Download 2014-2015Gomez, Iannacone, Stevenson, Sweeney 1st Quarter

2014-2015
Gomez, Iannacone, Stevenson, Sweeney
1st Quarter Assessment
50 points
Multiple Choice (2 points each = 40 points total)
Instructions – Write the letter of the best answer
(1) Identify the similarities between the United States republic and the Roman republic.
a. In both, citizens make all the decisions about governmental affairs
b. In both, citizens elect representatives to govern
c. In both, a king or queen inherits the iron thrown
d. In both, a single person rules with an iron fist
8.4.9 C – Analyze how continuity and change have impacted world history (politics and government)
DOK: 2
Will standard be met: Yes
(2) What was the cause of the conflict between Rome and Carthage and how did the outcome affect the region?
a. Both empires desired domination of trade routes; Rome gained unrestricted access to the
Mediterranean Sea
b. Both empires desired domination of trade routes; Carthage gained unrestricted access to the
Mediterranean Sea
c. Both empires desired more land; Rome acquired all of North Africa
d. Both empire desired more land; Carthage acquired Italy
8.4.9 D – Analyze how conflict and cooperation among groups and organizations have impacted the
development of the world
DOK: 2
Will standard be met: Yes
(3) How does the assassination of Julius Caesar initiate the fall of the Roman Republic?
a. The Roman people voted for an emperor to replace Julius Caesar.
b. It started a riot that allowed Mark Antony to take control of the government.
c. It started a civil war that ended when Octavian established the new Roman Empire.
d. It paved the way for the 2nd Triumvirate to rule Rome as dictators for the next 200 years.
8.4.9 C – Analyze how continuity and change have impacted world history (politics and government)
DOK: 2
Will standard be met: Yes
(4) What was the major cause of the division of the Roman Empire and what effect did that have on each half?
a. Half the empire was taken over by the Turks; The western half survives and flourishes while the east is
made a part of a Turkish empire
b. Diocletian wanted to split the empire by common language; both halves of the empire collapsed due to
outside invasions
c. Constantine split the empire along religious lines; both halves continued to thrive
d. The Roman Empire was too large for 1 person to govern; The western half collapsed without the
financial support of the East and the eastern half continued to thrive
8.4.9 C - Analyze how continuity and change have impacted the world (physical and human
geography)
DOK: 2
Will standard be met: Yes
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(5) Which of the following groups of terms best summarizes the legacy of the Roman Empire?
a. Philosophy, drama, architecture, religion
b. Technology, law, philosophy, poetry
c. Architecture, engineering, law, language
d. Language, drama, art, religion
8.4.12 C - Evaluate how continuity and change have impacted the world today (social organization)
DOK: 2
Will standard be met: No
(6) Under the Roman law, all persons had the following rights except for ______.
a. the right to receive equal treatment under the law
b. the right to be punished only for actions, not thoughts
c. the right to seek immediate justice without using the courts
d. the right to be considered innocent until proven guilty
8.4.9 C – Analyze how continuity and change have impacted the world (politics and government)
DOK: 1
Will standard be met: Yes
(7) Which statement best summarizes the relationship between the patricians and the plebeians?
a. Both struggled for power in the early days of the Republic
b. Both worked together to create a lasting empire
c. Both created their own form of governments: the plebeians created a direct democracy while the
patricians created a republic
d. Patricians were jealous of the hereditary power held by the plebeians
8.4.9 A – Compare the role groups and individuals played in the social, political, cultural and economic
development throughout world history.
DOK: 2
Will standard be met: Yes
(8) Hypothesize how Christians could have avoided persecution in the Roman Empire?
a. They could have offered to make a pledge of worship to the Roman emperor.
b. They could have paid a special tax to the empire.
c. They could have joined the Roman legions to assist in strengthening the borders.
d. They could have helped put down the Jewish rebellion.
8.4.9 C – Analyze how continuity and change have impacted the world (belief systems and religions)
DOK: 2
Will standard be met: Yes
(9) What is the difference between the consuls and the US President?
a. Consuls were elected for 3 years while US Presidents are elected for 4 years
b. Consuls could dissolve the senate
c. The US President can declare war
d. Consuls could nominate a dictator during times of crisis
8.4.9 A – Compare the role groups and individuals played in the social, political, cultural and economic
development throughout world history
DOK: 2
Will standard be met: Yes
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(10) Assess which statement best analyzes the reason why the Justinian Code was created.
a. Justinian wanted to create his own set of laws so that he could rule as an authoritarian
b. Justinian wanted to simplify the legal code that regulated an increasingly complex society
c. Justinian wanted to make the legal code as complex as possible
d. Justinian wanted get rid of all traces of the Roman Empire in the Byzantine Empire
8.4.9 A – Analyze the role groups and individuals played in the social, political, cultural and economic
development throughout world.
DOK: 2
Will standard be met: Yes
(11) How were feudalism and the manor system related?
a. Feudalism was a social order and the manor system was the economic arrangement that
supported it
b. Feudalism applied only to lords, while the manor system involved serfs
c. The laws of feudalism were set by the king and the laws of the manor were set by the Church
d. Feudalism involved only war, while the manor system involved farming.
8.4.9 C – Analyze how continuity and change have impacted the world: social organization
DOK: 2
Will standard be met: Yes
(12) What led to the development of the code of chivalry and what was the unintended consequence?
a. The constant, brutal fighting among nobles; the romanticism of knighthood
b. Romantic tendencies among the nobles; the development of the feudal system
c. Bloody jousting and tournaments; knights received unjust glory
d. The queen’s management of the king knights; the knights rebelled
8.4.9 C – Analyze how continuity and change have impacted the world: social organization
DOK: 2
Will standard be met: Yes
(13) Which of the following statements best shows the relationship between the Crusades and the power
of the Church of Europe?
a.The Crusades demonstrated that kings and lords held all the power in feudal Europe.
b. The Crusades proved that the Church was more influential in the lives of Europeans than any
other institution.
c. The Crusades showed that knights could operate independently of their lord.
d. There is no relationship between the Crusades and the power of the Church.
8.4.12 A – Evaluate the role groups and individual played in the social, political, cultural and
economic development throughout world history
DOK: 2
Will standard be met: No
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(14) What did the devastation caused by the bubonic plague contribute to in Europe?
a. A flowering of the arts in the later Middle Ages
b. The dominance of the Church in the later Middle Ages
c. The disruption and collapse of medieval society
d. A sense of unity among the continents affected by it
8.4.9 C – Analyze how continuity and change have impacted the world: physical and human
geography
DOK: 1
Will standard be met: Yes
(15) Identify the statement that best shows the cause and effect of the bubonic plague.
a. The Plague was spread by Mongols conquering the Western Roman Empire, causing the Empire
to collapse.
b. The Plague was spread by Columbus returning with diseases from the new world, resulting in his
imprisonment.
c. The Plague was spread via trade routes from Asia to Europe killing approximately 1/3 rd of the
population.
d. The Plague was spread by farmers producing tainted food and spreading it to villagers killing
approximately 3/4ths of the population.
8.4.9 C – Analyze how continuity and change have impacted the world: physical and human
geography
DOK: 1
Will standard be met: Yes
(16) Put the following events in the order they occurred:
1.
2.
3.
4.
Crushes an unruly mob attacking the pope and is named Emperor
Gave control of his empire to his 3 sons
Charlemagne became the most powerful king in western Europe
Ordered monasteries to open school to train monks and priests
a. 3 – 1 – 4 – 2
b. 3 – 2 – 4 – 1
c. 1 – 3 – 2 – 4
d. 1 – 2 – 4 – 3
8.4.9 D – Analyze how conflict and cooperation among groups and organization have influenced
the history and development of the world
DOK: 2
Will standard be met: Yes
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(17) Explain the disagreement between Emperor Henry IV and Pope Gregory VII that eventually led to the
Concordat of Worms.
a. Pope Gregory VII wanted to select the lords of the feudal kingdoms in the Holy Roman Empire
b. Both the emperor and the pope wanted the authority to select bishops
c. Emperor Henry IV wanted the sole power to select the pope
d. Both the emperor and the pope wanted the authority to excommunicate each other
8.4.9 A – compare the role groups and individual played in the social, political, cultural and
economic development throughout world history
DOK: 1
Will standard be met: Yes
(18) How would you compare the Reconquista to the Crusades?
a. In both, Christians wanted to reconquer land controlled by the Muslims
b. In both, Muslims were sent to conquer new Christian territories
c. In both, the inquisition was used to suppress the spread of new religions
d. There is no comparison between the two events
8.4.9 D – Analyze how conflict and cooperation among groups and organizations have impacted
the development of the world
DOK: 2
Will standard be met: Yes
(19) Select the statement that best identifies both the central issue and the most important effect of the
Hundred Years’ War
a. The location of the pope’s home; It led to Joan of Arc becoming France’s patron saint
b. The throne of France; The development of national identifies in England and France
c. The throne of England; It destroyed formerly prosperous English towns and villages
d. The religion of the French people; It put an end to the three-field approach to farming
8.4.9 D – Analyze how conflict and cooperation among groups and organizations have impacted
the development of the world
DOK: 2
Will standard be met: Yes
(20) What is the recurring theme in both the Magna Carta and the Bill of Rights?
a. They both strengthened the power of the government
b. They both stripped power from the people
c. The both guarantee legal protection for women
d. They both guarantee basic legal rights
8.4.9 B – Contrast the importance of historical documents, artifacts and sites which are critical to
world history
DOK: 2
Will standard be met: Yes
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Constructed Response (3 points each = 9 points total)
Instructions – Answer the following question. All answers must be written in complete sentences.
(1) Excerpts from Suetonius’s The Twelve Caesars:
[Julius] Caesar was thus enabled to govern alone and do very much as he pleased…Briefly, his nine years’
governorship produced the following results. He reduced to the form of a province the whole of Gaul enclosed
by the Pyrenees, the Alps, the Cevennes, the Rhine, and the Rhone – about 640,000 square miles---…and
exacted an annual tribute of 400,000 gold pieces. Caesar was the first Roman to build a military bridge across
the Rhine and cause the Germans on the farther bank heavy losses. He also invaded Britain, a hitherto unknown
country, and defeated the natives, from whom he exacted a large sum of money as well as hostages for future
good behavior.
Question – How is Julius Caesar portrayed in this passage? Provide evidence to support the author’s view of
Julius Caesar. How does this compare to his status as a beloved dictator?
8.4.12 A – Evaluate the role groups and individuals played in the social, political, cultural and economic
development throughout world history.
CC.8.5.9-10 H – Assess the extent to which the reasoning and evidence in a text support the author’s claims
DOK: 3
Will standard be met: 8.4.12 A – No; CC.8.5.9-10 – Yes
Instructions – Select 2 of the following questions to answer. All answers must be written in complete sentences.
(2) What was the basis of the religious controversy between Christianity and Roman leaders? How might this
division have furthered Christianity’s evolution?
8.4.9 C – Analyze how continuity and change have impacted the world (belief systems and religions)
DOK: 2
Will standard be met: Yes
(3) What was the cause and effect relationship between the breakdown of the strong central government
of the Roman Empire and the development of feudalism?
8.4.9 C – Analyze how continuity and change have impacted the world: politics and government &
social organization
DOK: 2
Will standard be met: Yes
(4) By the end of the Middle Ages in Europe, who had won the struggle for power in Europe among the
monarchy, the Church, and the nobility? How do you account for that group’s success?
8.4.9 D – Analyze how conflict and cooperation among groups and organizations have impacted the
development of the world
DOK: 3
Will standard be met: Yes