This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > History > World > World History – Quiz 55 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books World History Quiz 55 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Prehistory A) Period after writing was created. B) Period of time before writing was invented. C) Period where weapons were created. D) Period where technology is used. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Period of time before writing was invented. 2. What happened to most people who were infected with the plague? A) Nothing because they got a plague shot. B) Their hair fell out, but then they got better. C) All of their skin turned black, but then they got better. D) They got covered in swollen blisters (bubose) and died. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) They got covered in swollen blisters (bubose) and died. 3. A sequence of events is called A) Evidence. B) A chronology. C) A universal standard. D) A secondary source. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A chronology. 4. What group was at the top of the Latin American social hierarchy? A) Creoles. B) Mestizos. C) Peninsulares. D) Mulattos. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Peninsulares. 5. How did geographical features, including mountains and the sea, affect Greek city-states' development? A) They developed separately. B) They had a unified government. C) They had internal markets. D) They followed the Egyptian model of development. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They developed separately. 6. How did the manor system benefit the monarch? A) The monarch paid the serfs for food. B) The church managed the land and provided the king with food. C) The knights managed the land and provided the king with food. D) The lords and serfs managed the land and provided the king with loyalty and food. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The lords and serfs managed the land and provided the king with loyalty and food. 7. In the system of feudalism, who farmed the land? A) Monarchs. B) Serfs. C) Lords. D) Knights. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Serfs. 8. Formed in the early 1200's in Mongolia and China, the Mongol Empire A) Killed everyone in their paths with their advanced weapons, and then wiped out entire nations. B) Used diplomacy and the protection of people's rights to build a great empire governed by democracy. C) Attacked brutally and grew quickly, but then ruled graciously and peacefully over the stable empire. D) Slowly build up a small empire that affected large trade routes from China to Japan and Korea. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Attacked brutally and grew quickly, but then ruled graciously and peacefully over the stable empire. 9. Physical Map shows ..... A) Specific topics on a map with one purpose only. B) Shows landforms and bodies of water. C) Shows how the Earth is dividded by people. D) Compares data. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Shows landforms and bodies of water. 10. In the Empire of Mali, who was Mali's greatest leader? A) Mufusa. B) Mansa Musa. C) King Kong. D) Nelson Mandela. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mansa Musa. 11. What are the Veda texts? A) An early version of the Bible. B) Religious stories, myths, poems and hymns. C) An atheistic religion. D) Sacred spells. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Religious stories, myths, poems and hymns. 12. What is another word for trade? A) Commerce. B) Civics. C) Culture. D) Isolation. E) Communication. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Commerce. 13. Which of the following is NOT a result of the Crusades? A) Feudalism weakened. B) Islam was removed from the Holy land. C) Trade Increased. D) There is still conflict in the Holy Land. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Islam was removed from the Holy land. 14. The main reason for intensified European interest in establishing colonies in Africa during the late 19th Century was to A) They wanted to help organize African schools. B) They wanted to solve tribal disputes. C) They wanted to send European missionaries to Africa. D) They wanted to harvest Africa's abundant industrial resources. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) They wanted to harvest Africa's abundant industrial resources. 15. In which kingdom is the story of the Bahubali series of the films mainly set? A) Magadh. B) Kalinga. C) Mahishmati. D) Badami. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mahishmati. 16. Placing events in chronological order often helps historians A) Locate events on a map. B) See patterns over time. C) Take a global viewpoint. D) Find encyclopedia articles. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) See patterns over time. 17. Wrote the book, Leviathan, during the English Civil War A) Hobbes. B) Rousseau. C) Montesquieu. D) Locke. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hobbes. 18. What was the Mandate of Heaven? A) A period in which a new emperor will take control over the government due to a period of rebellion or loss. B) A period in which China was prosperous and emperors strengthened their power. C) A period in China in which everyone practices Buddhism. D) A period in China in which the entire country stops eating meat. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A period in which a new emperor will take control over the government due to a period of rebellion or loss. 19. Darius contributed to the success of Persian civilization by A) Buliding the "Great Wall" to protect his empire from invaders. B) Introducing a single system of written characters to represent different spoken languages. C) Creating provincial assemblies where nobles could express their grievances. D) Building a network of roads and outposts to unite his empire. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Building a network of roads and outposts to unite his empire. 20. A very large political unit containing several people who are different A) Empire. B) City State. C) Nation. D) Town State. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Empire. ← 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