World History Quiz 66 (20 MCQs)

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1. Damage to the environment, invasions, and natural disasters probably led to

Correct Answer: C) The decline of the Indus Valley civilization.

2. Which statement about the early Indus River valley civilization is an opinion rather than a fact?

Correct Answer: D) The Indus city-states were the most developed of the time period.

3. Muhammad showed he was a military and political leader by

Correct Answer: C) The conquest of Medina and Mecca.

4. Which Greek Civilization is attributed with having built the Lion's Gate?

Correct Answer: B) Mycenaeans.

5. What type of government did ancient Egypt have?

Correct Answer: C) Theocracy.

6. How is a person's social class determined in a caste system?

Correct Answer: C) By job.

7. What empire is known as the Golden Age of Ancient India?

Correct Answer: A) Gupta Empire.

8. What term means to be reborn many times, each time into a new body?

Correct Answer: C) Reincarnation.

9. The division of the Eastern Orthodox church and Roman Catholic church is called

Correct Answer: A) A Schism.

10. The Byzantine civilization had a cultural that was derived from a variety of cultures. Which of the following terms describes this?

Correct Answer: B) Cultural diversity.

11. Why did Greece need to create colonies surrounding the Mediterranean Sea?

Correct Answer: A) Greeks created colonies because they lacked the resources they needed.

12. Pick a Chinese invention.

Correct Answer: B) Paper.

13. What is the major Christian denomination?

Correct Answer: D) Roman Catholic.

14. ..... is the mistaken belief that one culture is superior to another.

Correct Answer: D) Ethnocentrism.

15. Which river did India's civilization begin near?

Correct Answer: B) Indus.

16. How did the plague first spread to humans?

Correct Answer: D) Fleas on rats.

17. Greek for "old" ; often considered a transitional period in ancient Greece.

Correct Answer: D) Archaic.

18. Why did people settle in the Indus River Valley?

Correct Answer: B) Irrigation, transportation, trade, communication.

19. How is the location of Greece on the Mediterranean Sea beneficial for trade and expansion?

Correct Answer: B) Greece's water travel allowed traders to reach many areas.

20. How did Confucianism try to prevent corruption in the government?

Correct Answer: D) Giving government positions to those who earned it.