Unit Plan Assessment

Goal 3-Assessment 9 Grade World History the

GOAL 3: Monarchies and Empires The learner will investigate significant events, people, and conditions in the growth of monarchical and imperial systems of government The following Assessment will be used to determine whether or not students have acquired the knowledge and skills laid out in the Outline of the Unit. Unit 3 Test 1. All of the following are accomplishments of the Ming or Manchu dynasties EXCEPT a. voyages of exploration that were far more expansive and advanced than the European explorations that followed b. trade in luxury goods sought after all over the world c. invention of mathematics d. a period of high artistic output similar to the European Renaissance 2. Temujin united the Mongols under his leadership in 1200 and launched a military campaign across Asia acquiring territory that would become the Mongol Empire. In 1206 he took the following title: a. Marco Polo b. Ghengis Khan c. Kublai Khan d. Emperor Kanqxi 3. The manorial system in the Middle Ages gave rise to the need for a more efficient means of exchange using coins rather than barter. This system was known as: a. mercantilism b. money exchange c. money economy d. market system 4. What was the MOST important change in economic relations that took place during the Middle Ages? a. peasants could demand more money for their work b. kings and queens got rich off of gold from the colonies c. a new wealthy class of merchants emerged and gained prominence d. people started gambling 5. Which of the following statements about the Plague or Black Death is true?

a. the plague was responsible for the deaths of 25,000 people and affected the rich the most b. the plague was spread through trade routes and was responsible for the deaths of 25 million people c. the plague resulted in lower wages for peasants and town populations rose d. the plague was responsible for a rebirth of religion as more people looked to the church to end the blight 6. ______________ was responsible for building an empire larger than any in Europe since the Fall of Rome, and was crowned emperor of Rome. a. Charlemagne b. Pope Urban IV c. Emperor Gregory I d. Pope Clement II 7. What was the Magna Carta? a. a body of laws written by German princes in 1200 that were used to control the movements of the serfs b. a document written by the Spanish Cardinals in 1575 to outline the rules for the Inquisition c. a document written by the early English settlers in North America which was supposed to help them govern themselves d. a document written by English nobles in 1215 outlining their rights that they wanted King John to respect 8. The rise of monarchies that controlled all aspects of life and believed that they divined their right to rule from God was known as: a. humanism b. absolutism c. empire d. barbarism 9. What was humanism? a. an intellectual movement that emphasized human intelligence and potential b. a belief that certain humans were ordained by God to rule c. the idea that humanity was something learned and not innate d. the idea that people have to consent to be governed 10. Starting with the bottom of the social pyramid and rising to the top, what was the social order under feudalism? a. nobles, knights, church leaders, kings, serfs/peasants b. kings, knights, serfs/peasants, church leaders, nobles c. nobles, church leaders, knights, serfs/peasants, kings d. serfs/peasants, knights, nobles, church leaders, kings

11. All of the following are associated with the Reformation EXCEPT: a. King Henry VIII b. Martin Luther c. John Calvin d. William Shakespeare Leonardo da Vinci Michelangelo Jan van Eyck Donatello 12. What would be an appropriate title for the list above? a. Important Figures in the Enlightenment b. Italian Artists that Started the Renaissance c. Important Patrons from the Renaissance d. Key Artists from the European Renaissance 13. Who was credited with starting the Reformation by nailing his “95 Theses” to a church door? a. Martin Luther b. King Henry VIII c. John Calvin d. Jan Hus 14. The _______________ was established by Queen Elizabeth I after her father King Henry VIII decided to break with the Catholic Church. a. Protestant Church b. Lutheran Church c. Church of Henry d. Church of England 15. All of the following are true of the Great Schism EXCEPT: a. it was caused by two rival popes both claiming the legitimate papacy b. it split the Catholic Church into two rival camps, one in France and the other in Rome c. it ended when one pope had the other murdered d. it greatly reduced the legitimacy of the Catholic Church

16. The picture above MOST LIKELY depicts which of the following: a. Inquisition b. Great Schism c. Reformation d. Printing press 17. This man is credited with developing the ideas of Protestantism in his “Institutes of the Christian Religion”. a. Martin Luther b. Henry VIII c. John Calvin d. John the Baptist 18. Why was the invention of the printing press significant? a. it led to the invention of writing b. it led to the widespread dissemination of ideas c. it made Johan Gutenburg very wealthy d. it meant that books could be printed rather than handwritten 19. The _______________ was an example of a mercantilist company. a. Spanish mission b. Royal colony c. Dutch East India Company d. Indian Dutch Company 20. Which of the following statements about the Line of Demarcation is true? a. it divided up the New World between Spain and Portugal b. it designated the trade routes for the new colonies c. it divided up the New World between France and England d. it was an imaginary line that Eastern seafarers were not allowed to cross 21. The Line of Demarcation was decided in the ________________. a. Treaty of Verdun b. Treaty of Versailles c. Council of Trent

d. Treaty of Tordesillas 22. Many European powers sent explorers to search for the ______________ which they believed would become a trade route to Asia. a. Middle Passage b. Northwest Passage c. Indian Passage d. Cape of Good Hope 23. The European ruler credited with opening up the era of exploration with his fascination for trade, particularly in Africa. a. Henry VIII b. Henry VII c. Prince Charles of Denmark d. Prince Henry of Portugal 24. A group of Catholic priests associated with the Counter-Reformation, who were in charge of winning people back to the Catholic Church in Europe and converting non-Christians to Catholicism all over the world. What term matches this definition? a. Conquistadors b. Jesuits c. Counter-Reformers d. Crusaders 25. _____________is a style of settlement that featured a civilization grouped around a religious outpost, a military fort, and very few settlers. a. Spanish mission b. encomienda c. Portuguese royal colony d. Spanish hierarchy Please define the following terms by explaining who was involved, what it was or what happened, where it happened, when it happened, how it happened, and why it was significant in a paragraph or two. Triangular trade Mercantilism Conquistadors Middle Passage Commercial Revolution Please choose ONE of the following essay questions and answer it with a few paragraphs organized as a short essay.

1. What factors led to the rise of colonialism and what impact did colonialism have in different parts of the world and for different people? 2. How did Europe change from the Fall of Rome to the onset of colonialism? Why were these changes significant? 3. What changed during the period of Absolutism and why was it significant?