World History A Cumulative Exam Review
UPDATED Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
Trade spread the Italian Renaissance across Europe by
helping merchants become patrons.
helping monarchs become artists.
helping merchants become politicians.
helping artists become patrons - CORRECT Answer-helping merchants become patrons.
Why were banks created in medieval England?
The new middle class required small loans.
People wanted a safe place to store expensive items.
The increase in population meant an increase in currency.
Merchants needed a place to exchange currency from other countries. - CORRECT Answer-
Merchants needed a place to exchange currency from other countries.
Which list states achievements from the Scientific Revolution in the correct order?
i. The heliocentric theory is published.
ii. Galileo argues for Copernicus.
iii. Isaac Newton develops calculus.
iv. The scientific method is invented.
i. Galileo argues for Copernicus.
ii. The heliocentric theory is published.
iii. The scientific method is invented.
,iv. Isaac Newton develops calculus.
i. Galileo argues for Copernicus.
ii. Isaac Newton develops calculus.
iii. The heliocentric theory is published.
iv. The scientific method is invented.
i. The heliocentric theory is published.
ii. The scientific method is developed.
iii. Galileo argues for Copernicus.
iv. Isaac Newton develops calculus. - CORRECT Answer-i. The heliocentric theory is
published.
ii. The scientific method is developed.
iii. Galileo argues for Copernicus.
iv. Isaac Newton develops calculus.
What did Oliver Cromwell do after he became Lord Protector?
He freed Charles I from prison.
He abandoned the Puritan religion.
He called for the opening of theaters and pubs.
He ruled as a military dictator. - CORRECT Answer-He ruled as a military dictator.
In which spiritual concept do most Hindus believe?
Four Noble Truths
Eight-fold path
reincarnation
caste - CORRECT Answer-reincarnation
What was the reason for Julius Caesar's assassination?
, Many Romans wanted a strong leader instead of the weak Caesar.
Influential Romans were opposed to the expansion of Rome's territory.
Many people were unhappy with Caesar because of Rome's military defeats.
Some people feared Caesar wanted to become king and destroy the republic. - CORRECT
Answer-Some people feared Caesar wanted to become king and destroy the republic.
A Renaissance writer considered one of the greatest poets of all time is
Thomas More.
Niccolo Machiavelli.
Dante Alighieri.
Baldassare Castiglione. - CORRECT Answer-Dante Alighieri.
Which statement about women's power during the Renaissance is true?
Women had great political power but little economic power.
Women had great political and economic power.
Women had little political or economic power.
Women had great economic power but little political power. - CORRECT Answer-Women
had little political or economic power.
Which best explains why Hans Holbein the Younger was a Renaissance artist?
He used watercolor paints to create realistic portraits of European landscapes.
He used watercolor paints to create realistic portraits of European animals.
He used humanistic techniques to create realistic portraits of Europeans.
He used humanistic techniques to create a realistic portrait of Shakespeare. - CORRECT
Answer-He used humanistic techniques to create realistic portraits of Europeans.
How did the development of different languages further divide Europe after the fall of the
Roman Empire?
UPDATED Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
Trade spread the Italian Renaissance across Europe by
helping merchants become patrons.
helping monarchs become artists.
helping merchants become politicians.
helping artists become patrons - CORRECT Answer-helping merchants become patrons.
Why were banks created in medieval England?
The new middle class required small loans.
People wanted a safe place to store expensive items.
The increase in population meant an increase in currency.
Merchants needed a place to exchange currency from other countries. - CORRECT Answer-
Merchants needed a place to exchange currency from other countries.
Which list states achievements from the Scientific Revolution in the correct order?
i. The heliocentric theory is published.
ii. Galileo argues for Copernicus.
iii. Isaac Newton develops calculus.
iv. The scientific method is invented.
i. Galileo argues for Copernicus.
ii. The heliocentric theory is published.
iii. The scientific method is invented.
,iv. Isaac Newton develops calculus.
i. Galileo argues for Copernicus.
ii. Isaac Newton develops calculus.
iii. The heliocentric theory is published.
iv. The scientific method is invented.
i. The heliocentric theory is published.
ii. The scientific method is developed.
iii. Galileo argues for Copernicus.
iv. Isaac Newton develops calculus. - CORRECT Answer-i. The heliocentric theory is
published.
ii. The scientific method is developed.
iii. Galileo argues for Copernicus.
iv. Isaac Newton develops calculus.
What did Oliver Cromwell do after he became Lord Protector?
He freed Charles I from prison.
He abandoned the Puritan religion.
He called for the opening of theaters and pubs.
He ruled as a military dictator. - CORRECT Answer-He ruled as a military dictator.
In which spiritual concept do most Hindus believe?
Four Noble Truths
Eight-fold path
reincarnation
caste - CORRECT Answer-reincarnation
What was the reason for Julius Caesar's assassination?
, Many Romans wanted a strong leader instead of the weak Caesar.
Influential Romans were opposed to the expansion of Rome's territory.
Many people were unhappy with Caesar because of Rome's military defeats.
Some people feared Caesar wanted to become king and destroy the republic. - CORRECT
Answer-Some people feared Caesar wanted to become king and destroy the republic.
A Renaissance writer considered one of the greatest poets of all time is
Thomas More.
Niccolo Machiavelli.
Dante Alighieri.
Baldassare Castiglione. - CORRECT Answer-Dante Alighieri.
Which statement about women's power during the Renaissance is true?
Women had great political power but little economic power.
Women had great political and economic power.
Women had little political or economic power.
Women had great economic power but little political power. - CORRECT Answer-Women
had little political or economic power.
Which best explains why Hans Holbein the Younger was a Renaissance artist?
He used watercolor paints to create realistic portraits of European landscapes.
He used watercolor paints to create realistic portraits of European animals.
He used humanistic techniques to create realistic portraits of Europeans.
He used humanistic techniques to create a realistic portrait of Shakespeare. - CORRECT
Answer-He used humanistic techniques to create realistic portraits of Europeans.
How did the development of different languages further divide Europe after the fall of the
Roman Empire?
