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World History Semester 1 Practice Exam
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1What did Geoffery Chacer write?
- ACanterbury Tales
- BThe Prince
- CThe Three Ladies
- DThe 5th Wave
2What did Dante Alighieri write?
- ACanterbury Tales
- BDivine Comedy
- CThe Three Ladies
- DAll the Bright Places
3Pope Gregory VII is...
- Athe one who excommunicated Henry IV over lay investiture
- BCalled for the Crusades against Muslims in the holy land
- CCreated Benedictine Rule
- DAte a turkey that wasn't his
4Where did the Pope reside for 70 years?
- AVenice
- BParis
- CAvignon
- DWisconsin
5Which was not a part of Benedictine Rule
- ACharity
- BChastity
- CPoverty
6The Franks became Christian under their King
- AClovis
- BPepin
- CCharles Martel
- DCharlemagne
7Christine de Pizan's The City of Women argued that
- Amen should marry older women
- Bmen and women have equal talent
- Cwomen are more talented than men
- Dwomen should be elected to political office
8Which of the following was NOT an important effect of Charlemagne's coronation
- AChurch-State relations became more complex than ever
- BIt deepened the split between eastern and western Christianity
- CPopes could now claim that they were arbiters of European affairs
- DIt illustrated the power that the emperor had over the pope
9In 1607, the English established their first permanent colony in the Americas at...
- AQuebec, Canada
- BJamestown, VA
- CPlymouth, MA
- DPhiladelphia, PA
10What method did Afonso de Albuquerque use to establish Portuguese outposts in India?
- AHe drove Dutch traders from key coastal towns
- BHe burned coastal towns and destroyed Arab fleets
- CHe pitted Indian princes against one another
- DHe allied himself with the Dutch East India Company
11What did the Spanish do in their effort to gain control of the Incas?
- AThey tried to bribe the Incas with horses
- BThey offered to share their profits from gold
- CThey captured the Inca ruler
- DThey destroyed the Inca capital
12Under the Tang and Song dynasties, China's two main classes were
- Athe priests and the peasantry
- Bthe samurai and the artisans
- Cthe priests and the merchants
- Dthe gentry and the peasantry
13The Mongol rulers of China
- Aexpelled both Muslims and Christians from China
- Bgave most high government jobs to the Chinese
- Callowed only Mongols to serve in the military
- Dended contacts between Europe and Asia
14Hagia Sophia belonged to...
- AEastern Christianity
- BWestern Christianity
15Who built Constantinople?
- AJustinian
- BConstantine
- CJohn I
- DFrederick Barbarossa
16What were the earliest Russian cities?
- ANovgorod and Kiev
- BKiev and Moscow
- CMoscow and St. Petersburg
- DKiev and St. Petersburg
17Who showed rulers the power of China via sea exploration?
- AMarco Polo
- BZheng He
- CTaizong
- DHenry II
18Who was the most important Tang ruler?
- ATaizong
- BQuetzacoatl
- CZheng He
19Where were the missionaries from that intro ducted Buddhism?
- AItaly
- BJapan
- CChina
- DKorea
20What was an effect of the Hundred Years' War?
- ATrade and manufacturing declined throughout Europe
- BThe loss of English lands shattered French dreams of empire building
- CEnglish rulers turned to new trading ventures overseas
- DThe war helped to ensure that the feudal system would continue
21Magana Carta was a famous document England, which
- ASet up the Parliament
- Blimited the powers of the king
- Cincreased the power of the French monarchy
- Dended serfdom
22This country had a large number of Jews and Muslims in the Middle Ages
- AFrance
- BEngland
- CItaly
- DSpain
23In 1122, the treaty called the Concordat of Worms gave the Chruch the sole power to
- Ainvest bishops with fiefs
- Bprevent bishops from accepting government jobs
- Celect and invest bishops with spiritual authority
- Delect the next pope
24Why did science make little real progress in Europe during the Middle Ages
- Athe study of science was banned from medieval universities
- Bmost scholars believed that all knowledge must fit with Church teachings
- CTranslations of Greek science texts still had not reached medieval Europe
- DThere weren't enough brilliant European minds during that time
25Edward I was a
- AProtestant
- BCatholic
26Lady Jane Grey was a
- AProtestant
- BCatholic
27BLANK was when the Catholic Church wen t on the offensive and spoke out against Luther
- ACounter Reformation
- BCatholic Reformation
28BLANKS teachings were rediscovered by Renaissance scientists
- AAristotle
- BGalileo
- CPlato
- DIsaac Newton
29BLANK are led by elected councils
- ALutherans
- BCalvanists
- CCatholics
30BLANK focus on hard work and discipline
- ALutherans
- BCalvanists
- CCatholics
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