This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > History > World > World History – Quiz 74 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books World History Quiz 74 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Who built the Hanging Gardens of Babylon? A) Hammurabi. B) Sargon. C) Nebuchadnezzar. D) Nabopolassar. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nebuchadnezzar. 2. The strongest unit of fighters in the ancient Persian army. A) Immortals. B) Philosopher. C) Sparta. D) Oracle Bones. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Immortals. 3. Which of these is an accurate description of the Gupta Empire in ancient India? A) They defeated Alexander the Great to unify all of India. B) Hey conquered the Maurya Empire using Chinese war techniques. C) They came to power because of the disruption caused by the Mongols. D) They were known for religious tolerance, active trade and great wealth. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) They were known for religious tolerance, active trade and great wealth. 4. Allah is the Arabic word for- A) Submission. B) God. C) Journey. D) Fasting. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) God. 5. Who was the first peshwa? A) Tanaji. B) Savlya Tandel. C) Moropant Pingle. D) Baji Rao I. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Moropant Pingle. 6. Which of the following societies engaged in extensive maritime trade well beyond their borders in the fifteenth century? A) Mesoamericans in the Pacific Ocean. B) Bantu peoples in the Indian Ocean. C) Chinese in the Indian Ocean. D) Russians in the Pacific Ocean. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Chinese in the Indian Ocean. 7. The expansion of communication and trade networks in Afro-Eurasia from 600 C.E. to 1450 C.E. resulted in the spread of which of the following from South Asia? A) Military weaponry, such as iron-tipped spears and chariots. B) Technological and scientific concepts, such as the decimal and zero. C) Irrigation technologies, such as ceramic pipes. D) Textile manufacturing processes, such as the spinning jenny. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Technological and scientific concepts, such as the decimal and zero. 8. What was the Silk Road? A) Road that led to downtown China. B) Trading highway in modern day India. C) Trade network between Europe & Asia. D) Road made of silk fabric. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Trade network between Europe & Asia. 9. Who claimed to have been awakened and saw the world in a new way? A) Buddhist. B) Catholics. C) Brahmans. D) Hindus. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Buddhist. 10. This was the period in Western European history between the collapse of the Roman Empire and the Renaissance. A) Byzantine Empire. B) Middle Ages. C) Renaissance. D) Fall of Rome. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Middle Ages. 11. The incident that sparked the French Revolution was A) Bread Riots. B) Storming of the Bastille prison by the Third Estate. C) Economic conditions. D) Execution of Louis XVI. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Storming of the Bastille prison by the Third Estate. 12. Mali rose to power when this leader was the king: A) Tunka Manin. B) Sundiata. C) Sunni Ali. D) Askia the Great. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sundiata. 13. One of the most powerful dynasties of ancient China. A) Shang. B) Xia. C) Chin. D) Huang He. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Shang. 14. Which problem did ancient Mesopotamians have to solve first in order to protect their cities and fields? A) How to control flooding. B) How to prevent wind erosion. C) How to build bricks when they had no timber or stone. D) How to defend against attacks from traders. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) How to control flooding. 15. Hominid A) A tribe of people. B) Weird species of an animal. C) A type of food. D) Any various primaries or the family. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Any various primaries or the family. 16. How was trade along the Silk Road effected under the Mongol Empire? A) Mongols made them safer for merchants. B) Mongols hated the trade routes. C) It was unaffected. D) Trade spread ideas not luxury goods. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mongols made them safer for merchants. 17. The Greek governments of the Hellenic period largely consisted of A) City-states. B) Regional kingdoms. C) A unified empire under a single ruler. D) Feudal vassals loosely controlled by a single ruler. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) City-states. 18. The king of the Roman gods and goddesses was A) Neptune. B) Apollo. C) Jupiter. D) Romulus. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Jupiter. 19. Which Atlantic Revolution took the longest to occur? A) Latin American. B) Haitian. C) French. D) American. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Latin American. 20. ..... is the concept that nations must depend on an cooperate with each other for survival. A) Nationalism. B) Global interdependence. C) Cultural diffusion. D) Multiculturalism. 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