michelangelo
Da Vinci
Raphael
Vasco Da Gama
35
In what country did the Renaissance originate?
Germany
Italy
Sweden
France
36
Which of the below terms describes the global transfer of foods, plants, animals, and disease?
Atlantic slave trade
Commercial Revolution
Mercantilism
Columbian Exchange
37
Which nation was conquered by Hernando Cortez?
Mayan
Incan
Aztec
Ute
38
The terms monotheism & polytheism a central to which unit of study?
Age of Exploration
World Religions
Renaissance
The 5 Themes of Geography
39
Select the below geographic concept or terms which relates to region:
The characteristic unifying an area
The “built” environment
Latitude and longitude
Oceans, land, atmosphere
40
Which reformer posted his 95 Theses on the door of the Wittenberg church?
Martin Luther
Pope Leo X
John Calvin
King Henry VIII
41
Select the answer that best describes the Middle Passage:
History of Muslim traders taking slaves to Southwest Asia
The sale of manufactured goods in Africa and Asia
Buying and selling of Africans for work in the Americas
A voyage that brought captured Africans to the Americas