This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > History > World > World History – Quiz 3 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books World History Quiz 3 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. How do archaeologists learn about the earliest hunter-gatherer humans? A) Studying their poems and farms. B) Studying the stories of the past. C) Studying fossils and artifacts. D) Studying their songs and literature. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Studying fossils and artifacts. 2. A peasant who was bound to the land A) Serf. B) Apprentice. C) Page. D) Squire. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Serf. 3. Name of the Protestant Church in England A) Baptist Church. B) Greek Orthodox Church. C) Presbyterian Church. D) Anglican Church. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Anglican Church. 4. Which of the following is labeled "A" ? A) Iraq. B) Bolivia. C) China. D) Japan. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) China. 5. Go back to the listening homework page to play the audio for Question 5. A) She wants the students to appreciate the mathematical significance of the Fibonacci sequence. B) She is impressed by the breadth of Fibonacci's genius. C) She believes that Fibonacci's contributions were unoriginal. D) She is surprised at the reason that Fibonacci is primarily remembered today. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) She is surprised at the reason that Fibonacci is primarily remembered today. 6. What was the impact of the fall of Rome on Western Europe? A) It lead to a nationalistic spirit in European countries. B) It ended the Classical Era of civilizations. C) It ended the spread of Christianity in Europe. D) It allowed Muslims to get a foothold in Spain. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It ended the Classical Era of civilizations. 7. What word means the study of ancient humans and items? A) Cuneiform. B) Geography. C) Archeology. D) History. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Archeology. 8. New innovations or technologies transformed societies. What does transform mean? A) To delay. B) To keep things the same. C) To change. D) To decrease. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To change. 9. Who could be citizens in most ancient civilizations? A) Native-born men and women. B) Free, native-born, land-owning men. C) Land-owning women. D) Foreign-born men. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Free, native-born, land-owning men. 10. What was the name of the legislative body in France prior to the Revolution? A) Estates General. B) Directory. C) National Convention. D) National Assembly. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Estates General. 11. Why were the Ottomans interested in controlling the area known as the Byzantine Empire? A) They could control all the gold in the world. B) It was the center of new inventions and ideas. C) They could have a monopoly on the trade between Europe and Asia. D) The could convert all people to Islam. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They could have a monopoly on the trade between Europe and Asia. 12. A civilization in the Eastern Mediterranean that built structures similar to the labyrinth of King Minos was the ..... A) Israelite civilization. B) Minoan civilization. C) Egyptian civilization. D) Phoenicians civilization. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Minoan civilization. 13. What are helots? A) A ruler. B) Citizens. C) Soldiers. D) Slaves. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Slaves. 14. The Ming emperors built what for themselves? A) New weapons. B) Forbidden City. C) A new capital city. D) New pleasure boats like the Sui. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Forbidden City. 15. Caravanserais were found upon several trade routes, but were best known on the Silk Road. What are Caravanserais? A) A place of rest. B) A Mosque. C) An Open Air Markets. D) An Oasis. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A place of rest. 16. Shang weapons were especially strong because skilled artisans made these objects from A) Stone. B) Bones. C) Bronze. D) Iron. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bronze. 17. The idea that reason should guide society rather than tradition helped cause the revolution and came from A) The Declaration of Independence. B) The Scientific Revolution. C) The Enlightenment. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Enlightenment. 18. What was the path of invasion through the Hindu Kush? A) Khyber Pass. B) Indus River Valley. C) Ganges River Valley. D) Caste Alley. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Khyber Pass. 19. What is the time period before a written language was created? A) Prehistory. B) Environment. C) History. D) Climate. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Prehistory. 20. How was the geography of Rome similar to other early civilizations? A) Rome had extensive dry deserts that limited farming and protected the city from invaders. B) Rome was centered along a river that allowed farming and trade to flourish. C) Rome was located in between steep mountains that made trade and travel impossible. D) Rome was thousands of miles from a large body of water which prevented attack by invaders. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rome was centered along a river that allowed farming and trade to flourish. 21. This led to the eventual fall of the Roman Empire A) The Size. B) Too much Wealth. C) Small army. D) Friendly neighbors. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Size. 22. What are cuneiform and hieroglyphics both examples of? A) Holy books. B) Religion. C) Inventions of the Chinese. D) Written form of communication. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Written form of communication. 23. What are the basic tenents of the Islam faith called? A) Eightfold path. B) Four Noble Truths. C) Three Wise Sayings. D) Five Pillars. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Five Pillars. 24. People skilled in making tools who devote their time to such work soon developed and were called ..... A) Skilled labor. B) Artisans. C) Craftsmen. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Artisans. 25. The early Jews were the first civilization to be ..... A) Polytheistic. B) Monotheistic. C) A Monarchy. D) A Democracy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Monotheistic. 26. A piece of land which is not farmed for a year to restore the nutrients in the soil A) Fief. B) Vassal. C) Fallow. D) Serf. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fallow. 27. Which of the following features is labeled "B" ? A) Mediterranean Sea. B) Gulf of Mexico. C) Caribbean Sea. D) Persian Gulf. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Caribbean Sea. 28. ..... refer to how a society is organized into groups known as social classes. A) Economic system. B) Agricultural practices. C) Social structure. D) Religion. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Social structure. 29. A series of protective barriers built to keep out invaders from the north A) Lebensraum. B) Isolationism. C) Great Wall of China. D) Berlin Wall. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Great Wall of China. 30. The spread of Buddhism into Japan and Korea is most likely the result of which of these historical processes? A) A tradition of cultural borrowing from China. B) Rising nationalism within Japan and Korea in this era. C) Colonization of Japan and Korea by Chinese authorities. D) Spread of the bubonic plague caused people to seek spiritual consolation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A tradition of cultural borrowing from China. 31. How did intensification effect early civilizations? A) It increased the number of Pastoral Peoples. B) More people moved away from the cities. C) It put people out of jobs. D) Increase in the number of people in a particular place. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Increase in the number of people in a particular place. 32. The group to which modern humans belong. A) Homo erectus. B) Hominids. C) Homo sapiens. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Homo sapiens. 33. Which of the following are the states that dominated the Mediterranean trade during the sixteenth century? A) Italian city-states and the Ottoman Empire. B) The Byzantine Empire and the Ottoman Empire. C) Spain and Portugal. D) The Hapsburg Empire and France. E) The Crusader states. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Italian city-states and the Ottoman Empire. 34. Which of the following is NOT true of the period of exploration? A) The Spanish gained control of large portions of Central and South America. B) The French gained control of a lot of North America, including the Mississippi River basin. C) The British set up its first colony in North American at Jamestown. D) The Dutch gained control of most of the islands in the Caribbean, setting up many sugar plantations. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Dutch gained control of most of the islands in the Caribbean, setting up many sugar plantations. 35. Give an example of a religion that spread far and wide due to the Silk Road? A) Shintoism. B) Judaism. C) Buddhism. D) Socialism. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Buddhism. 36. Which cultural group was MOST highly influenced by the Silk Road? A) Eurasian. B) South American. C) African. D) North American. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Eurasian. 37. Which government has all people participating in decision making A) Oligarchy. B) Monarchy. C) Direct Democracy. D) Republic. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Direct Democracy. 38. What is the system in Europe where lords gave land to vassals for service and loyalty? A) Monarchy. B) Feudalism. C) Monastery. D) Chivalry. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Feudalism. 39. How did the Black Death impact Europe? A) The Black Death was a horrible war that killed thousands of Europeans. B) The Black Death was a horrible plague that killed thousands of Europeans. C) The Black Death caused thousands of Europeans to lose their homes. D) The Black Death caused thousands of Europeans to leave Europe. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Black Death was a horrible plague that killed thousands of Europeans. 40. Which of these best explains the existence of continuous trade routes across diverse faith regions in the 15th century? A) Empires from western Europe to east Asia signed agreements to keep the trade routes open. B) The financial incentives provided by trade goods outweighed divisions over religious beliefs. C) Major global trade corporations kept open all trade routes using private military forces. D) Superior European technology and imperialist motives dominated Asian and African trade routes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The financial incentives provided by trade goods outweighed divisions over religious beliefs. 41. A reform movement within the Catholic Church was known as ..... A) The 95 Theses. B) The Protestant Reformation. C) The Reformation proclamation. D) The Counter Reformation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Counter Reformation. 42. As per Asoka's inscriptions, which among the following place was declared tax free and proclaimed only 1/8th part as taxable? A) Kushinagar. B) Lumbini. C) Kathmandu. D) Sarnath. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lumbini. 43. Which of the following is NOT a reason the Renaissance began in Italy? A) Italy had city-states while the rest of Europe was mostly rural. B) Italy had wealthy merchants that were willing to spend their $ on art. C) Italy had a more stable government that other European kingdoms. D) People of Italy had an interest in ancient Greece and Rome. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Italy had a more stable government that other European kingdoms. 44. What is Hindu's divine law? A) Dharma. B) The Holy Bible. C) The book of songs. D) Shatara. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dharma. 45. Which characteristic of family and village life shaped Indian society? A) Each person in society had specific duties based on their caste. B) Daughters lived with their parents after they were married. C) Women were equal to men and ran village councils. D) A groom provided a dowry for his bride. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Each person in society had specific duties based on their caste. 46. Filial piety is ..... A) Virtue or respect for ones parents and ancestors. B) Belief that people have to live an honorable life. C) Belief that your actions have consequences. D) Belief in natural world order. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Virtue or respect for ones parents and ancestors. 47. What were the pardons issued by the Pope called? A) Indulgences. B) Immoralities. C) Amusements. D) Candids. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Indulgences. 48. Galileo Galilei was the first scientist able to observe Saturn, craters on the moon sunspots and the moons of Jupiter by inventing the A) First telescope. B) First microscope. C) World map. D) First satellite. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) First telescope. 49. Which of the following lead to a major schism within Islam? A) Tension with other religious groups in Spain. B) Lack of a common language within the Muslim Empire. C) Disagreement over the rightful caliph. D) Disillusionment over the Crusades. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Disagreement over the rightful caliph. 50. The island home of the earliest Greek civilization. Art Historians have traced the myth of the minotaur to this island through the bull leaping frescoes left behind on the palace walls. A) Thales. B) Athens. C) Sparta. D) Crete. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Crete. 51. Many civilizations have imitated Greek ..... A) Art and architecture. B) Weapons. C) Clothing and fashion. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Art and architecture. 52. What is the scientific name for humans? A) Sumer. B) Ardi. C) Hominids. D) Homo Sapiens. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Homo Sapiens. 53. Which of these best describes the status of China's economy in the 13th century? A) The economy was slowly recovering after Warring States period. B) The economy continued to be the most powerful in the world. C) The economy was coming under European influence after the Unequal Treaties. D) The economy rapidly declined at the hands of the Mongol empire. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The economy continued to be the most powerful in the world. 54. Which of the following is true about the Magna Carta? A) It demanded that lord's provide military service to the king. B) It was signed before the civil war in England. C) It contained 63 clauses and limited the power of the king. D) It gave the king more money and power. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It contained 63 clauses and limited the power of the king. 55. What is a series of military tours from Christian Europe to Palestine (Holy Lands)? A) Clergy. B) Crusades. C) Serf. D) Knight. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Crusades. 56. What helped Mesopotamia's agriculture thrive? A) Flooding and mild weather. B) Irrigation and fertile soil. C) Iron tools and sandy coasts. D) Bronze tools and canals. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Irrigation and fertile soil. 57. What was the preeminent symbol of the Reign of Terror in France? A) Guillotine. B) Hangman's noose. C) Executioners block. D) The sword. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Guillotine. 58. One of the largest settlements of the Indus River Valley? A) Dehli. B) Harappa. C) Indus. D) Mohenjo Daro. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mohenjo Daro. 59. Who wrote about Communism being the superior type of economy in the communist Manifesto A) Adam Smith. B) Mary Shelley. C) Karl Marx. D) Charles Dickens. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Karl Marx. 60. Seasonal wind patterns that cause wet and dry seasons A) Monsoon. B) Hurricane. C) Typhoon. D) Subcontinent. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Monsoon. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesHistory QuizzesGeneral Knowledge QuizzesWorld History Quiz 1World History Quiz 2World History Quiz 4World History Quiz 5World History Quiz 6World History Quiz 7World History Quiz 8World History Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books