This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > History > World > World History – Quiz 3 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books World History Quiz 3 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Record Keeping is a ..... A) Way to communicate. B) What DJ's do. C) Characteristic of a Civilization. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Characteristic of a Civilization. 2. Members of the lowest caste (social class) in India. A) Brahmans. B) Communists. C) Untouchables. D) Kshatriyas. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Untouchables. 3. What mountain range is in the northern part of India and is also the highest mountain range in the world? A) Mount Everest. B) Himalaya Mountains. C) Hindu Kush. D) Mount Kilamonjaro. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Himalaya Mountains. 4. Who ruled Greek city-states, was a strong military leader, and spread Greek culture all over (Hellenistic Culture)? A) Homer. B) Plato. C) Athena. D) Alexander the Great. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Alexander the Great. 5. What activity of the French Monarchy hastened the Revolution? A) American Revolution. B) Haitian Revolution. C) Extravagant lifestyle of monarchy. D) The marriage between Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Extravagant lifestyle of monarchy. 6. What was one invention from Babylon? A) Wheel. B) Calendar. C) Writing. D) Walls. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Calendar. 7. Greek word that means "land between rivers." A) Civilization. B) Cuneiform. C) Mesopotamia. D) City-state. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mesopotamia. 8. This Classical Era civilization was located on the Italian peninsula and allowed for the rise of Christianity in Europe. A) Greeks. B) Romans. C) Macedonians. D) Indian. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Romans. 9. Religion and political power were closely linked in early Indian civilization, as is indicated by the combination of the royal palace and the holy temple in the citadel, or fortress, at ..... A) Harappa. B) Calcutta. C) Mohenjo-daro. D) The Deccan Plateau. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Harappa. 10. Title given to a young boy, ages 7-13, who was training to become a knight A) Monk. B) Apprentice. C) Monarch. D) Page. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Page. 11. Skilled workers who made metal, cloth, or pottery products were called A) Priests. B) Artasians. C) Scribes. D) Heros. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Artasians. 12. The plague is thought to have started here A) Australia. B) Asia. C) Africa. D) Europe. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Asia. 13. Which of the following is an example of domestication? A) A personal diary or journal. B) Someone's religious beliefs. C) Training a horse to ride or pull a cart. D) Learning how to control fire. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Training a horse to ride or pull a cart. 14. The ..... was developed by Napoleon to block British trade making Europe self-sufficient. A) 100 Days. B) Reign of Terror. C) Continental System. D) Peninsular Campaign. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Continental System. 15. Who was the Taj Mahal built for? A) Shah Jahan's beloved wife. B) A very powerful god. C) The servants who died through their service. D) Shah Jahan's mother. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Shah Jahan's beloved wife. 16. Which of the following descriptions accurately describes culture? A) Culture is the biological inheritance of specific traits (eye color, hair color, etc.). B) Culture is the common beliefs and values held by a groups of people. C) Culture is the physical geography of an area where people live. D) Culture is described as the economic aspects of a country. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Culture is the common beliefs and values held by a groups of people. 17. Why was Julius Caesar murdered? A) He was trying to give more power to the Roman Senate. B) He was trying to take power away from the Senate and become dictator for life. C) He was trying to make Augustus become the emperor of Rome. D) He was trying to help the rich of Rome get more wealth and power. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He was trying to take power away from the Senate and become dictator for life. 18. To process of using water to water crops. A) Specialized. B) Irrigation. C) Levee. D) Floodplain. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Irrigation. 19. How did the Song dynasty change the economy of China? A) Established monopolies and paper money. B) Implemented new farming policies. C) Gave people tax breaks. D) Institute a series of mining production. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Established monopolies and paper money. 20. Who would most likely study the causes of a present-day epidemic? A) An archaeologist. B) A human geographer. C) A physical geographer. D) A historian. 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