This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > History > World > World History – Quiz 60 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books World History Quiz 60 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which of these are Sumerian inventions? A) Plow. B) Wheel. C) Sailboat. D) All of them. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of them. 2. Who is the best fielder in the world? A) Jonty Rhodes. B) Ricky Ponting. C) Herchelle Gibbs. D) Paul Collingwood. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Jonty Rhodes. 3. Where did early humans choose to settle? A) Near the coastline. B) Near mountains. C) Near rivers. D) Near the deserts. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Near rivers. 4. Which of the following led to the collapse of the Aztec and Inca civilizations? A) A series of crop failures. B) A lack of military training. C) Disruption of overseas trade networks. D) Conquest by foreigners. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Conquest by foreigners. 5. What was the theory that said that the Earth and all the planets revolve around the sun? A) Geocentric. B) Heliocentric. C) Geographic. D) The Earth is flat. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Heliocentric. 6. Extended the wall to protect against the northern huns A) Wei. B) Song. C) Qin. D) Han. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Han. 7. What economic changes did NOT result from food surpluses in agricultural villages? A) Specialization of labor leads to social classes. B) Traders profit from the exchange of goods. C) Invention of the wheel and sail allow traders to travel further. D) Paper bills are used to pay for labor and goods. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Paper bills are used to pay for labor and goods. 8. Who is a religious person who devotes their life to Christianity? A) Mercenary. B) Monk/nun. C) Mission Viejo. D) Mission Impossible. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Monk/nun. 9. How did the Industrial Revolution affect the cities? A) Made the crime rate decrease. B) Led to an increase in farm workers. C) Make the cities cleaner and safer. D) Led to an increase in population in the cities. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Led to an increase in population in the cities. 10. Who were the first people to fight on horseback? A) Assyrians. B) Persians. C) Egyptians. D) Chinese. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Assyrians. 11. Who led independence movements in South America, beginning with Venezuela? A) Toussain L'Ouverture. B) Father Miguel Hidalgo. C) Simon Bolivar. D) Napoleon Bonaparte. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Simon Bolivar. 12. Roman Emperor ..... made Christianity the main religion of the Roman Empire. A) Diocletian. B) Galerius. C) Constantine. D) Augustus. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Constantine. 13. The Neolithic Revolution was followed by the ..... A) Ice Age. B) Paleolithic Age. C) Mesolithic Age. D) Bronze Age. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Bronze Age. 14. The Code of Hammurabi is A) A popular rock band from the 1960's. B) The autobiography of a man named Hammurabi. C) A code of written laws from ancient Mesopotamia. D) The way of life of the Hammurabi cult. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A code of written laws from ancient Mesopotamia. 15. In the age of imperialism, ..... had the largest empire in the world. A) Spain. B) Great Britain. C) China. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Great Britain. 16. Where was a good place for farming in the Middle East? A) The Fertile Crescent. B) Nile River. C) Sumer. D) Ziggurat. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Fertile Crescent. 17. A government in which all citizens could vote on all lawmaking decisions, is best described as a/an .....? A) Democracy. B) Monarchy. C) Oligarchy. D) Tyranny. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Democracy. 18. The dynasty that was the result of the defeat of the Mongols and reuniting China. A) Ming. B) Han. C) Yuan. D) Tang. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ming. 19. Sacred books that recorded Aryan hymns, stories, poems and prayers are called . . . A) Stupas. B) Guru. C) Buddha. D) Vedas. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Vedas. 20. An archaeologist would most likely explore A) A mountain range that forms the border of a geographic region. B) A forest or other unpopulated area. C) The site of an ancient battle. D) Data about climate in a region. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The site of an ancient battle. ← 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