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World History Final Exam Review Spring 2017
World History Final Exam Review Spring 2017
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Medieval Europe to American Revolution
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1
What climate zone is Rome located in?
Desert
Rainforest
Sub-tropical
Humid Oceanic
2
What is the appropriate chronological order for the three ages of the Medieval Times?
Late Middle Ages, Dark Ages, High Middle Ages
Late Middle Ages, High Middle Ages, Dark Ages
High Middle Ages, Late Middle Ages, Dark Ages
Dark Ages, High Middle Ages, Late Middle Ages
3
If you owned land you were considered a king
True
False
4
How many people lived in Jorvik?
7,500
50,000
25,000
15,000
5
Which of the following lists the social ranks of the feudal system in order from highest-lowest
Knights, serfs, nobles/lords, king
Serfs, knights, lords/nobles, king
King, knights, nobles/lords, serfs
King, nobles/lords, knights, serfs
6
The enduring significance of the French and Indian War is
Native Americans were not allowed east of the Appalachians
Britain taxed the Colonists to pay for it, causing revolt
France surrendered all their territory in the New World
France and Britain called a world-wide ceasefire and truce
7
What span of years are considered the Viking Age?
700-1110 CE
300-1200 CE
500-1500 CE
1200-1500 CE
8
Who is the youngest son of Egbert?
Edward
Ethelred
Augustus
Albert
9
Who created a peace treaty with the Vikings?
Charlemagne
William, Duke of Normandy
Constantine
Alfred the Great
10
Alfred the Great is from Normandy
False
True
11
True or false; Charlemagne burned the biscuits.
True
False
12
Land granted by a lord to a vassal in exchange for loyalty and service was called:
a danelaw
a pasture
a manor
a fief
13
Which of the following is not an area the Vikings migrated from?
Sweden
Norway
Byzantium
Denmark
14
What span of years is considered the Viking Age?
1300-1500 CE
700-1100 CE
500-1000 CE
200-901 CE
15
What is the name of the theory that places the sun at the center of the solar system?
gravitational
orbital
heliocentric
geocentric
16
When did the Vikings arrive in Britain?
787 CE
901 CE
200 BCE
650 CE
17
Which of the following was under Celtic control prior to 1066 CE?
Danelaw
Wessex
Greenland
Strathclyde
18
Which of the following is NOT one of the features of Constantinople?
A large wall with sentinels surrounding it
Chains across the main harbors
Protected to the north by the Alps
Surrounded by water on three sides
19
What year did Edward I drive out the Danes?
901 CE
820 CE
879 CE
979 CE
20
Which of the following countries is not part of the Humid Oceanic Zone?
Holy Roman Empire
France
England
Rome & Papal States
21
What were early European explorers
initially
sailing in search of?
the Northwest Passage
land to conquer
fame and glory
gold and riches
22
Serfs could potentially save their money to buy their freedom
False
True
23
Who began to conquer Eastern Europe around 395 CE?
The Ostrogoths
The Huns
The Vikings
The Romans
24
Where did Charlemagne rule?
Byzantine Empire
Northern Africa
Britain & Ireland
Central & Western Europe
25
What did serfs do in exchange for land to work on?
Obey their lord's laws
All of these things
Work in their lord's fields
Pay their lord's taxes
26
What is a Duke?
The heir to the throne
The highest level of European nobility
The lowest level of European nobility
The head of the military
27
In 410 who ruled England?
Rome
Harold Hardrada
Charlemagne
Alfred the Great
28
Who was the first European to set foot in North America?
Christopher Columbus
Eric the Red
Leif Ericsson
Eric Bloodaxe
29
Who is credited with developing the first telescope?
Leonardo da Vinci
Nicolaus Copernicus
Galileo Galilei
Isaac Newton
30
If the king and queen have twin sons, who would become the next ruler?
The first born son
The one best suited for the job
The king's brother
They would rule jointly
31
Who said we have a right to overthrow a government that doesn't protect our natural rights?
Thomas Hobbes
John Locke
Voltaire
Montesquieu
32
The new way of thinking that emerged in the mid-1500s is called the
American Revolution
geocentric theory
Enlightenment
Scientific Revolution
33
Which of the following people advanced the idea that “the end justifies the means”?
Donato Bramante
Niccolo Machiavelli
Baldassare Castiglione
Sofonisba Anguissola
34
How did Harold Godwinson die?
Pleurisy
An arrow to the eye
Beheaded
Old age
35
What was the main occupation of Vikings?
Farming
Raiding & conquering
Sailing & trade
Smithing
36
In 820 CE, who was the King of Wessex?
Charlemagne
King Egbert
Alfred the Great
Harold Hardrada
37
Harold Godwinson denied that he made an oath to William, Duke of Normandy to help him be king
False
True
38
Which of the following was NOT a contender for the throne of England in 1066 CE?
Harold Godwinson
Alfred the Great
Harold Hardrada
William, Duke of Normandy
39
In response to the spread of Protestantism the Catholic Church began a series of reforms called
the Counter-Reformation
the Inquisition
the Holy Restoration
the Final Crusade
40
How old was William when he began his rule?
7
8
9
10
41
What are the systems of Feudalism and Manorialism based on?
Social equality and farming
Laws and punishments
Taxes and warfare
Cooperation and mutual obligation
42
What language did Alfred the Great make the standard spoken and written language of his empire?
French
Latin
English
Greek
43
Who painted the ceilings of the Sistine Chapel?
Donatello
Raphael
Leonardo da Vinci
Michelangelo Buonarroti
44
Who is considered the ultimate "Renaissance Man"?
Vasco de Gama
Leonardo da Vinci
Michelangelo Buonarroti
Lorenzo de Medici
45
What event is known as The Great Schism?
the fall of the Western Roman Empire
the formal division of the Christian church
the battle between Godwinson and Hardrada
the riots at the Hippodrome
46
What event forced Justinian I to start rebuilding parts of Constantinople?
War with Rome
A major earthquake
Nika Riots
Popular vote for improvements
47
Who was born on April 2, 742 CE as Carlos Magnus?
William, Duke of Normandy
Constantine
Charlemagne
Pope Leo III
48
Which of the following
was not
a major discovery of the Scientific Revolution?
the telescope
the astrolabe
the heliocentric theory
the microscope
49
What was the purpose of the First Crusade?
to demonstrate the strength of the Roman Catholic Church
to spread Christianity to the Byzantine Empire
to cause the Great Schism
to retake Jerusalem from Seljuk Turks
50
Which European empire came to have the largest land holdings in the New World?
France
Spain
England
Netherlands
51
What is another name for the plague that devastated Europe in the mid-1300s?
the Italian Pox
the Human Scourge
the Mongol Hordes
the Black Death
52
Viking writings were called:
English
Hieroglyphs
Runes
Sanskrit
53
What does “heretic” mean?
Someone who disrespects a knight
A practicing Christian
Someone who rejects the teachings of the Christian church
Someone who does not live on a manor
54
What language did Charlemagne make the standard spoken and written language of his empire?
English
Latin
Greek
French
55
Alfred the Great...
Was fluent in Latin
Successfully resisted the Danes
Encouraged his subjects to learn to read English
Limited the practice of blood feuds
56
What was Justinian's Code?
An edict of peace
An oath of allegiance
A feudal contract
A body of laws
57
What is a Viking “thing”?
An object
An assembly
A rune
A weapon
58
How large were Viking armies?
500-900 men
1000-2000 men
4000-5000 men
700-1100 men
59
What event in 800 CE increased tensions between the East and West?
Pope Leo III crowned Charlemagne Holy Roman Emperor
Vikings successfully pillaged their way past the French Alps
Serfs were named the lowest class of the feudal social order
Justinian I abdicated the Byzantine throne to be a priest
60
The army of William, Duke of Normandy lost to Harold Godwinson's army.
False
True
