This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > History > World > World History – Quiz 59 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books World History Quiz 59 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The art of ancient Rome shows strong influences from which earlier civilization? A) Babylonian. B) Assyrian. C) Egyptian. D) Greek. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Greek. 2. How did the growth of trade networks in the Middle East and northern Africa impact Islam? A) It decreased the importance of religion throughout the regions. B) It spread Islam throughout the regions. C) If forced the regions to ban Islam. D) It isolated the regions from other cultures. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It spread Islam throughout the regions. 3. Which events was the officially started the French Revolution? A) Storming of the Bastille. B) Tennis Court Oath. C) Spanish Invasion. D) Shooting at Lexington and Concord. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Storming of the Bastille. 4. Which of these changes occurred during the Renaissance? A) The Church was all-powerful. B) The Church's power declined. C) Factories began using electricity. D) Women gained equal rights with men. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Church's power declined. 5. Phoenician trade would have been MOST impacted by developments in A) Medicine. B) Navigation. C) Road making. D) Pyramid construction. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Navigation. 6. If the year now is 2000 CE, and an artifact is found that is 5, 000 years old, what year was that artifact created? A) 7000 BCE. B) 3000 CE. C) 3000 BCE. D) 5000BCE. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 3000 BCE. 7. Europeans were trying to find a water route to ....., by traveling through the ..... Ocean. They thought that this would make their country rich with its silk, spices, and treasures. A) Asia; Indian. B) America; Atlantic. C) Antarctica; Southern. D) Australia; Pacific. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Asia; Indian. 8. Why did the Indians choose not to challenge the caste system? A) It was part of their religious beliefs. B) It was part of their economic system. C) They were afraid of punishment in this life. D) They liked the social class they were born into. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It was part of their religious beliefs. 9. In the Sumerian form of writing, A) Paper made of linen was stretched over wet clay. B) Sharpened reeds made wedge shaped marks on paper made from papyrus. C) Symbols that looked like animals were drawn on clay tablets. D) Harpened reeds made wedge-shaped marks on wet clay. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Harpened reeds made wedge-shaped marks on wet clay. 10. The first area to undergo major industrialization in the United States (like it was in Britain) was: A) Steel. B) Computers. C) Textiles. D) Railroads. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Textiles. 11. From the 1400's-1700's Europe experienced the A) Age of Imperialism. B) Age of Exploration. C) Renaissance. D) Protestant Reformation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Age of Exploration. 12. After the fall of the Western Roman Empire, where become the center for Greco-Roman Christianity? A) Athens. B) Rome. C) Constantinople. D) Athens. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Constantinople. 13. Which of the following religions did not employ missionaries to spread their religion? A) Islam. B) Christianity. C) Buddhism. D) Hinduism. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hinduism. 14. What influenced the leaders of Latin American independence movements? A) The English Civil War. B) The French and Indian War. C) The Enlightenment. D) The Crusades. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Enlightenment. 15. What is the purpose of checks and balances in a democratic government? A) To enable state government to balance their budgets. B) To help developing nations to enhance their economy. C) Prevented any one nation from becoming too powerful. D) Prevented one branch of government from becoming too powerful. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Prevented one branch of government from becoming too powerful. 16. Which item did the British attempt to sell in China to avoid losing all their silver? A) Opium. B) Cotton. C) Diamonds. D) Tobacco. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Opium. 17. Which is an accurate comparison of the governments of Egypt and Mesopotamia? A) Both were theocracies. B) Both were democratic. C) Both were monarchies. D) Both were monotheistic. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both were monarchies. 18. Which valuable resource did India possess which made it the "Crown Jewel of the British Empire." ? A) Silk. B) Gold. C) Cotton. D) Tin. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cotton. 19. The split of the church is known as what? A) The Crusades. B) The Eastern Split. C) The Western Split. D) The Schism. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Schism. 20. The characteristics and knowledge of a particular group of people (or their "way of life" ) is: A) Religion. B) Culture. C) Government. D) Beliefs. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Culture. ← 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