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