World History Benchmark 1 Review

Question 1

Livestock and diseases mostly moved ______ as represented by the Columbian Exchange.

Accepted Answer

from the Eastern Hemisphere to the Western Hemisphere

Question 2

Which Renaissance artist painted this image?

Accepted Answer

da Vinci

Question 3

Which explorer took this route?

Accepted Answer

Jacques Cartier

Question 4

Which of the following was NOT a cause of the Protestant Reformation?

Accepted Answer

The Crusades tore the Church into two different sects

Question 5

da Vinci, Michelangelo, Machiavelli, Shakespeare, Durer, and Erasmus were all part of the

Accepted Answer

Renaissance

Question 6

Which trade route is represented by the yellow-orange line in the map below?

Accepted Answer

Silk Road

Question 7

Which of the following was not exported from the Americas?

Accepted Answer

Slaves

Question 8

Which African society is located on the Horn of Africa?

Accepted Answer

Ethiopia

Question 9

Goods such as paper, silk, tea, porcelain, and spices were introduced to Europe from _____.

Accepted Answer

China

Question 10

Scientist Isaac Newton is credited for

Accepted Answer

Defining the laws of gravity

Question 11

The city Timbuktu was in ______

Accepted Answer

Songhai

Question 12

This structure is associated with

Accepted Answer

Ottoman Empire

Question 13

Under mercantilist theory, does a mother country export or import more?

Accepted Answer

Export

Question 14

What economic practice suggests that colonies exist for the benefit of the mother country?

Accepted Answer

Mercantilism

Question 15

Which explorer took this route?

Accepted Answer

Francis Drake

Question 16

The Inquisition was part of the ___

Accepted Answer

Catholic Reformation

Question 17

Which famous author is most associated with humanism?

Accepted Answer

Erasmus

Question 18

Complete the analogy---Francis Drake: Jacques Cartier

Accepted Answer

England: France

Question 19

Which European country discovered a maritime trade route to India?

Accepted Answer

Portugal

Question 20

All of the following are monotheistic religions except

Accepted Answer

Buddhism

Question 21

The _____ in France granted Huguenots freedom to worship.

Accepted Answer

Edict of Nantes

Question 22

Who used the telescope to support the heliocentric theory?

Accepted Answer

Galileo Galilei

Question 23

Copernicus, Kepler, Galileo, Newton, Harvey - This list applies to which movement?

Accepted Answer

Scientific Revolution

Question 24

Isolation, Shogun and Powerless Emperor are terms best associated with __

Accepted Answer

Japan

Question 25

Which religion follows the teachings of Jesus in the New Testament?

Accepted Answer

Christianity

Question 26

The import of precious metals from the Americas led to ____ in Spain.

Accepted Answer

Inflation

Question 27

Which religion did Europeans encourage/force indigenous peoples in the Americas to convert to?

Accepted Answer

Christianity

Question 28

Which of the following explorers is NOT correctly matched with the country he sailed for?

Accepted Answer

Christopher Columbus - England

Question 29

Which of the following is not a Lutheran belief?

Accepted Answer

Predestination

Question 30

Africa ____________ manufactured goods.

Accepted Answer

Imported

Question 31

Hinduism and Buddhism were both located in

Accepted Answer

Southeast Asia

Question 32

Where did princes convert to Protestantism to end the authority of the pope?

Accepted Answer

Northern Germany

Question 33

Muhammad, Qur'an, Five Pillars, Mecca and Medina - This list applies to what religion?

Accepted Answer

Islam

Question 34

Which of the following resulted from the death of millions of native people?

Accepted Answer

African slaves were imported to work on large plantations.

Question 35

Which place created foreign enclaves to limit European influence?

Accepted Answer

China

Question 36

Where did the Renaissance begin?

Accepted Answer

Italy

Question 37

How did European "discovery" of the Americas impact the Incas and Aztecs?

Accepted Answer

It led to their destruction and eventual demise.

Question 38

Columbus, Magellan, Cortez, and Pizarro all sailed for

Accepted Answer

Spain

Question 39

Which empire is this?

Accepted Answer

Aztec

Question 40

_____ refers to the transfer of plants and animals between the Old World and New World.

Accepted Answer

Columbian Exchange

Question 41

Officials in the Ottoman Empire, Mughal Empire, and Songhai all practiced this religion--

Accepted Answer

Islam

Question 42

Which of the following does NOT describe the Scientific Revolution?

Accepted Answer

It led to the rejection of the scientific method.

Question 43

The printing press caused all of the following except

Accepted Answer

A decrease in literacy rates

Question 44

Which group was founded to spread Catholic doctrine around the world?

Accepted Answer

Jesuits (also called the Society of Jesus)

Question 45

Who posted the 95 Theses in 1517 and sparked the Protestant Reformation?

Accepted Answer

Martin Luther

Question 46

Siddhartha Gautama, Four Noble Truths, Eightfold Path - This list applies to what religion?

Accepted Answer

Buddhism

Question 47

How did the heliocentric theory replace the geocentric theory?

Accepted Answer

It stated that the sun was the center of the universe.

Question 48

Which continent was NOT connected by Triangular Trade?

Accepted Answer

Asia

Question 49

The Hapsburgs were this religion--

Accepted Answer

Catholic

Question 50

In the Americas, the _____ and _____ empires were conquered by Spanish explorers.

Accepted Answer

Aztec; Inca

Question 51

Textiles were an important trade good from

Accepted Answer

Mughal India

Question 52

Reincarnation and karma are fundamental beliefs in what religion?

Accepted Answer

Hinduism

Question 53

John Calvin introduced the idea of ______, which means God chooses those who will be saved.

Accepted Answer

predestination

Question 54

The Trans-Sahara trade route would allow you to acquire gold from which empire?

Accepted Answer

Songhai

Question 55

_______ shifted the Thirty Years' War from a religious conflict to a political conflict.

Accepted Answer

Cardinal Richelieu

Question 56

For what main reason did Henry VIII break with the Church?

Accepted Answer

He wanted a divorce

Question 57

What was traded along the "middle passage" of Triangular Trade?

Accepted Answer

African slaves

Question 58

This building is located in what was the

Accepted Answer

Mughal Empire

Question 59

Which of the following actions did Henry VIII not do?

Accepted Answer

Defeated the Spanish Armada

Question 60

Ten Commandments and Torah - These apply to what religion?

Accepted Answer

Judaism

Question 61

The _____ reaffirmed most Church doctrine and teachings during the Counter Reformation.

Accepted Answer

Council of Trent

Question 62

Queen Elizabeth I is credited with all of the following EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

Sponsoring the voyage of Christopher Columbus

Question 63

Which Renaissance artist sculpted this statue?

Accepted Answer

Michelangelo

Question 64

What is responsible for killing millions of native people in the Americas?

Accepted Answer

Diseases like smallpox

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