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A review game for the #HonorsWorldStudies final exam at #WoodlandsAcademy #2018
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1
What was the long-term geopolitical importance of the Battle of Tours?
It checked and repelled Islamic expansion.
It precipitated the rise to power of the Carolingians.
It reinvigorated the Western Church after a dormant period
None of the above
2
What was a long-term consequence of both the Enlightenment and the Reformation?
A decline in religious belief
A rise in religious belief
Starker class divisions
3
European colonialism provided a ready-made global network for its own industry.
True
False
4
In predicting capitalism's demise, Marx failed to anticipate which of the following?
Human nature
Internal reform within capitalism itself
The creation of a powerful middle class
All of the above
5
Which musical artist holds TWO of the top five spots for best-selling albums of all time?
Madonna
Michael Jackson
The Eagles
U2
6
The Storming of the Bastille was an attempt to _____________________.
kill nobles
obtain gunpowder
free political prisoners
take a day off work
7
Which civilization did Rome defeat for supremacy in the Mediterranean basin?
Persia
Greece
Syria
Carthage
8
Which of the following contributed to the nascent formation of nation-states by about 1000 CE?
The 3-field system of agriculture
The establishment of distinct vernaculars
All of the above
The large-scale integration of Germanic migrants
9
A Chinese emperor ruled by the Mandate of Heaven so long as he ___________________.
collected taxes and fed the poor
subjugated inferior civilizations on the borders of China
governed with benevolence and maintained social harmony
constructed a great work to honor the gods
10
The Church provided long-term stability for common people during the Middle Ages.
True
False
11
Buddhism teaches about _______ Noble Truths and a(n) ________________ Path.
Four...Tenfold
Five...Eightfold
Six...Sevenfold
Eight...Threefold
12
Why was France financially bankrupt in the late 1780's?
An ineffective system of taxation
It was drained from aiding America in the Revolutionary War
All of the above
It was drained from fighting the Seven Years War
13
Why did Europe experience a Scientific Revolution before other civilizations?
Its universities acted as intellectual neutral zones.
It had the support of the Catholic Church.
It didn't; such a notion is false history.
It had a concentration of uniquely great minds.
14
The Pope and the Carolingians formed a relationship characterized by ___________________.
mutual convenience
mutual disdain
unequal power
uncertain faith
15
By a large margin, Enlightenment scientists were ____________________.
practicing Christians
atheists
agnostics
16
Where did humans first migrate from, and where did they first go?
Africa; to modern Europe
Africa; to modern Eurasia
Africa; to modern Asia
Central Asia; to modern southern Asia
17
Which statement best describes how Rome and Persia treated conquered peoples and cultures?
Rome granted conquered peoples much more freedom.
Both allowed conquered peoples to retain their ways of life.
Both brutally repressed conquered peoples.
Persia granted conquered peoples much more freedom.
18
Napoleon was able to keep the Revolution's emphasis on _________ but dispensed with _________.
peace...social equality
All of the above
social equality...liberty
gender equity...slavery
19
Who was this guy?
A Catholic monk and theology teacher
All of the above
Someone who loved sausage and beer
An excommunicated ex-Catholic who started a new religion
20
What was an effect of the disintegration of the Roman Empire on Europe?
All of the above
The dilapidation of roads
A decentralization of power
The abandonment of a money-based economy
21
Copernicus, Kepler, and Galileo were all ____________________.
Astronomers
Physicists
Political theorists
Biologists
22
The Merovingians and Carolingians were associated with what Germanic people?
Visigoths
Franks
Gauls
Saxons
23
"Paleolithic" means what?
Old Stone Age
A type of fad diet low in fat and protein
New Stone Age
Middle Stone Age
24
The traditional date for the beginning of the Protestant Reformation is ________________.
1517
1588
1066
1215
25
What is the significance of "the humble pot"?
It gives evidence of advanced Neolithic craftsmanship
It proves that Neolithic peoples were still not advanced
It was used to hold the ashes of kings and nobles
It shows how agriculture lead to culture proper
26
What is a Clovis point?
A military similar to a phalanx
None of the above
The crown of a hill in western Europe
A type of prehistoric tool
27
What word best describes ancient Greece's political organization?
theocratic
fragmented
imperial
bureaucratic
28
What did the English and French Civil Wars both have in common?
Mass civilian casualties
Regicide
The restoration of monarchy at the end
29
After the Reformation Italy, Spain, and France remained largely _________________________.
Catholic
Mixed about 50/50
None of the above
Protestant
30
The "European Minute" refers to what time period?
1700 - 1850
1485 - 1789
1750 - 1900
1517 - 1660
31
The Peloponnesian War was fought between whom?
Greece and itself
Greece and Egypt
Greece and Persia
Greece and Rome
32
Local governors of the Persian Empire were know as______________.
satraps
imperators
bureaucrats
dukes
33
What Enlightenment thinker advocated for "life, liberty, and property"?
Descartes
Voltaire
Locke
34
Which of the following was NOT a Germanic tribe that actively migrated after the fall of Rome?
Vandals
Thracians
Angles
Ostrogoths
35
The traditional date for the fall of Rome is _______________.
800 CE
1215 CE
476 CE
350 CE
36
The Industrial Revolution materialized first in which European country/state?
Portugal
Germany
Great Britain
France
37
Which industry was almost immediately transformed by the Industrial Revolution?
none of the above
textile
automotive
agriculture
38
Rome's period of republican government lasted about how long?
It was always a republic
500 years
1000 years
100 years
39
Trade unions were legalized in Great Britain in _______________.
1850
1832
1914
1824
40
Zoroastrianism was the major religion of the ______________ Empire.
Roman
Gupta
Hellenic
Persian
41
The French Revolution began in ______________.
1812
1789
1776
1783
42
SS theses are different from LIT theses in that...
they are necessarily shorter than LIT theses.
Phooey. A thesis is a thesis.
they contain more specific information than LIT theses.
they are necessarily longer than LIT theses.
43
The Three Estates comprised ______________.
none of the above
the king, the clergy, and the nobles
the clergy, nobles, and everybody else
the king, nobles, and everybody else
44
Of the major belief systems (600 - 600), Judaism is unique in that _____________________.
it is unambiguously monotheistic
none of the above
it has more than one holy book
it gave rise to another religion
45
Napoleon rose to power in France initially due to his ____________________.
magnetic personality
military successes
none of the above
political astuteness
46
What was an effect of the Agricultural Revolution?
Animal-borne diseases increased
It allowed nomadic peoples to settle down in fixed locations
An increase in large-scale human conflict
All of the above
47
What was an official source of spiritual authority for Catholics during the Reformation?
Faith alone
The Pope's opinions
The Bible
Popular opinion
48
What are some long-term consequences of the NAR?
Longer lifespans and an increased diversity in human work
Shorter lifespans and less gender equality
Longer lifespans and less disease
Shorter lifespans and more disease
49
The conditions in Europe that sparked the IR were analogous to which ancient civilization?
Egypt
Greece
China
India
50
Correctly identify this classic 80's cartoon character.
Grape Ape
Purple Kong
Funky Monkey
Magilla Gorilla
51
_________________'s theory of evolutionary biology had a large impact on human history.
Freud
None of the above
Darwin
Marx
52
What is horticulture?
Agriculture
Gardening, basically
Tilling the land using draft animals
None of the above
53
As a religion, classical Hinduism reinforced which of the following?
Intolerance of other beliefs
Strict class division
Moral behavior
Both #1 and #2
54
What is NOT a secondary product of a lamb?
Skin
Meat
Wool
All are secondary products
55
Which of the following best describes China's ethnic homogeneity as an empire?
Significantly more homogeneous than other empires
Less homogeneous than other empires
Equally homogeneous as other empires
Slightly more homogeneous than other empires
