This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > History > World > World History – Quiz 44 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books World History Quiz 44 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What was the primary economic organization in Europe during the Middle Ages? A) Feudalism. B) Capitalism. C) Mercantialism. D) Imperialism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Feudalism. 2. A wealthy, upperclass person in the Ancient Roman Republic A) Patrician. B) Plebian. C) Counsul. D) Dictator. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Patrician. 3. Why did calligraphy develop in the Islamic Empire? A) The controversy over Christian iconography. B) The Islamic prohibition against drawing images. C) The invention of the printing press in China. D) The demand for illuminated manuscripts of the Bible. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Islamic prohibition against drawing images. 4. The Songhai Empire was located on this continent A) Africa. B) Asia. C) Europe. D) North America. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Africa. 5. Who was the head of the Byzantine Church? A) The Patriarch. B) The Pope. C) The Constable. D) The President. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Patriarch. 6. The city of ..... was the capital of the Eastern Byzantine Empire. A) Alexandria. B) Rome. C) Istanbul. D) Constantinople. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Constantinople. 7. The Europeans wanted spices from ..... A) China. B) Indian. C) Indonesia. D) Vietnam. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Indonesia. 8. What word means a river in Mesopotamia? A) Tigris. B) Nile. C) Fertile Crescent. D) Missouri. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tigris. 9. Why is the Neolithic Revolution often considered a turning point in history? (WH.1A) A) Hunter-gatherers learned to control fire. B) Ancient peoples learned how to hunt and gather food. C) A single culture came to dominate ancient society. D) Permanent settlements developed in river valleys. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Permanent settlements developed in river valleys. 10. Ancient Egypt was isolated because of its ..... A) Economy. B) Geography. C) Religion. D) Government. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Geography. 11. Which branch of mathematics was developed in the Golden Age of Islam but became universally accepted in the Western World? A) Calculus. B) Statistics. C) Algebra. D) Geometry. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Algebra. 12. What is today's problem with the Harappan writing system? A) The Harappan civilization had no writing system. B) Scholars have not yet learned to read it. C) The "Seals" only tell stories about animal legends. D) It disappeared with the Harappan civilization. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Scholars have not yet learned to read it. 13. People of India were divided into social classes called the ..... system A) Economic. B) Caste. C) Political. D) School. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Caste. 14. What was the political influence of Greece on the US? A) Democracy. B) Polytheism. C) Authoritarianism. D) Monarchy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Democracy. 15. Which of the following is true of the expeditions of Chinese Admiral Zheng He in the early 1400s? A) He wished to find a new route to Europe in order to participate in European trade. B) He sailed to ports on the Indian Ocean coastline, including those in East Africa. C) He crossed the Indian Ocean but did not land on the African coast. D) He explored unknown regions and seas, though his ships were tiny and supplies inadequate. E) He avoided contact with overseas Chinese communities. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He sailed to ports on the Indian Ocean coastline, including those in East Africa. 16. Mountains, valleys, and plains are all ..... A) Regions. B) Areas. C) Landforms. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Landforms. 17. An international financial institution that provides loans to countries of the world A) Globalization. B) Population density. C) Child mortality. D) World Bank. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) World Bank. 18. The most likely reason Neolithic peoples formed governments was because they needed to A) Organize large public works projects. B) Fight strategic wars with global allies. C) Promote new farming techniques. D) Develop the new social class system. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Organize large public works projects. 19. Cave art from a human living during the Paleolithic Era would be considered a: A) Secondary Source. B) Stone Tool. C) Fossil. D) Primary Source. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Primary Source. 20. The first known civilization is? A) Babylon. B) Egypt. C) Sumer. D) Jericho. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sumer. ← 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