Ramienski: 030213 MWH U1&2 LPQZ Quiz PAGE 1
Ramienski: 030213 MWH U1&2 LPQZ Quiz PAGE1
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Modern World History
Unit 1 and 2
Trade, Travel, Renaissance and Reformation
Quiz 1
Take Home Version
SPRING 2016
READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY
Directions: This is an open-book-take-home quiz. You may use your textbook, and any notes pertaining to Units 1 and 2. You may use any reference books and can use the Internet to find answers to questions. You may work cooperatively with other students.
Value:There are 65 questions –each question is worth 1 point
Honors-Your score will be the percentage of correct responses over 62.
Honors will be penalized 1 raw score point for each homework Number 1 through 5 graded zero. Turn in missing work before quiz due date.
Merit-45 points. You could receive a score above 100% -45/45 equals 100
There are only selected response questions. Each question has only ONE CORRECT ANSWER
Question book instructions: If you are given a physical copy of the test-Fill out the pink or yellow test book question sheet completely. Make sure you use your first and last names. You will lose 10 points for failure to follow instructions –“FTFI”
This does not apply to online versions of the quiz. Do not return the test booklet if given an “online” version-return scantron only.
Scantron instructions:Read and follow instructions on the scantron carefully. (There will be no retesting because you made a mistake marking answers.)
a. You must use a number 2 pencil.
b. NAME: Make sure you use your first and last names. Also list your seat number and the “color” of your test book (Pink, Yellow or “ONLINE”) EXAMPLE: For a paper copy of the quiz-“Anthony Ramienski Seat 14 Yellow” or for the online version- “Anthony Ramienski Seat 14 ONLINE”
c. Subject is “MWH Unit 1 and 2 Quiz.” Write this in word for word exactly.
d. Make sure you put in the date on which you turned the test in. (Example: 20 September 2011)
e. Be sure to put your block number in the period/ hour box.
Again failure to follow instructions concerning the scantron will result in a 5 point penalty.-“FTFI”
Due dates:
The quiz must be turned in complete by the due date. No partially completed quiz will be accepted. You will receive a zero for partial work.
This quiz will be issued on/about THURSDAY, 11 February 2016
Early bird credit: +5 points if the scantron is turned in complete by 2:30pm, FRIDAY, 12 February only.
This test is due by 2:30 pm, Wednesday, 17 February 2016unless I receive a written excuse from your parents (use email).
If turned in by 2:30 pm, Thursday, 18 February 2016, -10 points off of your total raw score
If turned in by 2:30pm, Friday, 19 February 2016, -20 points off of your total raw score
If not turned in by 2:30pm, Friday, 19 February 2016, NO CREDIT, “0”
Exceptions to due date must be worked out one on one with Mr. Ramienski.
Do not leave this quiz to the “night before”. You will surely fail.
Examine the map and answer questions 1 thru 7.
1.
1. On which continent is the Cape Horn located?
a. Latin America b. Antarcticac. South America d. Africa
2. Which continent most probably saw the latest arrival of human beings?
a. Asia b. Africa c. Australiad. North America
3. Which continent is also a country?
a. Australia b. Africa c. Greenlandd. Antarctica
4. On which continent is the Cape of Good Hope located?
a. Latin America b. Africa c. Australia d. South America
5. Today, which two continents are contiguousand not separated by a water barrier?
a. Europe and Africab. Asia and Europe c. North and South America d. Asia and Africa
6. Which of the following is characteristic of both the Arctic and Southern Oceans?
a. They border on the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans c. They both surround continents
b. They border on the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans d. They border on each other
7. Examine a physical map of the world in your textbook. Which continent is closest to the North Pole?
a. North America b. Europe c. Asia d. Greenland
8. Which ocean was known to the Portuguese and Spanish as “The Ocean Sea”?
a. Atlantic Ocean b. Indian Ocean c. Southern Ocean d. Pacific Ocean .
9. “The Suez” or the Suez Canal is often used to demarcate which two continents?
a. Middle East and Africab. North and South Americac. Europe and Africa d. Africa and Asia
10. Which “Cape” acts as a boundary between the Indian Ocean and the AtlanticOcean?
a. Cape Henry b. Cape of Good Hope c. Cape Verde d. Cape Horn
11. The island nation of Indonesia acts as a boundary between which two oceans?
a. The Indian and Pacific Oceans c. The North and South Atlantic
b. The Indian and Atlantic Oceansd. The Pacific and Atlantic Oceans
12. Which “continent” is actually a peninsula of another continent but by convention going back into antiquity has always been considered one of the “seven continents”?
a. India b. Asia c. South Americad. Europe
13. The geography of Greece helped create
a. unity among Greeks. b. many small city-states. c. isolation from the outside world. d. large Greek empire.
14. Abrahamic religions are the monotheistic faiths emphasizing and tracing their common origin to Abraham or recognizing a spiritual tradition identified with him. Which three religions are normally considered the “Abrahamic Religions”?
a. Christianity, Judaism and Islamc. Buddhism, Islam and Hinduism
b. Hinduism, Buddhism and Islamd. Judaism, Hinduism and Christianity
15. Which one of the following places did Roman Emperor Constantine make the center of power for the Roman Empire?
a. Carthage b. Rome c. Athens d. Byzantium
16. The Greek way of determining or explaining worldly reality was based upon
a. faith b. reason c. experimentation d. tradition
17. Alexander the Great’s most lasting achievement was
a. the spread of Hellenic culture. b. the defeat of Persia. c. the conquest of India. d. a lasting empire.
18. Which term is normally used to designate, “…a savior or liberator of a people in the Abrahamic religions…”?
a. The Prophetb. God the Father c. The Messiahd. The Son of God
19. What model of governance was first developed in ancient Greece and came into widespread use by the Roman Republic as part of the unmodified Constitution of the Roman Republic?
a. Monarchy b. Three Branches of Governmentc. The Ten Commandmentsd. Judge made law
20. Which of the following was a Greek influence on Western European/American culture?
a. Monotheistic Deityc. Nationalism
b. A working alphabetd. A sense of Athleticism
21. Octavian’s great reform of the Roman government was the establishment of a civil service-bureaucracy to run the everyday business of government. a. True b. False
22. What was the name for the long period of relative peace and minimal expansion by military force experienced by the Roman Empire in the 1st and 2nd centuries AD?
a. Maximus Pacisb. PaxRomanac. RomanaeAxpaed. PaxCeasarae
23. What is the translation of “1984” into Roman Numbers?
a. MCMXLXIXIV b. CMCLXXXIVc. MCMLXXXVd. MCMLXXXIV
24. What “import” from China revolutionized the storage, movement and analysis of information/knowledge?
a. Compass b. Paperc. Printing Press d. Silk
25. Who established the framework of the Roman Imperial system?
a. Julius Caesarb. Octavian Augustusc. Marc Antonyd. Pontius Pilate
26. Which modern African city was THE ancient Western World’s intellectual center, having one of the world’s largest collections of books/scrolls; etc.?
a. Timbuktu b. Constantinople c. Cordoba d. Alexandria
27. Why did early Christianity reject classical Greek and Roman texts and even reject “classical” knowledge?
a. The early Christian church linked these texts and ideas to “Paganism”
b. The Christian church wanted to keep people in ignorance
c. Persecution by ancient societies led the early church to ignore anything “Ancient”
d. Christian intellectuals believed the ancients were mostly in error
28. Which of the following nations did NOT colonize the continent of North America?
a. England b. The Netherlands c. Spain a. Portugal
29. Which European power finally took control of the "Spice Islands"?
a. Spain b. The Netherlands c. Chinad. Portugal
30. What could be another possible term for “indigenous language”?
a. Lingua Franca b. Classic language c. Vehicular Language d. Vernacular
31. By the 1480s, Portuguese had complete control of the African sea route and as such, the Spanish, if they were to have any hope of competing with Portugal for the lucrative trade, had to find an alternate route. What was that proposed route?
a. Sailing west towards Japan and Asiac. Sailing through the Mediterranean towards Antioch
b. Sailing around South Americad. Sailing north through the Arctic Ocean
32. In addition to Ferdinand and Isabella, what other person or group financed Columbus’ first voyage?
a. The King of Portugalb. Muslim Merchants c. Spanish Merchants `d. Italian Merchants
33. Which modern Latin American country was not influenced by Spanish culture?
a. Colombia b. Brazil c. Canadad. Cuba
34. Which of the following countries initiated the Indian spice trade with the rest of Europe?
a. Englandb. Spainc. The Netherlandsd. France
35. Which one of the following best explained the reason why European rulers encouraged ocean exploration?
a. They wanted to find new trade routes. c. They wanted to conquer new lands.
b. They wanted to spread Islam. d. They wanted to test new navigational tools.
36. What is the name for the navigation device that measures the angle of the sun and stars above the horizon?
a. alabasterb. ataturkc. astrolabe d. astrologue
37. What is the name for a ship with square and triangular sails?
a. Cockatoo b. Caravel c. Cavalcade d. Carvel
38. What motivations spurred the European countries to explore?
a. The Savior, Silver and Serenityc. Despair, Death and Poverty
b. God, Gold and Gloryd. Wine, Women and Song
39. The English language is French in origin but heavily influenced by German
a. True b. False
40. Which city was NOT a western terminus or end point for the “Silk Road”?
a. Antioch b. Alexandriac. Cordoba d. Constantinople
41. Which American product or food radically changed the Italian diet?
a. The tomato b. The squash c. The potato d. Tobacco
42. Which American product or food radically changed the EUROPEAN diet?
a. The potato b. Tobacco . The tomato d. The squash
43. Although rarely credited as such, which famous explorer/leaderactually completed his voyage of circumnavigation of the world and should be credited as the “first”to lead an expedition to do so?
a. Drakeb. Columbusc. Magelland. Da Gama
44. Who is “America” is named after? a. Verrazano b. Vespucci c. Columbusd. Pizzaro
45. What is the name for the series of diseases, brought to the new world by the Explorers that wiped out Nativepeoples? a. Redemics b. Spandemics c. Endemics d. Pandemics
46. The collapse of two empires hindered the continuation of the land based “Silk Road.” Which two empires’
collapse caused Western Europe to consider a sea-borne route?
a. Roman and Han b. Persian and Mughal c. Byzantine and Mongol d. Greek and Roman
47. What was the name for the global transfer of foods, plants and animals during the Age of Exploration?
a. The Spanish Heritage b. The Columbian Exchange c.The Triangular Trade d. The gift of the Americas
48. Which religion recognizes Jesus as a prophet and holy man, but not as “God”?
c. Islam b. Judaism c. Buddhismd. Christianity
49. What could be another possible term for “indigenous language”?
a. Lingua Franca b. Classic language c. Vehicular Language d. Vernacular
50. What was the primary religion of the rulers of the Mughal Empire?
a. Buddhismb. Christianity c. Islam d. Judaism
51. Portuguese traders were the first to conduct slave trade of black Africans. a. True b. False
52. Which civilization heavily influenced the “Pontine culture” of the Black Sea?
a. Islamic b. Latin c. Chinese d. Greek
53. What body of water was the center of Greek civilization?
a. Adriatic Sea b. Aegean Sea c. Black Sea d. Red Sea
54. The Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific Oceans can be seen as lobes extending northward from the Southern Ocean. Farther north, the Atlantic opens into the Arctic Ocean, which is connected to the Pacific by the Bering Strait, forming a continuous expanse of water.
a. True b. False
55. Islamic society not only “preserved” knowledge of the Greeks but also improved on such knowledge
a. Trueb. False
56. Given what you know, what would be the obvious “lingua franca” of a former French colony in West Africa?
a. Latin b. French c. English d. Swahili
57. The concept of “zero” and place value were the basis of modern mathematics and modern science-all of which the west used to dominate the world. Who is responsible for originally developing these numbers and the concept of place value?
a. Greek mathematicians c. Roman mathematicians
b. MuslimSpanish mathematicians d. Indian mathematicians
58. What historical period preceded the Renaissance?
a. The Classical period b. The Modern Period c.The Ancient Period d. The Medieval Period
Examine this map:
59. Which pair of the following selected empires occupied this approximate area?
a. Roman and Mughal c. Byzantine and Ottoman
b. Egyptian and Chinese d. Ottoman and Russian
60. What modern geographic area now contains “Rumelia”?
a. Asia b. The Balkans c. The Suez d. Anatolia
61. Today, where is Mesopotamia located?
a. Egypt b. The Balkans c. Iraq d. Lebanon
Examine this map.
62. Which of the following selected empires occupied this approximate area?
a.Mughal b. Chinese c. Byzantine d. Ottoman
63. Which of the following statements is true?
a. The Caribbean Sea is north of the Gulf of Mexico.
b. The Caribbean Sea is west of the Gulf of Mexico.
c. The Caribbean Sea is south of the Gulf of Mexico
d. The Caribbean Sea is southeast of the Gulf of Mexico
64. Which has a larger area: Greenland or Africa?
a. Greenland b. Africa c. Both are equal in area d. cannot be determined due to map projection
Read both statements:
Statement A:The magnetic declination in a given area most likely will change slowly over time, possibly as little as 2–2.5degrees every hundred years or so, depending upon how far from the magnetic poles it is.
Statement B:For a location closer to the pole, the magneticdeclination may change by 1degree every three years.
Which statement is correct?
a. Statement A b. Statement B c. Neither statement is correct d. Both statements are correct