This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > History > World > World History – Quiz 73 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books World History Quiz 73 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What advantage did Muslim merchants have over their European and East Asian counterparts? A) Muslim merchants enjoyed exclusive use of camels for long-distance caravans. B) Islam's comparatively stronger belief system gave it a competitive edge when dealing with Christians and Buddhists. C) Islam's central position between European and East Asian markets facilitated their exchanges with both regions. D) Muslim navigation skills and technology far exceeded those of East Asians and Europeans. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Islam's central position between European and East Asian markets facilitated their exchanges with both regions. 2. The Columbian Exchange was the exchange of ..... between the Old World and the New World. A) Men and ships for exploring. B) Money for items. C) Products, ideas, plants, animals and diseases. D) Buying goods from Africa. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Products, ideas, plants, animals and diseases. 3. The Renaissance refers to the rebirth of classical knowledge, that is, knowledge from which two ancient empires? A) Mesopotamian and Egyptian. B) Greek and Persian. C) Roman and Greek. D) Roman and Egyptian. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Roman and Greek. 4. What was the name given to the topics of debate with the Catholic Church posted by Martin Luther? A) 88 Theses. B) 95 Theses. C) 99 Theses. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 95 Theses. 5. How many Oceans (in the world) are there? A) 2. B) 5. C) 7. D) 9. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 5. 6. How have the ideas of Confucius impacted modern Chinese society? A) Confucianism provided an explanation to life and the universe and gave people a reason for "being.". B) Confucianism assumed that all people will not desire to choose good or evil, they must be manipulated for their own good. C) Confucianism taught duty to family and his ideas helped open up government jobs to people with talent. D) Confucianism began in Northern India and followers believed that they must be manipulated for their own good. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Confucianism taught duty to family and his ideas helped open up government jobs to people with talent. 7. What does it mean to organize events in chronological order? A) To organize events in a random order. B) To organize events in time order. C) To organize events according to my own order. D) To organize events in order of popularity. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To organize events in time order. 8. The two major river systems of ancient Mesopotamia. A) Tigris & Euphrates. B) Indus & Nile. C) Earth & Water. D) Crete. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tigris & Euphrates. 9. What is the term that means controlling water for farming? (for example, farmers dug canals to bring water to crops) A) Isolation. B) Agriculture. C) Irrigation. D) Aqueduct. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Irrigation. 10. Both Harappa and Mohenjo Daro were well planned cities. What inference can you make about the people who lived in the Indus Valley? A) They all wanted the cities to be identical. B) They had difficulity completing task. C) They were intelligent and talented. D) They knew how to deal with monsoons. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They were intelligent and talented. 11. What test performed by archaeologists was used to analyze fossils and artifacts? A) Domestification. B) Fossilizing. C) Carbon dating. D) Endopretodosis. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Carbon dating. 12. Many of the traditions of Islam were influenced by which other religions? A) Hinduism and Judaism. B) Buddhism and Judaism. C) Christianity and Judaism. D) Zoronastrianism and Judaism. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Christianity and Judaism. 13. The Black Death was spread by which of the following methods? A) Kissing!. B) By sharing a cup. C) It was air born. D) Fleas on rats. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Fleas on rats. 14. ..... were wealthy white Spanish residents of Latin America who were born in the Spanish colonies A) Mulattos. B) Creoles. C) Mestizo. D) Peninsulares. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Creoles. 15. What did Zheng He accomplish? A) He conquered Japan. B) He discovered America. C) He spread spread Confucianism. D) He expanded China's political influence. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He expanded China's political influence. 16. Nationalist leader who unified Germany through "Blood & Iron" A) Otto Von Bismarck. B) Nelson Mandela. C) Adam Smith. D) Joseph Stalin. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Otto Von Bismarck. 17. This type of government is ran by the people . A) Socialism. B) Communism. C) Democracy. D) Government. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Democracy. 18. What was the name given to the split in the Christian Church A) Great Schism. B) Schism. C) Divided Church. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Great Schism. 19. The Four Noble Truths teach that A) Everyone suffers from the desire for material things, but overcoming these desires will bring suffering to an end. B) Special techniques can be used to harness spiritual energy and achieve nirvana in a single lifetime. C) Harming animals in any way is morally wrong. D) All people must respect the elder members of their family and care for children with loving kindness. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Everyone suffers from the desire for material things, but overcoming these desires will bring suffering to an end. 20. Acient Mesopotamians traded with ..... A) India and Egypt. B) Russia and China. C) Japan and Australia. D) Only traders from Egypt. 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