This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > History > World > World History – Quiz 28 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books World History Quiz 28 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is Egyptian writing called? A) Cuneiform. B) Hieroglyphic. C) Characters. D) Sanskrit. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hieroglyphic. 2. What is another term for farming? A) Irrigation. B) Agriculture. C) Commerce. D) Economics. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Agriculture. 3. What war gave the British control of more territory in North America? A) War of 1812. B) French and Indian War. C) Hundred Years War. D) American Revolution. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) French and Indian War. 4. What is the professor's opinion about the effects of the new number system on European society? A) Its most important effects were on merchants and tradespeople. B) It had little impact on daily life. C) It affected engineers more than other scientists. D) It quickly caused most people's lives to change radically. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It had little impact on daily life. 5. Hinduism believes in ..... which is the process of birth, life, death, and rebirth. A) Karma. B) Reincarnation. C) Heaven. D) The afterlife. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Reincarnation. 6. Who were the first to invade the Indus Valley Civilization? A) The Assyrians. B) The Babylonians. C) The Egyptians. D) The Aryans. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Aryans. 7. A primary source is a record of the past created by A) A historian. B) The only witness to an event. C) Someone who lived at the time. D) The most well-respected scholar of a given subject. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Someone who lived at the time. 8. The word "Mesopotamia" means A) Middle of the fertile crescent. B) Land in the middle of the desert. C) Land between the rivers. D) Land north of the sea. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Land between the rivers. 9. Before the ..... Revolution, people were ..... A) Paleolithic, monsters. B) Neolithic, nomads. C) Innovations, cultivation. D) Neolithic, hunter-gatherers. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Neolithic, hunter-gatherers. 10. Prussia's final war for German unification was fought against this country in 1870. A) Austria. B) Denmark. C) France. D) Italy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) France. 11. What force generated by a person's actions that determines how the person will be reborn in the next life known as? A) Yoga. B) Karma. C) Nirvana. D) Reincarnation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Karma. 12. Why would a writer from the Abbasid Empire comment on features of Indian culture and technology? A) He chronicled Indian culture because he expected it to disappear once Islam spread across South Asia. B) He surmised that Abbasid merchants were deeply involved in exchanges with Indian merchants. C) He saw Indian Hindu culture as a viable alternative to Arab Muslim culture. D) He hoped to profit from grateful Indian leaders who might read his complimentary comments. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He surmised that Abbasid merchants were deeply involved in exchanges with Indian merchants. 13. What country is not part of North America? A) Canada. B) The USA. C) Colombia. D) The USA. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Colombia. 14. How did Egyptians get water to their crops? A) Plow. B) Chariot. C) Wagon. D) Irrigation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Irrigation. 15. Philosophy that emphasized filial piety and leading a good life ..... A) Hinduism. B) Judaism. C) Confucianism. D) Islam. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Confucianism. 16. Highland, marine, semiarid, and desert are different types of ..... A) Area. B) Regions. C) Climate. D) Weather. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Climate. 17. Which of the following is NOT a role played by Medieval monasteries during the Middle Ages? A) They preserved valuable books and manuscripts. B) They served as hospitals for the sick and hungry. C) They received pilgrims and travelers as no inns existed. D) They became the armed forces for most people in Europe. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) They became the armed forces for most people in Europe. 18. What important discovery separates the Paleolithic and Mesolithic eras of the Stone Age? A) Fire. B) Agriculture. C) Tools. D) Weapons. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fire. 19. The Chinese invented all of the following except: A) Porcelain. B) Paper. C) Silk. D) Number zero. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Number zero. 20. A king or queen who is a supreme ruler is called a ..... A) Top Dog. B) Missionary. C) Butterfly. D) Monarch. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Monarch. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesHistory QuizzesWorld History Quiz 1World History Quiz 2World History Quiz 3World 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