This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > History > World > World History – Quiz 21 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books World History Quiz 21 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which religion spread through trade from India to East Asia and had many gods? A) Hinduism. B) Confucianism. C) Christianity. D) Buddhism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hinduism. 2. Greece developed independent city-states because of its ..... A) Economics. B) Religion. C) Government. D) Geography. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Geography. 3. What body of water is located east of India A) Indian Ocean. B) Ganges River. C) Arabian Sea. D) Bay of Bengal. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Bay of Bengal. 4. Which of the following is an example of a location? A) Rainfall on the side of a mountain range. B) Los Angeles, California. C) Population centers and main roads. D) Maps that help people study geography. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Los Angeles, California. 5. An agreement between people and the government to give up some rights for safety and protection A) Democracy. B) Social Contract. C) Divine Right of Kings. D) Philosophers. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Social Contract. 6. An intellectual movement that focused on human potential and achievements A) Patrons. B) Secular. C) Merit. D) Humanism. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Humanism. 7. When the priests came from Europe to the New World they changed the Native Americans ..... by making an effort to convert them to Christianity. A) Immunity. B) Clothing. C) Voyages. D) Culture. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Culture. 8. In 313 AD, the Roman emperor Constantine published the Edict of Milan, which established A) The forbidding of practicing any religion in the Roman Empire. B) The punishment for Roman soldiers whom practice Christianity. C) The removal of penalties for practicing Christians. D) The outlawing of Paganism in the empire. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The removal of penalties for practicing Christians. 9. A small political unit which is a land mass controlled by a central city. A) Empire. B) Nation. C) City State. D) Town State. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) City State. 10. Beginning in the 1630s and for the next 2 centuries, Japanese foreign policy included all of these EXCEPT A) Banning the import of books. B) Open trade with Europeans. C) Forbidding Japanese travel overseas. D) Careful control of Asian trade. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Open trade with Europeans. 11. The ancient doctrine that justifies one's right to rule in ancient China. It also gave justification for one's rule to be overthrown. Natural disasters and catastrophic events were read as signs of a forthcoming dynastic shift. A) Civil-Service Exam. B) Mandate of Heaven. C) Earth & Water. D) Legalism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mandate of Heaven. 12. Which problem contributed most to the construction of the Great Wall during the Qin dynasty? A) Foreign Invasion. B) Civil War. C) High Unemployment. D) Trade Competition. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Foreign Invasion. 13. Which type of government system has one ruler and the right to rule is inherited? A) Dictatorship. B) Monarchy. C) Oligarchy. D) Tyranny. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Monarchy. 14. Who led the Norman invasion at the Battle of Hastings in 1066, which eventually started the modern English monarchy? A) Charlemagne. B) Charles "The Hammer" Martel. C) Ivar the Skullsplitter. D) William the Conqueror. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) William the Conqueror. 15. Venice is an important city because A) They had many traders. B) They had a large army. C) They did a lot of banking. D) They started the Black Death. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They had many traders. 16. The ..... of India, isolated the Indus River valley and allowed it to develop without interruption. A) Geography. B) Caste system. C) City-states. D) Political structure. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Geography. 17. This Indian king expanded his empire by conquering Kalinga, spread Buddhism, and worked to improve life for his people. A) King Tut. B) Siddhartha Gautama. C) Elvis. D) Asoka. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Asoka. 18. What did Peter the Great place a tax on after his tour through Europe. A) Beards. B) Imported chocolate. C) Farms. D) Weapons. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Beards. 19. Which is not a cause of the fall of Rome A) Military defeats. B) Corrupt politics. C) Fall in tax revenue. D) Ample trade. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ample trade. 20. When humans first settled in farming villages, their ..... became more complex. A) Governments. B) Cultures. C) Social systems. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cultures. 21. How should a historian handle a source which may be biased? A) Be aware of the bias. B) Agree with the bias. C) Hide the source. D) Erase the bias from the source. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Be aware of the bias. 22. Which group most heavily influenced Roman art and architecture? A) Egyptians. B) Greeks. C) Persians. D) Babylonians. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Greeks. 23. Which of the following is true of commerce in the Indian Ocean during the time period 1000-1450? A) Chinese merchants dominated the trade routes of the Indian Ocean. B) There was very little commercial activity in the Indian Ocean. C) Merchants from Europe dominated the trade routes of the Indian Ocean. D) Following the rise of the Mongols during the thirteenth century, the volume of Indian Ocean commerce fell sharply. E) Indian Ocean commerce flourished and was conducted by a mixture of Asian, Middle Eastern, and East African merchants. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Indian Ocean commerce flourished and was conducted by a mixture of Asian, Middle Eastern, and East African merchants. 24. Why does the professor mention domes in architecture? A) To explain that domes were invented in Asia but were more popular in Rome. B) To give an example of a type of engineering that is only possible with the use of zero. C) To emphasize that the speed at which cultural diffusion occurs can vary widely. D) To point out a style of architecture that was not spread by traveling merchants. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To emphasize that the speed at which cultural diffusion occurs can vary widely. 25. What was the document that reestablished the Catholic church in France when Napoleon took over? A) Preamble. B) Clergy Agreement. C) Coup d'etat. D) Concordant. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Concordant. 26. The Bubonic Plague contributed to- A) The end of Medieval Society. B) The Rise of the Renaissance. C) The rise of France as a world superpower. D) The dominance of the Roman Catholic church. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The end of Medieval Society. 27. The powerful kingdoms of ancient India that controlled the subcontinent before the conquest of the Mauryan Empire. A) Acropolis. B) Archaic. C) Agora. D) Mahajanapada. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mahajanapada. 28. Explorers from countries throughout Europe set out in search of new routes to: A) Asia. B) America. C) Africa. D) Haiti. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Asia. 29. Siddartha Gautama is know as A) Shiva. B) Buddha. C) Vishnu. D) Bhraman. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Buddha. 30. The Mauryan & Gupta Empires were located where? A) Russia. B) China. C) India. D) Persia. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) India. 31. What did the first Protestants protest? A) The humanist philosophy. B) Decrees by King Henry VIII. C) Corruption in the Catholic Church. D) The reformation of Christianity. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Corruption in the Catholic Church. 32. Which of the following is NOT a reason the Reformation began? A) People wanted the east and west portion of the Church to reunify. B) People felt the Church concentrated too much on world pursuits. C) Many popes started wars and spent a lot of $ . D) Lower clergy members often could barely drink, gambled, and had were married. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) People wanted the east and west portion of the Church to reunify. 33. Athenians defended Greece against the attacks of Darius and the Persians, winning what they perceived as their greatest triumph at the A) Battle of Sardis. B) Battle of Olympia. C) Battle of Athens. D) Battle of Marathon. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Battle of Marathon. 34. Between 1250 and 1400, what played the largest role in the increase of volume and geographical expansion of existing trade networks? A) Economic incentives. B) Technological advances. C) The rise of empires and states. D) The discovery of the new world by Columbus. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The rise of empires and states. 35. Republican Rome functioned as an oligarchy. Which means the power rested with a A) Small group of plebeians. B) A group of citizens. C) King or emperor. D) Military leader. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A group of citizens. 36. The Council of Trent A) Refers to the language of everyday speech in a particular region. B) Brought peace to the religious wars of Europe. C) Said salvation was gained by having faith in God. D) Reaffirmed traditional Catholic teachings in opposition to Protest beliefs. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Reaffirmed traditional Catholic teachings in opposition to Protest beliefs. 37. All men over the age of 18 who own land may vote in elections. A) City-State. B) Democracy. C) Culture. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Democracy. 38. A unique feature of Mohenjo Daro and Harappa were the A) Road signs. B) Subways. C) Asphalt paved roads. D) Streets laid out in a grid like fashion. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Streets laid out in a grid like fashion. 39. ..... is a form of government that manages through agencies. A) Bureaucracy. B) Democracy. C) Legalism. D) Monarchy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bureaucracy. 40. Why did the Persian Empire attack the Greek city-states? A) The Persian Empire wanted to stop the Greeks from colonizing their territory. B) The Persian Empire wanted to stop democracy from spreading throughout the ancient world. C) The Greeks wanted to stop the Persian from spreading their influence throughout the ancient world. D) The Greeks wanted to stop dictatorships from spreading through the ancient world. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Persian Empire wanted to stop the Greeks from colonizing their territory. 41. Who would write and record information? A) Farmers. B) Craftspeople. C) Slaves. D) Scribes. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Scribes. 42. Complex society with cities, organized government and a system of writing. A) Technology. B) Cuneiform. C) Civilization. D) City-state. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Civilization. 43. All four major river civilizations relied on the ..... water found in the rivers. A) Fresh. B) Salt. C) Polluted. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fresh. 44. What was the name of the Special Forces in Persia? A) Immortals. B) Israelites. C) Assyrians. D) Persians. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Immortals. 45. Which of the following was the major contributing factor to the spread of the plague to Cairo, Beijing, and Florence in the fourteenth century? A) Indian Ocean trade routes connecting South Asia to China, Southeast Asia, and Europe. B) Trade along the Mongol road system across Central Asia. C) The collapse of the Abbasid caliphate. D) African trade routes connecting sub-Saharan Africa with Asia and Europe. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Trade along the Mongol road system across Central Asia. 46. The change that led to all other changes in the Neolithic Revolution was the ..... A) Movement away from eating only fruits and grains to eating meat. B) Discovery of new technology. C) Change in the method of obtaining food. D) Development of social structures. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Change in the method of obtaining food. 47. Which group of dates are arranged in chronological order? A) 450 BC, 200 BC, 100 AD, 98 AD. B) 1000BC, 300 BC, 400 BC, 10 AD. C) 2010 CE, 2013 CE, 2014 CE, 2017 CE. D) 100 AD, 200 AD, 300 BC, 150 BC. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 2010 CE, 2013 CE, 2014 CE, 2017 CE. 48. What is a method of training designed to achieve oneness with god? A) Nirvana. B) Karma. C) Yoga. D) Buddhism. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Yoga. 49. What were the main reasons the Spanish wanted to come to the New World? A) Peace, Love, Happiness. B) To get alpacas & avocados. C) To make friends with the Native Americans. D) God (spread Christianity), Gold, Glory (get more land for Spain). Show Answer Correct Answer: D) God (spread Christianity), Gold, Glory (get more land for Spain). 50. Which of the following was NOT a way governments encouraged economic development? A) Coinage. B) Road. C) Diasporic Communities. D) Caravanserai. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Diasporic Communities. 51. What does democracy mean? A) Rule by a religious leader. B) Rule by the best. C) Rule by a few. D) Rule by the people. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Rule by the people. 52. What is the name of the holy book in Islam? A) The Torah. B) The Bible. C) The Sunnah. D) The Qur'an. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Qur'an. 53. Over time the Byzantine Empire became less Roman and more? A) Greek. B) Persian. C) Italian. D) Latin. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Greek. 54. Division of labor or ..... in jobs is the breakdown of work into tasks or parts and assigned to various people of groups for the purposes of efficiency. A) Specialization. B) Culture. C) Delegation. D) Civilization. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Specialization. 55. What is the correct order of the Caste System? A) Priests, Warriors/Rulers, professionals/merchants, land owners/servants. B) Warriors, professionals/merchant, landowners/servants, priests. C) Land owner/servant, professionals/merchant, priest, warriors/rulers. D) Professionals/merchant, land owners/servants, Warriors/rulers, priest. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Priests, Warriors/Rulers, professionals/merchants, land owners/servants. 56. Which of the following factors contributed most to Manchu expansion in Asia during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries? A) The development of large trading companies. B) The adoption of Buddhist beliefs. C) The military alliances with western European states. D) The use of cannons and gunpowder. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The use of cannons and gunpowder. 57. The shang social order had the ruler and nobles at the top and ..... in the middle. A) Jade. B) Artists. C) Pictogrphs. D) Wariorr leaders. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Artists. 58. Which of the following is not monotheistic A) Judaism. B) Islam. C) Hinduism. D) Christianity. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hinduism. 59. What impact did Alexander the Great have on the territory he conquered? A) They were taken over by ancient China and were influenced by Chinese culture. B) They were taken over by Egypt and were influenced by the Egyptian culture. C) They quickly forgot Greek legacy, culture, and ideas. D) They were left with Greek legacy, culture, and ideas. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) They were left with Greek legacy, culture, and ideas. 60. If you come across a cultural practice you disagree with while studying history, you should A) Never judge the behavior of others. B) Disregard universal standards. C) Examine the historical context. D) Condemn it immediately. 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