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A Review for the 7th Grade TN Ready Assessment.
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1
What did Pope Gregory the VII do to Henry IV that led to him standing in the snow for 3 days?
He declared Henry IV must take a pilgrimage to Mecca.
He pushed Henry IV off of the castle wall during winter.
He denounced all of Henry IV’s authority.
He excommunicated him from the Catholic Church.
2
Why might the Valley of Mexico under the Aztecs have attracted such large migrations of people?
The Aztec’s peace treaties attracted new trading partners.
Because the Aztec capital was a prosperous and thriving city
A plague drove people out of areas north of Mexico
Most people wanted to farm the lands conquered by the Aztecs
3
Who does this describe? - "Believed government’s purpose is to protect people’s natural rights"
Montesquieu
Voltaire
Locke
Newton
4
The Plague that killed between 25-30 million Europeans was called
Typhus
Malaria
The Black Death
Leprosy
5
How did wealthy merchants and bankers, like the Medici family, of Florence help promote learning and the arts?
By funding trading expeditions
By opening shops
By becoming patrons
By building larger churches
6
This Portuguese explorer rounded Africa's southern tip & found a direct water route to the Indian Ocean.
Ferdinand Magellan
Amerigo Vespucci
Bartolomeo Dias
Christopher Columbus
7
A major breakthrough of the Maya was __________.
Developing the Concept of Zero
Inventing the Wheel
Creating Metal Tools
Domesticating Horses and Oxen
8
How did the crowning of Charlemagne as Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire affect the power of the Catholic Church?
Christianity was established as the religion of the Empire.
Charlemagne made the pope his successor as emperor.
The church made Charlemagne its pope.
Influence of the church declined due to Charlemagnes criticisms of the Pope
9
Which event marked the beginning of the Middle Ages in Europe in 476 CE?
The Fall of the Byzantine Empire
The Hundred Years War
The Signing of the Magna Carta
The Fall of Rome
10
How did Buddhism arrive in Japan?
Buddhism never traveled or expanded into Japan.
It was brought from Korea by Buddhist monks.
Japanese fishermen found Buddhist texts in a shipwreck.
It was brought from China by Scholar Officials.
11
A series of Holy Wars waged by the Catholic Church against the Muslims between 1095 and 1291 CE
Reconquista
Crusades
The Black Death
Hundred Years War
12
Which of the following best illustrates the influence of China on Japan?
The samurai tradition
The development of haiku poetry
Requiring officials to take a civil service exam
Japanese adoption of the Chinese writing system
13
According to the principles of Mercantilism, the purpose of colonies is to _______________.
Decrease trade with the Indies.
Ship raw materials to the mother country.
Create jobs for the Native Peoples.
Pay heavy taxes to the mother country.
14
The war fought by Christians against Muslim forces over the control of Spain
Reconquista
The Children's Crusade
Quesadilla
The Hundred Years War
15
Advancements in farming took place during which dynasties?
Tang and Yuan
Ming and Yuan
Song and Ming
Tang and Song
16
Which Renaissance Artist completed these -
Michelangelo
Machiavelli
Leonardo DaMacaroni
Leonardo DaVinci
17
According to this map, why might Timbouctou have been such an influential city?
Because it was the center of the salt trade
Because Ibn Battuta made it his capital
Because it was a destination for Islamic believers on hajj
Because it was the center of two large West African kingdoms
18
Chinese influences helped shape Japanese culture. Which people did the influences impact most?
Peasants
Warrior Class
Upper Class
Merchants
19
The
religious
and political leader in the Islamic world is called a ____________.
Kaiser
Sultan
Caliph
Emperor
20
Which of the following caused feudalism to decline?
Peasants began to outnumber nobles
The power of the church increased
Larger manor houses were built
Trade and industry grew
21
During the Counter Reformation, Catholic leaders __________.
organized Christian leaders to resolve conflicts
Reformed major abuses of the Catholic Church
forced protestants to move into separate communities.
Changed teachings on Christianity
22
The Reformation refers to __________.
Impeachment of King Henry VII
Protestant separation from the Catholic Church
Reorganization of legal system
Improvements for the poor
23
Peasants bound to work their Lord's land under the Feudal System were called ________.
Serfs
Tenant Farmers
Servants
24
Great Schism was caused because of differing beliefs over icons. What did iconoclasts believe?
It is wrong to worship animals.
It is wrong to worship kings.
Icons should always be used in Christian worship.
Icons should not be used in Christian worship.
25
How did Mansa Musa establish West Africa as a center of Muslim culture?
Spent so much gold on his hajj that it upset the economy of Egypt for years
He established trade links with Muslim salt merchants in North Africa
Brought Muslim scholars, artists, & teachers from his hajj to work in Mali.
Extended Mali’s territory & made it one of the largest empires of its time.
26
Trans-Saharan trade in early West Africa mainly involved the exchange of __________ for gold.
Ivory
Salt
Slaves
Iron
27
Constantine moved the capital of the Byzantine Empire to __________.
Russia
Rome
Constantinople
Moscow
28
Which Renaissance Artist completed these -
Michelangelo
Donatello
Petrarch
Leonardo DaVinci
29
Who does this best describe? - "Created the heliocentric theory; Founder of modern science"
Newton
Bacon
Copernicus
Montesquieu
30
What is a similarity between the Renaissance and Reformation?
Started in northern Italy
Focused on individual beliefs and achievement
Concerned with spiritual life
Did not leave an impact
31
What does Pope Leo III do for Charlemagne in exchange for his protection?
Pope Leo III makes Charlemagne a cardinal.
Charlemagne unites the Roman Papacy in the Byzantine Empire.
Charlemagne becomes protector of the Roman Pope.
Pope Leo III crowns Charlemagne emperor.
32
Why was the Arabian Peninsula's geographic location considered important?
It was centrally located between Africa and the Americas.
It was strategically located between Asia and Europe for trade and culture.
It was positioned to control the trade between Eastern and Western Europe.
It was the center of trade between Japan and China.
33
How did the Mongols contribute to the transition from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance?
They forced Muslim armies to withdraw from Southern Europe.
They expanded African trade routes.
Reopened the Silk Road - led to economic growth in Europe.
Established stable governments from Russia to Eastern Europe
34
Who created the Scientific Method, and believed truth can only be found through investigation?
Ptolemy
Newton
Kepler
Bacon
35
The history of West African Kingdoms have been passed down by __________ through Griots.
Books
Knotted Strings
Word of Mouth
Stone Tablets
36
To increase the land available for farming, the Aztecs built __________.
Dikes.
Basins.
Chinampas.
Aqueducts.
37
What was the original goal of the Protestant Reformation Leaders?
To found Protestant churches
To show how to rule a city with godly government
To correct corruption and problems in the Catholic Church
To prove the pope was immoral
38
China utilized the _____________________ to hire Scholar Officials based off the _________________.
Confucius’ Teachings; Family Class System
Buddha’s Honor; Merit System
Scholar Exams; Civil Service System
Civil Service Exams; Merit System
39
Which belief system spread first from India to China and then to Korea and Japan?
Confucianism
Christianity
Daoism
Buddhism
40
During the Middle Ages, the Pope claimed ______, which means authority over all secular leaders
excommunication
papal supremacy
interdict
dictatorship
41
Which of the following describes the motivation for Europeans to find another way to Asia?
Gold, God, and Gluten
Gifts, Gold and Glory
God, Gold and Glory
God, Glory, and Silver
42
Incan architects and engineers are famous for building __________.
Thousands of miles of roads to connect the empire
Aqueducts to carry water from distant lakes
Stone bridges crossing deep mountain gorges
Deep mountain wells used to irrigate crops
43
Which of the following most accurately describes how the Japanese people found and grew food?
Utilized terracing to grow food on mountain sides.
Fished off the coast of Japan for protein.
Hunted bison in the Kanto Plain on Honshu.
Herded sheep in the mountainous terrain of the Japanese Alps
44
Which of the following accurately displays the hierarchy of Feudal Japan? (Highest to Lowest)
Samurai, Daimyo, Shogun, Merchants, Emperor
Emperor, Shogun, Samurai, Merchants, Daimyo
Emperor, Samurai, Shogun, Peasants, Artisans
Emperor, Shogun, Daimyo, Samurai, Merchants
45
Thomas Aquinas tried to blend __________ and __________ in his writings.
Artistic expression; Greek philosophy
Mathematics; Religion
New understandings; ancient understandings of the body
Greek thinking; Christian teachings
46
Why do many consider Petrarch as the founder of Renaissance humanism?
He created art in new styles such as linear perspective.
He brought together pagan classical culture and Christianity
He wrote love poems to Laura.
He was a close friend and mentor to Shakespeare.
47
Which of the following was NOT one of the legacies of the Crusades?
Trade increased between Europe, Asia, and Africa.
Arab knowledge of math and medicine spread to Europeans
Inspired European exploration in 14th & 15th centuries
The Christians won and held control of Jerusalem
48
Which of the following is NOT one of the Five Pillars?
Patronage
Worship
Pilgrimage
Belief
49
What effect did the bubonic plague have on European life during the Middle Ages?
It encouraged many people to move across the oceans.
It prompted the start of modern medical techniques.
It changed social classes by it targeting the upper classes.
It caused a peasant labor shortage that disrupted feudalism.
50
The Great Schism was the split between which two religious traditions split?
The Christians and the Muslims
The Roman Catholic Church and the Christians
The Eastern Orthodox Church and the Hagia Sophia
The Roman Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church
51
The Roman Empire has a strong influence over all of the following aspects of American society:
Architecture
Art
Agriculture
Engineering
52
Besides mining gold, how else did Ghana grow rich from gold-salt trade?(Use map as a reference)
By forcing slaves to produce products at a higher quality.
By selling gold, cloth, copper, and salt in Kumasi.
By controlling trade routes in Ghana and taxing merchants.
By banning all river travel and trade.
53
Which Chinese religion or philosophy had the strongest support from the Chinese government?
Buddhism
Confucianism
Christianity
Daoism
54
How did the Mongols reopening the Silk Road help lead Europe into the Renaissance?
This allowed Europeans to exchange ideas with Asia.
The Mongols traveled to Europe and taught painting styles.
Europe was launched into warfare - led to a change in power.
It led Europe into the age of feudalism.
55
In the Feudal system the amount of ______ one had determined their wealth, power, and rank.
Land
Castles
Horses
Gold
56
Japan’s golden age or the, _________, made many advancements in the fields of literature & art.
Heian Period
Nara Period
Kami Period
Feudalism Period
57
How did humanism differ from medieval ways of thinking?
Humanist believed you should take a vow of poverty.
Humanist believe in self improvement& less focus on religion
Humanist had extreme focus on religious preparations.
Humanist provide basic needs for all people in society.
58
Who made this advancement? - "Calculated that the planets move in oval shaped orbits"
Johannes Kepler
Galileo
John Locke
Nicolaus Copernicus
59
A Lord's estate was called a ________.
Pasture
Manor
Palace
Township
60
The economic and social system in the early middle ages in Europe was called...
Feudalism
Capitalism
Communism
Socialism
61
Which of the following was an improvement in
architectural
design pioneered by Roman engineers?
Aqueducts
Arched supports / Vaults
Concrete columns
Drains
62
Which answer
best
describes the land that the Inca people used to farm?
Strips of flat land carved from steep hillsides
Fertile land on gently sloping hills
Flat plains that required irrigation
Fertile land close to the Amazon River
63
This Portuguese explorer sailed to India in 1498, establishing the first direct water
trade
route from Europe.
John Cabot
Amerigo Vespucci
Jacques Cartier
Vasco da Gama
64
Which document did Martin Luther post on the doors of the Roman Church?
Work on the Psalms
Papacy in Rome
95 Theses
Sermon on Good Works
65
Who does this best describe? - "Believed in freedom of speech and religious tolerance"
Wollstonecraft
Hobbes
Voltaire
Montesquieu
66
Fought for their Lord in exchange for a small piece of land
(fief)
& some peasants
Bishops
Barons
Serfs
Knights
67
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of European Geography?
The main mountain ranges are the Alps, Pyrenees, and Urals.
Europe mostly consists of mountains, plains, and waterways
The longest rivers in Western Europe are the Rhine & Danube.
Europe’s topography and location does not affect its climate
68
The most important trade route established between Europe and modern-day Beijing was called...
The Silk Road
The Porcelain Route
The Spice Caravan
69
Who does this describe? "Built the first telescope; Persecuted by the Church for his findings"
Nicolaus Copernicus
Galileo Galilei
Sir Isaac Newton
Francis Bacon
70
The Byzantine Empire was
The remaining eastern half of the Roman Empire
Part of Russia
The most recent Chinese Dynasty
An outgrowth of the Ottoman Empire
71
The Magna Carta stated that the King of England was NOT above the law, and limited his power.
FALSE
TRUE
72
Justinian's Code was a major achievement because it preserved:
Roman laws
classical Greek plays
early Christian writings
Russian customs
73
Maya astronomers created two major types of __________.
Observatories
Calendars
Mathematics
Star Charts
74
The following list is associated with which Chinese Dynasty? *Isolationism, Forbidden City, Sea Voyages*
Tang
Ming
Mongol Rule (Yuan)
Song
75
Why did the Western Roman Empire Fall?
Political Instability - Could not peacefully transfer power
Economic and Social Problems - Heavy Taxes
Weakening Frontiers - Invasions from Germanic Tribes
Weakening Army - Could not defeat the Ottomans in the Middle East
76
The traditional religion of Japan, __________, means ‘way of the gods’ and is based on worship and respect for nature.
Buddhism
Hinduism
Shinto
Confucianism
77
What important role did Arabian merchants play in the 700s?
They helped spread new technology and goods to Asia, Africa, and Europe.
They united most of Asia and Europe under a single religion.
They converted large numbers of Western Europeans to Islam.
They stopped the invasion of nomadic people from Central Asia.
78
The Arabian Peninsula lies at the crossroads of which three continents?
South America, Asia, Africa
Australia, Asia, and Africa
North America, South America, and Europe
Europe, Africa, and Asia
79
Which of the following rulers was responsible for building the Hagia Sophia?
Justinian
Augustus
Constantine
Ivan the Great
80
The Holy Book of Islam is called the _________.
Caliph
Torah
Bible
Quran
81
Who does this best describe? - "Advocated for the ‘Separation of Powers’ within a government"
Hobbes
Locke
Montesquieu
Voltaire
82
Who was the first rulers to establish Islam as an important religion in West Africa?
Mansa Musa of Mali
King Tenkamenin of Ghana
Sonni Ali of Songhai
Sundiata of Mali
83
In Western Europe during the High Middle Ages, the _____________ became the dominant authority
Jewish Church
Catholic Church
Baptist Church
The King of England
84
How did trade help early Africans to develop advanced societies?
It provided slaves to do all the work for them.
It allowed them to sell their unused natural resources.
It made the gold they mined more valuable.
It put them into contact with other people’s ideas.
85
Movement of plants, animals, and other living things between the eastern & western hemispheres.
Mercantilism
Treaty of Tordesillas
Columbian Exchange
Capitalism
86
Which art had the greatest influence on Renaissance artists?
Classical Greek and Roman art
Ancient Chinese art
Islamic art
Early medieval art
87
How did monks and nuns improve life during the Middle Ages?
They opposed the feudal system.
They cared for the sick and poor.
They excommunicated criminals.
They gave land to the peasants.
88
Who conquered England in 1066 and created a kingdom based on the French style of feudalism.
Richard the Lionhearted
Charlemagne
Pope Leo III
William the Conqueror
89
How did the Scientific Revolution contribute to the Enlightenment?
Led to a decrease power of the papacy and monarchs.
Led to individuals forming their own opinion about the world
Led to philosophy advances from figures like Aristotle.
Led to advancements on how to find out 'Who is a Witch'.
90
What is the main difference between Sunni and Shia Muslims?
How many wives a husband is allowed to have
How to act toward members of other religions
The time of the day Muslims are to pray toward Mecca
Belief of who is the rightful caliph of the Islamic Faith
91
The Hundred Years War was fought in the Late Middle Ages between ____________.
France and Spain
France and England
France and the Islamic Empire
England and Spain
92
Which of the following Chinese inventions proved to be of great value to European sailors?
Gunpowder
Compass
Tea
Paper
93
Identify the country of origin and headquarters of the Anglican church.
Scotland
England
Germany
France
94
How did the printing press contribute to the Reformation?
It spread new ideas (new worldviews) and translations of the Bible.
It led cities to establish new universities.
It created jobs for monks who left the monastery.
It meant that scholars no longer felt a need to travel.
95
What was the name of the prophet who founded the Islamic religion?
Ali
Genghis Khan
Muhammad
Buddha
96
The Hagia Sophia has served as many different roles throughout it's history. Which of the follow has it NOT served as:
Christian Church
Historical Museum
Hebrew Temple
Islamic Mosque
97
Which of the following physical features did NOT contribute to China’s isolation?
The Pacific Ocean
The Gobi Desert
The Himalayas
The North China Plain
98
Who does this best describe? - "Proved the existence of gravity; Created the Laws of Motion"
Bacon
Copernicus
Newton
Galileo
99
Why was Prince Shotoku important to the development of Japan during the Middle Ages?
Spread Chinese art, technology, and idea of government.
He united the Mongol invasion against Japan.
He was the first Shogun.
Brought the focus of the Dynasty back Shinto.
100
The term Renaissance means __________.
rebirth
sadness
experimentation
angry
