World History Quiz 1 (60 MCQs)

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1. Which religion uses the Tora
2. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a civilization?
3. What role did the Italian mathematician Fibonacci play in the example of cultural diffusion that the professor describes?
4. Artisans, merchants, and fishers made up this group
5. Peter the Great implemented this to make Russia stronger.
6. Who were examples of Greek philosophers?
7. Which government claims a divine right of kings.
8. Rome finally fell when groups of which people invaded northern Europe?
9. Which of the following characteristics were shared by the Han (Chinese) Empire, the Roman Empire and the Persian Empire?
10. Who are the warriors and kings?
11. A strong central government with a very clear hierarchy would have been most an example of which idea or philosophy?
12. Is it the most populated and largest out of all the continents.
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?
14. Which early civilization is known for being the founder of the alphabet?
15. The Egyptian economic system was based on .....
16. What are the two major rivers of Ancient India?
17. The word "philosophy" comes from the Greek word meaning .....
18. Only this group paid taxes in pre-revolutionary France.
19. France gets its name from this group of Germanic invaders who settled there in the 400s.
20. Which of the following is the correct hierarchy (ranking) of Feudal society in Medieval Europe? TOP to BOTTOM
21. The mountain range to the north, in India, is the .....
22. What was the main job of a knight?
23. Sumerians who learned to write and held high positions in society were called
24. How was the republic of Rome different from the direct democracy of ancient Athens?
25. Which of the following were members of the upper class?
26. Which of the following strongly influenced the Assyrians?
27. Which of these is NOT a similarity between our modern civilization and ancient Mesopotamian civilization?
28. How did the growth of trade and manufacturing change women's lives in Europe?
29. The river system known as "China's Sorrow" due to its extreme and violent flooding.
30. Who conquered most of Europe after the fall of the Roman Empire?
31. Justinian's Code was a
32. Rome gave the us what architectural structure?
33. How was Kublai Khan related to Genghis?
34. What is Hammurabi's Code?
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? "
36. Which of the following religious denominations is NOT considered Protestant?
37. ..... wanted to expand its borders into Greece's colonies.
38. ..... are long, narrow, flat regions of land between mountains or hills.
39. The predominant religion of India.
40. Record Keeping is a .....
41. Members of the lowest caste (social class) in India.
42. What mountain range is in the northern part of India and is also the highest mountain range in the world?
43. Who ruled Greek city-states, was a strong military leader, and spread Greek culture all over (Hellenistic Culture)?
44. What activity of the French Monarchy hastened the Revolution?
45. What was one invention from Babylon?
46. Greek word that means "land between rivers."
47. This Classical Era civilization was located on the Italian peninsula and allowed for the rise of Christianity in Europe.
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 .....
49. Title given to a young boy, ages 7-13, who was training to become a knight
50. Skilled workers who made metal, cloth, or pottery products were called
51. The plague is thought to have started here
52. Which of the following is an example of domestication?
53. The ..... was developed by Napoleon to block British trade making Europe self-sufficient.
54. Who was the Taj Mahal built for?
55. Which of the following descriptions accurately describes culture?
56. Why was Julius Caesar murdered?
57. To process of using water to water crops.
58. How did the Song dynasty change the economy of China?
59. Who would most likely study the causes of a present-day epidemic?
60. The 5 Pillars are related to which religion?