This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > History > World > World History – Quiz 25 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books World History Quiz 25 (33 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What did Zheng He accomplish? A) He conquered Japan. B) He discovered America. C) He spread spread Confucianism. D) He expanded China's political influence. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He expanded China's political influence. 2. Nationalist leader who unified Germany through "Blood & Iron" A) Otto Von Bismarck. B) Nelson Mandela. C) Adam Smith. D) Joseph Stalin. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Otto Von Bismarck. 3. This type of government is ran by the people . A) Government. B) Democracy. C) Communism. D) Socialism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Democracy. 4. What was the name given to the split in the Christian Church A) Great Schism. B) Schism. C) Divided Church. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Great Schism. 5. The Four Noble Truths teach that A) Everyone suffers from the desire for material things, but overcoming these desires will bring suffering to an end. B) Special techniques can be used to harness spiritual energy and achieve nirvana in a single lifetime. C) Harming animals in any way is morally wrong. D) All people must respect the elder members of their family and care for children with loving kindness. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Everyone suffers from the desire for material things, but overcoming these desires will bring suffering to an end. 6. Acient Mesopotamians traded with ..... A) India and Egypt. B) Russia and China. C) Japan and Australia. D) Only traders from Egypt. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) India and Egypt. 7. Who built the Hanging Gardens of Babylon? A) Hammurabi. B) Nebuchadnezzar. C) Sargon. D) Nabopolassar. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nebuchadnezzar. 8. The strongest unit of fighters in the ancient Persian army. A) Sparta. B) Immortals. C) Oracle Bones. D) Philosopher. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Immortals. 9. Which of these is an accurate description of the Gupta Empire in ancient India? A) They defeated Alexander the Great to unify all of India. B) Hey conquered the Maurya Empire using Chinese war techniques. C) They came to power because of the disruption caused by the Mongols. D) They were known for religious tolerance, active trade and great wealth. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) They were known for religious tolerance, active trade and great wealth. 10. Allah is the Arabic word for- A) God. B) Fasting. C) Journey. D) Submission. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) God. 11. Who was the first peshwa? A) Tanaji. B) Savlya Tandel. C) Moropant Pingle. D) Baji Rao I. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Moropant Pingle. 12. Which of the following societies engaged in extensive maritime trade well beyond their borders in the fifteenth century? A) Mesoamericans in the Pacific Ocean. B) Bantu peoples in the Indian Ocean. C) Chinese in the Indian Ocean. D) Russians in the Pacific Ocean. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Chinese in the Indian Ocean. 13. The expansion of communication and trade networks in Afro-Eurasia from 600 C.E. to 1450 C.E. resulted in the spread of which of the following from South Asia? A) Military weaponry, such as iron-tipped spears and chariots. B) Technological and scientific concepts, such as the decimal and zero. C) Irrigation technologies, such as ceramic pipes. D) Textile manufacturing processes, such as the spinning jenny. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Technological and scientific concepts, such as the decimal and zero. 14. What was the Silk Road? A) Trading highway in modern day India. B) Road made of silk fabric. C) Trade network between Europe & Asia. D) Road that led to downtown China. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Trade network between Europe & Asia. 15. Who claimed to have been awakened and saw the world in a new way? A) Catholics. B) Brahmans. C) Buddhist. D) Hindus. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Buddhist. 16. This was the period in Western European history between the collapse of the Roman Empire and the Renaissance. A) Byzantine Empire. B) Middle Ages. C) Renaissance. D) Fall of Rome. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Middle Ages. 17. The incident that sparked the French Revolution was A) Bread Riots. B) Storming of the Bastille prison by the Third Estate. C) Execution of Louis XVI. D) Economic conditions. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Storming of the Bastille prison by the Third Estate. 18. Mali rose to power when this leader was the king: A) Sunni Ali. B) Sundiata. C) Tunka Manin. D) Askia the Great. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sundiata. 19. One of the most powerful dynasties of ancient China. A) Chin. B) Xia. C) Huang He. D) Shang. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Shang. 20. Which problem did ancient Mesopotamians have to solve first in order to protect their cities and fields? A) How to control flooding. B) How to build bricks when they had no timber or stone. C) How to prevent wind erosion. D) How to defend against attacks from traders. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) How to control flooding. 21. How was trade along the Silk Road effected under the Mongol Empire? A) Mongols hated the trade routes. B) Mongols made them safer for merchants. C) Trade spread ideas not luxury goods. D) It was unaffected. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mongols made them safer for merchants. 22. The Greek governments of the Hellenic period largely consisted of A) A unified empire under a single ruler. B) Feudal vassals loosely controlled by a single ruler. C) Regional kingdoms. D) City-states. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) City-states. 23. The king of the Roman gods and goddesses was A) Apollo. B) Neptune. C) Romulus. D) Jupiter. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Jupiter. 24. Which Atlantic Revolution took the longest to occur? A) Latin American. B) American. C) French. D) Haitian. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Latin American. 25. ..... is the concept that nations must depend on an cooperate with each other for survival. A) Nationalism. B) Cultural diffusion. C) Global interdependence. D) Multiculturalism. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Global interdependence. 26. Why is the Huang He/Yellow River also known as "China's Sorrow." A) Hurricane force winds. B) Tsunami's. C) Catastrophic Flooding. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Catastrophic Flooding. 27. Which of the following is NOT one of the reasons/ideas behind imperialism? A) Cultural Superiority. B) Military Needs. C) To isolate your country from the rest of the world. D) Nationalism. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To isolate your country from the rest of the world. 28. In cricket who is the best keeper in the world? A) Adam Gilchrist. B) Kumar Sangakara. C) Ms Dhoni. D) Rishabh Pant. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Kumar Sangakara. 29. Which civilization is known as the "Fertile Crescent" ? A) Mauryan Empire. B) Mesopotamia. C) Athens. D) Indus Civilization. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mesopotamia. 30. In the period 900 to 1500 C.E., the Ottomans and the Aztecs were similar in that both peoples were A) Isolated from the major Eurasian trade routes. B) Nomadic groups that migrated to already settled regions and conquered them. C) Politically unified by the adoption of a monotheistic religion. D) Able to dominate other societies with large horse-mounted armies. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nomadic groups that migrated to already settled regions and conquered them. 31. Which of these accurate describes the political status of China in Marco Polo's time? A) China was controlled by religious leaders who chose the emperor. B) China was under the control of Mongol rulers. C) China was experiencing a series of civil wars led by regional warlords. D) China was under foreign influence by European commercial interests. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) China was under the control of Mongol rulers. 32. Which of the following was NOT an achievement under the Guptas during the golden age in India? A) Advances in mathematics, including numerals and the decimal system. B) Collected folk tales and songs recorded in the Sanskrit language. C) Medical advances, including vaccinating against diseases. D) Creation of a uniform system of writing used throughout India. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Creation of a uniform system of writing used throughout India. 33. It is the world's smallest continent. A) Asia. B) Oceania/Australia. C) Europe. D) Africa. 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