This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > History > World > World History – Quiz 18 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books World History Quiz 18 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Developments in cartography made it easier for explorers in their travels to new lands. Which of the following best describes cartography? A) The study of the Earth's natural processes. B) The study of the Earth's weather patterns. C) The study and practice of making maps. D) The study of past human societies. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The study and practice of making maps. 2. Trade route that stretched from western China to southern Asia A) Filial piety. B) Silk Road. C) Great Wall. D) Anyang. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Silk Road. 3. Who were the Vikings? A) People conquered by the Romans. B) Pirates from northern France. C) Warriors from Scandinavia (modern-day Norway, Sweden, Finlad, & Denmark). D) Servants to the Normans. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Warriors from Scandinavia (modern-day Norway, Sweden, Finlad, & Denmark). 4. Why were the Indians dependent on the summer monsoons? A) Without them, they could't travel down the river. B) The cold winds felt god in the summertime. C) They brought rain & without them there would be drought. D) Monsoons encouraged animal migration. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They brought rain & without them there would be drought. 5. What is Siddharta Gautama known for? A) Strong follower of Hinduism. B) A very ruthless ruler. C) Buddhism founder. D) Designer of the Taj Mahal. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Buddhism founder. 6. The Council of Trent was created for the purpose of ..... A) Determining which Protestant faiths would be acceptable in Europe. B) To evaluate Catholic Church doctrine in the wake of the Protestant Reformation. C) To strategize a continental war against Protestants. D) To overthrow the Pope and replace him with a Protestant. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To evaluate Catholic Church doctrine in the wake of the Protestant Reformation. 7. Who was the most powerful ruler of mughal emperor? A) Aurangzeb. B) Babur. C) Akbar. D) Shah Jahan. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Akbar. 8. What was the Assyrian military know for? A) Cruelty. B) Uniforms. C) Fairness. D) Rituals. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cruelty. 9. A government ruled by a few powerful people. A) Democracy. B) Oligarchy. C) Tyranny. D) Monarchy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Oligarchy. 10. Who was the lowest within Mesopotamia's social hierarchy? A) Kings. B) Landowners. C) Noblemen. D) Slaves. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Slaves. 11. An ordinary citizen in the ancient Roman Republic A) Counsul. B) Mercenary. C) Plebian. D) Patrician. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Plebian. 12. According to Islam, Muslims are expected to ..... A) Live in Makkah. B) Save all their money. C) Fulfill the Five Pillars of Islam. D) Pray eight times a day. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fulfill the Five Pillars of Islam. 13. An ..... is how people use their resources to meet their needs. It is how people make, distribute and use goods and services. A) Economic system. B) Government. C) Agricultural practice. D) Religion. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Economic system. 14. Which of the following Classical Era Civilizations allowed the most freedoms for women? A) Rome. B) India. C) China. D) Greece. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rome. 15. A strong belief in Hinduism is that there are consequences for how a person lives; this is called? A) Karma. B) Dharma. C) Reincarnation. D) Varna. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Karma. 16. What was the series of battle led by Napoleon against Spain and Portugal for trading with Britain? A) Slaughter of the Peninsula. B) Invasion of the Peninsula. C) Reign of Invasion. D) Peninsula Compaign. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Peninsula Compaign. 17. One cause of the French Revolution was the emergence of a new middle class of merchants and professionals called the A) Bourgeoisie. B) Aristocracy. C) Denoument. D) Sans culottes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bourgeoisie. 18. If a historical source shows a point of view that might distort the information presented A) The source is irrelevant. B) The source is primary. C) The source is biased. D) The source is secondary. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The source is biased. 19. Record Keeping, Advanced Technology, Complex Institutions, Advanced Cities, and Specialized Workers are all A) Characteristics of Hunting and Gathering Societies. B) Characteristics of Civilizations. C) Characteristics of Nomadic Tribes. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Characteristics of Civilizations. 20. Which of the following resulted from the fragmentation of the Mongol Empire following the death of Genghis Khan? A) The collapse of the Byzantine Empire. B) The development of khanates in Central Asia. C) The spread of Islam into East Asia. D) Increased trade between Africa and Asia. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The development of khanates in Central Asia. 21. The invasion of the Indian society by Alexander the Great led to the rise of which dynasty? A) Gupta. B) Greek. C) Mauryan. D) Zhou. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mauryan. 22. Vedas were ..... A) Collection of Ancient Hindu Texts, over 200 and some shared. B) Scriptures of Buddhism, collected over time, not deciphered. C) First 5 books in the bible. D) Oldest scriptures of Hinduism, 4 are considered author less. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Oldest scriptures of Hinduism, 4 are considered author less. 23. Which of the following best describes History? A) It is the study of place and movements of people on earth. B) It is the study of the chronological record of the significant events. C) It is the study of human and plants remains. D) It is the study of the written records of the people in the future. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It is the study of the chronological record of the significant events. 24. What is the definition of significant? A) Important. B) Culture. C) Farming. D) Not important. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Important. 25. Which of the following statements is true about both the Mughal and the Ottoman empires in the sixteenth century? A) In each, the majority of the people were Muslims. B) Each had a powerful navy that engaged European navies. C) Each had developed an efficient administrative structure. D) Each enjoyed peaceful relations with its neighboring states. E) Each gave little monetary support to artistic and cultural endeavors. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Each had developed an efficient administrative structure. 26. What were pyramids? A) Prisons. B) Temples to the gods. C) Tombs for pharaohs. D) Tombs for nobles. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tombs for pharaohs. 27. What circumtances led to the beginning of organized government? A) The need for justice, liberty, and brotherhood. B) The need to organize irrigation projects and keep order. C) The need for someone to stop crime. D) The need for protection from outside forces. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The need to organize irrigation projects and keep order. 28. What group of people settled in the Indian subcontinent A) Harrapans. B) Aryans. C) Indo-Asians. D) Brahmins. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Aryans. 29. How did domestication of plants and animals lead to the development of towns? A) People settled in one place to grow crops and raise animals, and a surplus of food allowed populations to grow. B) Domestication did not lead to the development of towns:it allowed early people to create a strong central government. C) Domestication did not lead to the development of towns; it allowed early people to become skilled metal workers. D) People settled in one place to develop their hunting and gathering skills. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) People settled in one place to grow crops and raise animals, and a surplus of food allowed populations to grow. 30. Martin Luther's disagreement with the Catholic Church was based on his study of A) Greek philosophy. B) The book of Romans. C) Renaissance thinkers. D) Nature. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The book of Romans. 31. Which of the following is not part of historic era? A) Medieval Ages. B) Contemporary Age. C) Modern Age. D) Paleolithic Age. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Paleolithic Age. 32. Why was papyrus important to ancient Egyptians? A) It made it easier to keep records and communicate. B) It allowed them to sail too far away ports for trade. C) It allowed them to create a system of writing. D) It kept mice out of the granaries. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It made it easier to keep records and communicate. 33. The Great Schism is best described as A) Eastern and Western churches merged. B) The Eastern and Western churches collaborated to gain new members. C) The Eastern and Western churches were split into the Roman Catholic Church and the Orthodox church. D) The Roman Catholic church and the Orthodox church converged to create one large church. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Eastern and Western churches were split into the Roman Catholic Church and the Orthodox church. 34. What two traditional religions did many Japanese adhere to before modernization? A) Christianity and Islam. B) Shinto and Buddhism. C) Shinto and Hinduism. D) Sikhism and Buddhism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Shinto and Buddhism. 35. What was the result of roads built by Classical Civilizations like the Persian, Roman, and Han empires? A) Allowed for trade and economic growth. B) Allowed for multiple invasions. C) Were examples of monumental structures. D) Allowed for the advancement of automobiles. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Allowed for trade and economic growth. 36. Who was the most handsome king in India? A) Krishnadevaraya. B) Ashoka. C) Akbar. D) Shah Jahan. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Shah Jahan. 37. Compare and contrast the environments in which the Inca and Aztec lived. Which of the following choices are correct? A) The Inca lived in tropical forests while the Aztec lived in high mountains. B) The Inca lived in the Arctic while the Aztec lived on the Great Plains. C) The Inca lived in the mountains while the Aztec lived in a valley around mountains. D) The Inca lived in the deserts while the Aztec lived in thick forests. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Inca lived in the mountains while the Aztec lived in a valley around mountains. 38. ..... was trying to live up to his father's image. (Darius) A) Darius. B) Sparta. C) Herodotus. D) Xerxes. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Xerxes. 39. The first civilizations developed in ..... A) Mountain ranges. B) Settlements. C) River valleys. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) River valleys. 40. Immediate changes in ancient civilizations were often caused by A) Religious sacrifices and other ceremonies. B) New trade routes. C) Environmental changes and events. D) Increased warfare against nomadic peoples. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Environmental changes and events. 41. Why are olives such an important crop? A) Olive trees grew easily in the climate and soil conditions. B) Olive trees provided little trading options. C) Olive trees grew poorly in the Mediterranean climate. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Olive trees grew easily in the climate and soil conditions. 42. What part of a timeline informs the reader what the timeline is about? A) The spacing of the years. B) The number of events the author chooses to include. C) The events on the timeline. D) The title. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The title. 43. What is kinship? A) The development of one idea into another. B) A social class system of rulers, commoners, and slaves. C) Family relationship by birth, marriage, or adoption. D) Interaction between two cultures by warfare or trade. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Family relationship by birth, marriage, or adoption. 44. What was the purpose of the Crusades? A) Ceremony acknowledging the achievement of completing 12 years of education. B) Expel Martin Luther from the Catholic Church. C) Unite all of Europe as one Christian kingdom. D) Retake the city of Jerusalem (Holy Lands). Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Retake the city of Jerusalem (Holy Lands). 45. Who was the founder of Buddhism who later became known as Buddha? A) Gandhi. B) Siddhartha Gautama. C) Muhammad. D) Vishnu. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Siddhartha Gautama. 46. Why were the embalming process and the building of pyramids culturally important for Egyptians? A) Pharaohs were considered unimportant in the lives of Egyptians and in their culture. B) Pharaohs and their families were considered to be very special in the history of Egypt. C) Pharaohs were considered to be protectors of Egypt in the afterlife and above all others. D) Pharaohs were considered to be equal to the rest of Egyptians and they all received that treatment. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pharaohs were considered to be protectors of Egypt in the afterlife and above all others. 47. This philosophy was based on the idea that people have to be forced to be good using harsh laws. A) Daoism. B) Confucianism. C) Legalism. D) Buddhism. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Legalism. 48. Which is a similarity between the Mayan, Aztec, and Inca civilizations? A) They all developed advanced and complex societies. B) They all were conquered by the conquistadors. C) They all did not believe in a strong central government. D) They all were located in South America. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They all developed advanced and complex societies. 49. Which form of government did Sparta have? A) Oligarchy. B) Tyranny. C) Democracy. D) Aristocracy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Oligarchy. 50. Muslims practice their faith by following A) The golden rule. B) The Five Pillars. C) The eightfold path. D) The vedas. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Five Pillars. 51. What occurred during the Neolithic Revolution? A) People moved from being nomads to farmers. B) People began to use writing to communicate. C) People began inventing stone weapons. D) People discovered fire. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) People moved from being nomads to farmers. 52. What happened to most people who were infected with the plague? A) Nothing because they got a plague shot. B) Their hair fell out, but then they got better. C) All of their skin turned black, but then they got better. D) They got covered in swollen blisters (bubose) and died. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) They got covered in swollen blisters (bubose) and died. 53. A sequence of events is called A) Evidence. B) A chronology. C) A universal standard. D) A secondary source. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A chronology. 54. What group was at the top of the Latin American social hierarchy? A) Peninsulares. B) Creoles. C) Mulattos. D) Mestizos. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Peninsulares. 55. How did geographical features, including mountains and the sea, affect Greek city-states' development? A) They developed separately. B) They had a unified government. C) They followed the Egyptian model of development. D) They had internal markets. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They developed separately. 56. How did the manor system benefit the monarch? A) The monarch paid the serfs for food. B) The church managed the land and provided the king with food. C) The knights managed the land and provided the king with food. D) The lords and serfs managed the land and provided the king with loyalty and food. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The lords and serfs managed the land and provided the king with loyalty and food. 57. In the system of feudalism, who farmed the land? A) Knights. B) Monarchs. C) Serfs. D) Lords. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Serfs. 58. Formed in the early 1200's in Mongolia and China, the Mongol Empire A) Killed everyone in their paths with their advanced weapons, and then wiped out entire nations. B) Used diplomacy and the protection of people's rights to build a great empire governed by democracy. C) Attacked brutally and grew quickly, but then ruled graciously and peacefully over the stable empire. D) Slowly build up a small empire that affected large trade routes from China to Japan and Korea. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Attacked brutally and grew quickly, but then ruled graciously and peacefully over the stable empire. 59. Physical Map shows ..... A) Specific topics on a map with one purpose only. B) Shows landforms and bodies of water. C) Shows how the Earth is dividded by people. D) Compares data. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Shows landforms and bodies of water. 60. In the Empire of Mali, who was Mali's greatest leader? A) Mufusa. B) Mansa Musa. C) King Kong. D) Nelson Mandela. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mansa Musa. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesHistory QuizzesGeneral Knowledge QuizzesWorld History Quiz 1World History Quiz 2World History Quiz 3World History Quiz 4World History Quiz 5World History Quiz 6World History Quiz 7World History Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books