World History Quiz 8 (60 MCQs)

Quiz Instructions

Select an option to see the correct answer instantly.

1. Polytheism is the belief in
2. The belief in many gods is called
3. Buddhism spreading from India along the Silk Road is an example of
4. In which of the following ancient civilizations did democracy first develop?
5. Which of the following is the period before writing was developed?
6. What are longitude lines?
7. European ..... were institutions that loaned money for merchants.
8. A tax of one-tenth of a person's produce or earnings given to the church
9. Ancient Chinese priests used ..... to predict the future by interpreting messages from the spirits of ancestors.
10. Which reason influenced President Truman's decision to use the atomic bomb to end World War II?
11. Complex societies that have organized governments, culture, and writing
12. Other than Afro-Eurasia, three other world zones developed civilizations during Era 2. Which of the following NOT one of those zones:
13. A group who had the ability to ride horses and wage war
14. Which geographic factor likely contributed to the beginning of the Neolithic Revolution?
15. The Ottoman Empire was found in this area of the world
16. The ancient Sumerians modified their environment to increase food production by
17. Which settlement allowed rulers to choose Catholicism or Protestantism?
18. The Jewish people settled into a land that they believed they were promised by God that was known as Canaan. What is the name of that country today?
19. Power in the hands of a few
20. Where did Christopher Columbus think he was after arriving from his first voyage?
21. What is the term for the process of changing plants or animals to make them more useful to humans?
22. What does the professor imply about the record-keeping methods used by early Western Europeans?
23. What was the feudal system?
24. In Ancient Rome, most slaves who were newly acquired were
25. Which of the following is the most complete definition of a civilization?
26. What was the final outcome of the French Revolution?
27. How did technological advances improve the quantity of goods traded from 1200 to 1450?
28. What Chinese dynasty created a book of songs?
29. The discovery of agriculture around 8, 000 BCE would lead to which of these?
30. Used to communicate with ancestors and the gods by the Chinese
31. Which of the following facts serves as evidence that the Mesopotamians were polytheists?
32. Archaeologists learn about prehistoric people by studying all of the following except
33. What was the Catholic Church's response to Martin Luther's 95 Theses?
34. What important discovery separates the Mesolithic era from the Neolithic era?
35. The largest land empire the world has ever known?
36. The ..... took place when the 3rd estate swore to write a constitution.
37. When did the French Revolution take place?
38. Who was the leader of the Mexican revolution?
39. Belief that natural order of the world is most important:live in harmony
40. Physical features of a land's surface are
41. He believed in 'Predestination', he believed that God knows who will be saved before they are born.
42. Civilizations in Afro-Eurasia developed around rivers. Which of the following is NOT one of those rivers?
43. Why is the U.S. government considered a Representative Democracy (Republic)?
44. What factor caused an increase in the Indian Ocean trade networks from 1200 to 1450?
45. Greek for "lover of wisdom."
46. Who was responsible for farming the fields on a manor?
47. Who were the citizens of Rome that could vote, but did not have much power in the government?
48. What is the main concept of the Confucian idea of filial piety?
49. Who is most intelligent person in indian history?
50. Which one of these mythological figures was adopted and raised by a king of Mithila?
51. Which of the following did the Mongol armies fail to conquer, and why?
52. Tiled Decoration
53. Who was the first emperor of india?
54. A Mesoamerican civilization that pre-dated the Maya
55. What was the list of complaints against the Church called?
56. How might the development of spoken language have influenced the religious beliefs of Stone Age people?
57. Aryans became the dominant society in India during a time known as the .....
58. Hammurabi was known for a harsh code of laws. Why was his code so important in history?
59. Define subsidies:
60. How did nomadic people survive once civilizations started to emerge?