This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > History > World > World History – Quiz 17 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books World History Quiz 17 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Provide good soil and became china's heartland A) Chang Jiang Basin. B) South China Plain. C) Harappa. D) Great Wall of China. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Chang Jiang Basin. 2. Who was the 45th mughal emperor? A) Aurangzeb. B) Bahadur Shah Zafar II. C) Babur. D) Shah Jahan. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Aurangzeb. 3. Which statement best describes slavery in ancient Mesopotamia? A) All slaves belonged on one specific ethnic group. B) Only people at the top of the social pyramid were allowed to own slaves. C) An individual could become a slave in several different ways. D) A person could only become a slave if captured in a war. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) An individual could become a slave in several different ways. 4. Which leader led the Israelites on an "exodus" out of Egypt to settle in Canaan? A) Jacob. B) Abraham. C) Noah. D) Moses. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Moses. 5. Chinese inventions during these two dynasties A) Made China a poor society. B) Influenced many later civilizations. C) Made China the most advanced society in the world. D) A and b. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A and b. 6. This church, whose name means "Holy Wisdom, " was built and rebuilt during the Byzantine Empire, but is now a mosque in the modern-day city of Istanbul. A) The Byzantine University. B) The Roman Cathedral. C) The Hagia Sophia. D) The Temple of Grace. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Hagia Sophia. 7. What was the movement that influenced the values of the Renaissance? A) Humanism. B) Surrealism. C) Realism. D) The Enlightenment. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Humanism. 8. After the plague, how was the standard of life affected? A) It decreased because of increased wages. B) It decreased due to decreased wages. C) It increased due to new luxury items. D) It increased due to higher wages. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It increased due to higher wages. 9. What advantage did the Mongols have over surrounding peoples? A) They didn't care about religion, where as the Chinese made Confucianism the official religion. B) They were mostly literate, unlike China who mostly was illiterate. C) They had more equality than surrounding peoples. D) Their cavalry, fighting from horseback, unlike the Chinese who were not as well trained. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Their cavalry, fighting from horseback, unlike the Chinese who were not as well trained. 10. The structure best represents what type of architecture? A) Monumental. B) Greek. C) Hierarchical. D) Roman. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Monumental. 11. What was not a reason for the restoration of the Silk Roads? A) The demise of the Mongol Empire. B) The increased safety of caravans. C) Chinese paper money increased trade. D) The increased demand for luxury goods. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The demise of the Mongol Empire. 12. This was the reason Britain was not invaded as much as the rest of Europe and the reason it did not experience the awfulness the rest of Europe did. A) Mountains. B) Rivers. C) The English Channel. D) Weather. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The English Channel. 13. Who is the fastest bowler? A) Shoaib Aktar. B) Bhuvneshvar kumar. C) Irfan Patan. D) Waseem Akram. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Shoaib Aktar. 14. Which ERVC was isolated from the rest A) Mesopotamia. B) China. C) Indus. D) Egypt. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) China. 15. How might King Leopold's rule of the Congo be described? A) Fair. B) Peaceful. C) Cruel. D) Friendly. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cruel. 16. Who was the monarch of England when Phillip II went to war with his Spanish Armada and lost? A) James I. B) Mary of Scots. C) Charles I. D) Elizabeth I. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Elizabeth I. 17. Prior to fighting for independence from France civil war broke out in Saint-Domingue. This civil war was fought to A) Determine who would control Saint-Domingue. B) Gain British support. C) To overthrow the affranchi's. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Determine who would control Saint-Domingue. 18. Egyptians developed a form of writing known as ..... A) Papyrus. B) Hieroglyphics. C) Cuneiform. D) Calligraphy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hieroglyphics. 19. How did the development of the Silk Road benefit the Chinese economy? A) It opened new markets for Chinese producers. B) It enabled Chinese workers to migrate to job locations. C) It created access to an abundant supply of raw materials. D) It decreased the cost of exporting goods. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It opened new markets for Chinese producers. 20. Political system used during Middle Ages where land was exchanged for loyalty and service. A) Feudalism. B) Fief. C) Monarch. D) Kingdom. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Feudalism. 21. Who moved the capital from Rome to Byzantium? A) Nero. B) Caesar. C) Augustus. D) Constantine. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Constantine. 22. Which feature of geography was the most important in the development of early river valley civilizations? A) Fertile soil from the rivers. B) Vast deserts. C) High mountains. D) Smooth coastlines. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fertile soil from the rivers. 23. A monotheist is someone who: A) Worships 1 god. B) Is married to only 1 person. C) Worships many gods. D) Has many spouses. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Worships 1 god. 24. What was the Protestant Reformation? A) An attempt to overthrow the Pope and replace him with a Frenchman. B) An attempt to reform the Catholic practices that were considered corrupt. C) A call for Christian Europe to reclaim the Holy Land from the Arabs. D) A call for a new pope. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) An attempt to reform the Catholic practices that were considered corrupt. 25. High crop yields in ancient Mesopotamia contributed most directly to the development of A) A division of labor/social classes. B) A network of roads. C) Metal tools. D) Irrigation systems. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A division of labor/social classes. 26. The Himalayan Mountains acted as a barrier for India. How did this impact the people in India? A) Helped protect them from invasions but also separated them from the outside world. B) Helped improve communication and spread new ideas with Asia and Europe. C) Helped build relationships with the government and military. D) Helped make traveling easier to trade with the rest of Asia. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Helped protect them from invasions but also separated them from the outside world. 27. Which of the following statements accurately describes feudalism? A) Under feudalism, kings gave land to nobles in exchange for their military service. B) Feudalism served to spread Christianity throughout Western Europe. C) Feudalism began as a way to protect those on pilgrimages to Jerusalem. D) The rise of feudalism marked the end of the Medieval Age. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Under feudalism, kings gave land to nobles in exchange for their military service. 28. What palace complex were common people not allowed into? A) The one with the sign that said no common people allowed. B) Forbidden city. C) Forbidden palace. D) Forbidden area. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Forbidden city. 29. The system of assessing who the best candidates were for Chinese Imperial government positions. A) Civil-Service Exam. B) Mandate of Heaven. C) Earth & Water. D) Mahajanapada. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Civil-Service Exam. 30. Which of the following describes what happened when Napoleon instituted the Continental System? A) His brother Joseph was not able to withstand the guerrilla warfare tactics used by Spanish nationalists. B) The British navy was too strong for the blockade and France's economy suffered as a result. C) The Russians used the scorched-earth policy to eventually starve Napoleons army. D) The blockade successfully restricted British trade and led to fall of Great Britain. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The British navy was too strong for the blockade and France's economy suffered as a result. 31. A land owner in the Middle Ages who is in charge of the people on his land and the lesser lords he gave land to. A) Page. B) Lord. C) Squire. D) Fief. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lord. 32. Philosophy that believes in karma and achieving nirvana (enlightenment) ..... A) Christianity. B) Buddhism. C) Judaism. D) Hinduism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Buddhism. 33. Of the three solas of the Reformation, "sola gratia" means A) Only works. B) Only faith. C) Only the Bible. D) Only grace. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Only grace. 34. Which of these is NOT included in the Five Pillars of Islam? A) Making a pilgrimage to Mecca (Makkah). B) Taking communion during worship services. C) Fasting in the month of Ramadan. D) Praying five times daily. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Taking communion during worship services. 35. A large city with surrounding land that creates territory. A) City-State. B) Democracy. C) Culture. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) City-State. 36. Which of the following did NOT result from the Atlantic Revolutions A) Feminism. B) Mercantilism. C) Nationalism. D) Abolitionism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mercantilism. 37. What region of the world is Hinduism primarily located? A) North America. B) India. C) South America. D) Australia. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) India. 38. An important river in India, with a valley that was cultivated for its rich farmland after the invention of of the iron plow made it possible to clear the dense growth along its banks A) Ganges. B) Nile. C) Olmec. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ganges. 39. The Crusades (c. 1100-c. 1450) involved the Byzantine Empire, Muslim states and Western Europe in a series of conflicts over what world region? A) Southwest Asia. B) East Africa. C) Northwest Africa. D) Southeast Asia. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Southwest Asia. 40. What were the two most important commodities that the Spanish Empire cultivated/acquired in the New World? A) Steel and guns. B) Silk and spices. C) Silver and sugar. D) Slaves and pepper. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Silver and sugar. 41. What is a city-state. A) A large city. B) A state with a big city in it. C) A city with its surrounding territory forms and independent state. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A city with its surrounding territory forms and independent state. 42. Which of these men of the Renaissance was known equally for his art as well as inventions? A) Michelangelo. B) Leonardo da Vinci. C) Rueben. D) Aristotle. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Leonardo da Vinci. 43. Greek "Father of the Study of Medicine" . A) Hippocrates. B) Pythagoras. C) Aristotle. D) Homer. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hippocrates. 44. Which of the following has the broadest spacial frame A) Studying the reign of King Tutankhamen of Egypt. B) Studying the development of cuneiform writing in Sumer. C) Studying the architecture of the Qing dynasty in China. D) Studying the Silk Road trade routes between Europe and Asia. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Studying the Silk Road trade routes between Europe and Asia. 45. What is the black plague? A) The name for secret soldiers in the Roman army. B) A disease that killed many people in Europe. C) Another name for the Guillotine. D) A religious cult during the Middle Ages. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A disease that killed many people in Europe. 46. Which of the following was NOT a method used by rulers to maintain political power? A) De-urbanization. B) Syncretic Religions. C) Monumental architecture. D) Tribute system. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) De-urbanization. 47. ..... is the belief in only one god. A) Nomad. B) Hinduism. C) Monotheism. D) Polytheism. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Monotheism. 48. What can you infer about the ancient Greeks based upon their achievements? A) The ancient Greeks most valued warfare and battle. B) The ancient Greeks valued philosophy and art. C) The ancient Greeks were most interested in farming. D) The ancient Greeks felt that literature was pointless. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The ancient Greeks valued philosophy and art. 49. The concept of cultural diffusion would most likely be used by a historian to explain A) The fall of an empire. B) The outbreak of war in a region. C) The growth and spread of a religion. D) The establishment of an absolute monarchy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The growth and spread of a religion. 50. Which group was polytheistic? A) Mesopotamia. B) Egypt. C) Both. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both. 51. Both Count Cavour and Giuseppe Garibaldi were- A) French imperialists. B) British industrialists. C) Italian nationalists. D) German nationalists. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Italian nationalists. 52. The Enlightenment is A) A time of rebirth. B) A time when science ruled. C) A time with people used reason and logic to explain the world. D) A time when technology ruled. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A time with people used reason and logic to explain the world. 53. Which statement best explains how the ancient Chinese civilization was similar to other early human civilizations? A) Chinese civilizations united a diverse set of populations. B) Chinese civilization first developed in a fertile river valley. C) Chinese civilization was originally centered around trading posts. D) Chinese civilization was brought by nomadic peoples from the Middle East. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Chinese civilization first developed in a fertile river valley. 54. Which of the following is an example of secondary source? A) Video or audio recording. B) Photograph. C) Textbook. D) Personal diary/journal. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Textbook. 55. The practice of disfiguring young girls in China so that they are reliant on their husbands is called what? A) Corsets. B) Nagai-Tof. C) Seppuku. D) Foot-binding. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Foot-binding. 56. The Hindu belief that one's actions determine one's fate. A) Samsara. B) Dharma. C) Reincarnation. D) Karma. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Karma. 57. Urbanization is the growth of what A) Citys. B) Kieth Urban's musical career. C) Rural Areas. D) Factories. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Citys. 58. What is Mr. Mannix's favorite dessert? A) Gummy bears. B) Cookies n cream ice cream. C) Cheesecake. D) Chocolate. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Chocolate. 59. What word means taming plants and animals to make them useful for humans? A) Irrigate. B) Landform. C) Domestication. D) Geography. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Domestication. 60. Why was the invasion of the Byzantine empire by the Seljuk Turks significant? A) It made the papacy less powerful. B) It prompted the first of the Crusades. C) It led to peace between Alexius I and Pope Urban II. D) It gave Alexius I control over the entire Middle East. 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