This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > History > World > World History – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books World History Quiz 1 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which religion uses the Tora A) Buddhism. B) Christianity. C) Islam. D) Judaism. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Judaism. 2. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a civilization? A) Advanced cities. B) Defined social classes. C) Record keeping. D) Specialized workers. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Defined social classes. 3. What role did the Italian mathematician Fibonacci play in the example of cultural diffusion that the professor describes? A) He introduced a text in Europe that he had translated from Arabic. B) He encouraged the use of a new number system in tracking grain production. C) He was the first to use the number zero in higher-level mathematics. D) He translated an Italian text into Arabic during his travels through the Middle East. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He introduced a text in Europe that he had translated from Arabic. 4. Artisans, merchants, and fishers made up this group A) Middle Class. B) Upper Class. C) Lower Class. D) Pass Class. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Middle Class. 5. Peter the Great implemented this to make Russia stronger. A) Trickle down economics. B) Mercantilism. C) Westernization. D) Balance of Power. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Westernization. 6. Who were examples of Greek philosophers? A) Socrates. B) Mr. Vaughan. C) George Washington. D) Bill Nye. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Socrates. 7. Which government claims a divine right of kings. A) Oligarchy. B) Monarchy. C) Theocracy. D) Monarchy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Monarchy. 8. Rome finally fell when groups of which people invaded northern Europe? A) Slavic. B) Celtic. C) Germanic. D) Egyptian. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Germanic. 9. Which of the following characteristics were shared by the Han (Chinese) Empire, the Roman Empire and the Persian Empire? A) All the empires mandated that everyone under their rule convert to their religion. B) All empires encouraged free-market activity and valued merchants as the most important to society. C) All empires adopted the language of the people that they conquered. D) All empires used a type of government bureaucracy, road system and taxation system to govern its territory. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All empires used a type of government bureaucracy, road system and taxation system to govern its territory. 10. Who are the warriors and kings? A) Vaishyas. B) Brahmin. C) Shudra. D) Kshatriyas. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Kshatriyas. 11. A strong central government with a very clear hierarchy would have been most an example of which idea or philosophy? A) Legalism. B) Confucianism. C) The Mandate of Heaven. D) Daoism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Confucianism. 12. Is it the most populated and largest out of all the continents. A) Asia. B) Europe. C) South America. D) Africa. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Asia. 13. The origin of the ideas in the following phrases: "trial by a jury of your peers" , "innocent until proven guilty" , and "equality before law" all stem from which religious sect and collection of countries? A) Hammurabi's Code, The 12 Tables, Justinian's Law Code. B) Judeo-Christian, Greece, and Rome. C) Islam, Judaism, and the Persian Empire. D) Magna Carta, Christianity, and Neo-Confucianism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Judeo-Christian, Greece, and Rome. 14. Which early civilization is known for being the founder of the alphabet? A) Babylon. B) Assyrians. C) Phoneticians. D) Sumer. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Phoneticians. 15. The Egyptian economic system was based on ..... A) Religion. B) Gold. C) Trade. D) Agriculture. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Agriculture. 16. What are the two major rivers of Ancient India? A) Indus & Ganges. B) Huang He & Yangtze. C) Nile & Blue Nile. D) Tigris & Euphrates. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Indus & Ganges. 17. The word "philosophy" comes from the Greek word meaning ..... A) Zeus. B) Sparta. C) Love of wisdom. D) Lunch. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Love of wisdom. 18. Only this group paid taxes in pre-revolutionary France. A) 1st Estate. B) 2nd Estate. C) 3rd Estate. D) 1st and 3rd Estates. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 3rd Estate. 19. France gets its name from this group of Germanic invaders who settled there in the 400s. A) Franks. B) Vikings. C) Paris. D) Frenchers. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Franks. 20. Which of the following is the correct hierarchy (ranking) of Feudal society in Medieval Europe? TOP to BOTTOM A) Knights, peasants, church officials & nobles, king. B) King, knights, church officials and nobles, peasants. C) King, church officials and nobles, knights, peasants. D) Peasants, knights, church officials and nobles, king. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) King, church officials and nobles, knights, peasants. 21. The mountain range to the north, in India, is the ..... A) Alps. B) Rockies. C) Adirondacks. D) Himalayas. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Himalayas. 22. What was the main job of a knight? A) Enforcing the law on his lord's manor. B) Defending his lord's or king's territory. C) Competing in tournaments against other knights. D) Going on extreme adventures. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Defending his lord's or king's territory. 23. Sumerians who learned to write and held high positions in society were called A) Head of households. B) Artisans. C) Merchants. D) Scribes. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Scribes. 24. How was the republic of Rome different from the direct democracy of ancient Athens? A) The Roman republic allowed all male citizens to vote on laws. B) The Roman republic allowed all male citizens to vote for representatives. C) The Roman republic allowed male and female citizens to vote for representatives. D) The Roman republic allowed kings and queens to make decisions. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Roman republic allowed all male citizens to vote for representatives. 25. Which of the following were members of the upper class? A) Kings and priests. B) Artisans. C) Merchants and traders. D) Scribes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Kings and priests. 26. Which of the following strongly influenced the Assyrians? A) The Aryans. B) The Greeks. C) The Babylonians. D) The Egyptian. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Babylonians. 27. Which of these is NOT a similarity between our modern civilization and ancient Mesopotamian civilization? A) Specilization. B) Organized government. C) Socail classes. D) Natural barriers. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Natural barriers. 28. How did the growth of trade and manufacturing change women's lives in Europe? A) Women were able to join and even run guilds. B) Women were given access to higher education. C) Women were forced to do dangerous hard labor. D) Women were at risk because towns were dangerous. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Women were able to join and even run guilds. 29. The river system known as "China's Sorrow" due to its extreme and violent flooding. A) Indus River. B) Crete. C) Tigris & Euphrates. D) Yellow River. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Yellow River. 30. Who conquered most of Europe after the fall of the Roman Empire? A) The Pope. B) King Henry VIII. C) Charlemagne. D) William the Conqueror. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Charlemagne. 31. Justinian's Code was a A) Law that only protected the elite. B) Part of the Islamic Caliphates. C) Harsh legal code. D) Standardized system of laws. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Standardized system of laws. 32. Rome gave the us what architectural structure? A) Arch. B) Pillar. C) Column. D) Dome. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Arch. 33. How was Kublai Khan related to Genghis? A) His son. B) His grandson. C) His brother. D) His wife. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) His grandson. 34. What is Hammurabi's Code? A) A story of Babylon's creation. B) It is the language of Ancient Sumer. C) It is a collection of written laws and rules. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It is a collection of written laws and rules. 35. For Restate/Answer of a RACE response, which is a proper way to start the sentence if the question was "What are the characteristics of a samurai? " A) A couple of them were . B) They were . C) It was . D) The characteristics of a samurai were . Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The characteristics of a samurai were . 36. Which of the following religious denominations is NOT considered Protestant? A) Methodist. B) Lutheran. C) Baptist. D) Catholic. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Catholic. 37. ..... wanted to expand its borders into Greece's colonies. A) Greece. B) Sparta. C) Persia. D) Athens. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Persia. 38. ..... are long, narrow, flat regions of land between mountains or hills. A) Plateaus. B) Islands. C) River valleys. D) Deltas. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) River valleys. 39. The predominant religion of India. A) Islam. B) Buddhism. C) Christianity. D) Hinduism. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hinduism. 40. Record Keeping is a ..... A) Way to communicate. B) What DJ's do. C) Characteristic of a Civilization. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Characteristic of a Civilization. 41. Members of the lowest caste (social class) in India. A) Brahmans. B) Untouchables. C) Communists. D) Kshatriyas. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Untouchables. 42. What mountain range is in the northern part of India and is also the highest mountain range in the world? A) Mount Kilamonjaro. B) Hindu Kush. C) Mount Everest. D) Himalaya Mountains. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Himalaya Mountains. 43. Who ruled Greek city-states, was a strong military leader, and spread Greek culture all over (Hellenistic Culture)? A) Homer. B) Plato. C) Athena. D) Alexander the Great. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Alexander the Great. 44. What activity of the French Monarchy hastened the Revolution? A) American Revolution. B) Haitian Revolution. C) Extravagant lifestyle of monarchy. D) The marriage between Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Extravagant lifestyle of monarchy. 45. What was one invention from Babylon? A) Wheel. B) Calendar. C) Writing. D) Walls. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Calendar. 46. Greek word that means "land between rivers." A) Mesopotamia. B) Cuneiform. C) Civilization. D) City-state. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mesopotamia. 47. This Classical Era civilization was located on the Italian peninsula and allowed for the rise of Christianity in Europe. A) Macedonians. B) Romans. C) Greeks. D) Indian. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Romans. 48. Religion and political power were closely linked in early Indian civilization, as is indicated by the combination of the royal palace and the holy temple in the citadel, or fortress, at ..... A) The Deccan Plateau. B) Harappa. C) Mohenjo-daro. D) Calcutta. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Harappa. 49. Title given to a young boy, ages 7-13, who was training to become a knight A) Monarch. B) Monk. C) Apprentice. D) Page. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Page. 50. Skilled workers who made metal, cloth, or pottery products were called A) Heros. B) Scribes. C) Priests. D) Artasians. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Artasians. 51. The plague is thought to have started here A) Asia. B) Europe. C) Australia. D) Africa. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Asia. 52. Which of the following is an example of domestication? A) Someone's religious beliefs. B) Learning how to control fire. C) Training a horse to ride or pull a cart. D) A personal diary or journal. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Training a horse to ride or pull a cart. 53. The ..... was developed by Napoleon to block British trade making Europe self-sufficient. A) Reign of Terror. B) Continental System. C) 100 Days. D) Peninsular Campaign. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Continental System. 54. Who was the Taj Mahal built for? A) Shah Jahan's beloved wife. B) A very powerful god. C) Shah Jahan's mother. D) The servants who died through their service. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Shah Jahan's beloved wife. 55. Which of the following descriptions accurately describes culture? A) Culture is the biological inheritance of specific traits (eye color, hair color, etc.). B) Culture is the common beliefs and values held by a groups of people. C) Culture is the physical geography of an area where people live. D) Culture is described as the economic aspects of a country. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Culture is the common beliefs and values held by a groups of people. 56. Why was Julius Caesar murdered? A) He was trying to give more power to the Roman Senate. B) He was trying to take power away from the Senate and become dictator for life. C) He was trying to make Augustus become the emperor of Rome. D) He was trying to help the rich of Rome get more wealth and power. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He was trying to take power away from the Senate and become dictator for life. 57. To process of using water to water crops. A) Floodplain. B) Specialized. C) Levee. D) Irrigation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Irrigation. 58. How did the Song dynasty change the economy of China? A) Established monopolies and paper money. B) Implemented new farming policies. C) Gave people tax breaks. D) Institute a series of mining production. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Established monopolies and paper money. 59. Who would most likely study the causes of a present-day epidemic? A) A human geographer. B) An archaeologist. C) A physical geographer. D) A historian. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A human geographer. 60. The 5 Pillars are related to which religion? A) Christianity. B) Islam. C) Judaism. D) Hindu. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Islam. Next →Related QuizzesHistory QuizzesGeneral Knowledge QuizzesWorld History Quiz 2World History Quiz 3World History Quiz 4World History Quiz 5World History Quiz 6World History Quiz 7World History Quiz 8World History Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books