This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > History > World > World History – Quiz 56 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books World History Quiz 56 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the word that means that a soul is reborn after death? A) Paranormal activity. B) Spiritualization. C) Reincarnation. D) Resurrection. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Reincarnation. 2. Who is considered to be the "father" or founder of the Hebrew people? A) Abraham. B) Jesus. C) King David. D) Adam. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Abraham. 3. Which of the following accurately describes the Mongol Empire's role in facilitating trans-Eurasian trade? A) It imposed Mongol religious beliefs and practices on conquered peoples. B) It reestablished the Silk Roads between East Asia and Europe. C) It created a self-contained economic system by banning non-Mongol merchants from its territories. D) It developed a sophisticated bureaucracy staffed by talented Mongols. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It reestablished the Silk Roads between East Asia and Europe. 4. Which of the following languages came into existence after 1000 as the direct result of expanding global trade patterns? A) Arabic. B) Chinese. C) Latin. D) Sanskrit. E) Swahili. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Swahili. 5. After the Agricultural Revolution, when people began living in civilizations, they stopped ..... A) Observing weather for patterns. B) Domesticating animals. C) Following animals as they migrated. D) Living in permanent homes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Following animals as they migrated. 6. Followers of Confucianism are known for worshipping A) Ancestors. B) Goddesses. C) Fire. D) Nature. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ancestors. 7. Mesopotamia is called the "cradle of civilization" because A) Many ideas and inventions used by other later civilizations came from Mesopotamia. B) It was the world's first civilization. C) None of the above. D) Both red and yellow. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Both red and yellow. 8. Who led the Jews out of Egypt? A) Jesus. B) Adam & Eve. C) Moses. D) King John. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Moses. 9. There were two theories on what happened to the Indus Valley Civilization. Theory 2 states that climate change, flooding, or a shift in the path of the Indus River caused a loss of crops which killed the people or made them move. Which piece of evidence below supports Theory 2? A) Skeletons at Mohenjo-daro show evidence of violent deaths from warfare. B) Archeologists have found remains of villages along dry riverbeds where the Indus River used to flow. C) The civilization disappeared around the same time the Aryans arrived. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Archeologists have found remains of villages along dry riverbeds where the Indus River used to flow. 10. Why were the Sumerian city-states conquered and reconquered by many outsiders? A) The city-states lost favor with the gods. B) There were few natural barriers to keep invaders out. C) The people were always rebelling against their own cruel rulers. D) The city-states focused only on farming and trade and no longer maintained armies. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The city-states focused only on farming and trade and no longer maintained armies. 11. France was deep in debt because A) Money spent on the American Revolution. B) Marie Antoinette's lavish spending. C) The 1st and 2nd estates did not pay taxes. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 12. What are the names of the two major rivers in China? A) Tigris and Euphrates. B) Indus and Ganges. C) Yellow and Yangtze. D) Nile and Yellow. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Yellow and Yangtze. 13. The skills and knowledge used by people to make tools and do work: A) Farming. B) Baking. C) Artistic. D) Technology. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Technology. 14. Which European nation controlled Haiti? A) England. B) France. C) Italy. D) Greece. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) France. 15. The desire and attempt to expand a country's territory A) Patriotism. B) Expansionism. C) Nationalism. D) Colonialism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Expansionism. 16. Which of the following contributed the most to the Ottoman Empire's successful expansion in Europe and the Middle East in the period from 1450 to 1600? A) The Ottomans' use of revenues from transoceanic trade to build a powerful army. B) The Ottomans' use of nomadic tribes as cavalry troops. C) The Ottomans' adoption of the latest gunpowder and artillery technology. D) The Ottomans' exploitation of Muslim desire to avenge the crusades. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Ottomans' adoption of the latest gunpowder and artillery technology. 17. Greek philosopher who believed everything could be studied logically and was Plato's student. A) Aristotle. B) Euclid. C) Phidias. D) Socrates. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Aristotle. 18. A Dynasty was A) Is the longest river in the world. B) A long-lasting, paper-like material made from reeds. C) A series of rulers from the same family. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A series of rulers from the same family. 19. A time period of extended peace on the Silk Road.. A) Pax Mongolia. B) Pax Romana. C) Indian Ocean Pax. D) Convassarai. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pax Mongolia. 20. Which emperor united China under strict laws and harsh punishments for crimes against the state? A) Huangdi. B) Shi Huangdi. C) Emperor Yu. D) Liu Bang. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Shi Huangdi. ← 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