World History Quiz 2 (60 MCQs)

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1. This was one of the first City States which practiced Democracy
2. The Persian emperor that was defeated by Hoplites at the Battle of Marathon. He was viewed
3. Which is a primary source?
4. They invaded western Europe after the fall of Rome looking fro food, room, and lands.
5. Which of the following helped cause the Renaissance?
6. Who was the rebel leader during the Haitian revolution?
7. Ancient Roman clothing, mainly white.
8. Which of the following staple crops is most associated with the rise of Mesoamerican civilizations?
9. What Michael Jackson Song deals with monsters?
10. One of ancient Egyptians famous inventions was the development of ..... from the papyrus plant found along the Nile river,
11. How were trials in Athens similar to trials in the United States today?
12. What do all nomadic peoples do?
13. Which government was created by the 3rd Estate at that start of the Revolution?
14. The Far East trade in Europe was controlled by the Italian city states of ..... and ..... by 1500.
15. Which of these comparisons between the Byzantine Empire and other empires is most historically accurate?
16. Which of these would have been MOST likely to have traveled across the Silk Roads from China to the Mediterranean?
17. A ..... is a pattern of social relationships in a society.
18. Roman stone used in sculptures
19. Which of the following is NOT one of the 5 Pillars of Islam?
20. How did metal plows help to increase Mesopotamian trade with civilizations?
21. What contributions from India did Western Europeans receive via exchanges with the Abbasid Caliphate?
22. The two rivers of Mesopotamia are?
23. Johannes Gutenburg developed what technology that allowed the Bible to be ready by more people than in the past?
24. One of the basic features of civilization is
25. The economy of the Indus civilization was based on
26. Athens ..... trade.
27. Which of the following is NOT a proper EXPLAIN response from a RACE response?
28. A complex society with cities, organized governments, art, religion, class division, and
29. Unlike other religions of the time, political leaders in Israel .....
30. The process of dividing history into periods of time is called
31. The Third Estate was made up of these people.
32. What does Renaissance mean?
33. Why did the Aryans create the caste system?
34. Which of the following was the origin of Hinduism?
35. What did King Leopold claim as the reason for his private ownership over the Congo Free State?
36. The major river system home to the ancient city of Mohenjo-Daro and Harappa.
37. Who is the best cricketer in the world?
38. What is a Continent and a Country
39. Which pharaoh of Ancient Egypt defied tradition and ruled as woman for over twenty years in the 1400s BCE?
40. Fast ripening rice
41. Which government is made up of a select few people.
42. On a timeline, B.C.E. is represented
43. Religion and government were blended together in Egypt because the pharaoh was both king and
44. The introduction of the magnetic compass and paper currency during the Tang and Song dynasties influenced Chinese society by
45. What was the domain of Zeus?
46. What was the most important factor in the development of Greek city-states?
47. When the people of Paris heard that the military was going to stop the revolution their response was to
48. ..... was a commercial and defensive confederation of merchant guilds and market towns in Northwestern and Central Europe.
49. A widespread disease, or epidemic, spread by fleas on rats through Europe during the Middle Ages was known as:
50. An ..... is the way in which people grow and harvest their good or herd their livestock (animals).
51. Who was allowed to hold high government positions in the Roman Republic?
52. Which of the following ancient civilizations did NOT develop village cultures along river systems around 3500 BCE?
53. THE MONGOLS WERE LOOSELY GROUPED TRIBES OF .....?
54. The Sumerians are credited with the creation of the first form of writing. What was it called?
55. The definition of the word Pharaoh
56. Who is the founding father of Islam?
57. How did Mary I earn the nickname "Bloody Mary" ?
58. The center of the Byzantine Empire was-
59. Religious artifact used in ancient China during the Shang Dynasty. Made from bone and shell, fortune-tellers would heat the object until it cracked and make interpretations based on the patterns that formed from the cracks.
60. The ..... of a people is the way of life that they follow.