Matching: Match Each Term with the Correct Definition

World History Final Review Guide

Matching: Match each term with the correct definition.

1. Martin Luther
2. Simon Bolivar
3. Louis XIV
4. Hernando Cortez
5. Alexander the Great

World History Final Review Guide

1. Karl Marx
2. Matthew Perry
3. Toussaint L’Ouverture
4. Genghis Khan
5. John Locke

World History Final Review Guide

1. monotheistic
2. social hierarchy
3. patriarchal
4. secular
5. ethnocentrism

World History Final Review Guide

1. In the Middle East during Neolithic times, the development of farming brought about

1. Which arrangement represents the most likely sequence in history?

settled communities, legal codes, development of agriculture

1. In the Paleolithic Age all of these existed except?

1. One reason early civilizations developed in some areas like the Middle East and not others is

1. Which civilization developed between two rivers?

1. What modern country was home of the Yellow River Valley Civilization

1. Which of the following civilizations’ writing system has been yet to be deciphered (understood)?

1. Which civilization developed a written language called “oracle bones” as a means of asking the gods questions?

1. The combination of religious and political authority in Ancient Egypt my be described as

1. Which of the following choices has the civilization correctly matched with their writing system?

cuneiform, alphabet, hieroglyphs

1. Confucius believed that social order, harmony, and good government could be achieved if society was organized around five basic

1. The Qu’ran, jihad, and the hegira are most closely associated with the practice of

1. The most practiced religion in India is

1. Who was the great Mauryan ruler who conquered India and spread Buddhism?

1. This person taught by persistent questioning. He was eventually put to death for questioning the government. Who is it?

1. Which political system had its foundations in Athens?

1. Hellenistic culture represented a blending of Greek culture with all of the following cultures EXCEPT:

1. The Pax Romana is best described as:

1. In what way was the Roman political system different from the Greek political system in Athens?

1. Spartan society was famous for

1. If Paris Hilton lived in Ancient Rome with all of her wealth what class would she fit into?

1. The government of earlyRome can best be described as

1. The Senators justified the killing of Caesar because

1. All of the following can be said of Jesus EXCEPT that he

1. Which of the following did Russia adopt from the Byzantines?

1. One similarity between the Five Pillars of Islam and the Ten Commandments is that both

1. Which heading best completes the partial outline below?

1. ______
2. Development of medical encyclopedias
3. Development of algebra and astronomical tables
4. Production of woolen carpets
5. Production of literature, calligraphy, and geometric art

1. The growth of Feudalism in Europe during the Middle Ages was primarily caused by the

1. The Middle Ages in Western Europe was characterized by

1. In Europe during the Middle Ages, the force that provided unification and stability was the

1. In Europe, a long term effect of the Crusades was

1. A major goal of the Christian Church during the Crusades was to

1. In early African societies, people incorporated elements of a religion in which spirits play an important role in regulating daily life into their spirituality. The religion is called

1. Bantu is a language native to

1. The Five Pillars of Islam contain all of the following EXCEPT

1. Ibn Battuta and Marco Polo were similar in that both

1. Which was a result of the Commercial Revolution?

1. Which system developed as a result of the Commercial Revolution

1. European society during the Renaissance differed from European society during the Middle Ages in that during the Renaissance

1. The Renaissance and the Protestant Reformation were similar in that both were

1. In Western Europe, a major immediate effect of the Reformation was a

1. Which was a major result of the Reformation?

1. An observation that could be made about the Ottoman Empire is that the empire

1. One reason the Spanish conquistadors were able to conquer the Aztec and Inca empires rapidly is that

1. In Latin America during the early period of Spanish colonialism, the deaths of large numbers of native people led to

1. According to the theory of mercantilism, colonies should be

1. Which social class controlled most of the political, economic, and social power in colonial Latin America

1. The global transfer of foods, plants, animals, and diseases during the colonization of America’s is known as the

1. During the Age of Absolutism (1600’s and 1700’s) European monarchs tried to

1. Westernization in Russia came about largely through the

Base your answer to question 66 on the statements below and your knowledge of social studies.

Speaker A: “The state of monarchy is supreme on earth: for kings are not only God’s lieutenants upon earth and sit upon God’s throne, but even by God himself they are called gods.”

Speaker B: “If government fails to fulfill the end for which it is established-the preservation of the individuals right to life, liberty, and the property-the people have a right to dissolve the government.”

Speaker C: “But what if the compact between the ruler and ruled is violated by the ruler? He thus becomes a tyrant, a criminal who forfeits his rights to the obedience of his subjects, who may now exercise their right to rebel and form a new compact.”

Speaker D: “ The ruling authority in the state, the sovereign, must have supreme power, or society will collapse and the anarchy of the state of nature will return.”

1. Which two speakers would support absolutism?

1. Which statement best describes the effects of the works of Nicolaus Copernicus, Galileo Galilei, Sir Isaac Newton, and René Descartes?

1. During the Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment, one similarity in the work of many scientists and philosophers was that they

1. Philosophers of the Enlightenment period believed that society could best be improved by

1. Speaker A: Good government stresses the importance of the nation and accepts the rights of the individual only if the interests of the individual are the same as those of the nation.
   Speaker B: The person of the king is sacred and to attack him in any way is to attack religion itself. The respect given to a king is religious in nature.
   Speaker C: All human beings are born free and equal with a right to life and liberty. It is the duty of government to protect these natural rights of its citizens.
   Speaker D: Our goal will not be achieved by democracy or liberal reforms, but by blood and iron. Only then will we be successful. No nation achieves greatness or unity without the traumatic experiences of war.
   Which speaker’s statement best reflects the ideas of the Enlightenment?

1. Which statement is a valid generalization about the immediate results of the French Revolution of 1789?

1. The French people supported Napoleon Bonaparte because they hoped he would

1. During the early 1800’s, which was a major influence on the struggle for political independence in Latin America?

1. Which of these situations was the direct result of the other three?

1. Nationalism is most likely to develop in an area that has

1. Which condition is most necessary to the process of industrialization in a society?

1. Before a nation can begin to industrialize, that nation must first develop

1. A major result of the Industrial Revolution was the

1. Adam Smith’s economic theory of laissez-faire capitalism proposes that

1. A key principle of the economic theory of communism is

1. After 1880, European nations sought colonies in Africa primarily because the Europeans were

1. Which statement best expresses the Western perspective regarding Rudyard Kipling’s “white man’s burden”?

1. One result of the Opium War was that China

1. In the past, European nations have conquered other lands, made them into colonies, and controlled their economies.
   Which term refers to the situation described in this statement?

Base your answers to 86 and 87 on the following passage and on your knowledge of social studies.

…”From the beginning” said Marques Ito, “we realized fully how necessary it was that the Japanese people should not only adopt Western methods, but should also speedily become competent to do without the aid of foreign instruction and supervision. In the early days we brought many foreigners to Japan to help to introduce modern methods, but we always did it in such a way as to enable the Japanese students to take their rightful place in the nation after they had been educated.”…

-Alfred Stead, Great Japan: A Study of National Efficiency, John Lane Co., 1906

1. Which occurrence in Japanese history is described in the passage?

1. The author of the passage suggests that Japan

1. Which list of French leaders is in the correct chronological order?

Louis XVI, Napoleon, Robespierre

1. During World War I, which group of people were victims of genocide?

1. Which statement best describes the relationship between World War I and the Russian Revolution?

1. A major cause of World War I was

1. Which of the following statements about World War I is NOT true?

1. Which of the following new type of warfare was introduced in World War I?

1. The Treaty of Versailles contributed to the economic instability in Germany after World War I by

1. In the 1920’s and 1930’s, the rise of totalitarian governments in Germany, Italy, and Spain was largely the result of

1. Fascism in Europe during the 1920’s and 1930’s is best described as a

1. Which of the following leaders was not a fascist?

1. Under Josef Stalin, peasants in the Soviet Union were forced to

1. One reason that Britain and France agreed to appease Hitler at the Munich Conference was to

1. During World War II, which event occurred last?