World History Quiz 16 (60 MCQs)

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1. Polytheistic Religion that believes in the unity of everything, reincarnation, and the caste system
2. Hammurabi's Code unified the empire and was the first laws to .....?
3. Jainism is considered to be .....
4. What is the term given to the French government prior to the revolution?
5. Mixed-race people of White Spaniards and Native American parents were .....
6. The reason for so many different types of government in Greece
7. What symbolized the status of women in the Song dynasty?
8. Nicolaus Copernicus's discovery called the heliocentric theory states that .....
9. Arches helped the Romans to make bridges .....
10. A period of temporary economic decline during which trade and industrial activity are reduced.
11. What did early farming villages in India depend on?
12. Where did the first civilizations begin because of farming conditions?
13. Which of the following statements accurately describe the prehistoric era?
14. Rising economic powers, the need for and desire to control raw materials and markets led to the acceleration of colonialism and:
15. The Catholic Church in Europe was responsible for building some of the earliest
16. Which emperor controlled the Great Flood by turning into a bear, according to Chinese myth?
17. Which of the following most accurately describes the form of government of the United States?
18. The making of ..... was one of ancient China's biggest secrets. It would be punishable by death if you told anyone!
19. Which of the following items best explains the Crusades' lasting influence on life in Europe?
20. Which of the following was not a contribution of the Neolitic Revolution on all future civilizations?
21. What trade route did Marco Polo follow to reach China?
22. What weakened the power of the catholic church?
23. Which of these events influenced the changing role of religion during the Renaissance?
24. What religion was formed from Hinduism and spread out of India
25. Most of the people in the Mesoamerican city of Teotihuacan were .....
26. The village where nobles and peasants lived, also where all the economic activity took place during the Middle Ages.
27. "For the first time, individuals began to specialize in certain jobs. Some became artisans, or skilled craftspeople, and made pottery or finely carved or woven goods. Among the crafts developed in cities, metalworking was particularly important. People learned to make tools and weapons, first out of copper and later out of bronze, a more durable mixture of copper and tin. "The specialization described in this text was characteristic of
28. The first state in the U.S.
29. A business with facilities in more than one country
30. What Mesopotamian empire ended up pushing the Kushites out of Egypt?
31. Which of the following was an effect of the Mongol conquests?
32. * Botticelli * Michelangelo* Raphael * TitianAll of the above were famous Renaissance
33. What document gave English nobles the right to trial by jury
34. An early natural philosopher known for rejecting myths as the explanation for the order of the universe. Instead he used deductive reasoning and hypothesis to explain the natural order of things.
35. Organization working to create global monetary cooperation and stability, facilitate international trade, promote high employment and reduce poverty around the world.
36. What disease is thought to have originated in China?
37. What are the basic beliefs of the Islam faith called?
38. Which form of government was least effective and corrupt, it didn't last long?
39. Collections of hymns and prayers that make up the earliest Hindu sacred writings.
40. The ultimate source of authority in Lutheranism is:
41. Which of the following statements about the Self-Strengthening Movement is NOT true?
42. Hidden underneath ..... archaeologists found remains of houses, buildings and temples built thousands of years ago!
43. Why were the Israelites different?
44. The period during which the Great Pyramid of King Khufu at Giza was constructed, showing the power of the Egyptian pharaohs
45. Life began in India along the ..... River.
46. What kind of rituals were most popular among the people who practiced the Vedic texts?
47. Which government of the Revolution gave men the right to vote?
48. Clement V, the newly selected pope, moved from Rome to the city of
49. The Byzantine Empire preserved the cultural heritage of what two places?
50. This is a ruler with complete authority over the government and lives of the people.
51. Which of the following religions was spread by Roman Roads
52. Early civilizations in Egypt, India, and China all share which common trait?
53. What physical feature separates the subcontinent of India from the rest of Asia?
54. Which of the following is the correct hierarchy (ranking) of the clergy in the Roman Catholic church? TOP to BOTTOM
55. What famous Babylonian ruler left behind a written law or code?
56. The world's first Christian Empire was?
57. The Greek word "demos" means .....
58. The exchange of goods, ideas, and customs among different cultures is:
59. Who broke with the Catholic Church for political reasons (he wanted to end papal control over the English church) and personal reasons (he wanted an divorce from his wife).
60. India won its first olympic hockey gold in?