World History Exams Prep Test (Advanced)

I, ____________, was angry that the Anglican Church would not grant me a divorce so I created the religion of Protestantism.

____________: this theory states that a country's power is based on its wealth. 

____________: 14 nations joined in this conference in order to divide Africa.

_______________: the belief that one race is superior to another: this caused imperialism.

I, ____________, was angry that the Anglican Church would not grant me a divorce so I created the religion of Protestantism.

____________: this theory states that a country's power is based on its wealth. 

Who it the father of Communism?

• Adam Smith

• Karl Marx

• Fredrich Engels

• John Locke

____________: 14 nations joined in this conference in order to divide Africa.

While India was a COLONY controlled by Great Britain, the ___________________ occured, this event was a rebellion of Indian soldiers after Great Britain tried to enforce racism and conversion to Christianity.

________________: this rebellion was a rebellion of Chinese soldiers aimed at ending foreign influence after the country's nationalism grew.

_______________: the belief that one race is superior to another: this caused imperialism.

______________: This was a plan devised by Mao Zedong to bring China into a really good financial situation. It was not beneficial because people did not need to make money (making money only helped the gov't) so they did not work and the government failed.

How did the printing press affect Europe?

• The price of books rose to pay for the new technology

• More people learned to read and write

• Books were available only to a limited few

• Trade declined with the increase in books

The leader of the National Socialist Party (Nazi) whose program was based on anti-Semitism was:

• Franklin Roosevelt

• Vittorio Orlando

• Adolf Hitler

• Josef Stalin

Michelangelo, Raphael, and Leonardo da Vinci were all ______________.

• Politicians

• Musicians

• Artists

• Scientists

I Coined the term "Iron Curtain"

• Winston Churchill

• Ronald Reagan

• Nikita Khrushchev

• Mikael Gorbachev

The Battle of Hastings was won by ____________ and paved the way for ________________.

• William the Conqueror / the Norman conquest of England.

• England / a continued British resistance to the Germans.

• The Russians / the crushing of the November uprising.

• The French / continued French success in the Napoleonic Wars.

This event started, or lit the spark to the war.

• Invasion of Poland

• V-E Day

• D-Day

• Invasion of Czechoslovakia

The Prussian ruler who united Germany using "realpolitik"

• Bismark of Prussia

• Cavour

• Mazzini

• Kaisser Wilhelm

The assassination of this man lead to the start of WWI

• Franz Ferdinand

• Sarejevo

• Adolf Hitler

• The Serbian ruler

______________: This was a plan devised by Mao Zedong to bring China into a really good financial situation. It was not beneficial because people did not need to make money (making money only helped the gov't) so they did not work and the government failed.

This was the turning point of WWII

• V-E day

• V-J day

• Manhattan Project

• D-Day

The column, the arch, and the dome all represent developments in __________.

• Painting

• Sculpture

• Philosophy

• Architecture

Beheaded by Henry VIII, this English statesman, humanist and author of Utopia is admired for putting principles above personal ambition, and is a saint of the Roman Catholic Church in England.

• Thomas Arundel

• Plegmund

• Thomas More

• William of Ockham

Which leader is not matched with the correct government.

• Tojo- Military dictatorship

• Stalin- Socialist/Communist

• Churchill- Democracy

• Hitler- Nazism

• Mussolini- Communist

The legend/key of a map is used to  __________________.

• Show the distance between places on a map

• Identify what the map is about

• Explain what a map's symbols, lines, and colors represent

• Indicate the direction on the map

________________: this rebellion was a rebellion of Chinese soldiers aimed at ending foreign influence after the country's nationalism grew.

Which of the following is NOT a reason that explorers tried to conquer new nations?

• Gold

• Glory

• Conquering lands dropped prisoner's sentences

• God

What letter designates the Pacific Ocean?

• A

• B

• C

• D

• E

Hernando Cortez was a Spanish explorer who arrived in ______________ in the 16th century, spreading Catholicism, but also disease while establishing Spanish hegemony in the region.

• Mexico

• The Carribbean

• Venezuela

• Florida

Declaring himself head of the church in England, this monarch ended England's time as a Catholic nation; it has been Protestant ever since.

• William I

• Richard I

• Edward IV

• Henry VIII

The Batte of Hastings was won by

• Richard the Lionhearted

• William the Conquerer

• George II

• Henry I

This ruler was a member of a line of rulers of the mongols. He was a barbarian and gained power by murder and fear

• Genghis Kahn

• Kubali Khan

• Charlemagne

World War I took place from __________  to  ___________:

• 1914 to 1918

• 1929 to 1938

• 1919 to 1945

• 1964 to 1975

The most heavily populated region of the world projected for the year 2000 was ___________?

• South Asia

• Africa

• East Asia

• Latin America

The use of iron occurred:

• Before the use of the plow and cart

• Adter the use of bronze

• Before the use of pottery

• After the time of Christ

The following statements criticize the Roman Catholic Church. What document are the statements from?1. Our Lord and Master Jesus Christ, when He said Poenitentiam agite, willed that the whole life of believers should be repentance.2. This word cannot be understood to mean sacramental penance, i.e., confession and satisfaction, which is administered by the priests.3. Yet it means not inward repentance only; nay, there is no inward repentance which does not outwardly work divers mortifications of the flesh.4. The penalty [of sin], therefore, continues so long as hatred of self continues; for this is the true inward repentance, and continues until our entrance into the kingdom of heaven.5. The pope does not intend to remit, and cannot remit any penalties other than those which he has imposed either by his own authority or by that of the Canons.6. The pope cannot remit any guilt, except by declaring that it has been remitted by God and by assenting to God's remission; though, to be sure, he may grant remission in cases reserved to his judgment. If his right to grant remission in such cases were despised, the guilt would remain entirely unforgiven

Which of the following was NOT a cause of WWI

• Militarism

• Alliances

• Appeasement

• Imperialism

Which of the following aided cultural diffusion among ancient peoples:

• Trade

• New technology

• Poor leaders

• Farming

Homer, William Shakespear, Charles Dickens, and Mark Twain were all _________.

• Writers

• Painters

• Architects

• Musicians

  The first civilizations developed ____________.

• Along trade routes

• Along rivers

• Along railroad lines

• On islands

To find the absolute location on Goldfield Nevada, you would consult a/an ___________.

• Dictionary

• Globe

• Atlas

• Almanac

Emphasis on an individual was a part of which renaissance idea?

• Secularism

• Classical-Antiquity

• Humanism

• Perspective

The assassination of this man lead to the start of WWI

• Franz Ferdinand

• Sarejevo

• Adolf Hitler

• The Serbian ruler

WWII ended with:

• The second Treaty of Paris

• Treaty of Versailles

• Treaty of Paris

• Armistice

The most dramatic effect of European settlers on Native Americans was:

• War

• The Mayflower Compact

• Disease

• The growth of the fur trade

What German action finally caused Britain and France to begin World War II?

• The annexation of Austria

• The invasion of Poland

• The seizing of Czechoslovakia

• The invasion of Ethiopia

Ferdinand Magellan is known for ____________________, though he died in the effort.

• Seeking gold in Florida.

• Sailing around the earth.

• Attempting to return unknown spices from India.

• Finding Antarctica south of Argentina.