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World History Semester 1 Practice Exam

Question 1 of 30

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What did Geoffery Chacer write?

Select one of the following:

  • Canterbury Tales

  • The Prince

  • The Three Ladies

  • The 5th Wave

Explanation

Question 2 of 30

1

What did Dante Alighieri write?

Select one of the following:

  • Canterbury Tales

  • Divine Comedy

  • The Three Ladies

  • All the Bright Places

Explanation

Question 3 of 30

1

Pope Gregory VII is...

Select one of the following:

  • the one who excommunicated Henry IV over lay investiture

  • Called for the Crusades against Muslims in the holy land

  • Created Benedictine Rule

  • Ate a turkey that wasn't his

Explanation

Question 4 of 30

1

Where did the Pope reside for 70 years?

Select one of the following:

  • Venice

  • Paris

  • Avignon

  • Wisconsin

Explanation

Question 5 of 30

1

Which was not a part of Benedictine Rule

Select one of the following:

  • Charity

  • Chastity

  • Poverty

Explanation

Question 6 of 30

1

The Franks became Christian under their King

Select one of the following:

  • Clovis

  • Pepin

  • Charles Martel

  • Charlemagne

Explanation

Question 7 of 30

1

Christine de Pizan's The City of Women argued that

Select one of the following:

  • men should marry older women

  • men and women have equal talent

  • women are more talented than men

  • women should be elected to political office

Explanation

Question 8 of 30

1

Which of the following was NOT an important effect of Charlemagne's coronation

Select one of the following:

  • Church-State relations became more complex than ever

  • It deepened the split between eastern and western Christianity

  • Popes could now claim that they were arbiters of European affairs

  • It illustrated the power that the emperor had over the pope

Explanation

Question 9 of 30

1

In 1607, the English established their first permanent colony in the Americas at...

Select one of the following:

  • Quebec, Canada

  • Jamestown, VA

  • Plymouth, MA

  • Philadelphia, PA

Explanation

Question 10 of 30

1

What method did Afonso de Albuquerque use to establish Portuguese outposts in India?

Select one of the following:

  • He drove Dutch traders from key coastal towns

  • He burned coastal towns and destroyed Arab fleets

  • He pitted Indian princes against one another

  • He allied himself with the Dutch East India Company

Explanation

Question 11 of 30

1

What did the Spanish do in their effort to gain control of the Incas?

Select one of the following:

  • They tried to bribe the Incas with horses

  • They offered to share their profits from gold

  • They captured the Inca ruler

  • They destroyed the Inca capital

Explanation

Question 12 of 30

1

Under the Tang and Song dynasties, China's two main classes were

Select one of the following:

  • the priests and the peasantry

  • the samurai and the artisans

  • the priests and the merchants

  • the gentry and the peasantry

Explanation

Question 13 of 30

1

The Mongol rulers of China

Select one of the following:

  • expelled both Muslims and Christians from China

  • gave most high government jobs to the Chinese

  • allowed only Mongols to serve in the military

  • ended contacts between Europe and Asia

Explanation

Question 14 of 30

1

Hagia Sophia belonged to...

Select one of the following:

  • Eastern Christianity

  • Western Christianity

Explanation

Question 15 of 30

1

Who built Constantinople?

Select one of the following:

  • Justinian

  • Constantine

  • John I

  • Frederick Barbarossa

Explanation

Question 16 of 30

1

What were the earliest Russian cities?

Select one of the following:

  • Novgorod and Kiev

  • Kiev and Moscow

  • Moscow and St. Petersburg

  • Kiev and St. Petersburg

Explanation

Question 17 of 30

1

Who showed rulers the power of China via sea exploration?

Select one of the following:

  • Marco Polo

  • Zheng He

  • Taizong

  • Henry II

Explanation

Question 18 of 30

1

Who was the most important Tang ruler?

Select one of the following:

  • Taizong

  • Quetzacoatl

  • Zheng He

Explanation

Question 19 of 30

1

Where were the missionaries from that intro ducted Buddhism?

Select one of the following:

  • Italy

  • Japan

  • China

  • Korea

Explanation

Question 20 of 30

1

What was an effect of the Hundred Years' War?

Select one of the following:

  • Trade and manufacturing declined throughout Europe

  • The loss of English lands shattered French dreams of empire building

  • English rulers turned to new trading ventures overseas

  • The war helped to ensure that the feudal system would continue

Explanation

Question 21 of 30

1

Magana Carta was a famous document England, which

Select one of the following:

  • Set up the Parliament

  • limited the powers of the king

  • increased the power of the French monarchy

  • ended serfdom

Explanation

Question 22 of 30

1

This country had a large number of Jews and Muslims in the Middle Ages

Select one of the following:

  • France

  • England

  • Italy

  • Spain

Explanation

Question 23 of 30

1

In 1122, the treaty called the Concordat of Worms gave the Chruch the sole power to

Select one of the following:

  • invest bishops with fiefs

  • prevent bishops from accepting government jobs

  • elect and invest bishops with spiritual authority

  • elect the next pope

Explanation

Question 24 of 30

1

Why did science make little real progress in Europe during the Middle Ages

Select one of the following:

  • the study of science was banned from medieval universities

  • most scholars believed that all knowledge must fit with Church teachings

  • Translations of Greek science texts still had not reached medieval Europe

  • There weren't enough brilliant European minds during that time

Explanation

Question 25 of 30

1

Edward I was a

Select one of the following:

  • Protestant

  • Catholic

Explanation

Question 26 of 30

1

Lady Jane Grey was a

Select one of the following:

  • Protestant

  • Catholic

Explanation

Question 27 of 30

1

BLANK was when the Catholic Church wen t on the offensive and spoke out against Luther

Select one of the following:

  • Counter Reformation

  • Catholic Reformation

Explanation

Question 28 of 30

1

BLANKS teachings were rediscovered by Renaissance scientists

Select one of the following:

  • Aristotle

  • Galileo

  • Plato

  • Isaac Newton

Explanation

Question 29 of 30

1

BLANK are led by elected councils

Select one of the following:

  • Lutherans

  • Calvanists

  • Catholics

Explanation

Question 30 of 30

1

BLANK focus on hard work and discipline

Select one of the following:

  • Lutherans

  • Calvanists

  • Catholics

Explanation

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