MWS A Unit 2 Test (due lesson 2.18)
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MWS A Unit 2 Test
Complete the test in Unit 2 Lesson 18. The test has 20 questions. The school honor code applies when you take the test. The test is closed book which means no textbook, notes, or study guide allowed.
Which number on the Europe map labels the country of Spain? *
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Which invention of the late Middle Ages helped improve communication?
horseshoes
spinning wheel
printing press
chainmail
Which of these best explains how Vladimir Lenin changed the political culture of Russia? *
Lenin had very little influence in Russia because it was ruled by Stalin.
Lenin's influence eventually led the Russian people to embrace communism.
Lenin was in favor of keeping the monarchy of Czar Nicholas II.
Lenin had very little influence over Russian politics because the country is so large.
The list can best be described as things brought to the Americas by what group of people? *
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Europeans.
Puritans.
African slaves.
Native Americans.
What important and lasting changes can result from war, such as the Crusades during the Middle Ages? *
The movement of people to and from different regions can result in increased trade and the exchange of new ideas.
Some world cultures are completely destroyed by war and cease to exist.
Trade developed only between regions that were controlled by Europeans.
People began to fear the spread of Islam into areas of Europe.
Only July 14, 1789, people in Paris, France attacked a prison holding political prisoners. This marked the start of the French Revolution. In 1791, France’s National Assembly passed laws and the Declaration of the Rights of Man which declared all people of France equal under the law. The National Assembly’s declaration had ideas similar to what document? *
Declaration of Independence
Enlightenment
English Bill of Rights
Magna Carta
In 1908, Henry Ford invented the assembly line, producing the "Model T" automobile. How did this mass assembly most influence society? *
Railroads were no longer used for transportation.
Farmers could use cars instead of horses to pull their plows.
The assembly line allowed for all products to be made faster and more efficiently.
Assembly lines allowed people to travel overseas for the first time.
Which number on the Europe map labels the country of Italy? *
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18
4
5
Read the paragraph below. Which individual does the paragraph best describe? *
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Buddha
Marco Polo
Socrates
Martin Luther
Which statement best describes the thinking of the Enlightenment? *
The power of reason is most important.
Scientific ideas must fit religious beliefs.
Faith is more important than science.
Only God knows how the world works.
During this period in the 1500’s and 1600’s, scientists began to rely on observations. This period influenced ideas of the Enlightenment and modern science. What is this period known as? *
Magna Carta
American Revolution
Industrial Revolution
Scientific Revolution
After World War II, the United States fought in which of these wars in order to keep more countries in Asia from becoming communist? *
the First Iraq War
the War in Afghanistan & the Gulf War
the Korean War & Vietnam War
the French and Indian War
Read the paragraph below. Which individual does the paragraph best describe? *
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Johannes Gutenberg
Martin Luther
Aristotle
Julius Caesar
What motivated Europeans set out on overseas voyages during the Age of Exploration? *
Europeans were looking for religious freedom.
The Europeans were inspired by Henry the Navigator.
New technology, curiosity, and a desire to find new trade routes
Europeans were inspired by the ideas and art of ancient Rome and Greece.
The differences in culture and government described in the chart led to which of the following? *
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the Crimean War
the Second World War
the War on Terror
the Cold War
What do historians usually call the time period between 500 A.D. and 1500 A.D.? *
Modern Times
the Dark Ages
Ancient Times
the Middle Ages, or medieval period
How did the Renaissance combine new ideas and old? *
Renaissance period scholars and artists were inspired by the ideas and art of ancient Rome and Greece.
Italian city-states had their own government, one not controlled by nobles or the Church.
Italian merchants controlled European trade with Asia.
Leonardo da Vinci made many sketches such as a flying machine.
In the 19th century, factory workers during the Industrial Revolution faced long hours, unsafe conditions, and little pay. What did some workers form to help bargain with employers for improved pay and working conditions? *
protests
laws
non-profits
labor unions
Starting in Europe during the 1800s, the Industrial Revolution marked society’s transition from relying on tools to relying on machines. Which of these inventions most contributed to the revolution? *
the steam engine
the telegraph
the electric motor
the cotton gin
Distant societies have been able to communicate for centuries through telegraph, telephone, and mail. What technological innovation has made communication and the transfer of data easier and faster than ever before? *
the development of the Internet
the production of the Model T Ford
Digital Equipment's invention of the Mini Computer
Microsoft’s creation of MS-DOS
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