WORLD HISTORY AND CIVILIZATION 15. Which Asian literature documents the Japanese 30.

iterature documents the Japanese 30. How did Gutenberg spread Renaissance ideas?
medieval court? a. His printing press made books widely
1. Which statement proves that the homo erectus a. Bunraku available and affordable.
was the first to migrate out of Africa? b. Kabuki b. He wrote essays which criticized the old
a. Fire enabled the homo erectus to drive c. A Thousand and One Nights view of the world.
away fierce animals and provide him with d. The Tale of Genji c. He promoted a scientific view of the world
heat. 16. What is the longest epic in the world that through his books.
b. The remains of Java Man/ Peking Man originated from India? d. He printed the oldest version of the Bible.
were found in Indonesia and China. a. Ramayana 31. The motives of the Age of Exploration can be
c. Figurines with female anatomy were b. Mahabharata summed up into three words: _______.
discovered all over Europe. c. Epic of Gilgamesh a. God, gold, guns
d. Cave arts were found in Spain and d. Bhagavad Gita b. God, gold, glory
France. 17. What were the secrets of the Hittites for their c. guns, glitter, goons
2. The development of agriculture was one of the success in warfare? d. guns, goons, gold
greatest achievements during this period. a. plunder and intimidation 32. Which is NOT a feature of the Protestant
a. Metal Age b. warships Reformation?
b. Neolithic Age c. consulting the stars before going to war a. independence from the rule of the Catholic
c. Paleolithic Age d. iron implements and war chariots Pope
d. Industrial Age 18. Though not a political power, they made lasting b. the growth of different Christian
3. Which could be a possible explanation why the contribution for their belief that would become denominations
Cro-Magnons creative arts and artifacts? the three major paths in world right now. c. works ethics that reflect their faith
I. It may have something to do with early religion. a. Persians d. none of the above
II. It may be a hobby that they have taken up. b. Hebrews 33. Renaissance is a French word, meaning
III. It may be for aesthetic purposes. c. Phoenicians _______.
a. I only d. Chaldeans a. rebirth
b. I and III only 19. The flight of the Israelites led by Moses from b. peak
c. I and II only Egypt to the Sinai Peninsula is called ________. c. awakening
d. I, II, and III a. Hegira d. conception
4. Why was the formation of governments b. Diaspora 34. Which among the following was NOT a
necessary in the early civilization? c. Exodus development during the Scientific Revolution?
a. Law and order was needed in a large d. Migration a. microbiology
population. 20. Some schools patterned their school’s mission b. social contract
b. There is a need to organize the people to and vision after the Greek ideals like excellence, c. heliocentric view of the universe
protect themselves from attacks. courage and honor in Homer’s epic poems, d. laws of planetary motion
c. Large projects to control flood waters and namely the ________. 35. What started in England, which was marked by
for irrigation needed the cooperation of a. Works and Days the growth of factories and mass production?
many people of each leadership was b. Aeneid and Eclogues a. Reformation
necessary. c. Iliad and Odyssey b. English Revolution
d. All of the above. d. Dialogue and Republic c. Counter Reformation
5. What proves that many early civilizations were d. Industrial Revolution
theocratic? 21. Which statement does NOT describe the 36. Which goal best describes the Enlightenment
a. The leaders were usually the high priest or Spartans? Period?
seen as representatives of the gods. a. They valued the Golden Mean. a. to encourage the free exchange of ideas
b. The people worshipped many gods and b. They led the Peloponnesian League. b. to develop the trade and commerce of
goddesses. c. The people had a militaristic orientation. Europe for progress
c. The people usually had a patron god or d. They trained their warriors not to fear c. to conquer other lands and exploit their
goddesses. death. natural resources and enslave their people
d. The people created temples for their 22. Which statement does NOT describe the d. to raise Europe from the lack of reason,
deities. Athenians? superstitions, and harsh conditions
6. The first civilization was made possible because a. They cherished freedom of thoughts and 37. What are the developments brought about by the
it was situated between two rivers that made the speech. discovery of agriculture?
land fertile. What are these rivers? b. They granted equal rights to the women. I. Farming enabled people to stay in one place
a. Irrawady, Mekong c. They value the Golden Mean. which grew into villages.
b. Amazon, Nile d. They value moderation. II. The surplus of food and village living enabled
c. Yangtze, Huang Ho 23. Which does NOT pertain to the Byzantine the people to focus on specializing on other
d. Tigris, Euphrates Empire? things.
7. What body of water was very important for the a. halted the Muslim advance into Christian III. The different products of farmers and artisans
development of the Ancient Greek civilization? Europe. encouraged barter and trade.
a. Aegean Sea b. also known as the Western Roman a. I only
b. Tibet River Empire. b. II only
c. Mediterranean Sea c. preserved the Greeks and Roman ideas. c. III only
d. Atlantic Ocean d. blended Western and Eastern art. d. I, II, and III
8. While studying the violence in the Middle East 24. Why is Egypt called the Gift of the Nile? 38. Which of the following was more of a political
for their contemporary issues class, the teacher a. The monuments of Egypt still stand today. realist, or “might is right,” than a political idealist?
reminded the class that the first civilization is b. Egypt’s civilizations lasted for thousands of a. Martin Luther King, Jr.
located in Iraq. What civilization is this? years. b. Julius Caesar
a. Sumerian c. Many were fascinated by the ancient c. Mahatma Gandhi
b. Akkadian civilization of Egypt. d. Benigno Aquino
c. Babylonian d. Without the Nile, it would not have been 39. When Christopher Columbus arrived in this place
d. Chaldean possible to establish a civilization. in 1492, he thought he had reached India. He
9. These wedge-shaped characters were 25. In their class, Teacher Sister said that Palestine therefore called the people he found there
instrumental for recording the achievements of during Jews time was part of the Roman Empire; Indians. What was the place?
the Sumerians, and later the Mesopotamians. because of this, Jesus had to deliver His a. The Americas
a. stylus message through ________. b. “New World”
b. cuneiform a. parables c. Cape of Good Hope
c. hieratic script b. the Bible d. India
d. hieroglyphics c. His disciples 40. Scientists theorize that man evolved from an
10. During the Age of Exploration, which among the d. the Holy Spirit ancestral hominid which split from the
following was not received by the colonies from 26. Which of the following does NOT pertain to chimpanzee 8 million years ago. What type of
the colonizers? Julius Caesar? species gave rise to the more human-appearing
a. foodstuff a. He crushed a revolt instigated by slaves. species, Homo erectus?
b. culture b. He was known for his conquests of Gaul. a. homo erectus
c. diseases c. He formed a triumvirate with Pompey and b. homo habilis
d. none of these Crassus. c. Neanderthal
11. Which among the following is NOT a civilization d. He established reforms for the soldiers d. Peking Man
in ancient America? and the poor. 41. The first Mauryan dynasty ruler who unified
a. Olmec 27. Which statement does NOT pertain to the India’s sub-continent was _______.
b. Incan monastic movement? a. Gautama
c. Harappa a. The monks and nuns renounced worldly b. Ashoka
d. Aztec pursuits and devoted their lives to spiritual c. Chandragupta
12. Many of the Arab contributions to education matters. d. Alexander
happened during the Golden Age of Islam. In b. The monks and nuns kept classical 42. Who was the well-known Chinese thinker who
which caliphate did it happen? learning alive. ideas spread into parts of East Asia?
a. Fatimid c. The monks and nuns wielded political a. Marco Polo
b. Abbasid power. b. Lao Tzu
c. Ummayad d. It was initiated by Benedict of Nursia. c. Genghis Khan
d. Rashidun 28. While comparing and contrasting events, the d. Confucius
13. What was the term for the traditional Chinese teacher asked what factor was a major cause of 43. What civilization took pride in the famous
concept that the powers of authority of the both World War I and World War II. It was penthouse Hanging Garden, which was identified
emperor came from heaven and emperors are _______. as one of the “wonders of the world”?
regarded as Sons of Heavens? a. the dropping of the atomic bomb. a. Assyria
a. Taoism b. ultranationalism b. Persia
b. Chung Kuo c. the spread of Marxist ideas into Europe c. Babylonia
c. Confucianism d. the rise of totalitarian fascist states. d. Sumeria
d. Mandate of Heaven 29. The differences between the _______ led to the 44. Whose assassination provided the excuse for
14. Who was the Chinese emperor who founded the creation of Pakistan as a nation in 1947. Austria-Hungary to ask for Germany’s support in
Chin Dyansty, which became the basis for the a. Hindus and Muslims declaring was against Serbia during World War
name China? b. Hindus and Christians I?
a. Emperor Yu c. Christians and Muslims a. Leo Tolstoy
b. Lao Tzu d. Hindus and Buddhists b. Francis Ferdinand of Austria
c. Shih Huang Ti c. Nicolas Lenin
d. Kung Fu Tzu d. Gavrillo Princep
45. It was the transition to the new manufacturing
processes in the period from about 1760 to
sometimes between 1820 and 1840.
a. Green Revolution 57. The 19th century was characterized by a constant
b. Industrial Revolution stream of new technological developments.
c. Machineries Revolution There was a series of remarkable development
d. Human Revolution in the field of medicine that transformed the way
46. The following are indicators of civilizations, in which people lived: notable among these were
except _______. the following, except _______.
a. organized government a. discovery of the cause of disease by Louis
b. slash-and-burn agriculture Pasteur
c. system of writing b. introduction of an effective antiseptic for
d. organized religion the prevention of infections by Joseph
47. The Greeks are said to be “the teachers of the Lister
Western European World.” Which among the c. investigations into mental illness by
following descriptions best illustrates the saying? Sigmund Freud
a. Greeks were hired by European rulers to d. discovery of uranium for nuclear power by
teach them. Marie Curie
b. Greeks were able to influence western 58. Colonization has both its advantages and
Europeans into their way of life. disadvantages. Which among the following is the
c. Greeks were the best teachers of Europe. greatest disadvantage?
d. Greeks were advanced in civilization than a. Colonists were exploited.
the rest of Europe. b. Colonial mentality developed, which
lessened nationalism.
48. The Industrial Revolution, which was c. Colonies were drawn into war.
characterized by the factory system, brought d. Colonies were made markets for their
tremendous change on the social life of the surplus products.
people in the 18th century. The family, which is 59. Periodization in History is very important so we
the basic unit of society, was greatly affected. can describe the prevailing characteristics in any
Which among the following effects or changes given time. We, therefore, use terms like decade,
are not beneficial to the family? century, and millennium. When we say 1250
a. The family members were always out A.D., we actually refer to it as _______.
working. a. the twelfth century AD
b. Family life became prosperous. b. the eleventh century AD
c. Stronger family ties resulted. c. the thirteenth century AD
d. Family relationship was solidified. d. the twelfth hundred fifty AD
49. Medieval castles in Europe were constructed to
serve the following purposes, except _______. 60. In the 16th to the 17 th centuries, Spain was
a. as homes of rulers and wealthy landlords referred to as the “Mistress of the Sea.” This
b. as office of the ruler meant that _______.
c. as military barracks a. Spain mastered navigation.
d. as a magnificent palace to show greatness b. Spain was good in exploration.
of a ruler c. Spain enjoyed travelling.
50. During the Middle Ages, the Church was the d. Spain was a naval power.
most influential institution because it had been
able to command respect and executed
influence over the people, except _______.
a. The Church was consulted by monarchs
for advice and guidance.
b. The Church leader, who is the Pope and is
considered as Christ’s representative on
earth, commanded the spiritual allegiance
of the entire Christendom.
c. When Muslims took the Holy Land, the
Pope’s call for volunteers to join the
Crusades was immediately answered by
monarchs and nobility and ordinary
Christians.
d. The Church encouraged scientific
research, particularly in medicine, thus
many scientific discoveries took place.
51. One of the greatest political reforms in Ancient
Rome was illustrated when the plebeians was
given rights and privileges through the
enactment of _______.
a. Plebeian Law
b. Twelve Tables
c. Draconian Code
d. Roman Law
52. Augustus Caesar was Ancient Rome’s greatest
emperor. His famous statement was “I found
Rome a city of bricks and left it a city of marble.”
What does this statement mean?
a. All roads in Rome were paved in marbles.
b. Rome became the biggest producers of
marble.
c. The magnificent structures he built were
made of marbles.
d. Rome imported marbles to build palaces.
53. After the fall of Napoleon Bonaparte, the
Congress of Vienna was held to decide on what
to do with the countries of Europe, which came
under Napoleon’s rule. One principle upheld by
the Congress was the Principle of
Compensation. What did this principle mean?
a. that countries exploited by Napoleon
showed properly be compensated or paid
b. that original boundaries of countries before
Napoleon’s time should be restored
c. that former kings should be returned to
their throne
d. that each countries should choose its own
ruler
54. The aftermath of World War I saw the collapse of
four empires, namely _______.
a. British, Austrian, German, Turkish
b. Austrian, German, Turkish, Russian
c. Russian, German, French, British
d. Austrian, German, French, Turkish
55. The Europeans were the first to practice the
African slave trade. Which among the following
countries became the main slave traders, and
known for its horrendous but profitable
“triangular trade”?
a. Portugal
b. Spain
c. Britain
d. France
56. The group which challenged the power of King
Louis XVI of France by setting up a National
Assembly which eventually led to the storming of
the Bastille was the _______.
a. Fourth State
b. Third State
c. Bourgeoisie
d. Girondists
 f. Chung Kuo e. The monks and nuns renounced worldly
g. Confucianism pursuits and devoted their lives to spiritual
h. Mandate of Heaven matters.

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14. Who was the Chinese emperor who founded the f. The monks and nuns kept classical
Chin Dyansty, which became the basis for the learning alive.
name China? g. The monks and nuns wielded political
1. Which statement proves that the homo erectus e. Emperor Yu power.
was the first to migrate out of Africa? f. Lao Tzu h. It was initiated by Benedict of Nursia.
e. Fire enabled the homo erectus to drive g. Shih Huang Ti 28. While comparing and contrasting events, the
away fierce animals and provide him with h. Kung Fu Tzu teacher asked what factor was a major cause of
heat. both World War I and World War II. It was
f. The remains of Java Man/ Peking Man _______.
e. the dropping of the atomic bomb.
g.
were found in Indonesia and China.
Figurines with female anatomy were
15. Which Asian literature documents the Japanese f. ultranationalism
medieval court? g. the spread of Marxist ideas into Europe
discovered all over Europe.
e. Bunraku h. the rise of totalitarian fascist states.
h. Cave arts were found in Spain and
f. Kabuki 29. The differences between the _______ led to the
France.
g. A Thousand and One Nights creation of Pakistan as a nation in 1947.
2. The development of agriculture was one of the h. The Tale of Genji e. Hindus and Muslims
greatest achievements during this period.
e. Metal Age
16. What is the longest epic in the world that f.
g.
Hindus and Christians
Christians and Muslims
originated from India? h. Hindus and Buddhists
f. Neolithic Age
e. Ramayana
g. Paleolithic Age
f. Mahabharata
h. Industrial Age
g. Epic of Gilgamesh
3. Which could be a possible explanation why the h. Bhagavad Gita
Cro-Magnons creative arts and artifacts?
I. It may have something to do with early religion.
17. What were the secrets of the Hittites for their
success in warfare? 30. How did Gutenberg spread Renaissance ideas?
II. It may be a hobby that they have taken up.
III. It may be for aesthetic purposes.
e.
f.
plunder and intimidation
warships
e. His printing press made books widely
e. I only available and affordable.
g. consulting the stars before going to war
f. I and III only f. He wrote essays which criticized the old
h. iron implements and war chariots
g. I and II only view of the world.
h. I, II, and III 18. Though not a political power, they made lasting g. He promoted a scientific view of the world
4. Why was the formation of governments contribution for their belief that would become through his books.
necessary in the early civilization? the three major paths in world right now. h. He printed the oldest version of the Bible.
e. Law and order was needed in a large
population.
e.
f.
Persians
Hebrews
31. The motives of the Age of Exploration can be
f. There is a need to organize the people to g. Phoenicians summed up into three words: _______.
protect themselves from attacks. h. Chaldeans e. God, gold, guns
g. Large projects to control flood waters and f. God, gold, glory
for irrigation needed the cooperation of 19. The flight of the Israelites led by Moses from g. guns, glitter, goons
many people of each leadership was Egypt to the Sinai Peninsula is called ________. h. guns, goons, gold

h.
necessary.
All of the above.
e.
f.
Hegira
Diaspora
32. Which is NOT a feature of the Protestant
Reformation?
5. What proves that many early civilizations were
g.
h.
Exodus
Migration e. independence from the rule of the Catholic
theocratic? Pope
e. The leaders were usually the high priest or 20. Some schools patterned their school’s mission f. the growth of different Christian
seen as representatives of the gods. and vision after the Greek ideals like excellence, denominations
f. The people worshipped many gods and courage and honor in Homer’s epic poems, g. works ethics that reflect their faith
goddesses. namely the ________. h. none of the above
g. The people usually had a patron god or e. Works and Days 33. Renaissance is a French word, meaning
goddesses. f. Aeneid and Eclogues _______.
h. The people created temples for their g. Iliad and Odyssey e. rebirth
deities. h. Dialogue and Republic f. peak
g. awakening
6. The first civilization was made possible because h. conception
it was situated between two rivers that made the 21. Which statement does NOT describe the
land fertile. What are these rivers? Spartans? 34. Which among the following was NOT a
e. Irrawady, Mekong e. They valued the Golden Mean. development during the Scientific Revolution?
f. Amazon, Nile f. They led the Peloponnesian League. e. microbiology
g. Yangtze, Huang Ho g. The people had a militaristic orientation. f. social contract
h. Tigris, Euphrates h. They trained their warriors not to fear g. heliocentric view of the universe
h. laws of planetary motion
7. What body of water was very important for the
death.
development of the Ancient Greek civilization? 22. Which statement does NOT describe the 35. What started in England, which was marked by
e. Aegean Sea Athenians? the growth of factories and mass production?
f. Tibet River e. They cherished freedom of thoughts and e. Reformation
g. Mediterranean Sea speech. f. English Revolution
h. Atlantic Ocean g. Counter Reformation
f. They granted equal rights to the women. h. Industrial Revolution
8. While studying the violence in the Middle East
for their contemporary issues class, the teacher
g.
h.
They value the Golden Mean.
They value moderation. 36. Which goal best describes the Enlightenment
reminded the class that the first civilization is Period?
located in Iraq. What civilization is this? 23. Which does NOT pertain to the Byzantine e. to encourage the free exchange of ideas
e. Sumerian Empire? f. to develop the trade and commerce of
f. Akkadian e. halted the Muslim advance into Christian Europe for progress
g. Babylonian Europe. g. to conquer other lands and exploit their
natural resources and enslave their people
h. Chaldean
f. also known as the Western Roman h. to raise Europe from the lack of reason,
9. These wedge-shaped characters were Empire. superstitions, and harsh conditions
instrumental for recording the achievements of g. preserved the Greeks and Roman ideas.
the Sumerians, and later the Mesopotamians. h. blended Western and Eastern art. 37. What are the developments brought about by the
discovery of agriculture?
e.
f.
stylus
cuneiform 24. Why is Egypt called the Gift of the Nile? I. Farming enabled people to stay in one place
g. hieratic script e. The monuments of Egypt still stand today. which grew into villages.
h. hieroglyphics f. Egypt’s civilizations lasted for thousands of II. The surplus of food and village living enabled
years. the people to focus on specializing on other
10. During the Age of Exploration, which among the g. Many were fascinated by the ancient things.
following was not received by the colonies from civilization of Egypt. III. The different products of farmers and artisans
the colonizers?
e. foodstuff h. Without the Nile, it would not have been
encouraged barter and trade.
e. I only
f. culture possible to establish a civilization. f. II only
g. diseases 25. In their class, Teacher Sister said that Palestine g. III only
h. none of these during Jews time was part of the Roman Empire; h. I, II, and III
because of this, Jesus had to deliver His
11. Which among the following is NOT a civilization message through ________. 38. Which of the following was more of a political
in ancient America? e. parables realist, or “might is right,” than a political idealist?
e. Olmec f. the Bible e. Martin Luther King, Jr.
f. Incan g. His disciples f. Julius Caesar
g. Harappa h. the Holy Spirit g. Mahatma Gandhi
h. Aztec
26. Which of the following does NOT pertain to
h. Benigno Aquino
12. Many of the Arab contributions to education Julius Caesar?
39. When Christopher Columbus arrived in this place
in 1492, he thought he had reached India. He
happened during the Golden Age of Islam. In
which caliphate did it happen? e. He crushed a revolt instigated by slaves. therefore called the people he found there
Indians. What was the place?
e. Fatimid f. He was known for his conquests of Gaul.
e. The Americas
f. Abbasid g. He formed a triumvirate with Pompey and
f. “New World”
g. Ummayad Crassus.
g. Cape of Good Hope
h. Rashidun h. He established reforms for the soldiers
h. India
and the poor.
13. What was the term for the traditional Chinese 40.
concept that the powers of authority of the 27. Which statement does NOT pertain to the
Scientists theorize that man evolved from an
ancestral hominid which split from the
emperor came from heaven and emperors are monastic movement?
chimpanzee 8 million years ago. What type of
regarded as Sons of Heavens?
e. Taoism
 species gave rise to the more human-appearing Rome a city of bricks and left it a city of marble.”
species, Homo erectus? What does this statement mean?
e. homo erectus e. All roads in Rome were paved in marbles.
f. homo habilis f. Rome became the biggest producers of
g. Neanderthal marble.
h. Peking Man g. The magnificent structures he built were
made of marbles.
41. The first Mauryan dynasty ruler who unified h. Rome imported marbles to build palaces.
India’s sub-continent was _______. 53. After the fall of Napoleon Bonaparte, the
e. Gautama Congress of Vienna was held to decide on what
f. Ashoka to do with the countries of Europe, which came
g. Chandragupta under Napoleon’s rule. One principle upheld by
h. Alexander the Congress was the Principle of
42. Who was the well-known Chinese thinker who Compensation. What did this principle mean?
e. that countries exploited by Napoleon
ideas spread into parts of East Asia? showed properly be compensated or paid
e. Marco Polo f. that original boundaries of countries before
f. Lao Tzu Napoleon’s time should be restored
g. Genghis Khan g. that former kings should be returned to
h. Confucius their throne
43. What civilization took pride in the famous h. that each countries should choose its own
penthouse Hanging Garden, which was identified ruler
as one of the “wonders of the world”? 54. The aftermath of World War I saw the collapse of
e. Assyria four empires, namely _______.
f. Persia e. British, Austrian, German, Turkish
g. Babylonia f. Austrian, German, Turkish, Russian
h. Sumeria g. Russian, German, French, British
44. Whose assassination provided the excuse for h. Austrian, German, French, Turkish
Austria-Hungary to ask for Germany’s support in
declaring was against Serbia during World War 55. The Europeans were the first to practice the
I? African slave trade. Which among the following
e. Leo Tolstoy countries became the main slave traders, and
f. Francis Ferdinand of Austria known for its horrendous but profitable
“triangular trade”?
g. Nicolas Lenin e. Portugal
h. Gavrillo Princep f. Spain
g. Britain
h. France
45. It was the transition to the new manufacturing 56. The group which challenged the power of King
processes in the period from about 1760 to Louis XVI of France by setting up a National
sometimes between 1820 and 1840. Assembly which eventually led to the storming of
e. Green Revolution the Bastille was the _______.
f. Industrial Revolution e. Fourth State
g. Machineries Revolution f. Third State
h. Human Revolution g. Bourgeoisie
h. Girondists
46. The following are indicators of civilizations,
except _______.
e. organized government
57. The 19th century was characterized by a constant
f. slash-and-burn agriculture stream of new technological developments.
g. system of writing There was a series of remarkable development
h. organized religion in the field of medicine that transformed the way
in which people lived: notable among these were
47. The Greeks are said to be “the teachers of the the following, except _______.
Western European World.” Which among the e. discovery of the cause of disease by Louis
following descriptions best illustrates the saying? Pasteur
e. Greeks were hired by European rulers to f. introduction of an effective antiseptic for
teach them. the prevention of infections by Joseph
f. Greeks were able to influence western Lister
Europeans into their way of life. g. investigations into mental illness by
g. Greeks were the best teachers of Europe. Sigmund Freud
h. Greeks were advanced in civilization than h. discovery of uranium for nuclear power by
the rest of Europe. Marie Curie

48. The Industrial Revolution, which was 58. Colonization has both its advantages and
characterized by the factory system, brought disadvantages. Which among the following is the
tremendous change on the social life of the greatest disadvantage?
people in the 18th century. The family, which is e. Colonists were exploited.
the basic unit of society, was greatly affected. f. Colonial mentality developed, which
Which among the following effects or changes lessened nationalism.
are not beneficial to the family? g. Colonies were drawn into war.
e. The family members were always out h. Colonies were made markets for their
working. surplus products.
f.
g.
Family life became prosperous.
Stronger family ties resulted.
59. Periodization in History is very important so we
h. Family relationship was solidified. can describe the prevailing characteristics in any
given time. We, therefore, use terms like decade,
49. Medieval castles in Europe were constructed to century, and millennium. When we say 1250
serve the following purposes, except _______. A.D., we actually refer to it as _______.
e. as homes of rulers and wealthy landlords e. the twelfth century AD
f. as office of the ruler f. the eleventh century AD
g. as military barracks g. the thirteenth century AD
h. as a magnificent palace to show greatness h. the twelfth hundred fifty AD
of a ruler 60. In the 16th to the 17 th centuries, Spain was
50. During the Middle Ages, the Church was the referred to as the “Mistress of the Sea.” This
most influential institution because it had been meant that _______.
able to command respect and executed e. Spain mastered navigation.
influence over the people, except _______. f. Spain was good in exploration.
e. The Church was consulted by monarchs g. Spain enjoyed travelling.
for advice and guidance. h. Spain was a naval power.
f. The Church leader, who is the Pope and is
considered as Christ’s representative on
earth, commanded the spiritual allegiance
of the entire Christendom.
g. When Muslims took the Holy Land, the
Pope’s call for volunteers to join the
Crusades was immediately answered by
monarchs and nobility and ordinary
Christians.
h. The Church encouraged scientific
research, particularly in medicine, thus
many scientific discoveries took place.
51. One of the greatest political reforms in Ancient
Rome was illustrated when the plebeians was
given rights and privileges through the
enactment of _______.
e. Plebeian Law
f. Twelve Tables
g. Draconian Code
h. Roman Law
52. Augustus Caesar was Ancient Rome’s greatest
emperor. His famous statement was “I found