World History Quiz 29 (20 MCQs)

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1. Which empire conquered most of Asia

Correct Answer: D) Mongol.

2. How did Mesopotamians make money?

Correct Answer: C) Trade.

3. Tactic used by the Russians to defeat France when Napoleon invaded:

Correct Answer: A) Scorched Earth Policy.

4. A system of government in which political power resides with the people.

Correct Answer: B) Democracy.

5. The number of people in a given land area

Correct Answer: A) Population density.

6. A rapid spread of a disease over a wide area is called a/an .....

Correct Answer: D) Epidemic.

7. If a person lived in a Maroon community there were?

Correct Answer: C) An escaped slave.

8. Two broad themes of history are continuity and change. Continuity refers to the ways that

Correct Answer: B) Things stayed the same over time.

9. The Fertile Crescent was

Correct Answer: B) Rich, fertile land that included a plain known as Mesopotamia.

10. Which one of these is NOT a reason China was isolated?

Correct Answer: D) Immense swamps.

11. The radicals who took over the revolution were led by

Correct Answer: B) Robespierre.

12. The Neolithic Revolution was the shift from hunting and gathering to ..... in various parts of the world.

Correct Answer: A) Systematic agriculture.

13. Along what RIVER did the Harappan Civilization develop?

Correct Answer: C) Indus.

14. What is the meaning of the term agriculture?

Correct Answer: A) Farming.

15. People with no permanent home are called

Correct Answer: A) Nomads.

16. Nomad

Correct Answer: A) Person with no settled home, moving from place to place for food.

17. Imperial bureaucracyRoad systemTolerance of conquered peopleZoroastrianismThe characteristics listed apply to which society?

Correct Answer: D) Persian Empire.

18. They named one of these ancient cities Harappa. What did they name the other city?

Correct Answer: A) Mohenjo-Daro.

19. According to John Green, what is an upside of diseases?

Correct Answer: B) They could help populations "shield themselves from conquest" by other populations.

20. Which of the following was NOT a cause for the French Revolution?

Correct Answer: C) Wars.