This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > History > World > World History – Quiz 19 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books World History Quiz 19 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What are the Veda texts? A) An early version of the Bible. B) Religious stories, myths, poems and hymns. C) An atheistic religion. D) Sacred spells. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Religious stories, myths, poems and hymns. 2. What is another word for trade? A) Culture. B) Isolation. C) Communication. D) Commerce. E) Civics. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Commerce. 3. Which of the following is NOT a result of the Crusades? A) Feudalism weakened. B) Islam was removed from the Holy land. C) Trade Increased. D) There is still conflict in the Holy Land. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Islam was removed from the Holy land. 4. The main reason for intensified European interest in establishing colonies in Africa during the late 19th Century was to A) They wanted to harvest Africa's abundant industrial resources. B) They wanted to send European missionaries to Africa. C) They wanted to solve tribal disputes. D) They wanted to help organize African schools. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They wanted to harvest Africa's abundant industrial resources. 5. In which kingdom is the story of the Bahubali series of the films mainly set? A) Badami. B) Kalinga. C) Mahishmati. D) Magadh. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mahishmati. 6. Placing events in chronological order often helps historians A) Locate events on a map. B) Take a global viewpoint. C) Find encyclopedia articles. D) See patterns over time. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) See patterns over time. 7. Wrote the book, Leviathan, during the English Civil War A) Montesquieu. B) Hobbes. C) Rousseau. D) Locke. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hobbes. 8. What was the Mandate of Heaven? A) A period in which a new emperor will take control over the government due to a period of rebellion or loss. B) A period in which China was prosperous and emperors strengthened their power. C) A period in China in which everyone practices Buddhism. D) A period in China in which the entire country stops eating meat. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A period in which a new emperor will take control over the government due to a period of rebellion or loss. 9. Darius contributed to the success of Persian civilization by A) Buliding the "Great Wall" to protect his empire from invaders. B) Introducing a single system of written characters to represent different spoken languages. C) Creating provincial assemblies where nobles could express their grievances. D) Building a network of roads and outposts to unite his empire. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Building a network of roads and outposts to unite his empire. 10. A very large political unit containing several people who are different A) Town State. B) Nation. C) City State. D) Empire. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Empire. 11. What is the word that means that a soul is reborn after death? A) Paranormal activity. B) Resurrection. C) Reincarnation. D) Spiritualization. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Reincarnation. 12. Who is considered to be the "father" or founder of the Hebrew people? A) Abraham. B) King David. C) Adam. D) Jesus. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Abraham. 13. Which of the following accurately describes the Mongol Empire's role in facilitating trans-Eurasian trade? A) It imposed Mongol religious beliefs and practices on conquered peoples. B) It reestablished the Silk Roads between East Asia and Europe. C) It created a self-contained economic system by banning non-Mongol merchants from its territories. D) It developed a sophisticated bureaucracy staffed by talented Mongols. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It reestablished the Silk Roads between East Asia and Europe. 14. Which of the following languages came into existence after 1000 as the direct result of expanding global trade patterns? A) Latin. B) Chinese. C) Swahili. D) Arabic. E) Sanskrit. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Swahili. 15. After the Agricultural Revolution, when people began living in civilizations, they stopped ..... A) Domesticating animals. B) Observing weather for patterns. C) Following animals as they migrated. D) Living in permanent homes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Following animals as they migrated. 16. Followers of Confucianism are known for worshipping A) Ancestors. B) Fire. C) Goddesses. D) Nature. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ancestors. 17. Mesopotamia is called the "cradle of civilization" because A) Many ideas and inventions used by other later civilizations came from Mesopotamia. B) It was the world's first civilization. C) None of the above. D) Both red and yellow. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Both red and yellow. 18. Who led the Jews out of Egypt? A) King John. B) Moses. C) Jesus. D) Adam & Eve. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Moses. 19. There were two theories on what happened to the Indus Valley Civilization. Theory 2 states that climate change, flooding, or a shift in the path of the Indus River caused a loss of crops which killed the people or made them move. Which piece of evidence below supports Theory 2? A) Skeletons at Mohenjo-daro show evidence of violent deaths from warfare. B) Archeologists have found remains of villages along dry riverbeds where the Indus River used to flow. C) The civilization disappeared around the same time the Aryans arrived. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Archeologists have found remains of villages along dry riverbeds where the Indus River used to flow. 20. Why were the Sumerian city-states conquered and reconquered by many outsiders? A) The city-states lost favor with the gods. B) There were few natural barriers to keep invaders out. C) The people were always rebelling against their own cruel rulers. D) The city-states focused only on farming and trade and no longer maintained armies. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The city-states focused only on farming and trade and no longer maintained armies. 21. France was deep in debt because A) Money spent on the American Revolution. B) Marie Antoinette's lavish spending. C) The 1st and 2nd estates did not pay taxes. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 22. What are the names of the two major rivers in China? A) Tigris and Euphrates. B) Indus and Ganges. C) Yellow and Yangtze. D) Nile and Yellow. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Yellow and Yangtze. 23. The skills and knowledge used by people to make tools and do work: A) Baking. B) Technology. C) Artistic. D) Farming. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Technology. 24. Which European nation controlled Haiti? A) England. B) France. C) Italy. D) Greece. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) France. 25. The desire and attempt to expand a country's territory A) Nationalism. B) Patriotism. C) Colonialism. D) Expansionism. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Expansionism. 26. Which of the following contributed the most to the Ottoman Empire's successful expansion in Europe and the Middle East in the period from 1450 to 1600? A) The Ottomans' use of revenues from transoceanic trade to build a powerful army. B) The Ottomans' use of nomadic tribes as cavalry troops. C) The Ottomans' adoption of the latest gunpowder and artillery technology. D) The Ottomans' exploitation of Muslim desire to avenge the crusades. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Ottomans' adoption of the latest gunpowder and artillery technology. 27. Greek philosopher who believed everything could be studied logically and was Plato's student. A) Socrates. B) Euclid. C) Aristotle. D) Phidias. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Aristotle. 28. A time period of extended peace on the Silk Road.. A) Indian Ocean Pax. B) Pax Mongolia. C) Convassarai. D) Pax Romana. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pax Mongolia. 29. Which emperor united China under strict laws and harsh punishments for crimes against the state? A) Emperor Yu. B) Shi Huangdi. C) Liu Bang. D) Huangdi. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Shi Huangdi. 30. Which of the following is a factor in the fall of the Roman Empire? A) The political leaders became corrupt and began taking bribes. B) The government did not have enough money to pay the soldiers. C) Less goods were sold and less food grown and prices inflated. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 31. Charlemagne united Western Europe into an empire calling it the A) Roman Empire. B) Carolingian Dynasty. C) Holy Roman Empire. D) Byzantium Empire. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Holy Roman Empire. 32. The Neolithic Revolution refers to the time when early humans- A) Organized governments. B) Developed agriculture. C) Masteredfire. D) Migrated fromAfrica. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Developed agriculture. 33. When reflecting on the beliefs of Judaism, which one does NOT belong. A) Justice should be tempered with mercy. B) People should pray to idols every day. C) There is only one God. D) The Sabbath (7th day) should be set aside as a day of rest. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) People should pray to idols every day. 34. What is domestication? A) Creation of something. B) The process of changing plants/animals to make them more useful to humans. C) Movement of people. D) Farming. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The process of changing plants/animals to make them more useful to humans. 35. L'Ouveture's economic plan called for A) Importing goods. B) Export of crops. C) Manufacturing. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) None of the above. 36. Mesopotamians developed mathematics based on the number ..... A) 10. B) 100. C) 60. D) 50. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 60. 37. What organization was established to find critics of the Revolution by Robespierre? A) Committee of Public Safety. B) Estates General. C) National Assembly. D) National Convention. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Committee of Public Safety. 38. The Egyptians used hieroglyphics the same way the Sumerians used A) Ideographs. B) Calligraphy. C) Cuneiform. D) Letters. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cuneiform. 39. Fill in the blank. Luther believed that ..... was how people would end up in heaven. A) Going to church. B) Good deeds. C) Faith. D) Indulgences. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Faith. 40. Which of the following did NOT increase the human population of a given area? A) Quipu. B) Potatoes. C) Champa rice. D) Three Field System. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Quipu. 41. When the Akkadians conquered the city-states of Sumer, they created A) Nation. B) Democracy. C) Empire. D) Huge city-state. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Empire. 42. Islam, Christianity, and Judaism all hold the belief that A) Only one god should be worshipped. B) Anyone can be a religious leader. C) Everyone is reincarnated. D) Worshipping multiple gods. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Only one god should be worshipped. 43. What is true about religion during the Aryan age? A) Most areas practiced Buddhism. B) Christianity began to become popular. C) It was very important to their society. D) Most societies were monotheistic. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It was very important to their society. 44. What is a similarity between Judaism, Christianity, and Islam? A) They are all Roman religions. B) They all believe in democratic governments. C) They are all monotheistic world religions. D) They all believe Jesus is the son of God. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They are all monotheistic world religions. 45. How did feudalism distribute power through China. A) All the noble families had to live in the capital city. B) Land was given to leading families to rule over in exchange for loyalty. C) Civil service tests were given to determine who could rule the land. D) Feudalism believed all people were evil and could not be trusted. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Land was given to leading families to rule over in exchange for loyalty. 46. What word means an ancient Egyptian king? A) King. B) Homo Sapien. C) Immortal. D) Pharaoh. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Pharaoh. 47. Legislative group in France prior to the French Revolution that Louis had to meet with to raise taxes on the 3rd Estate: A) National Assembly. B) Congress. C) Old Regime. D) Estates General. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Estates General. 48. Early civilizations like Mesopotamia, Egypt, India and China have one thing in common ..... A) Each civilization flourished despite harsh desert conditions. B) We know little about them due to catastrophic natural disasters. C) They were founded along rivers and fertile valleys. D) Their coastal locations allowed them to trade with the Roman Empire. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They were founded along rivers and fertile valleys. 49. The Indian subcontinent is part of the continent of . . . A) Africa. B) South America. C) Europe. D) Asia. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Asia. 50. What is a place where members of a religious order practice a life of prayer and worship? A) Monarchy. B) Monastery. C) Chivalry. D) Feudalism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Monastery. 51. This epic from India contains a story called the Bhagavad Gita. It describes wars but also includes philosophy. It is called A) The Ramayana. B) The Iliad. C) The Mahabharata. D) The Odyssey. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Mahabharata. 52. Which of the following civilizations influenced the modern American government system? A) Dynastic China. B) Roman Republic. C) Militaristic Sparta. D) Egyptian Kingdom. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Roman Republic. 53. What event in Europe helped to spur the Haitian Revolution? A) French Revolution. B) Russo-Japanese War. C) War of the Roses. D) English Civil War. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) French Revolution. 54. Christianity, Islam, and Judaism all originate in this region of the world. A) India. B) South America. C) North America. D) Middle East. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Middle East. 55. According to Martin Luther, what is ultimate religious authority based upon? A) Personal emotions. B) The decisions of the Pope. C) The actions of the priest. D) The Bible. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Bible. 56. Will you have a nice summer? A) YA TE LA YOU KNOW. B) No pt.2. C) No. D) Nel pastel. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) YA TE LA YOU KNOW. 57. Chinese term for paper money. A) Flying Monkees. B) Flying Cash. C) Bill of sale. D) Bills of Exchange. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Flying Cash. 58. Which of the following did the Maya and Aztec NOT share in common as part of their culture? A) The use of llamas for farming. B) The building of stone structures in their society. C) The use of astronomy to create calendars. D) The use of math skills such as the concept of zero. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The use of llamas for farming. 59. In what war did Athens and Sparta fight one another? A) Macedonian War. B) Persian War. C) Greek Wars. D) Peloponnesian War. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Peloponnesian War. 60. The spread of the bubonic plague in the 14th century best illustrates which theme of history A) Human-environment interaction. B) Political structures. C) Cultural interaction. D) Economic structures. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Human-environment interaction. ← 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